Too Much Slow Motion on Milk Street TV

I'm sorry to be impertinent. Perhaps the pandemic necessitated that in this season there were more solo cooks and the music needed to take up the slack. But it feels, I don't know, lonely to me. I think of Milk Street as a lively dialogue among smart, charismatic cooks overseen by a benevolent despot, and this season just reminds me of those rainy days at my grandparents' North Miami condominium when no one was at the pool and the canned music from the speakers echoed in the void. I criticize out of love is what I'm saying.

I am with David on this one. Too much slow motion of late- it's a little off-putting and sometimes-such as when I am trying to judge what viscosity I should be looking for during a recipe- the slow-motion isn't just an aesthetic annoyance, it actually removes information from the segment. Still love the show, just wanted to weigh on on this one.

Agree with everybody. Lose the slo mo or at least, please use it judiciously. While I enjoy the show, this routine is getting to be monotonous!

R Palmer

I love the program but the slow motion photography of every single task is making me nauseous. Turning the channel- only after everyone else in the room is literally yelling at the TV! Very irritating.

Totally agree the over-used slo mo is annoying and pretentious which sort of makes sense given that it's Chris Kimball's show.

I was about to start my own rant, but figured I'd just weigh in on this one... Unless there's a specific reason to show something in slow motion - e.g to clarify a technique that otherwise wouldn't make sense to the viewer - it's better to leave it out. The slo-mo plating (and even eating!) shots are particularly puzzling to me... One doesn't like to be vulgar, but it's a perfect example of "food porn,"... and it also wastes time which could otherwise be used in adding more interesting content to the show.

Speaking of time-wasting, there is the extended "outro" segment which concludes each episode, showing clips of Chris Kimball interacting with chefs and home cooks, making gnocchi, et cetera... If the segment was germane to the specific episode, or amusing, or in some way added meaningful content, then maybe it would be justified. But it's the same sequence every time, and can only be interpreted as pointless filler. When he asks the one guy why he puts just a little bit on each plate, and then a lot... and the guy misunderstands the question... that bit should have been edited OUT, rather than selected for inclusion in every episode.

Another thing I find obnoxious on the show is the practice of using shots where the person speaking is looking at a different camera than the one that's recording. In an interview situation, yes, you might aim your gaze at the person asking questions. In all other instances, though, it's best to look directly into the camera. It's a cooking show, not a mockumentary.