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IrelandAndy Cooks rejects dark chocolate but makes room for pineapple pizza
Rare burgers, sweet potato fries and barbecue sides also get a verdict in a Short with an unusually busy comment section.
Andy Cooks
Story of Why this story? The video drew 1,511 comments in its first day, 7.6 times a normal first day on this channel (199).
10 food opinions that nobody asked for…
Pineapple tastes good on pizza, Andy says, but it has no business on a burger. Dark chocolate gets no such qualified welcome: "Dark chocolate sucks."
His Short, "10 food opinions that nobody asked for…", swaps recipe instructions for personal verdicts, and viewers have plenty to add. It drew about 1,500 comments in its first day, nearly eight times the usual response to his Shorts, while views were ordinary for the channel.
The chocolate verdict has viewers defending the darker stuff. Others take up his objection to rare beef burgers, arguing that a thoroughly cooked burger can still be juicy. The discussion also branches into whether extreme chilli heat becomes a performance rather than a pleasure, and whether nostalgia is a perfectly good reason to enjoy a particular chocolate.
Andy isn't presenting every preference as a cooking rule. Brisket is his least favourite barbecue; sweet potato fries get a blunt rejection. Elsewhere, he offers a specific technique: pepper belongs on steak after cooking, not before. He also finds room to defend a McDonald's cheeseburger.
For a chef whose channel includes detailed biryani and steak guides, it's a deliberately different kind of kitchen conversation. He finishes by inviting viewers' own hot takes, with a request to be kind.
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What viewers say
Beef Wellington is just a fancy Hot Pocket.
@ryanwheelscasten48See it on YouTubeNah, Andy. No can do with this chocolate slander. I won't have it. Dark chocolate reigns supreme.
@tutes0133See it on YouTube'How do you want your burger cooked?'
'Correctly'@taffysaintSee it on YouTube
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A cookie should never cost more than $3.00
@Bitterroot_isleSee it on YouTubeLiteral hot take: I like spicy food but also eating spiciness has become very performative, both in a "look how tough I am" and "look how 'authentic' I am" sort of way. You are not actually enjoying food after a certain spiciness level.
@johnbrown1860See it on YouTubeHershey's is only good if you have nostalgia for it. And to add to that, nostalgia is a valid and incredibly important reason to like something!
@itsamewahoo01548See it on YouTubeMy hot take is that I think the only reason adults don't seem like picky eaters is because they only make the foods they like and go to restaurants they like, even when their kids don't always like those foods.
@chasm9557See it on YouTubeBreakfast should be savoury. Pancakes, porridge, cereals etc are desserts and / or snack foods.
@aureliabiruteSee it on YouTubeThai green curry is overcomplicated by social media, just use the packaged paste. Seriously from a Thai local.
@darkjellyfish4107See it on YouTubeTongs are far superior to tweezers. Just because Michelin starred restaurants use them to arrange the leaves of micro greens doesn’t mean they’re good for turning a steak.
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- Channel
- Andy Cooks
- Subscribers
- 6,370,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 12,018,210
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,882,027 (on a normal day: 2,028,649)
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 501,411 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 230,445 (on a normal day: 305,379)
The numbers
The unusual response here is in the comments, rather than the views. Here's how the Short's first day compares with Andy Cooks' usual start.
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When does Andy say pepper should go on a steak?
Andy says pepper belongs on steak after it has been cooked.