Why This Way of Cooking Chicken Made Gordon Ramsay Say His Iconic ‘Stupid Sandwich’ Line

“There’s a reason it’s called an air fryer, my friend,” Gordon Ramsay wrote in reaction to a video showing an unusual way to prepare chicken.

Gordon Ramsay took to Instagram to share a brutal and humorous reaction to someone preparing chicken in the air fryer. He even uses his iconic ‘stupid sandwich’ quote when describing his opinion on how the dish should be prepared. Wondering what turns the famous chef on? Video of people pouring water into the air fryer basket to cook chicken.

“There’s a reason it’s called an air fryer,” Ramsay wrote while sharing a split-screen video. On one side is a video showing the dish being prepared; the remainder records Gordon Ramsay’s reaction to it.

Throughout the video, he kept yelling that that’s not how to use an air fryer. He even said that the final dish looked undercooked and inedible.

Check out this video of Gordon Ramsay’s reaction:

The video was shared about 16 hours ago. Since then, it has gone viral. To date, the video has garnered nearly 4.8 million views and the number is growing. The shares have also accumulated tons of comments.

What do Instagram users say about this video?

“Oh my god that looks like food poisoning,” one Instagram user posted. “Immediately, oh my god,” another chimed in. “I actually lived with people in college who cooked like that,” a third shared.

“Raw chicken, sweet and sour,” added a fourth. “Ugh, it looks like dishwashing liquid with food residue in it, I hope the chicken is cooked,” a fifth person wrote. Many people also commented that people who prepare chicken in an air fryer using water should not “cook it”.

Introducing the ‘Idiot Sandwich’ line:

This is one of the most viral memes of the moment. It started with a skit on The Late Late Show with James Corden. In the parody skit titled ‘Hell’s Cafeteria’, a twist on Gordon Ramsay’s show Hell’s Kitchen, the chef is seen holding Chen Moonves’s face between two pieces of bread and forcing her to call him is the ‘stupid sandwich’.