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A non-exhaustive collection of notable critics of [[Jack]], sorted alphabetically. | A non-exhaustive collection of notable critics of [[Jack]], sorted alphabetically. | ||
By the wiki's definition, critics are separated from [[trolls]] by primarily making content about Jack rather than harassing Jack to his face directly. Please note that this page is not meant as an advertisement for these critics; more so a neutral catalogue. Reader may check their content and judge their quality by themselves. | |||
This page is split into three categories - critic groups; "dedicated" individual critics that have made Jack a larger focus of their content; and "casual" critics who have criticized Jack before, but are not overly attached to him. | This page is split into three categories - critic groups; "dedicated" individual critics that have made Jack a larger focus of their content; and "casual" critics who have criticized Jack before, but are not overly attached to him. | ||
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The '''[https://boards.4channel.org/ck/catalog /ck/ - "Food & Cooking"]''' board of 4chan was the earliest home of Jack trolls, with him becoming a subject of posts as early as September 2013.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/4824162#p4824726</ref> In October 2015, the board mobilized in trolling Jack over his appearance on the [[Sunday Evening Coffee|''Sunday Evening Coffee'' podcast]], where he admitted to [[Garrett | The '''[https://boards.4channel.org/ck/catalog /ck/ - "Food & Cooking"]''' board of 4chan was the earliest home of Jack trolls, with him becoming a subject of posts as early as September 2013.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/4824162#p4824726</ref> In October 2015, the board mobilized in trolling Jack over his appearance on the [[Sunday Evening Coffee|''Sunday Evening Coffee'' podcast]], where he admitted to choking his son [[Garrett]] and advocated for the genocide of Palestinians.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/6982054#p6983074</ref> | ||
In recent years, the board's asshurt moderation team (Apheliot, archaeowicker, bigyah00, newton, Smart, tetherballeyebleach108, w370)<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/4chan.37222/post-21114491</ref> has engaged in strict censorship of Jack threads, largely fading him out of the board's culture.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/16476712#p16476841</ref><ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/20648933#p20652639</ref> Some stealth Jackposting has persisted in the form of replies to threads, rather than Jack being in the thread OP. | In recent years, the board's asshurt moderation team (Apheliot, archaeowicker, bigyah00, newton, Smart, tetherballeyebleach108, w370)<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/4chan.37222/post-21114491</ref> has engaged in strict censorship of Jack threads, largely fading him out of the board's culture.<ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/16476712#p16476841</ref><ref>https://warosu.org/ck/thread/20648933#p20652639</ref> Some stealth Jackposting has persisted in the form of replies to threads, rather than Jack being in the thread OP. | ||
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'''[https://discord.gg/qyJxASsGvr Aunt Myrna's Parlour]''' is a Discord server created by Kiwi Farms user Rod Dangerous on 28 March 2022. Originally a fanclub for ''Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man'' specifically, it has since morphed into a general Jack detractor server. The server's channel topics include Jack, other Scalfaniverse figures, churches Jack has attended, other lolcows, and off-topic discussion. On 26 January 2025, Rod Dangerous left the server and gave Pink Chicken its ownership.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1210359506878595162/1332990661007380552</ref> As of | '''[https://discord.gg/qyJxASsGvr Aunt Myrna's Parlour]''' is a Discord server created by Kiwi Farms user Rod Dangerous on 28 March 2022. Originally a fanclub for ''Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man'' specifically, it has since morphed into a general Jack detractor server, with many members joining from Jack Vlogs and the CWJki. The server's channel topics include Jack, other Scalfaniverse figures, churches Jack has attended, other lolcows, and off-topic discussion. On 26 January 2025, Rod Dangerous left the server and gave Pink Chicken of ''PC&TLM'' its ownership.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1210359506878595162/1332990661007380552</ref> As of September 2026, the server has 150+ members. | ||
On 26 September 2025, [[Guests#James Smith|Jimmy]] joined the server in an attempt to have his workplace removed from the CWJki; however he was unable to navigate the channels and was eventually | On 16 August 2024, a family relative of [[Cornerstone Church|Pastor Jeremy "Shoegame" Austill]] joined the server and offered members to ask him anything.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1026892206889504778/1273805598865231966</ref> On 26 September 2025, [[Guests#James Smith|Jimmy]] joined the server in an attempt to have his workplace removed from the CWJki; however he was unable to navigate the channels and was eventually banned by staff.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957778018212917371/1421285000707309699</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957783767483818074/1496647413446742219</ref> Jack's account was preemptively banned after he became active on Discord.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1278011213875253268/1544039920274772019</ref> | ||
===Kiwi Farms=== | ===Kiwi Farms=== | ||
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'''[https://kiwifarms.st/ Kiwi Farms]''' is an internet e-celebrity gossip forum currently managed by Joshua "Null" Moon. A [https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/ | '''The [https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/ Kiwi Farms]''' is an internet e-celebrity gossip forum currently managed by Joshua "Null" Moon. A thread on Jack was created on 16 October 2015, and has served as the main archive of Jack's antics since, with 3800+ pages as of September 2026. | ||
Jimmy is known to have read the thread, with the Kiwi Farms icon visible in his browser tabs during certain old livestreams.<ref>[[:File:Jimmy reads the KF thread 1.png]]</ref><ref>[[:File:Jimmy reads the KF thread 2.png]]</ref> There is no confirmed case on a Scalfaniverse figure directly posting on the Farms, however certain users have raised suspicions before - such as "Zero fks to give" who claimed to have stopped trolling Jack after Jack and Tammy supposedly helped him get his broken car towed from the road,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/retards-taking-bait-from-the-cooking-with-jack-thread.68597/post-6322594</ref> or "Christ4President2024" who had repeatedly defended Jack on his thread, calling it "the most smug thread on the forums" and that "Jack has accomplished more than you ever will in your sad little lives."<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14441408</ref><ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-24970266</ref><ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/page-2760#post-16727617</ref> | |||
==Dedicated critics== | ==Dedicated critics== | ||
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'''''[https://downwithjackscalfani.wordpress.com Down with Jack Scalfani]''''' is a discontinued WordPress blog "dedicated to exposing the ugly underbelly of self-proclaimed foodie and nicest guy on YouTube, Jack Scalfani" authored by Illinois blogger Ashley Hayes under the pen name Ashleigh Haze.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1227325242192564304</ref> The blog mostly reviewed individual Jack videos, and received posts from February to May 2016. | '''''[https://downwithjackscalfani.wordpress.com Down with Jack Scalfani]''''' is a discontinued WordPress blog "dedicated to exposing the ugly underbelly of self-proclaimed foodie and nicest guy on YouTube, Jack Scalfani" authored by Illinois blogger Ashley Hayes under the pen name Ashleigh Haze.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1227325242192564304</ref> The blog mostly reviewed individual Jack videos, and received posts from February to May 2016. | ||
It is ultimately not known why Hayes abandoned the blog, however it did provide some useful information, such as [[Tammy]]'s college degree being potentially fake. Hayes was also possibly behind a | It is ultimately not known why Hayes abandoned the blog, however it did provide some useful information, such as [[Tammy]]'s college degree being potentially fake. Hayes was also possibly behind a Twitter account impersonating [[Cornerstone Church#Murderchurch Maury|Pastor Maury Davis]] at [https://x.com/MurryDavis @MurryDavis.] | ||
===Jack Scalfani World=== | |||
[[File:Jack Scalfani World icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[https://www.youtube.com/@jackscalfaniworld Jack Scalfani World]''' is an anonymous YouTube channel that regularly documents Jack's videos and social media posts. The channel has also criticized Jack's associates like The Wolfe Pit and Rob Milanowski.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxus49vkukViI4rKKhCJZfFopnKdu_eiMu</ref><ref>[[:File:Jack Scalfani World on Rob.png]]</ref> | |||
The channel originally did raw reuploads of Jack clips, however two videos were copyright struck by Jack in July 2026, which the channel blamed on trolls "taddling to Jack" in now-deleted rants.<ref>[[:File:Jack Scalfani World DMCA rant.png]]</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC_ga81ahxk</ref> The channel has since shifted to more heavily edited compilations. | |||
===Jack Vlogs=== | ===Jack Vlogs=== | ||
[[File:Jack Vlogs icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | [[File:Jack Vlogs icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | ||
'''[https://www.youtube.com/@BobbyBugadi Jack Vlogs]''' is an anonymous YouTube channel that would edit Jack's videos into comedic parodies. Despite slowly gaining popularity and enduring multiple of Jack's copyright strikes, the channel was suspended from YouTube on 24 August 2024, over violations of the site's "sex and nudity policy" after an attempted upload of a video covering the [[2019 Facebook hack]] | '''[https://www.youtube.com/@BobbyBugadi Jack Vlogs]''' is an anonymous YouTube channel that would edit Jack's videos into comedic parodies, and has previously contributed to the CWJki.<ref>[[Special:Contributions/Jack Vlogs]]</ref> | ||
Despite slowly gaining popularity and enduring multiple of Jack's copyright strikes, the channel was suspended from YouTube on 24 August 2024, over violations of the site's "sex and nudity policy" after an attempted upload of a video covering the [[2019 Facebook hack]]<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957778018212917371/1278091531445866496</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957778018212917371/1278417079900438578</ref> - the channel has since returned on both YouTube and [https://rumble.com/user/JackVlogs80085 Rumble]. Uploads have slowed down, however the creator has continued to reply to comments on videos. | |||
===John Mattress=== | ===John Mattress=== | ||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/@JohnMattress John Mattress]''' is a small YouTuber who made several edits of Jack's videos from 2016-2017, most notably shining a light on the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqCB4-32awE year-old freezer-burned brisket chili] | '''[https://www.youtube.com/@JohnMattress John Mattress]''' is a small YouTuber who made several edits of Jack's videos from 2016-2017, most notably shining a light on the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqCB4-32awE year-old freezer-burned brisket chili.] | ||
Despite making a new video in 2021, John said he would not return to regularly making Jack edits, as he hoped the original batch would make Jack "take the ribbing and criticism to heart and improve his craft" which obviously did not happen.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtDbEU5Rf1U&lc=Ugzwma09jYXgJhiBGwF4AaABAg.9RuzD5wZEIm9RzqQUR5Wkm</ref> | |||
===Lonely Jar of Lime Eggs=== | |||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/@LimeEggJar Lonely Jar of Lime Eggs]''' is an anonymous YouTube channel created in 2025 that makes comedic Jack edits and compilations in a similar style to Jack Vlogs. The channel's creator has previously worked on a AAA video game that was criticized by Jack as [[Glossary#Wolk|"wolk"]] during a livestream.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957783767483818074/1521307292639695060</ref> | |||
===Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man=== | ===Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man=== | ||
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'''''[https://www.youtube.com/@ShouldISeries Should I Series]''''' is a | '''''[https://www.youtube.com/@ShouldISeries Should I Series]''''' is a mom-and-pop restaurant chef that has tested several of Jack's recipes, including [[Aunt Myrna]]'s dreaded Party Cheese Salad. He tried out [[The Best Sauces]] in 2019, promptly spitting out the barbeque sauce upon it entering his mouth.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4i3lNS0zeM</ref> | ||
Additionally, he created LolCowGo, a now-defunct tool which allowed searching through transcripts of the video library of various lolcows, including that of Jack.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250114122624/https://lolcowgo.net/</ref> | Additionally, he created LolCowGo, a now-defunct tool which allowed searching through transcripts of the video library of various lolcows, including that of Jack.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250114122624/https://lolcowgo.net/</ref> The tool was shut down around October 2025 due to hosting costs, however a Jack-only successor has been made by a CWJki contributor titled [[CWJKI:Guide#FatFatGo|FatFatGo.]]<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1034145402213109830/1425755395028418590</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1210359506878595162/1457449531640910008</ref> | ||
===Total KoolAid & More=== | ===Total KoolAid & More=== | ||
[[File:Total Koolaid icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | [[File:Total Koolaid icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | ||
'''[https://www.youtube.com/@TKAandMore Total KoolAid & More]''' focused more on covering Jack's old blogs, such as ''All That Bugs!'', showing more of what Jack is like behind the scenes. | '''[https://www.youtube.com/@TKAandMore Total KoolAid & More]''' focused more on covering Jack's old blogs, such as ''All That Bugs!'', showing more of what Jack is like behind the scenes. | ||
By around August 2026, Total KoolAid unlisted all his videos, however his Jack content has been compiled into a [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe-A6Qrbrjjo playlist.] | |||
==Casual critics== | ==Casual critics== | ||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/user/AugustTheDuck August the Duck]''', real name August Burton Bruce, is a YouTuber known for his reaction videos, gained prominence by reacting to Jack's controversial cooking content, starting with Jack's "Wet Brine vs Dry Brine Chicken" videos.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOzk5UuyjTg</ref> | '''[https://www.youtube.com/user/AugustTheDuck August the Duck]''', real name August Burton Bruce, is a YouTuber known for his reaction videos, gained prominence by reacting to Jack's controversial cooking content, starting with Jack's "Wet Brine vs Dry Brine Chicken" videos.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOzk5UuyjTg</ref> | ||
On 12 April 2022, August announced that he would no longer react to Jack's videos, citing ethical concerns and discomfort with mocking someone who had experienced [[Jack and health|significant health issues]], including multiple [[The strokes|strokes]] | On 12 April 2022, August announced that he would no longer react to Jack's videos, citing ethical concerns and discomfort with mocking someone who had experienced [[Jack and health|significant health issues]], including multiple [[The strokes|strokes.]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiCWmnBq-M</ref> However, on 27 August, August returned to reacting to Jack's content.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgJ3cBfmT-k</ref> On 26 June 2023, August announced he would be ending the Jack reactions once again, due to not feeling comfortable making fun of Jack after his most recent stroke.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXTRQCXTa4A</ref> | ||
====Dox email incident==== | ====Dox email incident==== | ||
[[File:August dox hoax.png|thumb|The email August received, which was very obviously not written by Jack.]] | [[File:August dox hoax.png|thumb|The email August received, which was very obviously not written by Jack.]] | ||
August uploaded one more Jack video on 20 February 2024, discussing Jack’s appearance on the [[Sunday Evening Coffee|''Sunday Evening Coffee'' podcast]] | August uploaded one more Jack video on 20 February 2024, discussing Jack’s appearance on the [[Sunday Evening Coffee|''Sunday Evening Coffee'' podcast.]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8mmVRmZDRA</ref> This video led to August receiving a threatening email, the sender angered by August's sister marrying a man of a different race, and demanding that August delete the Jack video lest he wants his home address leaked. August pinned this email on Jack, despite lacking usual signs like Jack's signature terrible grammar.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V27U4ADMwzU</ref> Upon skepticism by viewers on Jack's involvement, August published a community post clarifying that Jack had denied sending the email, regardless insisting that the doxing threat came from a Jack supporter.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDoAwOJDgaw</ref> | ||
===Brian Tsao=== | ===Brian Tsao=== | ||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/@ChefBrianTsao Brian Tsao]''' is a professional chef who reacted to Jack's videos, usually accompanied by a guest, and suggested more professional methods to prepare Jack's dishes. Tsao uploaded 18 Jack videos in total before officially retiring the topic. | '''[https://www.youtube.com/@ChefBrianTsao Brian Tsao]''' is a professional chef who reacted to Jack's videos, usually accompanied by a guest, and suggested more professional methods to prepare Jack's dishes. Tsao uploaded 18 Jack videos in total before officially retiring the topic.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP8j1AqtBmw</ref> | ||
===CinnamonToastKen=== | ===CinnamonToastKen=== | ||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/@CinnamonToastKen CinnamonToastKen]''', real name Kenneth Charles "Ken" Morrison, has | '''[https://www.youtube.com/@CinnamonToastKen CinnamonToastKen]''', real name Kenneth Charles "Ken" Morrison, has made multiple reactions videos to Jack's cooking with his friend [https://www.youtube.com/@BuffproThe BuffPro.] Morrison has also covered the AugustTheDuck dox incident.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onSff1EhhrM</ref> | ||
===Colossal Is Crazy=== | ===Colossal Is Crazy=== | ||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/user/colossaliscrazy Colossal Is Crazy]''', real name Oliver William Colton, had made one major video on Jack simply titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3O2Bl5AbQ "weed"] | '''[https://www.youtube.com/user/colossaliscrazy Colossal Is Crazy]''', real name Oliver William Colton, had made one major video on Jack simply titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3O2Bl5AbQ "weed",] in which he covered Jack's ''[[West Texas Investors Club]]'' episode, Jack's ''Sunday Evening Coffee'' appearance, and Jack's general bad cooking habits. The video had gained almost two million views by early 2024,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240206162327/https://www.youtube.com/user/colossaliscrazy</ref> but the video was deleted by Colton later that year for uncertain reasons.<reF>https://web.archive.org/web/20240822194724/https://www.youtube.com/user/colossaliscrazy</ref> Reuploads of the video still exist. | ||
===Cr1TiKaL=== | ===Cr1TiKaL=== | ||
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[https://www.youtube.com/@penguinz0 '''Cr1TiKaL'''], real name Charles Christopher White Jr., is a variety YouTuber who has reacted to several Jack videos, making fun of Jack with his signature deadpan humour. He is mostly known for pointing out Jack's | [https://www.youtube.com/@penguinz0 '''Cr1TiKaL'''], real name Charles Christopher White Jr., is a variety YouTuber who has reacted to several Jack videos, making fun of Jack with his signature deadpan humour. He is mostly known for pointing out Jack's supposed obsession with mayonnaise. | ||
===DomReacts=== | ===DomReacts=== | ||
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/@Dom_Reacts DomReacts]''' is a lesser-known reaction YouTuber who would occasionally react to Jack's gross cooking videos. While he initially just seemed to be grossed out by Jack's cooking, like everyone else, he later developed a genuine dislike for Jack after Jack tried to copyright strike Dom's videos, despite the videos being protected by fair use.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfbZLaCI5BI</ref> Dom and his friend Hayden had tried Jack's [[The Best Sauces|barbeque sauce]], admitting that while they dislike Jack, they did enjoy the sauce.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK9pH-Xzhg0</ref> By 2025, Dom's channel | '''[https://www.youtube.com/@Dom_Reacts DomReacts]''' is a lesser-known reaction YouTuber who would occasionally react to Jack's gross cooking videos. While he initially just seemed to be grossed out by Jack's cooking, like everyone else, he later developed a genuine dislike for Jack after Jack tried to copyright strike Dom's videos, despite the videos being protected by fair use.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfbZLaCI5BI</ref> Dom and his friend Hayden had tried Jack's [[The Best Sauces|barbeque sauce]], admitting that while they dislike Jack, they did enjoy the sauce.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK9pH-Xzhg0</ref> By 2025, Dom's channel has become inactive. | ||
===James Makinson=== | ===James Makinson=== | ||