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A non-exhaustive collection of notable critics of [[Jack]], sorted alphabetically. | |||
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. | |||
== | ==Groups== | ||
' | ===4chan's /ck/=== | ||
[[File:4chan icon.png|frameless|150px]] | |||
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|choking his son]] 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> | |||
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== | ===Aunt Myrna's Parlour=== | ||
[[File:AMP icon.gif|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[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'', it has since morphed into a general Jack detractor server. On 26 January 2025, Rod Dangerous left the server and gave Pink Chicken its ownership. As of March 2026, the server has 140+ members. | |||
== | ===Kiwi Farms=== | ||
[[File:KF icon.png|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[https://kiwifarms.st/ Kiwi Farms]''' is an internet 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/ thread on Jack] was created on 16 October 2015, and has served as the main archive of Jack's antics since, with 3700+ pages as of January 2026. | |||
== | ==Dedicated critics== | ||
===Down with Jack Scalfani=== | |||
[[File:Ashley Hayes.jpeg|frameless|150px]] | |||
== | '''''[https://downwithjackscalfani.wordpress.com Down with Jack Scalfani]''''' is a discontinued WordPress blog authored by Illinois blogger Ashley Hayes under the pen name Ashleigh Haze.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1227325242192564304</ref> The blog was "dedicated to exposing the ugly underbelly of self-proclaimed foodie and nicest guy on YouTube, Jack Scalfani" 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. | ||
===Jack Vlogs=== | |||
[[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]].<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], however uploads have slowed down. | |||
===John Mattress=== | |||
[[File:John Mattress icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[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> | |||
===Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man=== | |||
[[File:PCTLM logo.png|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''''[https://www.youtube.com/@PCandTLM Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man]''''' (''PCTLM'') is a podcast hosted by a Pennsylvanian couple named Michelle (Pink Chicken) and Tom (Lazy Man). ''PCTLM'' consists of two parts - a pre-recorded podcast going over random individual Jack videos, and The Boys' Club, a weekly YouTube livestream on Saturdays covering both Jack's recent video output and his social media posts. | |||
Jack has attempted to have ''PCTLM'' terminated by the use of copyright strikes. By September 2022, the ''PCTLM'' YouTube channel had received about 10 takedown notices from Jack; all of which have been since repealed.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzUHDJ8JjAQ</ref> When asked about ''PCTLM'' during a livestream, Jack would claim that he had "never heard of it [...] never seen it" - a rather brazen lie.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ6aC1t0CSk</ref> According to Pink Chicken, the channel received 15 copyright strikes in total, the last one occurring in September 2022.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1176952135624175678/1486894736488005642</ref><ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1176952135624175678/1486894228159205518</ref> It should be noted that Boys' Club livestreams are unlisted upon completion precisely to prevent more of Jack's petulant strikes.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1176952135624175678/1486812668739195021</ref> | |||
===Should I Series=== | |||
[[File:Should I Series icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''''[https://www.youtube.com/@ShouldISeries Should I Series]''''' is a small restaurant chef that has tested several of Jack's recipes, including [[Aunt Myrna]]'s dreaded [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjbO1-x0pc4 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. | |||
===Total KoolAid & More=== | |||
[[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. As of 2026, Total KoolAid appears to no longer make Jack content. | |||
==Casual critics== | |||
===August the Duck=== | |||
[[File:AugustTheDuck icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[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]].<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==== | |||
[[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]].<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=== | |||
[[File:Brian Tsao icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[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. | |||
===CinnamonToastKen=== | |||
[[File:Rare response to critic videos.png|thumb|Ken has the honor of getting a rare (indirect) response to his videos by Jack.]] | |||
[[File:CinnamonToastKen icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[https://www.youtube.com/@CinnamonToastKen CinnamonToastKen]''', real name Kenneth Charles "Ken" Morrison, has reacted to several Jack videos with his friend, [https://www.youtube.com/@BuffproThe BuffPro]. | |||
===Colossal Is Crazy=== | |||
[[File:Colossal icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[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=== | |||
[[File:Critikal icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
[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 apparent obsession with mayonnaise. | |||
===DomReacts=== | |||
[[File:DomReacts icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[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 had become inactive. | |||
===James Makinson=== | |||
[[File:James Makinson icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[https://www.youtube.com/@ChefJamesMakinson James Makinson]''' is a professional chef from Spain. James has reacted to several of Jack's videos, while giving his professional opinion on how the dishes Jack makes would traditionally be prepared. | |||
===TheArcWielder=== | |||
[[File:TheArcWielder icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[https://www.youtube.com/@TheArcWielder TheArcWielder]''', real name Noah Black, has reacted to many Jack videos. Noah has a degree in psychology, which has allowed him to talk more about signs of Jack's awful personality in addition to his cooking. Although Black has never been addressed by Jack himself, he did catch flack from one of Jack's loyal foodjacks, The Wolfe Pit.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aYEc5Jxm3U</ref> | |||
===Uncle Roger=== | ===Uncle Roger=== | ||
[[File:Uncle Roger icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''[https://www.youtube.com/@mrnigelng Uncle Roger]''', real name Nigel Ng, is a popular Malaysian comedian whose schtick is talking like a stereotypical Chinese uncle. Ng has reacted to multiple Jack videos in October 2022. | |||
===Vincenzo's Plate=== | ===Vincenzo's Plate=== | ||
[[File:Vincenzo's Plate icon.jpg|frameless|150px]] | |||
'''''[https://www.youtube.com/@vincenzosplate Vincenzo's Plate]''''' is a YouTube channel run by Vincenzo Prosperi, an Italian home cook who reacts to people making Italian cuisine to check its authenticity. Vincenzo has reacted to two Jack videos, appalled by how bad they were, and being shocked by Jack's claims to be Italian. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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A non-exhaustive collection of notable critics of Jack, sorted alphabetically.
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.
Groups
4chan's /ck/
The /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.[1] In October 2015, the board mobilized in trolling Jack over his appearance on the Sunday Evening Coffee podcast, where he admitted to choking his son and advocated for the genocide of Palestinians.[2] In recent years, the board's asshurt moderation team (Apheliot, archaeowicker, bigyah00, newton, Smart, tetherballeyebleach108, w370)[3] has engaged in strict censorship of Jack threads, largely fading him out of the board's culture.[4][5]
Aunt Myrna's Parlour
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, it has since morphed into a general Jack detractor server. On 26 January 2025, Rod Dangerous left the server and gave Pink Chicken its ownership. As of March 2026, the server has 140+ members.
Kiwi Farms
Kiwi Farms is an internet 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 3700+ pages as of January 2026.
Dedicated critics
Down with Jack Scalfani
Down with Jack Scalfani is a discontinued WordPress blog authored by Illinois blogger Ashley Hayes under the pen name Ashleigh Haze.[6] The blog was "dedicated to exposing the ugly underbelly of self-proclaimed foodie and nicest guy on YouTube, Jack Scalfani" 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.
Jack Vlogs
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.[7][8] The channel has since returned on both YouTube and Rumble, however uploads have slowed down.
John Mattress
John Mattress is a small YouTuber who made several edits of Jack's videos from 2016-2017, most notably shining a light on the 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.[9]
Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man
Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man (PCTLM) is a podcast hosted by a Pennsylvanian couple named Michelle (Pink Chicken) and Tom (Lazy Man). PCTLM consists of two parts - a pre-recorded podcast going over random individual Jack videos, and The Boys' Club, a weekly YouTube livestream on Saturdays covering both Jack's recent video output and his social media posts.
Jack has attempted to have PCTLM terminated by the use of copyright strikes. By September 2022, the PCTLM YouTube channel had received about 10 takedown notices from Jack; all of which have been since repealed.[10] When asked about PCTLM during a livestream, Jack would claim that he had "never heard of it [...] never seen it" - a rather brazen lie.[11] According to Pink Chicken, the channel received 15 copyright strikes in total, the last one occurring in September 2022.[12][13] It should be noted that Boys' Club livestreams are unlisted upon completion precisely to prevent more of Jack's petulant strikes.[14]
Should I Series
Should I Series is a small 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.[15] Additionally, he created LolCowGo, a now-defunct tool which allowed searching through transcripts of the video library of various lolcows, including that of Jack.
Total KoolAid & More
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. As of 2026, Total KoolAid appears to no longer make Jack content.
Casual critics
August the Duck
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.[16]
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 significant health issues, including multiple strokes.[17] However, on 27 August, August returned to reacting to Jack's content.[18] 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.[19]
Dox email incident

August uploaded one more Jack video on 20 February 2024, discussing Jack’s appearance on the Sunday Evening Coffee podcast.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22]
Brian Tsao
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.
CinnamonToastKen

CinnamonToastKen, real name Kenneth Charles "Ken" Morrison, has reacted to several Jack videos with his friend, BuffPro.
Colossal Is Crazy
Colossal Is Crazy, real name Oliver William Colton, had made one major video on Jack simply titled "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,[23] but the video was deleted by Colton later that year for uncertain reasons.[24] Reuploads of the video still exist.
Cr1TiKaL
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 apparent obsession with mayonnaise.
DomReacts
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.[25] Dom and his friend Hayden had tried Jack's barbeque sauce, admitting that while they dislike Jack, they did enjoy the sauce.[26] By 2025, Dom's channel had become inactive.
James Makinson
James Makinson is a professional chef from Spain. James has reacted to several of Jack's videos, while giving his professional opinion on how the dishes Jack makes would traditionally be prepared.
TheArcWielder
TheArcWielder, real name Noah Black, has reacted to many Jack videos. Noah has a degree in psychology, which has allowed him to talk more about signs of Jack's awful personality in addition to his cooking. Although Black has never been addressed by Jack himself, he did catch flack from one of Jack's loyal foodjacks, The Wolfe Pit.[27]
Uncle Roger
Uncle Roger, real name Nigel Ng, is a popular Malaysian comedian whose schtick is talking like a stereotypical Chinese uncle. Ng has reacted to multiple Jack videos in October 2022.
Vincenzo's Plate
Vincenzo's Plate is a YouTube channel run by Vincenzo Prosperi, an Italian home cook who reacts to people making Italian cuisine to check its authenticity. Vincenzo has reacted to two Jack videos, appalled by how bad they were, and being shocked by Jack's claims to be Italian.
References
- ↑ https://warosu.org/ck/thread/4824162#p4824726
- ↑ https://warosu.org/ck/thread/6982054#p6983074
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.st/threads/4chan.37222/post-21114491
- ↑ https://warosu.org/ck/thread/16476712#p16476841
- ↑ https://warosu.org/ck/thread/20648933#p20652639
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1227325242192564304
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957778018212917371/1278091531445866496
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957778018212917371/1278417079900438578
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtDbEU5Rf1U&lc=Ugzwma09jYXgJhiBGwF4AaABAg.9RuzD5wZEIm9RzqQUR5Wkm
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzUHDJ8JjAQ
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ6aC1t0CSk
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1176952135624175678/1486894736488005642
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1176952135624175678/1486894228159205518
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1176952135624175678/1486812668739195021
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4i3lNS0zeM
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOzk5UuyjTg
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiCWmnBq-M
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgJ3cBfmT-k
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXTRQCXTa4A
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8mmVRmZDRA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V27U4ADMwzU
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDoAwOJDgaw
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240206162327/https://www.youtube.com/user/colossaliscrazy
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240822194724/https://www.youtube.com/user/colossaliscrazy
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfbZLaCI5BI
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK9pH-Xzhg0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aYEc5Jxm3U