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Yep, that's me. That first video for me popped into my feed during Covid Lockdown Number 1, and I was hooked. Couldn't wait for each new addition. And still love them.
Every Latin american person who can cook got a heart attack I’m 15 and even I know that iron or aluminum ones are great last for literal decades and can even be used as weapons
I guarantee it's for people who decide to make tortillas for the first time, have never seen a traditional tortilla press, and go to Walmart/Target/etc. to pick up the first tortilla press they see
I use my cast iron tortilla press to make wrappers for dumplings or bao along with tortillas. It's seriously one of my most used kitchen tools. The plastic one is a damn travesty.
@@ivonnebeltran156 Gringo here. I took one look at that and thought "Wouldn't cast iron be dirt cheap, WAY heavier by design, AND last a lifetime?" Methinks this was made by yuppies that probably pay for all their meals.
It would be so interesting to see Dan showcase antique/classic kitchen gadgets still available today and compare them to the closest modern counterparts. Why do the antique/classic still work the best?
He does this in a lot of videos. See the iron tortilla press in this video. While that particular press may not be old, the design is at least a century old.
@@CynthiaPrice79 I'm pretty sure they're referring to something more than that. A 'century' in the grand scheme of things for cooking devices isn't old enough. lol Though the old 40s and 50s gadgets would be really interesting for him to try.
I think it's like 50/50 recency bias vs. time-tested designs. A lot of these tools in videos are trying to gagetize, solve, or modernize problems that either don't exist or aren't actually problems. They try to reininvent the wheel when we already made the wheel as simple and durable as we could have decades if not centuries ago. Combo that with how there actually are a ton of awful designs from bygone eras that simply didn't survive.
I would love for any of you to state what item is giving you leftys so much trouble... Because as a lefty myself, I have never had a problem using items in RL. You people in this thread keep saying "Items". Please, by all means, name these items.
I think at some point Dan should feature some of the best products he has tests. Maybe a Well Equipped Hall of Fame. The jalapeno corer would go in for sure.
The jalapeno corer looks surprisingly versatile and helpful, I could see using that for other small cored things like other small peppers or strawberries.
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t Yeah I just use a straw myself, but still if you are going to get a hulling tool for peppers anyway might as well use it for other foods too
As an Hispanic, I’ve seen and done many fried picadillo tacos. I’ve only ever used toothpicks to seal the edges. Sure. U have to take them out later, but that’s the fun while waiting for the taco to cool. Plus it still leaves the taco free to open and add anything. Idk if it’s just me
Fellow Hispanic here. My grandmother would always use toothpicks to close up her tacos as well. Not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed when Dan said he didn't think there was a good alternative.
@@Wafflehunter42 oh Im not saying thats wrong. Im not a purist or anything. Is just interesting to see all these ideas. For example, we never fry tacos hahaha we fry quesadillas when the tortilla is hand made so you just pinch it to close it before throw in it to the oil.
I like the jalapeno corer. If I decide to get it, I will test using it with the tool fixed in my right hand and use my left to rotate the jalepeno. That totally alleviates the problem with the handle only being a good fit in one specific orientation.
I've been binge watching all of Dan's videos. informative, insightful, and entertaining, he's a great addition. he's hilarious, so it's nice to see the editors having more fun with him
As far as the jalapeño corer is concerned, I would probably hold the tool stationary and rotate the pepper around the blade to core it, which is possibly why the handle has the grips the way it does.
It drove me nuts that I pictured the hundreds of times I watched the toothpicks to their job way better than some of this junk and not a single mention.
Love this show. For the grater redesign: I was thinking put the grating on the side so you have a flat surface, thicken the other to hold it. Maybe put a cross brace to keep the thing from flexing. That way you can grate cheese and the cheese can stay in the Taco grater simular to a scoop and give a visual how much you have. Then you can pour on the Taco. Just a thought.
9:25 as a lefty i know that pain.... I went out with my mother to her friend's place for lunch. i was helping in the kitchen and i could not use their peeler to peel carrots. It was designed only for righties, and i was very carefully peeling them toward me to get it to work.
I tried to use peeler many times with my left hand and I never figured out how it work, until one day, may be... just may be I tried to use it with my right hand, and vola, that why. 😂
@@CynthiaPrice79 the problem with their peeler was very dull on 1 side after years of use. That side of the blade for lefty was useless. we had to go there almost every week, i made mother go to walmart on the way there and get me one i could use.
I'd love to see Dan take some classic things - like the box grater for example - and improve them. Ideally, things that are already close to perfect. Make him work for it. Earn that free food.
I think that's just his regular job. He probably gets paid more to do that kind of thing, and might even break his contracts if he discussed his designs publicly.
His remark on the Tortilla press greatly sums up some engineering "innovation" some engineers wanted to do for no reason. Don't fix what's not broken. Just refine it. Nice one Dan!
The plastic tortilla press had the right idea, but it was very very poor execution. There's one problem with the classic press, and honestly it varies from person to person, but one side of the tortilla is always gonna be just a little thicker than the other because it's flat. The new one tried fixing that by making the press zone concave therefore changing where pressure gets applied. What they didn't take into consideration was you now need more pressure to flatten your dough, and they made it out of lightweight plastic.
modifying the cast iron tortilla press to get even tortillas is trivial though, you just need to move the hinge of the round plate a little higher so there is a gap of about 2mm (or however thick they want the tortillas to be) and a stop of the same thickness added to the other side of the lower casting.
This was a wild ride from start to finish. At the end of the day, food changes from place to place without a name change. I mean, we Mexicans love to criticize US tacos but will gladly sell three-inch thick sushi rolls with Doritos on top and still call it sushi.
La gran diferencia es que los mexicanos sabemos, admitimos, que los que hacemos no es sushi. Por otro lado los gringos creen que lo que ellos hacen es "authentic mexican food". Es es lo que molesta, esa prepotencia colonialista e ignorancia sistematizada, así como ignorar la otredad.
@@cacudioable Oye, tranquilo viejo. (Creo) que entiendo tu enojo pero no creo que sea para tanto. Usualmente son los propios mexicanos los que popularizan este tipo de recetas (como los nachos, por ejemplo). Además, en México muchas personas realmente creen que lo que nosotros llamamos sushi, comida china o tortas cubanas son como comen en sus respectivos supuestos países de origen. Encontrar sushi japonés es súper difícil incluso en ciudades grandes y a la mayoría de la gente no le gusta o se le hace sobrevalorado. No es tan diferente al caso de EEUU.
Don’t disagree with the comments on the jalapeño corer handle, but should consider that an easy way to do 360-degrees of motion is to do 180-degrees with each hand, rotating in opposite directions.
Instead of the taco fry clip, you can use tooth picks :) that's what we use here in mexico for pescadillas. And it's also much quicker than using the other technique xd
My mom used to make us these taco things that was just kindof mashed potatoes and cheese in a tortilla, then she’d secure the tortillas shut with toothpicks before frying. I could see the taco fry clip being useful for that, maybe save time fumbling toothpicks, save toothpicks, but it’s not something I could see making so often that I could justify getting an entire kitchen gadget for it
love this :) its so nice to see someone point out the problems and have suggestions to make it better. the developers of many gadgets don't really think it seams. and i just put the tortilla in the microwave for 10 seconds. and roll it up with the filling xD
I hope Epicurious make some prototype samples of the design improvement suggested and then test again to see how much improvement is there in the effectiveness of the product.
Some much needed definitions here: 1.- A tortilla by itself is called tortilla, not taco. 2.- Once you fill the tortilla with something and fold it, eat it with your hands then it becomes a taco. 3.- A tostada is a flat tortilla toasted in a pan or flat cast iron bed until hard, then topped with cheese or other things. 4.- A deep fried taco with cheese and meat is actually a fried Quesadilla! 🎉
17:30 my impression is that the taco grater is made that way to put the taco inside of it so you could grate cotija cheese. Ooh yeah by the way in the majority of mexico we used cotija cheese in tacos, it is a dry and salty cheese that crumbles and grates easier than Monterrey Jack for example. :)
I appreciate the look out for lefties. Also I think the jalapeño corer could use a handle similar to a screwdriver since the motion is similar (just maybe not as bulky as some screw drivers; we aren't going for great torque here)
When we fry tortillas for tacos dorados, we fill them, then use a couple of toothpicks to thread the edges closed and fry them. Tongs take them in and out of the oil just fine but… we never use that much oil! You just need enough to cover them when you lay them on their sides in a fry pan.
Yup last 2 videos he’s mostly skipped it. He’s up front about it though and if he feels it’s not necessary I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt he does it a lot. He justified it more in this one imo
I really wonder if making the fry clip bigger is a good idea. It looks ok in an open enviroment, like what he showed, but if you want to use a close-lid deep fryer, it can be a problem. Not sure tought if anyone makes fried tacos that way tought.
Thats an interesting thought there that should be considered atleast thought then we are running again with the problem that it needs too much power to keep pressing. What i would like on is instead of constant holding, a mechanism that keeps it open so it doesnt matter that you need to hard press because its just for the small time you open it and not constantly while you load.
I think the taco toaster not toasting the taco completely so it’s not completely crunchy, gives you crunch without the tortilla breaking apart when you bite it. Aren’t those fried tacos really empanadas? I remember working for Jack in the Box, we deep fried tacos in a fry basket that had slots so the taco was still open to add stuff to it.
Hi! Another alternative for taco fry clip is with a wooden toothpick. Once the taco it’s filled and closed “sew” the three sides with the toothpick (like a pin) and throw them into the oil… voila! 😁
@@toddellner5283 he normally did it with almost every single product, last 2 videos it’s practically not there. Really cuts down the usability portion.
i watched the entire playlist and learnt a thing or two. thanks mr. mimosa! it was fun and entertaining! would be really cool if you reviewed your own creations, maybe the early works or sth like that.
Would adding metal to the Taco Toaster where it would contact the taco from the inside help at all? I don't know if it'd get hot enough to help but it might be better than just a hole.
My thoughts exactly! I was really surprised Dan didn’t even mention it or consider it a possibility. Maybe the taco itself is too much of an insulator, metal is problematic in a toaster (I don’t think it would be, just spitballing) or he simply didn’t think of it.
Personally, I’d just make the knife edge of the corer a nice sharp blade. If you could take off the top in one, swift motion, you could do it significantly faster.
i just heat up a bunch of tortillas so they bend without breaking then add my filling and fry em using tongs, way different taste and texture compared to "taco shell" method as the filling gets a nice fried crust with a juicy inside.
re: corer The handle for spinning that has been refined for centuries is the screwdriver handle -- round with flats or hollows. It works well, and works in either direction.
For the tortilla fry thing, it can be done by one of those sticks made for corndog. Break those sticks into two pieces and use it. It's less flimsy than toothpicks.
I wonder if Dan and kitchen gadget people have never heard of a screwdriver. Pretty sure that is the handle you want for a corer where you have to twist it. Like they've been around for ages so I am pretty sure the design like that of a tortilla press has been optimized by now.
Dan, I just discovered Well Equipped and I now know that you’re not the only content creator on Epicurious, but I’m not ready to check them out just yet. I am loving your product reviews. ❤
The taco fry clip has an easy alternative. Since it's basically making an empanada, you'd simply make a classical empanada instead: throw together some dough, put in your fillings, pinch the edges closed to create a seal, and fry (or bake). Taco clip is definitely easier, and I think it has that much grip pressure for the express purpose of ensuring it seals your taco closed.
this is a very interesting portray of Mexican food, I wouldn't try it though, none of it, except the authentic presser, which I already know how to use
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The Grate Taco Cheese Grater fave.co/3wBJ2OH
Cave Tools Jalapeno Pepper Corer and Deseeder amzn.to/3KLuJwZ
Tortilla Press fave.co/3wFkMLs
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Anybody else find one of these videos randomly one day and is now completely obsessed with watching Dan and this whole series?
couldn’t have said it better lol
Yep LOL
Definitely, understand what you mean though
ypp
Yep, that's me. That first video for me popped into my feed during Covid Lockdown Number 1, and I was hooked. Couldn't wait for each new addition. And still love them.
Every Mexican grandmother in the world just had a heart attack at the thought of a plastic tortilla press
I’m thinking it wouldn’t hold up very long under normal use.
lmao and look what a hunk of junk it turned out to be anyway 😄
"Tira esa chingadera a la basura."
Every Latin american person who can cook got a heart attack I’m 15 and even I know that iron or aluminum ones are great last for literal decades and can even be used as weapons
Aaaaahhh My Heart! THAT WAS GARBAGE....
In Mexico we use toothpicks to close the taco and fry it, the advantage is that you don't need to buy dozens of Taco Fry Clips to make a party
Do you put filling in it ahead of time, or AFTER the shell is fried though?? I was so confused when he filled it with toppings and THEN fried it.
@@danielleking262 se pone el relleno antes de freir y con el palillo de dientes lo fijas para que no se abra
@@JJGG_x it won't let me copy your comment to translate it to English, so I don't know what you just said, lol
@@danielleking262 He said: you fill the tacos before frying, and use the tootpicks to seal them
@@ntielman2072 ah, thank you
I don't understand who designed and released the plastic tortilla press since the far superior and relatively affordable version already exists
I guarantee it's for people who decide to make tortillas for the first time, have never seen a traditional tortilla press, and go to Walmart/Target/etc. to pick up the first tortilla press they see
Probably some gringo’s idea
I use my cast iron tortilla press to make wrappers for dumplings or bao along with tortillas. It's seriously one of my most used kitchen tools. The plastic one is a damn travesty.
@@ivonnebeltran156 Gringo here.
I took one look at that and thought "Wouldn't cast iron be dirt cheap, WAY heavier by design, AND last a lifetime?"
Methinks this was made by yuppies that probably pay for all their meals.
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It would be so interesting to see Dan showcase antique/classic kitchen gadgets still available today and compare them to the closest modern counterparts. Why do the antique/classic still work the best?
He does this in a lot of videos. See the iron tortilla press in this video. While that particular press may not be old, the design is at least a century old.
@@CynthiaPrice79 I'm pretty sure they're referring to something more than that. A 'century' in the grand scheme of things for cooking devices isn't old enough. lol Though the old 40s and 50s gadgets would be really interesting for him to try.
I think it's like 50/50 recency bias vs. time-tested designs.
A lot of these tools in videos are trying to gagetize, solve, or modernize problems that either don't exist or aren't actually problems. They try to reininvent the wheel when we already made the wheel as simple and durable as we could have decades if not centuries ago.
Combo that with how there actually are a ton of awful designs from bygone eras that simply didn't survive.
He just did an episode with 90's kitchen gadgets, you might want to watch that
Because they aren’t over-engineered/gimmicky.
As a lefty, I absolutely agree! I’m tired of having to use everything upside down or backwards to get it to work. 🐝🤗❤️
And then it ends up being a pile of junk that's useless because it wasn't designed to work upside down or backwards.
@@michealpersicko9531 Exactly! It wouldn’t be that hard to make things designed to be used by either hand.
I would love for any of you to state what item is giving you leftys so much trouble... Because as a lefty myself, I have never had a problem using items in RL. You people in this thread keep saying "Items". Please, by all means, name these items.
@@blackleague212 one is my can opener. I either have to do it right handed or in a very awkward position with my left hand.
I just spin the pepper
On the topic of better names, I feel that the Taco Toaster would have been a lot more catchy if it was called the "Toast-Tada!"
Why about the toasty taco?
Sounds like tasty taco enough that people might accidentally say it and associate the two.
@@CAP198462 Toastaco? Its just enough of a pun and playing with words to sound interesting and not weird.
The Toast-Tada is a fantastic name, but the problem with this use case is that the product in question specifically *CANNOT* help you make a tostada.
no more Mexican food for you Bob, go sit in a corner and thing of what you just did
haha 🤣🌮 tada! love it
I think at some point Dan should feature some of the best products he has tests. Maybe a Well Equipped Hall of Fame. The jalapeno corer would go in for sure.
Mm yes
I'd like to see some things that he has re-designed. Like someone 3D prints them up and he tests them and refines his design.
The jalapeno corer looks surprisingly versatile and helpful, I could see using that for other small cored things like other small peppers or strawberries.
that would destroy most of the strawberries
Far too large for a strawberry
Only really need a teaspoon for hulling strawberries tbh. No reason at all for a specialised tool.
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@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t Yeah I just use a straw myself, but still if you are going to get a hulling tool for peppers anyway might as well use it for other foods too
As an Hispanic, I’ve seen and done many fried picadillo tacos. I’ve only ever used toothpicks to seal the edges. Sure. U have to take them out later, but that’s the fun while waiting for the taco to cool. Plus it still leaves the taco free to open and add anything. Idk if it’s just me
Fellow Hispanic here. My grandmother would always use toothpicks to close up her tacos as well. Not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed when Dan said he didn't think there was a good alternative.
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Kitchen accessories and gadgets.Come on😌
it is simply the right way to do it
i never used toothpicks, just a good set of tongs to hold em till they fry enough to be left alone.
@@derpherp2360 trust me, it does the job and goes by 3x faster
The plastic “tortilla press” may have been mislabeled wherever you bought it. Those are actually dumpling or gyoza wrapper makers.
You can tell he genuinely loves doing this. Feels wholesome, which is amazing considering this is quality content
As a Mexican I must say Ive never seen anybody toast a tortilla in a toaster : /
If you only have a toaster sometimes you have to make do. When recipes cross borders they often end up with use non-traditional tools and techniques.
@@Wafflehunter42 oh Im not saying thats wrong. Im not a purist or anything. Is just interesting to see all these ideas. For example, we never fry tacos hahaha we fry quesadillas when the tortilla is hand made so you just pinch it to close it before throw in it to the oil.
@@Wafflehunter42 and we usually just heat tortillas in a regular pan, you dont need anything else.
@@davidrequesens857 my wife does quesadillas on the plancha. Tacos get fried in oil. But she uses a skillet, not a huge pot of oil.
@@davidrequesens857 or in the flame of a gas stove. I’m not Hispanic, but I grew up in Stockton, so I may as well be. 😂🤣
He is soo perfect for this series😂
I like the jalapeno corer. If I decide to get it, I will test using it with the tool fixed in my right hand and use my left to rotate the jalepeno. That totally alleviates the problem with the handle only being a good fit in one specific orientation.
Agreed, probably the intentional way to use the tool I’d guess
Came here to say that
@@redfive5856 I figured that way too. Why redesign the wheel, when all the features you asked for are already part of the system?
Everyone: "I'd love Dan to test some of the gadgets he's designed!"
Dan: "No."
Why would he they are already perfect. Most of them are oxo products he is one of the main people in the company
@@asherlennon oh wow really? those silicone spatulas they make with the metal inside the blade are really good.
@@XcaptainXobliviousX yeah his name is Dan Formosa he has a website and a Wikipedia. It’s worth a look at.
I love how Dan is now like, “I’m not going to use the oil hand again on the umpteenth cheese grater, I’m tired of your BS!”
I've been binge watching all of Dan's videos. informative, insightful, and entertaining, he's a great addition.
he's hilarious, so it's nice to see the editors having more fun with him
I’m obsessed with Dan Formosa. We must protect him at all costs. 💗
This has become my favorite series on yt even though I wouldn’t buy or use 90% of the products tested. BUT tacos? Now your speaking my language Dan!
As far as the jalapeño corer is concerned, I would probably hold the tool stationary and rotate the pepper around the blade to core it, which is possibly why the handle has the grips the way it does.
The fact that you can replace MANY a gadget with a well-placed toothpick, like abuelas do 🤣🤣🤣
If a toothpick doesn’t work, a bamboo skewer will!
It drove me nuts that I pictured the hundreds of times I watched the toothpicks to their job way better than some of this junk and not a single mention.
@@CynthiaPrice79 what is a skewer if not a toothpick on steroids? Hahahaha
Love this show. For the grater redesign: I was thinking put the grating on the side so you have a flat surface, thicken the other to hold it. Maybe put a cross brace to keep the thing from flexing. That way you can grate cheese and the cheese can stay in the Taco grater simular to a scoop and give a visual how much you have. Then you can pour on the Taco. Just a thought.
Or, just use a box grater
I like it
When I first saw it I assumed that the grater would be on the inside. That way you can do it directly over whatever you want to sprinkle cheese on.
I never miss a Dan Formosa video!!
2:25
“I am a happy puppy.”
Aww
9:25 as a lefty i know that pain.... I went out with my mother to her friend's place for lunch. i was helping in the kitchen and i could not use their peeler to peel carrots. It was designed only for righties, and i was very carefully peeling them toward me to get it to work.
We always had the metal peelers that were sharp on both sides, so it didn’t matter what hand you used, or which direction.
I feel you fellow lefty!🐝🤗❤️
I tried to use peeler many times with my left hand and I never figured out how it work, until one day, may be... just may be I tried to use it with my right hand, and vola, that why. 😂
@@ApichartNakarungutti lol!🤗
@@CynthiaPrice79 the problem with their peeler was very dull on 1 side after years of use. That side of the blade for lefty was useless. we had to go there almost every week, i made mother go to walmart on the way there and get me one i could use.
I'd love to see Dan take some classic things - like the box grater for example - and improve them. Ideally, things that are already close to perfect. Make him work for it. Earn that free food.
I think that's just his regular job. He probably gets paid more to do that kind of thing, and might even break his contracts if he discussed his designs publicly.
I always love to see Dan pop off from time to time on the channel
His remark on the Tortilla press greatly sums up some engineering "innovation" some engineers wanted to do for no reason. Don't fix what's not broken. Just refine it.
Nice one Dan!
The way you get fried tacos without a clip, you make empanadas 😂😂
"let's be fair and give it more time"
That felt so wholesome
The plastic tortilla press had the right idea, but it was very very poor execution. There's one problem with the classic press, and honestly it varies from person to person, but one side of the tortilla is always gonna be just a little thicker than the other because it's flat. The new one tried fixing that by making the press zone concave therefore changing where pressure gets applied. What they didn't take into consideration was you now need more pressure to flatten your dough, and they made it out of lightweight plastic.
modifying the cast iron tortilla press to get even tortillas is trivial though, you just need to move the hinge of the round plate a little higher so there is a gap of about 2mm (or however thick they want the tortillas to be) and a stop of the same thickness added to the other side of the lower casting.
Just spin the dough if you're that concerned about it.
Thank you for considering the lefties!
This was a wild ride from start to finish. At the end of the day, food changes from place to place without a name change. I mean, we Mexicans love to criticize US tacos but will gladly sell three-inch thick sushi rolls with Doritos on top and still call it sushi.
La gran diferencia es que los mexicanos sabemos, admitimos, que los que hacemos no es sushi. Por otro lado los gringos creen que lo que ellos hacen es "authentic mexican food". Es es lo que molesta, esa prepotencia colonialista e ignorancia sistematizada, así como ignorar la otredad.
@@cacudioable Oye, tranquilo viejo. (Creo) que entiendo tu enojo pero no creo que sea para tanto. Usualmente son los propios mexicanos los que popularizan este tipo de recetas (como los nachos, por ejemplo). Además, en México muchas personas realmente creen que lo que nosotros llamamos sushi, comida china o tortas cubanas son como comen en sus respectivos supuestos países de origen. Encontrar sushi japonés es súper difícil incluso en ciudades grandes y a la mayoría de la gente no le gusta o se le hace sobrevalorado. No es tan diferente al caso de EEUU.
I really wanna try that now
That "sushi" is also a blasphemy 😅
Don’t disagree with the comments on the jalapeño corer handle, but should consider that an easy way to do 360-degrees of motion is to do 180-degrees with each hand, rotating in opposite directions.
I thought that too🐝🤗❤️
Instead of the taco fry clip, you can use tooth picks :) that's what we use here in mexico for pescadillas. And it's also much quicker than using the other technique xd
Dan you are a gem. I love your videos, I love the left handed oil test, and your jokes! Never change, Dan!
My mom used to make us these taco things that was just kindof mashed potatoes and cheese in a tortilla, then she’d secure the tortillas shut with toothpicks before frying. I could see the taco fry clip being useful for that, maybe save time fumbling toothpicks, save toothpicks, but it’s not something I could see making so often that I could justify getting an entire kitchen gadget for it
"Unleashing the tacos" got me.
Make the handle for the corer a screwdriver handle. You just described exactly what a screwdriver handle shape is and what it's made to do.
love this :) its so nice to see someone point out the problems and have suggestions to make it better. the developers of many gadgets don't really think it seams. and i just put the tortilla in the microwave for 10 seconds. and roll it up with the filling xD
I hope Epicurious make some prototype samples of the design improvement suggested and then test again to see how much improvement is there in the effectiveness of the product.
You can also just twist the Jalapeno while it's in the blade though.
I am profoundly pleased by Mr. Formosa. What a fine gentleman.
Can you make a video of gadgets that have been improved after you rated them?
If such gadgets actually exist 😅
Some much needed definitions here:
1.- A tortilla by itself is called tortilla, not taco.
2.- Once you fill the tortilla with something and fold it, eat it with your hands then it becomes a taco.
3.- A tostada is a flat tortilla toasted in a pan or flat cast iron bed until hard, then topped with cheese or other things.
4.- A deep fried taco with cheese and meat is actually a fried Quesadilla! 🎉
I would have assumed a taco cheese grater was to shred the cheese right into the taco
17:30 my impression is that the taco grater is made that way to put the taco inside of it so you could grate cotija cheese.
Ooh yeah by the way in the majority of mexico we used cotija cheese in tacos, it is a dry and salty cheese that crumbles and grates easier than Monterrey Jack for example.
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Yo!! 👏🏼😁 my dude Dan with the physics on my ancestral tortillas presses! 🌮 Love this show!!!
About the jalapeño corer, I think the idea is that you turn the jalapeño itself and not the gadget.
I appreciate the look out for lefties. Also I think the jalapeño corer could use a handle similar to a screwdriver since the motion is similar (just maybe not as bulky as some screw drivers; we aren't going for great torque here)
When we fry tortillas for tacos dorados, we fill them, then use a couple of toothpicks to thread the edges closed and fry them. Tongs take them in and out of the oil just fine but… we never use that much oil! You just need enough to cover them when you lay them on their sides in a fry pan.
I love Dan!!! Always look forward to his reviews.
I feel like Dan is skimping on the left-handed oil test recently, this is the second video where I see this method being used!!
Yup last 2 videos he’s mostly skipped it. He’s up front about it though and if he feels it’s not necessary I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt he does it a lot. He justified it more in this one imo
As a mexican most of this stuff is alien to me, looks like North america still thinks taco bell is the default way tacos are.
Even Taco Bell doesn’t deep fry their tacos, filling and all. That would be Jack in the Box.
Re: taco grater “I wish it had more of a reason to exist”
Me: I love silly novelties!!!
Our favorite is back!!
I really wonder if making the fry clip bigger is a good idea. It looks ok in an open enviroment, like what he showed, but if you want to use a close-lid deep fryer, it can be a problem. Not sure tought if anyone makes fried tacos that way tought.
Thats an interesting thought there that should be considered atleast thought then we are running again with the problem that it needs too much power to keep pressing. What i would like on is instead of constant holding, a mechanism that keeps it open so it doesnt matter that you need to hard press because its just for the small time you open it and not constantly while you load.
A good alternative for keeping a taco closed when deep frying is a couple of toothpicks. Do that all the time works like a charm.
Taco fry-clip: I believe the purpose of the tight spring is to prevent the food-item from coming undone while being deep-fried.
I think the taco toaster not toasting the taco completely so it’s not completely crunchy, gives you crunch without the tortilla breaking apart when you bite it.
Aren’t those fried tacos really empanadas? I remember working for Jack in the Box, we deep fried tacos in a fry basket that had slots so the taco was still open to add stuff to it.
This is the least oily episode of gadget testing so far and my hands have never felt more like sandpaper
Hi! Another alternative for taco fry clip is with a wooden toothpick. Once the taco it’s filled and closed “sew” the three sides with the toothpick (like a pin) and throw them into the oil… voila! 😁
There should be a price rating to see if it's worth for it's price
The corer could have a screwdriver type handle and do well.
The taco grater sounds super fun in concept and I’m really sad it didn’t work
I want to see more left handed oil tests 😅 other than that another great video guys. Thanks !
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Oil bottle feels neglected lately 😂
@@toddellner5283 lol woah there let's not take it that far lol
@@toddellner5283 he normally did it with almost every single product, last 2 videos it’s practically not there. Really cuts down the usability portion.
@@TechWiz717 I know. I've been watching this channel a while. It was a joke
so you're just out here spitting million dollar ideas.....I like it!!!
i watched the entire playlist and learnt a thing or two. thanks mr. mimosa!
it was fun and entertaining!
would be really cool if you reviewed your own creations, maybe the early works or sth like that.
the tortilla press reminds me of a device made to assist in making empanadas.
Would adding metal to the Taco Toaster where it would contact the taco from the inside help at all? I don't know if it'd get hot enough to help but it might be better than just a hole.
My thoughts exactly! I was really surprised Dan didn’t even mention it or consider it a possibility.
Maybe the taco itself is too much of an insulator, metal is problematic in a toaster (I don’t think it would be, just spitballing) or he simply didn’t think of it.
The start of this video got me lol'ing right off the bat. I'm in for a fun 19 minutes, I just know it!
But enough for my smoke alarm to get concerned. Lol I’m definitely going to use that line. Next time I set off my smoke alarm.
I love the little lessons too ☺️
my favorite part was when dan say "it's taco time" and taco'ed all over all them gadgets
Yeay finally a left handed oil test again.
He's definitely gotten stingy with the left hand oil tests lately.
Imagine how much soap he needs to rinse off all that clingy oil
@@jeweltorkelson it was a silly premise to begin with, but at this point it's an expected part of the show.
Come you gotta love the guy. Let's take a moment to appreciate Dan's awesomeness
I like when He said "It's tako time" and started eating cookie
Personally, I’d just make the knife edge of the corer a nice sharp blade. If you could take off the top in one, swift motion, you could do it significantly faster.
I've used the "Shellminator Taco Shaper" from Amazon many many times and I highly recommend it. Perfect crispy tacos every time.
i just heat up a bunch of tortillas so they bend without breaking then add my filling and fry em using tongs, way different taste and texture compared to "taco shell" method as the filling gets a nice fried crust with a juicy inside.
@@derpherp2360 isn’t there a good chance that it could leak out? And what fillings? Just meat and cheese or what
Give this man more content to do
13:55 Congratulations, you invented the empanada
re: corer
The handle for spinning that has been refined for centuries is the screwdriver handle -- round with flats or hollows. It works well, and works in either direction.
For the tortilla fry thing, it can be done by one of those sticks made for corndog. Break those sticks into two pieces and use it. It's less flimsy than toothpicks.
I wonder if Dan and kitchen gadget people have never heard of a screwdriver. Pretty sure that is the handle you want for a corer where you have to twist it. Like they've been around for ages so I am pretty sure the design like that of a tortilla press has been optimized by now.
Literally about to buy taco clips lol thanks for the recommendation!
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Dan, I just discovered Well Equipped and I now know that you’re not the only content creator on Epicurious, but I’m not ready to check them out just yet. I am loving your product reviews. ❤
Empanada clips? This guy’s great! :)
The taco fry clip has an easy alternative. Since it's basically making an empanada, you'd simply make a classical empanada instead: throw together some dough, put in your fillings, pinch the edges closed to create a seal, and fry (or bake).
Taco clip is definitely easier, and I think it has that much grip pressure for the express purpose of ensuring it seals your taco closed.
I was gonna say the alternative for the taco fry clip is crimping with a fork or fingers.
That doesn't work if you're using store bought tortilla/taco shells. You can only pinch the edges closed if it's still dough.
Looks like Dan's hands are getting a little bit drier these days because of less left-handed oil tests
this is a very interesting portray of Mexican food, I wouldn't try it though, none of it, except the authentic presser, which I already know how to use
As a native Mexican I feel offended by the fact that people feel the need to make “gadgets” to make tacos, like seriously it’s not hard
Have you watched any of the previous videos in this series? There's a gadget for everything. Consumerism is the gift that keeps on giving
@@RamoArt Humanity truly has fallen
I'd like to say that the corer had the handle in the way it did because we twist our wrists while coring and not turn it around with our fingers.
I love Dan just explaining physics , its so adorable 😅
give the corer a squeeze-triggered rotary action; you solve the left-hand chirality problem, and the reduced grip of 'twiddling'
Dan is a happy puppy!
Love Dan videos so much!!!