Have to agree 100% with Ben's attitude towards the bacon gadget!! I thought it was just me who got annoyed by single purpose gadgets that don't even do the job properly - glad I am not alone!
Agreed. A unitasker that does the job perfectly and with minimal fuss, I'll use (like a toaster) but if it doesn't get a perfect result, I won't buy it
I love grumpy Ben! I actually think often the guys are too forgiving of some of the gadgets they get on, so great to see a more negative (and true to life) review.
I'd love to see a gadget re-review, out of all the gadgets you've tested over the years which ones have you actually continued to use in the kitchen like the supoon for example.
what ive heard from someone who studied food science, the reason those savers dont do anything is because the ethylene is what triggers the decomposition/ripening process... once it has started it doesnt really matter anymore (at least with bananas) and bananas that you buy have already had that process started, so they arent green anymore (they are prevented from maturing before being transported, so they dont go off and then triggered on the last mile so they ripen by the time they are sold) not sure about other fruit - but for bananas, thats precisely why that kind of thing does absolutely nothing
Other fruits (plus bananas) you can put them in a paper bag and trap the gas, causing them to ripen faster. So if you're trying to make a peach cobbler by a certain date and your fruit isn't quite ready you can bag them up the day or two before and get more usable ones. With bananas if you want to slow the process down, separate them from the cluster so they're not egging on each other's ripening.
@@Quest723The still does not matter for bananas - the ripening has already started and it happens inside the peel... whatever you do outside has negligible to no influence beyond potentially changing how fast the peel browns...which doesnt really matter for the banana itself afaik the best thing you can do to keep fruit fresh for longer is to just store them in a fridge (well not bananas - those funnily enough are better to store at room temp)
@@poro9084 I was wondering if it would have done a better job if they had tested it in a fridge where one fridge had an open bowl of fruit with the saver and the other had the same mix of fruit without a saver. Leave them in there for however long it takes the one bowl to start to go off and do the comparison.
I appreciate the honesty with the reviews. Sometimes, understandably, I feel there’s resistance to giving out negative reviews. But it’s through knowing the negatives that we know the positives
I think the lesson here is to feed Ben *before* the gadget review instead of 3/4 of the way through. Amazing how Ben's rage was somewhat tempered after the snacks happened. 😂
Ebbers' righteous indignation at The Bacon Express made my day! 🤣 Also I'm making the case to reserve leftover bacon grease in a jar in the fridge to use as cooking fat later. It's basically freebie oil and it tastes amazing! 🥓
I tend to grill bacon on a rack in a roasting dish, eat the bacon for brunch or lunch, take out the rack and then use the bacon grease already in the roasting dish to make potato wedges for dinner. It's so good with potatoes!
There's something different about the editing/vibe of the last few videos that I'm really digging. They feel more playful and lighthearted- or maybe I'm just imagining it lmao Also - Barry's horror at Ben single-handedly crushing the avocado 😂
the resealer is also really good for pranks. we had a friend gift us a packet of regular oreos, but he had taken half out, put different kinds in, and resealed it! he put some into the mini packets aswell 😅
It's good for pranks but it could also be used by someone with bad intentions, unfortunately, like putting in stuff that don't belong in packages, etc. :/ but I love the product though, I'll try to find something similar for myself.
@@jellycatfish ...everything can be used with bad intentions. A spoon could. Your hands can kill. That's a really sad outlook on life. I have a diagnosis and take medication for paranoia, and I didn't see that. Have you considered a psychiatrist? Because immediatly seeing a potential threat in a tiny hair straightener is not normal. You might be surprised, I know I was.
@@jellycatfish The thing with this resealers is, that once you open the package they're exposed to air. There is a reason why chip bags aren't fill to the brim other than greediness. They're filled with a gas that preserves them better than air. The resealing still helps, though I might think you're better off buying a regular hair straigthner, they go for pretty much the same price, are bigger and heat up quicker.
@@maromania7 I don't think I have a sad outlook on life, and I wouldn't have mentioned this if someone had not said that this could be used as a pranking tool. Assuming that I might need a psychiatrist because of one RUclips comment, and that I always see things this way, is kind of rude, and to be honest, hurtful. Of course everything can be used with bad intentions, I've never said otherwise. I am a fan of true crime, and recently watched a video about the Tylenol tampering case in Chicago in the 70s. I guess that's why my brain went that way.
Looking at the spice grinder, you'd be crazy to go for that over a mortar and pestle. They probably take up the same amount of shelf space but mortar and pestle will do all sizes of ingredients. Also gives a bit of a cardio workout with all that pounding 😉
The containers not being airtight kills it. Until he said that I figured they wanted you to spend a fortune buying containers for all your spices and keeping them ready to go. It went from expensive trap to kind of useless.
@@Sletchman Very fair point. As I say, I own none of those items. And my sole reason for M&P at its most basic is that it could be used if I did not have electricity at the time. I don't know why I wouldn't, it just really seems like a useful bonus. As so many say, do I need a piece of kit for one job? I don't drink coffee, so it really would just be as a spice blender. But if I'm going to buy one or the other, you've swayed me to consider what grinders might be available :D because other than herb/spice blends what am I going to use M&P for? 🤷
One of your first gadget videos was the first sorted video I watched, years and years and years ago. Watched that and then within 2 months i had caught up with all your videos (thankfully only then about 10-12 months worth) still one of my favourite video types ❤
I really think you guys need to do a series of "guess the missing ingredient" side by side with a regular dish so you can prove that bay leaves provide flavor
Just made my first sorted sidekick recipe, sausage and apple stew on parsley mash. Loved using the audio and having Jamie talk us through it step by step. I slightly over salted mine but it is lovely.
Thank you for this Sunday upload. Today being Mother’s Day and considering I lost my mother in 2021, it’s nice to have one of my favorite channels have a new upload to keep me distracted, even if for a short amount of time. So thank you for that.
I can see the resealer. being something I would buy. As an at home caregiver I open a lot of bags of things like crisps or ingredients for meals or the large bags of cereal, The clients are able to keep their products longer and with a lot less waste and most importantly for them with less loss of money on an already incredibly tight budget.
Id suggest finding one that allows u to slide it across the opening so no matter how big the bag is it will seal it. The design of the one they tested baffled me
The light on the grinder is really great for those of us with vision impairments that make finely ground spices difficult to see on food. The number of times I've over-seasoned something because I couldn't see it...
This was fun, I absolutely love Ben's reviews. The bacon express was ridiculous, I could imagine it started off as a hipster kickstarter project. Sidenote: I've just made a batch of Irish Red Ale with bay leafs and cumin seeds as seasoning, it was a game changer. Don't underestimate the power of the bay leaf!
I agree with Chef 100% with all those useless, unnecessary, time consuming messy gadgets. A cook wants easy quick and useful gadgets that work each and everytime it's used and easy clean up is a must.
I love Ben's viewpoints on some of these gadgets, but I will say that I have the Fina grinder and I love it! We don't do spice blends (yet), but love being able to fresh grind black pepper, white pepper, all sorts of different rock salts, and even garlic chips and dehydrated onion. There are also stackable trays that hold 3 of the pods each. I have two trays and it's so much fun and convenient to just pop the pod onto the grinder and season as I go.
I love when you guys do gadget reviews, of all of those today I think the bag re-sealer would interest me and be useful. I'm going to see if I can find it.
Great video and I love Ben's brutal (but fair) honesty! 😂😂 Storing coffee? Beans or pre ground, put them in a decent "click and lock" plastic container with a silicon gasket, in the fridge & they'll be as fresh as when you opened the packet for ages. Good work guys & the Sorted Team! 🙂❤
This is like a back alley version of Antiques Roadshow, 😂 I mean this in the nicest possible way, I'm here guessing the prices and everything! Love it!
For the heat sealer one, I got a relatively cheap Impulse sealer with the blue base and swing arm. Not much more expensive, seals in ~5 seconds with auto-off (adjustable for plastic thickness) and can do a 30cm sealing length in one go. Only downside is you have to find a spot to leave it in the kitchen, but really quick to use.
For the final gadget. If you're making curries or similar spices heavy dish. A mixer grinder makes more sense than this, especially considering the price. Will take more space to store but they also have other applications.
I was so interested to see what appliance you were going to use to deep fry the bread. Love accepting that fry bread doesn’t need to be fried. I love this mini recipe for a fast & simple flatbread. I need to watch it again. It’s also fun to peek into your decision process about what to compliment your spread of the day.
I think its worth pointing out that the "furry coat" has nothing to do with the "fruit ripening", so if you have to wait for mould to show up before a shelf life difference is noticed I feel this may not be quite so good >.
exactly, the ethylene absorption doesn't replace proper storage. trapping all those items in a moist environment doesn't have anything to do with the impact of the gas. A little disappointed that Ben suggested wrapping a fruit bowl in plastic instead of giving info on how to properly store it.
I'm so pleased that over the years Ben has become more honest with his reviews of things. Its great to show the negatives of all these things as it stops people buying them - and therefore stops all the waste! Nobody needs any of these things collecting dust in the cupboard.
Never in the history of this channel have I seen someone make a comment that leaves Jamie absolutely speechless. Jamie is NEVER speechless! Bravo Kush! "You shopped, I cooked, if it comes out bad it's your fault!" Jamie, you do not stand a chance against Kush's wit!
I use my vacuum sealer on seal-only mode all the time on chip bags and other plastic bags. It's a great trick if you already have a vacuum sealer, but I'm not sure how good a stand-alone unit like that is. The ethylene absorber is interesting, because they work commercially. It's also the reason behind techniques like putting something in a paper bag to ripen it faster - that concentrates the ethylene. I suspect they don't work on all fruit, or it was just left out too long and bacteria started to break it down.
Barry looked like he was trying hard to not puke from all the rotten fruity smells 😂 And Ben's annoyance with the bacon toaster, oh my gawd! And Barry and Jamie's reactions 😂😂 This whole video is hilarious!
You can buy an inexpensive ceramic-burr coffee grinder for less than the cost of one of those spice grinding pods. They work just as well for spices as any pepper grinder does.
@6:52 i work at a company that makes the bags for Crisps, and other snacks, the way the bag is structured is usually a layer of polyethene/polypropylene film (print layer) layer of molten Poly beads, a metal film layer, another layer of molten poly, then another clear film to seal it. the clear film is what usually is melted when sealing bags of this nature, not the metal. there are also bags for like candy bars that use a glue to seal, not heat (cold seal), thats why when you sealed the candy bars, the plastic melted to the sealer (it was not meant to be sealed with heat.
I think it'd be hilarious if y'all could get Alton Brown to come on the show and participate in a game and/or review some gadgets with Ben. Probably a very very long shot, but the thought of Alton being angry at kitchen gadgets with Ben gives me life XD I think it'd be neat to get Alton's honest thoughts on the sidekick app as well!
I bet the sealed clingfilm bowls trapped too much moisture for the ethylene gas removal to make much difference. When I want to preserve stuff in the crisper, it’s all about loose wrapping with paper towels to absorb moisture. I’d be interested in seeing how the stickers work in those conditions.
Hey Ben, secret Bay leaf tip - chop fresh bay leaves into rock salt. Store for a few months then use either whole on charcoal BBQ meat or grind onto dishes requiring finer salt. Prove the doubters wrong. Make Portuguese Bay beef skewers. (Espetada)
My rechargeable salt and pepper mills also have lights, which I first thought was gimmicky, but have grown to really appreciate. Especially when grinding into a deep pot or the pressure cooker pot, which is not under direct light.
There's this wonderful little manual contraption made specifically for grinding a different sort of herb that actually works if you want to grind some of those spices. Just toss them in, put on the lid, and twist.
I think wrapping the fruit was the wrong move. The Saver may absorb gas, but I think it's meant to be kept a bit farther away and not left in direct contact with the fruit it's supposed to be saving. You're still isolating all the gas right there in the bowl instead of drawing it away. It's like you're trying to remove the water from a tub by just dropping a towel in it and see what happens.
@@midgetfriendodog the issue is specifically with a fridge drawer, where it's not an airtight container but there isn't much movement of air. Also, I think refrigeration would help, because the time difference between ripening, over ripening, rotting and molding is extended with refrigeration.
@@midgetfriendodog Exactly. Which is why you separate bananas from the bundle if you don't want them ripening past where they are. Pretty much just need airflow. I bet the stickers work better if you throw them in the fridge crisper drawer.
I don't understand why they didn't put the saver on the bottom of the fruit bowl. Seems to me that the saver draws the gas to it but being right at the top just concentrated it in one spot.
Was the product even meant to be able to prevent rot? Everything organic rots eventually, the gadget was only meant to slow down over-ripening, not prevent rot in a humid environment.
For grinding whole spice I have a small cast iron hand mill. It has nice heft, mills the spices easily. Cleanup is a bit of job preferably using a brush.
I think the ethylene thing could work really well but you should know that some fruit is a heavy ethylene producer whereas other fruit is very ethylene sensitive, so that should be taken into consideration when selecting the fruit and I also wouldn't keep it covered with cling film since that is just a recipe for mould growth. I generally keep the ethylene sensitive produce away from the rest which works just fine, except with berries which just don't survive long unfortunately. would be interesting to see you try this thing out in the fridge as well.
I had a "Bacon Express," and loved it. I loved the bacon that came out of it. I had a thick bacon that came out great when cooked. It definitely was fiddlin' to clean, and I think that there were more than 3 pieces, but I still liked the bacon.
Bananas give off their own gas, ergo, NEVER place bananas in CONTACT with other fruit. That's why a fruit bowl often has a hook above to hang the bananas. A good chef should know this already.
Husband and I are chefs. One of the things we do with our interns because we work at different restaurants is to go ask the other person for a lentil peeler or some other nonexistent one hit wonder
Classic. We did this when I worked in theatre. We'd ask them "could you go find us a filter 130?" (which is a transparent colourless filter, useless to have separate, it's only used in lighting eguipment that has a rotating reel of filters that can be remotely switched. In a static light fixture, you'd just have it without a filter.) So if they returned having not found it, we'd say "ah, no matter, we'll just go open white then.".
It’s always a nice day in the SortedFood Neighbourhood when there’s a gadget review. P.S. I can’t wait for Ben’s reactions. He needs a break from hosting duties.
I've never used the food discs but I do use the food saver bags from Lakeland and they work really well. Stick your broccoli in there and it'll stay ok for weeks. Much less of an effect with already ripe fruit but you'll get a little. Root veg and green stuff they work well, fruit less so I find. Also reusable for maybe up to 3 months so good value and available in 3 sizes.
I use the sealer function of my vaccusealer to reseal bags after removing some of the product. For coffee beans, spices etc. I vaccuseal into smaller use sizes, as we are a house of only 2. I have purchased containers that have the feature to extend freshness built in. I enjoyed hearing the science but also had the same unimpressive results. Thanks for the enlightening video.
Ben exploding that avocado with zero hesitation was the biggest power play I've ever seen!
Ebbers has no shame.
For me it's still James cutting right through the avacado pit with those guns
BDE 😂
@@Nystariii What episode was that?
@@itz_lurk3r One of the remote control normals episode. I don't think it's the curry one.
Ben channeling James with the anger at the absurdity of the Bacon Express. 😂
Imagine if it really was James.
@@sirBrouwer James would have managed to squeeze the solid avocado to the same effect as Ebbers managed the squidgy one
@@Fyreflier James completely changed the meaning of Sword in the Stone for me when I saw him cut clean through that avacado. Damn son 😍🤤
Came to the comments for this
Have to agree 100% with Ben's attitude towards the bacon gadget!! I thought it was just me who got annoyed by single purpose gadgets that don't even do the job properly - glad I am not alone!
I agree so much with this i also got annoyed!
You are not alone. Bad enough it exists. Horrible it doesn't work well.
Alton Brown calls them unitaskers and is similarly annoyed by them!
I 100% agree with this, who has the space or budget for gadgets that only do one thing and don't even do that well
Agreed. A unitasker that does the job perfectly and with minimal fuss, I'll use (like a toaster) but if it doesn't get a perfect result, I won't buy it
Ben has to be the most civil angry person I've EVER heard - love it
The methodical review of the bowls of fruit where pretty much everyone would’ve just looked at it and said nope. 😂
I wouldn't have tried those blueberries 😂
Agreed. Once you see mold or sweat on some fruit it's in the bin it goes.
@@nanoflower1 put it in the compost or even just on you flower bed.
@@andrewmartin2103 You need to have a flower bed or need that compost first.
@@RiskOfBaeralso a fantastic way to invite pests into your garden
I want an episode where Ben and Kush make food with and without bay leaf and see if they guys can taste the difference.
Or have Kush make it, and have Ben and the normals do the blind taste test.
This episode is long overdue!
Start with something simple where bay and maybe salt only things used then work up more complex blends.
fresh and dried herbs, too
@@pookhahare Bread sauce as the first?
I love grumpy Ben! I actually think often the guys are too forgiving of some of the gadgets they get on, so great to see a more negative (and true to life) review.
Ben is really channeling James in this one!
It may be after that trip in the alps.
I thought the exact same thing
I'd love to see a gadget re-review, out of all the gadgets you've tested over the years which ones have you actually continued to use in the kitchen like the supoon for example.
That's a great idea! I've also been curious about the gadgets they kept and used after their numerous reviews.
what ive heard from someone who studied food science, the reason those savers dont do anything is because the ethylene is what triggers the decomposition/ripening process... once it has started it doesnt really matter anymore (at least with bananas)
and bananas that you buy have already had that process started, so they arent green anymore (they are prevented from maturing before being transported, so they dont go off and then triggered on the last mile so they ripen by the time they are sold)
not sure about other fruit - but for bananas, thats precisely why that kind of thing does absolutely nothing
Other fruits (plus bananas) you can put them in a paper bag and trap the gas, causing them to ripen faster. So if you're trying to make a peach cobbler by a certain date and your fruit isn't quite ready you can bag them up the day or two before and get more usable ones.
With bananas if you want to slow the process down, separate them from the cluster so they're not egging on each other's ripening.
@@Quest723The still does not matter for bananas - the ripening has already started and it happens inside the peel... whatever you do outside has negligible to no influence beyond potentially changing how fast the peel browns...which doesnt really matter for the banana itself
afaik the best thing you can do to keep fruit fresh for longer is to just store them in a fridge (well not bananas - those funnily enough are better to store at room temp)
@@SharienGaming the problem is also that they put it into cling film, so moisture was main reason for furry stuff and rotting
Exactly. All its doing is soaking up the byproduct, not actually fixing the issue.
@@poro9084 I was wondering if it would have done a better job if they had tested it in a fridge where one fridge had an open bowl of fruit with the saver and the other had the same mix of fruit without a saver. Leave them in there for however long it takes the one bowl to start to go off and do the comparison.
Ive missed kichen gadgets! Thanks for bringing it back 😊
We missed it too. Glad you enjoy this format 😁
I appreciate the honesty with the reviews. Sometimes, understandably, I feel there’s resistance to giving out negative reviews. But it’s through knowing the negatives that we know the positives
Yup in the past i definitely felt the resistance to giving out never reviews. This episode was an excellent mix of great and bad products!
Ben is SPOT on!! And the fact that Ben, like many of us have small kitchens, having needless items is something to avoid!
I think the lesson here is to feed Ben *before* the gadget review instead of 3/4 of the way through. Amazing how Ben's rage was somewhat tempered after the snacks happened. 😂
I love how Ben is so fascinated by some of the gadgets yet slams others! That's why i love this series!
Ebbers' righteous indignation at The Bacon Express made my day! 🤣
Also I'm making the case to reserve leftover bacon grease in a jar in the fridge to use as cooking fat later. It's basically freebie oil and it tastes amazing! 🥓
I tend to grill bacon on a rack in a roasting dish, eat the bacon for brunch or lunch, take out the rack and then use the bacon grease already in the roasting dish to make potato wedges for dinner. It's so good with potatoes!
What a joy to hear Ebbers review the bacon gadget!
It really made my day!
There's something different about the editing/vibe of the last few videos that I'm really digging. They feel more playful and lighthearted- or maybe I'm just imagining it lmao
Also - Barry's horror at Ben single-handedly crushing the avocado 😂
So glad you’re enjoying the newer style 🔥
@@SortedFood Bring back blooper at the end, please.
I second the blooper return
Me too
the resealer is also really good for pranks. we had a friend gift us a packet of regular oreos, but he had taken half out, put different kinds in, and resealed it! he put some into the mini packets aswell 😅
that's brilliant! 🤣
It's good for pranks but it could also be used by someone with bad intentions, unfortunately, like putting in stuff that don't belong in packages, etc. :/ but I love the product though, I'll try to find something similar for myself.
@@jellycatfish ...everything can be used with bad intentions. A spoon could. Your hands can kill. That's a really sad outlook on life. I have a diagnosis and take medication for paranoia, and I didn't see that. Have you considered a psychiatrist? Because immediatly seeing a potential threat in a tiny hair straightener is not normal. You might be surprised, I know I was.
@@jellycatfish The thing with this resealers is, that once you open the package they're exposed to air. There is a reason why chip bags aren't fill to the brim other than greediness. They're filled with a gas that preserves them better than air.
The resealing still helps, though I might think you're better off buying a regular hair straigthner, they go for pretty much the same price, are bigger and heat up quicker.
@@maromania7 I don't think I have a sad outlook on life, and I wouldn't have mentioned this if someone had not said that this could be used as a pranking tool. Assuming that I might need a psychiatrist because of one RUclips comment, and that I always see things this way, is kind of rude, and to be honest, hurtful. Of course everything can be used with bad intentions, I've never said otherwise. I am a fan of true crime, and recently watched a video about the Tylenol tampering case in Chicago in the 70s. I guess that's why my brain went that way.
Looking at the spice grinder, you'd be crazy to go for that over a mortar and pestle. They probably take up the same amount of shelf space but mortar and pestle will do all sizes of ingredients. Also gives a bit of a cardio workout with all that pounding 😉
And none of the plastic or electrical waste.
or just use a coffe grinder, it works on spice blends aswell
@@goranpersson7726 If you have one already, sure. Seeing as how the only thing I have is a blender, I'm picking M&P over spice or coffee grinder.
The containers not being airtight kills it. Until he said that I figured they wanted you to spend a fortune buying containers for all your spices and keeping them ready to go.
It went from expensive trap to kind of useless.
@@Sletchman Very fair point. As I say, I own none of those items. And my sole reason for M&P at its most basic is that it could be used if I did not have electricity at the time. I don't know why I wouldn't, it just really seems like a useful bonus.
As so many say, do I need a piece of kit for one job? I don't drink coffee, so it really would just be as a spice blender. But if I'm going to buy one or the other, you've swayed me to consider what grinders might be available :D because other than herb/spice blends what am I going to use M&P for? 🤷
One of your first gadget videos was the first sorted video I watched, years and years and years ago. Watched that and then within 2 months i had caught up with all your videos (thankfully only then about 10-12 months worth) still one of my favourite video types ❤
Wow! 10 months is pretty good going.
@@SortedFood I think you are the channel I’ve been watching the longest that’s still going!
I really think you guys need to do a series of "guess the missing ingredient" side by side with a regular dish so you can prove that bay leaves provide flavor
Just made my first sorted sidekick recipe, sausage and apple stew on parsley mash. Loved using the audio and having Jamie talk us through it step by step. I slightly over salted mine but it is lovely.
Thank you for this Sunday upload. Today being Mother’s Day and considering I lost my mother in 2021, it’s nice to have one of my favorite channels have a new upload to keep me distracted, even if for a short amount of time. So thank you for that.
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I can see the resealer. being something I would buy. As an at home caregiver I open a lot of bags of things like crisps or ingredients for meals or the large bags of cereal, The clients are able to keep their products longer and with a lot less waste and most importantly for them with less loss of money on an already incredibly tight budget.
I have similar ones and they're really great.
Id suggest finding one that allows u to slide it across the opening so no matter how big the bag is it will seal it. The design of the one they tested baffled me
The light on the grinder is really great for those of us with vision impairments that make finely ground spices difficult to see on food. The number of times I've over-seasoned something because I couldn't see it...
This was fun, I absolutely love Ben's reviews. The bacon express was ridiculous, I could imagine it started off as a hipster kickstarter project.
Sidenote: I've just made a batch of Irish Red Ale with bay leafs and cumin seeds as seasoning, it was a game changer. Don't underestimate the power of the bay leaf!
8:58 That's a bold statement, Ebbers. Very bold.
I agree with Chef 100% with all those useless, unnecessary, time consuming messy gadgets. A cook wants easy quick and useful gadgets that work each and everytime it's used and easy clean up is a must.
I love Ben's viewpoints on some of these gadgets, but I will say that I have the Fina grinder and I love it! We don't do spice blends (yet), but love being able to fresh grind black pepper, white pepper, all sorts of different rock salts, and even garlic chips and dehydrated onion. There are also stackable trays that hold 3 of the pods each. I have two trays and it's so much fun and convenient to just pop the pod onto the grinder and season as I go.
Ebbers crushing that fruit in his hands is the coolest I've ever seen him.
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@@SortedFood 💪
He was channeling James
If this is the coolest you've seen ben, you haven't seen him with a coconut machine!! 😎
I love Ben doing these (with any of the boys off to the side). Such a great video. Interesting gadget choices too.
I love when you guys do gadget reviews, of all of those today I think the bag re-sealer would interest me and be useful. I'm going to see if I can find it.
I have a battery-powered bag sealer. It is quite handy.
Great video and I love Ben's brutal (but fair) honesty! 😂😂 Storing coffee? Beans or pre ground, put them in a decent "click and lock" plastic container with a silicon gasket, in the fridge & they'll be as fresh as when you opened the packet for ages. Good work guys & the Sorted Team! 🙂❤
This is like a back alley version of Antiques Roadshow, 😂 I mean this in the nicest possible way, I'm here guessing the prices and everything! Love it!
I think the only one I'd consider is the sealer. Totally agree with Ben about the bacon cooker.
I love Ben's reviews of these products - I give him a 5 star review!
For the heat sealer one, I got a relatively cheap Impulse sealer with the blue base and swing arm. Not much more expensive, seals in ~5 seconds with auto-off (adjustable for plastic thickness) and can do a 30cm sealing length in one go. Only downside is you have to find a spot to leave it in the kitchen, but really quick to use.
I really really love this new setup. So much better than the brick wall. I appreciate you guys always looking for something new.
For the final gadget. If you're making curries or similar spices heavy dish. A mixer grinder makes more sense than this, especially considering the price. Will take more space to store but they also have other applications.
You can get good spice blenders for half that price and do a better job unless your hardcore and hand grind everything lol
God bless you guys. You all gavee the inspiration for the special lunch for my mom today! You changed my life!❤❤😊😊🎉🎉
That’s amazing to hear. Thank you! Enjoy your special lunch with your mum 😁
@@SortedFood Will do guys! Wish You all the Best!
I was so interested to see what appliance you were going to use to deep fry the bread. Love accepting that fry bread doesn’t need to be fried. I love this mini recipe for a fast & simple flatbread. I need to watch it again. It’s also fun to peek into your decision process about what to compliment your spread of the day.
I think its worth pointing out that the "furry coat" has nothing to do with the "fruit ripening", so if you have to wait for mould to show up before a shelf life difference is noticed I feel this may not be quite so good >.
An over-ripe fruit may be more susceptible to mold, but yeah, pretty much this
exactly, the ethylene absorption doesn't replace proper storage. trapping all those items in a moist environment doesn't have anything to do with the impact of the gas. A little disappointed that Ben suggested wrapping a fruit bowl in plastic instead of giving info on how to properly store it.
The dramatic hand squeeze sold me on Ben's opinion of the fruit saver.
This is PEAK Ebbers. 😂 I love seeing him be angry at dumb appliances.
It’s brilliant to witness huh? 😂
I'm so pleased that over the years Ben has become more honest with his reviews of things. Its great to show the negatives of all these things as it stops people buying them - and therefore stops all the waste! Nobody needs any of these things collecting dust in the cupboard.
Love the videos always a great Sunday pick me up! ❤
Thanks for watching 😁
Never in the history of this channel have I seen someone make a comment that leaves Jamie absolutely speechless. Jamie is NEVER speechless! Bravo Kush! "You shopped, I cooked, if it comes out bad it's your fault!"
Jamie, you do not stand a chance against Kush's wit!
I use my vacuum sealer on seal-only mode all the time on chip bags and other plastic bags. It's a great trick if you already have a vacuum sealer, but I'm not sure how good a stand-alone unit like that is.
The ethylene absorber is interesting, because they work commercially. It's also the reason behind techniques like putting something in a paper bag to ripen it faster - that concentrates the ethylene. I suspect they don't work on all fruit, or it was just left out too long and bacteria started to break it down.
That's exactly what I need today! Thank you!
Barry looked like he was trying hard to not puke from all the rotten fruity smells 😂
And Ben's annoyance with the bacon toaster, oh my gawd! And Barry and Jamie's reactions 😂😂
This whole video is hilarious!
Love Ebbers for his review of the bacon thingy...nailed it!^^
Ben’s frustration level was at an all-time high! 😂
You can buy an inexpensive ceramic-burr coffee grinder for less than the cost of one of those spice grinding pods. They work just as well for spices as any pepper grinder does.
Ben pulls out giant bag of m&ms and says noone could finish all of these.
Me: Challenge accepted.
....yes I can! And pay for it painfully...
I was confused by that, because in the US that size/shape of m&m bag has a zip closure to reseal. (And, obviously, could still finish the bag...)
Lol America has entered the chat (with no shame in our game)
@@myladycasagrande863I've never even seen that size bag in the UK - I think they went to somewhere like Costco for them!
@@hannahk1306 party size bags are pretty easy to find here. Not exactly surprised that it's different there. Who really needs that many m&ms?
Thank you so much for this video! I love it when some things are good and some things are bad, it makes the video more authentic!
Ben was on one in this episode😂 love it
@6:52 i work at a company that makes the bags for Crisps, and other snacks, the way the bag is structured is usually a layer of polyethene/polypropylene film (print layer) layer of molten Poly beads, a metal film layer, another layer of molten poly, then another clear film to seal it. the clear film is what usually is melted when sealing bags of this nature, not the metal. there are also bags for like candy bars that use a glue to seal, not heat (cold seal), thats why when you sealed the candy bars, the plastic melted to the sealer (it was not meant to be sealed with heat.
I think it'd be hilarious if y'all could get Alton Brown to come on the show and participate in a game and/or review some gadgets with Ben. Probably a very very long shot, but the thought of Alton being angry at kitchen gadgets with Ben gives me life XD I think it'd be neat to get Alton's honest thoughts on the sidekick app as well!
Especially Alton's extreme distaste for uni-taskers.
It is usually a polite and always open-to-new-ideas Ben in previous reviews, but I am kinda liking the sassy Ben in this one. ❤
I bet the sealed clingfilm bowls trapped too much moisture for the ethylene gas removal to make much difference. When I want to preserve stuff in the crisper, it’s all about loose wrapping with paper towels to absorb moisture. I’d be interested in seeing how the stickers work in those conditions.
Hey Ben, secret Bay leaf tip - chop fresh bay leaves into rock salt. Store for a few months then use either whole on charcoal BBQ meat or grind onto dishes requiring finer salt. Prove the doubters wrong. Make Portuguese Bay beef skewers. (Espetada)
These are always fun vids 😂
Glad you love them!
My rechargeable salt and pepper mills also have lights, which I first thought was gimmicky, but have grown to really appreciate. Especially when grinding into a deep pot or the pressure cooker pot, which is not under direct light.
Kitchen gadgets is always entertaining! Love the honesty 😂
Really going to try the cling film on the bowl for the fruit. Thank you.
The more this episode went on the more I realised I'm just like Jamie and Barry.
Ebbers pead all over the place 🤣🤣🤣
There's this wonderful little manual contraption made specifically for grinding a different sort of herb that actually works if you want to grind some of those spices. Just toss them in, put on the lid, and twist.
ben- ' you remove a chocolate ' *agressilvly shakes away a chocolate*😂😂 🍫
and then seal it to keep the "individually wrapped" chocolate "fresh" :)
loooove a sarcastic, testy Ben! always fun!
Awesome video once again, Hoping we get a cook off or something like that where the cooks are forced to use multiple gadgets like this ^^
I loved the bacon review!😂 He was absolutely right!
I think wrapping the fruit was the wrong move. The Saver may absorb gas, but I think it's meant to be kept a bit farther away and not left in direct contact with the fruit it's supposed to be saving. You're still isolating all the gas right there in the bowl instead of drawing it away. It's like you're trying to remove the water from a tub by just dropping a towel in it and see what happens.
Yeah but if your not wrapping it is the etheline gas not escaping anyway?
@@midgetfriendodog the issue is specifically with a fridge drawer, where it's not an airtight container but there isn't much movement of air.
Also, I think refrigeration would help, because the time difference between ripening, over ripening, rotting and molding is extended with refrigeration.
@@midgetfriendodog Exactly. Which is why you separate bananas from the bundle if you don't want them ripening past where they are. Pretty much just need airflow. I bet the stickers work better if you throw them in the fridge crisper drawer.
I don't understand why they didn't put the saver on the bottom of the fruit bowl. Seems to me that the saver draws the gas to it but being right at the top just concentrated it in one spot.
Was the product even meant to be able to prevent rot? Everything organic rots eventually, the gadget was only meant to slow down over-ripening, not prevent rot in a humid environment.
I love product reviews. These videos are some of my favorite!
Ben should use the leftover fruit to make a blueberry banana bread with a avocado frosting 😋
Yes banana for banana bread
For grinding whole spice I have a small cast iron hand mill. It has nice heft, mills the spices easily. Cleanup is a bit of job preferably using a brush.
I think Ben needed a hug after this episode
After he washed the Avocado off his hands
I love this series! Ebbers reviews are informative and hilarious.
OMG! Hilarious to see Ben's reactions and he clearly wasn't anticipating the impact of the avoBomb!
I have a Finamill and absolutely love it. Didn't use correctly and yes they are airtight. Use mine multiple times a day.
Bold of Ben to assume that I couldn't absolutely destroy that bag of M&M's.
I'm loving this expressive Ebbers! ❤
I think the ethylene thing could work really well but you should know that some fruit is a heavy ethylene producer whereas other fruit is very ethylene sensitive, so that should be taken into consideration when selecting the fruit and I also wouldn't keep it covered with cling film since that is just a recipe for mould growth. I generally keep the ethylene sensitive produce away from the rest which works just fine, except with berries which just don't survive long unfortunately. would be interesting to see you try this thing out in the fridge as well.
15:46 Oh, when I saw that shape with something attached to the bottom it reminded me of a uh....other product
😂😂😂
Still miss the benuendo and out take at the end
I had a "Bacon Express," and loved it. I loved the bacon that came out of it. I had a thick bacon that came out great when cooked. It definitely was fiddlin' to clean, and I think that there were more than 3 pieces, but I still liked the bacon.
I just can’t get over the fact that someone thought of the bacon express and that it wasn’t Jamie! 😂
Of the gadgets tested, I liked the APPEARANCE of the bacon cooker. It looked like a really cool toaster...
I love bay leaves, and they do add something. Seems a shame that people with spice badges can't actually recognize that XD
Amazing video. Everyone loves the gadget reviews , both hilarious and informative! I actually have the pineapple gadget after watching Sorted.
Angry Ben is the best.
Haha 😂
Bananas give off their own gas, ergo, NEVER place bananas in CONTACT with other fruit. That's why a fruit bowl often has a hook above to hang the bananas. A good chef should know this already.
Omg waited for this or pretentious ingredients for ages. Tyyyyyy so good
Misread the title as *CRAZY CHEF Reviews Kitchen Gadgets!* ... might be a fun vid spinoff.
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Husband and I are chefs. One of the things we do with our interns because we work at different restaurants is to go ask the other person for a lentil peeler or some other nonexistent one hit wonder
Classic. We did this when I worked in theatre. We'd ask them "could you go find us a filter 130?" (which is a transparent colourless filter, useless to have separate, it's only used in lighting eguipment that has a rotating reel of filters that can be remotely switched. In a static light fixture, you'd just have it without a filter.) So if they returned having not found it, we'd say "ah, no matter, we'll just go open white then.".
Doing this is pretty common in every field where there are apprentices or interns, although every field has it's own thing they ask for.
It’s always a nice day in the SortedFood Neighbourhood when there’s a gadget review.
P.S. I can’t wait for Ben’s reactions. He needs a break from hosting duties.
I've never used the food discs but I do use the food saver bags from Lakeland and they work really well. Stick your broccoli in there and it'll stay ok for weeks. Much less of an effect with already ripe fruit but you'll get a little. Root veg and green stuff they work well, fruit less so I find. Also reusable for maybe up to 3 months so good value and available in 3 sizes.
Ben exploded the avocado to assert dominance, it was just as hard as the other one
I use the sealer function of my vaccusealer to reseal bags after removing some of the product. For coffee beans, spices etc. I vaccuseal into smaller use sizes, as we are a house of only 2. I have purchased containers that have the feature to extend freshness built in. I enjoyed hearing the science but also had the same unimpressive results. Thanks for the enlightening video.
I've got these exact hair crimper from aliexpress for 3$, same packaging and it was advertised as hair tools, so yewh😂😂