5 Cheese Gadgets Tested by Design Expert | Well Equipped | Epicurious
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
- Design and usability guru Dan Formosa returns to evaluate and improve upon 5 gadgets designed to help slice, shred, melt and eat cheese. Watch as he tests each gadget, putting them through the gauntlet while commenting on what works, what doesn't, and what he'd do to improve their design.
Check out the products Dan reviews in this episode:
Ancevsk Manual Rotary Cheese Grater
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Fondoodler
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Slicester Cheese Slicer
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Handheld Cheese Mill
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Adjustable Cheese Grater/Slicer
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0:00 Introduction
0:38 Rotary Cheese Grater
3:40 Fondoodler Cheese Gun
8:05 Slicester Cheese Slicer
11:15 Handheld Cheese Mill
14:21 Adjustable Cheese Grater/Slicer
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Check out the products Dan reviews in this episode:
Manual Rotary Cheese Grater
amzn.to/33fBHoH
Fondoodler
amzn.to/33kSNBE
Slicester Cheese Slicer
amzn.to/2QZIxfz
Handheld Cheese Mill
amzn.to/33j8Y2A
Adjustable Cheese Grater/Slicer
amzn.to/3eTKjqA
All products are independently selected by Epicurious editors. If you buy something through our retail links, we earn a commission.
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Because I'm not famous like other singers that's why no one see my singing videos. Just see once. ❤️.. ........
Please add a cleaning segment
dan reading our comments feels like your teacher hearing you swear and its great
omg, same. I immediately thought "oohhh someone's in trouble"
I laughed out loud when he called us out @1:44-1:45! 😂
What was the left hand joke
@@lexymartin6841 as in what the joke was about or when the joke was?
@@learningchannel3850 what was it about?
it would be so good if they added a "cleaning" segment
Yeah, feels pretty incomplete without it. If the time i save using the device is more than lost when i gotta clean it, its not worth it in the end. Pretty important info.
I never thought about this. I wonder if the assumption is that people would just you a dish washer since most products tend to be dishwasher safe
I concur. The rotary grater is where I really thought about the cleaning aspect. Looks like it works great, but if it's a pain to clean, the usability drops to nil and my buy rating would be a zero.
@@RijackiTorment OMG I had this SAME THOUGHT!!!! Great minds think alike!
You can always tell the people who wash the dishes in the house XD, I always have the exact same thought with each and every one of these videos. My sister has some dexterity issues so I'm always on the lookout for gadgets that can grant her some more independence in the kitchen, but in the end it always comes back to, "no way is she gonna be able to easily wash that"
The rotary cheese grater is actually genius ngl
i work as a chef that has to grate cheese regularly for a restaurant and i am considering buying one. that would be a game changer for me!
That's a 70' design.
I bought one similar on Amazon, I like it. Came with different blades to use and you can even use it for some vegetables, make homemade wavy potato chips and so on. Doesn't work so well with onions though, they get caught between the grater and clear plastic cone and just slide around.
If you have a KitchenAid you can get the attachment. I got one recently and it makes shredding cheese so easy!
@@skeleton5459 do it. I work in a kitchen mostly as a helper, but that thing is a god send. You can grate enough cheese for a month in like 30 minutes.
" I am willing to sell this part of the video as an NFT for $60 million" LMAO
gotta love when others recognize that NFTs are a scam.
i laughed so hard 😭
@@kanoaikawach It's all hype until we start tokenizing car titles, house deeds, diplomas, personal ID's, and so on.
@@broark88 we are indeed living in the best society than before
@@kanoaikawach I think after some years when the novelty and the scams would have faded off and people will be more vigilant, NFTs could actually be useful. Definitely not yet tho.
Can we please get an episode of Dan's most beloved kitchen gadgets (either ones he owns or designed)?
YES!! I do also want him to critic them as well.
yes! tell us your favorite
Yes please
@@BonTonBunny *critique
@@sophitsa79 **Ms. White
Last time I was this early Dan had only designed kitchen gadgets for 38 years.
early to you but in my part of the world im so glad im ending my day watching Dan!
Last time I was this early Dan didn’t speed up the time when testing 😂
THIS IS A FUNNY COMMENT
The devil liked this comment
I DIDNT REALIZE IT CHANGED OMFG
I thoroughly enjoy his videos my hands are disabled so his left hand oil testing really helps me figure out what might help me
So am I. These videos are incredibly helpful!
yes! seeing someone keep disabled people and people with dexterity problems in mind always warns my heart and gives me ideas of things to purchase!
I developed a tremor and arthritis in the last few years and never realized what an ableist I have been my whole life.
@@lynnstlaurent6789 I've had a Tremor since my freshman year of high school from a genetic condition. Having that sort of issue can really change how you think about things. Not to mention I'm a lefty, so a lot of gadgets and things already aren't made for me lol.
@a • 2178 years later It doesn't
One thing the rotary grater has over a regular grater is safety! It's not hard for me to cut myself on a normal grater!
Look ma, no grated finger!
Great for every non-cannibal.
@@FelisImpurrator I'm a cannibal and I think it's great too.
@@alecity4877 the more you know
I have an electric version that works on the same principle, we love it. A whole block of cheddar can be shredded in like 2 minutes, it comes in clutch during holiday dinner prep (we use a lot of cheese)
Haha true! I always lost a knuckle or two in the old school grater.
Dan: “I read the comments, so get your mind outta the gutter.”
Also Dan: “I love you because of your speed.” 😂
Also Dan : " I can feel the tip wavering while I'm pumping"
@@Ferzeth LOL I’m really sad I posted my original comment before hearing him say that in the video.
What were "THOSE" comments can anyone please tell me?
@@SarvendraSingh0802 suggestive, if you know what I mean, comments
@@wyattwilliams2457 yes thanks now I know 👍👍👍
I apologise unreservedly for my comments on previous videos about "lubing up" which attracted 1,000 likes. And will take the advice to "get my mind out of the gutter".
No further comment at this time.
I felt like dan was my father scolding me for saying "Penis"
FRESHNESS! FRESHNESS! Is it true?
Since I have a disability affecting the use of my hands, I feel like the "left-handed oil test" is like, 100% effective for telling me whether or not I'd be able to use a given product lol.
Nobody:
Dan: buys new car
Dan: "time for the left handed oil test"
"lets see how we could redesign it"
@Jan Adrichem your comment is messed up af
Dan: got a new wife
Dan: "time for the left-handed oil test"
Me watching Dan for the first time: "I don't know why I'm here."
Me now: "Dan is amazing and he needs to be protected at all costs."
He is a national treasure.
"This is how guillotines are designed."
Good to know!
Lol
Next time on Epicurious:
5 easy to use torture devices
@@Eoniclipse actually cutting fast means less tortour.
Check out "ling chi" 「凌遲」in Chinese history.
Weirdly, they had the same redesign because the horizontal blade didn't always cut in one go...
@@Eoniclipse TESTED BY DESIGN EXPERT
My favorite Dan line is his "Its purpose in life" because it means the tools he plays with normally aren't built for anything more than one job
"I love you because of your speed and your ease of use and your ability to give me a lot of cheese very quickly" were my wedding vows
The rotary grater is amazing. Went and bought it after seeing this and it works amazing. Beyond that it is surprisingly easy to clean which was a big concern but no issues.
I bought this exact grater and only after that saw the video. Glad that he enjoyed it as much as i did!
"There's just no use in buying a multi function tool if one of the functions is just completely useless" dang Dan is ROASTING them today
Please no more you killed my entire family in one video
* WWII flashbacks *
grater
Dan is the school teacher everybody loved when they were kids.
Guy: "it taste evenly sliced"
The Unevenly slice : never knew the slice of a cheese changes the flavor
We really knocked it out of the park with the first gadget, then every subsequent gadget fell flat. Good job rotary cheese grater!
“Get your mind out of the gutter” proceeds to make the most jokes out of any other video
We're all just here for Dan, we love you Dan ♥
The man with the best cheesy jokes to handle these cheesy products 😂
What
@@19hnt He makes cheesy jokes and the products are cheese related.
@@Inazarab they’re not funny at all
@@19hnt That's your opinion, humor is subjective.
@@Inazarab ok
You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but I think it would be nice to have Dan discuss his first impression of the tools (before usage), for the obvious/shock entertainment... and also to see his expertise.
i think an interesting thing to see is maybe also using the typical object with a left handed oil test too? to see if its better for people with dexterity problems than the original product and consider that it might be specifically made for us in mind!
ah yes, nothing like drawing a disgruntled cyclops on my chip before eating my chip
Mr. Formosa, would y'all consider also doing the left handed oil test for the more "conventional" tools as well? For example, I see you compared the push down cheese slicer to using a sharp knife, but not everyone can use a sharp knife because of different dexterity issues. That would really help if you could include them from time to time, if you can tell that a new product that you're testing was designed to make certain things easier for only a specific group of people.
That last one was just a complicated Osthyvel (Cheese slicer) with a grater stapled onto it. The basic model is a distinctly effective method to get even slices of cheese. Still weird to not see it outside of scandinavia.
I was thinking along similar lines (Dutch raised) much of the devices here either exist in Dutch households in much more effective designs or have an alternative that is better.
I live in South Africa myself, but will never use a knife for cutting cheese on sandwiches. The cheese plane will always cut a cleaner slice.
The Fondoodler can use a spring instead of ratchet, that way the cheese comes out constantly as soon as the trigger let's the pusher move
"We're selling this segment of the video as an NFT for 60 million dollars"
Guys, that's a steal, because it's gonna be worth 120 million in 2 weeks. That's how NFTs work!
i never thought i would watch tutorials on how to cut cheese but here we are
I wish you had discussed the cleanability of the rotary grater. How does one remove the barrel for washing and how difficult is that for arthritic hands?
we have an attachment for our kitchen aid that can just be tossed into the dishwasher, it should work the same
I own it. It comes apart and it's easy to clean if you wash it right away.
I saw it on tiktok, and the entire thing came apart and could be tossed in the dishwasher iirc :))
Easy to disassemble and hand clean or throw in dishwasher. Very easy to clean…easier than the old school style cheese grater.
I love trying to dissect some of the truly wrongheaded gadgets that end up on here, but it is refreshing to see the rotary cheese grater and immediately be like, oh hey, that one rules.
"as I'm pumping, I can feel the tip wavering..."
Yeah baby, just a little more
This is the reason I scroll through comments while watching videos.
Never disappointed. 😂😂😂
@@Eoniclipse same 🤣
One interesting thing that would be great to review in these videos, at least for some of the gadgets, is the cleanup factor. We own a similar item to the rotary cheese grater, and while it does a GREAT job grating a lot of cheese in very little time and effort, it's such a pain to clean the cheese bits in all the nooks and crannies of the mechanism, that I often just default to my box grater.
Maybe you could try spraying the "blade" part with a bit of cooking spray/some kind of neutral tasting oil before use? Not sure, but I think that could help with the cheese sticking, thus making cleanup a bit easier.
Rotary cheese grater easily disassembled for hand or dishwasher cleaning.
I wonder how easy the rotary grater is to wash.
i mean since the main grator part can be removed pretty easy id say
These types of graters have been around for at least 40 years and while they weren't as amazing at first, they are insultingly easy to clean today. You can often change the blade type so you can grate parmesan, mozzarella or even make thin slices of cucumber or tomato.
I have one and it comes apart pretty easily so cleaning it isn’t really a problem
The Fondoodler looks like something Vector from Despicable Me would accidentally take instead of his supervillain gun.
Appropriate for the NFT joke in the middle, because a villain absolutely would also do that.
I bought that rotary cheese cutter. It was marketed as a multi-vegetable slicer. I hated it cuz I was grating carrots and the suction wasn't well. 💀💀💀 cheese vs carrot... 💀💀💀
Is your worktop smooth?
@@DomenBremecXCVI yup, smooth and stable. I think the blades aren't sharp enough. It was good exercise tho. Lol.
i love the sudden solemn tone to dan's voice at 10:26 when talking about the guillotine
Offering us 60 mil NFTS when Dan is priceless 🥺🙏
I'm loving these product design videos, thanks! One measure that might also be important would be "ease of cleanup" too. Whenever I think of how a kitchen gadget could make a task easier, I always have to think whether it would be worth the cleanup it requires.
That first cheese grater reminds me of a manual version of the old Salad Shooter.
That's what we call grate skills! 😁
Didn't think I'll ever get to use this one😅
🤣
Nothing beats the OG Scandinavian cheese slicer, the osthyvel.
Together with A-ha's Take On Me, it's probably the most important thing to come out of Norway.
i like how he tests the usability. im disabled in ways where i have lots of hand pain, its nice to know some people do this since it helps people like me ^^
The last gadget sort of already exist in Sweden. There are two versions: one slices and one grates. It was invented in 1925 and is called an "osthyvel".
Put his face in the thumbnail and I will be more likely to click and watch
Yes they don't have good thumbnails for this series, it's kind of unfair
I thought it was someone else so didnt bother watching it til now
Exactly! I click these videos for dan!
Like we aren't all familiar with his greasy left hand by now?
@@elissamarcus not a real dan fan if you cant recognize him by his hands.
I'm just so happy to see a real product review show instead of a collection of commercials. Trying to look for reviews and just getting their advertisement is frustrating
I can't say how relieved I was when I saw the rotary grater was so good at it's job. I HATE using a box grater because it takes so frickin long and the cheese has a habit of breaking in my hand. A little disappointed that the last tool wasn't good. It looked interesting.
"I just wish some of that creativity led to better executions," says the guy who was just praising the design of a guillotine.
We need a compilation of Dan's favorite gadgets
i love how he's not only reviewing/testing these products but he's also offering ways to improve it.
I have the rotary grater and it is absolutely fantastic. One thing that the review didn't give the prominence it deserved is how much better it does the job. Whenever I used a box grater, the cheese has a tendency to stick together, something which has never happened with the rotary one. This makes sprinkling it over dishes, or piling on bread/toast so much easier.
There are many versions of what looks an identical product, many claiming it is for veg too (made quick work of carrots - provided you put several in at a time to fill the tube) - for some reason, some suppliers say that you shouldn't grate onions in it - no idea if that is because of the onions structure, or that the onion smells and flavours are too readily absorbed. Although if it did work and you grated enough onions, a second dedicated model could be justified at the price.
“As I’m pumping, I can feel the tip-“
My immature brain: 👁👄👁
"You look OK, you just need to work harder." - My ex
Relatable
Not a woman, nor in a relationship.
I don't get it.
Maybe he left you cause you don't have the rotating cheese grater
I always get excited when I see that there's a new kitchen gadget video because Dan Formosa is awesome! 😍He's so funny!☺️
Love that I have reason to procrastinate at work so early in the day 😂
I feel like inventing a kitchen device and having him test it out until it is perfect so that he can be proud 😂
I actually bought a device similar to the rotary cheese grater because of this video. Best tool in my kitchen right now.
“You look okay. You just need to work harder.” Dan is awesome.
I’d love to see Dan test some of his own gadgets that he designed!
I have a rotary cheese grater (different brand, though) and it's amazing. It really does save me time while cooking!!
Love this! One of my top 10 series, Dan rocks!
He reads our comments guys😭😭😂❤
I want to see a episode of Dan using kitchen gadgets that he designed or helped designed.
I don't know if he has designed kitchen gadgets, his name is Dan Formosa, google it
@@want-diversecontent3887 His website says he worked on OXO Good Grips kitchen tools, among other things.
@@chipchoc17 Oh ok, I just stopped when it said he helped for a design for a home computer and said "wait what" and never read it again
I don't know if I'm happy or embarrassed that he reads our comments lol.
P.S. Hi Dan! You're great. You always make my day better
Been binge watching all these videos with dan, its very relaxing to watch him work, and i appreciate his attention to how easy gadgets are to use for people with bad hand strength
I really like this! Not just reviewing but also offering helpful solutions to the designers that could really help their products sell!
Dan is just full of experience, knowledge and cheesy jokes hahaha
The first one would be nicer if it was smaller, its something I look at when buying for my kitchen. Space is a commodity
We had a rotary cheese grater you had to clamp to the table for like 20 years, and we have a suction one for the past 10, weirdly it has a lever and a bigger suction, your surface has to be as smooth as possible, so if your countertop has ridges as a few wooden ones have it's actually quite useless. The advantage over the clamp is of course the ease of putting it up.
"I've read those comments. Get your mind out of the gutter."
me who never had an idea that it even meant something bad.
Well... I think he realized we like his jokes :D
He's actually very good at what he does! Its fun to watch and learn and laugh at his jokes and knowledhe
His reviews are such a delight to watch! Very entertaining!
Never knew hitting 30 would mean unironically watching this man slice cheese.
yeah.. i always had thisthinking that he had been doing this for 40 years, his left hand is as good as his right one
Any chance you could add in how easy it is to clean each of the products that you test? Also maybe talk about ease of assembly?
holy cannoli, your recommendations on usuability/ergonomics are great! How come designers of these products have not thought about them is beyond me.... :D Thanks for this great video!
love this man one of probably my favourite show on epicurious
Dan : "Get your mind out of the gutter!"
Everyone : Yes, Daddy!
LMAO
When are you guys bringing back the pros try to guess the expensive food series?
I love this series! I love gadgets so now I can see it before I buy it! 😁
I found the left-hand oil test to be an interesting consideration, and the stuff about angled guillotine/knife blades and staggered cheese grater stuff to be interesting as well.
They cheated with the cheese gun, they didn't include the time in the micro to heat the cheese. I think that was designed more for kids so the heating element isn't very hot. I don't see that appealing much to adults.
It cant get too hot or itl burn, but more power when its cold would be great
Compared to the time spent putting cheese in the microwave? think damnit!
agree
You know the second one would be good for not having the chips get soggy could squeeze a little on each chip as you watch the game .
I love Dan and this show so much!!!
I just bought recently a rotary cheese grate and have the same as your redesign suggestion. I am loving it coz I can use it on veggies. There's option as well to change it to a slicer. Perfect for making salads and kimchies
how well does the normal plane grater stand up to the left-handed oil, when also getting down to the last stub of cheese? Who wants to take their knuckles off?
3:30 Me writing my gf a Valentine's day letter
LMFAO
Lots of bicycles
It's been 3 days since I discovered Dan's videos and I am obseessed!!! I loved each and every video 😁
My Mother has that rotatory cheese grater. She uses it as an vegetable grater too, and there is a minor issue, the blades on the actual grater are pretty dull, no issue with cheese but with veggies its takes a lot of force to grate them. Those laser cut graters are very sharp, the combination of booth products would be so nice.
Frank is still building his cheese gadgets in italy
I'm just here to watch Dan Formosa cut the cheese.
Dan is amazing, seriously, a living treasure
The first grater is based on a very old design! My grandmother's nut grinder is similar, only it's made with wood instead of plastic, and it has a C-clamp for fastening to a counter or table instead of a suction cup. Works great, easy to clean.
I want to see what kind of tools this guy has in his kitchen
A kitchen tour would be amazing!