Reviewing Kitchen Gadgets S3 E3 | Sorted Food
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As a truck driver, I have one of those electric sauce pans. It pulls 750 to 900 watts. I run it off my inverter, great for me, so I don't eat fast food every day.
and if you're picking it between chef mike or this, this is probably the better option
would a cooktop not be better?
@@jamesbyrd3740 nah, because then you would need pots and pans, it would take up more space.
@@jamesbyrd3740 from a cooking perspective, sure
From a portable and low storage space type of use like in a truck, no
The plug in pot was by far the best thing here. Affordable and really usable. I lived for ten-years in a cobbled together dorm-type room in Thailand and made a kitchen out of a sink, a fridge, a microwave, and a freaking amazing Toshiba rice cooker, which is honestly a similar thing just with even more settings. I made lasagna in that thing. I made mole nachos. I made rice and barley soup. I made all sorts of nonsense. I stir fried veggies. I steamed the hell out of some veggies and made the best rice ever. I made cake and cornbread. I'd never knock something like that. Amazing utility, honestly.
My youth group leader once made chocolate cake in a rice cooker, he said it was the most moist, fluffy cake ever. Rice cookers are amazing!
Honing and sharpening are different things. Sharpening sharpens a dull edge, honing straightens out a sharpened edge. When you steel your knives, you're honing them.
I am glad that I am not the only person triggered by this. Using a steel is not sharpening your knives.
So few people know this!
Epicurious has a great instructional video about knife care. I'm pretty sure it's Frank Proto doing the explaining.
Yeah, kinda surprised they didn't know, or that one of the chefs hadn't taught them yet
Honing corrects rolled edges, so it also straightens a dull edge 😘
Speaking as somebody who lives with people that have disabilities and challenges, seeing a lot of these devices that were made for disabled folk and used to just get dumped on late-night TV shopping.... It's nice to see Kickstarter get these out to those who need them.
You guys reviewing gadgets (like the hob-less pot) helps draw more attention to them and we are very thankful for it. Please don't ever stop reviewing gadgets that make simple tasks easier for folks with manual issues.
Thanks for your comment - like the boys, I was imagining that pan being useful for someone in a tiny kitchen or student accommodation, but you’ve just made me realise it could be amazing for someone with disabilities who needs to sit down to cook (chronic fatigue, wheelchair user etc) but doesn’t have a low hob.
It should have occurred to me sooner, really, because I have nerve damage in my leg that makes it difficult to stand for a long time! (I’m usually okay doing the actual cooking because I can stir things and then rest in between, but I definitely need to sit down if I have to chop a lot of ingredients.)
Agreed - a lot of these products would be really helpful to me. I need two things, though: consultation with those who need these products to eliminate barriers (eg, the clamp on the pot stirrer would make it unuseable for me) and a lower price point. Many disabled people don't have the mnoney to spend on a $130+ pot stirrer
I bought the 7 in one can/bottle opener after seeing it in one of these videos for this EXACT reason!!! I am disabled and live with my nan who has arthritis. It has been an actual lifesaver. We only use it for opening tins, but as someone who suffers with a lot of fatigue and pain, cooking with tinned food and being able to open them with ease has been incredible. Their frozen and tinned food videos, as well as these gadget videos, have been insanely helpful to improving my quality of life 😁😁🤘🤘🤘
@@cakeyonline7925 You might want to watch Barry Lewis if you don't already - he has a huge playlist of gadget testing and he does think about people with disabilities.
He also still shows the recipes more than causing mayhem in the kitchen.
Exactly! I was already thinking that the pan, aside from being very useful to students, might be safer (not completely safe) for people with fainting spells or epilepsy. I got an induction hob by now for safety, but those are way more expensive than a pan like this.
Anyone else immediately think “Claire Saffitz” when they brought out the snack coater? She would have killed for one of these during her m&m or jellybean episodes! 🤣💚💚💚
Now THAT is someone they should collab with
My immediate thought was where was this for Claire?!?!? hahaha
“Can I stir-fry on my chest?” should be the new official metric for portable kitchenware
This is a thing one of the chefs would never even think of. Love it.
I was wondering when they said you can cook breakfast in the bed. Why would you cook there, get your bed messy with the incredients.
As someone who drives a semi truck, that first electric pot would actually be really useful for being able to cook without having to use some kind of camping stove
I'm happy that one of you always remembers that if a gadget doesn't seem "necessary" at first, it's probably designed for and useful to people with dexterity problems. I see a lot of people online just straight up judging some gadgets as "useless" when it can be a life saver for somebody else. Great video as always
It's a great point they made. MS, arthritis ALS, etc all benefit from a stirring aid, though I wish it functioned better with milk products. Maybe if they paired it with the cooker?
They used to do the same and their comment section was flooded with comments about disabilities. Glad they took that critique to hearts
I think that's also mostly the fault of the advertisers of such products, trying to get a broader audience for their product than it might have been designed for. Selling more but ending up in the hands of people who find it useless. More money, less positive reviews..the circle of life of most gadgets I guess
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Lol.
@@EmberLionGames I agree the marketing is always like "EVERYONE NEEDS this product in their kitchen" like no they don't.
“Doing it quicker makes my nipples feel less itchy,” might be the most confusingly relatable thing anyone’s ever said. Mike’s such a gem.
As someone with arthritis it is much easier pressing down hard on something once than stirring continuously for a long period of time. I have no problem with exerting strength, I'm plenty strong, it's just repeated movements that really flare up the ol' bones.
Agreed. Some it's grip strength, others it's "my feet are killing me" or arm exhaustion from stirring etc.
@@b_uppy yes!! All of this! I would genuinely find a pot stirrer very helpful if I could afford it LOL
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Read in the comments that they used an Italian made pot stirrer a few years back that Ebbers decided to keep. Would love to see these two compared side by side.
I suspect if they paired this one with the cooker it would would have less deep browning on the bottom.
The stirrer ikely works on pans that have thinner sides, but would fail on an instapot. That said, the stirrer likely needs more squared interior along the bottom.
After watching the hand stir i would love to see you guys do a episode focusing on kitchen gadgets made or maketed towards people with disabilities. I would be interested to hear your thoughts perhaps bring in a guest or guest chef who has disabilities to hear there thoughts? I deal with chronic pain and a disability where i cant feel my hands half the time and have very weak hand strenth. Its made what i can do in a kitchen very limted. I agree a lot of said disabilty kitchen gadgets arent the best but i have found some over the years i use daily! ❤ Love you guys and keep up the great work!
That would be interesting to have them look at it from that perspective,
@re_animatedabby6791 Barry Lewis has dozens of videos of cooking gadgets and always talk about them for people who have disability!
@@jellycatfish ooh cool will for sure check them out!
@b_uppy YEAH they mention it several times I've noticed in other videos trying to see things from that perspective!
Yes please!
That pan product is a KILLER tool for people who live in college dorms have a limited kitchen, or are going camping. It's a great tool for people without a kitchen, which happens more often than you would think.
Camping? Ah right, as in, using an SUV outside the tarmac of the highway, city center or suburb. Because you will need decent power to use it.
But yes, if you are going tent+car and not leaving the car behind over night, it might work without having other camping specific outfitting, as you would in a camper van.
There is SO many products for heating food while camping out there that would destroy this thing in both performance and convenience. This is useless in that scenario with the amount of power it likely draws. no, this is useful in single room rentals, studio apartments, and college dorms, heck even offices if your boss and coworkers are chill about it, but definitely not camping.
An Instant Pot would be a better choice though - you get more cooking methods including pressure cooking (great when you're on a budget and using beans or cheap cuts of meat), larger pot and optional air fryer lid.
ikr i boiled some carrots and then put them in my butt can recommend
@@YaaLFH nah those wouldn't be able to fit in my butt you must a professional gaper or something to recommend that
Mike's comment about the clamp on the last gadget was spot on - that's the part I might not be able to do with my hands, whereas I'd be fine with stirring. Different people have different disabilities, though, so I could see this being helpful to someone who has difficulties standing/sitting up for long periods of time, for example.
I can't stir proper and I still wouldn't use a plastic robot like this.
I'd happily pay 100 pounds for that if they somehow can make it so that a lid can fit over it...when I do long sauces like bolognese, you turn it on go take a nap and come back 3 hours later..., you wouldn't probably need it for things that take 10 minutes to stir, but a long cook, where you want to make sure it will not get burned.. that is a great item.
@@arunashamal Honestly at that point I'd be paranoid about safety, especially when you've got a gas stove. I already get itchy leaving my stove on while I can't regularly check it and this is adding another failure point in the form of an electric device, I'd rather just give it a stir while I'm checking in anyways.
Instead of a strong spring they could make a clamp with a screw to tighten it. Even though it would be slightly less quick to attach it would be easier for people with less strength.
Very much agree. I have an RSI from back in my uni days, my gran had arthritis, my friend has fibromyalgia. If the clamp weren't as stiff and it were half the price, I'd say it would be an excellent investment for people with reduced mobility or strength in their hands.
"Doing it quicker makes my nipples feel less itchy." LOL I understand what Mike is talking about but I can't stop laughing.
Thought that comment was quite antisemitic.
Biggest issue with the pot stirring device is the 'silent' claim, could hear the motor change pitch as the polenta got thicker. Living with people who have auditory sensitivities it is incredibly frustrating to buy something that claims it is quiet or silent and hear it whining / grinding etc. A decibel rating would be amazing but thats probably too big an ask of the industry.
My spare change aside, solid gadget video as always! And big thanks to Mike and Barry for thinking of ease of use!!
That portable saucepan is very popular in student hostel/dorms in China. Really handy for cooking noodle soup in, instant or otherwise
We can see that it would be a very handy gadge in that situation!
@@SortedFood I thought it might come in handy for those few times a year that you might not have enough rings on your hob, like Christmas or any other big family get togethers.
Why not get a portable (single) stove top and gain the ability to use any number of pots and pans? That would be cheaper, easier to replace, easier to scale up, and more versatile.
How is that washable without wreaking it though?? Surely putting it in a bowl of water would wreak the heating element
@@1981namo you rinse it under a running tap, just as you would with a multi cooker or even an electric kettle that you’re washing out as part of descaling or because someone has put something other than water in it. You wouldn’t put it into a basin full of water.
I really love how Mike looks at gadgets for people with dexterity issues. Like noticing that the stirring gadget would actually not be helpful because of the strength of the clamp. It really shows that he is thinking I through all the way
I found you guys about a week ago and have been binge watching all of the old vids. I am officially addicted to Sorted lol, and am not exaggerating when I say I literally laugh out loud so hard that my neighbor texts to ask what I'm watching that's so funny lol. I've also learned so much, but the chemistry you all have is extremely genuine, very glad I found you, much love from NY! *Edited to add: thank you all so much for the warm welcome and the info, much appreciated! ❤
when i first found the channel i also binged watched it. so much so that the voice in my head starting developing a British accent lmao
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Same for me. it's like top gear at it's best for cooking
I was lucky to find Sorted about ten year ago, and even though they didn't do nearly what they do nowadays, I still binged through their older vid's and recipes when I first heard of them, too!
Welcome to the community! If you haven't yet, check out their Lost & Hungry tour of the US. They do a lot of fun stuff and challenges now, but seeing them enjoy the best in food & culture is still my favorite thing they do. They've been all over the US, to Ireland, France, camping, and so much more.
Oh, and Ultimate Battles were freaking _AMAZING_ back then. Everyone was involved in them, and the bickering between the normals is top notch!😂
What can I say, except enjoy your stay!😁
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2:38 Mike realizing a fairly crucial element of the gadget that hadn't been tested - and it never comes up again. I feel like it's energy cost compared to other alternatives could easily take it from "on the go" to "nonono".
Resistive heaters are 100% efficient by definition, so the only way this would be less efficient than a pot on a hob would be if it somehow radiated heat out the sides. Quite the opposite, a hob needs to heat up way more material and a regular pot radiates heat away from its uninsulated sides.
A standard small hob is usually rated for 1-1.5 kW. It's really not any worse than your average cooktop.
I can see the snack coater be useful for someone who has dietary restrictions and or food allergies to make their own snacks. Or people who live remotely, a grocery store is a 30-60 minute drive away. They would buy the ingredients in bulk and make snacks as they need
one use i can see for the stirry thing, is when Ben decides to make a risotto in pass it on, so you can actually add stuff as well
Brilliant use!
Never thought I'd hear the words "I can stirfry on my chest" in my lifetime 😂😂
You know gentleman, it would be interesting for you to have someone with disability also try some of these gadgets along with you. Give those of us who do have problems with our hands/physically cooking a really good look at how well or poorly these things could work out.
I love your videos! It's been an honor to watch you all learn and grow. I hope you have continued success in the future
I hope you are familiar with the Well Equipped series with Dan Formosa. He is a designer with disabilites in mind and has an interesting approach to appraising these gadgets.
One way I’ve seen accessibility checks done on this sort of product is an oil test, where the user rubs a bit of oil on their hands and then uses the product with their non dominant hand (if it requires both, lead with the non dominant one). It’s not a perfect simulation, but it makes for a quick fix if they don’t have someone in their life who has disabilities and is also willing to go on screen to test products with them.
I agree, I have feral arthritis hands and some of your reviews would benefit from
A review by one of your grans, someone with mobility issues in kitchen and also dexterity. Huge opportunity for you to engage with agencies for cross promotion in this space. Earn money while promoting items that support the disabled to eat well and without pain.
People, like me, who are severely disabled from RA don't need any more information. We know whether or not we could/need to use these gadgets. The pot stirrer would be a nightmare to use. However, I purchased the ever grip and it's awesome. I understand what you're saying, but really we can garner the information necessary without an actual demonstration.
@@kinjunranger140 That may be the case for many people, but introducing a broader audience to problems they had never considered might not only lead to a better interpersonal understanding but maybe also to further innovation.
The auto-stirring device is a godsend for people like me with disabilities or conditions that make the kind of continuous stirring you need for dishes like risotto painful or impossible. (I've never even tried to make risotto, because I'd be in a great deal of pain after just a few minutes of stirring.) A lot of these kinds of devices are fundamentally intended as accessibility aids, but they need to market them to the general public to make them affordable.
You can make pretty good risotto with just occasional stirring, though chefs might cringe. I often stir just after adding stock, then let it sit. Comes out just fine in the end.
@@GreggGies Not the point.
Have you tested the device? Seeing what it did to the saucepan after only a couple of minutes of polenta, I shudder to think what half an hour of risotto might create.
@@Serenity_Dee I don't think this user's comment warrants that response! If I found myself struggling with stirring a risotto, I would probably be comforted by the knowledge they contributed. I might have that stocked up in my brain whereas I don't have the gadget on hand.
Honestly, when I make french onion soup, even without a disability I'd love to have something like this for caramelizing the onions. Keeping onions moving without leaving them get stuck to the pan or burning while they can take up to an hour to get perfectly brown seems like the perfect thing to be able to automate.
The bowl is exactly how they do it industrially, just a LOT bigger. This is a nice little piece of kit if you want this kind of product. Unfortunately, regarding the price, you can get a commercial one for £260, not huge but good enough. When you add in the stand mixer you probably paid more.
Same principle as a cement mixer 😁
@@YaaLFH Yep.
As someone who is into medieval cooking, and particularly confectionery, I would LOVE the snack coater.
do you have a good salt and vinegar seasoning iv tried ebay but they dont taste like chip packets
salt and vinegar popcorn is my goal
Just make sure you have the right Kitchen Aid! Mine doesn’t tip back like that, it levers up and down.
Carmel covered popcorn
@@willowashe I saw another device like this for a Kenwood. It came with a stand to put the mixer on an angle.
@@littlehills739 let me know if you find out
6:40 Doing it Quicker makes my nipples feel less itchy" Mike.
Thanks Mike! Really needed the laugh😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well what do you expect if you’re stir-frying on your chest!?!
cringe and childish
Just to clarify on the sharpener, tell Mike that the long steel is NOT a sharpener, it is a honing steel
Exactly, so you need two whetstones or that things and a whetstone. Adding those together means that this is not absurdly expensive anymore.
@@arthena2130 You honestly don't need a vunch of stone and a honing steel when starting sharpening. A decent 1kgrit-ish stone for
it also sharpens.
@@HugSeal42EDIT: I goofed, the video I mentioned below was about a knock off of the Horl system from a brand called Tumbler, I'll leave my original comment as written below so the comments after continue to make sense.
Original comment:
I saw a video not long ago about the Horl sharpener, the sharpening wheel gets clogged up/loses it's effectiveness really quickly (apparently). You can definitely pick up a decent enough combination whetstone for around £25, which will last decades and I totally agree that it isn't a hard skill to learn.
Long steels can contain added materials to make them remove metal and sharpen knives. In my kitchen I have both a sharpening and honing steel, among other knife care kit. Just do a brief google for ‘diamond sharpening steel’. You’ve got no idea what he’s got at home, and the arrogance confuses me. Just because you know something doesn’t mean you need to try and correct the world. The guys clearly can distinguish between sharpening and honing.
Jamie says all the stirring devices have been horrible but Ben took the Italian one home after it made risotto. It was back when they couldn't have too many people in the studio because of covid
finally someone else mentioned the italian one! I remember being blown away that it did actually stir without burning the food and from what I remember it cost a third of what this one did.
I would love to see the guys testing out kitchen gadgets / tools made for blind or visually impaired people. It would be even better with a blind person with them, demonstrating how he or she uses it in their kitchen. You often talk about gadgets potentially helping when you live with a disability, and I feel like it would be nice to do a focus on that ! It would also be a great way to show that cooking is indeed, for everyone ❤
A collab with Molly Burke would be great. She mentions gadgets she uses in her daily life from time to time.
I like this idea a lot, but in collab with someone with expertise in that area.
That Pan would be a godsend for Students that live in tiny dorms. It would have saved me so much headache (we had a shared kitchen with 12 people xD ).
As someone who has no access to a kitchen, the types of foods I can have are pretty slim. Having that portable pan would a godsend!
Talking about students, I'd love it if you guys made a video with maybe some easy small kitchen hacks or seasonings to add to premade pasta sauce in a situation where I either dont have time to make my own sauce or cant. Used to basically live on it during my college days.
The thing is that pasta sauces often have so few ingredients that it really doesn't make much sense to do that. Sure you can make and sweat your own sofrito (Onion, Carrot, Celery) add the premade pasta sauce. Or melt some anchovy, some olives, some onion and add your pasta sauce, but in most instances you could just as well add a can of tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes and you would have the actual Italian recipe to a pasta sauce. Meaning that you are better of learning some quick Italian recipes and their variations instead of "hacking" premade pasta sauces.
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Asding a few seasonings are quite different from chopping, sweating, and adding canned anchovies, etc. Dorms usually lack refrigeration, storage space, etc. Big difference between storing some bagged up spices versus opening a can of tomato sauce, hauling out a cutting board and knife, etc.
@b_uppy you can not really make a video on "hacking" pasta sauces without any chopping or sweating. If you want to add dry spices that is customising it to your own taste, but not really a hack now, is it?
If you want it spicy, add chilli if you want more garlic, add garlic.
I don't see the appeal in a video about that.
Also, stop making everything about "dorms." The og comment asked for hacks that could be done in a "small kitchen".
You claim elsewhere that you "love to cook" and now talk about "hauling out" a cutting board and knife? Please, are you even serious or just trolling?
@b_uppy The original comment was talking about a "small kitchen" not everyone lives in a dorm.
"Hauling out a cutting board". Didn't you claim to "love" cooking in another comment?
Just adding some spices you like is not "hacking" anything. That is just seasoning to your taste. Do you really need a video about that?
I don't know if the boys have ever been faced with an Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher. My dad is an engineer and he just loves that thing since he first saw it at a friend's house last year. He was so excited when he got one for Christmas 😂
I have one, too and it gives me a childish pleasure each time I use it. Physics irl. 😳
Excellent for use at the weekend when I'm a pile of dippy soldiers to eat.
Generally don't have much use of being able to speak German in the UK, however comments like these on English speaking videos always make me laugh. I love how German turns an English paragraph into a word 😊 this particular gadget is pretty cool however I don't eat boiled eggs enough to own one tho.
Ah, it's one of those oddly satisfying things
That Hytric Portable saucepan will be good for Barry 😂he’s has a lovely habit of forgetting to turn off the hob 😂😂😂😂
You actually had a decent self stirrer in a remote kitchen gadget episode during covid. Think Ben tested it. It was good enough a family member with arthritis got one!
Tested on a risotto if I remember. Of course
Yes, I just wrote a comment about this before I saw yours. That Ben said he was taken at home. And if I recall, it didn’t leave any residue in the pan. I wish you would do another video testing the 2 of them
Think using both in the cooker might give interesting results. The burn protection coupled with stirring could be useful.
The fact that Barry heard the thing called a "Roller" and refused to roll it is peak Barry.
The crazy thing is that practically every review of that sharpener I've seen, including by professional knife smiths, the reviewer just pushes/drags it along the blade... I have yet to see anybody address why they would drag a roller, but it's very common.
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You can't really see it in the review, but there's an axle along the middle of the thing which attaches to the discs - so as you move the body back and forth, the rubber rings around the sharpening discs roll along the table, spinning the discs.
(if you look around 6:40 you can see it wobbling a bit - but since the discs are totally symmetrical their movement really doesn't show on camera)
@@DumbMuscle Finally someone else who understands how it operates. No different than most rolling pins.
@@TheMuffin18 I saw that as well, really smart as it means you have a good grip on the handle while rolling it.
dude! cooking lunch on your chest while still half sleeping in your bed is a life changer!
Lol.
I would really like to see an episode where Ebbers or Kush prepares a 3-course meal with the Hytric Pan. Maybe even provide 2 pieces. Maybe as Chef Tests a Gadget, which the normals approved.
I remember that Ben tested an automatic stirrer that clamped around the pot and was powerful enough to make a risotto that he was very happy with. So I wouldn't say that all of them were bad.
During lockdown, if I remember…
the rolling sharpner, has a lot of issues, from my research. apparently the sanding surface stops working after a few sharpens, and the magnet is not hard enough.
Many brands probably do, but the Horl is the original design and apparently very sturdy. Of course, that is part of the reason it is so expensive.
@@DangerSquiggles Lol definitely not.
@@svn5994 I tried this thing at a friends, it worked quite well at the time.
I'm guessing it's pretty much just sandpaper glued to the rollers.
Every time I'm making polenta at home, I get the sudden urge to take a wee. This invention is a lifesaver.
always brings joy to my day when sorted uploads
Ahhhhh love to hear it 💛
The normals definitely need to learn how to properly sharpen knives (especially since one is now Sous Chef). A honing bar doesn't actually sharpen blades, and those pull through ones are trash that are more likely to damage them then sharpen them. Just learning how to use a whetstone would be a boon (and a skill all chefs should know).
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That knife sharpener would improve my (disabled) kitchen so much! Props to you guys always finding new things for me to use as a disabled cook! Definitely gonna have to save for that. Would love a comparison of THAT vs. regular whetstones and/or one of those cheap V shaped sharpeners.
With my disability, to me it worth spending more sense to buy the more expensive sharpener with better knives so that i'm not killing myself getting my knives sharp
@@williambrown319 oh exactly, and KEEPING the nice knives sharp. Just sucks it's gotta cost so much!
As someone who owns a Horl and has used whetstones - It's pretty dang close (no, it won't give you the absurd, microns-thin razor edge that internet knife enthusiasts obsess over, but it'll get you 90% of the way there which is PLENTY good), and it's WAY easier to use. It requires no soaking, and is very difficult to screw up (unlike a whetstone, which requires tons of practice to get right). It's costly, but worth it. I got rid of my other sharpeners shortly after getting mine.
I think Horl are the "good" brand of this design; there are a *lot* of cheap knock-offs that don't last a long time at all. You can find a lot of videos that tear the worse versions to absolute shreds because all the diamonds fall off after a week and you're just rubbing your knife against a piece of soft, flat metal, sharpening nothing.
It should do as good a job as a traditional water or oil stone sharpening with a guide.
It should be miles ahead of the sharpness you get with a honing rod and the v sharpeners simply because you can have different grits for sharpening/repairs as well as the ceramic for honing. A bit on the pricey side of things but so are good waterstones or diamond coated plates
The first one would be awesome when car-glamping with a regular wallsocket in the trunk. I'm heading to Amazon!
Or for people who stay in hotels for work. It's rare they have a stove these days.
Very true!
Happy shopping 😆
would love to hear how things you like have held up (like hexclad pans, etc) things you like and don’t after using them for a year or so
Good point.
The mixer attachment was very interesting. An industrial video I watched showing how candy is coated call the act 'panning'.
I love these vids..it feels like the boys are just hanging out and having a good time
Me too!
I think this is one of the best gadgets I have seen; thanks, Mike, for saying it could be stiff and the costs, but sometimes I can't even use my hands, so I think it would really help. This makes me happy x
The knife sharpener came in. I was all in. "I'm definitely gonna get one!!!" Then it came time for the price... "Yeah, I don't really need one...". 😅
if in need of a knife sharpener, get a mini belt sander, little higher learning curve, but you will have a sharp knife in just a few minutes
I've been using the same Lansky sharpening kit since 2007/8 and my knives are sharp enough to shave with (not that I do lol). My kit brand new now on Amazon is about 25 quid but there are diamond options as well. Every part is available separately too.
Sorry if I sound like an advert lol.
For £50 I'd get one absolutely, it's going to last a long time. For £160 I would just replace the knife...twice.
I have one of these. I 100% agree they are quite expensive but I am SERIOUSLY happy getting one.
@@ReptilezDzn I have a whetstone and know how to use one. I don't need a knife sharpener. That just looked nice.
My mother used to sharpen her knives on our back step outside the kitchen door. Her knives were always as sharp as razors. My grandmother used did the same method but used a top-stone on the wall of the water well in the garden. Can't beat the old ways.
When our drop-in electric stove died, we went to one glass induction burner. I cook entire Thanksgiving dinners with that thing, but having something like this extra would be amazing. Absolutely amazing.
The knife sharpener is only worth £50 but they need the other £100 for all the ads they're running for it.
$35
Barry is so spiritually connected to hobs that he thinks his chest is one big hob.
That first item, the self heating pan, honestly seems incredible to me that it makes the inside that hot but the outside barely even warm? Again would be fantastic anywhere you have electricity but not an actual kitchen. My Japanese class in highschool would often make traditional foods in the classroom and have to bring in a little electric burner to make stuff in because the classroom wasn’t meant for cooking. That would have been perfect for us!
I was at the Ideal Home show last week and they had so many gadgets and pretentious ingredients you guys could have made so many videos.
I want to know how you're cleaning that Hytric thingie. Water and electronics tend to be a bad combination.
another good usecase for the portable saucepan: an office with only a teakitchen or in general workplaces, where you might want to heat up or fry something that can't be done in a microwave, but i wouldn't call it a "kitchen essential", maybe "kitchenette"
The “snack coater” would be ideal for making all different kinds of candy coated chocolate. It’s no where near the size of the pans used to make m&m’s, but I can see serious home candy makers having fun making those types of candies.
Especially for people who make their own snacks because of allergies or other dietary reasons!
so Mike doesn't sharpen his knives then..! That's a honing steel
The snack coater is used in candy manufacturing.
That stir mate would be a lifesaver for them during a challenge. Better keep it around boys!
as for the snack coater, I believe due to the rules of kitchen physics that coating the lower inside of the bowl with a form spray (for baking) leaves more of (especially) sticky coatings to join the snacks, and allows for easier washup and less waste
That little Snack Coater is genius, never would think to shrink down a candy panner like that!!
It's basically a shrunken concrete mixer 🤣
Most of these gadgets did their jobs well enough, but the insane pricing removes any value they might have had.
On the pot stirrer, it is nice you guys have finally found one that actually does the job. The clamp might give someone with arthritis trouble, but as someone who finds standing a long time hard setting a pot to stir and then going and having a sit would make more complex dishes accesible.
I have the Stir Mate and it works wonderful for home canning! When you have to stir tomatoes for hours and hours this is a life saver. Absolutely love it
Put an inverter in your car, add that saucepan and you can cook on the go
genius. i cant think of any place really, where it would not be convenient.
To be honest though, how is that better than just carrying a portable induction hob? Especially if you have a handy car to keep it in.
@@-_James_- you can’t put the induction hob on your chest and then put a saucepan on it. It would fall off.
@@grilnam9945 hah. Good point, well made. 🤣
Really enjoying these videos with just Mike, Jamie and Barry, with James popping up as well to make it even better. Now we just need more Kush!
you are basically saying that you dont like ben.
I think the stirrer would've helped during the pass it on where Ben decided they were making risotto and put them all in a stirring "box" in Barry's mind 😂
Barry refusing to roll a rolling sharpener, and sliding it instead. Not much more to say, honestly 🤣
I have a Horl and I've found it works sublimely. The initial grinding actually takes a LONG time - I think it took me 2 hours to sharpen all my knives (you need to get them to conform to the proper angle, which takes a while. A good trick is to run a sharpie on both sides of the edge of your blade; once it's all gone you know it's done), but now that it's done it takes only a few passes per side to get them back up to sharpness. A little bit of a learning curve but a FANTASTIC product.
Good to know!
Same, it's so easy to use I'm probably over-sharpening.
The portable pan is great. Could work really well when camping or fixing up a quick meal when at work etc.
I just wonder how you properly clean it.
Camping, with mains power?
@TheMuffin18 my thinking too, sticking it into a washing up bowl of water would wreak the heating element
Invented in the Check republic sometime between 1950 and 1960 first saw them advertised in a leaflet in the late70's.
Doubly so if "work" is a construction site.
That pan would be good for dorm room cooking and for those of us who live in very limited space! 🙂
I really liked how Mike brought up the strength needed to clamp the pot stirrer instead of just saying "helpfulforthedisabled" all in one breath without stopping to think "Is it really?"
My Dad taught me to cook and always told me that the most dangerous thing in a kitchen is a Dull Knife!
Or a falling knife 😬
The most dangerous thing in a kitchen is an idiot.
the Snack Coater would be great for Buffalo Wings
Homemade caramel popcorn.
Many years ago I made chocolate covered raisins for Mothers Day by dipping each one by hand and I couldn't wait to get to the last flippin raisin. My Mum loved them so that was worth the time and effort.
That saucepan is actually pretty amazing for studio flats where the kitchen facilities are sometimes a microwave and a sink, also works for student accommodation or shared kitchen where someone else is always using whatever kitchen appliance you need.
The Portable Saucepan looks so quaint and cute. Nice colour too.
I’m confused you said all the self stirring gadgets in the past I’ve been terrible, but a few years ago, James gave Ben one that worked beautifully. He made a risotto with it, he even tucked it in his pocket and said he was taking it home..
Been watching these guys for years and hearing how they all sharpen their knives was absolutely the most “normal” I’ve heard them be in a while.
The self heating saucepan would have changed my life when I was backpacking. Cooking was taking so long over campfire, and in hostels, dorms or even campsites it's easy to find a plug when there is no kitchen.
I guess the extra weight would be worth it
Guys, a honing rod or steel is NOT for sharpening your knives.. It's used to maintain the knife edge and keep it straight and aligned and you can use it to deburr in the sharpening process.
That pan plug is universal to us PC builders so easy to buy a very long one if you need fyi :).
I've used the portable saucepan for a lot actually. There were so many times I would have every burner used in my house making a meal and just want something to either simmer or keep warm while I'm doing the main dishes. This has allowed me to set it off to the side keeping it away from clutter and keep things warm on the dinner table while waiting to serve. I've also used it while camping/at the lake. It may seem like it doesn't have the most purpose but when you have it and you start realizing the possibilities, it's amazing.
Agreed.
I love kitchen gadget reviews!
That pan is absolutely amazing for so many reasons. I'm not surprised at all that Barry couldn't think outside of himself to figure out who it might benefit and why it would be a good product, though.
This is amazing for people in college dorms, for people that are caregivers that aren't able to be in and out of a kitchen, as well as for people that have opposite living hours as someone else in the house ... rather than making a lot of noise in the kitchen and waking someone up, this pan can be taken to a quieter place in the house and cooking can still happen. There are SO many other uses for it that would be super beneficial to many of the viewers.
An Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi would be even better.
@@YaaLFH Than Barry? Yeah, probably.
I'm a content creator and food is partially my niche despite me not having a fancy kitchen. This pot is my lifesaver when I want to cook something quietly without my family knowing what I am up to (nor ask for the food I made 😂)
I'm a content creator and food is partially my niche. This pot is my lifesaver when I want to cook something quietly in my room for content creation without my family knowing what I am up to (nor ask for the food I made 😂). Also I don't have a fancy kitchen & cooking pots + utensils but since my electric pot looks cute, it made up for the aesthetic elements in my videos 😂
Reaction to a £100 mecahnical stirrer that seemed well built "Noooo"
Reaction to a £100 bowl "useful"
the panning attachment can also be used for solid seasoning like cheese powder or whatever you want depending on the product you are making
Now you do remember that Ebbers tested a pot stirrer a couple of years ago for a risotto and loved it so much he pocketed it to take home. So Jamie stating they have tested them before with poor results is inaccurate. But agree those self stirring gadgets usually lack usefulness!
Glad you have a good memory.
I thought they had already done this sharpener too, because Ben made the great point that the sharp end shouldn't be facing upward - it's dangerous.
@@ChristopherBradfield
You comment posted under the wrong thread.
I could see the pan be very useful on a smaller boat/yacht.
Definitely!
The portable Saucepan is a God send for students living in a dorm. Cooking instant noodles, eggs or anything easily
I'd definitely have the plugin saucepan! I love how you always manage to include at least one accessible gadget. The saucepan is ideal for working on a wheelchair-height table if you can't reach the counters in your kitchen. 😊
I'd use the snack coater to destruction too! 😂
Sorry Mike, a steel just hones an edge to get rid of day to day damage. You need a proper sharpening system to put a new edge on a knife.
I wouldn’t bother with the Horl system, you can do just as well if not better for about a third of the price with sharpeners from Lansky and similar.
Quote of the Day: “Worth it but comes at a cost. That doesn’t make sense.”
That saucepan is a fantastic invention and has so many good applications for those, that have small spaces. In a camping situation also, if you are in an area that does not allow campfires. All you need is a high-powered portable battery like a Halo, or an adaptor for your car to power it.
Ok I'm actually really glad to see the snack coater test. I've just started a confectionary business and i was actually considering this exact one. Until now all I've found are ads for it, no tests. This shows me I actually DO want & need to get one when I can!