It was originally designed for people who only have use in one hand, but there is no money in that, so they either had to charge a fortune for it or sell it to the general market. A lot of products aimed at the disabled tend to get this treatment. The Snuggie was originally designed for wheelchair bound people.
No it wasn't!!!!! The snuggie originanally being a product for wheelchair users is a common myth. In reality, the snuggie is a ripoff of an identical product designed by a college student.
I love how Mike is genuinely surprised when it actually works the way it's supposed to the first time. Those reactions are funnier to me than when something is a piece of crap like usual. But then again, these things never cease to amaze with how terrible they are.
Perhaps the products were made with that in mind but the infomercials almost never use that angle. Almost every time products like this are marketed towards middle-aged parents.
I think it might be that they have to market these gadgets to the non-disabled markets to be able to make them affordable to produce? But an awful lot of these seemingly pointless "lazy" products were designed with disabled people in mind (like the slanket/snuggie seems silly until you consider how practical it is for someone in a wheelchair)
Crowvamp1979 Pretty sure that's what it was originally designed for, then some executive saw it and said, "Let's try and sell this to people too lazy to crack an egg normally!"
Shinbu1128 Executives usually aren't that stupid--they got to the top somehow(yes, not everyone on top deserves it, but not every person who works with a corporation is instantly evil and stupid), I'd suspect some idiot a little lower in the chain who had a bit too much time on his hands.
ProbeVoyages I didn't mean to imply that it was specifically a CEO or something, I tend to just use that as a catch-all term for businessman. Bit of a misnomer, but it's a force of habit.
Shinbu1128 I'm glad for that, just trying to weaken the mindless corporation bashing attitude so someone of this messed up nation will take responsibility. It's not much, but I'm doing something by breaking a few bad patterns.
My Mother had an egg separator when I was a kid but she was a gourmet chef. Any normal person that only bakes around the holidays doesn't need this piece of plastic junk.
Great channel, I just subscribed. :) A lot of these products are for people with mobility impairments, so they might be pointless to us, but for the elderly or disabled it's necessary. Regardless, I really like how you expose the REALLY bullshit products. Keep it up!
Actually Mike, cooking experts suggest that you tap the egg on a flat surface to crack it, that way, none of the shell gets in the egg as it would more like do on the edge of something. THE KEY WORD BEING *TAP!* STUPID INFOMERCIAL!
I got my dad one of these because he loves eggs but has a hard time cracking them effectively because he has the shakes from old age. Also you were using the yolk separator wrong. You had it aligned to high up so you weren't getting enough drop action. Admittedly it does take some dialing in but once you learn the optimal distance it works a treat at ovum separation. You sure cracked me up though with this review...see what I did there, an egg pun.
The separator thingy would actually come in handy if you have a lot of eggs to separate. I had to help separate 15 dozen eggs once and it was a real mess not to mention pain in the arse.
My cousin lost a hand in a world related accident and we got him this as a joke gift one year for Christmas. (Yes, he has a very healthy sense of humor) And he actually uses it regularly. So yeah, it's great for people who have hand issues at least.
I just remembered something some said in a similar video, these types of devices are created for disabled people who can't function physically for whatever reason and have to use things like this. there isn't a large market for disability devices so they sell them off as "convenience" devices to people who think they can sell them through ads like this.
I love how most of the products that actually works would be better for the disabled than for anyone else. Things like this should market directly to those with disabilities.
i actually had one of these and it was awesome. the yolk separator not so much. you have to make sure the blades get really clean after using it though. mike, your face holding still was hysterical! lol
cracking an egg on a flat surface is how we do it in kitchens in the US (at least how we’re taught to do it). Something about how the outside of the egg shell might have bacteria that could get into the egg white or something. Not too difficult, just gotta be delicate with it because…y’know.
I had one of these! Clearance for a dollar. Never used it. I do always crack eggs into a dish, though, because I do sometimes get shell. If you do that, use the empty shell - little pieces will stick to it.
Also you know who is bad at cracking eggs? Kids. In one day, the kid I baby-sat once dropped one on a rug, and lost one down the sink because some genius taught her to crack eggs against the sink. She lost egg privileges for a long while after that. I actually did completely miss an egg cracking it into a measuring cup the other week. Proudest moment of my life, obviously. And amusingly it was after I had given this away.
I'm going to point out that people with arthritis and hands crippled by osteoporosis do -in fact- sometimes need devices like that, because they can't get a grip, but they can place an egg in that and press down on the grips.
This reminded me of the Orgreenic frying pan ads where they act like cooking an egg is a nightmare waiting to unravel. Be interesting to see one of those tested out. :)
My sister bought me an egg-separator for Christmas. Had to try it just once.. The edges of the thing was so sharp it put a hole in the yolk.. Better doing it the "old fashioned" way
no no when you do it on the counter youre supposed to follow through (like golf) straight through whatever surface youre using. the shell is caught by the broken table and youre left with a handful of egg yolk. its amazing.
This is definitely necessary for people with chronic pain or those with unsteady hands. Also, perhaps for someone who has a cut or something and doesn't want to risk touching the egg? Or hey, what about kids that want to help cook without making a huge mess? Just because -you- have no need for it doesn't make it pointless for someone else.
I actually own this thing and use it often... I'm ashamed, but it's useful. I have a condition called dyspraxia which makes my fine motor skills really shitty, and no matter what I did I could never get a clean break when I cracked eggs the normal way.
I think nostalgia critic may have covered on this phenomenon, its where the people living in infomercials are mentally deficient in handling everyday tastes, so they need these devices to help them otherwise they would kill themselves on a paperclip.
I bought this a while back, but only because it came with this thing that "mixed the inside of the egg without cracking it!" it was a motor with a needle on it that spun inside of it. needless to say, it didnt work. but i wanted it to so badly.
The holding still bit after cracking the egg 😄😄😄😄😁😁😁😆😆😂😂😂 What you should have done with the ending after the egg cracking pose instead of the clip with you playing with the yolk. Replace it with you still in the egg cracking pose. 😂😂
Hey Mike (do you mind if I call you Mike, or are we moving too fast?) I really enjoy your stuff, you're way more polished than a lot of other people on youtube to begin with, and you'll only get better over time. It'll just take a bit for you to take off but its already started. You've got a great sense of humour man, look forward to more of your stuff.
if the separator worked like it did in the add, at lease there would be a reason to actually buy this, I mean unless of course you buy egg whites from the store...
It could work. The thing is that if those eggs came right out of the fridge the eggwhite would be thicker and less fluid. Roomtemperature eggs are better for seperating as the white will flow easier.
TheMjohann So what like put your eggs out for a bit before you intend to eat them then use the separator? I'd be interested to see if that actually worked
tgsachris Pretty much yes. When i was working in a bakery the eggs were usualy stored in room temperature. Eggs can be stored just fine on your counter top. In fact there is no need at all to keep your eggs in a fridge.
tgsachris That is not a easy question. But most will say up to one week. Thing is that the egg is surprisingly well protected. The outer shell along with two membranes inside the egg can keep a lot of contaminations out of the egg. But roughly one week is safe enough, you can probably go twice as long. The only reason to keep eggs cold is in the unlikley event that the egg is already contaminated. Keeping it cold then will slow down the bacterial growth.
my father in his 80s bought several of these and gave them as presents to friends and neighbors my mother was very embarrassed it was fucking hilarious
I might use this if it meant I'd never again break a yolk. Yes, it's possible to have the skill to do that by hand. I'm not terrible, but I'm not as consistent as I'd like and there are much smarter things I can do with my time than practicing egg cracking. I'm not trying to be a pro cook, I just want the yolk to stay runny.
maybe they're just contemplating why they agreed to be in a commercial for an egg cracking machine. "this is where my acting training took me? to an EZ Cracker ad?" ^_^
Lol.. I agree that it seems rather ointless to have at home, but I can imagine it being quite handy when you work at a hotel & need to crack around 100 eggs. At least it looks like it'd be faster ith this thing
be a lot slower actually, unless you have never cracked an egg before in your life it takes 2 seconds to crack an egg and move on the the next one, with this crap you have to load it up, then crap it, then wait a second for all the egg to come out based on the video then take it out. I could have cracked 5 eggs in the amount of time it took to describe using it
It was originally designed for people who only have use in one hand, but there is no money in that, so they either had to charge a fortune for it or sell it to the general market.
A lot of products aimed at the disabled tend to get this treatment. The Snuggie was originally designed for wheelchair bound people.
No it wasn't!!!!! The snuggie originanally being a product for wheelchair users is a common myth. In reality, the snuggie is a ripoff of an identical product designed by a college student.
okay, to be fair, since it does work, im sure it would come in handy fro people with arthritis or other sorts of joint pain.
I think that's what it was designed for actually. The hilarity ensues when people try to sell outside of the target market.
This video is like the Chickens 9/11
Or someone with only one arm, maybe. These reasons make it brilliant.
***** he probably meant someone who didn't have to have his arm removed just for others chefs to stand a chance against his magnificence.
Ahhh. My mistake!
Cracking eggs are so hard, last night i ended up in the hospital with several third degree burns.
Wow, you're lucky. When I cracked an egg, My whole house caught on fire, then I became blind.
Both of you are lucky, when I cracked an egg, i woke up in the hospital paralyzed from the neck down.
At least you didn't die, I cracked an egg open before realising it was a grenade
should have gone to spec-savers
I love how Mike is genuinely surprised when it actually works the way it's supposed to the first time. Those reactions are funnier to me than when something is a piece of crap like usual. But then again, these things never cease to amaze with how terrible they are.
This would be brilliant for disabled people
Putting the egg in the device though
Never thought of it this way. Yeah, great for people with only one hand, or have a broken arm or something.
+Acid Roof Productions Yeah I feel many of the products for cooking could be utilised to make life easier for disabled or elderly people.
Perhaps the products were made with that in mind but the infomercials almost never use that angle. Almost every time products like this are marketed towards middle-aged parents.
I think it might be that they have to market these gadgets to the non-disabled markets to be able to make them affordable to produce? But an awful lot of these seemingly pointless "lazy" products were designed with disabled people in mind (like the slanket/snuggie seems silly until you consider how practical it is for someone in a wheelchair)
I could see this being pretty handy for the elderly or people with arthritis.
This might be good for people with limited use of their hands, like from a medical condistion. But for the average person, it is useless.
Crowvamp1979 Pretty sure that's what it was originally designed for, then some executive saw it and said, "Let's try and sell this to people too lazy to crack an egg normally!"
Shinbu1128 Executives usually aren't that stupid--they got to the top somehow(yes, not everyone on top deserves it, but not every person who works with a corporation is instantly evil and stupid), I'd suspect some idiot a little lower in the chain who had a bit too much time on his hands.
ProbeVoyages I didn't mean to imply that it was specifically a CEO or something, I tend to just use that as a catch-all term for businessman. Bit of a misnomer, but it's a force of habit.
Shinbu1128 I'm glad for that, just trying to weaken the mindless corporation bashing attitude so someone of this messed up nation will take responsibility. It's not much, but I'm doing something by breaking a few bad patterns.
ProbeVoyages Trust me, I know what you mean. Most people just choose to buy into stereotypes because, like they say, "ignorance is bliss."
Cracking eggs is so hard, I tried doing it last night, I ended up with pinkeye
Cracks egg, obtains a state of grace . . .
My family actually owns one of these it used by my family members with Arthritis or limited hand movement so I'd say it right for them
My Mother had an egg separator when I was a kid but she was a gourmet chef. Any normal person that only bakes around the holidays doesn't need this piece of plastic junk.
I work in a bakery weeks at a time....no matter how many crates of eggs we need to crack we defiantly don't use this weird plastic after math...
I''m shitting in bowls! RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!
Mike Jeavons, Ashens meets Kr1tikal
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Great channel, I just subscribed. :) A lot of these products are for people with mobility impairments, so they might be pointless to us, but for the elderly or disabled it's necessary. Regardless, I really like how you expose the REALLY bullshit products. Keep it up!
Dont film AGAINST a light source YOU DONKEY. *this insult was brought to you by many hours of watching kitchen nightmares.
Lol, the part where you were just standing doing nothing with a dumb look on your face gave me a good laugh.
Mike: Nobody's that bad at cracking eggs!
Me: ... *bows head in shame* I am...
Dammit, Blaze! Get better at it!
All these years later, and this is still one of my favourites!
Actually Mike, cooking experts suggest that you tap the egg on a flat surface to crack it, that way, none of the shell gets in the egg as it would more like do on the edge of something.
THE KEY WORD BEING *TAP!* STUPID INFOMERCIAL!
cooking experts always crack the egg with one hand and without tapping it on anything, from what I've seen.
I got my dad one of these because he loves eggs but has a hard time cracking them effectively because he has the shakes from old age. Also you were using the yolk separator wrong. You had it aligned to high up so you weren't getting enough drop action. Admittedly it does take some dialing in but once you learn the optimal distance it works a treat at ovum separation.
You sure cracked me up though with this review...see what I did there, an egg pun.
RUclips decided eight year old infomercialism videos needed to be suggested and, it was right, forgot all about this series ♥️
Mike breaks the no. 1 law of cinematography by filming with the light source behind him.
Ayy Mao yet, it still looks good
The separator thingy would actually come in handy if you have a lot of eggs to separate. I had to help separate 15 dozen eggs once and it was a real mess not to mention pain in the arse.
My cousin lost a hand in a world related accident and we got him this as a joke gift one year for Christmas. (Yes, he has a very healthy sense of humor) And he actually uses it regularly. So yeah, it's great for people who have hand issues at least.
I would say it’s the perfect device for people with one arm, but I learned how to crack an egg with one hand when I was a teenager...
1:20 - that woman needs to be in every fucking "disgusted face" commercial LMFAO I'm dying!!!!
I could watch these all day! This is funny, witty and damn replay-able! Keep it up Mike!
A lot of infomercial products were actually made with disabilities in mind. Looking at this I really think I get that
I just remembered something some said in a similar video, these types of devices are created for disabled people who can't function physically for whatever reason and have to use things like this. there isn't a large market for disability devices so they sell them off as "convenience" devices to people who think they can sell them through ads like this.
The advert missed the obvious slapstick example of showing someone cracking an egg into their face.
I love how most of the products that actually works would be better for the disabled than for anyone else. Things like this should market directly to those with disabilities.
Found your videos through Ashens last week and have been watching so many of your videos, love them, keep it up, very funny :)
In addition to people with disabilities, this would be useful for people who have to crack DOZENS of eggs all at once.
i actually had one of these and it was awesome. the yolk separator not so much.
you have to make sure the blades get really clean after using it though.
mike, your face holding still was hysterical! lol
+etrnluv
If you need to clean it then it won't really save you a lot of time.
Unless you often need to crack several eggs at once.
cracking an egg on a flat surface is how we do it in kitchens in the US (at least how we’re taught to do it). Something about how the outside of the egg shell might have bacteria that could get into the egg white or something. Not too difficult, just gotta be delicate with it because…y’know.
I had one of these! Clearance for a dollar. Never used it.
I do always crack eggs into a dish, though, because I do sometimes get shell. If you do that, use the empty shell - little pieces will stick to it.
Also you know who is bad at cracking eggs? Kids. In one day, the kid I baby-sat once dropped one on a rug, and lost one down the sink because some genius taught her to crack eggs against the sink.
She lost egg privileges for a long while after that.
I actually did completely miss an egg cracking it into a measuring cup the other week. Proudest moment of my life, obviously. And amusingly it was after I had given this away.
I'm going to point out that people with arthritis and hands crippled by osteoporosis do -in fact- sometimes need devices like that, because they can't get a grip, but they can place an egg in that and press down on the grips.
There is no describing my love for this series. Keep em coming!
Every time me and my brother watch your videos we die laughing! OMG before I swear I had an 8 pack ur vids are really funny! Can't stop watching them!
Yeah, we've all tried to crack an egg by slamming it against the counter top.
This reminded me of the Orgreenic frying pan ads where they act like cooking an egg is a nightmare waiting to unravel. Be interesting to see one of those tested out. :)
My sister bought me an egg-separator for Christmas. Had to try it just once.. The edges of the thing was so sharp it put a hole in the yolk.. Better doing it the "old fashioned" way
Love this series!
no no when you do it on the counter youre supposed to follow through (like golf) straight through whatever surface youre using. the shell is caught by the broken table and youre left with a handful of egg yolk. its amazing.
The egg separator Mike uses seems shallower than the one in the advert, I think that's why it didn't work very well.
They're holding it still to make sure that the entirety of the egg is on the bowl. Either that, or they're trying to show off the product. Or both. :)
"Noone's that bad at cracking eggs"
*raises hand*
I suck at it lol
Keep'em coming, best part of my day!!!!
heck young guy here and i'll admit sometimes i ok alot of times i have trouble with egg shells so this sounds like something i would use.
This is definitely necessary for people with chronic pain or those with unsteady hands. Also, perhaps for someone who has a cut or something and doesn't want to risk touching the egg? Or hey, what about kids that want to help cook without making a huge mess? Just because -you- have no need for it doesn't make it pointless for someone else.
AuroraFoxx indeed.. I also think he attached the egg seperator incorrectly
AuroraFoxx indeed.. I also think he attached the egg seperator incorrectly
I actually own this thing and use it often... I'm ashamed, but it's useful. I have a condition called dyspraxia which makes my fine motor skills really shitty, and no matter what I did I could never get a clean break when I cracked eggs the normal way.
Then don't be ashamed.
your videos are by far the funniest on youtube.
I have made eggs for 15 years and I have never once got a piece of shell in my food. I have never once spilled an egg either.
I think nostalgia critic may have covered on this phenomenon, its where the people living in infomercials are mentally deficient in handling everyday tastes, so they need these devices to help them otherwise they would kill themselves on a paperclip.
I bought this a while back, but only because it came with this thing that "mixed the inside of the egg without cracking it!" it was a motor with a needle on it that spun inside of it. needless to say, it didnt work. but i wanted it to so badly.
That face you made just kills me.
As someone with limited use of their hands (Carpel Tunnel). This just looks like a night mare on your hands. Cracking eggs would be easier.
I only once had eggshells I had to pick out of something after cracking an egg.
The holding still bit after cracking the egg 😄😄😄😄😁😁😁😆😆😂😂😂
What you should have done with the ending after the egg cracking pose instead of the clip with you playing with the yolk.
Replace it with you still in the egg cracking pose.
😂😂
1:38
The best and most hilarious part xD
I got one of these and the bugger always got eggshell bits in the mix.
Terrible, it did exactly the opposite of what it promised.
Hey Mike (do you mind if I call you Mike, or are we moving too fast?) I really enjoy your stuff, you're way more polished than a lot of other people on youtube to begin with, and you'll only get better over time. It'll just take a bit for you to take off but its already started. You've got a great sense of humour man, look forward to more of your stuff.
if the separator worked like it did in the add, at lease there would be a reason to actually buy this, I mean unless of course you buy egg whites from the store...
It could work. The thing is that if those eggs came right out of the fridge the eggwhite would be thicker and less fluid. Roomtemperature eggs are better for seperating as the white will flow easier.
TheMjohann So what like put your eggs out for a bit before you intend to eat them then use the separator? I'd be interested to see if that actually worked
tgsachris Pretty much yes. When i was working in a bakery the eggs were usualy stored in room temperature. Eggs can be stored just fine on your counter top. In fact there is no need at all to keep your eggs in a fridge.
TheMjohann Really? for how long before they rot?
tgsachris That is not a easy question. But most will say up to one week. Thing is that the egg is surprisingly well protected. The outer shell along with two membranes inside the egg can keep a lot of contaminations out of the egg. But roughly one week is safe enough, you can probably go twice as long. The only reason to keep eggs cold is in the unlikley event that the egg is already contaminated. Keeping it cold then will slow down the bacterial growth.
I've broken my wrist... I'd be pretty happy with one of these!
tbh i'd probably like this just because i hate the mess on my hands when i crack eggs
my father in his 80s bought several of these and gave them as presents to friends and neighbors my mother was very embarrassed it was fucking hilarious
You can also crack them like HowToBasic does it
They're trying to remember how to breath.
omg this made me laugh just making you crack the egg and staying still cracked me up!
I love your videos dude, I have a feeling your channel will get popular some day. Keep it up, I'm subscribed for a reason. ;)
this is the most "Egg-citing" episode of infomercialism ever.
It keeps your hands free of egg :D
I will go out on a limb and call it a sanitary egg shelling device.
I think this is meant for either small children or people who aren't good at baking.
Hidden judge
Me asf
It may not be needed but at least it works, and that's more you can say about plenty of other products
And here I've used the edges on the pan like a savage. Oh, how silly of me.
ahaha holding it still,brilliant Mike, love your stuff!
you are my new favorite youtuber
I might use this if it meant I'd never again break a yolk.
Yes, it's possible to have the skill to do that by hand. I'm not terrible, but I'm not as consistent as I'd like and there are much smarter things I can do with my time than practicing egg cracking. I'm not trying to be a pro cook, I just want the yolk to stay runny.
18 seconds in...I've had a chuckle.😂
Please do more of these videos x
i read about that in Reader's Digest! They said it worked, but it's pointless.
1:40 I’m laughing more than I should at this
maybe they're just contemplating why they agreed to be in a commercial for an egg cracking machine.
"this is where my acting training took me? to an EZ Cracker ad?"
^_^
It only takes a bit of practice to learn how to crack an egg with one hand and separate the albumin (white) from the yolk, at the same time.
On the egg separator you are meant to adjust actual thing so that silt works
Any infomercials excuse for existing is that the product is "ideal for the elderly".
Is it just my eyes or was the egg used in the ad a bit too perfectly cracked?
i have to agree with this, he reminds me of Totalbiscuit and the guy from zero punctuation mixed together
1:34
now that's just kraftwerk
Funny shit right there. My wife is afraid of eggs, so I think I'll buy her one for our anniversary. Bwahahahaha
***** Afraid... Of eggs?
Yes, she can't crack one without a beach like towel over her shoulder to quickly disinfect her hands. Quite funny actually.
+Dolan Well, that would be insensitive of me as her sister with downs just passed away.
So thanks for the comment!
For some reason my foods teacher told me to crack eggs on the countertop.
Did anyone notice at 1.55 in the infomercial there was eggshell that fell into the bowl
Thanks for a good laugh!
Love your videos, so funny :)
I think someone in that advert dosen't know how to crack egg's
Yet another product that doesn't need to exist, true that.
@ 1:30 made me laugh my ass off XD
"Then you're a terrible person."
LOL
It's funny. The useless products seem to work the best on this show.
Lol.. I agree that it seems rather ointless to have at home, but I can imagine it being quite handy when you work at a hotel & need to crack around 100 eggs. At least it looks like it'd be faster ith this thing
How would that be faster?
be a lot slower actually, unless you have never cracked an egg before in your life it takes 2 seconds to crack an egg and move on the the next one, with this crap you have to load it up, then crap it, then wait a second for all the egg to come out based on the video then take it out. I could have cracked 5 eggs in the amount of time it took to describe using it
I laughed so hard I accidentally farted.