2 Chefs Cook from Another Chef’s Fridge

[@alleeum]

I actually really like it when it isn’t a competition. It just feels fun and relaxed.

[@laurabailey2152]

yes me too - its interesting

[@PatriciaResino]

YEEEEAS!

[@Karoline_g]

@@alleeum SAME!

[@OwlCMedicine]

This exactly

[@josephcoppernoll9547]

I absolutely require a mike redemption dream dish episode. He deserves it.

[@calihhan4706]

Yes!!!

[@abcd4054]

They love to ignore when people say this

[@Coreagrus]

I appreciate that you're not letting up on that point. I agree.

[@anna9072]

It only makes sense. The “dream dish” was an absolute fail. They need to redeem themselves.

[@jenjones8903]

We want a Mike Redemption Dream Dish!!!!!!

[@gaurib]

Ben was so adorably laid back in this episode it felt like getting a glimpse of how he would be in his home kitchen. Loved the vibe.

[@vaibhavguptawho]

I don't know if it's just my current mood but both those dishes looked SO STUNNING AND INVITING AND FRESH AND WONDERFUL.

[@SortedFood]

They were wonderful! Thanks for watching :)

[@marthawilson444]

I think i would like the rice pancake the best

[@jclindsay007]

idea for a competition, hide ingredients around the studio, and give them only a certain amount of time to find them, then they have to cook with what they found

[@seera987]

omg I love this

[@toscirafanshaw9735]

That was fun to watch. It's amazing how relaxed and creative the chefs are during challenges like this!

[@SortedFood]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tsarah92]

​@SortedFood, 🙏 please do another Mike dream dish he deserves it ❤

[@poppycooks]

I’VE BEEN SO EXCITED FOR THIS VIDEO

[@SouthendLad600]

Which one would you go for then Poppy? Would love to see you on the show more often as well. 😊

[@SortedFood]

DITTO. Who won it for you? 👀

[@TheTekknician]

@@poppycooks This of course means Ben & Kush need to open the fridge for you ☺️

[@at76103]

seeing Kush and Ben teach each other their strengths would be a cool series. Kush is so creative with strong flavors and Ben is great at making ingredients shine

[@WingRocka]

Ooh, it’s been a while since we used the fridge idea. Love to see what both chefs came up with!

[@SortedFood]

Enjoy! 😃

[@bretttryda7105]

I miss seeing poppy with the boys. Should have her come back in studio and work with or vs Kush. Would be a most wonderful fun and chaotic video in the best of ways.

[@crispinhenthorn5318]

@@bretttryda7105 Missed opportunity for Poppy to pop in and enjoy what they made from her fridge

[@sadianaheen7270]

A chef vs chef with Poppy? Or an all chef pass it on with Poppy and James! Please @sortedfood

[@lilaoceane]

trying to channel Ben’s zen mood as I piece together a brunch from the scraps in my own fridge

[@SortedFood]

What do you think you can make from what you have?

[@SheepdogSmokey]

@@SortedFood I just tried and ended up with warmed refried beans and tortilla chips, I need to go shopping as I couldn't do anything else with soda and cold beans.

[@roro6249]

This felt like a really wholesome, collegiate chefs challenge. Both dishes looked great, would love more!

[@hevytimes]

No winner? Excellent! Just two wonderful looking dishes that show different thought processes! Awesome to watch.

[@sirBrouwer]

there is a clear winner. Mike. he got to eat it.

[@amarenee2020]

Dear Sorted, I want to thank you for introducing me to Poppy’s channel! She is a character and always so fun loving and happy! I hope she does more appearances on your channel as well as keeping her own as funny! Both Ben and Kush’s dishes look amazing! I’m a simple home cook but really have learned a few tricks to improve my dinners! So thanks for that too!

[@fromzero6545]

That is the most organized refrigerator I have ever seen

[@andywatts8654]

She knew it would be filmed

[@AlexanderNash]

@@andywatts8654 yeah and that's okay, i would do the same thing

[@sirBrouwer]

@@andywatts8654 also she is a chef that is not so much tied to working long days in a restaurant. so has a bit of time to keep organised at home. other chefs are often just to nackert to do at home what they do at there work.

[@charlesrovira5707]

Chefs are usually supremely organized. (Not talking _short-order cooks_ here.)

[@ClareShuttleworth-Richardson]

Poppy should have judged these dishes! Really enjoyed watching that.

[@Drnaynay]

Thinking the same!!

[@redeye1016]

She’s likely busy…?

[@satanismybrother]

Poppys always good value in sorted. Best guest ever.

[@nanoflower1]

@@redeye1016 And depending on where she lives there is the travel time to consider.

[@graemeforbes4560]

@@redeye1016 true. she is a masterchef judge now.

[@Gotchaout]

Suggestion : Could we please see a foraging or catch & cook type battle between the normals ?? They could film the foraging process etc for content. Even using Bens allotment 😅

[@SortedFood]

Great idea! Ben sadly doesn’t have his allotment anymore…. But foraging would be a great adventure 😊

[@DudokX]

Atomic Shrimp x Sorted collab lol

[@DizzyBusy]

​@@SortedFood Oh, no, how heartbreaking!!

[@ladyT_VR46]

Brilliant idea! Maybe a beach episode ❤

[@Psychoti]

I like the idea, except I'd like to see them work together for an "ultimate" type of dish. They each split up and have certain tasks to accomplish and then meet up to cook together. We've had loads of battles, but it feels like the only time they team up is when they pass it on (my favorite format) and even then they're not cooking "together".

[@adriennetochter6873]

I really enjoy seeing the chefs being cheffy. And like someone else said, it’s so relaxing to watch when they’re not competing. Very nice video, thank you.

[@ginnyweatherbee7941]

Wow, seeing them make incredible dishes out of so much randomness is really fun

[@SortedFood]

It really is! So glad you enjoyed watching 😁

[@abhid15]

Kush doesn't play around. He LOVES to cook and feed and you can see it. ❤

[@jordanboyd5069]

I am a rice lover, have been since a little kid…my parents always took to one of the many Asian buffets in our area of US which as an adult I am so thankful for. Listening to y’all crunch into that rice has me salivating…I live on the containers of pre made sticky rice, I’ve got to give this a try now that I know the trick with the corn flour slurry! Thanks Kush!! 💜

[@LadyMiir]

This entire video was just such a lovely chill time! I really do prefer it when it's not a competition, so much more relaxing, and the chefs get to explain their logic!

[@CarlGorn]

One thing I've been playing with over the past few years is switching up roux by manipulating what fat goes in at what ratios. I've discovered that you can use the schmaltz you skim off the top of a batch of chicken stock, freeze it in tablespoon pats to keep it from going rancid, and then use it in roux to make the most chicken-y chicken gravy ever. You thaw a tablespoon of the schmaltz, brown a tablespoon of butter over low heat, stir in 2 tablespoons of flour to that, then add in the schmaltz. • You *_need_* to do it in this order to keep the protein in the schmaltz from forming a caramel that glues itself to the pan and burns. Found that out the hard way. • Once all the fat is combined and the flour is just cooked out, add your homemade chicken stock along with an extra hit of rosemary, marjoram, thyme, salt, & pepper. Simmer until it's thick enough and serve. Perfect over potatoes of any kind, over chicken, toast, or the rolls we Americans call biscuits. If you want, you can, of course, throw in some sauteed mushrooms and onions for even more flavor. Not strictly necessary in this case, but very nice all the same.

[@BacchusGames]

oh this episode was just lovely, stress free cooking. I really like seeing that, sometimes I just want them to relax and make good food. Also that rice pancake looks INSANE I have to try that soon.

[@Kristene.L]

Ebbers I mix grilled chicken with mandarins over a baby spinch. Top with a balsamic vinaigrette, and you can add nuts or seeds if you like. It's something really simple, but it does make a nice quick lunch or light dinner. The mandarins add a bit of a fresh zing. 🙂

[@johndoe-zs6gf]

I LOVE the ideas that Kush brings. That dish looks fabulous and by the sounds of it was delicious. (plus always a fan of these mystery-box-esque cooking challenges)

[@charlottetooth1457]

I do love the fridge challenges. Can I make a suggestion? Could you put a list of the ingredients in the info? That way we can see what they are working with.

[@toni_go96]

I love how relaxed the chefs are here. This was a great video to watch and I'm sure it all tasted amazing. Have added the rice and bean salad to this week's menu on Sidekick. Can't wait to try it.

[@soulslayer6817]

The whole channel could turn into cooking battles and I wouldn’t bat an eye. Literally love them

[@swissfoodie3542]

Both dishes look really amazing ! Its fun to see, that with the same fridge content, the two dishes are so totally different.

[@l-xoxo-i3t]

This was absolutely amazing!!! Loved the chill vibe, made the dishes feel like something I could actually recreate at home

[@sagedagger5575]

kush's reaction at 6:20 while tasting the puree can be made into a gif lol

[@ElvenSpellmaker]

Hahaha Ben channeling his inner Jamie with his snacking clementine!

[@SortedFood]

100% 😂

[@petertaylor4980]

And Kush channelling his inner Jamies (Spafford and Oliver) by bastardising paella.

[@kymberleeeyy-]

Ben's dish looks like something that HelloFresh (or alternative) would give you as an option - what that means to say is it looks delicious but is actually something you could easily do yourself, 3 simple components elevated beautifully. thank you for the dinner idea guys :)

[@debs5039]

Every episode that features Kush makes me love him even more. I love watching him chop stuff as his knife skills are incredible. Watching him slice that onion (or shallot ?) was pure poetry in motion. Had to watch it 3x before I could continue. Just a shame he didn’t have a big bag of them to slice. He’s the perfect fit for the team and the perfect replacement for James (how could we even think of replacing James 😢). Please please MORE KUSH!

[@JoshCauchi1]

I love listening to chefs as they explain their thoughts and processes. When Ebbers and Kush are just being good chefs and there's no competition, they really are a lovely vibe. I'd love for them to talk about how to build a palete. How does one regain their sense of fat, acid, sugar and spice if someone eats a lot of take away?

[@keirashepherd8818]

Video idea- pass it on but at each change over a piece of equipment is taken away, for example pans, bowls whisks etc etc

[@SortedFood]

Haha, great idea!

[@this-aint-no-party]

my comfort channel, i love every kush appearance and ben just makes me smile

[@NigelCooke-o5x]

Would love to have seen Poppy tasting the dishes. Possibly in the future get the fridge owners to come & taste & comment

[@dankrauss-kowalchuk503]

I use fennel seed with my Italian basil in Thai dishes and it’s spot on for Thai basil in the final dish. Enjoy friends

[@andywatts8654]

It’s sold in sainsburys now

[@Biruk2002]

Nice competition. Kush and Ben’s chef v chef competition are always amazing to watch. Each is respectful of the other’s craft. It’s a cooking channel after all 😂. Keep it coming.

[@martineo9638]

Love this idea for a series! And please add a short reaction of the fridge owner, would be fun to see what they think of the dishes!

[@ElijsDima]

You could also gather a "fridge list" from your subscribers / app users too. That could result in some really weird outcomes.

[@calihhan4706]

That's a great idea. I stood in front of my full packed fridge for 5 minutes and decided to have ice cream for dinner 😂

[@nanoflower1]

I can't imagine what they would come up with from my fridge. A mix of typical American ingredients along with Mexican chiles, fish and hoisin sauce, white seedless grapes, chorizo, refried beans (yes, there's a definite leaning towards the Tex-Mex) and some cubed pork loin (that I love to mix with some spicy jerk rub along with onions and bell peppers.)

[@aliciaapro7502]

​@@calihhan4706Ha! That sounds like me 😂😂😂

[@chuchuchuchia]

Oh yeah maybe people can send in pictures of their fridge

[@adamhunter1979]

Honestly, I'm a fairly good cook and fantastic baker. I live watching to see what things I can change or use to improve my own work.

[@Youp1e]

That one shot at the 6:20 - 6:22 mark, that was great. I'm really happy Kush is more and more in front of the camera, the man is BORN for it. Ben is loving it, too. I know. We know. You know.

[@monicareno4088]

Both dishes look amazing! I love watching the chefs just being creative. It gives me new ideas of things to cook at home. 😊

[@kateh7484]

Ben this is a cooking battle not a snacking battle 🍊

[@SortedFood]

There is always time for a quick snack 😋

[@tricks.2661]

when Ben snacks it's on some fruit, Jamie would've snacked away the steak

[@MikeR_NZ]

@@tricks.2661 It's called Snacking Steak for a reason :P

[@MrConan1100]

I love the way kush thinks, his brain is wired so differently to mine (and the others!) that's it's fascinating to see what he'll make

[@june4976]

Kush's face as he tasted the wine made my day :D

[@wendyoldbag6534]

I love to watch the 'cook from a chef's fridge' series!..as a 'twist' would you perhaps consider 'cooking from Nature's harvest'? ... As a child ..decades ago now! ...Mum would buy meat once a week ...but on a Sunday we would go foraging as a family. Depending on the time of year we would gather nettles(cook like spinach) ...wild strawberries/black berries/elderberries...maybe elderflowers (dipped in light batter and deep-fried!) ... chestnuts ... and strictly 'unofficially' there was a chap in the area who would come round selling us fresh rabbit (honest, he promised us, they just hopped in front of the car!!!..Almost suicidal they were!!!!)...extra meat for us those weeks!!!!...I'd really enjoy seeing the chefs coming up with delicious uses for 'free' food!

[@muyyek]

I tend to put onion in everything anyway, so the trick of blending the French fried onions into a sauce to flavor and thicken without having to cook a roux is brilliant; I'm going to steal that.

[@laurenjeanybeany]

Loved the vibe and concept of this video! Would love to see more like this!

[@Azsiii]

@1:12 we just gonna skip past the curvature comment? fair enough lmao

[@spritals]

I had to come back after watching!! Went to Poppy’s channel…. Potato Queen? Potato Goddess!! Thank you so much for leading me on to her as well. Learn so much from you folks 😆 oh!!! And both the crispy rice and the steak and cucumber salad look delicious, can’t wait to try!

[@Toldasor]

omgggg at about 9:02, I LOVE that the closed caption said "horn honking" when it was a Mike giggle

[@billseymour-jones3224]

How about if, next time you do a Chef vs Chef Raiders of the Lost Fridge, you get the fridge's owner in to sample and critique the dishes? Having Poppy pop out of the woodwork at the end could have been totally hilarious!

[@firstlast3586]

The rice Kush made reminded me of a persian rice meal with tumeric that my friend makes. Lovely.

[@kittenrose3526]

I’ve been watching since the pandemic, and you guys never disappoint!

[@SortedFood]

So glad to hear it, thanks for sticking with us! 🫶

[@tammysinner6932]

I would've loved to see Poppy try these dishes

[@buhbird4698]

genuinely love this series!

[@Karoline_g]

ON A WHIM. Oh poor poppy is never going to live that down.

[@Monique-iz8lp]

I was definitely hoping she'd open the fridge door to reveal a giant pile of potatoes.

[@samambrotv]

Some of my favorite cooking is no planning, what's in the fridge, and make something from those ingredients.

[@Salamandrittaa]

I'm from Valencia and I loved hearing Kush say "socarrat"😂

[@ian3314]

Both of those looked delicious. Great video guys! I am still loving that the nice tweezers are getting consistant use.

[@ZetroiLP]

The same dish twice but with the "same" ingredients. Basically either regional/visual differences (red/yellow) bell peppers, kobe/angus beef and so on. the dishes don't have to be 1:1 but it would be cool seeing the difference the "same" ingredients would make

[@Tadig_goddess]

Kush made another version of tadig. The asmr of the fish slice on the crispy rice...😊 made me smile....Ben needs to make videos of shaking all sorts of pickled veg....😂😅

[@Jagermonsta]

yaaaay good too see more poppy. also great that she's been uploading more long form vids on her yt channel

[@chrisjett6232]

Both dishes look amazing. Definitely could tell the guys were really vibing and feeling themselves on this one

[@ShellyS2060]

This was a wonderful watch.❤

[@MegumiMoo]

I love seeing the chefs have fun like that.

[@sweetdeily]

These both look so good!! I love the fridge raiding videos because I often open my fridge and feel 'I can't do anything with this' which is almost never true and these videos sometimes help me overcome my fridge-paralysis for cooking. That cucumber salad has been popping up everywhere and it better be as nice as folks say cause I'm getting awfully close to grabbing some cucumbers and testing the hype

[@maxwoodward6177]

Love the video I know it would be more work for the guest but would be amazing to see poppy's reaction to what Ben and Kush made from her fridge? Anyone agree with me !!!

[@zoejones5900]

100% agree 👍

[@melindacohea127]

Ben and Kush cooking together Is one of my favorite sorted videos. I’m just sorry it’s only about 12 minutes. Oh wait, I’ll just watch it again!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

You guys always make my sundays better: Suggestion, chefs cooking out of a normal's frigde

[@oskar6661]

Add to it that the Chef's have to choose a normal's fridge. So they need to know the normals enough to determine whose fridge will have ingredients they prefer.

[@michellebretschneider-zuo1004]

Love that y'all still have that poppy love on the channel!

[@ml907]

I'm appreciative of how often Ebbers is seen wearing shorts. I was chided for most of my life because of how often I would just wear shorts in climates akin to Alaska and northern Minnesota. It works, so use it.

[@NettanJuni]

Proof that Ben is truly on tiktok, Logan has even appeared on MY tiktok despite not being on cooktok. But I saw Tiktok Mulan (the guy who yells "wash the rice!") cursing out Logan and questioning how he knew all the Korean food secrets and after that, the cucumber salad kept popping up. Although Ben, you were supposed to use a mandolin and almost slice your fingers ;)

[@enosis6264]

wow you guys are so talented and always give me inspiration to try new techniques to make food. Thank you :D

[@EmilyJelassi]

I've been loving this series!❤😊

[@GIBBO4182]

Friend of the channel, Poppy! Always nice seeing her on here

[@SortedFood]

Agreed 👊

[@gamerbear84]

They should do this with an enemy of the channel. lol

[@GIBBO4182]

@@gamerbear84 🤣🤣🤣

[@steveon5281]

Loved the episode and needed more like this .

[@chriswebster3905]

I was eating a Spaghetti carbonara whilst watching this video, and seeing the use of chorizo has got me thinking about subbing the bacon in a carbonara for Chorizo

[@steveaustin2686]

6:32 That is how I keep Green Bean Casserole from getting too watery. I didn't do it from chefy knowledge though, just a guess. :) I put some of the French Fried Onions that usually go on the top, into the mix to thicken the cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, and cream of celery soups in the casserole.

[@tricia9559]

I love these fridge battles- maybe you could think out using fridges from the community

[@Drnaynay]

@@tricia9559 Yes! Or how about fridges from people with common dietary restrictions - Halal/kosher, gf, lactose free, nut free etc

[@amyrotella1219]

Loved both dishes. The easiest one for me to do would be Ben's dish. The onion , basi, spinach paste, I will have to do. Great dishes Chefs!! 🫶

[@janetroberts2262]

I always watch Poppy, she’s so lovely and does potatoes to die for 😋. Great dishes from her fridge ingredients chefs ❤❤❤

[@soejrd24978]

4:01 absolute madlad

[@CrystalValentin-ml4ph]

Excited for this!

[@CatapultGaming]

I've been buying and using VeeTee rice for a while now and I gotta say it is a great product, awesome to see something I use get used by the chefs!

[@moxbroker]

Brilliant stuff from both chefs. I'd clean either plate.

[@akkschwy]

add them both to sidekick they look great

[@fahmd19]

I like that both did meals that seem very doable in terms of time and skill but flavour combinations and balancing that normals may not think of

[@gateauxgato]

The crunch on that rice has me drooling, I need to try making that!

[@robertbuth]

This was a fun episode just kind of disappointed that Poppy wasn't there to judge and be surprised to see what they made.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Suggestion for a video guys: Have ebbers and max from tasting history have a battle of medieval english cooking

[@madaug4389]

Both dishes looked amazing.

[@thaisstone5192]

Loads of fun to watch. Have to find a video on making paella, my husband doesn't know what it is.

[@nixi-bixi]

Just don't show him a paella burrito.... 😂

[@padders1068]

Yes Chefs! Amazinglingly creative dishes from totally random ingredients. My fridge contents are feeling embarrassed. Great work guys and sorted team! 🙂😋😎❤ plus always good to see Poppy! ❤❤❤

[@tagm56]

This is an entertaining series. I like the cooking on a whim concept!

[@shadowbeagle]

I adore the lot of you and the crew. In my part of Canada, we had wild swings in temperature this year. Ebbers - Your dish would absolutely be something my family would devour until hockey season starts. I’ll change the oil in the car, put the winter tires on, fix anything, but the husband cooks. Maybe if we slow the vid down we could recreate it. Meanwhile, how about some easy dishes for when the hockey game is on? I’m Irish so I just eat spuds. The Canadian husband and son need meat.