5 Nut-Cracking Gadgets Tested By Design Expert | Well Equipped | Epicurious

[@epicurious]

Check out the products Dan reviews in this episode: Rubber Dome Nutcracker shop.akadwelling.com/nutcracker Squirrel Nutcracker amzn.to/3BTYR2V Hand Crank Walnut Cracker amzn.to/3qlzQvs Nuance Nutcracker www.amazon.com/dp/B000WL9FMG/ Nut Chopper amzn.to/3HewyQT When you buy something through our retail links, we earn an affiliate commission.

[@Karma-xl1tl]

why do I feel like you waited for November to post this

[@ryncalasagsag4909]

Happy to see you. Though you have he out of the show. This guy is really funny and sensible

[@aquadroplett2175]

I would really like to see him do a top 10 kitchen gadgets video

[@KyleBaran90]

Dan has been in the industry for 40 years? Might be cool to have a short "top 3 of the decade" video where he looks at big kitchen innovations in history

[@peggedyourdad9560]

I think it would be cool for him to review some vintage kitchen gadgets.

[@MariaHernandez-ps6rx]

Number 1 would be the moving mandolin slicer

[@clash8181]

​@@peggedyourdad9560he already did. But maybe after your comment. Not sure 😂

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@clash8181 Maybe lol.

[@ScaryMeadow]

The one thing I wish was included in the scoring process, is how easy it is to clean the gadget. Often the gadget will perform as it should but it's almost impossible to keep hygienic, and often it's not machine washer friendly despite not being electric. For me as a consumer, hygiene and not having to waste a lot of time cleaning an item, is important.

[@diakounknown1225]

Yeah. Personally, this mostly applies to the chopper. I would get a knife anyday over using that.

[@ChargeQM]

Very important point! Great observation there... Ease of cleaning is my number one pain point for getting new kitchen stuff.

[@judasdeschain8965]

@@diakounknown1225 I have a similar nut chopper for when I do large batches of cookies or bars and I have to say it is really easy to clean. It is also dishwasher safe (at least the one I have is) so I just toss it in there after I am done.

[@monroerobbins7551]

Yeah, unless you like, put into boiling hot soapy water, and even then, it ain’t perfect.

[@Basauri48970]

That's the reason why I have very few gadgets in my kitchen. There is no dishwasher in my rented apartment anyway so an easy to clean, space-saving knife is almost always my first port of call for most tasks.

[@mcbeenerd]

I'm curious if anyone else has bought gadgets based on Dan's recommendations? I bought the standing cheese grater that suctions to the counter top with a crank handle and I LOVE IT! I have fresh grated cheese to my heart's content now. Thanks Dan!

[@muhammadwalid8440]

I do, I like this channel hopely keep going without problem again

[@JamesLyda]

Wine Ziz, haven't gotten yet, but excited!

[@turnonthejetz5251]

i have not but i was very excited when he gave the fruit juicer from the brunch video a good review because i have and love it

[@brinncognito]

If I was going to buy one item he’s reviewed it would probably be that one.

[@walkthisgame5372]

I only found the apple slice press gadget so far...

[@michaelbianchi22]

What I've learned from this channel is that gadgets that try to be overly futuristic usually fail the hardest, and the ones that are just old fashioned mechanical or look like a cartoon character usually work the best.

[@danitho]

😂 funny innit

[@melodysketchdraws]

What I've learned is yo always add a curve Need a ramp? Curve it Need a handle? Curves baby Need a container? Guess what put a curve on it

[@frankiekenny7063]

This dude probably has the most moisturized hands in the world

[@christianosanjo]

MOISTTTT

[@Vict7633]

Softest hands in the west.

[@victoriataylor2556]

The "king" of moisturized. 100%

[@tjmarx]

Only the left one

[@YouDieLin]

Mois~~~t

[@crashedbruh]

Epicurious, How long have you waited to release this in November of all months?

[@marylotrx3661]

😂 That comment really made me laugh out loud

[@chelobanga2964]

Guess they failed NNN

[@sydsm67]

I was abt to comment abt this 💀

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

NNN = Nonstop Nut November?

[@Not.Your.Business]

this deserves more likes

[@coltjarvis478]

Would love to see Dan in Japan, trying all the gadgets and whatnot

[@fatizehra9535]

Whatnut lol :')

[@42_10_]

omg yes especially 100 yen stuff

[@SleepLessThan3]

*giggles in ave*

[@andrean733]

Omg 'Dan in Japan' has such a nice ring to it!!!

[@lindsayoakes]

A ‘Dan in Japan’ series would be fantastic!

[@Zepheera]

I actually own the nut chopper. I use it to chop peanuts for sundaes and I'm very happy with it. I have also used it to chop Fun sized candy bars for ice cream mix ins.

[@PetraKujundzic]

And for stability I would just pick it up.

[@judasdeschain8965]

@@PetraKujundzic You can also put a towel on the counter so it doesn't slide.

[@NickAndriadze]

I don't know why, but your channel literally made me fall in love with kitchen gadgets and alike. Now I am obsessed with them.

[@swordsmith9110]

Dan is getting to me, when I see a certain part of the gadget I can already tell what is he gonna say. It's all about those curves for a good gadget.

[@Zambicus]

"What shape should we make this thing that needs to collapse on the nut?" "What about one of architecture's most structurually sound ones?"

[@1Hawkears1]

Ah, dome did work? How about triangle next

[@danitho]

🤣😂

[@q1006662]

The fifth device (The Chopper) is great for peanuts. I used to make a lot of pad thai at home and having a pepper grinder-like device on the table to dispense crushed peanuts directly on to your food is awesome!

[@harvandcircuitsteele1979]

As shown it works great for walnut and as my gma can attest pecans, she's used one for as long as I can remember so almost 30 years.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@harvandcircuitsteele1979 you're young. I've used one for nearly 50.

[@harvandcircuitsteele1979]

@@kenbrown2808 Hah one day I won't have anyone to say that and that will be a sad day, but hey that just means I get to say it.

[@Closer2Zero]

“...and today we’re going to be testing nut gadgets. Let’s see Which ones will bust a nut, or just be a bust”

[@Aaokke0]

not on nnn bro nooooo

[@MV12267]

I'd give this comment 5 bags of popcorn and 2 cups of warm..uh...cold soda.

[@danitho]

@@MV12267 im...confused

[@ZeMarkKrazee]

One suggestion I would make would be to have him read manufacturer instructions for use. Sometimes devices seem ineffective, but are extremely effective once you use it correctly. Granted, these reviewed devices aren’t overly complicated, but you never know when the instructions hold a gem of wisdom to make the device work well.

[@PiratePowell]

One could argue that well-designed gadget would be intuitive to use.

[@raineca]

I am allergic to tree nuts, yet here I sit watching a 18 minute video of Dan crack nuts.

[@SleepLessThan3]

Just use different nuts

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

@@SleepLessThan3 That would hurt ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@shandya]

Still waiting the episode where Dan reviews kitchen gadgets that he designed many many years ago and how he would’ve designed it better with his current knowledges/experiences.

[@thomasfolio7931]

My mom had the nut chopper shown at the end. Mostly she used it for peanuts which she used as one of a dozen or so toppings for Curry. But she also used it for crispy bacon to make bacon bits, herbs which she would use to season soups or in a bouquet garni, hard boiled eggs and other items (again as toppings for curry) which she would allow each person to choose to personal taste. The kid who had been best during the week got to use it, which we saw more as a prize than a chore.

[@abigailsanchez4663]

It's too adorable the way that he placed the squirrel on his arm and took him home... I HOPE THAT HE CAN PRESERVE IT!!! (Can anyone tell me if Dan actually have on his hands the cutr squirrel?)

[@SerenityM16]

There’s often something like that :) the egg fishy ♥️

[@abigailsanchez4663]

@@SerenityM16 I loved the egg fishy

[@miguelhuerta3204]

@@abigailsanchez4663 ikk2o2keo

[@mollyraymff]

Dan, please don't ever change! You are a delight 😊

[@andrean733]

This guy is the most wholesome, funniest person on this channel. I genuinely hope he gets more and more videos because he always makes my day'!

[@svsguru2000]

I have no idea how anyone could think that, what is basically a rubber shock absorber, would work as a nut cracker.

[@kochathefat327]

I feel like it would have worked a LOT better with the metal bit on the other side so that the rubber is helping to crack the nut, not working against it.

[@p75369]

I presume you're still meant to whack it with a mallet and it's just to stop bits of nut shooting off.

[@MuriKakari]

@@p75369 I did assume it should be hit with a hammerfist, not an open palm.

[@medes5597]

It's not supposed to crack nuts. It's literally just supposed to keep the pieces together and make a hammer less loud. They do say you can use your hand, but the instructions with it show a hammer. However it's more of a design piece than an actual useful product. It's supposed to go on a countertop and look attractive.

[@jailanyasser7989]

He's so funny without trying hard to be, I love this dude!

[@FourheadWeapon]

I had a really bad day at work. Seeing a new Dan formosa video has made it all worth it

[@bianca741]

Dan's reviews have been one of my favorite videos to watch as of late. All my love to him and everyone involved :)

[@76irodriguez]

It's difficult to crack an almond when you lay it flat, that's probably why the dome doesn't work for almonds. With the mallet you should hold the almond on it's edge to crack it. In my experience it should work better.

[@JohnStahara]

The true benefit of the nut chopper over the knife is that you can outsource the nut-chopping duties to the children.

[@embb82]

“A rather sizeable unit” same energy as absolute unit, what a hefty boi

[@Griever78]

Yessss I’m so glad he is still making these videos. This is exactly why I subscribed. Hah

[@Akankshazmaze]

Oh how much I wait for this every week😁😁

[@jackmiles1918]

I am so proud to confirm that I have watched and enjoyed every single second of this series

[@dominantwolf4593]

We have a hand crank that lowers a piston to crack the nut by putting pressure at the tip and tail. It has an adjustable threaded point to make it fit all nut sizes. And it always cracks and leaves a perfect nut. It’s great.

[@RyanEglitis]

That nut chopper design has been around for at least 40 years - my parents had one when I grew up.

[@mahmoudaboualfa5136]

Other than Frank and Lorenzo, Dan is the best man on this channel. Edit: In this comment, I was talking about the recurring men on this channel. Anthony and Stephan haven't shown up in a long time. Moreover, both Dans are good, but if I had to pick one, Dan Fermosa rules. Finally, I personally like Frank's humor more than Saul's, but everyone has his own opinion.

[@darrylaz3570]

And Rose, and some of the former 3-Levels/50 People Try guys like Emily, Stephen, Gaby, Anthony, etc

[@abigailsanchez4663]

I'm suscribed to this chanel because of Dan

[@BitesTheDusto]

Cant forget about the guy who makes like 4 meals for under 10 bucks

[@Drsahiba007]

Beth💜

[@Xvier28]

Saul is one of the best too

[@jackmiles1918]

If this guy was to ever buy the rights to any of the gadgets he's reviewed and sold them with the modified improvements he showed in the video I would search the world to purchase it

[@MyUsernameIsAlsoBort]

Well Equipped is definitely my favorite series on here.

[@patricktaylor9939]

Grandma, had a Nut Chopper and as children we would use it to help make banana bread, and cookies. Loved the damn thing. always worked.

[@SimplySergMX_arts]

Yeah , almonds are so much harder to crack 😆 I used to have something like that squirrel , but every time I’d try to crack almonds it’d be so hard. Walnuts and pecans so much easier.

[@Nirrrina]

In my experience of cracking quite a few free pecans I've picked up. I like the basic sturdy nut cracker I got at the hardware store. The one in the yellow/green box. I like it because as I bring the lever down I can control the force, stop & reposition the nut so I'm continuing the crack in just the right spot to simply crack it in half so there's a full nut on each side. Then after I get a pile I go back with a pair of needle nose pliers & snip off each end & I can usually get the nut out while or close to whole. But it's really just a developed technique of spending hours watching KZbin while I crack tons of pecans.

[@911chap03]

7:31 Love that part. This is so cute. Dan Formosa is very creative on certain cute kitchen gadgets.

[@cameronhunt5967]

I would like to see how a hand crank nut cracker designed like a rock crusher would work. A pair of corrugated jaws, one vertical and stationary, the other curved and on connected off axis to the axel on a cam so it moved forward and down as you cranked.

[@robyndwyer]

i cannot explain how much i love this random man on the internet he seems so sweet thanks for being a light in my darkness :)

[@stargazer1998]

I binged all his other videos yesterday. Perfect timing.

[@KerrikkiLurgan]

My favourite nut cracker has always been an adjustable vise grip wrench. I set it up so that it just holds the nut, then I tighten it until the shell breaks

[@noteansylvan6051]

This. This is the way.

[@SK-iq8wv]

I wonder how many companies have watched this series and modified their designs…

[@fionagibson7529]

This man’s reaction to the squirrel is so pure that I want a squirrel nutcracker even though I don’t buy shell-on nuts.

[@SharpForceTrauma]

the real trouble with the dome nutcracker is that it skips the most important part about what makes a nutcracker crack nuts: a force multiplier. You might as well just be smacking the nut with your bare hands, even with that little tiny metal bit there

[@BankruptMonkey]

I'd love to have a future episode that's a roundup of kitchen gadgets Dan gives full top ratings for

[@zeraphzeami]

This episode was Nuts!!

[@ezraclark7904]

I have one of those nut choppers, it is much easier to hold still if you grip the middle rather than pushing down on the top.

[@RakuSeer]

Omg that nut chopper! I felt my allergies raise their head at the sight and sound of that thing 😂😂😂 My mom has been using one of those since the 90s for all the Christmas cookies I'm allergic to!

[@grambotennis1991]

7:42 “squirrels” i laughed too much at that 😂

[@ddrmadness]

It took me watching every video in this playlist up to this point over the course of a few months to connect that the DESIGN experts name is Dan FORMosa

[@ChocolatePink29]

I live for this videos! Dan is amazing.

[@mandlerparr1]

my grandma had a nut chopper, but that thing was super heavy. and it never chrunched nuts evenly. no matter what you did, part was course, part was fine

[@MalakaiOnTop]

I'm not that good at cracking nuts. But I am good at cracking jokes.🤭😂

[@lalhruaizelasailo6484]

Why not do both & crack a joke by cracking a nut.

[@MalakaiOnTop]

@@lalhruaizelasailo6484 good idea.

[@Matthew-ir1ed]

You literally left out the single most effective form of nutcracker.. the wooden screw style ones. They require virtually zero effort.

[@gayle525]

Considering I have a nut grinder like that one that’s close to 100 years old, they do the same for putting in or on cakes. They have improved it by giving you a bigger place to put the nut halves and a deeper place for the ground ones to land.

[@missoverlord]

I’ve now seen Dan do EPR on an olive and an almond 😂 Also him interacting with the cute little inanimate squirrel was freaking adorable.

[@delvint9966]

I do have to admit this is super satisfying to watch like always. But I wonder....do the people who makes these gadgets see this and fix it like he suggest?

[@sbeve6559]

I love Dan because he looks like he's about to burst out laughing at any second.

[@danieldionisio6268]

Epicurious knows what it's doing

[@ArdiRatode]

I love watching this man, his reaction to each gadgets he tested was so funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@ghost-hn2lh]

i can’t explain how perfect it is that they posted this in november

[@SquishyNevus]

Perfect video to watch while at school... Lovely :)

[@DcNilePrince]

Love this guy! Keep them coming.

[@jailanyasser7989]

Great timing for the video with no nut November.. good job, epicurious!

[@jacobbonicamp]

this guy is the only reason why i watch this channel

[@fitybux4664]

17:30 They should have used a food processor to compete against the nut chopper. 😆 Two second pulse of the food processor. And.... Done! 😀

[@Ravenstar2296]

I think the hand crank one could also benefit from some sort of indicator regarding the sizing of the flap

[@crazysquirrel9425]

We have a nut cracker that clamps on the table edge. You can adjust the 'squash' of the nut to allow for bigger nuts. Place one in, pull handle down, nut is cracked. It is for right handed people though. If they just invented a 'drill press' type, you could literally fly through cracking nuts. If it was big enough, you might even be able to crack a coconut!

[@evolancer211]

The way you "chopped" those nuts for the speed comparison with the last product. I can't help but feel slighted in sharing a name

[@greymane1994]

I think for the squirrel, a ratcheting mechanism with a release button would be a good idea, it’d would help with generating mechanical advantage for people with weaker hands.

Hey, Dan and Epicurious! Make a video testing ice cream machines!

[@sugarcoder]

I always like watching these videos...Dan Formosa is so knowledgeable and has a quirky sense of humor!

[@MrIrrationalSmith]

I could watch this guy's videos all day.

[@quetzalzz]

I just can't get by the cracking nuts in no nut november 😂

[@amybackstage5164]

Sales of squirrel nutcrackers after this video 📈📈📈

[@TeenyLogic]

"that's catching - or should be catching - the walnut" so savage

[@gucky4717]

For the Number 4, why not put 2 handles on it. One for the Moving part and one for the other. Both should be at a similar height. They could be screwed on for smaller packagesize.

[@peterflom6878]

The space in the kitchen test is excellent

[@michaelpettersson4919]

I have mastrred the art of breaking traditional nut crackers. No Christmas is complete without a broken nutcracker or two.

[@dustymcwari4468]

I like that the fix to the squirrel one very much asks it to be more squirrel to be more optimal xd

[@kidneystone699]

I know a certain squirrel who would love these things

[@badgimp4577]

my friends parents used to harvest the black walnuts and used the blue nutcracker and sold them by the lb at the farmers market.

[@tom_something]

Maybe a deluxe version of the automatic cracker could have a two-stage system. The first stage does a gentle little squeeze. The resulting pieces go through a sorting mechanism. Small pieces go straight out into the receiving bowl. Larger pieces fall into the second cracker, paired to that same crank so this can all happen at the same time, and are greeted with a mechanism that accepts the same sized pieces as the first one but squishes them a little more before releasing them. This is similar, in some ways, to how a movie theater popcorn popper works. The heat comes from the bottom of the kernel bucket. Agitation of the contants of that bucket, usually by a rotating wand, helps unpopped kernels stay along the bottom to continue receiving heat, while popped kernels are displaced upward so they can fall out the top of the bucket and into the keep-warm zone below, so they don't burn. Similar but different, of course.

[@annziata]

OMG I want the squirrel one!!! 😍🐿✨

[@Justaplebxd1998]

Tips: put you knife or spoon on the back of the walnut between the lines and turn the knife slowly it will open nicely without having to break the nut to pecies

[@PopeSnowball]

I think the hand crank got a raw deal. Imagine doing 10 with any of the other methods (besides the skillet of course!)

[@lunacy3]

The product placement on the table was godtier

[@darioschottlender]

I have a feeling none of those are made for almonds

[@BankruptMonkey]

Smashing nuts open with a cast iron pan or meat tenderizer is a new idea for me and it seems genius!

[@OfficialCelery]

Ngl those were some of the lightest smashes when he tested the dome

[@SerenityM16]

Internet’s grandpa is back ♥️

[@loriki8766]

On the last device: Why would you bring the base out UNDER the crank rather than PERPENDICULAR to it? Making it an oval that's wider under the crank is not going to stabilize it at all bc if you cranking it, it does not make sense that it would rock the way it was for you. IF unstable, it would rock in the direction that you are pushing the crank. Thus - Putting the crank on the thinner side of the oval would give it more stability as you turn it. Or make it round and increase the base all around the bottom. BTW We had one of these growing up, it was perfectly stable and we were very happy with the results.

[@barbiejade94]

My man Dan is bacckk!!

[@zyanidwarfare5634]

I think that hand crank nut cracker is actually really good, but more meant for when your trying to shell a bunch of them at once

[@benalor1973]

Oh a new one! Awesome.

[@SunlightkittenSabra]

The best thing for cracking nuts is a giant pliers. I got a 1 foot long solid metal pliers that I use by sticking the nut inside and the setting the whole thing down on the table or hard surface. Then you wack the far end of the handle. For walnuts I just use a hammer.

[@u.s.a1749]

Dan: "My wrist is still hurting" Me: "why are you hitting it with your wrist???"

[@beeble2003]

The heel of the hand is the natural place to make that kind of strike with. What do you suggest he should use instead?