Chef Reviews TEMU Kitchen Gadgets | Sorted Food

[@SortedFood]

So in case it isn't clear from how we talk about *everything* in this video... This is 100% not an AD or promo for Temu! In fact, it's really interesting to have these conversations and hear all your opinions on sites like Temu etc, and how those opinions impact your purchasing decisions! We've generally got more choice now than ever before on what we buy and where we buy it from, so it's amazing to see your thoughts, and we should continue to have conversations about it.

[@KevinGodelmann]

Even though you are not actively doing a promotion the video still promotes Temu and its products. I can imagine that you are role models to many people and they will still buy the products you find useful.

[@YaaLFH]

No matter how much you deny it, it *is* a promo for t*mu.

[@xenon5441]

As I mention in my comment, you could seriously have been clearer on that part since you don't mention how Temu isn't a place where you should shop, escpecially considering you feel the need to make a disclaimer in the comments. This video goes against everything you've been saying for years about sustainability, supporting the workers/farmers and so on, it goes directly against what Sorted stands for.

[@sodapop83]

you fell victim to temu too?

[@mcfinkelstineiii]

The world is at risk of drowning with all those tears.

[@segoi11]

I hadn't realized how much I've missed hearing James softly say "oh no."

[@SamValiant]

Wait til you discover the fanfiction

[@alex_runarin]

@@SamValiant im sorry the WHAT

[@flemmingpedersen567]

@@alex_runarin It made me curious, so I checked out Archive of our own: 272 stories about Sorted... at least 65 of them are marked as "general audience".

[@BuddyBouncer]

@@SamValiant *[mariachi music suddenly stops]*

[@pavelmacek282]

​@@SamValiantomg I've just checked a few and it's wild 😅😂

[@jaydude26]

as a person that deseeds about 4 pomegranates a week for work we also break it into segments [with a knife, not barbarically like james did], and then we submerge it under water in a bowl, and deseed it while submerged so the juice doesn't get everywhere, and the pith floats to the top so you can take it out easily i hope that makes sense 😅😅

[@SandraStar66]

Yes! All these pomagrante gadgets are just worse. Use your hands-you don’t need a mallet 😂

[@melissalambert7615]

Yes. You cut the top, score down the sides where the white pith meets the edge. Then pull apart and deseed. I just do in a deep bowl.

[@taracampbell2433]

Yup. this is the way i do it. a bucket full at a time in front of the tv when the tree all comes ripe at once!

[@alexsis1778]

I was thinking the same. Put it in a bowl and most of the seeds will just float free

[@johnmillay6790]

Yea I do it that way or smack it into a bowl. Depends on my mood

[@JeffKelly03]

16:07 "James isn't a guest, he's pretty much back full time!" Don't you dare tease me like that, Michael Huttlestone!

[@Ghostiification]

Didn't they make a video around Christmas, of James standing behind the door with a bunch of signs asking can he come back a bit? He might not be here permanently, but for me that seemed like it's not just an day or two worth of filming either.

[@JeffKelly03]

@@Ghostiification Yeah, it was at the end of their live Christmas weekend event that they did (and then they released the end video on the channel). I just love having the muscly ginger back as much as we can get him!

[@chaosoftrouble_]

​@JeffKelly03 in the description of that video they said he cleared some space in his calendar and will be featured more in 2024 🎉

[@mysassybear]

I agree with this

[@vinpap779]

I don't actively keep up with the guys outside of the videos, but why was Jamie not in the videos as much and him being back is a big deal?

[@patdo777]

"We have a chef James and a normal Barry." You have a normal Barry?? Did you trade yours in?

[@TheCagedCorvid]

Yeah I just laughed loud enough at that to make my cat jump😂

[@cassieoz1702]

Barry is just cringe-y

[@wendyoldbag6534]

James' face when admitting that this was the best over-easy egg he has ever cooked.. you could FEEL his shame and self-loathing in that admission!!!...Love it!!!!

[@faervas1234]

My brother was an Executive Chef. The cooking test he had to get hired as a cook was to make an over ease egg. Just think of James freaking out because he would not make the cut for a cooks postion.

[@KenS1267]

I was a line cook in a restaurant that did weekend brunch. I had to cook eggs in front of customers about once a month. It was nerve wracking. There was always someone who'd ask for over easy or sunny side up when it was already busy.

[@-Devy-]

@@KenS1267 Sunny side up is literally the easiest and fastest way to fry an egg...

[@KenS1267]

@@-Devy- Then you are literally doing it wrong.

[@randomassortmentofthings]

@@KenS1267No? A sunny side up egg, at least in the diner style, is an egg cooked in a thin layer of hot oil, enough to get brown wisps of egg, but still has an unset yolk.

[@dougiemcelroy]

I love Alton Browns technique for Pomegranate. Do it in a bowl of water! Seeds will sink, pith will float, and any burst arils will just be part of the water and not make your hand sticky

[@adde9506]

I've always seen the break it into segments version done without cutting it in half. There's some way to look at the stem to see where to score with a knife to pull it apart into wedges.

[@gl4d10]

​@@adde9506if you score a pentagon around the top stem, you can kind of see where the corners of the pom are looking down from the top, then you just pop out the stem and it reveals the segments nicely

[@noangelthis]

01:50 James deadpanning, "Cooking is my secondary skill". Yes indeed, chef James, being sassy is your core excellence!🤣🤣

[@SortedFood]

Too good 😂

[@noangelthis]

@@SortedFood ♥

[@Thermalions]

Temu are marketing geniuses. They've successfully convinced the population that if you buy from Temu you'll make great savings on products that are 'good enough'. The reality though is you'll overpay for rubbish more often than not. Just look at how the guys underestimated the price on every product. The psychology of justifying your past purchasing decisions then means that purchasers keep going back because they don't want to admit that the crap product that broke or they only ever used once, was an outlier, and they can't pass up this next great deal.

[@YaaLFH]

They use all the tricks from the marketing dark patterns books. The low prices are one too.

[@randomnobody660]

Yeah I don't get the temu hate (or even more so, aliexpress hate). The reality is that good enough IS good enough, and traditionally you were mostly paying for brand or nothing at all anyways. Crap product exciting for like 3 hours then forgotten is hardly a new problem; that's the whole business model of novelty shops. People just used to do it with things that costs like $30 instead. The solution is to either not buy on a whim, or accept that the few days of fun is worth the money.

[@YaaLFH]

@@randomnobody660 Are kitchen gadgets made with toxic materials good enough? Are kitchen gadgets made by slaves good enough? Are kitchen gadgets you buy for very little good enough when find your account emptied of all money? ...

[@randomnobody660]

@@YaaLFH no, but irrelevantly so. You seem confused. For one temu is a normal company with a business license that's subject to normal regulations. You're in fantasy land if you think they use some obscure toxic material.

[@YaaLFH]

@@randomnobody660 It's a Chinese company, based in China and sponsored by the Chinese government. They don't need to follow any western regulations, so they don't. If you think these items are food safe, you're in fantasy land. There are studies that found toxic substances in items sold there, including lead paint on toys.

[@woodcider]

“It’s a waste of plastic. We don’t need this in the world”. That’s TEMU in a nutshell.

[@Khazandar]

And yet they still supported the business. Sorted have some funny ways of backing up their bullshit.

[@cliffyang7687]

@@Khazandarits a review video ffs. Having a related video does not mean directly supporting something, just like how i am not supporting you even though this is related to you.

[@enisra_bowman]

@@cliffyang7687 ye, some really sound as if they on YT for the first time or never watched TV, like such a format isn't remotly new where someone buys crappy items and reviews them so people don't buy that thing. and some do even say "we buy these Thingys so you don't have to"

[@faervas1234]

Temu is great for craft supplies and if you have cast Iron pans or carbon steal. Get a chainmail scrubber.

[@denargakocken]

You can buy wood and leather at temu too😂

[@TheSeatedView]

My family has used the duck mould for the last two winters and it has been a big hit for the kids, but especially the adults. This past winter, someone (not a member of my family) left rows of snow ducks all over downtown Toronto whenever it snowed. It's wonderful!

[@cloud__99]

That’s actually adorable.

[@TheSeatedView]

@@cloud__99 Isn't it?

[@lynnejamieson2063]

So, is it literally that James was brought back to be the fun Uncle and to babysit while Ebbers and Kush are away?

[@inferno14142]

and who's complaining?

[@lynnejamieson2063]

@@inferno14142 where did I say anyone was?

[@sarahschmitt4354]

I was wondering the same exact thing.

[@garretth8224]

​@@inferno14142Huh?

[@sirBrouwer]

@@inferno14142 Ben will when he gets back home. Why have they not done there homework and why is the white washing pink?

[@enordentoft]

I'm not trusting anything from Temu to be foodsafe. Also, you can shred chicken with a handmixer. It's surprisingly effective.

[@at76103]

It would be cool to see some sustainable kitchen solutions like silicon lids, beeswax cloth, etc. But also really test them through multiple days or uses

[@moaandersson9682]

I agree

[@betaich]

silicon in contrast to pe or other plastics isn't recycable so even worse for the environment than normal plastic once it breaks.

[@faervas1234]

@@betaich Recycling is a scam. most plastics can't be recycled and if the paper recycle is dirty it can't get recycle. It's a system that only around to make people feel good. Go look up videos titled Recycle is a Scam.

[@elfenhexchen]

Silicon stuff gets super sticky and disgusting after a few months. Makes no difference if it's cheap or extremely expensive.

[@willowdear]

They did this a couple years ago with sustainable alternatives to single use plastics

[@luminousmoon86]

Honestly, I bought that grip and flip spatula a few months ago and I love it. I have hand tremors so it really helps me get a better grip on foods to flip them over without stuff just falling off the spatula. And yes, it's great for flipping fried eggs. Just takes a little practice.

[@kayvee101]

I have one too. It’s sturdy as heck and disability approved.

[@benanderson89]

FYI, the duck isn't food safe. Barry was right, it's meant for the beach and listings on other websites list it as a kids toy for use in the snow. If the potatoes were sufficiently hot the plastic would've started to melt; even on this side of the screen I can tell it's that awfully flimsy Poundshop plastic.

[@alexsis1778]

My thoughts exactly. Its pretty clearly a beach toy that people used for food. Which is so not a good thing.

[@switchgear100]

@@alexsis1778 yeah but the idea is not a bad one like Barry seems to think. that specific version is bad, but kids would love a food safe version

[@ConstantChaos1]

Also, like no way in hell is that scooping set icecream

[@sekararum5623]

yes, it is famous for shaping a snow into ducks. It's been viral since 202- something in South Korea every winter

[@johnmillay6790]

Most temu stuff is made with hazardous materials that aren't allowed to be sold in china

[@maivtasly9142]

Am loving all these James videos. It's like he's getting his custody time with the kids. 🤣

[@bihkonje]

love how much James sass we are getting

[@SortedFood]

Had to be done 😂

[@friesencj1]

Purée food for seniors with swallowing issues have been put in molds in order for them to recognize them One green blob of pea purée can be shaped to look like a pile of peas. So making food fun or recognizable helps all ages.

[@adde9506]

Can we get "you've been doing it wrong all along" hacks? Splitting a pomegranate into wedges, cutting a mango with a glass, peeling ginger with a spoon, dicing avocado with a wire rack, juicing citrus with a fork, opening a banana from the bottom, shredding meat with a mixer, and a whole host of other hacks that may or may not work.

[@Thermalions]

Sounds like a great idea

[@ConstantChaos1]

I defy anyone to have an issue with the bottom opened banana. I was a bioengineering student and for a project about biological material sciences I tested it takes less than 2/3 the energy and results in more intact edible flesh on ripe bananas (and underripe bananas if the person consuming it refuses to eat the vascular tissue at the bottom of a traditionally opened banana which is removed with the peel with the bottom up method, otherwise there is no discernible difference for under-ripe banana flesh yields) And yes I did site my own paper as a source when I was a culinary student for a proheject in optimalt yield preparation methods, sue me I was the only one (that I could find anyway) who had written a paper on it and I passed review with it even tho it wasn't published in a journal (like what kind of journal would publish something like that lol)

[@kimberlyjohnston2726]

Pretty sure they've done videos like this. I remember seeing gadget vs no gadget videos and most the no gadget ones were what tiktok claims are "hacks" Also, most the stuff you mentioned (except mango, since we didn't eat them) my mom taught me when I was a kid and I'm 40

[@call_me_mad1236]

Theres already a shit ton if these videos made by other channels, dont need it again

[@ConstantChaos1]

@call_me_mad1236 you must be _SoOoOoO_ fun at parties "I heard someone else's opinion on this so I don't need to hear yours" Pretty unhinged take imo

[@dinglerofl4784]

As someone from Hong Kong, I would add that products from sites like Temu where products are sold directly from Chinese manufacturers can definitely be of dubious quality. There are many types of plastic that begin to leech into food under heat or acid, and electrical components may not be properly constructed to avoid electrocution. While China has become a more reliable manufacturer, there are definitely still a lot of small sellers who will try to take advantage of cheap production to turn a quick profit, and I would not buy anything (especially for food use) that I cannot reliably verify is not dangerous. Its one thing to buy a cheap toy that breaks easily, its another to use it to make food. Chances are you'l be fine, but be extra careful of products that are especially cheap or look like they are not well designed. The duck shaper and meat shredder in this video especially look dubious in their quality. A couple of injection molded components isn't that expensive to mass produce and not every listing will be made of food safe materials. Stay safe in your shopping, and maintain a healthy level of skepticism.

[@digitalspecter]

Clinically depressed ducks drowning in a gravy pond. James: "Did you want.. a thumbnail?" Loved that! 🤣

[@SortedFood]

😂😂

[@SheepdogSmokey]

Isn't the duck really for cream on a coffee?

[@allisonl4120]

I have the duck and it's the best thing in the snow. The duck army is amazing. I never thought to use it with rice

[@SheepdogSmokey]

@@allisonl4120 Please tell me you know someone named Karl who marches as King Of Ducks in the snow, or you make a little person or larger duck, that you name Karl, to command the duck army!

[@KrisAdamsTV]

I hope whichever restaurant James works at appreciates him, cos we miss him! (And yes I am aware I am saying we miss him while he is here, but you know what I mean, when he is gone... haha)

[@everythinggamingnow]

imagine hosting a dinner party and putting "duck potato" on the menu, everyones wondering how you're encorporating duck into potatos? maybe mashed? maybe roasted? Nope..its mashed potato shaped like ducks lolol amazing

[@zamnelna]

I’d be expecting potatoes roasted in duck fat. Oh….the disappointment I’d receive.

[@ConstantChaos1]

The incorporated portion will be all the chemicals leached by the non-food grade plastic (it's genuinely a beach toy and is not made of food safe plastics)

[@anomalousresult]

Now I'm imagining a duck croquette.

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

Is having an actual physical menu normal for having a dinner party? Seems pretentious.

[@andreagillette1652]

James’ return feels very much like a supervisor/babysitter for the normals while Ebbers is away! 🤣 Loving the energy they all have. 💚💚💚

[@KuraiKaNinja]

as a stoner i was screaming at the neat shredder - dont put it in the center!! itll just spin it instead of shread it xD gotta put it around the outer ends just something ive learned from grinding up herb lolol (that meat shredder was just a giant grinder lmaooo)

[@quietone610]

Someone looked at that and said, "I bet it works with meat!"

[@slbock]

This was the comment I was looking for. I think the shredder failed because of user error.

[@TranscribeYT]

@@slbock 50-50

[@martininsley5041]

100% user error, I have one from amazon and it works incredibly well​@slbock

[@kitrozon4422]

I’ve had a grip and flip in my kitchen for 20 years. It’s handy af for eggs, grilled cheese and such.

[@MrMartinSchou]

I love that James feels defeated by £2.38 gadget that actually worked and helped him improve his result.

[@Efreeti]

"Keep the lock, loft a cliche" is gonna live rent free in my head for the rest of the day

[@ThornbackHag]

I feel honoured to have witnessed the best over-easy egg of James's career. :D

[@bluesilvahalo3576]

Baz erecting his bowl with the noodle gun is the kind of thing that gives me Ebbers withdrawls 😭

[@dfdedsdcd]

Temu is basically worse Wish. Somehow. I guess the terrible product barrel always has a deeper bottom.

[@YaaLFH]

Same concept, just different marketing.

[@borttorbbq2556]

Wish is bad temu is toxic and trash.

[@spiderdude2099]

It’s not just that the products are bad, they use actual sweat shop labor. No one should use them

[@lanicotton8507]

Especially since there are people looking for that next great steal.

[@maromania7]

their original company got slammed for smuggling, data theft/blackmail, and creation of contraband. they barely survived and made Temu, which tells you about all they need to know. Funnily enough, they're known for data theft and selling off reject items that didn't pass quality control from their stores. and with prices that low, that means there's an absurd flow of discounted weirdly labelled boxes flowing in and out, which sounds to me like it'd be really easy to slip contraband in the middle of. and of course there are plenty of things THEY make, which means tons of poorly labelled raw material floating around. Methinks they never really changed, just changed names.

[@JMaxwellE]

TEMU: You can just feel the savings! Also you can just smell the sweatshops!!!

[@Ishlacorrin]

That's not just Temu though, every smart phone is made with basically sl@ve labour to some extent.

[@calathanfoe7242]

Do you own a smartphone? If so congratulations you're a hypocrite

[@Ishlacorrin]

So you boycott smartphones then?

[@Ishlacorrin]

@@calathanfoe7242 My reply was to the OP, not you lol.

[@calathanfoe7242]

@@Ishlacorrin oh sorry lol.

[@peterc4056]

Barry knows exactly where the center of the screen frame will be and leans in to fill that space while James just thinks he's being snuggly 😂

[@666JPF]

For the short form content 🥲

[@whiteshoos]

He sure does, he's a photographer after all.. 😂

[@kwoylee5617]

James and Barry have always been snuggly. See the London pasta vid from many years back.

[@FreeOnGoal]

Never buy kitchen stuff from random sellers, you never know how food safe those things are!

[@SinisterMD]

You all need to substitute James in for Captain America when he rips apart a piece of wood but instead of wood...it's a pomegranate.

[@cloud__99]

Somebody make this meme I‘m begging

[@robertbuth]

You heard the man, "give the loft a clish" lmao Hahaha Jamie 🤣🤣 such a great episode

[@Divig]

I would not trust any of these products to be food safe.

[@DelsonGirl]

adam ragusea taught me to shred chicken with electric beaters (back when i wasn't vegetarian). game changer!

[@indianeconomy2738]

"It's a dead duck" Ah! Welcome back James

[@NLaBruiser]

James was making comments to it, but to be clear this is almost assuredly not food-grade plastic for $2 and some change USD. Then you add in that people will want to use it on various hot foods like rice, mashed potato, etc. and yeah - I'd be VERY worried about plastics leeching into my food. It's good for a laugh, but I'd not suggest anyone use one of these unless they see actual data from the mfr vouching for the quality of the plastic.

[@lettershome4579]

The duck mold is meant for snow here in Canada usually.

[@borttorbbq2556]

Same principle.

[@borttorbbq2556]

Generally, the food ones use a little bit different materials.

[@1One2Three5Eight13]

​@@borttorbbq2556 One hopes the food ones use different materials. There's a risk that the sellers are just repurposing the snow ones.

[@cftyftyufyfuyfty]

Temu and shein and similar all beg the question of the 14cent pack of hobo noodles: *How cheap was it to produce that they're making a profit out of this???*

[@maromania7]

In thier case they're often buying defective products in bulk from the businesses. Like how in some factories there's a "company store" that lets you buy at cost. grab a sharpie for a cent because they're label looks like "Skerples." Though that's just to break even, most places like that are really out for your data, the deals are to draw you in. Their original company got investigated for smuggling, data theft/blackmail, and creation of contraband. they barely survived and made Temu, which I'm assuming is just another front Temu's already known for data harvesting. and with prices that low, that means there's an absurd amount of weirdly labelled boxes flowing in and out, which sounds to me like it'd be really easy to slip contraband in the middle of. and of course there are plenty of things THEY make, which means tons of poorly labelled raw material floating around. Methinks they never really changed, just changed names.

[@YaaLFH]

@@maromania7 Or have deals with Chinese factories to overmanufacture whatever businesses outsourced to China and sell the unbranded items. Copyright is a foreign concept there.

[@SilvaDreams]

​@YaaLFH It's a chinese compny, of course they have deals with chinese factories.

[@YaaLFH]

@@SilvaDreams Did you hear a loud "whooosh" when you read my comment? No? That was the point flying over your head and you missed it.

[@karenneill9109]

Exchange rates. And they’re offloading surplus in most cases.

[@Rebasepoiss]

I'm very certain none of the plastics TEMU sellers use are food safe.

[@sirbixalot73]

Most plastics are food safe. Does "certain" mean you have analyzed the plastics and found unsafe versions of PVC or BPA infused plastics? PET and HDPE are the most common and they are cheap and readily available for all manufacturers

[@YaaLFH]

​@@sirbixalot73 Pure theoretical versions of those plastics, sure. Those used in Chinese factories where pollution is just a funny foreign word, not so much.

[@lulana9545]

​​@@sirbixalot73Sadly mystery fillers and additives are even cheaper. It's also why I don't buy cheap metal baking tools anymore. There was quite the scandal in my country with stuff sold at the equivalent of the dollar store that was saturated with heavy metals. Lead and other fun stuff transfer into your baked food during the baking process.

[@LeenaSohaibZ]

IM SO HAPPY TO SEE JAMES SO FREQUENTLY CAN HE JUST COME BACK FULL TIME 😭😭😭😬

[@Ophelia771]

Sustainably and no excessive waste should apply to all products in use. Don't forget the excess shipping or air miles all these products are doing from single orders. Even all the excess packaging waste that is created from these sites is really something to think about.

[@LaurenPedersentrian]

THAT BLUSH OF RAGE while james is dealing with the spatu-tongs! welcome back again, james, you've been missed

[@bats__]

I love how much James we've been blessed with recently 😊

[@poodlepopper97]

"Especially if it really pisses off a chef" is my quote of the year already🤣

[@kateh7484]

“Pulling meat is not that difficult”…. Oh James 😂

[@VerucaKatt]

The fact that James is the one who said it makes it even better.

[@jbeutell]

And then he followed it up by saying "if you do it yourself"

[@harvestmoon_autumnsky]

@@jbeutell Wondered if anyone else caught that

[@baileylang1293]

When I remove the seeds from pomegranates, I hold it over a bowl, smack the back with a spoon, and then fill the bowl with cold water. All the pith floats to the top

[@ginnyweatherbee7941]

That’s probably the easiest way to do it

[@YourLastGreatkNight]

I’m loving seeing James back. Also loving so many episodes recently. This is by far my favorite channel!

[@jrsmile6946]

I worked breakfast shift and got good at flipping with the pan. Loved having something in common with the chef. 🎉

[@stpsssp]

It's been a James marathon and I love it

[@lucm7507]

Handy tip I learned a little while back: you can shred chicken (and potentially other meats? Never tried others) with a hand mixer! Just pop a piece of chicken in a bowl and use your regular attachments! Saved me SO much time over the years.

[@pkrdy3]

The way Barry immediately knew what the shredder was for but was kind of careful in how he talked about it really lets you know he has smoked some weed. That thing is just a giant grinder.

[@DangerSquiggles]

A shredder is not some sort of secret device. They just don't want to get demonitized.

[@missbeaussie]

​@@DangerSquigglesit is a secret device in the many countries where weed is still illegal.

[@DangerSquiggles]

@@missbeaussie I live in such a country and I can still buy a grinder in any tabaccho shop. It's just a piece of plastic.

[@galacticmechanic1]

James seems so much more chill now than just before he left, good to see him doing well.

[@leonardo.1024]

James in a gadget review, gold. James in a cheap shopping website gadget review? Priceless. Thank you all. The disappointment in his verdict on the Grip and Flip.

[@timcarpenter9000]

So happy to see James back in so many videos recently, felt the content lost a lot without him

[@Azerock]

Its awesome to see more James in these videos again. Missed you mate!

[@lilypina2160]

I do love your guys cooking, backing, jocking around, even te puns.. still if you ask for my opinion: I hate the fact you gave Temu a platform and normalize buying stuff there. Especially the noodle gun, which is electricity based and lot of tries already showed, that this is an unneccessary risk to buy electricity based stuff from any cheap platform. still you guys in general, quality of the video and purely entertainment factor, it was a blast watching you like always.

[@kami0x0]

Do not use TEMU.

[@Looooooooofa]

Womp womp

[@Michael_Brock]

This by💯 temu are Thrallholders ie their suppliers and customers are enslaved.

[@deathscythe767]

Ya gotta say why. Some people care about lead, some don't. Also about slavery. 🤸‍♂️

[@MixFatal]

​@@deathscythe767 YES TO SLAVERY IF I PAY LESS lol

[@clarissagafoor5222]

​@deathscythe767 people in the west really need to stop with this slavery nonsense.

[@mahwish_m]

In Canada, we use the first gadget for snow. Its available everywhere but most commonly in a ball shape (to make snowballs obviously but i never thought to use it at the beach). My concern tho is that the plastic can't be food safe.

[@twilightsagaedward11]

Love seeing so many videos with James in it recently!

[@UnbridledArtistry]

I wish I could remember where I saw it but someone recommended peeling a pomegranate in a bowl of water & it SO works! The seeds sink to the bottom while the rest floats to the top. Give it a try 😊

[@nooranen3178]

On a serious note: Temu plastic items have been tested in objective safety laboratory in FInland and found multiple hazardous chemicals in them. You advertize in the beginning that the duck mold would suit for kids! It's just irresponsible to try to bring temy or other rubbish item producers to light, because they have absolutely no regard for item safety. I would never buy anytihng from there because they are indeed confirmed to contain poisons.

[@evenkringsj]

And so what? Nobody would buy this shit and furthermore I can tell you aren't a regular as the duck thingy was clearly a "joke" it's not advertising... But in general for kids (propper ones)

[@wightwitch]

It's videos like this of just a bunch of mates dicking around that reminds me why I have been subscribed to this channel for so long. 😂

[@xenon5441]

I'm severely disappointed that you didn't point out the dangers of shopping on Temu. - It's Wish all over again with terrible sweatshops, where the workers aren't treated even remotely like human beings. Despicably low wages, inhumane work environments; temperatures, same position hours on end, no breaks and long shifts. - It's Wish all over again in regards to chemicals used to created the products as well as pollution. Chemicals which also seriously harm the workers, no proper safety wear, ventilation and so on. - Your information gets sold to absolutely everyone who're willing to pay. People have been scammed so hard after shopping on Temu since their credit card info was stolen. Considering how important it is for you that food and ingredients are sourced locally (at least you mention it a lot) I truly find it odd, how you've not even mentioned it during this episode, how all of Temu's products are shipped all the way across the world. And how so much of it ends up directly into landfills. As someone who's watched your channel for years and I love it when you do reviews. I truly could not find it in myself to like this episode since you don't mention the dangers of Temu, rather, you're basically promoting it, along with the whole concept of not treating workers with decent humanity. Which is something I truly cannot and will not support. Though KZbin doesn't show it, I down voted the video, the first ever down vote I've given to you guys. I hope if we ever get another episode like this, either with Temu products or another shops things, that you at the very least mention, not only the risks for the buyers (your viewers) but also how the prodcts are made (in inhumane sweatshops) that way it at least won't feel like you're promoting something as awfull as this.

[@YaaLFH]

Plus they're spamming ads everywhere with their stolen cloned products so it's getting really hard to find the original versions that western companies put effort and money in designing.

[@JDEldred]

👏🏼 even if it’s not the intention, videos like this just promote Temu and keep it at the forefront of people’s minds.

[@dreadandromeda7707]

This was my first downvote too. We've watched at home for years, bought books and subscriptions, but... the lack of awareness and good judgment on this feels like a major failure. Especially with Ebbers' usual environmental consciousness, all that channel talk about sustainability, about fair labor practices... and then they green light this mess?

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

Hoew exactly do you know this or are you just assuming? here's the thing, most things you buy in the U.S. are made in China or there abouts. I can buy that same exact refrigerator part for $50 direct from China or pay an American company $250 for that same exact part because an American wants to be the middle man and take $200 more from me just because I should buy from an American company. This is an exact experience and not a scenario.

[@YHIEEDC]

So glad to have james back on regular videos. I missed him when he left a couple of years ago.

[@ArielK1987]

Mike and Jamie sound like the people you'll see on an infomercial channel. Given their excitement in their voices to try and sell the product.

[@SortedFood]

If we're not enthusiastic, who will be?!

[@Cressup]

@@SortedFood Is there any need to be enthusiastic about Temu though :(

[@tarunimasinghsanawar9721]

I don't want to jinx it but I am LOVING having James back on the channel!

[@kimberlyjohnston2726]

NO TEMU, WISH, OR OTHER SLAVE LABOR THEFT FRONTS! Also, I'm from the states and lead & toxic materials are found constantly in cheap temu products

[@ChrisParkerstudios]

Yeah, they are using Apple products there so too late.

[@kimberlyjohnston2726]

@@ChrisParkerstudios ????

[@Ishlacorrin]

@@kimberlyjohnston2726 Apple and ALL smartphones use some form of slave labour in their creation. It's impossible to use most digital devices without supporting some form of slave labour because of certain required parts/materials that ONLY exist/are created in specific countries with no/bad labour laws.

[@kerrywilhite7846]

James just seems to be having so much fun!

[@Beanz321]

I don't know what everyone always has to hate about the quality of Temu or Wish, the little kids and the forced laborers really make an effort

[@lilaoceane]

this video has everything: James’ sass, a broken gadget, and Mike giving Jamie a run for his money with the dad jokes!

[@iDymff]

To bad you guys didn’t have james make the egg the regular way. 😄 would love to see that.

[@adde9506]

Or the fancy way he was describing.

[@iDymff]

@@adde9506 that's what I meant (his regular way) 😄

[@dodorichard]

Love having James back with his sardonic humor. The boys were also in fire with their galacticly bad puns.

[@UwUVanessaUwU]

I LOVE Jamie's "The Paella Burrito" shirt 😎💛

[@SortedFood]

If only you could get your hands on one yourself... 👀

[@SondreGrneng]

Now I want to go into a really high end restaurant and start a food fight, idk why.

[@Telar-The-III]

I think it needs to be mentioned that Temu isn't under regulation or rules of materials in their plastic. A lot of the stuff targeted to kids are not food safe (after EU standard)

[@kittylover177]

For pomegranates! I score them with a paring knife and then split in half vertically. I work in a large bowl of water to remove the seeds. The arils or “jewels” sink to the bottom while the pith floats. Makes it easy parse out any small bits that make their way in while I work.

[@BritJim]

Weed smokers have been perfecting grinders for years, why would they ignore all that evolution for an even tougher product?

[@SilvaDreams]

Yeah the second I saw the hilariously bad meat shredder I had to laugh because it looks like my first weed grinder I made with some tack nails.

[@pinkmanstan]

4:05 James being sooo glad to not be the most annoyed person by a gadget is so cute lol

[@wizzzard999]

Me: sees ducks My brain: Take that, depression!

[@Tydaxer]

I've actually got a meat shredder similar to that. Fortunately it wasn't from TEMU, so it wasn't cheaply produced trash. It actually does its job and shreds chicken pretty easily.

[@MrPC1121]

Temu kitchen gadgets. A great way to introduce lead to your diet.

[@SARAHTRYS]

I bought the same duck mold BUT I bought it for snowballs for the kids especially if you add food colors to the snow before you mold the duck the kids liked it

[@juliaparker4212]

James and being in regular videos, this makes me so very happy! ❤

[@Erdnussbuttertoast]

James was put on this earth for one thing and one thing only, and that to talk shit about crap kitchen gadgets. and i for one am glad he's back where he's meant to be 🥰

[@AmateurPeanutButter]

Jamie: It has taken internet by storm James: *annoyed* IT HASN'T Yes James! We need more of him and his sass 🤣

[@furrantee]

James describing his sous chef teaching him to flip eggs in America, never have I so related with one of the Sorted chefs. I worked for a decade in a grocery store deli and one year we started to offer breakfast. My department manager gave me a frying pan BIG ENOUGH FOR A SINGLE EGG and had me stand there cooking and flipping dozens and dozens of eggs trying to catch the damn things. Very few made it into the pan, some hit the surface of the gas grill, some slid INTO the grill! Thankfully soon after they had us start doing the eggs on the giant flat top with everything else! I can still remember her telling me I was going to learn how to do this no matter how many eggs it took.

[@Babybell-]

I feel like more of a disclaimer or discussion about Temu should have been had in this video. I was genuinely surprised to see you give a company like Temu any screen team considering ethically it goes against everything the Sorted team stands for. Yes it's not an add, but you still supported them by purchasing their products and giving them attention without addressing the issues behind the company. I hope you consider adding a disclaimer to the video in the least, especially seeing as you brought up the issue in the comments.

[@JDEldred]

I had to scroll down too far to find this comment. This is exactly what I wanted to say. Major KZbin channels really have to stop doing these videos - it’s only fuelling the obsession with Temu

[@dreadandromeda7707]

I was really disappointed to make it halfway through without even a second glance from the Sorted crew at the abysmal actions behind titans like TEMU and Wish, Shein and more.

[@Ishlacorrin]

They did it because their Audience asked them too in such numbers they could not be ignored. If their viewers did not suggest such things so often then they probably would not have bothered.

[@sammieg8641]

If you buy stuff off Amazon, you are buying stuff rom TEMU… they use all the same warehouses and manufacturers

[@sammieg8641]

@@JDEldredstop buying things made in China… then you will stop supporting TEMU… lol everything is made in the same warehouse. So if you shop on Amazon, you buy stuff from TEMU

[@RB-hq8wi]

So happy for more James videos! 🎉🎉🎉

[@sirderpington7704]

11:43 that is the biggest weed grinder I have ever seen

[@suzmac1526]

😂😂😂you beat me to it. Go the giant mull-o-matic

[@effyinwonderland7490]

I have one of those duck things, it's great fun in the snow. I went to my friends house (unbeknownst to her) and created a duck army in her garden😂

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

15:26 The dough is rising! Brilliant. Also love Barry's vocals 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thebrookie9]

I know your pinned comment says this is not an AD or promo for Temu but whether it was your intention or not, this is actually free promotion for Temu. You guys just talking about the products on your platform is advertisement for them. So it’s not okay.

[@KevinGodelmann]

I have been a fan for years now and I find it an absokute disgrace that you guys are supporting something like Temu especially in a food related format. Beside the fact that Temu likely supports child labour and does not care about labour rights in general, it has been proven that Temu products can contain a lot of harmful chemicals! I would never let something from Temu, especially made from plastics, near my food!

[@ileiahall7523]

I like the grip and flip except never being able to open your utensil drawer ever again. Hahah

[@albert_vds]

I wouldn't buy anything of TEMU and use it for food. Actually I wouldn't buy anything off TEMU.