I Tested Viral KITCHEN GADGETS ft a Chef Swiss Army Knife!

[@mrbarrylewis]

That was an epic shopping trip just for one gadget! Which kitchen gadget from this video do you think you would use? If you liked this, check out the kitchen gadgets playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLfItiEY3o1mua5cnCEz2ssWLQbS6ZiSIq

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

All of the Barry seal of approval ones!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@BCLancer]

If the sunflower seed desheller worked it would be nice. Btw if you ever look for sunflower seeds in their shell again try a Polish shop, they always have roasted and or salted ones for me.

[@CricketEngland]

A heat diffuser is a stovetop utensil which ensures that heat is evenly distributed across the bottom of a pan. This is crucial for dishes which need to simmer for a long time on low settings, and it can eliminate the common problem of burned or unevenly cooked food.

[@loralou-djflowerdove]

I honestly thought the breadstick gadget was for reheating McDonald's French fries in the microwave...😅😅😅 Silicone? Dual purpose, possibly?

[@Chaos_Senpai]

The sunflower seed de-sheller is the best gadget it gives you something to do for a day

[@jennifersherman7945]

The pumpkin seeds were already shelled. The breadstick maker would be best served using a piping bag or a ziplock with the corner cut off.

[@janea...sass1012]

Came to say the piping bag thing!

[@NullCreativityMusic]

or a squeeze bottle

[@David-cc8xe]

And i think sunflower seeds that we buy to eat are usually roasted. Them for birds are raw

[@Chaos_Senpai]

​@@David-cc8xeyeah bird seed hasn't been roasted or even treated so humans shouldn't eat then without washing them first

[@mustwereallydothis]

There's always at least one opportunity for Barry to put his complete lack of common sense on display in a gadget review video. That's why their my favorite. This one had several. My personal favorite was when he tried using the can opener on a pull-tab soda can but I suppose that not many people these days would know how to use one properly, so I should really give him a pass on that one. I should... but I won't. I'm just not that nice.

[@CookingWithCows]

Barry, the sunflower seed peeler needs roasted sunflowers. Roasting dries them out, makes the shell brittle and separates the germ from the inner wall of the shell. You can usually find them in polish/russian/turkish supermarkets (or online) or you can try to roast your bird seeds. But hey now you have a bag of bird seeds for feeding birds in your garden in the winter.

[@kathrynd5158]

Roasted sunflower seeds are easy to find in Canada. They're very popular here.

[@cggc9510]

They are usually in the snack section in the US too. The item isn't available online anymore. @@kathrynd5158

[@renesmeecullen611]

US too. They come in bags. Ranch is the best but bbq is good too. I didn’t know you weren’t supposed to eat the shells since the flavoring is coated on the shells

[@jminsh463]

​@@kathrynd5158I loved them when I lived in Canada. Impossible to find in the UK! Maybe not actually but I haven't found them

[@TheDreadedScotsman]

Yeah eastern european shops usually have them in shells as they're hugely popular there. I have one of the pig peeler things as the noise of my gf cronching the shells off manually winds me up 😂 and the gadget works really well

[@Drakxii]

Those pumpkin seeds are deshelled, the shells are white. Also the can opener is for cans without pull tops, like soup. Otherwise great video mate.

[@Melissa-ox9ob]

They're raw sunflower seed. Uncooked. Shells are in them.

[@twocvbloke]

Also, the "can opener" is used to open tins in the old fashioned manner before we had the twiddly slicey tin openers we have today, doesn't really work for opening drinks... :P

[@oraclebunny8359]

On here for this comment 😊

[@wmonger]

also looking for this comment.

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

LOOOL

[@martinmcwilliams]

My heads in my hands watching Barry not understand the concept of a tin opener. 😂😂😂😂

[@RyanS493]

HIMH..New abbreviation just for those Barry moments 😅😅 Barry, this video was great, cheers!

[@YaaLFH]

That dates you 😁

[@robdeverneuil2406]

He seems to not understand a lot of basic concepts 😂

[@saemi74]

I always wonder if he does that for comedic purpose but then I watch the sketch again and there's noone who can be always so genuinely shocked and bewildered at completely basic ideas like a can opener 😂😂

[@melissalambert7615]

Me too. Child of the pull-top generation.

[@YaaLFH]

Barry, the main point of the diffuser is to protect food that burns easily - it spreads the heat from the flame to the whole bottom and is most useful when you have cheap pans/pots with thin bottoms. Great when you're making jam etc. or dishes that need to simmer for a long time. The cheese test was a good demonstration - instead of making a ring of melted cheese where the flame hits the bottom of the pan, it was melting equally in the whole pan. The can opener is an old school design, hard to explain but easy to demonstrate - you position the knife part on the inside of the rim and hook on the outside (it has a small tooth that should grab the rim), push the knife in and then open by pushing forward and doing an up-down motion, kind of like single bladed scissors.

[@jmayatube]

A diffuser is also great for scalding milk, you only need to stir occasionally.

[@OverlordMaggie]

It would be great for people with a gas stove and cheap, thin, pots too! Mine just pump the heat into the food, but slowing down and distributing the heat would let the food heat way more evenly! You could also put it on when the pot is getting close to the right heat so it isn't heating up at a snail's pace the whole time.

[@YaaLFH]

@@OverlordMaggie It is! Also very useful for people with the old coil style electric hobs, as opposed to hot plate style or induction,

[@bryanmoberg8408]

I have VERY cheap pots and pans....maybe i should buy one

[@ArchangelShine]

On a very separate and non-relevant note though, am I the only one who had Michael Scott from the Office on her mind with the sticker over the foot? Theres that one episode where he burnt his foot on a grill and my mind just instantly went there, thought it could be like a joke, but it's prolly far fetched

[@grantfielder]

Pet sunflower seeds are usually raw. I bet it's intended for roasted seeds, that's probably why it wasn't shelling them.

[@YaaLFH]

There are different varieties of sunflower seeds, some have thin soft shells, some have thick hard shells. Roasting doesn't make that much of a difference.

[@grantfielder]

@@YaaLFH most of the sunflower that are roasted and flavored are already split from the cooking process. It does make a difference.

[@YaaLFH]

@@grantfielder I've been eating both raw and roasted (bought or roasted at home) sunflower seeds all my life, and ones split in roasting are a very rare occurence.

[@grantfielder]

@@YaaLFH I think we just have a difference of opinion. I've been eating sunflower seeds my entire life too, and finding them cracked and split is more common than not for me. I guess we have to agree to disagree.

[@RottieMamaBear]

Roasting the sunflower seeds makes the shell more fragile and dry, therefore easier to de-shell with the gadget. Just like wood or paper, anything burnt/roasted is easier to tear/split/pull apart.

[@CrazySharp]

Barry it’s a can opener not a pop top lifter… It’s for opening cans or as you call them tins, you know the ones that don’t have a pull top

[@jennthya6982]

I've seen the diffuser for the stove top being used when making sauces that split easily, it keeps the temp low and even. Also works with sunny-side eggs, once the whites begin to firm at the edges, you can cut the hob off and the residual heat from the diffuser will cook/firm up the whites of the egg while the yolk stays runny. Could also use it for melting chocolate!

[@uk-hon5769]

The diffuser works for the very gentlest simmer, one where there is barely a bubble great for making stock, curries and ragus. Most hobs don't have a real simmer, IMHO, and gas hobs have a habit of going out if you turn them down very low.

[@YaaLFH]

Also works for foods that burn easily - for example you can melt chocolate with the residual heat.

[@CricketEngland]

A heat diffuser is a stovetop utensil which ensures that heat is evenly distributed across the bottom of a pan. This is crucial for dishes which need to simmer for a long time on low settings, and it can eliminate the common problem of burned or unevenly cooked food.

[@saemi74]

Perfect also to make poached eggs as the water keeps hot but doesn't bubble up

[@hiimwestside]

The diffuser is commonly used here in the Netherlands for stuff like stews and peasoup, does exactly what you need from it, to stop stuff from burning.

[@RejonMunchausen]

Back in the dark days of the early 2000s I did some factory temp jobs where basically my weeks work involved unstacking a pallet, adding a sticker like that over a mistake, then restacking them

[@mrbarrylewis]

I meant to ask a question like this in the video, was wondering how common it was!

[@totalbamber]

Easiest places to find sunflower seeds in the shell in the UK is in any of the Eastern European supermarkets. They must have at least one in your neck of the woods. Tons of choice.

[@scragar]

Pet shops will often sell them too. Birds will unshell them no problem so they'll often be sold for bird feed.

[@totalbamber]

​@@scragarsure, but they night not be always that good quality. The ones in the supermarket near me are big and have different flavours.

[@YaaLFH]

Yes, Eastern European (Slavic) or mediterranean.

[@Jenntully]

That breadstick mold - I'd use a squeeze bottle for the batter, then you can get it exactly where you want it easily. It would also be fantastic for cake 'fries'.

[@KORUPTable]

Strange that you can't find sunflower seeds with the shell, we have them at every store/gas station in the US

[@YaaLFH]

They're not a very popular snack here.

[@HH42]

Yep, you can buy them at nearly every type of store in the US. Including hardware/home improvement stores, grocery stores, dollar stores, automotive shops, any gas/convenience shop. Practically anywhere.

[@kiyoung]

Very popular here in east Asia too

[@rilessmiles6590]

Extremely easy to find here in Canada too.

[@mhetralla]

I was eating sunflower seeds while watching this video! I'm so surprised about sunflowers seeds in their shells being hard to find in the UK. Here in Spain, not only un-opened sunflowers seeds are the most common way to find them, but we also have many flavors of them! (BBQ, bacon, ketchup, pizza... This year we even got a limited edition KFC flavored ones!)

[@nordstrandreisen]

Because someone decided to exit the EU I guess.

[@YaaLFH]

They're not very popular as a snack here, in supermarkets you usually find them on the cooking ingredients shelf. You can find them in ethnic shops though but you have to know about it, and Barry is not used to the idea of seeds as a snack.

[@CP-od7tr]

Wow, in the states they are sold everywhere. Petrol stations, grocery stores etc. You pop them in your mouth crack the shell and eat the kernel spit out the shell. . @@YaaLFH

[@Zulf85]

They really are - I tend to get them from shops that do imports. I do wish it were easier to get flavoured sunflower seeds here

[@YaaLFH]

@@CP-od7tr No way, REALLYYYY? And here I thought you stick them up your nose, thanks for enlightening me.

[@nancycurtis7315]

We had very early heat diffuser mats in the days of old. They were made of asbestos!!! Every household had one...... The bad old days. I'm 63. Not a ring pull can existed. Some cans came with a "key" to open them, but not many had them. It's been interesting to see how it has changed over the years. Love your videos. Greetings from Dimboola, in Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺.

[@jvillanuevamtz]

Sun flower seed like the ones they buy for american baseball are like toasted and salted they are very crunchy, the ones that Barry uses are raw for birds

[@karenneill9109]

The ones for birds also have a much thicker shell. They tend to be higher in oil content and stronger flavoured, too. It’s a bit like feed corn versus eating corn- very different beast!

[@pinkstarphoenix6182]

I love a heat diffuser for stovetop cooking of beans and stews and the like. It's great for keeping them from scorching while gently cooking for a long time

[@bryanmoberg8408]

probably great for a big pot of spaghetti sauce too, I might have to try that, I usually use a crock pot/slow cooker, but a diffuser might be good for when I don't have 6+ hours for a slow cooker.

[@NailahRoberts]

The heat diffuser could be heated up and used to keep pizza warm if you don't have a pizza stone.

[@mrbarrylewis]

love that idea

[@CricketEngland]

A heat diffuser is a stovetop utensil which ensures that heat is evenly distributed across the bottom of a pan. This is crucial for dishes which need to simmer for a long time on low settings, and it can eliminate the common problem of burned or unevenly cooked food.

[@NailahRoberts]

@@CricketEngland i know that, but it also keeps things warm too

[@hinaruto33]

my favorite was the satisfying noise from the sunflower seed machine and its happy face.

[@marjonantoons7538]

You definitely want one of those diffusers! I just bought a new one, after I accidentally threw my 30 year old one away. It is great for simmering. Bring a (beef) stew to a boil, place the pot on the lowest heat (smallest burner) on the diffuser and just let it simmer away. You can leave it there for hours and hours, just simmering around the boiling point. Won't burn your pan, keeps the stew at a perfect temperature and you'll end up with the perfect stew! My mum taught me, she learned it from her mother, who already was taught that from her mother... It is called a "sudderplaatje" in the Netherlands

[@drakoran]

The heat diffuser is amazing. Sometimes the hobs are too strong for long stews or sauces that need to cook super slowly. Like a blop every now and then. That disc lets you simmer without drying at a steady pace. Amazing for broth, ragù, soups. Anything needing a gentle heat.

[@bellarose2323]

The can opener is meant to be used on things like canned veggies. It's punctures the top as you guide it around the outside edge. Like a hand turn type opener. It's a very old and time tested manual style one.

[@angelsinthewindow]

The pumpkin seeds you had first were already out of their shell. Pumpkin seed shells are white while what you had there was the inside of that. You could make roasted pumpkin seeds yourself and try it out by buying a pumpkin and just taking the seeds out, then roasting them in the oven. You also sometimes have to be careful eating the sunflower seeds and other seeds from pet shops as sometimes they are sitting on the shelf for longer then they should. Depends on the petshop.

[@gerbenp394]

Woohoo another video! Best part of the day

[@mrbarrylewis]

Thanks, appreciate that!

[@soupsgord]

This is the earliest I’ve watched one of your vids after release!

[@mrbarrylewis]

Good work!

[@soupsgord]

@@mrbarrylewis right? I feel accomplished! I did feel your frustration with the sunflower seed peeler though, what a bum job!

[@David-tm4yj]

An idea for the bread sticks doodah, put mixture into a piping bag and squeeze in each line. Just a thought 😇P.S. my mum had a diffuser for sauces back in the 70's, doesn't heat any quicker but spreads the heat evenly. and that was on an old element hob ring (remember them).

[@bryanmoberg8408]

now that you mention it, I bet that's how you are supposed to do it, rather than just spooning it in

[@demonic5555]

Love all your videos so much Barry, Love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@mrbarrylewis]

thanks a bunch, appreciate that

[@LindsayDaly]

I have that exact same swiss army 'kitchen'! It's perfect for my camper van kitchen, nice and tiny but plenty of tools!

[@ChaosPootato]

I love that instead of dumping all the water in the sink you made coffee out of it

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

1:55 LOVE that soothing sound. Thanks Barry! 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@lauramaldonado5591]

Maybe putting the batter in a squeeze bottle, will make it easier to put the batter in the slots for the breadsticks here in America I can’t find shelled, sunflower seeds everything’s in the shell I just wanna eat the meat of the seed. I don’t wanna go through the bother of cracking them out of that sell too much work

[@annalevermore7857]

Love seeing you try different gadgets. So much fun!

[@iman.a.t]

The heat diffuser is quite common where i live in the Middle East. It is used majorly when making rice. Rice needs to simmer on low heat for a while to cook the rice without the water evaporating and drying out too fast and burning the bottom. And a lot of times, the lowest heat isn't low enough. That's when the diffuser comes in. But it also can be useful when cooking any other type of grain such as quinoa.

[@HollyInOccitanieFrance]

The pumpkin seeds you showed toward the beginning of the video are already out of their white shells.

[@chibichecker]

I do have a bit of insight on the sunflower seed gadget. It looks like it's chinese in origin and chinese people absolutely love their roasted seeds in shell to crack open as a snack when gossiping, hanging out, drinking, or watching tv. The gadget is probably meant to work with a variety of different roasted seeds, from watermelon to pumpkin to sunflower. Unroasted seeds and roasted seeds are super different in the way they behave at least in terms of being able to be cracked open. I mean that being said, it could still be a piece of junk. I did find it interesting that it was difficult to find shell-on roasted seeds though

[@markfergerson2145]

Congratulations Barry, you have invented Cake Sticks. All they need is a little pot of frosting dip.

[@LadyMiir]

Shelled sunflower seeds are my favorite snack. It keeps me from just eating enormous handfuls at one go.

[@mathboy1066]

Kitchen gadgets are so informative at least we know what to avoid. Cheers Barry!

[@mrbarrylewis]

haha yes, I think i've hopefully saved folks some money over the Years with some of the not so great ones!

[@akantiia]

I liked the look of that kitchen multitool! Had no idea there were kitchen ones even! My dad had regular ones all the time when I was growing up and I actually have one on my desk just in case I need a knife or scissors!

[@nogf42069]

I think the can opener bit is like an old school (or military) can opener for like cans of food, not a ring puller for soda cans! The ones where you manually make like a line of little holes along the rim of canned food.

[@YaaLFH]

Yes, it is. You don't make a line of little holes, you hook it around the rim and cut the lid using a scissors motion.

[@linettemiller878]

Also useful for opening home-canned stuff in glass jars

[@kingambrose9919]

that confused me so much like I'm only 22 but it would never have even entered my mind to try and open a ring pull with it lmao

[@annedemarie7480]

In the Netherlands basically every household has at least one heat defuser and ours can be put on all heat sources ( well except the grill but thats obvious) and we use it for bubbling stews for longer periods of time on low heat to save on gass/energie and to make sure the strew doesnt burn

[@louiselill1528]

I was in stitches at the sunflower slide 😂

[@karenneill9109]

A safety tip for multi tools for those that are spring loaded (like a Swiss Army knife). Only have ONE utensil out on each side at once. Otherwise you risk overloading the spring and breaking it, or worse, the tools closing back on your hand with a strong ‘smack’. I don’t know if this one was spring loaded, but if it was, don’t pull them all out at once!

[@JuvyThaKid]

Earliest I've been to a video!! Thanks for another one good sir! I'll actually be doing your Egg Nog recipe this week and I'm very excited about it. No longer will I have to wait until only around Christmas time!!

[@mrbarrylewis]

Oh awesome, good luck! I remember that video!

[@HighTen_Melanie]

Loved those breadsticks! Nice one Barry!

[@markc1793]

With the heat diffusor, i think it would've been good to also time how long the water took to get down to a certain temp after you turned the ring off, as i think that would've been a better test of what it claims to do, which is keep food hot/carry on cooking things after you turn off the hob.

[@goose-lw6js]

The shells of sunflower seeds aren't toxic at all. I'm not sure where you got that from. My only guess is that you are referring to the allelopathic compounds, which are toxic to other plants but for example rice contains more allelopathic compounds and i think we can agree that rice isn't toxic.

[@wildshadowstar]

The thing in the 10-in-1 hiking gadget thing that you thought was for garlic mincing is probably more for grating cheese or making potatoes into hash browns.

[@jkasaunder228]

They call it a garlic crusher on their website tbf.

[@awineandfoodnerd]

Thank you, Barry! Watching these gadgets were a treat during lunch. I have a small heat diffuser for a stovetop coffee maker. Works wonders. Might look at purchasing a larger one for making sauces and such.

[@pqrstsma2011]

the heat diffuser (in combination with the pans you already have) could work in the cases where you need a cast-iron pan or a heavy-bottomed pot for a gentle simmer.... to test it, i would've used flour instead of cheese; an even layer of flour directly over the burner would've shown hot and cold spots in your pan, possibly having alternate rings of burnt and raw flour; while the diffuser would've given you a fairly even golden-brown 15:37 that would've worked if the fanta can was facing the other way (rotated 180); although it wasn't really meant for that; think of your tins of baked beans which don't have a ring-pull tab thingy; these would be used to hack away at the top to open the can/'tin' (in 'Ye Olde Days' before modern can openers)

[@eir_27]

We also used those can opens for the old cans of Hershey’s syrup when I was kid. Made a bigger hole on one side and a smaller one on the other so you have a more controlled pour

[@pqrstsma2011]

@@eir_27 i've only seen Hershey's syrup in the plastic bottles, but i have done the same with cans of condensed milk

[@rabbithabits5400]

As an American the sunflower seed thing is so crazy to me. They sell flavored sunflower seeds at every gas station, store, sports game you name it

[@waveymattdavey]

Watching you fetch a ring pull drinks can to test the can opener made my brain do a full restart.

[@Corgipunx]

Those pumpkin seeds are shelled too!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

A new gadget series video! You just made my day better barry! Thanks mate!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@mrbarrylewis]

thanks

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

​@@mrbarrylewisAlways 😊😊😊

[@samhenwood5746]

This was so much fun to watch & thanks Barry 🤗😆🍷

[@lauriereber8939]

You now need a backyard birdfeeder for those sunflower seeds. The local birds will love you. Thanks for the great video.

[@floyd75dylan]

That multi tool kitchen gadget reminds me of the bathroom buddy invention from Gremlins!

[@Zabora1]

Watching him with the pumpkin seeds upset me so much 😂😂😂

[@beccasmama63]

Those pumpkin seeds are already shelled. They usually have a white shell. LOL The breadsticks maker probably would have been easier to fill with a piping bag.

[@paulherman5822]

I've had several glass/corningware stovetop coffee percolators. For a gas stove/hob, just sat directly on the burner. Diffuser was necessary for an electric burner, or they break the glass. With the seed huller, good for you with the restraint, Barry! You appeared to almost "lose your English," but didn't.🤣

[@nate6511]

Hamsters love eating sunflower seats and it's a joy to watch them peel them!!

[@DevourerofCookies]

17:35 you know, there are these metal bars that you can use to remove smells from your hands. They're even shaped like soap bars.

[@daz222]

Barry, here in Spain they sell sunflower seeds in their shells and flavoured in every corner shop and supermarket, but due to the cooking process, seasoning process etc, they are already either baked or partially opened/softened or something in the process. They are much easier to open than pet/bird seed ones. Wait until the ones arrive off Amazon and you should be good! I like the Tijuana (or however it's spelt!) flavoured ones, spicy BBQ, yum!

[@pentamerous5]

Same for Canada!

[@GavinColbourne]

The breadstick maker should suggest piping the mixture to the level which I think would help

[@MiscToddley]

I have a cast iron version for coil/induction stoves tops - It's useful for making sure the pan is evenly heated for frying so you don't get hot spots that burn.

[@aj477]

Could you use a piping bag to fill the breadstick pan?

[@natviolen4021]

You'll need a heat diffuser when cooking with a claypot on the stove to prevent it from cracking.

[@SquishySenpai]

3:13 When Barry forgets about the home made piping bag hack.

[@elf5012]

My grandparents had a heat diffuser in the 1950's. They used theirs on an electric stove.

[@fernhadley845]

I always keep marmite jars for when I make a stew and rinse them with hot water into the stock. I do it with mustard, horseradish, all kinds of jars to add flavour to things. Tbf though, I also make jam & chutney’s as gifts, so the jars get repurposed as much as I can too 😁

[@dalemoar3006]

Check the pet food aisle, sunflower seeds, unshelled, are used for wild bird seed here in Canada.

[@amandamclaughlin356]

My mum has arthritis in her legs and one of her hands and is house-bound. I really think some of these gadgets would probably help her out a lot

[@craftywitch4431]

Barry, just occasionally you worry me! The pumpkins seeds were already de-shelled. Sunflower seeds in shells are for garden birds - keep them happy with the bag you have left over 😂

[@melaniebrown3760]

Heat diffuser - great for creamy scrambled eggs, and making roux-based sauces.

[@celestegross6622]

We had a heat diffuser when I was growing up. We used it when we made tomato sauce or stews to keep them from scorching.

[@nicklote3363]

probably the closest thing I could think of could probably be like a dry version of a bain marie ???

[@1b2m]

"Helps prevent foot from sticking"... I think Michael Scott could've used something like this on his George Foreman grill. :)

[@robertb8673]

As Hobby chef and folder knife fan i need this "swiss kitchen knife" 🤤

[@PghFlip]

piping bag or storage bag with corner snipped off would fill that breadstick maker a treat.

[@cragster25]

The multitool looks more for a bar, which makes me thing that the "garlic press" part of it, is a strainer for cocktails.

[@teareese]

The heat diffuser is essentially a heat battery. Load it with heat energy and the diffuser releases it in an even and measured output. A lot of modern cooking pots have them welded into the base nowadays, like your water boiling pots in the video. The cheese melting was a great test to show off what it's for, though shows even better on cheaper pots that don't already have a heat diffuser built in already like yours does. Another test is to make two cups of coffee (or just boiling water) and place one on a fully heated diffuser to test how much longer the diffuser coffee stays warmed. This will give you good idea of how long it can hold heat, letting you to cut the hob earlier to allow the diffuser to finish cooking gentler foods, like poached eggs or sugar work, that can burn or overcook easily. Great for large batches of tempered chocolate work to keep it from setting early. *The breadstick maker would be a good mold for making chocolate stick candies, like orange or ginger sticks.*

[@stlbud]

The heat diffuser was popular when people had glass pots for cooking and coffee. Electric ranges (cookers) had hot spots that would break the glass pot.

[@YaaLFH]

Or pots/pans were a single thickness of steel without nonstick coating inside.

[@GMxTekhe]

I could see the Barry RageOmeter filling up when you were feeding those sunflower seeds in at the end 😂

[@Akamiyatran]

The first mold would work perfectly easily with a piping bag or a plastic sauce bottle. It helps to pour liquid into something small.

[@jamesshepherd2649]

I love that he had a potato right there still went to get an apple to peel 😂

[@stewscotia]

I was literally almost crying from laughing so hard as he was trying to put unroasted seeds through that gadget. Here in the US they still sell whole (shell on) roasted sunflower seeds (usually a company called Davids) to snack on, with various flavorings on the shells (BBQ,Ranch etc) so you are more likely to eat them but crack the shells in your mouth to get off the seasoning etc. And as others have stated Barry, your pumpkin seeds were already shelled. They are usually White shells with a green seed inside (if you have ever carved a pumpkin, or made fresh pumpkin pie out of a pumpkin you would see that :) . Can dry the seeds/roast them in the oven with some salt.

[@perryhunt2909]

Swiss army kitchen gadget looks good

[@conollytom7049]

Barry i’m local and i feel i could help you with some of your interpretations of how some things may work. Big up and love your energy dude.

[@alexdavis5766]

I’ve just planted a number of sunflowers to grow indoors as they’re my favourite flower. Love eating their seeds after but had no idea you had to shell them 🌻

[@mrbarrylewis]

I don't think it's a great idea to eat the shells! I'm sure you are not alone though!

[@DougCoughler]

You can eat the shells, but they are hard on your teeth and they don't digest well, so they can be a little sharp on the way out.

[@d.-_-b]

sounds like eating sunflower seeds can be a pain in the ass @@DougCoughler

[@DougCoughler]

@@d.-_-b Always happy to be the "butt" of the joke! ;-)

[@dotar9586]

I always just chew and swallow. Get lots of fiber that way!

[@kathrynd5158]

I have a diffuser. It's great for the simmering stage when I'm cooking rice on my propane camp stove.

[@Don-Angel]

When Ur getting to the end of marmite it should be laid on its side and overnight it moves to the better accessible angle. I've done it for yrs. If you don't have time to wait keep jar closed and sit in warm water to make it runnier and then tip to side and it will be good to use in about 5mins

[@pleaselookafterslugs]

They tend to have sunflower seeds in-shell in Lidl for Spanish week!!

[@ghc7400]

Aren't those pumpkin seeds already shelled?

[@mrbarrylewis]

I'm not sure, could be a different variety - in the shop they had green ones and also what looks like the sunflower seeds once they've been shelled in a more pale colour

[@RocketboyX]

They are. Pumpkin seeds should be larger and white. The green bits are called pepitas.

[@ghc7400]

@@RocketboyX that was also my thought.

[@YaaLFH]

@@mrbarrylewis They are deshelled. Pumpkin seeds in their shells look kind of like eye-shaped UFOs.

[@ChaosPootato]

Heat siffuser can be cool for small gas burners like camping stuff. Good for roasting chestnuts too

[@andreilazar7495]

top tip, go to eastern european shops, youll find shelled seeds, even pumpkin

[@OutlawG90]

The thing with heat diffusers is that they are mainly useful for lower quality pans, because most higher quality pans have some kind of heat diffuser built into the base of the pan. So they can still be useful but not as necessary with good quality pans.

[@melissalambert7615]

Gadget day!! The heat diffuser is great to keep a thick sauce from scorching. Or, when you are making jam or apple sauce. I had one and loved it. I so want the kitchen "Swiss Army knife". You are right, the ultimate (unneeded) camping too. So cool!

[@tanyamartin1388]

A heat diffuser is great for making sauces or stews that need to cook for a long time. It prevents the food from sticking and burning on the bottom.

[@karenbrauneis4290]

To test the diffuser, you could make a sauce, that would normally burn on the bottom. You could also try melting chocolate, it should keep it from scorching. I have one I use to keep my spaghetti sauce from scorching in the bottom of the pan.