Blind Tasting BUDGET vs PREMIUM Ingredients | Are they worth the extra? | Sorted Food

It’s Barry VS Jamie in today’s Pick the Premium!! Can they tell the difference between a BUDGET Ingredient and a PREMIUM Ingredient in a blind taste test SHOWDOWN?! Watch to find out!
ONLY 8 DAYS TILL SORTED LIVE: SNOW WAY OUT: sortedfood.com...
Gnocchi:
Standard- bit.ly/3R5zpRx
Premium- bit.ly/3R6tV9c
Spinach:
Standard- bit.ly/4a1b2gv
Premium- bit.ly/3RrM96M
Tuna Steak:
Standard- bit.ly/3RrMbeU
Premium- bit.ly/3RpH5jg
Red Wine Vinegar:
Standard- bit.ly/3R0z0jv
Premium- bit.ly/3sYaQy5
Time to CANCEL your boring dinners!
It's easier than you think to cook up banging recipes... Click here to try Sidekick FREE for 30 days: bit.ly/3tfFgsR
The awesome benefits of the Sidekick app:
- Unlock your kitchen confidence to discover awesome new ingredients and dishes
- Reduce the stress of deciding what to cook EVERY day
- Grocery shopping made simple, with an automatically-generated list
- Cook more sustainably & reduce your food waste
Find the perfect Sorted Food gift for your loved ones this Christmas: store.sortedfo...

[@ravenshrike]

Point of order, balsamic vinegar skips the wine step and is turned directly into vinegar from the must after being concentrated. Whereas red wine vinegar is red wine that is turned into vinegar, which completely changes the flavor profile regardless of how premium the product is. You take an 8 year old cabernet, no matter how high quality, and turn it into a vinegar, you will get a product much closer to A than B. That last one was a pure bait and switch.

[@nicks931]

Thank you, I learned something! Always wondered about that.

[@mlbrown113]

I didn’t know the difference in process, but I did have a similar thought that balsamic vs regular was not comparing the same product.

[@AlbenaGeorgieva]

THANK YOU!!! Not a fair comparison, I yelled at my phone, came straight to the comments and now feel validated af!

[@telebubba5527]

Indeed, it's a different product. I wouldn't put red wine vinegar on strawberries or ice cream. With balsamic you can totally do that and it's delicious!

[@Zelmel]

Yeah, balsamic is not a red wine vinegar. This wasn't a fair comparison.

[@ValeTam]

As someone who didn't buy any advent calendar for herself, to find out we're getting a Sorted one is THE BEST NEWS 🤩

[@moonbook12]

Omg agree but as someone who didn't get ever advent calendar (they are not so poplar)

[@ValeTam]

@@moonbook12 same, it's not a thing in my country, but they do look fun!

[@sjkenfield]

Absolutely agree!

[@francescoperuzzi509]

Yeah, brought one on amazon about tea for my sister

[@nackydmoose]

This was the 1st comment I saw (and before I saw the video) so I was like "I wonder what would be inside a Sorted Advent Calender? Some sort of spices or whatever?" A nee video each day =Best Advent calender ever!

[@andieluke1366]

Am going through a really rough time, and have been re-watching your videos on a loop to cheer myself up. The advent videos are a bright spot to my day. Thank you for this lifeline.

[@SortedFood]

Sorry to hear that, we're always hear is you wanna pick me up!! Sending LOVE!!

[@whiteshoos]

Sending you hugs, fellow human ❤ May your struggles get better soon. You're not alone ❤

[@swissfoodie3542]

I wish you also all the best and hopefuly the Sorted videos will continue to cheer you up. I am also going through a difficult time, as a very close family member has been diagnosted with a deadly cancer. I try to remain positive about chances to him being okay.

[@Themaquilter66]

Sending you virtual hugs. I hope things get better for you soon. Know that you are not alone. Thankful that the boys at Sorted are here to help cheer us up when we need it.

[@surfcoach]

Sending

[@celarts5752]

Super appreciate the extra vids and the work y'all are putting into them, y'all are always a comfort channel for me especially around this time of year

[@SortedFood]

Thank you!! Hope you have an incredible December!

[@ruffunity6938]

Jamie just eating a spoonful of horseradish is hilarious 😂

[@igarner6615]

🤣🤣🤣

[@christinebenson518]

He loves his flavor bombs.

[@OneWeekTime]

And Mike going "Jamie...Jamie....Jamieeeee". 😂

[@MelodySharp.]

I’m pretty sure as he was shoving bites of the right side dish after taking off the blindfold (left side from Jamie’s POV) is him trying to wash down the horseradish.

[@morganalori]

@@OneWeekTimebut never really stopping him. It's too funny to watch that train wreck happen. then so magnanimous to let them take off the blindfolds.

[@reesealmack9050]

That gnocchi dish on sidekick is one of the best simple dishes I've ever made.

[@hamwise]

Spaf is spot on - and I don't care if no one sees this or that I'm late... the story you tell yourself and others about what and how you cooked certain meals is everything. Its the feeling. The emotion. The experience.

[@michellepetersen5121]

Barry saying “I don’t like it” when Mike wiped his nose for him had me laughing🤣🤣🤣

[@ReaperUnreal]

I really appreciate you guys using sustainably sourced seafood. Having been to Antarctica recently and seen the impact of fishing, I REALLY appreciate your baseline for fish being line-caught.

[@MaDai223]

The whole Barry having to sneeze, Mike wiping his nose and then Jamie coming in with my bum is itchy. Is why i love these guys😂

[@jenat82]

Spinach is one of those things that you can grow quite well in winter in a cheap hydroponic system with an LED grow light (or DIY a system). Even outside in a protected space if it doesn't get too cold where you live. It's something to do if growing plants give you some fulfilment.

[@akankshapatwari4167]

Yes. I am an incompetent gardener and I grew spinach in a pot in my balcony. I stay in a tropical country so it is easier to grow them

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I use a kratky set up under LED lights almost year round for spinach and a few other greens. I grow out bigger than microgreens but not quite full grown. Absolutely worth doing. And my husband did the nerdy math. The cost of my LED lights and set up on timers costs about $3 to $3.50 a month. We harvest more than it's worth each month in the winter to make it cost-effective. And with lettuces, you can harvest just a few leaves here and there all week and have fresh greens on your sandwiches.

[@jenat82]

@@Emeraldwitch30 yeah, I will generally grow in my living room. So the grow lights are also lighting my living room. I do love that kind of light in the dark months. Whether it's the lights themselves or them reflected on beautiful green leaves, I don't know.

[@Tylerlloll]

Wow, what an awesome surprise. Thank you Sorted team for all the hard work.

[@SortedFood]

Our pleasure!

[@lucinawalker3261]

my favorite format on this channel, I love seeing how crazy expensive some ingredients can get but also love knowing where to spend my money.

[@sherylkayser4750]

Lol! Yup, Mike's a dad. Him cleaning Barry's nose was perfect

[@lorithomasscott349]

The spinach one was so surprising to me!! The average everyday spinach we get at the local green grocer here in Chile is big leaf spinach and I’ve found myself missing the sweet mildness of baby spinach!

[@bug-kong]

Thank you for the advent calendar! I’m cynical and jaded and have a lot of baggage about Christmas in general, but the idea of the sorted adventure calendar has got me smiling in a way that advent candles and calendars haven’t done for decades 😅

[@chsbob9]

I'm a huge nerd, so I've made a habit of buying a box (30 packs) of magic cards every year and opening a pack a day until Christmas, and then the rest on Christmas Day. But this may be better entertainment value.

[@SamundraDarion]

the slide forward method is AMAZING!

[@jonasholm-mw5bn]

Show advent calendars are so great. Especially those where they drink and it’s filmed all at once

[@PilsnerGrip]

Italian Barry from alternative universe: *SNEEZES* *parmesan flies out of his nose*

[@mesiroy1234]

‏‪17:46‬‏ its so much funny when mike in charge 😂❤

[@danaewright1069]

one video a day and a live event?!?! you boys are spoiling us this christmas😍😍😍

[@danielh.8765]

One vid a day for almost a month is BONKERS I wonder how much in advance these videos were filmed hmmm, loving it tho, definitely cant complain!!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Happy holidays guys! Perfect way to start the month 🎄🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@SortedFood]

Happy holidays!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

@@SortedFood ❤️❤️❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@anniedonnelly7416]

Super hoping "I'm sashimi grade" makes it on to merch. Cuz we all need that energy

[@huggledemon32]

I agree with Jamie- I always assumed “sashimi grade” fish, meant that it was safe to eat raw🤷‍♀️😅

[@stone5against1]

Kush must be super proud of himself on the edible chopsticks.. good one though haha

[@auntlynnie]

17:25 - 17:30 I may have watched this scene multiple times. 😂😂😂

[@laurenstorlie984]

YES!!!!! So excited for Sorted Food on the daily!!

[@SortedFood]

Our version of an old school Vlogmas! haha

[@noramclellan5836]

Every day! What a gift!! Thanks so much!!

[@sharonhill2602]

Have any of you ever bought from Aldi, Tesco or Morrison’s? You only ever show Waitrose or Ocado.

[@QoH616]

Is it a fair test to put red wine vinegar against balsamic vinegar?

[@ksm9109]

This has easily become my favorite channel!!!

[@LuisA-sm2on]

A video every day?!?! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Christmas came early. Thanks for the hard work and commitment.

[@kunimitsune177]

Red wine vinegar and Balsamic vinegar are NOT the same product and are not nade the same way! You may as well be comparing malt vinegar. I'm somewhat amazed that the chefs in the studio let that one through.

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

The "premium" spinach looks (and sounds like it tastes) exactly like the 15 rupees for 200gms spinach we get from roadside vendors here in Chennai...

[@ayesnapsnots]

Barry got upset about that tuna one. Arms crossed, slouching, saying shut up! Get it together sous chef

[@whitesonar]

jamie's spinach take was spot on for life

[@TheDmedia]

You guys! I see a lot of youtube content. This always brings a smile on my face. You can really feel that you guys are good friends. Love it. Greetings from Denmark.

[@57thorns]

The comment on the balsamic vinegar (19:05) is important: These are two different products for different purposes.

[@Fluxicity]

There's no dignity in television. That extends to KZbin too @Barry 😂

[@Crazt]

Thanks to you guys, I've become comfortable buying frozen vegetables. As an American who generally eats alone, fresh vegetables rarely last long enough for me and frozen doesn't really change what I can do with it.

[@b.uyeniee]

6:23 hahahah daddy Mike is a moood!!!!!

[@blackcenturion1897]

Please make some merch with Barry's face on a Tuna saying "I'm sushimie grade" I probably butchered that spelling but still 😂

[@fiocary]

Could you do a video in which you buy the same things you got from groceries store (Sainsbury's and such) in past videos and compare the price/weight/ingredients from back then to today? To help also people adjust to new prices and sizes of the packs you could also do a few recipes? As a broke college student it is hard for me to go groceries shopping, get good food and meals out of things as they are getting more and more out of budget. Love the advent calendar as I re-watch your videos daily!

[@marthawilson444]

Thank you, guys! I learned much but goodness, those two are funny! May your Advent be blessed... looking forward to each video.

[@annieclaire2348]

Love this! Best Advent Calendar EVER!!!!

[@mskard2]

Barry’s Disney sneezes are adorably hilarious

[@MrGT500]

there should be a land mine on these plates from now on, like the horse raddish. lol

[@RBRB431]

I am so excited for the Sorted Advent 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ Hope you guys take a break after Christmas though!

[@alduval]

as far as the seeming dismissal of fish with horseradish, gefilte fish is traditionally served with horseradish.

[@stone5against1]

"Jamie Spafford, yet again demonstrating his elevated palate!" ... and somehow, Barry won the sous-chef apron!

[@nackydmoose]

One a day until Christmas??? AWESOME!!!

[@uweschroeder]

Not sure if this is a UK thing or just circumstance, but I would not consider a Spinach that's packaged as "premium". For me the difference would be a packaged Spinach and a seasonal bunch of Spinach from a local farmer.

[@mech_dh9403]

i think you guys should do a pick the premium where its instant mashed potatoes. but you use the instant mash to make gnocchi

[@toni_go96]

I'm so obsessed with this. I love this channel so much...

[@Serenity_Dee]

12:42 Barry looks so upset about not getting the tuna right 🤣

[@robertmccoy7188]

"I've got parmesean up my nose," Hunter, is that you?

[@Seppe_Sai]

The music sounds like Money Money 2020 by The Network.

[@sethwright3745]

Best Christmas present ever

[@MidnightSnack]

“I got Parmesan up my nose” - Sous Chef Baz

[@angelkisses5933]

YES I LOVE U guys all year but Xmas is my fave time, calendars, pretentious, premium ect LOVE IT X

[@Joe___R]

When someone is tasting blindfolded, adding landmines on a plate is just evil. Also, trying to hide the ingredient in a dish like the weird waffle topped with spinach and a ton of parmigian cheese. Don't allow them to really taste the differences. Someone must have made kush mad to come up with those dishes. One last thing the breadstick as chopsticks was a terrible idea that would never have worked with that dish. It would have been impossible to pick up anything on that plate with them even if they didn't break.

[@Nooticus]

Love this format

[@enriquehirshfeltikov2395]

Sashimi/sushi grade is a misnomer in the world market. You can take any fresh fish, and by freezing it thoroughly, it will then be "sashimi/sushi" grade. It's more about killing the parasites in the fish and not the "freshness" standard.

[@alannagalvin152]

Yay! Sorted advent calendar, I love it!

[@flowerlowbrow7873]

Thanks for the best advent calendar this year ❤

[@biancamalan7499]

17:24 cracked me up🤣

[@Spankypenguin1]

For me, the price difference in the tuna pushed the premium one out of premium and into pretentious, especially since I now know that adding the "sashimi grade" label means nothing.

[@scorpio2342]

Any Singapore content coming up?

[@debbiefigures9323]

Omg best advent ever!!! ❤

[@Bens_Tunes50]

Maybe the lads could do a SORTED down under? see you in Australia one day folks !

[@Blondie42]

I would've been so mad during the spinach one, none of those things belong on waffles. And I would rather just eat the spinach raw, in a salad or in a sandwich 🥪 Chuna fish 🐟

[@bosco312]

"My bum's a bit itchy!" LOL!

[@Baldric1600]

Jingle that bell, oh, suits you sir, suits you.

[@leventeagas]

i mean when u show the 2 vinegars....the first is red wine vinegar and the second one is balsamic vinegar!? it supposed to be both red wine vinegar!?

[@Amberlouisefa]

so so glad you guys are doing this, I have my dissertation due in 2 weeks so having a sorted video to watch every evening after days full of research is like a reward!! I really appreciate and admire all the effort that must have gone into doing this :)

[@fahimrahat3801]

I can’t lie, I’m missing Ben from these videos. Without Ben, it always feels like something’s missing 🤧🤷🏽‍♂️

[@kathleenroberts6357]

Should do a chef one between Ben and Kush

[@jobie4036]

GET THAT Q4 AD REV! Also happy we get loads of content. Please don’t be like other YT’ers who don’t post much in January cause the ad rev drops off. January is so dry of content across the board.

[@richmondvand147]

I love that the Sorted Crew is better at determining ingredients than the "chefs" on hells kitchen (if any of it is real)

[@SortedFood]

Right?!

[@emilyalgeer9083]

Sashimi grade is not a marketing tool! Sashimi grade is fish that was frozen for a very very low temperature for a few hours to ensure bacteria and parasites are out , making it safe to eat raw .

[@robertp457]

While you are correct about the sub -60c does kill parasites there is no standard for “Sashimi grade” any company could put the term on any fish, they might risk litigation, but they might also get away with putting the term on their packaging since it doesn’t actually mean anything.

[@nicholascrow8133]

Again I'm requesting that you guys release videos of past pass it on live events. Gives people who can't afford to purchase tickets a chance to see them, can help drive up interest in upcoming events and will also guarantee views and likes to help your channel even more! Giving how some are now a few years old it's not like you are losing anything by doing this, I don't think anyone who is considering purchasing tickets for an upcoming event is going to think "I'll just wait a couple of years for them to release them for free"

[@DrasnianLinen]

Video pitch: do a Pick the Premium, and after the first one, tell them it will be the same ingredient for every dish and won’t be revealed until the end. After they tasted them all, reveal that it was the inclusion of bay leaves, not a premium ingredient! (Yes I know you’ve already done a bay leaf taste test, but I think everyone went in with too much bias 😆)

[@PokhrajRoy.]

On the first day of December, my true love gave to me a blindfold and 8 ingredients. Thank you for this Advent Calendar! Hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come…sorry, I’m getting carried away.

[@SortedFood]

Great job!

[@Sveakungen]

Always interesting with Premium vs Standard.

[@craigfaulkner8455]

Slice chef Barry up now because he's sashimi grade. 😋😋😋

[@GaviLazan]

Not sure that comparing a balsamic (of any type, even the cheap "balsamic style" vinegars) to a red wine vinegar is a fair comparison. They aren't the same product.

[@Anna_TravelsByRail]

Jamie wondering whether a spinach and parmesan crispy waffle is a thing, is saying what I thought out loud. I guess it is now?!? Must be delicious though.

[@SortedFood]

it was SO good

[@Anna_TravelsByRail]

@@SortedFoodI bet! Wondering if this can turn into a (perhaps slightly smaller) starter for one of the Christmas dinners I’ll be cooking for. 🤔

[@Mr.Pidgeon]

I got a headache just imagining the work for this next month, I do not envy you

[@Bluemayje]

New drinking game. Take a drink every time someone says "interesting" during one of these comparison videos.

[@josephfelldown]

Really appreciate the effort it must have taken to release so many videos in one month, especially with a live show coming up. It's great to have Sorted back on a Friday as well.

[@SortedFood]

Our pleasure!

[@rich-rothschild1400]

Brilliant idea thank you thank you thank you. And seasons greetings to you and all your colleagues and your families. Enjoy yourselves and most of all take care all of you bye for now and keep them coming. We appreciate it. The community loves this.

[@ingeh6135]

Barry needs a new shirt/sweater text, 'snortedFood'😂😉❤ love this❤❤

[@morganalori]

omg, yes. maybe on a tea towel? snicker

[@lynnettesue6240]

🤣😆🤣😆 😤🤧 🥰

[@neutraltral8757]

I thought you were going to say that he needed a new shirt/sweater with the text, "I'm Sashimi Grade". 😆

[@ylk1444]

Mike being a good dad to Baz made my day

[@fairygirl626]

It makes me so happy that all of the normals are dads now. They just seem like such genuine, compassionate men on top of being hilarious. And it shows that they're dads in the way that they interact with each other now too.

[@Miranda-c6q]

“Hold still please. Thank you.” Lol!!! I too enjoyed that part.

[@RoseArkana]

24 days of sorted content, back to back?! Lads, love it, I'll be here to see the video every single day!

[@tricia9559]

See you tomorrow

[@Ishfwilf]

These budget vs premium episodes are genuinely so helpful!

[@SortedFood]

GOOD! Hope this can help next time you shop ;)

[@John-ed2wj]

Ocada and M&S are not really budget.

[@engineer_with_issues]

​@@SortedFoodquick spinach info, my local famers maket lady recommended to keep the root stem (here on the premium spinach) in the dish, it adds a sweeter flavour and is also less food waste😊 (and is very commonly used in Italy)

[@JustMe-y3c]

Please more especially for PhD students who are moms of wonderful boys lol single mothers

[@JohnBainbridge0]

It would be interesting if you did 3 price points. I often find that mid-price stuff is the most worth it, because cheap stuff is boring and expensive stuff is rarely good enough to justify the price. In practically every industry, it's the mid range producers who care most about quality. Too many expensive brands are more concerned with being fancy than being good.

[@xBrokenMirror2010x]

This. It's basically a rule that for expensive products to be selling a name, instead of an actual good product, because for whatever reason, people will pay an extra 1200% upsale for a name or stupid marketing claim, and they will self-justify their purchase by thinking "its 1200% more expensive so it must be 1200% more better"

[@Ishlacorrin]

In many cases a "Cheap" brand can also be one of the better ones. I think the best general rule is skip the "bottom of the barrel" options, but don't go to high up the price tree. There are some products that do not have that option, but it works most of the time.

[@JohnBainbridge0]

@@Ishlacorrin That's true, actually. In Canada, our biggest grocer, Loblaws, has a store brand called, No Name. No Name just sells simple, basic ingredients; Pantry staples like spices, pasta, flour, beans, broth, etc. But because it's a house brand, there's no middle-man, so they can sell decent basic foods at a decent basic price.

[@DimT670]

​@@Ishlacorrini think so too. Cheap brands actually have to work for the customers money so they put lots of effort and opperate on thin margins Well known brands on the other hand put a lot of stock into cultivating the name and marketing and image but the actual quality is only so so. Not bad usually but nowhere near justifying the price

[@sirBrouwer]

@@DimT670 The very best products get very little marketing at all. the company that makes them does next to no advertising. besides possibly sponsoring there very local sports club and a small ad in the very local paper. Those are more aimed at doing something back to the area where there employees live. The real marketing is just in there very premium product and the work going in to it. the effect often that the brand is often only used by those that really search for it. (often high end restaurants)

[@najoheuer]

For something like Salmon, ensuring that it goes through a sufficient freeze to kill parasites is important if you plan to eat it raw. ALL Tuna is frozen shortly after being caught, because that's the best way to transport it to shore, so tuna is safe to eat raw by default.

[@angelwings1979]

I have to say Barry has come such a long way from the original Pretentious videos. He used to be all about the novelty and the expensive versions but now he’s all about the usefulness and actual applications of the products. It’s been awesome to see his growth.

[@garyherbert319]

And yet he's still a spoiled brat who hates to lose.

[@KillinTime2792]

Nothing quite like having your core values being thoroughly and absolutely destroyed by your own inability to tell which ingredient is premium when put to a blind taste test to make you reconsider just how much premium/pretentious ingredients actually do.

[@DimT670]

​@@KillinTime2792frankly id say its something everyone should go through Aside from reducing the pretentiousness in the world, itd showcase actually good ingredients and help call out shoddy marketing

[@someguy6158]

You know you've been friends for awhile when you want to warn your friend he's about to eat a fork full of horseradish... but not enough to go above a whisper. That was hilarious.

[@swit1905]

Placing a massive dollup of horseradish on the plate in a blind taste test is hilariously cruel - well done Kush! 😆

[@SortedFood]

Tell me about it

[@not2shabby]

Kush is definitely the type of guy who would purposely put that there for someone to blindly shove into their mouth. xD He's such a troll, and we love him for it.