Reviewing 'THE CHEFMAKER' | Crowdfunded Kitchen Gadgets

[@Darkrai9087]

12:50 You guys have NO IDEA how much I have missed hearing you say 'Sorted' at the completion of a dish. Honestly should bring that back, it'd be nice to hear it again after several years of not having it.

[@oanaalexia]

Been watching the guys for 6-7 years now but never seen this.

[@zoekm]

I don't know.. it's a bit naff.

[@pikachuandproud442]

Absolutely Nyoko chan, I couldn't agree more.

[@jeffreyjay7631]

My partner and I started watching Sorted last year. We read your comment and said "ooooooooh, that's why it's called Sorted!"

[@heatherholzhaus7013]

Yeah, I miss the "random dish name.... sorted" bit too.

[@Geeves28]

"Its time for two normals to have a weird idea" should be a series

[@msCytrynka]

Or is it just Sorted food 😂

[@toscirafanshaw9735]

I've never seen Mike and Jamie pay THIS much attention to their plating (and get it so right)! What's up with that? Good Job, guys!

[@SortedFood]

It’s…….. progress? 🤔😆

[@janmay3901]

Jamie wished Mike paid attention prepping the last dish, poor guy kept getting yelled at from many people

[@HeyLetsDoAThing]

Behaving themselves for a paid sponsorship.

[@oskrm]

They weren't busy with the cooking 😅

[@korinogaro]

They do this for years now. I think it is already time to show some serious, tangible progress.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Me: “How many desserts can you combine?“ Jamie and Mike: “Yes.”

[@marcbloom7462]

I'd love to see more about getting things out of the basket. I'd love to see how easy it is to clean. It doesn't look like it would hold enough for 4 people.

[@Timmycoo]

Yeah, I think that's why they combined everything with other ingredients for a meal to show how it can feed ~4 people. Rather than just eating a rack of ribs alone or something.

[@tiacho2893]

That's the one thing I hate about air fryers. The one thing that should excel is frying potatoes: French fires or crispy roast potatoes. But very few air fryers seem to have baskets big enough for even a side dish for four. And a lot of them are annoying to clean or are not dishwasher safe. So you put off cleaning them until they are approaching filthy.

[@dandalo]

@@tiacho2893 dish washers. if not, hot water.

[@ginger_nosoul]

@@dandalo and this entire time i was using machine grease! No wonder it never got clean!

[@blargalar]

Their website says the basket goes in the dishwasher

[@darksparrow93]

I think a cool video would be "building" a kitchen on a $100, $300 and $500 budget? Like what tools will really give you the best chance to cook at home?

[@karalocke94]

This is a great idea, I'd love to see this. It would be awesome if they could also show all the tools on the counter together so you could get a sense of how much space everything takes up. I find kitchen space is more and more at a premium as people incorporate more tools/appliances into their routine.

[@cnanadatoronto]

you do understand those are all cheap options for kitchens nowadays

[@angusmcewing3557]

​@@cnanadatoronto sure but for a student I can see an absolute essentials for 100 bucks guide being useful for some.

[@EadricRicmund]

I remember Gordon Ramsay said it best. The only things you need to splurge on are knives, cutting board, and pan. Everything else you can just get from the dollar store and it would work fine. For pans you can get away with a wok and a cast iron skillet to make most things (woks can pretty much do everything, if you have the right attachments, except pan fry since the bottom isn't flat). For woks you will need to do some research to see which ones are good, but as long as they are not the non-stick type, they are inexpensive. As for cast iron skillets, Lodge is the way to go when you are on a budget. Not only are they inexpensive, but also they come pre-seasoned. Good quality Japanese knives that don't have the "luxury tax" are relatively inexpensive. Shun and Miyabi are good, but they have the "luxury tax" so way too expensive when being on a budget. For being on a budget knives from Tojiro are relatively inexpensive while still being good quality (but they aren't the most pretty knives ever cause you get what you pay for). A gyutou (Japanese all-purpose chef knife) can pretty much work for almost everything. Then as time goes on you can slowly add knives to your collection such as a Nakiri (Japanese vegetable cleaver) for hard vegetables, a general meat cleaver if you find yourself working with big chunks of meat a lot, kiritsuke (another japanese all-purpose chef knife but it's mostly for slicing instead of chopping). All the aforementioned knives except kiritsuke can be easily found for under $100. Kiritsuke is always going to be somewhat expensive since in a Japanese restaurant, traditionally, only executive chefs are meant to use them. Knives, pots, and pans can last you a lifetime if they are taken care of properly and in the case of pots and pans, as long as they are not non-stick. So realistically if you have the money to do so, getting the best that you can get while learning how to take care of them will mean you will never have to buy the same knives, pots, or pans ever again. Which in the long run saves you money. For example a typical cheap Teflon-coated non-stick pan on Amazon is about 20 to 30 bucks. So lets go on the low end and say its 20 bucks. Then we look at, for the purpose of extremes, look at the high end where a Le Creuset Skillet, at the most costs $250. The $250 skillet can last you for generations if taken care of properly. However, for the sake of having a number, let's just say it lasts for 60 years (average life span minus the age when people start to have full time jobs). A non-stick pan lasts 2 to 3 years at most. Meaning in the 60 years of a cast iron pan you would have bought 20 non-stick pans, which times $20 is $400. Meaning over the pan of a lifetime a cheap non-stick pan costs more than 1 single most expensive cast iron pan you can buy. Again this is all under the assumption that you are using the pans correctly and maintaining them correctly. The same can be applied to knives as well. Good quality knives only need to be resharpened on a regular basis (and also cleaned and stored correctly) to last you a lifetime. The expensive western/westernized knife brands tend to have free or inexpensive (in comparison to how much the knives cost) sharpening services for their knives. Buying a knife from these brands while being able to send your knife in for professional maintenance on an annual or bi-annual basis will save you more money than buying cheap knives because with cheap knives you will need to have the proper know-how and equipment to maintain them, they tend to get dull faster than good quality knives, and if you don't know how to maintain them you will probably throw them away and buy a new one.

[@ReadingintheDriftless]

Agreed!

[@ericchants]

For future episodes I'd really appreciate looking at ease of cleaning. It's one thing to know it does the cooking it claims, but if its a bitch to clean, it's never getting taken out and used.

[@marilynalvarez9951]

I was thinking this too, I wonder if it works with the regular air fryer liners.

[@warrennelson3737]

@@marilynalvarez9951 I do know that on the review of the gadget that cooked bacon Ben talked about how much extra cleaning that needed to be done on the machine as a negative for the item. So maybe if its a deal breaker for them it gets mentioned.

[@Siryn]

I have seen a few other people review this device and the whole tray comes out and can be put in the dishwasher. It's seems to be very easy to clean up after.

[@LordDragox412]

They claim it has a self-cleaning function and the basket is dishwasher safe. What I'm curious is the price since nobody seems to be mentioning it, which probably means it's way off a "normal's" range :P

[@marilynalvarez9951]

@@LordDragox412 I think is now being offer for $199 dollars but that might go up.

[@professorsypher6174]

Jamie eating the lamb off the bone while the other boys use cutlery is literally me. 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@dampaul13]

Hi, Jamie.

[@PhillipFields]

Here is the (US) pricing for their upcoming Kickstarter. Honestly thought it'd cost a bit more. Basically a fancy air fryer with some extra features, but still not bad overall. Launch Day Special: $199 (45% off, May 23) Super Early Bird: $229 (36% off, May 24 - May 25) Early Bird: $259 (28% off) Kickstarter Special: $279 (22% off) Retail Price After Crowdfunding: $359

[@lancelindlelee7256]

That's actually a fair price. I got my air fryer for about $150 and it's a basic one. $200 seems fair

[@ku8721]

@@lancelindlelee7256 200 on launch day, 359 when it hits the stores. And launch is literally one day think of it like Black Friday... but you might never get the product.

[@lancelindlelee7256]

@@ku8721 While watching the video, felt that upto 300 was actually fair price. So getting it at normal Kickstarter is find, or maybe at a blackfriday sale post launch. My line of thinking is that I won't get an oven anymore when I do get my own place (we don't have an oven now as well) so I can spend a little more on a desktop oven.

[@carrieullrich5059]

For something that takes more than an hour to cook, it seems insanely overpriced at all levels to me.

[@Spuderman123]

The problem is it’s not 240v compatible so unless you want to use a transformer it’s a non starter.

[@Gogeta0110]

Jamie doing the most Jamie thing a eating a lamb chop like I would, pure gold.

[@cindytjho]

15:20 “Now you keep going, I’m like a Roomba” Somehow so relatable with my life 😂

[@mskard2]

I actually gasped when Mike nearly separated the egg over the mixture. Well done and good catch!

[@deanc8458]

These are the kinds of ads that work. Things normals wouldn’t normally interact with but find fascinating

[@esmeecampbell7396]

Sort of, but it needs to be compared to other things that are similar and it needs a price before you can really call it an advert or review. Otherwise it is just "does a 10 grand air fryer work?" which funnily enough is yes...

[@bochapman1058]

@@esmeecampbell7396 this does a LOT more than an air fryer lol. I can’t think of any single unit that does all this except maybe anova has something that does about half of that this does.

[@esmeecampbell7396]

@@bochapman1058 what is it done more than an air fryer (with a cheap temperature probe in) then? It's a box that gets hot. Has it got a deep fryer built into the back? Can it chop vegetables for me? Does it perhaps work as a steamer for bao buns? Because with some pretty minimal CHEAP equipment you can do all of that with an oven. There's got to be something this does in order to justify a presumably large price tag.

[@SCHTRAM]

Yea. Id definitely replace my airfryer for this just for the probe.

[@ThePbiel]

@@bochapman1058 Take a look at the Ninja Foodi MAX Grills.

[@trishsilverhide7451]

Something that would be fun to see is a Fresh vs Canned pick the premium style video. Especially seeing if the guys can pick out canned fruit in a dish, or fresh fish versus tinned in a fish pie (had to throw this in for Ben’s approval). Especially with the market challenges could lead to some great inspiration

[@maxineb9598]

Both fish and fruit canned ( assuming you mean in a tin and not a jar. Though beats me why bottled stuff is called canned) taste nothing like fresh and would be detected immediately

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Speaking of Gadgets, there has to be a Gadgets based Pass It On where everyone is assigned a gadget through lucky draw and they have to add an element to the dish with it. Edit: Ok I get it they’ve already done it. They should do a new one.

[@SortedFood]

This would be fun 😆

[@TheFallenFaob]

They did this except the gadget was picked by the person before them kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXq2d2d6qbZ0epI

[@gabrieljy]

I think there already is one, no?

[@teachkel]

​@@lollerichthey do more than once

[@IrrelephantRamblings]

@@lollerich Its literally the first line of the below. Like what, they totally do.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

ALL of the dishes turned out fantastic guys! And i got a kick at how obsessed with plating Mike and Jaime were! Ebbers and Barry have rubbed off them! 😅😅😅😅

[@SortedFood]

Everyone’s needs a sprinkle of Baz in their life 🤣

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

@@SortedFood Amen to that! Love you guys!

[@PetarNNenkovski]

One of the biggest problems i have seen with these kind of products have always been customization in settings outside of settings recipes, which is very important if you want to try something new. So this looks interesting.

[@DerekHarkness]

About 12 years ago, I bought a probe for use in the oven. It's just a probe with a long heat-proof wire going to a small temperature display that can be programmed with an alarm. Cost less than £20. That's all you really need to recreate this machine at home and transform your oven or air frying into this gadget.

[@jellycatfish]

What I'm always curious about with all these gadgets is how easy they are to clean - or if they make it just more difficult to clean up after cooking. Also, since there's a water tank on top, would it just be possible to use a normal oven with a probe, and a huge oven-proof bowl filled with water?

[@jackthemagiccat4571]

Yer it's always the biggest downside with these kinds of things! Just invest in good kitchen equipment and with a little practice you could probably do about 70% of what this does. Maybe for cheaper too if you buy used or get good deals. I think it just secures ease of use and safety of mind that it should be very accurate because it doesn't have human error if that makes sense. Still think it's a fun product but just no space and I already confident in my cooking 😅 plus hate really weird things to clean lmao

[@BSWVI]

Basket goes in the dishwasher

[@darcieclements4880]

You need a fancy special water oven or using steam in the oven will damage it.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

"You can lead a chef to the Water but you cant make him good" Shots fired! Spaff burned mike good! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mellchiril]

"The price is almost irrelevant"... almost, but not quite. It sounds like an amazing miracle machine, and I'd love one. But I wonder if it'll cost me so much that I won't be able to buy food to put into it.

[@Southpaw535]

Know there's prices floating around the comments, but not a huge confident booster when they're throwing that line in without actually saying what the price is and the linked website doesn't advertise one either.

[@MichaelGGarry]

@@Southpaw535 The kickstarter link has pricing.

[@Jun-by3kt]

Shoutout to Jamie and Mikes presentation skills throughout the vid ~

[@SandstormCloudwave]

I love it when Ben says "naughty"

[@barbara-holley]

I want to see someone test this against a real oven (or a breville air fryer) with a thermoworks meat-probe thermometer and do a blind taste testing to see if there is a noticeable difference.

[@zoecharlotte1430]

Ninja also have a probe in their dual airfryer

[@kelliehatch1712]

Probably no difference at probably a lower price point

[@ParallelPeach]

Exactly what I'd like to see too!

[@outogetyougotyou5250]

100% wouldn't be a difference if you're using a probe. It's about convenience set and forget. Most ovens don't allow for that. Thus in your scenario it'd be a lot of tending to the food inside the oven and checking the probe.

[@yliubers]

@@outogetyougotyou5250 wireless probe connects to an app. And its not that expensive. Technology, man, its amazing.

[@Psychoti]

Around 5 years ago, you had some Electric Shock Forfeit videos. The one I remember most is one where Mike & Jamie made profiteroles. I propose a format mash-up! Pass It On w/ Electric Shock Guidance. Ben, Jamie, Barry, Mike, and hopefully Kush do a quick competition to decide who goes in what order. First person does not get shocked. When the second person comes on, the first person "guides" them with "helpful" shocks as they try to continue on what the first person started. Second person then takes their turn to be the shocker with person 3, etc, and the last person to go does not get to shock anybody. Woe is them.

[@alexdavis5766]

Another day another gadget I’ll fall in love with and then weep that it’s out of my price range 😂😂

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

I feel your pain girl😢😢😢

[@John-ed2wj]

If you weep over kitchen gadgets then you need to see a psychiatrist

[@cass2239]

​@@John-ed2wj I'm pretty sure they were being hyperbolic, no need to be unkind

[@ku8721]

If you back them on launch day you can get 45% off and its only $199, not cheap but also not break the bank. BTW launch day would be May 23, after that it gradually increases to the retail price of $359 Edit: BTW this is MUCH cheaper than the Omni cook

[@cftyftyufyfuyfty]

@@ku8721 retail price of 400 monies is what an actual oven costs

[@coffeejn]

Window in the front with a light inside so you can see the food cooking, totally makes it better than any other air fryer.

[@DotTheMagpie]

My airfryer has a light, Gamechanger indeed.

[@omgdisfunny4852]

or just pay more and get a air fryer with a light and a window.........

[@andrewmontague9682]

Ebbers: "The price doesn't matter..." Oh it does,very much so. Right now they are being cagey about it too which makes me think it's going to be ludicrous.

[@joeyc5879]

look at Jamie and his growth, tasting and just going "oh it needs x"

[@fatman123526]

Gotta love when you see a gadget making the advertising rounds around the cooking channels in the QVC format.

[@Missmethinksalot1]

I don't know what that means.

[@nikwalters1029]

Would it be possible to see some of the things the food team has been doing with it behind the scenes? I imagine Ben, Ben, and Kush have been having fun.

[@Nanoqtran]

All they would have to do is make a premium sign up and stick all of that behind that wall. Like Patreon on becoming a member on KZbin.

[@DirkFedermann]

I feel like this is a child between a professional oven, an air-fryer and a smart light bulb. Only thing missing is some RGB and the marketing team is happy. But with so many of these smart things: How will it be maintained in 2, 5, 10 years? Will the app still work? How is the spare parts situation? Are they using industry standard connectors or something proprietary, for the temperature probe for example?

[@Nadesican]

I get concerned when I start seeing a Kickstarter being advertised by multiple KZbinrs - will they have enough supply to meet demand? Will the production units be as good as the ones sent to infuencers

[@AzraelArt]

its a big chinese brand thats doing it only for the marketing and the youtubers are paid

[@SteveODonnell]

​@@AzraelArt what makes you think it's a Chinese brand? From their social media pages they are named in New York or New Jersey.

[@AzraelArt]

@@SteveODonnell its part of hesung, a Chinese brand

[@SteveODonnell]

@@AzraelArt so how is there headquarters listed as New York then? They also have a UK based warehouse

[@AzraelArt]

@@SteveODonnellwhy not? Also a lot better for publicity

[@Erdnussbuttertoast]

12:30 when the boss is watching you and your work mate so you gotta pretend everything is a 2-person job

[@SortedFood]

Pretty much 😂

[@gendoll5006]

Oh thank you!! Just in time! Got one kid with pink eye, one with a fever, and my great grandfather just passed away this morning! I really needed a distraction for just a few mins! Love from NC, USA! 😽

[@ethancampbell215]

The guys used this gadget in its early stages of development but demonstrated its huge potential! It won’t be a cheap appliance to purchase but it’s final revision will be so worthwhile, it’s better than most air fryers which are in high demand as insanely popular products, and it does so much more, and it makes cooking much easier with tried and tested settings for perfect foods that most people are unable to produce themselves. I’m incredibly excited to see how well it turns out to be

[@Betz0]

The thing I think is missing from some of the gadget reviews is how it cleans. Which sounds strange, but the thing holding me back from something like this is quite literally “is it relatively easy to clean”. I know it will save me time while cooking but will cleaning all the nooks and crannies take ages?

[@Aduah]

Jamie's Confidence with that Romesco Daub and Smear. Beautiful.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

10:03 “My neck, my back, my posset and my rack…of ribs.”

[@tamsinlewis4605]

Best episode in ages, absolutely love it, great team dynamic, really enjoyed watching , think this looks like good test, impressive

[@exzyle2k]

Love the reviews of gadgets and ingredients, but I miss the bloopers and outtakes at the end. Any chance we can see a revival of those?

[@pookhahare]

Yes please

[@wvu_engineershane4655]

Couldn’t agree more. I’ve been commenting this! Propping this up so hopefully the food teams sees.

[@Murvalous]

I mean this is an advert rather than a review so likely need to be a bit more polished

[@exzyle2k]

@@Murvalous True, but it'd still be funny to see how many times they screwed up trying to dial in temps, or if they spilled the first bread pudding putting it in/taking it out. Wouldn't hurt the product any and show that even polished people can get the oopsies.

[@SquidandCatAdventures]

Pulling cooked food out of a drawer has a nice sci-fi feel. I'm with Ben on simple Cantonese roast pork belly is the best.

[@ExUSSailor]

Anytime I hear a muted trumpet, I think of Jaime now.

[@SortedFood]

Hahaha that’s brilliant 😆

[@pookhahare]

I think in the Christmas special the music starts playing and Jamie says stop it. 😅

[@Xavis0]

I picked up a couple Dreo space heaters this past winter for my office. Now I've been getting emails from them regarding this thing. Was nice to see y'all take a look at it!

[@AlexNgiam]

This looks interesting and got my attention! I wonder if it would be worth doing a side by side comparison with the Anova Precision Oven that the boys reviewed not too long ago? (Selfishly because I am looking for a "smart oven" for my new home 😬)

[@cameronknowles6267]

If you can afford it try to find a deal on the Anova oven it’s definitely worth it and it can do more than any smart Oven

[@TheVoiceOfWillsons]

Love mine and when the watertank cracked they sent me a new one, no questions asked.

[@ltcuddles685]

@@scladoffle2472 It really is quite a bit more than that if you look deeper than JUST the hardware attached physically. But yes, being a skilled chef means you can do this with normal equipment, what it did is not what most home cooks are readily knowledgeable enough to achieve.

[@sampiaggio9534]

Not the spoil the video for anyone but Mike and Jamie really cheffed it up this time. Just utterly cheffed it. What a right pair of mother cheffers.

[@esmeecampbell7396]

Seems like it will be a very expensive air fryer with a temperature probe. I'm not really seeing any justification for whatever price it is beyond whatever it costs to buy a cheap probe or just get used to cooking based on time using your own oven or air fryer (which is just a small oven) Ultimately I don't see a reason anyone would really buy one as opposed to an oven they already own, or a counter top stock pot/slow cooker/air fryer type thing. Especially when those would probably be cheaper...

[@Southpaw535]

It is a bit weird how much it suggested a temp probe is a game changer. Especially when they mentioned in another comment that they deliberately only demonstrated recipes that need one. Guess it was part of the deal that that's the element this is being sold on. But yeah, you can buy smart probes linked to apps etc already and they're previously reviewed them

[@shorttimer874]

The easy way to cook salmon, whole or fillet, add a couple citrus slices, wrap in toil ( tightly! ), throw on the top rack of the dishwasher and run it through a cycle, dirty dishes optional. 🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳

[@PokhrajRoy.]

That final dessert should be added as a new recipe. One for the cookbooks!

[@SortedFood]

It turned out great huh?

[@LadyBridgetSidhe]

I think the real beauty of this gadget is that I could see putting this in my RV for cooking while camping. My trailer does not have an oven, and trying to fit things on one or two burners can be very difficult. This doesn’t look like it takes up that much counterspace.

[@charlenestrauss3539]

Jamie was really into his plating tonight 😆

[@raylf3141]

eating rack of lamb like a lollipop is why Jamie is my favorite. man after me own heart.

[@BeckyA59]

Three reviews of this thing I've seen in 2 days, that maker is really getting the word out there. I personally think the basket is on the small side but otherwise it looks interesting

[@SortedFood]

We thought that too at first... But enough for a decent sized piece of pork belly for example. Ideal when cooking for up to 4 people.

[@BeckyA59]

@@SortedFood thanks, it's best to have the hands on experience for sure

[@christopheryanac977]

Thank you so much I've seen other channels showing it but they aren't home cooks like the guys are like most who are watching are and show how someone might attempt to use it the first time.

[@GeirGunnarss]

So this is an Ad for a Kickstarter campaign?

[@colinwebb5018]

Love when you guys test new kitchen tools

[@rachelmorgannn]

Would love to see a kitchen gadget episode that focused on disabilities/making cooking more accessible

[@lachlansmith7398]

That salmon looked amazing!

[@SortedFood]

It was super delicious too 🤤

[@zickzir2240]

dreo chefmaker air fryer is a part of my everyday life since i received it on kickstarter and they just updated it so you can kinda create your own recipes!

[@rasmusazu]

So, their Facebook group is talking about this not being available to the EU.. Should probably have lead with that.

[@ArawnNox]

I'm normally not impressed by kitchen gadgets that claim to do all the work for you, but this... okay, I'm impressed.

[@angelofsymphonia932]

Looks very similar in cooking functions as the Ninja Foodi 15in1, would love to see them battle it out as it looks like it's done some things better and some worse than the Ninja

[@andyh7777]

That’s my first thought also. Doesn’t seem overly different

[@pookhahare]

I have a ninja auto iq and Bluetooth probes I can use with it. Going to try salmon.

[@pookhahare]

What I like about this and the ninja you can sit at a table to cook. Wonderful if you have a disability.

[@BoraNabiCeleste]

@@pookhahare stuff like that helps me a lot. Some days I just can't stand long enough to actually cook stuff (I get heart palpitations and short of breath and light headed sometimes) so being able to cook while sitting is definitely a plus.

[@johnhazlett3711]

The lamb was absolutely droolworthy!

[@amcconnell6730]

It would be nice to have a place to store the probe on the outside of the machine when not using it - a compartment or clip or something. It would also be nice to just do some Air Fryer stuff (chips?) to see if it can replace the airfryer.

[@Xenotric]

the issue i can see is the same as air fryers, its quite a big gadget for cooking a single element for a single serving for the most part. the tech part for taking to fuss out of getting things perfect is fantastic but even a cheap worktop oven would allow for multiple elements cooking together with the potential for stuff like probes and other app based stuff to deal with most of the fuss while opening up a larger range of cooking for not really that much more space.

[@veneqt]

First Guga, now Sorted.. They definitely made me want to have one

[@NicholasSlabaugh]

I'm deeply suspicious of the fact that I've only seen this gadget in sponsored content so far.

[@nicfab1]

@@NicholasSlabaugh well they are Kickstarter prototypes. The final units, if they ever come out at all instead of just evaporating your money, don't necessarily have to look or work or have a build quality anything like in the video. You can't buy them yet

[@kellyg6206]

My ninja foodi grill does essentially the same thing as it has a probe as well. But good on whoever invested in this. It seems like a great machine

[@SibrenFetter]

Really fun video. Yet i am missing some more testing for vegetable based dishes. Mainly cooking vegan at home and I really wonder sometimes how useful such a machine would be for us.

[@3sonscider907]

Really liked that review from you guys - the concept of the "smarter" air frier is good. However something that I'm curious about as how big is that cooking area? It looks like with the salmon and lamb rack there was little space for a bigger sized portion or to be able to cook for a family. It looks like it would cope for one person or maybe a couple. Even their kickstarter page doesn't supply any of this info, and one of their examples is a single steak covering almost all of the cooking area

[@tizilogic]

How's the cleaning up of that machine? I like gadgets like this, but everything that includes steaming and a water tank I owned so far was messy to clean and in some occasions it started to grow mold in some places sooner or later...

[@s_rofbear]

As a disabled gal, this definitely has my interest! Unfortunately we had a big flood 15 months ago, and our home still isn’t repaired, so I can’t buy kitchen gadgets right now. (We’re in temporary accommodation, and our hosts don’t have much bench space.) But when we’re finally home again, I’ll be looking up the price for this! I think it could make a big difference in the kitchen for me.

[@AdcrofromTikTok]

Didn’t show them trying to get that creme brûlée out of the machine though! I bet that was tricky! 😂 Not sure how much of a ‘normal’ Jamie is now when he suggested sous vide at home as though that’s a regular normal thing. Also sneaky not mentioning the price in an ad, but saying it almost doesn’t matter. Good vid though!

[@ricbrook7059]

Good to see Dreo listened and opened up pledging to the UK too so backed it.

[@adamoliver82]

Just saw Guga using this!

[@robwilliams6753]

same. hopefully Sorted like it just as much.

[@adamoliver82]

@@robwilliams6753 They seem to, looks like a nice bit of kit.

[@pengu4932]

So, for a food challenge involving kitchen gadgets like this. I think, the normals should cook the same dish. One with the machine and one just as they usually would, and have the judges blind compare the two and guess which is which and why etc.

[@NeoNekoBoy]

Very nice test. I really like the fact that you still need a chef to give you the right temperatures and that you're free to do whatever you want . So many of these machines only accept their proprietary recipes.

[@marilynalvarez9951]

Exactly, I was thinking the same.

[@shilohbozant3993]

You guys should do another sous vide episode and try salmon, it turns out amazing.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Jamie and Mike have given me trust issues when they make desserts. I get so scared when they’re near a nozzle.

[@ragingsilver]

I love the gadget episodes. Oh just learnt why salmon goes white, due to over cooking. Thought it was just something cooking salmon does lol

[@andrewsmith8636]

It would be interesting to know how much energy it takes compared to traditional cooking in an oven/frying etc

[@LunarisArts]

Was wondering the same

[@paulbentley6516]

Same ball park as anova precision over. 1/3 cheaper, smaller, weird draw, much smaller water reservoir. The distinction is the price point and does that attract a different customer!

[@BlissfullWulf]

As nice as this showed it to be, I have a firm policy of not even checking the product out if the price of it isn't mentioned cause it is SO irritating getting my interest piqued by something, going to the product page and then finding out it's out of my price range, so in the interest of not getting irritated I just assume it's too expensive if the price isn't mentioned.

[@JujFuj]

I think it's still in Kickstarter?

[@philash824]

If you have to ask how much it is, you can’t afford it

[@BlissfullWulf]

@@JujFuj Yeah, but there's still gonna be a minimum tier price that gets you the product.

[@SortedFood]

A fair point, only the price will fluctuate and change. Our understanding is it'll be around $399 RRP BUT that's quite misleading since it has a huge early bird discount on the Kickstarter at launch. Possibly as much as 40% if you get in quick. The Kickstarter in the description box will have more info.

[@Southpaw535]

@@SortedFood It doesn't though unless a few people are missing it. Neither the kickstarter nor the website mention a price, and fair enough it will change as crowd funding does, but it does seem a bit cheeky to throw in the line about price almost not mattering but then not touch on it otherwise at all. Maybe that was edited around and there was more of a conversation, but that was the bit that hit "paid ad" more than Sorted usually do

[@stevenpowers7136]

As I am waiting impatiently for my Dreo Chef Maker to ship, I have watched virtually every video on KZbin watching people cook with it, and I was extremely happy to see that besides the standard steak, chicken and salmon, you went the extra mile and cooked different things like Pork Belly, Roast of Lamb and the delicious dessert, so two thumbs up from me to you and your creativity. One more thing I would love to see you cook, a true Texas Brisket. Either 100% slow cooked in the Chef Maker, or since one of you mentioned your out door grill, smoke it for a couple of hours to develop a beautiful smoke ring, and then finish it off in the Dreo. Do you accept my challenge?

[@wandagrayson646]

It is compact but still too large for my kitchen. But it’s a really intriguing bit of tech.

[@Qlicky]

Funny you should mention that as Im sure these guys complained to no end with stuff half the size. That they actually paid with their own money. Apparently the size suddenly becomes irrelevant when they're the ones paid to review it. It's a bloody air fryer with fancy display.

[@HotBread232]

I think it says a lot about me, I got excited when it said about being a combi, Don’t ever let the boys play with a rational oven. It’ll blow there minds

[@MrGrimsmith]

The probe is actually available on quite a few air fryers so not particularly new, other than that it seems reasonable and I'd consider it if I didn't already have a perfectly good sous vide/slow cooker combo as well as an air fryer. For a small flat it looks a pretty decent shout.

[@shirleycastle5170]

You said the word Sorted when the lamb was ready and I loved that.

[@PeterPan-vz7mk]

It would be nice to also hear, that this is an ad. Just reading it for a few seconds doesn't Seen very transparent to me

[@peterthomas5792]

Interesting machine. I'm not sure it does anything that a Ninja Foodi doesn't (which also has a probe, steam and is also a pressure cooker). It has more presets I guess and a pretty interface, but that's about it.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Ben: “Is it really a Chefmaker?” Me: “Yeah, but is it Huttlestorm and Spaffnado resistant?”

[@SortedFood]

A very good question.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

@@SortedFood Thank goodness it was! Amazing video as always!

[@andyh7777]

How is this any different to the ninja foodi range that have steam air fry? Seems like they made the same product but we’re just too slow

[@eastieoaks]

I forgot this was an AD after a while it was so much fun.

[@SortedFood]

Useful and fun content is always our priority 💪

[@kosgoth]

I'm guessing it was quite sunny in the area recently.

[@ianscott424]

Watched Guga do some cooking with this. Would like to see a bit more of the auto function, because most of us normals would have no idea how to set temperatures. Still looks like an awesome bit of kit that is most likely going to be out of my budget. Dare to dream.

[@PlasmaOne]

I just don't see anyone but people renting an apartment who only cook for themselves using this, and even then, being limited of what I can cook is... not something I can deal with when spending that kind of money. Remember these guys are spending a decent bit for actual quality ingredients.

[@ianscott424]

@@PlasmaOne I work away for three weeks of the month and have an air fryer, rice cooker and electric pan to cook meals in. Use the air fryer most of the time just for myself, so understand where you're coming from about single person cooking. Would love something like this for myself, but could see it being massively useful for multiple people, even if just cooking meat properly which is the most challenging part, while cooking the rest of the stuff on a hob or with another basic appliance.

[@Paragon643]

found these prices in a different comment, not to bad. Launch Day Special: $199 (45% off, May 23) Super Early Bird: $229 (36% off, May 24 - May 25) Early Bird: $259 (28% off) Kickstarter Special: $279 (22% off) Retail Price After Crowdfunding: $359

[@ianscott424]

@@Paragon643 I'd pay that... Might keep an eye on this one.

[@christopherarkwright4738]

​@@PlasmaOne This was precisely the reason I bought a Ninja Foodi Max about 4 years ago. (Which seems to have most of the same functions as this) Which I still use to this day over the ovens I have in my place for efficiency and built in thermometer.

[@CPT_Nelson]

Finally I can say that my Sunday has started!

[@SortedFood]

Let’s go 🔥

[@RonJDuncan]

This is the 3rd channel I've seen cover this machine over the last few days and I'm more impressed with each review. I've not bought an air fryer yet, though I've considered it. Some food professionals seem to love it while others have explained why they don't. It's been a while since I went to culinary school, and even though I'm not currently in the food industry, I'm stunned by some of the recent advancements like this. While I don't know what the price will be yet for this since the launch date is still a very short time away, I'm sold on it if the price is right.

[@Murvalous]

They are paid adverts not reviews

[@itsmikehayden]

That machine sounds cheaply made just from the boys sliding in and out the drawer. Since that is the only real part of the machine that is dead important and going to be removed multiple times per cook and cleaning... It needs to sound, look, and feel premium to justify what no doubt is going to be a hell of a sticker shock. Haven't heard the price yet but I'll be diggered if it's not close to 400 for it.

[@pookhahare]

I do agree . I was wondering how long it would last from that sound.

[@itsmikehayden]

@@pookhahare I mean, they specifically put music over the last instances of pulling it out because it sounds cheap as chips. Air fryer with a probe and water. Wooooo... Be still my beating heart

[@SteveODonnell]

It's full price is £359, or launch day price was £199 with it increasing to £229 and currently at £259. Its very well priced I think.

[@itsmikehayden]

@@SteveODonnell not for an air fryer with a temp probe, it's not. What's the temperature fluctuation and accuracy? Less than a suis vide? Then not worth it. It sounds cheap taking it in and out of the housing, so it doesn't instil confidence from me. Just my thoughts, though. Thank you, Steve, for the pricing update, though. Very informative!

[@SteveODonnell]

@@itsmikehayden it does a lot more than a standard airfryer though, and seems to give better results.

[@jhaas68865]

I saw Guga using this and it was cooking like it was being done on charcoal with the char it did on the meat. Deserts as well makes this thing so much more useful. Think of the old Foreman grill commercials and add some MSG and this is what you get.

[@marilynalvarez9951]

Now this is a good gadget, does a lot more than one thing! Gotta say, that "bird fruit" had me laughing out loud 😁

[@PokhrajRoy.]

7:56 They should be crowned ‘King of the Noods’.