5 MINUTE MYSTERY MAYHEM | Sorted Food

[@SortedFood]

Happy New Year everyone! Here is to the first video of 2025.... let's gooooo 🔥

[@TheDfvj]

Really hoping that you do take care of yourselves this new year with healthier foods!! And also hoping that you guys are also taking care of your physical health and not lose out on it at the cost of making content! Wish you guys and the team a very happy healthy and a prosperous new year!! Cheers.

[@HalfUnder]

I actually used to do something extremely similar to this while I was still an executive chef. Just randomly pull out ingredients that I had an idea in my mind for and let potential hires or guys on my team whip up a meal with. Way to keep the creativity going, think outside the box etc.

[@Blondie42]

Happy new year, gents. 'cause Ben asked, I agree with him and his 😱 on Jamie's choices by 5:50

[@LouKellett]

Happy New Year to all the team.

[@sjkenfield]

Happy 2025, boys! Thanks for the video!🎉

[@tibbay]

I love how Jamie will go weeks where he looks like a genuine chef, and then one day comes along and he reminds you very well that he's a normal like us.

[@Timmycoo]

I mean, we all remember his paella burrito. It's great though that he even brings up how he has to temper his instincts to do stuff like adding in more of the scotch bonnet. Shows signs of growth.

[@j1y2s3n]

I mean, a guest said something along the lines of "when you practice this much and you do it for living, i'm pretty sure that you are already a pro" i don't remember who it was, but i think is the truth....

[@TimeyWimeyBanana]

Precisely why he’s my favourite!! 😂

[@craigfox1967]

I feel like Jamie has really matured in the kitchen over the last year. He preps, he plans, he cleans up! I think he needs to challenge Barry in a showdown for the title of sous chef! Iron Chef Sorted!

[@sirBrouwer]

he even makes grilled ice.

[@mellchiril]

Jamie has probably had the biggest (imho positive) change throughout the years of all the guys. He started out as the guy who tried to be funny at every turn, to a point where he annoyed a lot of people, to (again imho) possibly the most competent normal in the kitchen.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@mellchiril i don't know have you seen how calm and steady Pumpy is in all of then shows? 🐮

[@MisterA744]

When Jamie's cooking the result will either be something mad genius or just madness. And it's always fun wondering how it will turn out, and then seeing the outcome, whichever one of the two it winds up being.

[@Vprap2025]

In back to back videos he's done the most disgusting looking battered sausage any human being has ever created, to this absolutely delicious looking duck.

[@Rebel_Vamp]

my money's always on jamie he and I share alot of similar flavor likes in common and when he cooks he's like ADHD in motion it's either gonna be funny or genius

[@johnhmaloney]

Jamie was an absolute lesson in confidence in this one. He committed early, rolled with every new ingredient and took the win.

[@SortedFood]

The man was on 🔥

[@matthew5330]

can't wait for the 'spOiLerS' comment even tho it's their fault for reading it before watching 😂

[@sparo001]

@@SortedFood I think that's just the scotch bonnet

[@budflower5054]

@@matthew5330you spoiled the comments. Now what am I supposed to read during the video

[@its-aydonus6842]

Ben's surprise with the cream cheese is a bit off for him, he's always talking about the flavour trifecta for savoury foods - salt, acid, fat; but now fat is bad? I'd understand if he played it up for the reveal of the yoghurt, but he kept being iffy about it until the tasting.

[@harvestmoon_autumnsky]

Jamie has absorbed so much knowledge and can synthesize it with his own creativity and boldness. That's a good cook in my book.

[@black_rabbit_0f_inle805]

What would a jamie cook book be called?

[@BenedictRucker]

@@black_rabbit_0f_inle805 Spaff it till ya make it

[@Khazandar]

@@black_rabbit_0f_inle805 "Fuck around and find out: A random selection of Spaff"

[@black_rabbit_0f_inle805]

I was thinking "To Spaff or not to Spaff."

[@rovan8348]

​​@@black_rabbit_0f_inle805 Thinking onions and snacking ham: A Spaff experience

[@UnicornPastelPrincess]

The best way to start the year is to watch Sorted.

[@SortedFood]

Agreed 🔥

[@janmay3901]

​@SortedFood Dear Sorted, Thank you for spoiling us!!!

[@slayer2450]

It would be amusing to do a video where you don't tell the cooks what the basis of the video is and to just introduce it suddenly. For example, they might think that its a normal video, but at 5 or 10 minutes you start adding random ingredients, taking ingredients away, taking certain pots, pans, or utensils away. Seems like an funny and chaotic video

[@SortedFood]

Thanks so much for the suggestion - love it 😆

[@SortedFood]

Sounds stressful. I love it! 🤣

[@VitaminSte]

This is genius. Please do this

[@SamuelFaelynn]

Haha make them like roll a die to see what they lose or add

[@Sianistic]

As an extension ... 3 Tin Can Roulette choices, followed by without warning dropping 2 sets of mystery addition after 10 and 15 minutes, with another 10 minutes at the end

[@klfjoat]

The editing is hilarious. 9:07 show Jamie plating, then show Jamie placing the empty plate down, then show Jamie cutting duck with no plate down. 😂

[@Conankun66YT]

i like how Mike says "Good Luck, everyone" right before tasting his dish as if theyre facing a life-threatening situation

[@Timmycoo]

Lmao, Jamie being excited over the lasagna with his exclamation of "DUCK LASAGNA!!" lol had me.

[@Sederiq]

Many sushi places serve sushi with cream cheese that are supposed to be eaten with soy sauce. One place nearby even serves tuna-mango-cream cheese sushi. Works perfectly. Jamie's choice is not that awkward.

[@merlion6613]

Hear hear! Obviously it’s not traditional but Japanese immigrants in California perfected it and it is absolutely delicious ❤

[@Rebel_Vamp]

i've had sort of a dessert sushi with sweet cream cheese mango and strawberries it's surprisingly good with balsamic vinager jamie was not off the mark flavor wise

[@RBRB431]

That's super interesting. My first thought was the same as Ben's that dairy doesn't go with Asian inspired flavors. But when I saw your comment, I remembered that we eat cream cheese rangoons at our local Thai place and dip them in sweet spicy sour plum sauce and it's delicious

[@wildewynd]

You should combine this with the mystery tins. The team could ensure each stage is a type of ingredient, say protein, fruit, veg, etc. That way there is still a bit of control at each stage.

[@SortedFood]

Oooooh interesting idea - we like it!

[@hollivybez]

Love this idea

[@usseg]

Lol. I was just going to suggest this.

[@BryceBK]

Combine with pass it on, each person comes in and chooses a random tin to add to the dish. Pure chaos

[@samfisher6606]

5-minute tin can mayhem

[@imamtaufik000]

jamie is undaunting, his level of confidence that "This will work" is something we should all strive to achieve

[@whitehouseapw]

Jamie's ability to just throw stuff together, make it look slightly questionable....yet pull off a decent dish is unmatched 😅😅

[@Brocktheduelist]

Would love to see the winning dish become the foundation of a meal pack!

[@SortedFood]

We will pass this on to the team - thanks :)

[@KylaA5952]

Ditto, i think they should do challenges for the meal packs and best dishes go into the next release. Either the normals come up with the dish or Kush comes up with it and the normals “test” the recipe for mealpacks

[@angrypom]

I'm so glad that Jamie won because just before he got the cream cheese out I was thinking "I'd put some cream cheese in that" and then when Ben said that it wasn't going to work I lost all confidence in myself. My go to is usually Boursin, but it's so good for fast pasta sauces with almost any base (roasted tomatoes and onions is my favourite) and a little splash of pasta cooking water in.

[@Paul-ul9ep]

Never lose confidence in yourself!

[@chairofthebored]

Nah Ben was in the dark for that. Japan loves the cream cheese/soy combo. You can very easily make a little cream cheese log that's rolled in sesame and sitting in a little drizzle of soy sauce and serve it with crackers

[@merlion6613]

I LOVE Boursin! Such a convenient and delicious ingredient ❤

[@simonbkk732]

5.15 mins in and your comment pops up and spoils the entire video 🤷🤦 @sortedfood

[@Tarwen]

I lost confidence in garlic herb cheese after like 5 days of trying to add le roule to everything over 20yrs ago, but I have a mass load of boursin and this encourages me to try again with my knowledge

[@swissfoodie3542]

I love this. Mayhem is so much fun to watch (probably less fun for Jamie and Mike). Good luck lads, and a Happy New Year to everyone at Sorted Food. Kush, Ben, Barry, Mike, Jamie, James, Izzy, Ed and everyone else. I dont know your names, but it doesnt mean that I dont value your work.

[@merlion6613]

Jamie’s pure excitement for Duck Lasagna is what makes this so enjoyable ❤

[@michi6486]

This is my favorite type of content. Being in the same kitchen ribbing into each other and looking like they are having fun. I hope in 2025 we see more of this, because to me, it felt like they put more focus into educational content last year and while they are fine, the are less entertaining and these work with sorted imo a lot better. So thumbs up from me!

[@TheDiggster13]

Jamie was robbed of the sous chef jacket, I will die on this hill

[@calvinhobbes2680]

Time for recertification and see if Barry gets relegated or not.

[@GigiStar01]

Thank you so much for all of the content since December 1st. I've watched it all in addition to the live show weekend. Happy 2025!

[@SortedFood]

Thanks for watching and all your support : Here's to a happy 2025!

[@Mel-lennial-falcon]

I'm feeling really rough today with an oncoming migraine. A little while ago, I couldn't even face cooking instant ramen. But after watching this, I'm doing some couscous with frozen peppers, marinated salad cheese (feta-adjacent), and raisins. We're out of oranges, or I'd put some in. Used a spoon of harissa that I have on hand from a meal pack. Going to finish it off with some almond slivers and a drizzle of honey. I'm probably still going to have a hard night, but Sorted, not for the first time, has helped me push through so I can feed myself better. If I have to face the beast, at least it's not on an empty stomach. ❤ And in the time it took to write that, it's ready.

[@desired397]

0:30 OOOOOOoooh its like a behind the scenes, hello camera operators.

[@aresrival3403]

jamies strategy of take things as they come and throw them against the wall takes another win i love this man his brain works exactly as mine would there

[@MasterpieceLost]

Cream cheese actually goes really nicely with asian umami, for example with the American sushi Philidelphia Roll. I was actually excited to see him explore that angle

[@MrMartinSchou]

We've seen before that Ben says something like "that shouldn't work", because it broke some rule/fundamental, and still praising the dish as being delicious. What I'd love to see then, is Ben or Kush or both do their take on what Jamie did here (and with some of the other times it's happened). Not to diminish what Jamie made, but to see if they could elevate it.

[@cass2239]

Agreed. Maybe even a series of the chefs doing "taboos/ combinations that shouldn't work" challenges. They could set them for each other then go head to head.

[@stjohnhawaii]

That sidekick ad at the end was pure fire, I love it. And Ben committing to that, I love it!!

[@ArkayeCh]

I really like these videos showing how each chef has a certain style and strength. Jamie commits to bold flavors which worked well with the ecotch bonnet and mango. Mike is a long-term learner who definitely works better the more he works with a brief.

[@winetoucantara3759]

I must admit, I started using more cream cheese in cooking lately. First time was a bit of an experiment, but it's very easy to make a cheat butter chicken curry using it. You could think of it as salted ricotta replacement, and season it a bit less to make it work with all sorts of dishes, including creamy risottos

[@berelinde]

When Jamie added the cream cheese to the already tangy sauce, I thought "Oh noooo!" But in hindsight, there are some really spectacular Indian dishes that combine savory, tangy elements with yogurt, and the extra umami from the hoisin sauce might be quite nice. When the mango arrived, I knew he nailed it. Hoisin sauce has a lot of prunes in it, which would boost the mango and go well with the duck. So I'm going to think of his creation as a kind of Indochinese fusion and maybe try it myself someday.

[@amata87]

I don't think I'll ever tire of your new commercial. It's brilliant!😂🎉❤

[@angelastimeofday]

I'd like to see the 2nd half of the video be a round 2 where they make a 2nd dish with those same ingredients now knowing what they are.

[@WarriorHeart2024]

Wow! Happy New Year, @Sortedfood and all in the Community. Feeling and sending the love for another noon video-YAY!!!

[@LindaB651]

As someone who cooks with cream cheese quite often, and with initial reluctance, I totally understand why the final result works. Happy New Year, everyone!

[@eoinmullane4579]

6 minutes in, and Jamie has already spaffed it. New year, same Jamie.

[@BuildUpPeopleNotEgos]

So much fun to watch 😅 In the spirit of the show maybe a segment based on Battleship. All normals get given a card split into a grid, which they then place the selected ingredients (in lieu of ships) for the cook off on. Janice calls out a few grid references, if an ingredient gets hit on their card, it can no longer be used by that person in the challenge.

[@NavySeal2k]

I regularly marinade Chicken in Soy Sauce give it a nice sear and then take it out of the pan, reduce the left over soy and mix in cream, Crème fraîche and some bits I find in the fridge like paprika etc. and cook the chicken trough in the cream sauce.

[@bobd2659]

Had to check out the hotel restaurant while doing a site check for a show years ago (for catering purposes). Treated to one of the BEST hotel restaurant meals I've ever had. Slightly spiced creamy duck papardelle with a side salad/salsa with mango and herbs. First time I'd ever asked to see the chef (unless I already knew them). Went back MANY times after if I was in that part of town...

[@celinaaylin3519]

1:39 i paused the video when the duck was revealed and thought about what I would cook with it and my first instincts were honey, soy sauce and spice. Then I was thinking jianbing

[@SweetButDeadly101]

I think that it's a personality thing. Mike is a planner. Spaff loves chaos. So, for Mike, every time he gets a new ingredient, he has to mentally return to the start, where Jamie rolls with it.

[@mrTjstephens1]

Jamie is such a chaos gremlin this is the type of challenge he is gonna shine in.

[@VincentsCache]

It's funny that by Mike not trying to let the second ingredient guide him he ended up just leaving himself a bit jumbled.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

The BEST way to start the year is to watch sorted! Thanks For this 😊😊😊😊

[@loserhl]

Jamie is the meme of a car swerving to exit the highway on the Asian flavor exit after getting only the first ingredient, lol. Love it!

[@NoBuddy89]

Jamie and I cook the same way, and Im here for it always. But yeah it is a hit and a miss cooking on pure feeling sometimes, but once you got a few years under your belt of cooking things usually turn out better than not. People always call my food a mystery but delicious and they hate me every time they ask for the recipe and I just shrug having no clue on how I did what I did. I just go as I go xD

[@armandfleming2371]

I love the Sidekick personal chef ad! Happy New Year to all at Sorted.

[@AshMadican]

It's brilliant xD

[@achimsinn6189]

Idk if that would actually work, but in my head a joghurt dip sauce with mango, basil, chilli and maybe some mint and lime should work really well with duck as well.

[@janmay3901]

Exactly what I was thinking and looking for

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Happy New Year! Happy Wednesday! I hope we get more and more calming chaos this year and I like this Chef Kush coded concept show.

[@sandrap.3399]

Thank you for so many videos during the holidays. Very much loved and appreciated. Happy New Year from Vienna, Austria!

[@waegit1697]

My mind went on a different direction with your Ad, I enjoyed it and it was enhanced by the thought who ever (personally) sent the message was hinting at eating out or ordering takeaway 😆. Mike was so tired and wasn't thinking straight that he just immediately went back to Chef mode, think groceries and what to cook 🤣

[@charlottetooth1457]

It is always a pleasure to wake up to a new Sorted video. I love this format.

[@sarahmullarkey]

Would love to see one of these types of videos, but where they have to go “shopping” for their kitchen gear before knowing what they’re cooking first. i.e. they have a certain budget and have to “buy” pots, pans, tongs, etc. from the host before the dish/ingredients are revealed. Mike might buy a stock pot and roasting pan, a knife and one frying pan, Jamie might’ve bought a stock pot, some tongs, a spatula, and a mixing bowl etc. You could even have some random things lying on the table to throw them off (a sushi roller, a pasta machine, etc) 😂

[@yjhuoh]

Ben's commitment to the bit never gets old. Bravo 👏

[@juniperrb]

Happy new year! So thankful we made it

[@mparker_astro]

Ready for some new Green Screen bits! Love this game…but my favorite has to be Poker Face! Happy New Years from across the pond! This was the first KZbin video I watched this year! Love you guys!

[@Michelle-1]

I basically did what Jamie did the other day and made vegan mushroom cream teriyaki sauce with linguine wheat noodles, and it was great!

[@cupiefly]

At some point when the pasta popped up, my brain automatically went to duck alfredo, and then kept thinking how to justify my thought process and then ben brought out the yogurt and then my brain was like, this will work! Haha

[@chocolatethunda45]

ive only been watching the channel for a little over a year now and ive noticed that with jamie cooking, hes either an absolute genius or an absolute madman, very little in between🤣

[@brandywilson8933]

Wow Jamie does so good at these things he's very creative

[@SweetAccessibility]

I would have done like Mike 😅Jamie was really bold! I was shocked how it turn out with all that cream cheese good job! 👏🏻

[@aleckpons2773]

I was thinking if you had cooked and dried the pasta and then deep fried the pasta as ribbons and made it has a duck salad was what i was thinking straight off the bat. Then hearing Ben say that made me happy

[@Indras25]

The new promotional video is so relatable to me. I too panic when I get a text from home asking what we should have for dinner. Mostly because I live alone.

[@angelkisses5933]

We need a re do of Mikes dream menu! I think Mike did really well an just needs to build his confidence more x Jamie is always great to watch with these types of scenarios cos he can come up with some absolute crazy ideas but then again he does in any other video too 😂

[@zybi5578]

Happy New Year to all the members of Sorted

[@TheTamranator]

I love these. Thanks for the New Years Day video. I'd love to see some cheffy tips on things like how to care for your equipment. Best way to clean a cutting board, or bamboo vs. plastic vs. wood. The best way to season your cast iron skillet. How to get a good sharp edge on a knife, how to store spices. What types of produce shouldn't be stored together. What should and should not be stored in the fridge, I could go on and on.

[@sweetdeily]

As ever, Mike, be confident! I think the fretting is what gets in the way of Mike winning more battles

[@sams-pg7hj]

Sometimes I think Jamie is predictable going with steak or bacon wrapped or fried items, but I also enjoy and appreciate his conviction in a direction and a plan sometimes

[@rachaelhoffman-dachelet2763]

I think they may be regional, but cream cheese wontons are hugely loved here in Minnesota. So cream cheese, Asian sweet sauce, pasta, and duck sounds totally rational to me.

[@katejitsu]

Southern US and we love them, too!

[@nuttire]

Was patiently waiting for a video. Happy new year sorted team 🎆🍾

[@SortedFood]

Happy New Year to you too!

[@janmay3901]

I was less patient... lolololol. I refreshed many times until it appeared. Such relief

[@gamerbear84]

Jamie brashly charged onward to victory on this one, well done.

[@CL4MP]

Loving the new Sidekick ad. Great job

[@UndeadJohnGaming]

See that's why I love Spaff! Some of the things he comes up with DO NOT MAKE SENSE but they look so good afterward!!!

[@cresdc8481]

I like how Mike pushed thru knowing things will get chaotic. That thing is a PRESSURE indeed

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

When the chili appeared, I was shouting 'Duck Linguine!' so loud at my telly to Mike. 😂 I think they both did brilliantly. 😊

[@rees89]

I like that all the normals have elements about them that could make them great chefs if they ever really wanted to do it. Jamie showed his here. He will do things insane- sometimes conflicting. But flavours; he can do very well.

[@rees89]

We all know Barry would absolutely be aesthetic chef- concentrating on plating for sure. Mike is a wildcard he just needs to build his confidence and get out of his own head. Because when he does do well- he does SO well.

[@davidbrown3031]

My housemates and I have played tin roulette. We are all fans and subscribers. We saw a vid and decided yeah we can try that in the flat

[@merlion6613]

And yes, soy sauce works perfectly with dairy. Butter and cheese, in particular. Also goes well with slight sweetness. Mitarashi dango 🍡 is a proof that latter works 🤤

[@Hollud]

I think both Jamie and Mike both jointly won that. The fact that they remained calm, cool, and focused up to the final countdown was just amazing to watch. Just the sheer level of professionalism was a privilege to witness. I say that, of course, in deep anticipation of the next Pass It On. 😂

[@demolisherman1763]

Jamie’s gambit payed off really well!

[@TraceyOfficial]

Thank you, Ben, for the beautiful Critique 🎉❤

[@charlottehardy822]

Jamie smashed that, definitely something I’d try. Mike got caught out by using the mushrooms, bad luck really.

[@jebblehman9586]

Happy New Year Sorted family!! I love this challenge, makes me laugh every time. But I always wish we could watch Kush have to go through the same ingredient challenge once the others have completed theirs. I always enjoy hearing what his mind is working through, especially in a challenge such as this.

[@Evvieify]

I have totally added cream cheese to hoisen and other similar sauces many times. It's delicious lol. More people should try it :)

[@TraceyOfficial]

"Variety is the Spice of Life, the Spice you choose can take you there" ❤🎉

[@rickyapril104]

Happy new year guys. Love the video as always. Great way to start the year. Somehow i am kinda trusting Jamie when hes mixing ingredients for flavors because he has done it over and over again to mix what seems like random things and making it come together for flavor. So a very wel deserved win this time

[@vorpalrabbit4927]

Just gonna take a second to say that while the cooking content was awesome as always, but that I also really enjoyed the backing tracks on this episode - not sure if it's new but they definitely slap.

[@mordecai2005]

I like J's idea of a layered Duck Lasagne. Only thing I might have done differently in his place (considering no knowledge of ingredients coming up) would have been to fry the pasta sheets rather than boil them. Or maybe a fried one on the bottom and on the top, with boiled for the middle layer? I think the crisp texture could have been a good thing.

[@bender7167]

I thought the cream cheese would go nicely with that sauce. I’m glad it worked!

[@wellox8856]

I love 5 minute mayhem! Also happy new years!

[@TheJetiLP]

5 min. Mayhem + pass it on :O A disaster bound to happen but we would probably enjoy a lot.

[@x.emma.booth.x780]

Happy New Year, guys. 🎉 Omg I love this game. Ready for this. Cmon mike.

[@Tiffany__B]

Happy new year, guys!! 🥳💗 Thank you for another year of great videos and let's get into the new one! 🥰

[@telebubba5527]

That was an exceptional episode. Great fun! Which I would love to see more of. Have a good and Happy New Year and can't wait for the rest of the videos.

[@lindagowan6749]

Happy New Year, Sorted Team and fans! One of the best parts of 2024 for me was discovering your channel. Looking forward to more of everything you do in 2025!

[@gerhardusretief3996]

Here's to another year with Sorted, cheers lads and thanks for all the videos 🎉😊

[@ettenadra]

I would marinate the duck in the first 5 minutes Figure out if I can make ravioli or dumpling in the next 5 Sautee the duck and mushroom and chili Make a sauce with mango chili (maybe basil???) Throw the yogurt in Oh my gosh this was chaotic Good job boys!

[@followsthenight]

The music and editing of this video was great!

[@rightender5178]

I’m just a regular guy who cooks with whatever is available so Mike taking 10 minutes to wait and think instead of just going all Bleh, F*** it was amazing. Good job

[@Kez_abi]

Would love to see a part 2 of this format where a chef does the exact same thing with the same ingredients

[@davrk5429]

Agree. Have also been wanting to see this when they introduced the format