Chef Reviews Kitchen Gadgets | S3 E10

[@swissfoodie3542]

I will be so sad, when this "we get a new video every day from Sorted" will be over, which will be very soon. I am having a very shitty time at the moment, and your everyday videos bring me a lot of joy, a smile on my face and laughter. I think you are amazing and I cant thank you enough for the great job your are doing.

[@tiabeanie3411]

Same. I usually just let the old videos play on and on in the background while I cross stitch or smth

[@44rdwolf]

Agreed. Also, I hope the new year brings less shitty times for you, and if not, more joyful distractions.

[@TimboCanada]

Hope things get better for you soon 🥰🥰🥰

[@Getpojke]

I know I just realised in my head, only three days of Sorted Advent left - though Christmas Day is a Wednesday! So we may get a cheeky normal day video too? (One can live in hope)

[@SortedFood]

Thank you! And sorry to hear you're having a tough time. Hopefully, sinking back into the archives and finding some of the 2000 older videos you may have missed will help in Jan!

[@billyeveryteen7328]

Seeing Ebbers giddily running off with that bubble gun is now one of my favorite Sorted moments.

[@celosy]

Who do you think had the most fun out of that - Ebbers above, or Barry below?

[@Jon-yv4iu]

The term "locked and loaded" comes from flintlock rifles where once you had loaded your rifle you would lock your priming powder in place with your frizzen. After that you needed to cock your hammer to fire. There was a rest position between uncocked and fully cocked for messing with priming powder and other reasons. This position is where the term "going off half-cocked" comes from.

[@SA-bc6jw]

Also, locking in a magazine and loading a round in the chamber. Or locking the bolt back.

[@samanthaperrin6567]

ahhh history!!! thanks!!!

[@OrigamiMarie]

Oh my goodness it's like they crossed a vape pen, a bubble wand, a James Bond gun, and a pretty princess wand. And our Sorted Food boys are so excited 😄

[@LonaKellyx3t]

For a long time, most German households used a motorized bread slicer. They are far superior to the tested product, and I despise buying sliced bread. It becomes stale much sooner.

[@workaholica]

That looks a lot like the bread slicer we had in our kitchen when I was a kid. Including the tendency for slipping ;)

[@jaroslavcharvat5171]

I wonder why such person as Ben doesn't know that? Especially Ben who doesn't have like 6 head family in his household.

[@franb7262]

They normally were foldable, too. So it takes much less kitchen space. The thing shown has very archaic vibes, may be bakeries use this as decoration, like a thing from the past.

[@Cincinnatus-C]

Not just in Germany. We still use one daily. And yes, sliced bread is a no-no. It becomes stale and also the the width of a slice is depends on the application.

[@sirBrouwer]

they also work wonderful for deli meat. just switch the actual blade to a meat blade. also as they are a blok of metal they will stay where every you place it.

[@Kristene.L]

I love how Ebbers is transformed into a 5 year old child when the bubbles come into play. 🙃💗🎄

[@personnel5757]

💗🫧 💗🫧 💗🫧 💗

[@alphaxneo]

The excited inhale that Barry made when the bubble formed perfectly on top of the drink was so relatable xD Ben running upstairs grinning like a kid was just as relatable xD I loved that whole segment!

[@TxVoodoo_]

Scampering! Don't forget, he scampered!

[@Amyhourigan]

Are you telling me they have a brand new kitchen and the sink still isn’t connected to the water? 😂 😂

[@ivyc4415]

Not to mention no garbage disposal.

[@brideoflister]

@@ivyc4415 In sink garbage disposals aren't much of a thing outside the US

[@misterhamez]

@@ivyc4415 shouldn't really bosh stuff down ya sink with or without a disposal lol

[@YaaLFH]

@@ivyc4415 In-sink waste disposal is illegal. Also unnecessary, because there's this clever invention called food waste bin.

[@babyshinx]

​@@ivyc4415Most countries compost one way or another, throwing things down the sink isn't a thing.

[@Macabri_2k10]

The point of a bread slicer is that you only slice the amount you need to the rest of the loaf is not drying out. If you slice a whole loaf you increase its surface area by several magnitudes and you inevitably end up with slices which dry out and throw shapes

[@juliagates3264]

Also great if you live alone and make your own bread because you can freeze individual slices - great portion control too. Wish I had one!

[@hildigunnurr]

exactly, sourdough bread keeps way longer unsliced than sliced so Ben's point about a family eating a whole loaf per day doesn't really hit the mark.

[@karmehed]

It also helps people who can't grip with 1 of their hands, like most stroke victims. You don't have to grip the bread, you can just push it.

[@TzOn79]

You do that with a knife to?

[@karmehed]

@@TzOn79 I think he means in comparison to having it sliced at the bakery or buying pre sliced which was Ben's argument against it.

[@mdomingz18]

Barry is sooo going to fight Ben for the Bubble Gun. But I also see Kush confiscating it for studio use only. One hand blow torch, other hand bubble gun.

[@SortedFood]

Barry took it home to make mocktails with Austin and his friends. Haha

[@mdomingz18]

@@SortedFood nice!!

[@pinkkittymusic]

​@@SortedFood Mocktails is a step up from Chai Latte.

[@TzOn79]

@@SortedFood I wanna see you guys experiment with it! Maybe can you get a beer to taste more citrus by smell?

[@gretchen1009]

Let's hope everybody gets one for Christmas. 😅

[@Nabend1402]

The hob was right there, with it's shiny, flat surface, perfect for suction-cupping things to... That bread slicer is the most German appliance. My parents had one built into the pantry, decades old, used daily. My current flat has an electric one that is built into and folds into a kitchen drawer. EDIT: No, actually the most German appliance is an asparagus pot with a cage like that... have one of those as well.😅

[@te9998]

We also have an electric bread slicer in the pantry, it even has an exchangeable disk for cutting stuff like salami or mortadella. It is great because the food keeps longer cause there is not as much surface area as precut. Needless to say but we also have a Spargeltopf. :D

[@rolfs2165]

My grandma (German) has a bread slicer like that, except from the 50s or so. And it has a metal piece on the front edge of the board that "anchors" it to the edge of the counter.

[@crovax1375]

I've broken the top of a similar hob trying to do similar tasks. Those tops are not as strong as you'd think!

[@ViolaTheFictionalAdult]

Also from a filming perspective they would have to reset the camera and lights for just this segment. It's a significant amount of work for a few mins of screen time.

[@tangawarra]

I was just about to write the exact same thing. My mother has a an electric one that folds into a drawer. It is over 40 years old and works perfectly. Everybody I knew growing up had one. I think I was a teenager the first time I saw someone cut bread with a knife and was confused why anyone would do it that way. It just looked so awkward and the slices were so wonky. And yes, of course we also have an asparagus pot, as well as a designated asparagus peeler. During asparagus season we use it once a week. You can also use it for Schwarzwurzeln.

[@johannawei4689]

Saw the first product and was like "oh! That is an everyday appliance we have in Germany! But why do it manually... we have electric ones!" 😂

[@sirBrouwer]

also used in most butchers but then just change the bread blade to a meat blade. works great for deli meat

[@Vera-n7l2c]

yes! The electric ones are beyond amazing

[@satanisaw7134]

and a lot of cheaper, 126 pounds is a steal while u can have electric for easily half of that price. When they showed this one i was like "is this antic gadget episode?" lol

[@johannawei4689]

@@satanisaw7134 soooooo true 😂😂😂

[@Fitzrovialitter]

What does "was like" mean?

[@heatherbc7914]

I think a wok is the best thing for deep frying. You can get away with a very small amount of oil compared to other pans and because it is wider at the top, it has lots of space to account for bubbles and catches any splatters. Plus, you can use a wok for all sorts of things, so you don't have a one-use tool taking up space.

[@NerdyMusicChef]

That bit with the sink is comedy gold!

[@skinnymc4923]

I feel like good gadgets fall into two categories: ones that simplify a process, and ones that add something which wouldn't be possible without the gadget. The bubble gun falls squarely into the second category but it's so cool and unique that I think it might be the best gadget you've ever reviewed!

[@christopherlebel1241]

"I thought you cocked a gun and loaded it." I love Ebbers lol.

[@wendyharris8026]

Surely cock, load, lock?

[@RJ47_128]

18:01 It's "lock and load" because you have to lock the bolt open to load it, and you "cock" single fire weapons to cycle ammo

[@connorwilliams574]

Well said

[@TobySims]

Or, if the weapon is loaded, you 'cock' the hammer back. I'd love to hear Ebbers' thoughts on 'half-cocked'. There are innuendo bingo opportunities afoot...

[@michaelbagley497]

Predates that. You lock the hammer into half cock to load your musket, then you load your gun and frizen pan, then you pull it back to full cock and fire.

[@davidharris1178]

It's really clear these guys have no idea how guns work 😂

[@RJ47_128]

@@davidharris1178 would make for a funny shirt with pic of him loading a cartridge into the smoke gun

[@-B.H.]

The bread device just not being plastic is already a major win. That second device I would totally use for some ramen. Any other small size oil frying is secondary at best. Any extra in sink catch is going to be far more useful than a device you have to stick on somewhere. Perks of the in sink one is can just near permanently sit on the drain for storage too. Guys just buy a camping/ RV sink already. There are versions with a handpump to prime it or a powered pump. It can pull water from a filled container of any size. It can drain into a grey water tank of anysize. I have no clue that last one was even a thing! It's so dumb... but I love it.

[@JoannaHammond]

What? They got a new studio and they still didn't install running water and waste plumbing??????? WHAT?!?!?!

[@Shadowreaper5]

One job!

[@melindacohea127]

They talked about that during the live. Because all of those units move around so that they can reconfigure the studio space they kept the plumbing out.

[@rolfs2165]

@@melindacohea127 They could have put a container under the sink that catches anything poured down the drain and can be taken out to be emptied. Like a campervan sink.

[@matthewprocter3779]

some older caravans had a foot pump for the water to flow through the tap. I think it added air to a closed container and forced water out via the tap

[@melindacohea127]

@ I think they’ve done all sorts of things like that over the years. Most often I see the sink filled with a tub of soapy water for a quick cleaning of utensils and dishes. It was so funny to see that prop sink sitting on a large pot for that particular demonstration!

[@jonqu7041]

Asperagas kettles do exist. I have one, I use the tall thin pot to hold utensils and the basket to hold coffee pods. Never used it for asparagus though 🤣

[@Locomaid]

THE BREAD SLICER: in Germany, people often have a deep drawer with the slicer installed inside (it sort of folds down). You can keep your bread in there, slice the bread in/over the drawer and catch crumbs. Blew my mind the first time I saw it as a student visiting a German family. That and 16.00h cake and coffee blew me away 😂

[@Fizzy-h1l]

Yes, we did have that when I was a kid. Wecwere always warned a) not to slam the mechanism down b) not to slice our fingers off. I managed the latter, but the mechanism broke at some point 😅

[@PokhrajRoy.]

On the eighteenth day of Sortedmas, my true love gave to me: 1 Normal Host, 1 Prince of Pretentiousness, 1 Baron of Bennuendos, 4 Goofy Gadgets and 11 possible meme templates

[@SortedFood]

11? We're counting... Haha

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@ I got a LOT of templates so thanks

[@JeffKelly03]

Just scrolling my KZbin feed, refreshing it, and refreshing it again, just trying to find SOMETHING to watch... and this pops up. Perfect timing.

[@renatakloc416]

Same for me 😂

[@Farquad76.547]

You’re not even slightly embarrassed about saying that? Go outside

[@ZombieJig]

Time to touch grass lads, get outside after the video.

[@TinPrince]

@@ZombieJig it's night time here, not much to do out

[@SortedFood]

We're here for you! 5pm UK time every Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. Plus extras from time to time... Like advent!

[@bondfool]

Deep frying is one of those things you’ll never convince me to do at home. Way too much mess and danger.

[@CasualSpud]

Plus the smell lingers... nasty.

[@Szriko]

It's not really messy or dangerous...

[@benmarron2545]

@@CasualSpud i tend to just fry really shallow in a pan. so they are just fully submerged. However you do have to fry A LOT for it to be worth saving and cleaning the oil you used. I prob only do it like this a couple times a year and just for something simple like halloumi

[@jstefa2]

@@benmarron2545 fry it in lard and use the taste infused lard for fried eggs and base for other dishes.

[@bondfool]

@ What about the couple of minutes they spent about cleaning up in this video?

[@victoriamorgan32]

I like the idea of a small frying kettle for one person but I think the tempura one you showed a while ago that had a built in draining rack and thermometer looked much better, especially because if you get it with a removable thermometer the slot it goes in acts like a spout for pouring out the used oil and if you shop around online the price is pretty similar. I love the idea of Ebbers having a party and getting out his smoke bubble gun somehow I picture him dressed as James Bond but giggling with excitement as he shoots bubbles at people.

[@sarahr7890]

I see Ben more as Vector from Despicable Me :)

[@KenS1267]

I bought one of those tempura pots and it is amazing. I use it at least once a month because it makes frying so much easier and cleaner.

[@lawnjart16]

The tempura pot is definitely the better item in my opinion. I don't use mine often, but when I do it works great.

[@Shelsight]

Which episode was that?

[@ruinmaniac1411]

we got a 20 year old bread sclicer like that, except it's electric and doesn't slide all over the counter

[@lolly166541]

Yeap, ours is also "Ancient" and isn't sliding all over the place, like c'mon. Do these things really need a review?

[@sherlocked3884]

My grandma used to have a non-electric, but built-in in her kitchen cabinet, also no slipping :D probably from the 60s

[@robopecha]

thinking about that its like they dont even take it seriously. is it just a trendy novelty item to them?

[@johnyshadow]

@@robopecha Not to beat a dead horse (or however that saying goes), but do they have a live audience again? Feels like they might be trying to play it up for a bit. Dunno. Edit: Yes. Yes they do. I heard the laugh(track) in the background.

[@robopecha]

@@johnyshadow i was talking about the brand that made the slicer.

[@whydoineedanameiwillneverp7790]

Just another day at Sorted - Baz casually licking wood, and _almost_ slicing his tongue in half 😂

[@christopherlebel1241]

Oh Baz, he is such a goober. lol

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

Ebber's reason for not loving the bread slicer is my reason for loving it - anything that takes away the need to engage in small talk is a win for me! 🤣 I know what the second item was as I've just seen it on another channel. They also pointed out it would be better if it had a silicone handle, cos that's gonna get hot AF. 😱 I thought that was a piece pf Spaffdalf's wig that fell out of the sink strainer! 😂 I love the bubble maker. 😊

[@theritchie2173]

One of Barry's less annoying videos recently, but I did love the thousands of comments saying that using the jar sealer like that would kill people. Who knew there were so many canning enthusiasts out there?

[@ElSendler]

126 pounds for a "Brotschneidemaschine" without the machine-part ist crazy. I'm sure my parents did not spent that many Deutsch Marks on their 30 year old bread cutting machine, which was electric XD

[@eidodk]

The bread slicer, we had one almost exactly the same in the 70's, it had a foldable base, AND an edge clamp.

[@rolfs2165]

Right? I appreciate that Zassenhaus want to bring them back, but I don't understand why they decided to ditch those parts of the design.

[@eidodk]

@@rolfs2165 Those two parts are more or less the most important parts of the deign, and also exactly what is being mentioned as missing. With an edge clamp and a folding base, it doesn't take up more space in the cupboard than a digital scale or a cook book.

[@nicfab1]

​​@@rolfs2165 well they said it, it's all about influencers and impulse buys. People that seriously want to use one will get a better one, probably a heavy electric one with a slide on rails and a catch tray etc that's not as expensive as this one This one is just for decoration and to cash in on hype. If you buy it for decoration, you won't store it away

[@serenetiv]

we have an electric bread slicer at home. no one in my family is a trained chef and we all kinda cut wedges xD So it's a blessing to have that. (we also use it to cut fine slices of Schinken for our white asparagus in spring) Since lunch is almost always simply a Brotzeit in my house, the bread slicer is used almost daily and for me it saves some time.

[@OrigamiMarie]

I love at 14:10 he's like a cat who knows exactly how the fur is supposed to be arranged, by feel :)

[@ameliebohnlein5199]

126 Pounds for a manual bread slicer without rubber feet? Sounds like a scam. You can get electric ones (which most people have in Germany) starting at around 40 Euros around here. Letting the bakery preslice your bread often leads to it drying out faster.

[@jstefa2]

19.99 in aldi as we speak.

[@dergroebiertrinkendebar562]

true, although there is something to be said about the material. Cast Iron and wood is gonna cost more and last longer than plastic. This is coming from a fellow german who, for all 27 Years of his life, has used one of those plastic ones.

[@pjschmid2251]

@@dergroebiertrinkendebar562 The same plastic one or multiple plastic slicers that had to be replaced? This is a sincere question from an American who has never had anything like this. Because if you’re already devoting the space to this type of a device and you can buy one that’ll last a lifetime maybe the additional cost does make sense. I know our bread is garbage. Please don’t tell me about that I know.

[@eschybach]

A bad deal maybe, but a scam would be a product that deceitfully says it does something when it doesn't. That bread slicer was not a "scam" in the slightest.

[@dergroebiertrinkendebar562]

​@@pjschmid2251 i think we replaced it once. because the motor stopped working. I have used vintage manual metal ones, they are definitely more cumbersome to use, but feel and look much better. Then again i am just a sucker for vintage tools.

[@jlytollis4]

When I lived in Germany, the bread machines were quite common. Because in most bakeries, bread you brought was not cut in to slice. only in recent years that they have a machine, you can put your whole bread into slices. The other reason is to keep the bread fresh as not cutting a whole means only the end piece get a little stale.

[@alisonmanifold2933]

Ebbers scampering off with the bubble gun is easily my top moment for 2024 😂🙌

[@LA6NPA]

Oil pot: Throw away the stupid basket. Don't use the kettle to fry in at all. Just use it for what it's perfect for: Receiving hot used oil from your deep fryer/pan/pot through the sieve, and use it for cooling down and storage!

[@EarthwormShandy]

Or as an asparagus kettle!

[@GPismymom]

Thats so funny, I was really confused when you guys became so super excited about the bread slicer but the moment I read the name I realized that those things are only SUPER common in germany, where I'm from, which of course makes sense because we didn't think the invention of pre-sliced bread was as great as the phrase makes it out to be xD Edit: Funny anecdote, those thinks are so incredibly common here that you can almost literally not find a person here that can't tell you the story how one of their acquaintances cut the tip of their finger off with one of those (In my case it was my aunt), they are dangerous, especially the electrical once.

[@peterbrandenburg1514]

We have got one of those bread slicers (but electric, my aunt has the same one as shown in the vid) Its useful for stuff like Cheese, so that you can just buy a block and cut it, also great for self baked bread! but our version has sticky feet that work! greetings from Germany :)

[@Ola74]

I’m originally from Poland and there’s been a bread slicer in my family home since… forever! My grandparents had a manual one, my parents have been using an electric one. Whenever I visit them at home, that’s the piece of equipment I’m envious of most! It’s used not only for bread but for slicing meats/cold cuts/sausages. So useful! Since I’m so familiar with it from family home, I never actually realised NOT everyone owns one 😂

[@TxVoodoo_]

Right? My grandfather had a small Italian grocery in the US, and so I grew up with meat slicers around, slicing delicious capicola, prosciutto, and mroe.

[@Fabio-Jose-DragonKing]

This advent month has been great! THANKS For this Guys 😊😊❤

[@swissfoodie3542]

I totally agree. Its so much fun to enjoy a video every day from Sorted. May I ask where you from (your nickname suggest that you are from somewhere in Cental or South America) ? I am from Switzerland.

[@mynameismal3247]

Those bread slicers are popular in Germany! A bunch of my friends have them!

[@carolynalexander314]

As soon as I saw the inner pot I thought 'asparagus kettle'. And Barry's reaction when the bubble off the cocktail burst in his face! Thanks for the laugh guys.

[@Chromeman]

I remember we had a bread slicer similar to this one when I was a kid in the 70's (Norway), and I remember my mom used it to make thin slices of raw meat while it was half-frozen.

[@FaceTheQwazaar]

There is no need to pay that much money for that Zassenhaus bread slicer, you can just pick up an old EVA brand breadslicer for about €15-€50 depending on model and condition and it will even have the clamp to fasten it to the table.

[@alysoffoxdale]

Basic gun safety, Ben: *_Do not EVER cock a gun until you are actually ready to fire!_* It's the *_safety_* (the "lock" in that phrase) that you put on while you load!!!

[@jimlachance2181]

Love it and watching Ben being playful made my day keep it up from Canada

[@delerius8143]

There are electric bread slicers (even foldable to go in a drawer, I have one at home). Very easy to slice bread with and I guess quite common in Germany.

[@jameshill2450]

The bubble would be great to top a stack of pancakes or waffles, on a sundae, a slice of cake. You could cover bowls of ramen and it would be like a reveal of what's in it.

[@allercon]

Growing up in South Africa in the 80’s and 90’s, everyone owned a bread slicer like that. If you didn’t use the industrial bread slicing machine in the store, then you had to do it at home. I was using these things as young 4/5 years of age daily.

[@wendyharris8026]

Same for me in SA as a child in the 60s and 70s.

[@annecasillas5402]

Ebber's being extra Ebbersish, in this video is "ALMOST" too Ebbersish. But not today!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@karmehed]

The bread slicer is good for people with problems griping with 1 of their hands. We used to have a version of the bread slicer, slightly larger and it did have clamps of some sort. We mainly had it cause my father had severely reduced mobility in one of his hands following a stroke, so he could not grip a loaf of bread in 1 hand and knife in the other. He could however push the bread with 1 hand and turn the handle with the other. And i tell you what when you had it you most definitely used it. It was great, especially for slicing alot of bread.

[@enisra_bowman]

ye well, only ... there are better and cheaper versions, that also don't slip

[@karmehed]

@enisra_bowman oh ye I wasn't say that one specific one. I meant stationery bread slicers in general.

[@enisra_bowman]

@@karmehed well then, i was confuddled because they all have normaly a motor

[@karmehed]

@@enisra_bowman there are definitely motorized ones, however there are cheaper ones that aren't. And I should add this was nearly 40 years ago.

[@christianestrauss8516]

sliced bread gets dry so fast whilst a loaf stays moist - in my childhood I'm 65 every household had a breadslicer

[@alexdavis5766]

It’s too close to Christmas for my bank balance to be watching this and find gadget it needs! Ahhh 😫😂

[@MazzyJC]

My Nana had a green one of those "bread" slicers in the late 60's early 70's. She never used it to cut bread. She used it to slice Oxheart and Grosse Lisse tomatoes my Poppy grew. The smallest ones were the size of your hand. She sliced veggies on hers to, mainly cabbage for coleslaw, and meats she cooked and occasionally very carefully sliced cake on it. I'm from Australia 😁

[@jenat82]

Danish household in the 80s. We certainly had a bread slicer like this. But ours was electric. Generally, the dense rye bread, you cut much thinner.

[@erinhowett3630]

That’s interesting! I’d never thought of why rye is always so much thinner but it makes total sense that it’s because it’s more dense.

[@MaHumorless]

Thise sink nets are very common in Japan, in different sizes and shapes, for similar sink waste holders you can out in the corner or side of your sink. Most sinks also have a larger than usual sink hole, into which a basket for catching debris is placed. You place the net inside the basket and replace it when it is full. Super common and cheap, and very handy, though some nets are better than others.

[@vetulamortem]

As someone who lives somewhere with very low humidity (at least in my aparment its dry af) im glad i have a breadcutting machine since when i want to keep my loaf fresh for longer its better to cut the bread when you need a slice rather than having it presliced. But to each their own i guess.

[@Sanne78]

A lot of families had that breadslicer growing up in the 80's (or a "guillotine" looking one like ours) and it's excellent for ryebread that's typically a little denser/hardier than white bread 💜

[@MrMartinSchou]

I don't get the bread slicer. I get the idea, but why get that when you can get ones with a motor? You can get ones where all the food touching parts are dishwasher safe, and does meats as well for around £50.

[@AlexinWales]

You would then have the cost of electricity everytime you sliced your bread. Many manual kitchen tools are just as effective as motorised ones so you do not always gain anything except extra expenses by buying the electric version of them.

[@derpysquid-8164]

norwegian here, just put it in the bread cutting machine thing at the grocery store. easy peasy lemon squeezy

[@robertschneider8808]

In germany a motorized version of the bread slicer was absolute common in most households for a long time. They are way better than the one tested and I hate buying sliced bread. It goes stale way quicker.

[@m.h.6470]

Yeah, I remember that we had one, when I was a kid.

[@MoxxoM]

Still got one.

[@Flareontoast]

My grandparents have one, and my parents used to have one. We're Austrian. We do also love our bread

[@richardkeating3575]

@@MoxxoM question: do all of your family still have all of their fingers intact? A motorized bread cutter would freak me out. Even this one made me anxious watching them play around with it.

[@johnyshadow]

Right? I live in Czech Republic, and we have an electric one. It´s great for cutting all sorts of things, like tough salami/sausage. And home-made bread doesn´t come pre-sliced. xD

[@samanthahughes7783]

Ebbers instantly turned into a kid on Christmas morning who’s so excited at his present. 😂😂

[@CaptainKeytie00]

I was super suprised by the first gadget being presented as a trendy gadget. Maybe its a German thing but I feel like every family has an electric bread slicer here haha

[@gensispeach1109]

Hurrah. Another great video from you guys. This fact we got a new video every until Christmas was the best Christmas present. I helps me actually feel the seaon. Thank you Sorted for all the videos. Much love from Peru. I do hope you have a dedicated video of Peruvian food that aren't the normal or Peruvian Chinese food.

[@christopherduffy9854]

I call it the rice cooker principle. Companies convince huge numbers of people that simple tasks (such as cooking rice) are beyond their abilities, in order to sell them gadgets. A good example is coffee pods. That technology has existed since the 70s (its how coffee vending machines worked). Only relatively recently have people decided that making a pot of coffee is so diffcult that it requires an outrageously expensive pod machine.

[@ContrarianDC_KAF]

In countries/cultures where rice is consumed every day, often multiple times a day, rice cooker is indispensable and virtually a necessity.

[@Ely-e1d]

I have to say we love our rice cooker...😊

[@glockenrein]

You can cook rice in a pot every single day without a rice cooker. People did for hundreds of years. I’m always so baffled that people worship those stupid rice cookers, they just take up a lot of space for nothing.

[@ContrarianDC_KAF]

@@glockenrein What the f is wrong with you? Let's take this further. People have had no running water, refrigeration, or washer/dryer for hundreds of years. Your ignorance and lack of understanding ("I'm baffled") are not bases for a good argument. Allow people to own a $20 small equipment to make their rice with ease. I bet if I inspect your pathetic life, I'd fine tons of things I personally do without. Like your vibrator.

[@KyteM]

@@glockenrein Having cooked rice in a pot for about 20 years and switched to a rice cooker less than 5 years ago, the main benefit of the rice cooker is not having to watch it. It lets you divest your attention from the rice and focus on other things, trusting the machine will keep it ready and perfect when you need it. Many also offer a steamer option. Also it's pretty great for reheating food without the usual foibles of microwaves or burning the bottom in a stove. Electric pressure cookers can do that too, btw.

[@janeporter3600]

Ben’s expression and action as he said “asparagus kettle” (like anyone else knows that’s a thing 🤣) really made me laugh 😂

[@MariCrossman-jo7qb]

Hooked on your series. When's the next?

[@tiabeanie3411]

Just here for a brain break after a long day. Hope you're all doing okay, thank you so so much for these daily Xmas videos, I love you all

[@Malusdarkblades11]

My Grandma here in germany had an electric version of the first Gadget. She used it for bread and sausage

[@slcrozier7987]

Don’t usually comment, but thought I’d add that you can use a Silpat on the counter to stop appliances from moving around. I used one under my stand mixer this Christmas baking season and now I can walk away without fear it will shimmy itself off the counter. Could use one under the bread slicer to hold it steady. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@Getpojke]

That bread slicer came out in 1904, pre-sliced bread became a thing in 1936, so not that long a wait Ben. I have an antique bread knife that's not serrated at all: which is unusual for bread knives. Just a very thin & broad blade so it cuts straight. So good you can easily make Melba Toast by hand quickly. PS If you have a loaf shaped like this 🍞, lay it on it's side & it'll cut more evenly & easier, even if the bread is soft & squishy.

[@ReversusLaxus]

My mother has an electrical bread slicer - which also cuts vegetables, meat/sausage and other stuff. Love it. It especially slices salami or ham (Schwarzwälder Schinken or Parma) sooooo thin and evenly

[@PollyW326]

I love Christmas time when we get a video a day advent.... miss it when it's over. But you always upload regularly anyway, quality stuff.

[@toni_go96]

I had to pause at 14:52 just so I could have a proper laugh, and now my stomach hurt. @sorted food thank you so much for this video. I was having a terrible day and this video made me cry tears of laughter... I needed that.

[@drinkbooks]

Yeah... the strainer... I use a colander and catchers in the drain. I end up with too much kitchen debris for one of those and I'm only cooking for 3. I can't imagine why you'd use one. It adds steps, an extra thing in my sink, and something else to dispose of. As for the bubble thing... looks to me like someone ended up with a ton of "out of rotation" housings for blow torches or a machine that made them and needed something to do that would off set the cost. It's cute and I'm glad you spent the 200 so I could watch Ben scamper up the stairs to feed Barry smoke bubbles.

[@DavidRichards-z2k]

Bread slicer, my mum uses one of those to cut her fresh bread for over 40yrs, except hers was called a “meat slicer” & you could cut a really good thick slice too.

[@christopherlebel1241]

Another hilarious gadget episode! Thanks Sorted Team!

[@tweedjohnson8703]

Ebbers, you crack me up sometimes. And the hair net masterpiece made me laugh so much. Hope you all have a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

[@Lunasera]

My mum has one of those bread slicers, though ours was electrical and heavier so it didn't move around. But as a child I really loved watching her slice bread and trying it myself though I had mighty respect for that blade. it's essentially a table saw for bread.

[@kellylandis3492]

Well, I guess that answers the burning question all of us have had since the new studio. Still no running water....

[@jackybraun2705]

A bread slicer is to this day standard equipment in a German kitchen. My mother-in-law had a hand-operated one. You can have your bread sliced.when you buy it here in Germany but I don't use that service as my husband like a his bread cut thicker than I do. So we have an electric one.

[@corynsboy5814]

8:10 It saddens me to realise Ben has forgotten about mini kievs. 😂❤👌👍

[@problame2249]

Never thought I’d see Ben teabagging Barry with his flavour blaster… LOL.

[@PolishMamula]

My Nan can slice bread that thin. She also does it not on a chopping board, but against her chest. Has been freaking me out for 32 years, mad skill 😂

[@xionmemoria]

9:15 I think this is the first time I've heard a British person say 'tempura' instead of 'tempyura'. It broke my brain for a second!🍤

[@phillipmcdermott6663]

After the comment about Jamie's struggle with cutting bread straight, I would love to see you all play with a left handed bread knife. Barry Lewis swears by his, although I still haven't taken the plunge myself. In fact a whole leftie episode would be brilliant

[@seekyunbounded9273]

6:45 there is at least one study about how when frying it creates unhealthy compounds and the more you reuse the oil the more of it is made

[@MoxxoM]

19:58: Yeah, it's just a vape with a fan.

[@irebu]

I'm still using my nan's electric bread slicer. About 50 years old, recently got the blade sharpened and continues to do its job - cutting off just the slices we need, keeping the rest of the loaf from drying out even quicker.

[@CanadianGamer49]

Oh man you guys are having such fun and I’m totally here for it keep it up guys :)

[@CineMiamParis]

In cooking school, I learned that to prevent stuff from slipping along your workspace, just slip a wet paper towel underneath. Never tried it for something as heavy as this bread slicer but it usually works.

[@WaDarkPhoenix]

I found it hilarious how far out of his way Ben went to hate on the oil strainer haha

[@klfjoat]

There will never be a way that you'll convince me that not plumbing your sink is a positive. Try all you want. 😂

[@magsstewart5488]

If I entertained regularly I’d totally spend $200 on that bubbler thingie. Also agree w/chef that pine, or other “aesthetic aromas” would be a valuable add-on to a fancy meal, and so fun! 😊

[@yoroshiku137]

Gadget #3 really makes me appreciate my sink food disposal. God bless America.

[@petembb]

Getting a sourdough bread sliced in the store is either asking for dry bread, or forcing you to eat it in one go. For eating that much bread Ben keeps really well.

[@janetroberts2262]

I have one of those tall glass jugs with the lines up the side and a lid and when I use oil I strain it through a METAL funnel with a piece of kitchen paper in it and it does a perfect job of removing the debris and making my oil clean and reusable. Washing up? One funnel and the original pan or baking dish and a silicone spatula that I use to ensure all oil is removed from the pan. ❤❤

[@maka3329]

Exactly what I do. Kitchen paper is far more efficient than a sieve.

[@johansyahputra4017]

12:20 the worst betrayal ever in the channel

[@robertt3715]

I was about to mention that the oil frying thing would also be excellent for cooking pasta, but Ben beat me to it! I worked at a couple of restaurants that had a similar set up to cook several different types/portions of pasta in one giant boiling vat of salted water. It was pretty efficient.

[@strawberryeyes3496]

Love the way Ebbers thinks everyone has a local bakery they can stroll to and buy their daily freshly baked bread and ask them to slice it 😂