Testing 4 Kitchen Gadgets Under $15 That Actually Work

[@PosiCat]

For the soap-wand, just put 30% soap and 70% water in the wand and it will use the same amount of volume, but 1/3 as much soap. You can adjust the ratio to whatever you prefer for soap usage.

[@oliviao2238]

The Butter Mill is great. I Put Philadelphia cream cheese sticks in there for my bagels. I own two of these. They are very versatile for many options also good for putting toppings on cakes and muffins using cream sticks.

[@C3SIL3Y]

🤯 genius!

[@bigD1988]

Your cute

[@EthenBibslo]

@@bigD1988 thanks 😊🙏😘

[@spitfire3984]

Thanks for your input. I’ve been wanting one and it’s good to hear a review from someone who actually uses it.

[@chillios2222]

dude that is a great idea

[@kimpressionism88]

What a nostalgia hit! We had the butter mill as a kid, though the version you had looked way better made. We never found that ours worked well at all, and it took up way too much space. Another great video James, thanks!

[@Dunixify]

It's actually the opposite in the fineness of the powders in the scoop. The protein powder doesn't go down easily because it's so fine it packs easily. The other powder you poured into the mouth hole of the nicer bottle looked more like granulated sugar (coarser than flour or protein powder) so didn't cake and easily dropped when you opened the hatch. Good reviews as always

[@DimT670]

Exactly. I thought everyone knew that from building sand castsles. The finer the sand the studier it it is. Same here

[@ryantsui2802]

Butter mill looks impressive, for someone like me who barely uses butter this is great for avoiding the need to try and spread cold butter onto things. Could use some sort of cutter though.

[@RebekahCarrow]

If you barely use butter why would you waste money and space on that gadget

[@ryantsui2802]

@@RebekahCarrow I like having butter on things, especially toast. The effort it takes to use and pack it up makes me use Mayo as a substitute instead.

[@antiisocial]

I think I might get one of those.

[@danixoxo8637]

I keep butter in a butter dish I keep on the counter. soften butter any time.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

@Dyanosis Because he said he doesn’t use it often so it would go bad outside even with a butter keeper. I have the same problem.

[@becky6568]

The G cap would be great for seniors who have problems with shakiness . Not just for kids . :)

[@znavot0]

yeah, give the kids sweetened drinks and teach them there is no consequences for knocking the bottle down!

[@marek9784]

@@znavot0 what point are you trying to make? That kids only learn from spilling drinks on carpets, in cars, ect.? To think that this will not teach kids that when they are using that gadget is stupid.

[@brianvandy4002]

Gcap: Remember, for anyone with kids any open bottle is just asking to be knocked over on the carpet, couch, in the car. Anything that reduces that risk is worth it. As for the vitamin water leak, I suspect that was because you probably slightly compressed the plastic bottle when you tipped it over, forcing some of the liquid out. It was still less of a spill than had the top been completely open.

[@flexcrazyfun5109]

Today was one of those days that i came home from work and couldn't stop screaming about how shitty the world is... then i see Freakin Reviews has a new video! I don't know why this was able to reset my brain the way it did, especially because i don't plan on buying any of these products... Anyway just wanted to thank you and let you know that this channel genuinely brings me a lot of joy!

[@NickOswald]

Me too!!

[@dianenewhall7692]

Have had a butter mill since at least 2010...unfortunately not only 1- you have to be careful that it is fully tightened or you can crack the red threaded part, but it's still been worth it to replace it 3 times over the years!

[@r3conwoo]

I just bought the slide scoop for my Metamucil. Now it's going to be just as easy to mix up my drink as it is to poop it out later! Thanks!

[@anjiher458]

"I'm just gonna dispense all the butter." Me: prabably going to leave it and let it come to room temp. Lol

[@maddestruction1]

Yeah I was thinking he could’ve just put the cap on and dipped the thing in some warm water. The sides would melt slightly and the stick would slide out easy.

[@G.S.Holland]

Haven't seen Bailey in a bit! I hope she's doing okay! And I know you had an older Golden and a smaller doggy. Maybe Bailey could become the star again by testing some pet gagets to see if they work!

[@meaglefanclub4740]

Cool Gadgets! For the slide scoop. I think You have it backwards. Finer powdered will get stuck because they clump and don’t allow air around the grains. Courser powder will allow air around it so it doesn’t get suctioned to the scoop! Tapping it allows air to break the suction on the sides for finer powders!

[@fattytfrompsd3901]

I’d imagine the removable brush head would be so you can throw the bristle bit in the dishwasher w/o having to empty the whole brush.

[@Houze968]

That "Married With Children" tee is the real gadget on show here, love it!

[@julienbailly3939]

Houze968, so right! 😉 Please take my money!!

[@urzamtg]

has freakin reviews ever done much for knife reviews? would be cool to see the world famous james white review a few different chef's knives

[@heatherangel9700]

Awww, I'm so disappointed that he doesn't show the cleaning anymore! One of the things I always LOVED about this channel over other reviewers is that he's so thorough and always showed the cleaning, but the last several videos he hasn't included that. That butter thing and also the veggie slicer he did a few weeks ago look like they might be nightmares to clean, so I was really curious to see him get to that part but he never did. :-(

[@popenieafantome9527]

Looks like you could wash it using a water bottle brush.

[@Utriedit215]

@@popenieafantome9527 it's a baby bottle brush

[@popenieafantome9527]

@@Utriedit215 i just call it a water bottle brush as that’s the main use we have for it at home. Figured it had a proper name, but was too lazy to search it up.

[@theweatherisaokay4964]

He did mentioned at the butter thing that the packages didn't mentioned how to clean it, and I think it does not need any cleaning and keep refilling and leave it in the fridge and you good to go.

[@spitfire3984]

@@theweatherisaokay4964 initially it would have to be cleaned and thereafter you would want to clean it at some point.

[@tracycc123]

Picked up the butter Mill and it works great!! Thank you for the great reviews!

[@mason6300]

The cheap sponge sticks work much better than the soap dispensing brush tested, and they cost less than $5

[@cheeseprincess647]

I love the sponge version and at least they have replaceable heads.

[@danielsexton9311]

I don't think I have ever commented on your videos before, but I thought I would send a shout out to a fellow Al Bundy fan.

[@KevinLynnPorter]

Totally going to get the butter mill. My mom is awful at hacking at the butter stick, leaving it out or not wrapping back up in wrapper. Also not a fan of spreadable butter she isn't, so this is a go to device!

[@KevinLynnPorter]

@Dyanosis lol but butter mill sounds so much cooler than a butter dish.

[@MrMartinSchou]

I haven't used the dish thingie, but I'm fairly certain I know why you're having dispensing problems. When you press the button it reduces the volume inside the handle, which increases pressure to force some soap out. The more soap in the handle the less air there is, and since liquids aren't really compressible you're going to force far more soap out when it's filled to the brim. When it's almost empty the air inside it is being compressed, which barely changes the pressure and as a result almost no soap comes out.

[@lcoq19]

Thanks for doing a review of a more kid-focused item, despite having no young children of your own. I'm in the process of adopting my 2 year old nephew (been with me since he was 14 months) and I'm always looking for different drinking options for him because, despite having like a dozen different types of sippy cups, we've not found one we really _love_ or want to commit to just yet. And being that so many are going at like $6+ a pop, it's not something we want to keep throwing money away on. He is able to use straws already though and seems to be pretty good at it so this gives us another direction and a wide variety for it to work on.

[@bassett_green]

lol I was cracking up at the pile of button ribbon on a plate. The sacrifices you make for us

[@tempestfury8324]

As for the scrubber; just dilute your dish soap with water. And the "replaceable" brush... I'd just throw it in the dishwasher. Which is kind of an oxymoron in itself.

[@jeffknowles6]

Married with children shirt is awesome.

[@ashm6545]

To remove the left over cold from the butter mill butter dispenser, put it in the microwave for a few. It’ll slide out with less mess and hassle.

[@hunterhenryk]

I lol'ed at the Al Bundy shirt. With today's offense-friendly football rules and videogame scoring though, people won't appreciate how nice 4 rushing TDs in a single game used to be.

[@RobbZipp]

Saw a few of your videos and finally subscribed. Thanks for testing out all of this stuff and thanks for keeping it metal with that Geezer Butler shirt! 🤘

[@pthalovideo]

Thank you! The GCaps have worked perfectly for us. We used them as much if not more than the no spill cups and carry a set in the car for road trips now.

[@gamingtonight1526]

I got a sponge dish wand for $10, but you can connect new sponge heads when they wear out, or use softer or rougher sponges to it, making it more flexible. The extra sponges ARE available, and the wand has no "switch", but just diffuses through the sponge, releasing more soap the harder you push. I love it!

[@izzyhu8895]

this channel I watch when im stressed at uni.. how can life be hard when there are this many gadgets?!

[@Michaeljtj678]

"Oh that worked well" AN UNDERSTATEMENT SO SATISFYING

[@sufferedlearnedchanged]

I literally just bought that Scotch Brite dishwand 2 weeks ago. It works perfectly for me. Any of the normal Scotch Brite wand heads will fit for replacements. I got the one with the blue attached head. Works great.

[@danielleanderson6371]

That butter mill looks like a phenomenal solution for anyone who can't use a butter bell for whatever reason. My issue is I can't have dairy and I don't think nondairy butter keeps as well at room temperature, so having some alternative means of spreading it without tearing up the bread is a game changer.

[@danielleanderson6371]

@@emmamcdonald3410 A butter bell is like an upside down jar for butter that uses a water seal to keep butter from oxidizing or going rancid. The reason you’d want one is that is allows you to keep butter out on the counter, which keeps it at a temperature that’s easier to spread. The problem with a butter bell is that because it holds your butter upside down over a bit of water, if the butter isn’t the right consistency it can actually fall into said water. For this reason it’s not recommended to store butter substitutes in a butter bell. Plus those substances aren’t necessarily okay to leave out at room temperature the same way that butter is, so you run the risk of spoiling your spread.

[@BrittMFH]

@@danielleanderson6371 Thank you for that information. I was wondering, too.

[@emmamcdonald3410]

use a butter dish doh!!

[@danielleanderson6371]

@@emmamcdonald3410 A butter dish doesn’t do as much to prevent oxidation. And again, not sure how well butter substitutes keep at room temperature.

[@emmamcdonald3410]

@@danielleanderson6371 well if u dat gross to use butter substitues buy a fridge!!!!!! and a butter dish serves the entire world perfectly haha except u americans get a grip

[@lisab.1595]

That seems like a lot of detergent coming out of that dispenser. I wonder if you thinned it out a bit with water if it would still work ok. Pure detergent seems like such a waste, way too much soap coming out. There's also a stainless steel butter spreader knife on the market that has holes along the blade and you get thin butter curls with half the mess of that dispenser. You just scrape the knife across the butter and it forms thin curls to make it easy to spread. This plastic dispenser seems like it would be a real chore to get clean.

[@jimtreadwell4004]

Happy New Year!! Great reviews. Liking that buttermill too. Btw love the Al Bundy shirt😂

[@bttfdmc1984]

Out of all the products shown the one I want the most is at 11:24 that t-shirt! Al Bundy the greatest player for Polk High!

[@marylhere]

Wet your knife and butter won’t stick. Same with ice cream scoop to keep ice cream from sticking. Haven’t you ever wondered why ice cream parlors always keep their scoops in a gross bucket of water?

[@caryrodda]

I played bass in bands for 25+ years and I can say without a doubt that Geezer Butler was one of my biggest influences as a rock bassist. Love the shirt!

[@nicholem4831]

Scrub brush real life long term review: • still can’t find bristle refills, but the sponge refills fit this wand as well. • doesn’t leak like some of the old school scrub brushes do, but it dispenses way to much soap each time, in my opinion. • when soap gets to like 1/3 full, it doesn’t dispense correctly, my guess is because of the lack of pressure of being full. The old models had a physical plug that lifted when you dispensed soap, but thats also what caused them to leak • long term review- the rubber where you press to dispense soap pulls away from the body of the wand and THAT caused leakage

[@thelovelyt1]

Who else felt ashamed when he said "woah that's a lot of butter" on the corn. I could use a quarter of a stick easily on corn.

[@miho022883]

4 touchdowns in one game... I see you are a man of class.

[@liesha7495]

G Cap would be so handy in the car. I tend to buy a juice to drink on the drive home from the shops and like to drink from a straw. This would hold the straw nicely and if I take a corner sharply don’t have to worry about juice all over my car.

[@Earth313n]

I think with brushes you don't need to fill it with only soap. It seems they design it to be mixed with water it work better.

[@feebull]

You should have dipped the butter mill in a bowl of hot water to warm up the edges of the stick of butter then put a paper towel on your counter and tap the stick out onto the paper towel.

[@em84c]

"We have a ribbon of butter." 😆 I love the way you talk. Reminds me of how we talk in my family. ❤️ I love that you are just naturally funny. Some KZbinrs write a whole script and put to much effort into trying to make the review "entertaining". It's not necessary and can just be annoying.

[@66edoug]

The best thing in the video is the shirt you wore during the slide scoop test. I liked the slide scoop best of the four gadgets as well.

[@sickstuff7624]

Al Bundy 4 Touchdowns shirt was better

[@66edoug]

@@sickstuff7624 👍

[@efinzebra]

Geezer Butler ROCKS.

[@TracyKMainwaring]

I like that slide scoop. I use a small funnel, but the opening is too small and powders clog up, just like you showed, but worse. It's hard to find a small funnel with a wide exit.

[@1lmp1]

I use one hand held rotary cheese grater for butter and another one for cheese. I have them both in own tightly closed container in the fridge. That way they do not need to be washed after each use, they are ready to use. It is easy to get desired dose over a pasta plate, the rest remain ready in the fridge for the next use.

[@bridge909]

I love the idea of whoever lives with him going into the fridge and being like…why is there a pile of butter here???

[@spliffmachine1990]

bought the countertop dishwasher based on your video, and I'm loving it ! thank you :)

[@dcwatashi]

As far as the butter goes, it probably depends on the brand of butter that you’re buying. Some might be a lot more difficult to dispense that way but I’m glad to see that it works. That’s why the reviews are not always a best representation because they really should’ve mentioned what brand of butter they were using

[@CodyCookBrent]

He showed and said he was using land of lakes butter

[@dcwatashi]

@@CodyCookBrent Yes I know he showed that he was using Land O Lakes butter I am stating if you see my comment that the reviews cannot be taken at face value because everybody uses a different brand of butter therefore the size of the sticks are different

[@crokar5835]

slide scoop works great for kool aid and lemonade in the big canisters

[@ORVONTON64]

Love The Geezer Tee!!!! one of my BASS Heros

[@SICresinwrks]

That gcap could be a handy little tool, im honestly shocked at all the comments about the butter mill, ive seen those since the mid 90s at least, probably even before that realistically

[@Toadstewl]

Love the Geezer Butler shirt

[@mhassouneh]

The butter mill would be better if it had thickness adjustment! A little, of course, to be practical.

[@Alkatraz415]

You have forgotten about the best kitchen tool ever. This forgotten kitchen tool would be perfect for getting the larger stick of butter in the tube. Best tool: Sledge-o-matic!

[@robylove9190]

I can just see people who are younger asking Alexa what a sledge-o-matic is. Thanks for the laughs!

[@bobriemersma]

I could see that Dishwand thingie with a couple of plastic water basins (wash, rinse) for dishwashing, mostly when car-camping or long trips where you might do "serial picnicking" for several meals along the road. I'm not sure most families can handle all-day road tripping these days though.

[@kidpiper9642]

The reason the bristles are removable was because it was easier to make the handle separately. It's just harder to set the bristles into the bottle section than to have them clip on.

[@CarnivoreRonin]

The Geezer Butler shirt was the icing on an already great video!

[@PianoXfan1]

3:58 Protip, rinse the housing with hot water to heat the walls, turn upside down, watch the butter slide right out.

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

Regarding the butter mill, this is a situation where they really should use completely opaque plastic. Butter degrades with exposure to light (hence why it comes in foil/tubs).

[@DavidRokon]

I've used a version of the dishwand that has a sponge instead of a brush, much better for every day use.

[@saintsabbathi]

With all the love I have for Lord Iommi (named my son after him), its good to see some love for Butler as well. Love the shirt.

[@VacMaster1991]

I use those dish wands all the time. Yes they work.

[@Freakinreviews]

Yes they do

[@BigJo3]

That g cap thingy seems like it would be sweet for gamers

[@Stryford1]

Loved the AL Bundy shirt! Great reviews as always.

[@pjsbulldog67]

You could've waited a little while and the room temperature butter would've been good to go

[@DaveSeed]

Holy crap! Much love for Geezer Butler. All hail! Fabulous.

[@lieslbinx]

I love kitchen gadgets!!!

[@meestaShin]

Now they need to make a butter caulking gun dispenser.

[@GabrielsLogic]

😂

[@LeAnimal65]

Love the Geezer shirt. Rock on!

[@himitsu.no.rakuen]

I have the scrubbing brush in sponge form and it’s legit the best for someone who haaaaates touching wet, smelly dish rags.

[@gustavjohansson5551]

Love the kitchen stuff!

[@llgaines7892]

I put my dish soap in a decorative bottle, so I only put half the bottle with dish soap and half water. It thickens back up. Maybe if you dilute the soap it won’t be too soapy. Oddly enough, it never seems like it is diluted. If I plan to put water in the sink, I might use a little more. But, you really don’t need to. Most of us don’t wash dishes and only need a little to wash a few pans and wipe off the counter, etc. Try this to save on dish soap. I looked for a pretty bottle of wine, drank the wine, and used the bottle for dish soap. You can buy stoppers in kitchen stores or even the grocery store.

[@beersn0b]

I like your Joey Borrow shirt! 😀 (i spent time a lot of time in Athens, OH)

[@annetteharris8765]

I think it's probably for pots and pans. I love the butter melt. There are cups for kids that are spill proof, however I will use if I was using it while at a computer or at work something like that. I really like them all.

[@londongrower4578]

If you keep your butter in a butter dish that silly butternill is redundant

[@cister30328]

scrape along one side (I.e., top) of the stick or block. Same thickness of butter or cream cheese as with the device. Scoop funnel: sounds fun for filling spice jars from larger packages, though a funnel would work as well. Bottle cap: only one that seems especially useful -- for kids, or hydrating while driving on road trips. The others are pretty much landfill fodder. Oh, and for the dish wand, dilute the soap you put in it.

[@brenturquhart7090]

I think you would end up using way more soap with that brush. I have a similar one and I felt I was using two to three time more soap with every wash. There’s that, and I found it worked best with running water. So using more soap and using more water is not good for the pocketbook and the environment. So I use that brush without any soup in its handle.

[@dollsNcats]

“That’s alot of butter” there is no such thing kind sir 😂😂😂😂

[@BoogieBoogsForever]

😂😂😂 Bread and butter... CHOMP!! This guy is so funny!!

[@iapplethis]

11:30 loving the t shirt there

[@AndyLundell]

The "Butter mill" might work better or worse depending on where you live. Those fat butter sticks you showed at the end are a west-coast phenomenon. East of the Rocky Mountains, we don't have those.

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

And in Canada butter is usually sold in big blocks, not sticks.

[@brenturquhart7090]

Did at anytime did it come to your mind that if you had just left the cold butter for 30 minutes, probably the amount of time it took to extract the cold butter from the butter extractor, you would not have had to replace the cold butter with room temperature butter as it would have by then turned into room temperature butter?

[@brenturquhart7090]

@CreativeHandle I’m sure the second he reads my comment, he’ll be smacking his head and muttering “why didn’t I think about that, it’s so obvious”. I think we all have those moments, I know I have. However, at least we didn’t put it on KZbin for all to see. Lol 😂

[@brenturquhart7090]

@Dyanosis you did realize that I was having a bit of fun right? Moments like what happened to him happens to all of us at sometime in our lives. I didn’t mean any disrespect to him. In fact, from what I’ve seen of his videos, my comment would probably make him laugh.

[@313pauleej]

All hail geezer!!!! Great shirt, awesome reviews!

[@Freakinreviews]

Thank you kindly

[@Trepidity]

Cereal overnight is the ultimate brush test.

[@brenturquhart7090]

I can see how handy the butter mill would be, as I can think of many time per day that I’d use it, but when I really thought about it I worry that it does it’s job to well. I’d worry that it would greatly increase the amount of butter I eat. You can see that just with the examples of the corn and bread, it puts quite a bit more butter as the old fashion way. Though, if it came with a free defibrillator, I might want one after all.

[@Najolve]

My vote for today's best product is the Al Bundy t-shirt.

[@idiotburns]

This is a salesmans wet dream of a video! Damn, you need a friggin raise!

[@lmnohos]

do NOT get the butter mill with red plastic, the red dye leaches into the butter!

[@kathleentripp7306]

The dish wand/scrubber,I dilute my soap with water when I put it in the handle😊

[@killasic]

Love the old skool 90s Geezer t-shirt.

[@959porsche]

Thanks for cheering up my day with an upload

[@musicmaniac32]

Loved the Married with Children t-shirt!

[@loralou-djflowerdove]

Those slide scoops remind me of the old bubble pipe toys of the 70s...😂😂😂

[@tomislavbosnjak66]

Butter mill should be good for hot popcorns

[@Freakinreviews]

That is a great idea!