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  • The boys are back testing some antique kitchen gadgets! Have you heard of any of these?
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  • @toni_go96
    @toni_go96 Місяць тому +918

    Why would y'all give this to a museum... At this point, y'all can just start your own museum... Old cookbooks, old recipe recreations, old gadgets... You've got it all!

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  Місяць тому +310

      Very true. The Sorted Food museum of Kitchen Gadgets 😆

    • @toni_go96
      @toni_go96 Місяць тому +49

      @@SortedFood I would fly halfway around the planet and come to London to see this, if it actually existed 😁

    • @giraffesinc.2193
      @giraffesinc.2193 Місяць тому +28

      @@SortedFood That would be amazing; kind of like a Vegas attraction! I do hope they get out those impossible antique cookbooks again and make something; those episodes are such fun! Perhaps make them with the vintage gadgets??

    • @demonicbunny3po
      @demonicbunny3po Місяць тому +12

      @@SortedFoodmaybe put a rice cooker in the Museum. You certainly need one.

    • @doberandkats
      @doberandkats Місяць тому +17

      @@SortedFood Contact, "English Heritage, The Engine House, Swindon" about the knife polisher.

  • @keirhan
    @keirhan Місяць тому +132

    Im a chef in a school that turns 500 years old next year we could absolutely find a nice spot for both the knife polisher and stand mixer theyd probably get used and maintained too. E.g i regularly make bread in 100+ year old loaf tins.

    • @borttorbbq2556
      @borttorbbq2556 Місяць тому +1

      I've been looking for vintage stuff to use

  • @zhouaii
    @zhouaii Місяць тому +806

    Them complaining the cake maker isn't food grade safe, then Mike eating it anyway. Checks out :D

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  Місяць тому +189

      He took a risk for your entertainment 😆

    • @zhouaii
      @zhouaii Місяць тому +27

      @@SortedFood Greatly appreciated 😆💛

    • @awgmax
      @awgmax Місяць тому +8

      better not contain lead, or arsenic, or other harmful minerals.

    • @FARBerserker
      @FARBerserker Місяць тому +2

      cooking makes food safe to eat.
      that and improving taste and texture is why we do it.

    • @plaguednecro
      @plaguednecro Місяць тому +53

      @@FARBerserker cooking doesn't remove potential metal flakes from your food lmao

  • @yeta.
    @yeta. Місяць тому +303

    15:00 Mike's little glance to the front that says "Knife Cleaner" then comes out saying "its a Knife Cleaner" sent me

    • @organicgrains
      @organicgrains Місяць тому +3

      Mhm🤣

    • @Pouroneoutfor50Cent
      @Pouroneoutfor50Cent Місяць тому +17

      Baby was being cheeky!

    • @andriusbruzas9211
      @andriusbruzas9211 Місяць тому +10

      Did not even need to rewind, it was so obvious.

    • @Zelmel
      @Zelmel Місяць тому +8

      I suspect it was obvious to all that they weren't going to get it so he was putting them out of their misery.

  • @wandagrayson646
    @wandagrayson646 Місяць тому +207

    Fun fact. Emery powder has been used for centuries to keep pins and needles clean, sharp and rust free so it makes sense they would use it to clean and sharpen knives. When you see the old tomato pin cushions with the little strawberry attachment, the little strawberry would be filled with emery powder and pins and needles would be pushed in to clean and sharpen them.

    • @thenovicenovelist
      @thenovicenovelist Місяць тому +19

      I've always wondered what was in the strawberry part of those tomato pin cushions.

    • @monicareno4088
      @monicareno4088 Місяць тому +7

      Wow! I never knew that about the pin cushions! My mom still has one I believe. Thank you for sharing that bit of trivia! 😊

    • @kristinnelson-patel442
      @kristinnelson-patel442 Місяць тому +7

      Omg - I had no idea that’s what the strawberry was for! I still have my mom’s tomato pincushion from 50 years ago (probably longer). Thanks for the tip!

    • @Kjfletcher1985
      @Kjfletcher1985 Місяць тому +13

      Emery boards are nail files in the UK. I'm guessing it's the same thing.

    • @wandagrayson646
      @wandagrayson646 Місяць тому +2

      @@Kjfletcher1985 Yep, the very same. It’s a super fine powder so it’s perfect for the emery boards.

  • @user-rd6df2lv8s
    @user-rd6df2lv8s Місяць тому +113

    Please bring back the old cookbook recipe videos. Make it a regular series. It is really fun to watch.

    • @cynosurewolf
      @cynosurewolf Місяць тому +9

      Absolutely! Idea! Old cookbook using only old time utensils, pots, cooking methods! Battle maybe?

    • @Blackthorne369
      @Blackthorne369 Місяць тому +5

      Yes! Complete with historic attire! They could work with Max from Tasting History, Townsend, and/or Bernadette Banner!

    • @trinea14
      @trinea14 Місяць тому +1

      Yes, or dishes that made history. Absolutely loved that format🤩🤩🤩🤩

    • @MissRora
      @MissRora 25 днів тому +1

      @@Blackthorne369 Ann Reardon (How to Cook That) has a series of videos just like that. She'd be another great option.

  • @sarika.h
    @sarika.h Місяць тому +227

    Mike “I’m baby.” proceeds to eat the possible lead laced cake

    • @bcaye
      @bcaye Місяць тому +2

      Why would there be lead in a mixer?

    • @NoremereandWolfe
      @NoremereandWolfe Місяць тому +1

      hey now all of us, american 80's babies are perfectly fine from eating lead paint. lol

    • @theeutecticpoint
      @theeutecticpoint 16 годин тому

      @@bcaye The metal bowl, at least, looks like it could be pewter. Pewter of that era contained lead.

  • @toni_go96
    @toni_go96 Місяць тому +254

    Love how they finally left all of Ben's trivia stay in the video rather than cutting halfway through...It's fascinating... Love learning these new things...

  • @thomasedwards6641
    @thomasedwards6641 Місяць тому +596

    They can probably open their own antique gadget museum now.

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  Місяць тому +86

      We know right 😅

    • @giraffesinc.2193
      @giraffesinc.2193 Місяць тому +7

      @@SortedFood It's an amazing collection!! If I had a great big farmhouse kitchen I'd love to have many of these on display, as Ben mentioned! If I lived in a place with no electricity, the first would be a delightful addition for cookies and cakes!

    • @SheepdogSmokey
      @SheepdogSmokey Місяць тому +1

      @@SortedFood I came here to say this too. When you get your pub open, just have another building showcasing all of the antique gadgets, maybe with a display by them showing how they worked.

    • @AMPProf
      @AMPProf Місяць тому +1

      I said they make a gadget and sell it

    • @AMPProf
      @AMPProf Місяць тому +1

      @@SortedFood did you get your own As seen on the telly Gadget yet??? Sorted gadgets

  • @Getpojke
    @Getpojke Місяць тому +101

    Excellent video, I love old kitchenalia. Remember with the knife polisher, many of the cooking knives in the kitchen wouldn't be modern stainless steel. A lot of my old knives are high carbon steel which looks very dark grey. If you don't clean & dry them straight after use they'll rust & they can also pick up odours from things like onions. So keeping them in good condition is a must.

  • @ObscuraDeCapra
    @ObscuraDeCapra Місяць тому +54

    A note on the knife cleaner. The cleaning in question likely wasn't the "evening washing up in the sink" kind. You don't use an abrasive emory powder for that, especially when it's likely going to be destroying the edge of the blade. You'd be sharpening every day. So what was it for?
    This machine appears to have been invented either before or right as stainless steels were first coming to market. They weren't cleaning fat and meat bits off of it... they were cleaning RUST. That's the reason for the emory powder. Even if you're doing your best to keep the knife oiled it will rust a bit over time and you need a bit more than soap to get rid of it.
    Super cool gadget I had no idea existed.
    *EDIT* to mention that in addition to domestic use I'd wager you'd see this in places like butcher shops, restaurants, possibly even on ships.

    • @Lana._I_am_me
      @Lana._I_am_me Місяць тому +5

      As a kid I saw a gadget like that in a old house historic site. They said it was for knives that were not stainless. Also, the silver silverware was polished by hand. So I agree with you. It was used to maintain kitchen knives and flat utensils.

  • @DonalvonGriffyn
    @DonalvonGriffyn Місяць тому +193

    If you ever need more nutmeg in your life, try Townsends. Their 18th century cooking shows are well worth the time it takes to watch them. For the food, and for the history. American and British together, because for most of the 1700s we were the same people.

    • @jugglerjim01
      @jugglerjim01 Місяць тому +11

      Townsend's rocks 😎

    • @chandrawong449
      @chandrawong449 Місяць тому +8

      We weren't the same people. MANY people immigrated to North America in the 1600s and early 1700s, and not just from England. Also, there were is still way more indigenous people in the North America during the Revolutionary War than there were European colonists. What an ethnocentric statement you made!

    • @ringding1000
      @ringding1000 Місяць тому +10

      As much as Townsends loves his nutmeg, this is way to new for him......

    • @Exayevie
      @Exayevie Місяць тому +8

      I've been waiting for a Sorted-Townsends collab for the better part of a decade now.

    • @lorgaraurelian5104
      @lorgaraurelian5104 Місяць тому +2

      Which country was the U.S. a colony of though?

  • @8bithack
    @8bithack Місяць тому +201

    lol watching Ben I was thinking "that is not how you use that can opener..." Glad they got it in the end.

    • @susanpilling8849
      @susanpilling8849 Місяць тому +8

      Remember we had a tin opener similar to that one when I was a child.

    • @loswingman
      @loswingman Місяць тому +41

      Except, he didnt even get it right then! Its supposed to be used blade side on top. The blunt side leverages against the lip of the can and the blade pierces the can in a downwards motion. Then, you move it a little bit ahead of the last pierce and repeat. I have used these since I was about 8 in scouts. Its hard at first, but once you get the hang of it its really fast. And since you are piercing downwards, the sharp bits are away from you when you need to get it out. So its safer.
      They really need to have the normal who is running the show (Jamie in this case) watch a tutorial on how to use a lot of this stuff so that they can act as a guide. They recently got sharpening vs deburring completely wrong when comparing two knife gadgets. A quick online search would have cleared that up.

    • @Symian77
      @Symian77 Місяць тому +1

      haha, was here to say the same 😁
      when I was a kid in the 80's, my 70 something year old neighbour had one that had been her mothers.
      and btw, @loswingman is correct with their method of using it as far as I know

    • @tmarritt
      @tmarritt Місяць тому +2

      Used to use one like this for camping, and I'm only going back as far as the 90s yeah they still used in wrong.

    • @GingerChickenWolf
      @GingerChickenWolf Місяць тому +3

      as Ben started, I was sitting there saying "No Ben, No, Ben, Noooo" 😂

  • @noangelthis
    @noangelthis Місяць тому +34

    The knife cleaning/ sharpening gadget is still available in a lot of South- Asian nations where a hawker carrying a bicycle mounted version of the gadget visits neighbourhoods, calling out to residents in need of the service! Residents can bring their blunted/ tarnished knives out and the hawker hands them back sparkling clean ones!

  • @Gerdoch
    @Gerdoch Місяць тому +16

    Watching Ebbers use that can opener entirely wrong was quite amusing.

    • @Earthenfist
      @Earthenfist 19 днів тому

      Oh wow. Both of them have no idea.

  • @stephenh8592
    @stephenh8592 Місяць тому +139

    I feel a vintage gadgets only pass it on coming!

    • @MildredCady
      @MildredCady Місяць тому +6

      Same here, and I’m here for it.

    • @LazarusLong10
      @LazarusLong10 Місяць тому +2

      Didn’t they do that? I feel like Barry got the popcorn exploder

    • @BrikBot
      @BrikBot Місяць тому +6

      @@LazarusLong10 That was a "dangerous gadgets" pass it on.

    • @user-oc9pe9gx3x
      @user-oc9pe9gx3x Місяць тому +4

      This needs more likes

  • @alignedmonkey6147
    @alignedmonkey6147 Місяць тому +76

    Former boy scout here. You used that can opener backwards. The wrench looking part is for slicing the side, where the pointy side is for safely opening the lid.

    • @fatladyfarmer2025
      @fatladyfarmer2025 Місяць тому +1

      silly boys

    • @Tensen01
      @Tensen01 Місяць тому +4

      Yeah they used that completely wrong

    • @marshamills7496
      @marshamills7496 Місяць тому +32

      80 year old woman here--yelling at them for using it completely wrong. It's the only kind of can opener we had when I was a kid.

    • @Paldasan
      @Paldasan Місяць тому +4

      @@marshamills7496 It's the kind I used as a kid and I'm only 45. Really thought Ebbers would know how to use it.

    • @bcaye
      @bcaye Місяць тому +1

      ​@@marshamills7496, someone needs to grow up, then. Eighty years old and screaming at a device because forty odd year old men used an unfamiliar device wrong? Seriously, ma'am.

  • @collinloyd1049
    @collinloyd1049 Місяць тому +44

    Without a doubt I think the most interesting gadget was the knife cleaner. It's so different then anything I'd seen before and it still works so well

  • @nickgrant8260
    @nickgrant8260 Місяць тому +39

    1 second spaff...... so childish I love it 😂

  • @jeromethiel4323
    @jeromethiel4323 Місяць тому +8

    The WW2 GI can opener (the P-38) is the greatest can opener ever invented. Tiny, cheap to make, and work forever. They are still made today, and for good reason. Campers LOVE these little gadgets.

    • @TheMrDewil
      @TheMrDewil 28 днів тому

      Oh, yeah, I've seen these things over at Steve1989MREInfo channel. Opening cans with them is a journey in and of itself, though.

  • @sandragoodman2059
    @sandragoodman2059 Місяць тому +29

    The thing about using a microplane for nutmeg and other stuff is that you are very likely to microplane your fingers. This solves that problem, and I want one!

    • @AnimalMotha
      @AnimalMotha 17 днів тому

      There is a food holder that protects your fingers for microplanes...

  • @RonHarrisMe
    @RonHarrisMe Місяць тому +7

    My Grandma had one of those can openers. Mike did it the right way. She could open a can in less than 10 seconds. When you get used to it, it words just as good as any hand opener.

  • @virginiacardinal9563
    @virginiacardinal9563 Місяць тому +12

    Love this series! The mixer reminds me of my 1927 Singer sewing machine, built to last and to be repaired and still runs like a dream. And, at some point in its history, a motor was added to it, much like how our modern stand mixers grow from the one shown here. I would love a mixer like that. Making it be food safe aside, looks like fun to use, and could be a good way to get people involved in the kitchen, and keep them occupied.

  • @rosejustice
    @rosejustice Місяць тому +71

    Yay! I love the antique gadget days! Especially when you use something I’ve seen in my Nana’s kitchen.

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  Місяць тому +18

      Which one does your Nana have?

    • @rosejustice
      @rosejustice Місяць тому +13

      @@SortedFood Nana had one of the nutmeg grinders. To make more sense of this I’m 60 and Nana was born in 1897.

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 Місяць тому +5

      ​@@rosejustice to be fair, kitchen gear was often passed down. My mother was born in the 1960s, and she uses a bread pan from the turn of the century passed down through generations.
      I love it when people share their memories of how family used to cook and prepare foods...its like a glimpse of the past. Take care

  • @danielsundin3669
    @danielsundin3669 Місяць тому +76

    As a swede I use quite a bit of nutmeg. For example mashed potatoes need to have nutmeg in it. Also "stuvade makaroner" ( stewed macaroni),a real swedish "husmanskost", has to have nutmeg in it.

    • @danielandrews36
      @danielandrews36 Місяць тому +3

      No offence but nutmeg in mashed potatoes? That feels as bad as putting hot sauce on a cake lol

    • @charamia9402
      @charamia9402 Місяць тому +28

      As a norwegian, I concurr. Nutmeg must be present in any bechamel based dish. One of my favourite flavours!

    • @erimhanse6075
      @erimhanse6075 Місяць тому +30

      @@danielandrews36 Nope, I'm German and its always been the thing that HAD to be in Mash otherwise it didnt taste right.

    • @enisra_bowman
      @enisra_bowman Місяць тому +7

      also some soups work well with a bit of Nutmeg and mashed potatoes have quite much in it :D

    • @danielandrews36
      @danielandrews36 Місяць тому +2

      @erimhanse6075 I won't knock it till I try it but it just sounds weird lol

  • @hyperwolfy5704
    @hyperwolfy5704 Місяць тому +3

    I have the feeling we here in the Netherlands haven’t forgotten about nutmeg. I’m not saying nobody here uses spices but I know several people that only have salt, pepper and nutmeg in their kitchen. It’s really nice with white asparagus.

  • @historianalex
    @historianalex Місяць тому +5

    You lads should write to the Victoria&Albert museum. They're THE museum for historic design pieces. As this probably came from an estate sale, please absolutely write down and save every information you have on the origin of this knife cleaner. Museums want provenance on the objects they're offered, the more the better. Signed, a German provenance researcher slash historian, thank you for the video guys!

  • @sharonealleyne9839
    @sharonealleyne9839 Місяць тому +5

    Amm, that is NOT how you use the can opener. In the Caribbean, we still have all metal can openers like this. The first part was correct, as you need to pierce the can to establish an opening, THEN, you use the other end, which has a sharpened edge, and a hand guard, insert it into the can horizontally, then, either slide clockwise, or anti-clockwise, to get a SMOOTH EDGED, tin top. I'm surprised that Ben didn't look more at the engineering of the tool before using it. This reminds me of the coconut grater, we used them from small children, and Ben nearly lost his hand using one. We still use nutmeg fairly regularly as well in dishes and drinks.

  • @prct6768
    @prct6768 Місяць тому +24

    The old Landers, Frary & Clark factory in New Britain, CT where the cake maker was manufactured is being turned into apartments after half a century of being vacant. The building has landmark designation, so hopefully it keeps a lot of the 1860's architecture.

    • @samsowden
      @samsowden Місяць тому +4

      they won't be affordable housing will they...

    • @susanfrary6880
      @susanfrary6880 Місяць тому +3

      Glad the building will be resurrected and repurposed.

  • @drew5505
    @drew5505 Місяць тому +5

    Fun fact for Ben... If that's made from steel, it's pre-war steel and sought after because it doesn't have trace amounts of radiation. That makes it useful for making things like geiger counters that are susceptible to that sort of thing.

  • @RyuuNoSenshi
    @RyuuNoSenshi Місяць тому +2

    best Sorted Live ad, please never change, Mike. I can't wait for Washed Up!

  • @igormalusevic
    @igormalusevic Місяць тому +4

    We in Serbia use Nutmeg for cooked and minced wheat grain which is mixed with powdered sugar, grinded wallnuts and a bit of nutmeg for celebration of familly Saint (each Saint is in celebbrated on different day of the year) and this mixiture is serve to gest on the entrance before sit on table to eat .Also tin opener, you pierce with spear like side and then those other part you use as leverage to cut using upward motion and forward so you cut from inside out if i explain clearly. Mike was doing proper way.

  • @thundercookie3214
    @thundercookie3214 Місяць тому +11

    I use nutmeg in cakes (with cinnamon, aniseed and ginger), rice puddings and in mashed potatoes or potato soup... I can definitely use that nutmeg gadget!

  • @broadcastbard
    @broadcastbard Місяць тому +9

    This particular series might be my favorite. It's fascinating watching these antiques get tested.

  • @aloluk
    @aloluk Місяць тому +39

    I didn't realise nutmeg was out of fashion. I also great it in my dauphinoise and gratins.

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  Місяць тому +11

      It’s absolutely delicious in Dauphinois and gratin 👌

    • @bobrong9645
      @bobrong9645 Місяць тому +3

      That. Also in omelettes and in béchamel.

    • @Psylaine64
      @Psylaine64 Місяць тому +2

      @@SortedFood and anything using minced beef!

    • @Lana._I_am_me
      @Lana._I_am_me Місяць тому +2

      part of Pumpkin Pie Spice blend and one of the flavours of Christmas in eggnog

  • @patrickc9721
    @patrickc9721 Місяць тому +26

    Unsure if you have already done this, but would be fun to watch a battle using the vintage gadgets you've collected over these years!

  • @Fina1Verse
    @Fina1Verse Місяць тому +4

    The new and improved tower knife cleaner not only is built to last but it outshines every other gadget from this episode.

  • @Arnseb
    @Arnseb Місяць тому +3

    Nutmeg is still popular in Sweden, used in sauses and (from my experience) in pasta dishes.

  • @wendyoldbag6534
    @wendyoldbag6534 Місяць тому +18

    I LOVED this gadget review!... I am a somewhat older woman, and my Omi (German Gran) was a Patisserie Cook in the early 1900s, working for the local 'Big' House...I can imagine her using some of these gadgets,. And am fairly sure I saw one of those tin-openers in her house when visited! (Way back in the 1960s...)

  • @Admlral_Aardvark
    @Admlral_Aardvark Місяць тому +3

    One thing they didn't mention for the knife cleaner is that back in the day they didn't have stainless steel so knives would rust quite quickly and need regular upkeep. I have a couple of carbon steel knives as they hold an edge longer but they can start oxidising in a matter of hours if not properly cleaned and oiled so a machine like that would save alot of time if you're using knives on a regular basis.

  • @omnisonicschris
    @omnisonicschris Місяць тому +30

    Would be cool to see an analog kitchen challenge, no electricity allowed 😂

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  Місяць тому +9

      Great idea 👌

    • @giraffesinc.2193
      @giraffesinc.2193 Місяць тому +1

      Fantastic idea!!! I doubt they can start a fire in that studio, but they could probably get propane burners. That would be super fun!

    • @thaisstone5192
      @thaisstone5192 Місяць тому

      @@giraffesinc.2193 The ignitors are electric, not???

    • @pirig-gal
      @pirig-gal Місяць тому +1

      ​@thaisstone5192 they could use matches. Limited to 5 uses

    • @AlexinWales
      @AlexinWales Місяць тому

      @@giraffesinc.2193 if they could track down a 1907 conservo cooker manufactured by Swartzbaugh (originally the Toledo cooker company based in Ohio) they would have baking and steaming options available too. Difficult to find one in working condition though i have not been able to track one down at an affordable price yet.

  • @xllHainellx
    @xllHainellx Місяць тому +4

    I dunno if it's a German thing or just a regional or family thing in Germany, but we do actually use nutmeg quite regulary.
    For example added to broccoli, cabbage or spinach dishes, light sauces, anything with potatoes (for example potato gratin or mashed potatoes), soups, stews.
    I personally use it a LOT because I LOVE the aroma, but I've never used it for sweet dishes - time to try that out! :)

  • @robertbuth
    @robertbuth 27 днів тому +1

    "One second Spaff" literally busted out laughing. That was hilarious. Great video you guys

  • @LailandiAdventures
    @LailandiAdventures Місяць тому +15

    The Townsends have entered the nutmeg chat!

  • @drewmurray2783
    @drewmurray2783 Місяць тому +6

    I still occasionally use my tin opener of exactly the same design. When you know how to use it properly it opens a tin in about 10 seconds.

  • @billyeveryteen7328
    @billyeveryteen7328 Місяць тому +4

    I absolutely love the gadgets that perform their task identically well to modern gadgets. Especially when the engineering behind it has barely changed. I mean, like was pointed out by Mike and Ebbers, that cake mixer is mechanically the exact same idea as a modern stand mixer, just without a motor. From my family's Mexican kitchen, you could try a metate, which is a stone grinding slab used for making doughs that has remained completely unchanged since pre-Colombian times.

  • @Andy175a
    @Andy175a Місяць тому +3

    My favorite statement ever may be “if everyone that watches this goes out and buys a nutmeg”…”that would be 47 nutmegs” I love the shows you guys put out

  • @jpbaley2016
    @jpbaley2016 Місяць тому +3

    The nutmeg comments were funny to me. I love nutmeg and used a microplane years ago. Now that I’m older I no longer have the finger strength or dexterity to microplane nutmeg seeds. I just recently purchased a nice little nutmeg grinder. So I get to enjoy freshly ground nutmeg again.
    Regarding the can opener. You need to think back to how strong the tinplate was decades ago. Cans had straight sides, not corrugated like today, so the metal needed to be thicker to handle the pressure cook. Today’s can openers may not have been able to handle the thickness.

  • @NullCreativityMusic
    @NullCreativityMusic Місяць тому +6

    Nutmeg on cauliflower with cheese sauce. Classic.

  • @jan-willemlammers5806
    @jan-willemlammers5806 Місяць тому +6

    Would love to see a video where Barry and Jamie to review “kitchen gadgets”, where the twist is that none of the gadgets was originally designed for food.
    Just let them figure out what it could be and run with it. “Yes these sheep shearing scissors are made for pitting olives”

  • @tylermorio1878
    @tylermorio1878 Місяць тому +1

    Mike was on absolute fire this episode. The reaction to Ben's nut comment. The 1 second spaff comment. Absolute gold

  • @SteveODonnell
    @SteveODonnell Місяць тому +2

    Mike's proper glance at the front of the knife cleaner just before announcing what it was 😂 so obvious.

  • @Classiclover4ever
    @Classiclover4ever Місяць тому +3

    Ben has sooo much food knowledge! Love learning from him!

  • @victorvanvolt8425
    @victorvanvolt8425 Місяць тому +10

    I never opened a tin with a tin opener, I have a sacrificial knife that I just pierce the tin and then with a rocking motion cut the lid until I can open it.
    P.S. I think the second blade on the tool is for that rocking motion and not just opening the lid when you finished, because it has a inside blade that is can cut the lid from underneath it and a "hammer" that can put leverage on the top of the lid so that the inside blade can cut it better.
    P.S.2. Nevermind I need to watch the whole video before I start commenting.

  • @scotty110
    @scotty110 Місяць тому +3

    the thing about that nutmeg grinder, considering you can buy what is basically just the rasp part of that grinder today, the fact that it can be quite difficult to hold onto the nut while you rasp it especially as the nut gets smaller, the idea of having a spring loaded hopper would make it easier to use, and I wonder if a more modern (not electric though) version is availiable.

  • @richardsmith9299
    @richardsmith9299 Місяць тому +5

    130 years old and still working, don’t think many modern businesses can compete with that!

  • @declanmccarthy4303
    @declanmccarthy4303 Місяць тому +3

    The moment I saw the knife cleaner I instantly recognised it as my grandad has the same one in his museum. Great to see it in action though, his has always just been up on a shelf

  • @42neddy
    @42neddy Місяць тому +8

    I felt so relieved when i saw Mike use the tin opener correctly, i thought i'm gonna faint after Ben did it like a maniac 😂

    • @elohimbrown2365
      @elohimbrown2365 Місяць тому +1

      i think mike did it the wrong way around, the blade looked like it was cutting from below. you use the blunt part to grip the outside rim, and use leverage to make the hooked blade pierce from the top as you work your way around.

    • @42neddy
      @42neddy Місяць тому

      @@elohimbrown2365 The lower blade's sharp part is on the inside so yes you do cut from below. he was using it correctly. either way he did a better job than ben

  • @meganinman1999
    @meganinman1999 19 днів тому +1

    I work in a Wetherspoons and we use a modern version of the knife cleaner to polish all of the cutlery. I love using it as it's really cool and also makes sure there are no water marks from the dishwasher. With the one that we use it's automatic and uses a sand like rough powder to polish it as well as very loud vibrations to push the cutlery through the machine to the hole at the botrom of it.

  • @AlexinWales
    @AlexinWales Місяць тому +7

    Many of the old mincers are worth buying. They were never designed just for grinding meat as most people think they are essentially early versions of food processors and were used for chopping vegetables, making breadcrumbs, grinding nuts amongst other things and many even have nut butter plates which still work really well for making nut or seed butters with very little effort. No electricity needed and no motor to burn out as you can't push them too hard.

    • @Nirrrina
      @Nirrrina 26 днів тому

      I might have to consider one since I want to make nut butters.

    • @AlexinWales
      @AlexinWales 26 днів тому

      @@Nirrrina
      Most important thing for nut butters is the fresher the nuts the better the result. Older nuts may need several passes to get the desired texture.
      Roasting the nuts in the oven, coffee bean roaster, or a dry frying pan (watch carefully so you don't burn them) will improve the taste and help get the oil flowing out of them faster.
      I got the mincer from ebay. The nut butter plate is just a solid plate, no holes just a few ridges. If you want a crunchy texture just loosen it a bit so there is a slight gap.
      If i want really smooth nut butter i use my wondermill junior grain mill with the metal burrs fitted. Much slower than the mincer and a serious workout but it makes the smoothest nut butter i have ever had.
      Theoretically my juicer can make nut butter too mine is a JR Ultra Purus but any slow juicer should be able to although i haven't tried it. I have used it for nut milks, homous and fruit sorbets as well as juicing it does all those things very well.
      Just be cautious using a blender or food processor for nut butters. It puts a huge strain on the motor, i know a lot of people who burned out motors and stripped gears whilst making nut butter.

    • @AnimalMotha
      @AnimalMotha 17 днів тому

      You can definitely overstress them though, I sheared the part off that holds the disc in place on one.

  • @swissfoodie3542
    @swissfoodie3542 Місяць тому +7

    I love it, when Ben and a normal test kitchen gadgets ! Great fun is guaranteed !

    • @swissfoodie3542
      @swissfoodie3542 Місяць тому +1

      I have never considered using nutmeg in a sweet dish. For me, I use it in spinach and in cheese fondue, and thats about it. Maybe I should be more adventurous with spices (I love spices).

  • @flemmingpedersen567
    @flemmingpedersen567 Місяць тому +3

    Nutmeg is much like bayleaf; it adds something that I cannot describe but you can tell when it is missing.

  • @kitherit
    @kitherit Місяць тому

    Love the antique kitchen gadget videos! It's amazing how well these gadgets still work, when today it's not uncommon for cheap gadgets to quit working after only a few months!

  • @jaiskilton9354
    @jaiskilton9354 Місяць тому +1

    love these videos; its nice to learn how things were done in the past. That knife cleaner is so cool.

  • @Bits_Shop
    @Bits_Shop Місяць тому +4

    Gotta do a Battle using only antique gadgets

  • @onlylane
    @onlylane Місяць тому +5

    Mike’s ad for the summer live, priceless. Every costume was better than the last. It was so good!!!

    • @JustM2024
      @JustM2024 Місяць тому +1

      The lobster 🦞 😂😂😂

  • @instance1000
    @instance1000 Місяць тому +2

    Love all of your videos!
    I have a idea for a video: "Lunch box challenge"
    Normals/chefs should cook 2 portions.
    One portion should be tried straight from the pan ("fresh"), while the other should chill in the fridge for 24 hours and reheated in the microwave, then compared.
    sidekick has a lot of great recipies, but sometimes i feel like the dishes don't reheat to well in a microwave.

  • @loswingman
    @loswingman Місяць тому +2

    Another good one! I love watching you all figure out what the devices are used for. I love it even more when its something that you can actually test out. Being able to make a cake using a device from the (late) 1800's is really freaking cool!
    You were still using the can opener incorrectly at the end though. The blade side goes down. The blunt side leverages under the lip of the can. You pierce downwards with the blade. Then, you move it forward ahead of your last pierce. Kind of like sewing a bit. The sharp bits end up curled away from you when you do this. Not like its not still sharp or anything, but a lot less prickly than when you ram a blunt surface through them like y'all were. ;) Once you can get a rhythm going, its really easy to use. I'll age myself here, but I have been using openers like this since I was in scouts backpacking since I was about 8. Much smaller, of course, as they were on a pocket knife.
    Like you, I look out for ring pulls when I am going camping. A lot of stuff here in the US has ring pulls, but not everything yet. Has to be some cost thing, as it the norm here. But when weight is a factor on a camping trip, I use the old military version of these, which is about the size of a quarter.

    • @elohimbrown2365
      @elohimbrown2365 Місяць тому

      yh i noticed they use the can opener wrong, i think they would have liked it more if they used it right

  • @anna9072
    @anna9072 Місяць тому +7

    I’d LOVE to have the cake maker, and I’d use it, too.

    • @christinebenson518
      @christinebenson518 Місяць тому +2

      I think it'd be great for someone who either doesn't have electricity or wants to conserve it.

  • @eropis
    @eropis Місяць тому +6

    Regarding the nutmeg usage. I use almost one per week. I absolutly love it and anything potatoy gets a load of it. I actually looked into Nutmeg grinders specifically until i got a microplane for christmas and it fullfilled all my needs.

  • @jevvvNZ
    @jevvvNZ Місяць тому

    I first "found" Sorted Food when looking for modern reviews of some old kitchen gadgets I was very familiar with. I'm still here several years later, and still loving all the different Sorted Food videos!
    Thank you team, you really do make it worth the watch.

  • @colinwebb5018
    @colinwebb5018 Місяць тому

    This is one of my favourite series that you guys do. Please keep them coming. Thank you

  • @ReiNamine
    @ReiNamine Місяць тому +4

    I always have nutmeg in the house, since I love to use it in any white sauce like bechamel or even in home made mashed potato.

  • @kingstonart
    @kingstonart Місяць тому +4

    Can't have great Northern Italian cooking without nutmeg. Many custards, soups, potatoes, cookies, cakes. Also homemade Friulano sausages have nutmeg.

  • @mrpandabites
    @mrpandabites Місяць тому +1

    Watching Ebbers monkeying his way through opening that can made me think, "Hey maybe I could do this UA-cam thing, too."

  • @myjewelry4u
    @myjewelry4u Місяць тому +2

    I love antique kitchen gadgets! Love them

  • @ValsLife1
    @ValsLife1 Місяць тому +30

    I just planted two nutmeg seeds to try to grow my own!

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  Місяць тому +11

      How wonderful! Your future self will thank you 😋

    • @giraffesinc.2193
      @giraffesinc.2193 Місяць тому +10

      I actually have a small 3' bay leaf tree on the patio (same principle) because they are soooooo much better fresh!

    • @fifiroux
      @fifiroux Місяць тому

      @@giraffesinc.2193 Ooh I just planted a bay laurel and gave one to my mom for mother's day. So excited!

    • @christinebenson518
      @christinebenson518 Місяць тому

      ​@@giraffesinc.2193You're Ben's kindred spirit.

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter Місяць тому

      They are usually heat-treated to keep them fresh-tasting and dry them. They need to be very new to germinate. I am afraid it probably won't grow. The Dutch East India Company deliberately killed their nutmegs with heat, seawater and lime so nobody else could break their monopoly. They even killed nutmeg trees on islands they could not defend from seed thieves. They only grew them on the islands of Banda. That is why they almost caused the extinction of all nutmeg trees when a combined earthquake and typhoon hit the Banda islands in 1778. Weakened the Dutch East India Company so much that they fizzled out after that. Rare Palm Seeds in Germany sometimes get them but have a Notify Me button so you can buy them really fresh. You would need a male plant and a female plant to get fruit.

  • @KristineMaitland
    @KristineMaitland Місяць тому +3

    Those of us from the Caribbean have no problem using Nutmeg, especially if you heritage is from Grenada. Grin.

  • @sazzlepopz1553
    @sazzlepopz1553 Місяць тому +1

    Super interesting and enjoyed Mike's enthusiasm with the knife cleaner.

  • @johanotto8689
    @johanotto8689 Місяць тому +2

    Mike used the opener the right way, you must get a badge for that!

  • @meikusje
    @meikusje Місяць тому +5

    I need that nutmeg grater! It's always so annoying to grate the last bit of nutmeg.

  • @freedfg6694
    @freedfg6694 Місяць тому +8

    The nutmeg thing would have been a nice little gadget. Except with the invention of the microplane. The need to secure the nutmeg doesn't really have a need for anyone but possibly the partially disabled.

    • @telebubba5527
      @telebubba5527 Місяць тому +1

      You can still buy just the grater with a container part for the nutmeg. It's a pretty cheap thing to buy.

  • @Cationna
    @Cationna Місяць тому

    This was so interesting! This is one of my favourite series on this channel (i mean specifically antique) and that's saying a lot considering all the many brilliant series i love on this channel 😁

  • @Muskratt
    @Muskratt Місяць тому +1

    I can't believe ebbers actually used the can opener wrong after all that knowledge. 😂 way to go mike!

  • @ruthyk7083
    @ruthyk7083 Місяць тому +7

    In an apocalyptic event, these tools would be more useful than most of what we have.

  • @glockenrein
    @glockenrein Місяць тому +37

    It’s fascinating how well old things often work. I very much doubt any kitchenaid will still work in 130 years.

    • @thaisstone5192
      @thaisstone5192 Місяць тому +1

      The prototype for the KitchenAid is at their museum and still works.

    • @Crucio78
      @Crucio78 Місяць тому +3

      Had mine for 20 years, it's all metal parts and can be taken apart and maintained. It'll work as long as you want it to and are willing to maintain it; same as any motor. If there was plastic I'd agree but even the turning mechanism internally are really big metal gears. Where as my accessories for my stick blender are hard plastic and are beginning to get brittle after 15 years. I could see a mixmaster lasting a century, maybe you'd have to open it up and tighten a wire but outside of that they're tanks.

    • @Arrynek01
      @Arrynek01 Місяць тому +2

      @@Crucio78 exactly that. And the top of the line mixers are still made of metal today. Cheap ones are plastic because, well... plastic is cheap.
      Your electric motor might short out in a century due to some material degradation, but it can be easily replaced.

    • @lindanelson6615
      @lindanelson6615 Місяць тому

      My Kitchenaid is over 40 years old. They are made by the same company that makes Hobart commercial machines. They are built to last forever!

    • @baconghoti
      @baconghoti Місяць тому

      @@lindanelson6615 my Kenwood mixer has already passed it's 60th and heading on towards it's 70th. All original bar the lube and the flex cord which had a little, near hob, accident.

  • @Flexiblesteel1
    @Flexiblesteel1 Місяць тому +1

    Ahhh thanks for the show boys!

  • @Hullj
    @Hullj Місяць тому

    They were all way. Cool. Thanks Amelia That was great to see

  • @joeyc5879
    @joeyc5879 Місяць тому +21

    Love these videos, but I do have something I'd like to bring up, which is the in video ads for current events like the summer washed up.
    I really don't mind them, but something I've learned after watching rooster teeth and listening to them discuss practices they did, specifically in video ads is something that ended up making a lot of people mad because after the event happens, you have a bunch of ads in videos for things that they can't even access

    • @starssky7884
      @starssky7884 Місяць тому +5

      Expecting them not to advertise THEIR event on THEIR channel is one of the most inane things I have ever heard.

    • @craftiebrown
      @craftiebrown Місяць тому

      ​@@starssky7884 I don't think they were saying they shouldn't advertise on their channel at all. They were making a point that in-video ads seen by people long after the event is no longer available may leave a bag taste in some people's mouths. I myself am not sure how much that truly matters in the long run, but if they were worried about it, doing it in shorts that can be easily deleted or community posts may mitigate it some.

    • @lolly166541
      @lolly166541 Місяць тому +1

      @@craftiebrown If they can't understand that a Video has been uploaded ages ago, especially because the upload date is quite visible, then they really have to get off the Internet. Permanently....

    • @craftiebrown
      @craftiebrown Місяць тому

      @@lolly166541 I was only playing Devil's Advocate and trying to clarify the original statement to someone who didn't seem to grasp the point. I stated that I don't myself believe it matters. Anyone who didn't understand what I was doing should join them in getting off of the Internet permanently.

  • @Getpojke
    @Getpojke Місяць тому +9

    I can imagine lots of old Scouts, Guides & Military crying out the way Ben used that can opener!

    • @DaddyRage85
      @DaddyRage85 Місяць тому +2

      I admit I yelled at the screen 🤣

  • @Kopa_Malphas
    @Kopa_Malphas Місяць тому +1

    Bro, that knife cleaner is WILD!

  • @ChezJ1
    @ChezJ1 Місяць тому

    I really liked all of them, but the knife cleaner was my favorite. Great episode, thanks so much.

  • @zeideerskine3462
    @zeideerskine3462 Місяць тому +7

    I actually had one of the mechanical mixers with a glass bowl and used it until I moved to the US in 1997 when I was 36 years old.

  • @samconboy459
    @samconboy459 Місяць тому +5

    "one second spaff" loooool

  • @user-ks8gp4rv2w
    @user-ks8gp4rv2w Місяць тому

    I adore the knife cleaning it's fascinating.. beautifully made..

  • @BeastlyCar
    @BeastlyCar Місяць тому +5

    Vintage hand-crank coffee/grain mills for next video?

    • @peggysmith8393
      @peggysmith8393 Місяць тому

      My grandma had one of those!

    • @notnormalyet
      @notnormalyet Місяць тому

      @@peggysmith8393 lol. I'm 24 and I have a hand crank coffee grinder. They're cheaper than a lower end grinder and have the same amount of control of the size as an expensive one. Plus, they're quiet, which is nice if you have roommates who don't want to be woken up by your coffee making.

  • @earldelong2275
    @earldelong2275 Місяць тому +5

    Donate to Mrs. Slocombe at English Heritage

  • @snowysnowyriver
    @snowysnowyriver Місяць тому +1

    I'm 72 years old and still have my grandmother's tin opener, which is identical to the one in the video. I still use it on some tins, especially large catering tins when I am batch cooking with my daughter.

  • @gendoll5006
    @gendoll5006 Місяць тому

    Yaaasssss! I love the antique gadget videos!!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Місяць тому +8

    It’s high time we had Max Miller on the channel co-testing antique gadgets. Starting a petition to make this happen.
    Also, happy that Jamie is not near any doughnut pumps this time 😂
    Happy Wednesday, everyone!