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@@bdwilcox honestly agree 100% and OXO is a sought after brand by me. When I need something new I look to OXO first. Their cheese grater that stands up but separates and also folds flat is top notch. I hope it's him that designs those.
@@khamjaninja. Yeah, I would love to know how to clean cleaning brushes. Hate throwing out plastic bottle brushes, but also am terrible at keeping them clean.
The thing about the Shamwow is that I agree and disagree with Dan. I agree that the Shamwow is not worth buying, but not because it's replaceable with other products. The Shamwow is just a shammie, which you can buy at the dollar store. So if you want something as effective as the Shamwow, you only have to spend a dollar (Or five, if you want more).
I think if you have kids or being more of a clumsy person something like that, no matter if its a Brand product or something from a dollar store, could be worth it. Tough I feel like a normal towel can be just as good. Disasgree with the rating from him it does exactly what it is supposed to do, yeah there are alternatives but that's for most of the gadgets true so 4-5 points would be okayish for it
I love how these gadgets turn dan into one of those helpless people in an infomercial. I feel like so many products he tests end up creating the rediculous situations infomercials say they will save you from haha
If you have ever tended bar you most likely used something very similar to the suction brush to clean glasses or all shapes and sizes. When placed at the bottom of the sink with the brush facing upward and mostly submerged these brushes are a wonder. The upward movement you would usual do while using would pull water up into the glass and would clean the glasses very well. It does seem like he bristles on this one are a bit stiff compared to the ones I have used, which might jsut be because it is brand spanking new, so with a little bit of use and using warm/hat water it might make this easier to use.
As a professional chef, I actually own the whisk wiper and it is an amazing invention😂 I have a lottttt of cleanup at my job and I try not to waste any drops of whatever I’m whisking so it is one of my favorite little tools🥰 for people who don’t bake and whisk day to day it’s not very useful though 🤔
I figured it might be a lot more useful for thicker things like whipped cream or frosting, cause these tend to kind of get stuck in the middle of the whisk and can be a bit of a pain to get out without risking splattering frosting all over the place lol. Not much point using it for runny batter which barely stuck to the whisk in the first place.
I feel like with a lot of these products it’s really a matter of knowing from experience which situations these are good for. He probably doesn’t do a lot of baking, so he wouldn’t know how long it takes to get a thick frosting off of a whisk. I wonder if they make a version that would fit on a stand mixer!!
I have had the green and white Blade Washer for several years and it’s my preferred way to wash sharp knives, especially bigger ones. It’s safer than washing them one side at a time and it does a good job getting them clean with a bit of dish soap. (I keep dishwashing soap in a squirt bottle, so it’s easy to put a little on each side of the knife, then wash with a wetted brush.). I wouldn’t use it for anything curved like a fork or spoon. It’s called a BLADE washer for a reason. My blade washer has been in frequent use for three or four years and it still looks new.
Agreed. I use it on my knives only because that's what it's for. It does a great job and since my knives are extremely sharp I'd rather have this than a towel or a sponge.
I see a lot of controversy in the comments here and I just have to say the whisk wiper isn't necessarily for completely cleaning the whisk. it's more for scraping off large amounts of thick batter or any thick substance that tends to leave mounds of product on the whisk. The test would've been much better if you hadn't used a mostly runny cake batter and instead used something like a thick brownie batter or even a homemade frosting of some kind. That said, the knife brush is absolutely laughable. I would rather use a green scouring pad folded in half. Maybe a regular scrub brush if the blade is serrated. You're not going to get any kind of precision with a bristly taco
The suction brush cleaner is actually very effective when used properly which is putting it upright IN the sink, submerged in water so that it operates the same as a glass brush bucket like you see in bars. So that 1/5 needs a revisit due to user error.
As someone with a muscular disorder that makes my right shoulder dislocate on a very regular basis, I immediately wanted the suction brush cleaner. Being able to clean dishes with one hand would be a MASSIVE life improvement. This is a phenomenal item for people who maybe have one arm or one USEABLE arm.
I think maybe he should do the left handed oil test with the controls as well, because some products may be no different for most people but a large improvement for those who need it. And with the current tests this could be missed
That’s a great idea - I’ve been noticing that he has been missing the accessibility/usefulness of a lot of these products lately. Testing the control may put that in perspective.
Some of these (and a lot of similar things that seem gimmicky) are really good for people with disabilities. For example, the suction cup brush is probably much more usable by someone missing a hand/arm than the bottle brush. The knife brush helps people whose hands aren't as dexterous for whatever reason and who can't keep a sponge folded as easily. A lot of the time these get mass marketed so that they can benefit from economy of scale and be affordable for the people who need them (the biggest example: snuggies were originally made for people in wheelchairs)
A lot of Dan's career is concerned with designing things for people with disabilities. He is credited with revolutionising the field. The suction brush cleaner isn't intended for the disabled though because of the dexterity and pressure required. It's for commercial kitchens. It's designed for speed not accessibility.
You missed the actual use of the squeegee. It's best used on bowls when baking, the hardened flour, sugar, caramel or whatever is caked on mixing bowls when baking and you dont want to use something hard to avoid scratching your bowls. Using it on dishes doesn't make sense since you're gonna wash those dishes, anyway.
@@Julio-it1pl I've tried using my wooden spoon, and if it's like hardened batter it's slow and makes my hand cramp and wrist hurt because the handle of a wooden spoon, r mine at least, is thin and fully round so it spins and slides, whereas caramel is so difficult to get out without soaking, so the squeegee might help. As for pallet... I don't know what you mean to say, because surely you don't mean the wooden pallet and I can't find anything to do with dishes.
That squeegee is useless in baking bowls for the reasons he stated and a silicon spatula is cheaper and better, especially if you use a spoon spatula. Also, have you seen the size of of a baking scraper? The plate scraper is about half the size.
They (and copy cats) advertise it as saving you piles of money from not having to buy paper towels. They do hold a decent amount of liquid, but the real benefit is you can ring out most of it too to keep going with larger spills. Wash cloths aren't as effective at that ... but are effective enough to save the money.
I would put money on Dan being a designer for OXO goods. He has a mentality that makes OXO the best in their categories and pretty much the de facto standard for good design. When America's Test Kitchen tests kitchen devices, everyone in the comments jokes that OXO won even before they watch the video. I can see Dan's outlook reflected in OXO's world-class designs.
@@jasonberke8213 Duh, I didn't even think to see if he had a website. For some reason, I thought he was an inventor working out of his garage and didn't expect he would even have a website. Maybe it's his sense of humor and easy-going demeanor that betrays the fact of how educated and technical he is.
@@TimtheWinzard I didn't know OXO was a brand or that it was the best or that he had anything to do with it tbh. I'm not a big kitchen person so I think that's why.
Ha! I was wondering the same thing, because I have the OXO dish squeegee, and it has all the features he was talking about for the redesign. It works great. :D
Disappointed how they tested the whisk wiper. My point for using it is for putting dough or ingredients that's stuck to the whisk back in the bowl. More useful with thicker ingredients like whipping cream.
That was the most polite review of the ShamWow I've ever seen. Honestly I think it's biggest issue was that they overpromised on it, and so people were mad when it didn't perform as well. If they were just more honest they probably would have sold better. That's not to say that I personally think it's worth it, but I think Dan was very impartial and gave a solid, honest review, and I appreciate that in spite of rating effectiveness and usability as 5/5s, he still admitted that it's not really worth going out of your way to get it.
How is he using that suction brush horizontally!? 🤨 This particular one doesn’t look high quality, but t’s one of the most effective tools you’ll use in a bar or restaurant 😅
How many domestic kitchen sinks are as deep as the ones used in a bar? Brushes like these work best when submerged. And to be honest, big pubs use machines now to wash glasses now.
@@BigHenFor You can perfectly use this in a normal household sink. Once you brush the glass up and down, the water suctions inside the glass, and you twist to clean the rim. It works really fast. Machines are perfect for industrial kitchens or plates and silverware, but I don't know a single bar that uses that. The frequency of needing all sorts of different glasses makes it impossible (and too expensive) to rely on a machine. Also, a machine often ruins the shiny state and feel of a glass.
I have one of those suction cup brushes. (not that exact one, but similar) I mostly use it for glasses that i have forgotten to rinse out imediately after finishing the drink. I make Milo (an Australian malt chocolate powder) It never fully disolves, so it works wonders on that type of residue.
I feel like some of these products need to be shown their purpose and use first to give it a true comparison. Similar to the watermelon slicer, the "Bladebrush" isn't made for spoons and is more of a comparison to a sponge or rag doing your dishes. My husband is derpy with knives and he'll do dishes and then leave knives for the last so he's not digging for them and keeping him from using the rag/sponge he's using and hurting himself. Comparing the Shamwow to paper towels versus another reusable thing like...a towel? Odd comparison.
For the love of God, someone give Dan his own youtube channel. I'd love to see his reviews way more often. Or just bump the dan content please!! Seriously he's the one and only reason I'm subbed here. And I'm a foodie. Honest kitchen gadget reviews are in high demand with few quality, non biased reviewers out there. None with Dan's history & industry knowledge. Dan, you could make a review empire IMO
I love the oil test. Often gadgets- and things in the as seen on TV store- may be designed for disabled people, and you never realize it because they have to appeal to a wider audience in order to sell/make a profit. Altho I will say we did find a use for shamwow: wiping up the bathroom floor. An old t shirt will also do, but less effectively and quickly.
Dan is right about the squeegee grip - I have arthritis, and that thin grip would leave me in pain. Blade brush. Needs a total redesign. Not really effective, not versatile enough for kitchen utensils. However, from a previous episode, the redesigned mandolin slicer, on a frame was one I chased up, and have found some in the UK, so I will be buying one.
The suction brush is actually pretty great. Used it in restaurants and bars a lot. It's supposed to be on the bottom of the sink filled with water so you can push the glass up and down and rinse it at the same time.
@@shamamorgan3082 true I have never cut myself, and I clean bigger kitchen knives. I just face the blade away from me holding the green part and I’m fine. There’s no risk really in cutting yourself with that gadget
when you're doing the comparison of using the gadget and doing normally you should also do the left handed oil test with doing it normally. if you just use the left handed oil test on the gadget it won't really be even, and it defeats the point of the oil test
Well the gadget is there to be better than the old tools It's just this episode was full of disappointing products that makes you feel like they have to be compared in the oil test
i think the point of the left hand oil test is to amplify the shortcomings of the original gadget in terms of dexterity so he can redesign it, not to compare it effectiveness. he expresses this in previous videos, that left hand oil test makes sure the gadget is usable for someone older or have illnesses
I have that blade brush, and my only complaint is that my knives will slice the bristles. Never had a splashing problem. Also it's called a blade brush, not a spoon brush. He's trying to create fixes for crevices when knives don't have those. Also, you hold the blade sharp side out from the unit and hold it in such a way that there's no risk of being cut Love Dan's series, but you missed on this one
But then you end up with a device that's going to clean 1/3 or even 1/4 of your cutlery. So you need a sponge to clean the forks and spoons, and that sponge is probably also going to clean the knives just fine.
the issue with those brushes compared to doing it by hand is that by hand you can turn the brush a bit around to clean it good and choice the pressure. The best thing would be a machine robot that cleans then
For the bottle brush cleaner, I’d want to see it for the glasses and mugs I have the hardest time with, the ones that still had liquid in the bottom and were left next to the sink.
@@isaiahbangura4421 what? No. Inflation is reduction of value due to an increase of supply and a lack of demand. It's not cause and demand. Also, what I meant was that they would have to cut corners to output more videos. I prefer fewer videos with higher production value rather than more videos that have lower production value.
We used to have a couple rubberized super absorbing cloths at the amusement park i worked at. They made wiping down wet ride seats and decks a snap, super handy
I love love love the disadvantage section. It's obviously not a one-to-one for disabilities, but it's a close scenario. I know it would take forever to do, but my only complaint was the disadvantage section wasn't done consistently with the "what may you already own?" Which is really the make or break for some of these, that they are easier for disabled people than what they already have. But, the thought and effort is miles ahead of what others are doing, so kudos!
The glass cleaning brush is a copy of the old restaurant brush. The brush should be at the bottom of the sink an not the side. In restaurants your washing from 1 to a 100 or more depending how busy. Just put it at the bottom and you’ll find that it’s better then on the side.
I've seen Dan for probably a year now and watched a few dozen videos but I still can't figure this guy out lol, I like it though, he's entertaining and wholesome, love this series
I own the whisk wiper - what you have missed is that it is best when you have made something thick like muffin batter and it is much easier than trying to clean out the batter stuck to the whisk. There is also a larger one for the whisk attachment for my stand mixer and again it's advantage is cleaning off the whipped up frosting. It's great and the only improvement it needs is make it top rack dishwasher safe so you wouldn't have to hand wash it.
I love it when this guy does a terrible job of using the product the way it was intended and then gives it a low score. For someone who is a 'design and usability guru' you would think that'd he'd be able to discern how to properly use a kitchen gadget xD
That blade brush was honestly a great purchase. I use it with a sink full of water and I usually let the silverware soak while washing other dishes and cleaning them is a breeze so that might help.
I have the blade brush and it does it job, of course I only use it for knives since my forks and spoons for in the dishwasher. That part seems a little paranoid imo :/
I'd say there's potential with the glass scrubber, but more than anything in it's potential to help people with a disability who can only use one hand. I imagine having a stationary scrubber setup would make one handed dish washing more manageable, but this product wouldn't deliver the best results.
@@auntlynnie Oh. At first, I gave it a bit of leeway because of course it's not going to perfectly fit every whist to fully clean it, but if it's not fitting even their own whisk...
15:12 I mean, the whisk isn't really part of the whisk wiper itself...if you have trouble with grip, you should buy a better/more grippy whisk. The wiper definitely has no bearing on that. EDIT: OH. I don't think I realized that whisk _comes with_ the wiper... I thought it was separate... Okay, yeah, the whisk should have a better grip then, if it comes with. Personally, I'd prefer to get the wiper as a separate item for whatever whisk I wish or likely already own. 15:42 That...that's not what it's for though...you can't seriously dock points from it for its failure to do well with a task it's not meant for... I never would've even thought to use it for that as 1, it's not a flat surface, too many grooves, etc 2, it's too small & usually the goal is to NOT have your entire hand being dipped into the batter/etc 3 it doesn't seem very flexible in general as a whole, only around the slits for the whisk to fit.
I feel like the whisk wiper would be more useful for thicker batters. I usually struggle cleaning them or just let it soak until I'm done cooking. Unless it still fails to clean the top of the whisk.
10:12 I'm pretty sure this is designed to be sat at the bottom , not suck to the side. So of course it will not work well , I think it's more user error than a bad product cause tons of pubs have something simular where I live ...
The whisk thing is actually useful. The thing is, its used to scrape of batter stuck in or on the whisk. I like baking cookies but I hate cleaning the whisk because everytime I whisk, it gets stuck
Man I needed that Bladebrush a week ago because I nearly sliced my finger off cleaning a knife. It was an operator error. I was unwell at work. I was taught from a young age to respect them, they just didn't get the same memo!
Also for the cleaning of cups/mugs/etc I would recommend drinking tomato juice out of the item then letting it sit for a couple minutes THEN cleaning it out. That shiz sticks to everything and really gets into everywhere. Though I certainly wouldn't want it to be less alcoholic than the wine so I would recommend Bloody Mary's...
If you’re going to wash your dishes in the dishwasher, you need to leave SOME food residue on the dish so that the detergent has something to work on (eat) other than the dish. I know, weird, right? But true!
The amount that Dan uses his left hand for the usability tests, i feel like it might become his dominant hand soon lol (this is a joke comment don't take it very seriously)
fyi the suction brush is meant to be stuck to the bottom of your container under the water, push down, spin, up. It's a home version of a bar sink brush.
here's my own personal ratings that i see; Product 1; It did extremely well. Better then a spatula imo, since you went for getting all of the sauce that could easily be rinsed out, and it clearly had less sauce then the spatula. It isnt perfect, but it still works better in my eyes. The design that was deemed to work best was clearly just a bigger version of the original, the only thing i fully agreed on was a longer nose and the hole for a grip. If it got too large you may as well just use a spatula. Product 2; Blade brush i fully agree with, though to be fair its something i wouldn't even buy. Its clear it was made for blades/flat stuff, so testing it with forks and spoons wouldn't obviously have a good choice, though i understand the reasonings because if it was a sponge you would just wanna clean the rest of the utensils. Product 3; Loved this one most, though i wish it could be a type of kitchen tool that could; Split into multiple sham wows ( basically a more extreme heavy duty paper towel ), came into a big bulk of them ( this falls into the next one ), and was perhaps fully safe to wash. Specifically in a sink, obviously, since i dont think running it in a washer/dyer would do well with the material. I may not buy it since sham wow is very large and incase i clean up something like whine or milk i wouldnt be too ancy on keeping it. Product 4; I basically agree, imo the original design is better, just needs a better grip/screw lock like you said, and softer bristles. Product 5; Yea this one is basically lape, i understand whisks are difficult to clean in general so for the job it did it did well, to be fair id rather go a extra mile cleaning a flat disk with a few line holes then cleaning Satans back scratcher.
Whisk wiper is the best of all the things shown. Shamwow is just a towel. I think Whisk wiper works best with running water. Sometimes running water alone is not enough to remove things in between the whisk so having something that can go in between the whisk (like the whisk wiper) instead of using my fat fingers is something I would get for convenience
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I would love to see the kitchen gadgets that Dan invented
I would bet dollars to donuts that Dan's designs are in OXO goods.
@@bdwilcox honestly agree 100% and OXO is a sought after brand by me. When I need something new I look to OXO first. Their cheese grater that stands up but separates and also folds flat is top notch. I hope it's him that designs those.
According to Dan's website, this is true! Along with several other brands
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Most of his design work is/was/has been for the Oxo Good Grips brand.
For the Blade Brush, just use a sponge, fold it in half and clean the blade.
Used to do that when I worked in a dish pit.
That's what I do.
I honestly would never have thought to do it any other way. That seems like the obvious way to me? Not sure why you'd use a brush or whatever.
I'm perfectly happy using a twice folded dish cloth. It's more durable for cleaning along the cutting edge than the sponge.
@@khamjaninja. Yeah, I would love to know how to clean cleaning brushes. Hate throwing out plastic bottle brushes, but also am terrible at keeping them clean.
Let’s be honest. We all occasionally check on this channel to see if another video of dan has been uploaded yet.
Yes! And last time they uploaded Dan I noticed that I missed another episode from a previous month. I was so happy I got to see two new episodes!
Same! Im not subbed to this channel. Just here forDan
@@mseandimitriusk7636 literally me
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This channel is only good for Price Points, Dan and Method Mastery. Everything else they make is really lackluster/awful.
The thing about the Shamwow is that I agree and disagree with Dan. I agree that the Shamwow is not worth buying, but not because it's replaceable with other products. The Shamwow is just a shammie, which you can buy at the dollar store. So if you want something as effective as the Shamwow, you only have to spend a dollar (Or five, if you want more).
100% agree. Sometimes you're just paying for a brand name, and that's precisely what Shamwow is.
I got the Trader Joe's super amazing reusable kitchen cloth (yes that's the real name). I'm pretty sure it was $5. Works great!
I think if you have kids or being more of a clumsy person something like that, no matter if its a Brand product or something from a dollar store, could be worth it. Tough I feel like a normal towel can be just as good.
Disasgree with the rating from him it does exactly what it is supposed to do, yeah there are alternatives but that's for most of the gadgets true so 4-5 points would be okayish for it
The only good it ever did for us was we put it under our dogs water bowl when she was a puppy, it caught a lot of doggo drippings lol
You literally described replacing it with another product.
I love how these gadgets turn dan into one of those helpless people in an infomercial. I feel like so many products he tests end up creating the rediculous situations infomercials say they will save you from haha
I related so hard when he said "I know it tastes the same, but I just want some more cake"
We all want more cake.
@@deleria010 The cake is a lie.
he's a man of culture
Honestly love him for that
If you have ever tended bar you most likely used something very similar to the suction brush to clean glasses or all shapes and sizes. When placed at the bottom of the sink with the brush facing upward and mostly submerged these brushes are a wonder. The upward movement you would usual do while using would pull water up into the glass and would clean the glasses very well. It does seem like he bristles on this one are a bit stiff compared to the ones I have used, which might jsut be because it is brand spanking new, so with a little bit of use and using warm/hat water it might make this easier to use.
And to get the lipstick off?
Was going to say this, we would twist as we pull it up and push it down when it is submerged. It is awesome and takes way less time
As a professional chef, I actually own the whisk wiper and it is an amazing invention😂 I have a lottttt of cleanup at my job and I try not to waste any drops of whatever I’m whisking so it is one of my favorite little tools🥰 for people who don’t bake and whisk day to day it’s not very useful though 🤔
I figured it might be a lot more useful for thicker things like whipped cream or frosting, cause these tend to kind of get stuck in the middle of the whisk and can be a bit of a pain to get out without risking splattering frosting all over the place lol. Not much point using it for runny batter which barely stuck to the whisk in the first place.
@@Yenneffer yeah it’s helpful for cookie dough and frostings. It saves me sooooooo much time 😩
@@birdie_. Oh yeah, gloopy cookie dough is a pain getting out of a whisk lol.
I feel like with a lot of these products it’s really a matter of knowing from experience which situations these are good for. He probably doesn’t do a lot of baking, so he wouldn’t know how long it takes to get a thick frosting off of a whisk. I wonder if they make a version that would fit on a stand mixer!!
yeah i thought that it looked very useful for situations when you deal with a lot of batter
the shamwow works really well. that being said, it's just a rayon towel and anything made of rayon'll work just as good and can be found much cheaper.
I have had the green and white Blade Washer for several years and it’s my preferred way to wash sharp knives, especially bigger ones. It’s safer than washing them one side at a time and it does a good job getting them clean with a bit of dish soap. (I keep dishwashing soap in a squirt bottle, so it’s easy to put a little on each side of the knife, then wash with a wetted brush.). I wouldn’t use it for anything curved like a fork or spoon. It’s called a BLADE washer for a reason. My blade washer has been in frequent use for three or four years and it still looks new.
Agreed. I use it on my knives only because that's what it's for. It does a great job and since my knives are extremely sharp I'd rather have this than a towel or a sponge.
I knew it would taste the same, I just wanted to eat more cake.
You have never been more relatable, Dan.
I see a lot of controversy in the comments here and I just have to say the whisk wiper isn't necessarily for completely cleaning the whisk. it's more for scraping off large amounts of thick batter or any thick substance that tends to leave mounds of product on the whisk. The test would've been much better if you hadn't used a mostly runny cake batter and instead used something like a thick brownie batter or even a homemade frosting of some kind.
That said, the knife brush is absolutely laughable. I would rather use a green scouring pad folded in half. Maybe a regular scrub brush if the blade is serrated. You're not going to get any kind of precision with a bristly taco
Completely agree about the whisk wiper. I enjoy baking and that little gadget has really come in handy.
The suction brush cleaner is actually very effective when used properly which is putting it upright IN the sink, submerged in water so that it operates the same as a glass brush bucket like you see in bars. So that 1/5 needs a revisit due to user error.
ikr, I guess he doesn't read the instructions
As someone with a muscular disorder that makes my right shoulder dislocate on a very regular basis, I immediately wanted the suction brush cleaner. Being able to clean dishes with one hand would be a MASSIVE life improvement.
This is a phenomenal item for people who maybe have one arm or one USEABLE arm.
I think maybe he should do the left handed oil test with the controls as well, because some products may be no different for most people but a large improvement for those who need it. And with the current tests this could be missed
That’s a great idea - I’ve been noticing that he has been missing the accessibility/usefulness of a lot of these products lately. Testing the control may put that in perspective.
Some of these (and a lot of similar things that seem gimmicky) are really good for people with disabilities. For example, the suction cup brush is probably much more usable by someone missing a hand/arm than the bottle brush. The knife brush helps people whose hands aren't as dexterous for whatever reason and who can't keep a sponge folded as easily.
A lot of the time these get mass marketed so that they can benefit from economy of scale and be affordable for the people who need them (the biggest example: snuggies were originally made for people in wheelchairs)
A lot of Dan's career is concerned with designing things for people with disabilities. He is credited with revolutionising the field.
The suction brush cleaner isn't intended for the disabled though because of the dexterity and pressure required. It's for commercial kitchens. It's designed for speed not accessibility.
You missed the actual use of the squeegee. It's best used on bowls when baking, the hardened flour, sugar, caramel or whatever is caked on mixing bowls when baking and you dont want to use something hard to avoid scratching your bowls. Using it on dishes doesn't make sense since you're gonna wash those dishes, anyway.
Still, a wooden spoon or pallet would do the job
@@Julio-it1pl I've tried using my wooden spoon, and if it's like hardened batter it's slow and makes my hand cramp and wrist hurt because the handle of a wooden spoon, r mine at least, is thin and fully round so it spins and slides, whereas caramel is so difficult to get out without soaking, so the squeegee might help. As for pallet... I don't know what you mean to say, because surely you don't mean the wooden pallet and I can't find anything to do with dishes.
That squeegee is useless in baking bowls for the reasons he stated and a silicon spatula is cheaper and better, especially if you use a spoon spatula. Also, have you seen the size of of a baking scraper? The plate scraper is about half the size.
Shouldn't you have tested the sham wow against a regular washcloth instead of paper towels?
Would it really have mattered in the end?
They (and copy cats) advertise it as saving you piles of money from not having to buy paper towels.
They do hold a decent amount of liquid, but the real benefit is you can ring out most of it too to keep going with larger spills. Wash cloths aren't as effective at that ... but are effective enough to save the money.
The shamwow is also supposed to be damp and compressed first
I would put money on Dan being a designer for OXO goods. He has a mentality that makes OXO the best in their categories and pretty much the de facto standard for good design. When America's Test Kitchen tests kitchen devices, everyone in the comments jokes that OXO won even before they watch the video. I can see Dan's outlook reflected in OXO's world-class designs.
Hope you actually made that bet, because he literally is. Look at his website.
@@jasonberke8213 Duh, I didn't even think to see if he had a website. For some reason, I thought he was an inventor working out of his garage and didn't expect he would even have a website. Maybe it's his sense of humor and easy-going demeanor that betrays the fact of how educated and technical he is.
it's kinda obvious since he's always using oxo products. just look at the bowl in this video.
@@TimtheWinzard I didn't know OXO was a brand or that it was the best or that he had anything to do with it tbh. I'm not a big kitchen person so I think that's why.
Ha! I was wondering the same thing, because I have the OXO dish squeegee, and it has all the features he was talking about for the redesign. It works great. :D
Disappointed how they tested the whisk wiper. My point for using it is for putting dough or ingredients that's stuck to the whisk back in the bowl. More useful with thicker ingredients like whipping cream.
well that makes more sense!
That was the most polite review of the ShamWow I've ever seen. Honestly I think it's biggest issue was that they overpromised on it, and so people were mad when it didn't perform as well.
If they were just more honest they probably would have sold better. That's not to say that I personally think it's worth it, but I think Dan was very impartial and gave a solid, honest review, and I appreciate that in spite of rating effectiveness and usability as 5/5s, he still admitted that it's not really worth going out of your way to get it.
How is he using that suction brush horizontally!? 🤨 This particular one doesn’t look high quality, but t’s one of the most effective tools you’ll use in a bar or restaurant 😅
How many domestic kitchen sinks are as deep as the ones used in a bar? Brushes like these work best when submerged. And to be honest, big pubs use machines now to wash glasses now.
@@BigHenFor You can perfectly use this in a normal household sink. Once you brush the glass up and down, the water suctions inside the glass, and you twist to clean the rim. It works really fast. Machines are perfect for industrial kitchens or plates and silverware, but I don't know a single bar that uses that. The frequency of needing all sorts of different glasses makes it impossible (and too expensive) to rely on a machine. Also, a machine often ruins the shiny state and feel of a glass.
I have one of those suction cup brushes. (not that exact one, but similar) I mostly use it for glasses that i have forgotten to rinse out imediately after finishing the drink. I make Milo (an Australian malt chocolate powder) It never fully disolves, so it works wonders on that type of residue.
I’m guessing it also works better if it’s affixed to the bottom of the sink instead of the side, so you’re not working against yourself.
@@auntlynnie yep definitely better on the bottom, although mine lives on the splashback of my sink and for one cup it's not worth moving it.
Milo is Australian? Its nestle
Mmmm, Milo. Haven't had it in years.
@@camalex7782 Yep! invented in Australia.
I feel like some of these products need to be shown their purpose and use first to give it a true comparison. Similar to the watermelon slicer, the "Bladebrush" isn't made for spoons and is more of a comparison to a sponge or rag doing your dishes. My husband is derpy with knives and he'll do dishes and then leave knives for the last so he's not digging for them and keeping him from using the rag/sponge he's using and hurting himself.
Comparing the Shamwow to paper towels versus another reusable thing like...a towel? Odd comparison.
Shamwow’s marketing identity is that they save you from using paper towels, so it’s absolutely a fair comparison.
I enjoy how subtly funny he is. It's a treat to watch!
I literally watch this channel because of Dan.
so do i he is the reason i subscribed i do like the other videos too though but he is my favourite
same
I love, that Dan always thinks safety>function>aesthetics.
I would just use a sponge with a rough side for most of those purposes
It's obvious Epicurious hasn't been feeding Dan in his dungeon
"Just wanted to eat more cake" ... I love you, man!
For the love of God, someone give Dan his own youtube channel. I'd love to see his reviews way more often. Or just bump the dan content please!! Seriously he's the one and only reason I'm subbed here. And I'm a foodie. Honest kitchen gadget reviews are in high demand with few quality, non biased reviewers out there. None with Dan's history & industry knowledge.
Dan, you could make a review empire IMO
I love the oil test. Often gadgets- and things in the as seen on TV store- may be designed for disabled people, and you never realize it because they have to appeal to a wider audience in order to sell/make a profit.
Altho I will say we did find a use for shamwow: wiping up the bathroom floor. An old t shirt will also do, but less effectively and quickly.
Dan is right about the squeegee grip - I have arthritis, and that thin grip would leave me in pain.
Blade brush. Needs a total redesign. Not really effective, not versatile enough for kitchen utensils.
However, from a previous episode, the redesigned mandolin slicer, on a frame was one I chased up, and have found some in the UK, so I will be buying one.
Very cool!
The suction brush is actually pretty great. Used it in restaurants and bars a lot. It's supposed to be on the bottom of the sink filled with water so you can push the glass up and down and rinse it at the same time.
I actually own teh BladeBrush and I love it, it could be better, but cleaning utensils, spatulas, knives is really easy with it.
Same! And I'm clumsy and have yet to even come close to cutting myself while cleaning knives.
@@shamamorgan3082 true I have never cut myself, and I clean bigger kitchen knives. I just face the blade away from me holding the green part and I’m fine. There’s no risk really in cutting yourself with that gadget
I love Dan so much. I don't know any of the other videos you guys post I'm just here for him.
Today was made instantly better when I saw Dan in my feed. Thank you!
when you're doing the comparison of using the gadget and doing normally you should also do the left handed oil test with doing it normally. if you just use the left handed oil test on the gadget it won't really be even, and it defeats the point of the oil test
Well the gadget is there to be better than the old tools
It's just this episode was full of disappointing products that makes you feel like they have to be compared in the oil test
i think the point of the left hand oil test is to amplify the shortcomings of the original gadget in terms of dexterity so he can redesign it, not to compare it effectiveness. he expresses this in previous videos, that left hand oil test makes sure the gadget is usable for someone older or have illnesses
This delightful man is the only reason I watch this channel
"To test it, I guess i'm gonna have to eat another bowl of spaghetti" Truly suffering for your art.
That glass cleaner is usually used used standing up not on its side. So you come down from the top not the sideways
I have that blade brush, and my only complaint is that my knives will slice the bristles. Never had a splashing problem. Also it's called a blade brush, not a spoon brush. He's trying to create fixes for crevices when knives don't have those. Also, you hold the blade sharp side out from the unit and hold it in such a way that there's no risk of being cut
Love Dan's series, but you missed on this one
But then you end up with a device that's going to clean 1/3 or even 1/4 of your cutlery. So you need a sponge to clean the forks and spoons, and that sponge is probably also going to clean the knives just fine.
If the blade is too wide you'd have no choice but turn it sharp side inward.
@@ScarfmonsterWR Could be for people who have a dishwasher but don’t want to put their knives in it.
Just use a sponge to clean when you are going to clean stuff with hand, even the knife. Simple and effective.
I Love Dan's videos! SO glad to see another one! He reminds me of everyone's favourite uncle. Sending love from Memphis, TN!
the issue with those brushes compared to doing it by hand is that by hand you can turn the brush a bit around to clean it good and choice the pressure. The best thing would be a machine robot that cleans then
Hmm... A machine that washes dishes? A dishwasher if you will?
I think you're on to something here...
That kind of feedback that is very useful.
For the bottle brush cleaner, I’d want to see it for the glasses and mugs I have the hardest time with, the ones that still had liquid in the bottom and were left next to the sink.
Epicurious: is it at all possible to have Well Equipped come out more often than once a month? It is, by far, my favorite series on here!
No. It would cause inflation and a lot less overall quality.
@@randominternetguy3537 He designed for OXO.
@@isaiahbangura4421 what does that have to do with anything?
@@randominternetguy3537 It wouldn't cause inflation. Inflation is cause and demand.
@@isaiahbangura4421 what? No. Inflation is reduction of value due to an increase of supply and a lack of demand. It's not cause and demand. Also, what I meant was that they would have to cut corners to output more videos. I prefer fewer videos with higher production value rather than more videos that have lower production value.
You used the suction brush incorrectly. It needs to be placed vertically and submerged under water. It’ll clean much more quickly.
We used to have a couple rubberized super absorbing cloths at the amusement park i worked at. They made wiping down wet ride seats and decks a snap, super handy
I love love love the disadvantage section. It's obviously not a one-to-one for disabilities, but it's a close scenario. I know it would take forever to do, but my only complaint was the disadvantage section wasn't done consistently with the "what may you already own?" Which is really the make or break for some of these, that they are easier for disabled people than what they already have. But, the thought and effort is miles ahead of what others are doing, so kudos!
5:12 "let's oil up" a nostalgic Ainsley Harriot quote/ meme right there from around 2013-14
I love these episodes. Dan is such a wonderful character, there`s something in his cheesy and corny jokes that makes me smile
The glass cleaning brush is a copy of the old restaurant brush. The brush should be at the bottom of the sink an not the side. In restaurants your washing from 1 to a 100 or more depending how busy. Just put it at the bottom and you’ll find that it’s better then on the side.
Hooray! Dan's back!
I've seen Dan for probably a year now and watched a few dozen videos but I still can't figure this guy out lol, I like it though, he's entertaining and wholesome, love this series
I own the whisk wiper - what you have missed is that it is best when you have made something thick like muffin batter and it is much easier than trying to clean out the batter stuck to the whisk. There is also a larger one for the whisk attachment for my stand mixer and again it's advantage is cleaning off the whipped up frosting. It's great and the only improvement it needs is make it top rack dishwasher safe so you wouldn't have to hand wash it.
These MUST be a Paid for Endorsement...there is NO way Humans would have existed before without these...
16:25 - 16:40 would absolutely be Michael Scott's favorite part of the video.
I love it when this guy does a terrible job of using the product the way it was intended and then gives it a low score. For someone who is a 'design and usability guru' you would think that'd he'd be able to discern how to properly use a kitchen gadget xD
I've always had shamwow, it's super helpful.
That blade brush was honestly a great purchase. I use it with a sink full of water and I usually let the silverware soak while washing other dishes and cleaning them is a breeze so that might help.
Yeah,but you still have to soak it before you can brush it. That,for me,it's a problem
@@dangtuhoixem well sorry for you I guess... I guess your problems are the only real problems.
@@dangtuhoixem if you don’t wash anything right away you gotta soak it lmao.
@@pissum420 i thought it was made for brushing blade without soaking.
@@dangtuhoixem then be better at washing dishes my man.
Finally, a new video. Been waiting for some time!!!!
“Radii” is the plural of “radius”.
I enjoy these.
This is my favorite portion on this channel.
I have the blade brush and it does it job, of course I only use it for knives since my forks and spoons for in the dishwasher. That part seems a little paranoid imo :/
Dan the man is back!
Idk y but this old man and his stale humor and massive brain makes me watch every time! On of my fav segments on UA-cam! Give this man noble
I'd say there's potential with the glass scrubber, but more than anything in it's potential to help people with a disability who can only use one hand. I imagine having a stationary scrubber setup would make one handed dish washing more manageable, but this product wouldn't deliver the best results.
it is usually mounted on the bottom of the sink and then it works properly
@@killechase7380 yeah, i thought it was odd to side mount it.
i was confused when he started to redesign the whisk its self do they come together?
Yes, they do. That way, the wires of the whisk fit the openings in the squeegee/scraper.
@@auntlynnie that makes sense thank you
@@auntlynnie Oh. At first, I gave it a bit of leeway because of course it's not going to perfectly fit every whist to fully clean it, but if it's not fitting even their own whisk...
I like the new redesign part!!! Super fun
I like this series
So do I.
He makes me laugh with his dry humor.
15:12 I mean, the whisk isn't really part of the whisk wiper itself...if you have trouble with grip, you should buy a better/more grippy whisk. The wiper definitely has no bearing on that. EDIT: OH. I don't think I realized that whisk _comes with_ the wiper... I thought it was separate... Okay, yeah, the whisk should have a better grip then, if it comes with. Personally, I'd prefer to get the wiper as a separate item for whatever whisk I wish or likely already own.
15:42 That...that's not what it's for though...you can't seriously dock points from it for its failure to do well with a task it's not meant for... I never would've even thought to use it for that as 1, it's not a flat surface, too many grooves, etc 2, it's too small & usually the goal is to NOT have your entire hand being dipped into the batter/etc 3 it doesn't seem very flexible in general as a whole, only around the slits for the whisk to fit.
I feel like the whisk wiper would be more useful for thicker batters. I usually struggle cleaning them or just let it soak until I'm done cooking. Unless it still fails to clean the top of the whisk.
10:12
I'm pretty sure this is designed to be sat at the bottom , not suck to the side.
So of course it will not work well , I think it's more user error than a bad product cause tons of pubs have something simular where I live ...
Hilarious with the wine! And for Dan, the shamwow really got a great review!!
After drawing the remodel for the dish squeegee I thought he would recommend putting a wood support and just basically remake a silicone spatula
Letting him eat as part of the video is still the best thing at his every review ever(apart from the informations).
finally a new video about this guy, yes!
“I’m gonna have to eat another bowl of spaghetti” is so cute for no reason
I remember that blade brush, used to be advertised for everything, not specifically just the cutleries.
13:50 Holy cats! Like a little cake with your frosting? 😆
The whisk thing is actually useful. The thing is, its used to scrape of batter stuck in or on the whisk. I like baking cookies but I hate cleaning the whisk because everytime I whisk, it gets stuck
Man I needed that Bladebrush a week ago because I nearly sliced my finger off cleaning a knife.
It was an operator error. I was unwell at work. I was taught from a young age to respect them, they just didn't get the same memo!
Also for the cleaning of cups/mugs/etc I would recommend drinking tomato juice out of the item then letting it sit for a couple minutes THEN cleaning it out. That shiz sticks to everything and really gets into everywhere. Though I certainly wouldn't want it to be less alcoholic than the wine so I would recommend Bloody Mary's...
If you’re going to wash your dishes in the dishwasher, you need to leave SOME food residue on the dish so that the detergent has something to work on (eat) other than the dish. I know, weird, right? But true!
Whisquie wiper é phoda!
Love this guy, but he definitely used the glass thing wrong
The bottle/glass brush is supposed to go to the bottom of the sink into the water and to be used vertically. You may need to reassess this product. :)
The amount that Dan uses his left hand for the usability tests, i feel like it might become his dominant hand soon lol
(this is a joke comment don't take it very seriously)
Ambidexterity!
fyi the suction brush is meant to be stuck to the bottom of your container under the water, push down, spin, up. It's a home version of a bar sink brush.
Dave, you could maybe tray a little bit with the squeegee thing. It's clearly more effective than you gave it credit for
I knew it would taste the same, I just wanted to eat more cake.
Lol. At least he's honest.
The whisk scraper one should have silicone slits not such hard plastic, then it could really get it all
Just was waiting for his content 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
lmao right off the bat, I'm going "he's really going to keep eating that frickin' plate of pasta?!" 🤦♀️😂
here's my own personal ratings that i see;
Product 1; It did extremely well. Better then a spatula imo, since you went for getting all of the sauce that could easily be rinsed out, and it clearly had less sauce then the spatula. It isnt perfect, but it still works better in my eyes. The design that was deemed to work best was clearly just a bigger version of the original, the only thing i fully agreed on was a longer nose and the hole for a grip. If it got too large you may as well just use a spatula.
Product 2; Blade brush i fully agree with, though to be fair its something i wouldn't even buy. Its clear it was made for blades/flat stuff, so testing it with forks and spoons wouldn't obviously have a good choice, though i understand the reasonings because if it was a sponge you would just wanna clean the rest of the utensils.
Product 3; Loved this one most, though i wish it could be a type of kitchen tool that could; Split into multiple sham wows ( basically a more extreme heavy duty paper towel ), came into a big bulk of them ( this falls into the next one ), and was perhaps fully safe to wash. Specifically in a sink, obviously, since i dont think running it in a washer/dyer would do well with the material. I may not buy it since sham wow is very large and incase i clean up something like whine or milk i wouldnt be too ancy on keeping it.
Product 4; I basically agree, imo the original design is better, just needs a better grip/screw lock like you said, and softer bristles.
Product 5; Yea this one is basically lape, i understand whisks are difficult to clean in general so for the job it did it did well, to be fair id rather go a extra mile cleaning a flat disk with a few line holes then cleaning Satans back scratcher.
Whisk wiper is the best of all the things shown. Shamwow is just a towel.
I think Whisk wiper works best with running water. Sometimes running water alone is not enough to remove things in between the whisk so having something that can go in between the whisk (like the whisk wiper) instead of using my fat fingers is something I would get for convenience
this is one of my favorite series
We love watching you Mr. F 😗