I have owned a cooper cooler for a few years, great for if I forget to restock the fridge or need to chill something if I don't want a watered down drink from ice. But I am surprised at the price, got mine about 80 USD/ 70ish GBP but your listed price of 184 GBP would be over 200 USD. Wondering if that's due to distribution (import/export) or just the larger changes in global economy the last couple years or both.
I love that the team have taken the "some gadgets are for disabled people" lesson to heart. Like they could just appologise when there is an example that's big enough to cause a fuss, or just assume non-disabled viewers like most people do. But no, they've taken it to heart and are even using their imaginations for like "I could imagine if you don't have the dexterity..." Thanks guys, it really means the world
I dont know if you have already but you should do a video on how to make a good cake alternative if you don't want the sweet icing that normally covers the cake and maybe a fun one is a fusion challenge of taking a chocolate pie ( handheld snack) into a proper dessert.
I appreciate the comment about dexterity for using a gadget like the garlic peeler. It's so important that we recognize that sometimes these gadgets were made to help people that needed it and we may not be the intended audience, and that doesn't stop it from being useful.
I feel like the garlic crusher is worse for people with dexterity issues the round, relatively small shape doesn’t give much mechanical advantage whereas a traditional garlic press would give you the leverage.
@@ralexcraft990 I'm not sure it would help then it's a small round object that you have to twist back and forth feel like thay would hurt more then help
I feel like this has been the month of Barry. He's been winning cooking battles, going up in the standings for the skills challenge. That slow-played burn on Ben for pulling out the red wine... That's an all-timer. Good on you Baz.
Barry always been my favourite for years, peopl get way too invested in them actually making good food they forget this channel's supposed to be about mates having fun in the kitchen and trying new things
As an avid wine drinker, I fully expected the Cooper Cooler to work. That's essentially just a mechanized version of what somm's are trained to do: fill a bowl with ice water and spin the bottle for several minutes. It'll work even faster if you add salt, but I imagine that's harder to clean.
@@kinos6503 And then pop them in the freezer for 15 minutes. Yup, works perfectly, even in the heat of Africa where I grew up. Of course, people fear that they will forget them and the bottles will burst, but that's what a mobile phone is for..... :P
I was so excited about that shrimp peeler thing, that I not only paused the video and showed my roomie, I immediately went onto Amazon and bought one for myself. I love making shrimp but, I hate peeling, which often leads to me buying the overpriced pre-pealed and deveined shrimp. Now I can save a ton of money, and honestly get a better quality of shrimp. Thanks Sorted, love you guys, and all that you do!
Yeah, definitely the shrimp peeler. I don't cook shrimp very often, but it's a hassle every time - if I can make the task that much easier? Absolutely worth $10.
I've been watching Sorted since I was about 16 and just liked cooking. I'm 25 now, graduated from culinary school and it's been so awesome seeing the channel grow and see all the things I've been able to learn from this channel and these guys. From traditional recipe videos to gadget testing it's definitely one of my favorite pastimes. UA-cam is crazy weird sometimes, but I'm so glad I found channels like this. 😊😊
Because it resembles a manual weed grinder? So what? A baseball resembles a tennis ball, yet you aren't going on about how adorable that is. Fact is that some things are going to look a bit like other things and it isn't adorable whatsoever.
I'm in Australia and we eat A LOT OF PRAWNS, all year round - bought either fresh cooked in the shell or as fresh caught green prawns! The sheller and poo chute remover are both AMAZING. I immediately logged in to my Amazon account and bought TWO prawn shellers and two poo chute removers! Absolutely bloody fantastic!
I have that garlic twister, I got it at the dollar store for something like $2 cdn (basically £1), it works fantastic, and unlike a garlic press it's extremely easy to clean. I really hate the stickiness of chopping garlic, I don't have to touch the garlic except for peeling it, making the whole process much easier & more pleasant, meaning I won't skip the garlic in recipes
@@Oldlard Garlic presses are usually a dick to clean, and if one of the issues is the feeling of touching garlic then you're gonna have to touch it all to get it out anyways I'd imagine
@@somefreshbread , I was gonna say that it looked like something I discovered in my then-teenager’s bedroom! (Yes, I knew what it was … and no, I didn’t snoop to find it - they needed me to grab their sports equipment from their room & bring it to them at school and it was sitting out on their desk 🤦♀️🤣.)
While I usually avoid one-trick-wonder tools, I might give this gadget a go. I’d rather dice 10 onions than chop 10 cloves of garlic - it is so irritating that I sometimes (ok, usually) resort to those pre-crushed, frozen cubes. (I know, I know, my Italian grandparents are spinning in their graves.)
I like the idea of the Hielo for desert areas! I used to live in the western US, which has been struggling so much with water usage and restrictions. Having something that only uses 5 ice cubes compared to a whole bucket, especially in a restaurant setting would save a lot of water!
I was once given one of those prawn de-shellers because I hated peeling cooked prawns. The first time I used it, the prawn basically exploded and bits of shellfish viscera were splattered across me, the ceiling and my entire family on Christmas Day. Totally worth it!!
I'd like to see you guys review some cut proof gloves, like the chain mail type things you can get. I have one for using my mandolin more easily (and safely) than the annoying little guard allows, and I've seen the fishmonger at my local grocery store using them too. I'd be interested to see what the guys (and Ben) think of them!
I'd prefer to see them review the cheaper ones, such as the ones that feel like fabric but claim to be cut proof. I'd like to see if they actually are cut-proof (i.e. prevent any sort of damage to the hands) or just to slicing and not stabbing. I have one myself but I'm not game enough to test it myself lol.
@@darthstatic I've actually bought a pair and use them when grating or using my mandolin slicing stuff. They work well and can be tossed right in the wash. I've use them with deboning chicken (ha! Autocorrect keeps trying to change chicken to children lol). I like mine so much I bought a pair for daughter they were found locally for $5usd a pair but they are quite cheap on amazon. Now you can poke yourself with the tip of a knife but for knife work or grating or using the mandolin they are finger/knuckle savers.
Butchers use them all the Time, actual half suits of chain or more. Especially abattoir workers as cutting beef off a rail (hanging up) requires a lot of wrenching around with knife In hand. A small slip while trying to bone out something and you slip you have mass potentiality to actually gut yourself or slash yourself in other areas
The chefs in my work cafeteria use them, as well, and I have been resisting the urge. 25 years cooking and I still and terrified of slicing my finger open
Thank you for mentioning dexterity with the garlic crusher🙌 I have MS and some days I can't cut anything properly so cooking takes waaaay longer than "normally", so I have a chop thingy where I can put in garlic or onions or other roughly cut veggies for the days things are a little tough. But I appriciate the mentioning, not everybody thinks about people who can't do "NORMAL"' stuff🤗 ALSO loved the video, as always😚
I'm Chinese and we dump a lot of garlic cloves into a food processor to get it to fine dices, then store it in some oil in a jar and can keep in the fridge from months.
I'm from Brazil and that garlic crusher is sold everywhere. I have one of them and I really like it! You can actually crush as many garlics as you can fit in there and it's faster than chopping with the knife if you don't really have the skills to do so, plus it keeps the garlic mess and smell separated from the rest of the things you're prepping. :)
As an Australian, the prawn peeler seems like it's something I should like to have, but through rigorous practice every summer of my life, I can peel a prawn by hand without even looking. At least a couple of times a year, our family just gets a bag of chilled prawns, puts them in a bowl in the middle of the table, and we just have at them.
@bcaye Not everybody has the good fortune to be able-bodied. I have severe arthritis in both of my thumbs and neuropathy in one of my fingers. Being able to just yeet the shells off of shrimp without fiddling with my thumbs and freezing my bad finger (imagine feeling like you’re having a digit slammed repeatedly in a car door for fifteen minutes or longer all because your hand got cold), would be a godsend. It would let me buy fresher, higher quality shrimp because I don’t have to rely on peeled ones that only come frozen. Be grateful that you’re able to consider things like this simple tasks, and realize that not all tools are meant for you.
I'd love to see you take a look at german/swiss/austrian cuisine. There's so much more to know than Sauerkraut and beer and if somebody could change these missconceptions it would be you. Take a look at for example Maultaschen, Palatschinken, Älplermaggaronen or Rösti :D
And for the austrian food: Käsekrainer, Tafelspitz, Steckerlfisch, apricot dumplings (but with curd cheese, potato dough is just wrong)...we are so much more than applestrudel and Sachercake.
@@SortedFood I think a nice way to show different cuisine from all around the world would be a series where a chef has to be presented a breakfast, lunch and dinner from different countrys - cooked by the normals
And to add on from the north of Germany: try Winsupp un Schink (from Eiderstedt), Futschen/Futjes (might also work in a 'celebrating around the world' video, since those are traditionally a sylvester/new years treat around the north sea coastal areas, kids used to go in costumes from door to door asking for Futjes, much like Amerikan Halloween, wich is called Rummelpott-Laufen), and for a coffeinated drink: Pharisäer (from Nordstrand) and enjoyed all around Germany is a food, that I've heard people from other countries might find off putting: Mettbrötchen (Bread bun with raw minced and spiced pork meat)
I believe that Ben was referring to the Etymology of the surname "Cooper". At some stage in the family's history, one of the forefathers would have been a Cooper by trade.
@@danelopen a bowl of water isn't for variously reasons. The spinning ensures the water directly against the bottle is always as cold as possible, but when it is not spinning the water heats slightly. It will cool much slower. You can get it to cool faster without the spinning using a paper towel as I mentioned in my other comment.
I live in Canada. At Christmas time, we put snow (of which there is plenty) in the tub in the basement and put a cover on it. Drinks get cold plenty quick and there's enough space for dozens of drinks.
I love the garlic crusher because I normal press I cannot use because I had a stroke and I find it hard to crush but this is brill and doesn't cost alot
picture in your head a bowl of cereal or a glass with a drink and some ice. when you spin that in your hand, the cereal or the ice doesn't really spin much with the bowl or glass. spinning doesnt really effect the carbonation in the way shaking would
@@joelgray4403 I'm willing to bet the tolerances of that product aren't all especially fine though - it almost certainly introduces a slight wobble to what it spins, effectively shaking it. I'd be scared to open a pop bottle spun for 6 minutes
That garlic thing will not be fun to clean by hand. If it's dishwasher friendly, then we're looking at a great accessibility tool. But if it's not about dexterity, then yeah, we're going to see the knife and the cutting board on the countertop anyway.
That's the trick with 90% of "as seen on tv" gadgets. View them from the eyes of anyone with arthritis and they suddenly become useful. Having a 30 something in the commercial fumbling about is just to make it less humiliating to buy and find useful.
@@wyattroncin941 Yep. It's sad that so many product designers with good intentions can't turn a profit on their accessible gadgets without turning to infomercials and caricaturing real-world accessibility issues.
I used to smoke a bit when I was younger so for me the immediate comparison was to a grinder (it's basically the same item, just rebranded). After a bit of wear and tear, that thing is not going to be as easy to operate for someone who struggles with grip strength for exmaple, and that is assuming the dishwasher even can get it completely clean. It's very easy for little bits to get stuck in there and once you're looking at cleaning it manually, that's gonna cost you tenfold the effort it saved you. That being said, if you made it out of high quality materials as a bit more of a premium product, I could see it being a tool for people who have specific needs. I just don't think the cheap plastic version is going to be something that is helpful for a very long time and will require frequest replacements.
So the second one, as a bartender that wine cooler 100% solves a necessary issue. That product is more for the industry than home use. The time & mess that product "solves" is a game changer for servers & bartenders. JMO The amount of MESS associated with wine buckets & chillers makes them one of my LEAST fav things at work. **This post is not meant in a mean or mad way just sharing info. Sometimes things come across harsh when I'm just chatting 😊 Luv ya!**
Ebbers - You are right in the blooper, a cooper is a Barrel Maker. From Google - A cooper is a person trained to make wooden casks, barrels, vats, buckets, tubs, troughs and other similar containers from timber staves that were usually heated or steamed to make them pliable.
While the cooler is impressive, you can also cool a drink very quickly by wrapping it in a wet paper towel and putting it in the freezer for about 15 min. Saves you having to get a separate cooler for those times you forget to pre-chill your drinks
@@AhsimNreiziev Tbf, the times I forgot about the freezer drinks is when I put them in there normally. Which means they take like 45 minutes to an hour to actually get to ice-cold. 15 minutes is much more "on your mind".
I'd love to get your guys opinion on the Brod & Taylor Proofing Box. I struggle a lot at home with proofing doughs cause it's always 50/50 whether it rises and the oven method is never reliable enough, but ever since I've had it, no dough has ever gone badly, made fresh croissants easy. Would be awesome to get a chefs opinion on whether it's great or expensive solution for something that could be easily fixed with a home hack. (Also does yoghurt, black garlic and kombucha 👀) EDIT - And I forgot its a slow cooker as well.
I have the Brod and Taylor (its basically the only dough proofer on the market, sadly) -- it works reasonably well, but my biggest complaint is the size. It doesn't have a standard size that it fits, for example a half baking sheet, etc (a full baking sheet would be amazing). Additionally, there's no good way to stack things in it -- it would be nice if it had something that allowed you to fit a 2nd or even 3rd rack inside it. Also, it doesn't seal at all -- there are clear gaps all over the place for air/moisture to escape, which is why you often need to add moisture to keep doughs from drying out, which is annoying too (I tend to keep things covered while proofing in it, because they will dry out otherwise, even with moisture added to the bottom tray). Lastly, I don't know how accurate the temperature actually is -- but I assume it works (you never know though). All that said, for very small amounts of baked goods, like 4-6 croissants at a time for example, it can be quite handy and work a lot better than trying to put a bowl of hot water in an oven that is cracked open, etc. But there's so much room for improvement... I wish there were a few more options out there though, because I do quite a bit of baking, I just dont have the space or money to drop on a commercial quality/sized proofer. And the Brod and Taylor one is not cheap for what it is.
Love my proofer - live in the desert so keeping it humid is essential. Wish it did fit a half sheet pan but use it often with other shapes and stack round pans using cans to support the upper pan. It was pricy but I use it so often it was well worth it for me.
I feel like one of the cuisines that get ignored when comes to asian dishes is Mongolian. While simple i believe they really level up the ingredients to a new level. Examples being: horhog, boodog, tavan tsuliin buuz, khuushuur and tsuivan. Horhog might be the most interesting since it uses hot rocks to make a DYI pressure cooker. The rocks HAVE to be river rocks with smooth shapes
The garlic crusher looks easy to use and way easier to clean out than the garlic press i have that you have to clamp together pretty hard. It also looks like it would get it finer than i can chop and way faster too, plus then you dont get sticky finger like when u use a knife
for me the cooper cooler would change the world. as east-europeans we're not inviting friends and family with days advance, the house is open, same, we're crushing all the time, with as much (or as little) as a phone call "hey, r u home tonight?" or "whatcha doing tonight, wont u come for a chat?" so, being able to cool a beer, a wine bottle, or a tzuica bottle in minutes, would make a huge difference
The shrimp de-sheller should have a transparent plastic shroud over its prongs to catch the drips. That Hielo thing is just a metallic thermos. Get one with a wide mouth, put ice and a bottle inside and get the same effect.
I wish you'd have controls for these tests. How much quicker is the Cooper Cooler as compared to a bucket of ice? How much cooler does the aluminum tube keep the wine as compared to a bucket of ice or just having the bottle in room temperature?
Or just using a glass or plastic pitcher with a few ice cubes at the bottom and the bottle sitting on top of it. Basically the same thing but less fashionable (and probably more heat loss than the aluminium version, but also cheaper)
The cooper cooler is an old trick, you can do the same thing yourself with just a regular cooler, some ice and water. Just spin the bottle yourself for 2 - 3 mins, it's rather fun if you're a few cups in lol. The machine is a nice solution, but not at that price.
Yeah, that was exactly my thoughts. 30 pounds is at least somewhat reasonable if its something you're going to want a bunch of but 184 is absolutely insane for what it does. I'd spin them myself for that price because its not something I need to do that much.
Gadget #3, the garlic crusher, is basically a weed grinder made for garlic. I couldn't help but think it was invented by some stoner who was also a cook. Once he or she had a great buzz going and got the munchies, they were like "I need to crush some garlic for my pasta dish, oh, I know what I could use!"
A recirculating pump in the bottom of a washbasin of ice and bottles and cans is the way to go. The garlic tool will also mix herbs garlic and butter while enclosed and crushing the garlic directly into the butter. It doesn't add heat like violent electric tools do. You can then blend in cake flour to make a nice crusting paste!
That prawn peeler is probably a good help for amateurs like us. I remember going to a fish auction once and one of the items was a pallet of prawns and I saw a practiced veteran at work. One of the buyers checked the quality of the prawns by peeling and eating one, he took one and just removed the head and pulled the innards out with it in one twist , whereafter he peeled the shell in one movement with his thumb. When I asked him how he did that he just smiled and said "lots of practice"
you guys should check out the 'Too good to go' App, it helps reduce food waste from local restaurants and supermarkets, could make a very interesting mystery bag cooking challenge
I picked up a trick somewhere that works great to cool a beer bottle. Just wrap it in wet paper towel and pop in the freezer a few minutes. Gets colder faster than just putting the bottle in there alone. Not sure why, but it works.
6:41 just wrap it in a towel with the base of the bottle in a bowl of ice. I've done this while camping. I have a cookset called the Halulite Minimalist. Made by GSI Outdoors. I put ice in it and wrap it in my towel. Keeps it cold for quite a while. And the good thing is that I can cook literally everything else as well. It doesn't just keep wine cold.
Kitchen gadget you've not yet looked at. Rotary cheese grater/vegetable slicer! I have one and it's great for when your in a rush to make tea, or would be good for those who struggle with dexterity!
Yup. Really looking forward to opening a can of beer that's been spun furiously for six minutes in a glorified ice-cube tombola. That's not really going to spray everyone in a ten yard radius, is it?!
I don't need the garlic crusher, but I have also not chopped garlic since you guys showed me that I can grate garlic with a Microplane! that really changed my life!!
I had this garlic crusher in my kitchen for 2 years before I realised what it was meant to be used for. Now I use it almost every time I need mince garlic, especially when making garlic dip or the like. And most importantly, it's so much easier to clean than the classic plunger ones.
I’d probably go for the garlic twister as that’s the one I would use the most. Quite like the pawn shell remover but your right, how often do I have pawns like that at home 🤷🏻♂️
my reccomendation are those early 2000s informercial kitchen gadgets. One of which is the turbo cooker, the mike tyson grill, etc. Recently I've ended up with one that is like three feet tall. It's an experience.
I would love to have the Hielo, especially for long evenings with guests. The cooper cooler would be a massive win for my husband who rarely remembers to put his drinks in the fridge ahead of time. Finally, “I’m a Spaff” was gold
I mean, you can literally put the win on the Cooper, sit down while it works as you watch or read something in your phone as it works, then you put it in the Hielo, and you're done!
That cooler beverage I think would be great for a caterer or bartender for a wedding. Or maybe for a dorm if you could get it second hand where cool space is limited.
FYI if you decide to use a classic garlic press don't peel the garlic just press one clove at a time and remove the peel after each press. It is quick and easy to clean up.
I have had my cooper cooler for probably 20 years at this point. It works amazing and is still going strong. I like the champagne feature that does not spin the bottle. You can do wine, champagne, soda etc.
When it comes to that plastic garlic thingy it's really simple: A) If you have a garlic crusher you don't need this. (tip: IKEA ones are indestructible. I destroyed 15 different in my life, bought one from IKEA and have it for like 10 years now) B) If you haven't got a garlic crusher - go out and buy one and then refer to point A
I'm thinking the garlic thing would be super useful for when you go out for a picnic or a bbq or something where packing knives and a chopping board would be somewhat of a hassle.
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Love the emphasis on reducing food waste! Something that doesn’t get considered enough.
Gadget 3 is just a weed grinder, 😂
I have owned a cooper cooler for a few years, great for if I forget to restock the fridge or need to chill something if I don't want a watered down drink from ice. But I am surprised at the price, got mine about 80 USD/ 70ish GBP but your listed price of 184 GBP would be over 200 USD. Wondering if that's due to distribution (import/export) or just the larger changes in global economy the last couple years or both.
Wasn't it meant to be Chef reviewing gadget not normals.. 🧐😳😳
Thank you for beating me lol
I love that the team have taken the "some gadgets are for disabled people" lesson to heart. Like they could just appologise when there is an example that's big enough to cause a fuss, or just assume non-disabled viewers like most people do. But no, they've taken it to heart and are even using their imaginations for like "I could imagine if you don't have the dexterity..." Thanks guys, it really means the world
The day we stop learning from the community is the day that this whole thing stops working!!
I dont know if you have already but you should do a video on how to make a good cake alternative if you don't want the sweet icing that normally covers the cake and maybe a fun one is a fusion challenge of taking a chocolate pie ( handheld snack) into a proper dessert.
My favorite thing about this series is completely forgetting about it and then binging the previous 6 months worth
I appreciate the comment about dexterity for using a gadget like the garlic peeler. It's so important that we recognize that sometimes these gadgets were made to help people that needed it and we may not be the intended audience, and that doesn't stop it from being useful.
I feel like the garlic crusher is worse for people with dexterity issues the round, relatively small shape doesn’t give much mechanical advantage whereas a traditional garlic press would give you the leverage.
@@Scheeringiscaring It will help if you have arthritis probably. Garlic is very hard to press, but quite easy to mince sometimes.
@@ralexcraft990 I'm not sure it would help then it's a small round object that you have to twist back and forth feel like thay would hurt more then help
@@mitchellmiller6644 As far as I know arthritis is more about force application hurting rather than something like carpal tunnel
And if you have Arthritis you can also use it to grind your pain relief😉🫢
I feel like this has been the month of Barry. He's been winning cooking battles, going up in the standings for the skills challenge. That slow-played burn on Ben for pulling out the red wine... That's an all-timer. Good on you Baz.
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Barry always been my favourite for years, peopl get way too invested in them actually making good food they forget this channel's supposed to be about mates having fun in the kitchen and trying new things
As an avid wine drinker, I fully expected the Cooper Cooler to work. That's essentially just a mechanized version of what somm's are trained to do: fill a bowl with ice water and spin the bottle for several minutes. It'll work even faster if you add salt, but I imagine that's harder to clean.
Sounds like the old ice cream makers.
@@randomlibra yep! Same basic principle.
We also used to wrap the can/bottle with a wet tissue paper/napkin
They needed to do a test with just an ice bucket which is free. Salted ice water definitely the best.
@@kinos6503 And then pop them in the freezer for 15 minutes. Yup, works perfectly, even in the heat of Africa where I grew up. Of course, people fear that they will forget them and the bottles will burst, but that's what a mobile phone is for..... :P
I was so excited about that shrimp peeler thing, that I not only paused the video and showed my roomie, I immediately went onto Amazon and bought one for myself. I love making shrimp but, I hate peeling, which often leads to me buying the overpriced pre-pealed and deveined shrimp. Now I can save a ton of money, and honestly get a better quality of shrimp. Thanks Sorted, love you guys, and all that you do!
I just did that for a used Cooper Cooler. Got it for $29.
Yeah, definitely the shrimp peeler. I don't cook shrimp very often, but it's a hassle every time - if I can make the task that much easier? Absolutely worth $10.
@@oggopia right? I am stoked I can't wait for it to get here!
for sure
nooo, the fuckers are sold out :( i want
For that kind of money I would expect the Cooper Cooler to actually produce the ice that it uses.
@@Mzgajaleti Which is 81 pounds.
A cheap ice maker alone is like 80 bucks and they suck.
@@Mzgajaleti Still too much, but less insane.
£175 on UK Amazon unfortunately
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I've been watching Sorted since I was about 16 and just liked cooking. I'm 25 now, graduated from culinary school and it's been so awesome seeing the channel grow and see all the things I've been able to learn from this channel and these guys. From traditional recipe videos to gadget testing it's definitely one of my favorite pastimes. UA-cam is crazy weird sometimes, but I'm so glad I found channels like this. 😊😊
It’s so adorable that this is sold as a garlic crusher 😂
Right? Used one of these many a time. Never for garlic mind you. Great for fresh herbs...
I feel like there were couple of weed jokes edited out
@@whyilee probably
I said the same thing!!
Because it resembles a manual weed grinder? So what? A baseball resembles a tennis ball, yet you aren't going on about how adorable that is. Fact is that some things are going to look a bit like other things and it isn't adorable whatsoever.
I'm in Australia and we eat A LOT OF PRAWNS, all year round - bought either fresh cooked in the shell or as fresh caught green prawns! The sheller and poo chute remover are both AMAZING. I immediately logged in to my Amazon account and bought TWO prawn shellers and two poo chute removers! Absolutely bloody fantastic!
I have that garlic twister, I got it at the dollar store for something like $2 cdn (basically £1), it works fantastic, and unlike a garlic press it's extremely easy to clean. I really hate the stickiness of chopping garlic, I don't have to touch the garlic except for peeling it, making the whole process much easier & more pleasant, meaning I won't skip the garlic in recipes
Can’t you just use a press? You don’t even need to peel it then.
@@Oldlard Garlic presses are usually a dick to clean, and if one of the issues is the feeling of touching garlic then you're gonna have to touch it all to get it out anyways I'd imagine
pretty good for weed too
@@somefreshbread , I was gonna say that it looked like something I discovered in my then-teenager’s bedroom!
(Yes, I knew what it was … and no, I didn’t snoop to find it - they needed me to grab their sports equipment from their room & bring it to them at school and it was sitting out on their desk 🤦♀️🤣.)
While I usually avoid one-trick-wonder tools, I might give this gadget a go. I’d rather dice 10 onions than chop 10 cloves of garlic - it is so irritating that I sometimes (ok, usually) resort to those pre-crushed, frozen cubes. (I know, I know, my Italian grandparents are spinning in their graves.)
I like the idea of the Hielo for desert areas! I used to live in the western US, which has been struggling so much with water usage and restrictions. Having something that only uses 5 ice cubes compared to a whole bucket, especially in a restaurant setting would save a lot of water!
I love that you guys didn't realize you bought a pot grinder. It's labeled like it is, weirdly, to cover what it actually is meant to do.
I'd call it a bud buster personally.
Why not just label it as a tobacco grinder then? That seems to work for all the other companies selling them
maybe they did realise and made the whole video to cover it as a business expense
@@BadgerStyler my guess would be kids using their parent's Amazon account
That's what I thought when I saw it, it's a weed grinder.. But it actually does a proper job at grinding garlic.
I was once given one of those prawn de-shellers because I hated peeling cooked prawns. The first time I used it, the prawn basically exploded and bits of shellfish viscera were splattered across me, the ceiling and my entire family on Christmas Day. Totally worth it!!
I'd like to see you guys review some cut proof gloves, like the chain mail type things you can get. I have one for using my mandolin more easily (and safely) than the annoying little guard allows, and I've seen the fishmonger at my local grocery store using them too. I'd be interested to see what the guys (and Ben) think of them!
Pretty certain they have already
I'd prefer to see them review the cheaper ones, such as the ones that feel like fabric but claim to be cut proof.
I'd like to see if they actually are cut-proof (i.e. prevent any sort of damage to the hands) or just to slicing and not stabbing.
I have one myself but I'm not game enough to test it myself lol.
@@darthstatic I've actually bought a pair and use them when grating or using my mandolin slicing stuff. They work well and can be tossed right in the wash.
I've use them with deboning chicken (ha! Autocorrect keeps trying to change chicken to children lol).
I like mine so much I bought a pair for daughter they were found locally for $5usd a pair but they are quite cheap on amazon.
Now you can poke yourself with the tip of a knife but for knife work or grating or using the mandolin they are finger/knuckle savers.
Butchers use them all the
Time, actual half suits of chain or more. Especially abattoir workers as cutting beef off a rail (hanging up) requires a lot of wrenching around with knife In hand. A small slip while trying to bone out something and you slip you have mass potentiality to actually gut yourself or slash yourself in other areas
The chefs in my work cafeteria use them, as well, and I have been resisting the urge. 25 years cooking and I still and terrified of slicing my finger open
Thank you for mentioning dexterity with the garlic crusher🙌 I have MS and some days I can't cut anything properly so cooking takes waaaay longer than "normally", so I have a chop thingy where I can put in garlic or onions or other roughly cut veggies for the days things are a little tough. But I appriciate the mentioning, not everybody thinks about people who can't do "NORMAL"' stuff🤗 ALSO loved the video, as always😚
I'm Chinese and we dump a lot of garlic cloves into a food processor to get it to fine dices, then store it in some oil in a jar and can keep in the fridge from months.
I'm from Brazil and that garlic crusher is sold everywhere. I have one of them and I really like it! You can actually crush as many garlics as you can fit in there and it's faster than chopping with the knife if you don't really have the skills to do so, plus it keeps the garlic mess and smell separated from the rest of the things you're prepping. :)
It's a herb grinder lol
As an Australian, the prawn peeler seems like it's something I should like to have, but through rigorous practice every summer of my life, I can peel a prawn by hand without even looking. At least a couple of times a year, our family just gets a bag of chilled prawns, puts them in a bowl in the middle of the table, and we just have at them.
Yeah, I don't understand what's so difficult about peeling shrimp. I do think it might be useful for crawfish, they're a bit tougher.
@bcaye Not everybody has the good fortune to be able-bodied. I have severe arthritis in both of my thumbs and neuropathy in one of my fingers. Being able to just yeet the shells off of shrimp without fiddling with my thumbs and freezing my bad finger (imagine feeling like you’re having a digit slammed repeatedly in a car door for fifteen minutes or longer all because your hand got cold), would be a godsend. It would let me buy fresher, higher quality shrimp because I don’t have to rely on peeled ones that only come frozen.
Be grateful that you’re able to consider things like this simple tasks, and realize that not all tools are meant for you.
I'd love to see you take a look at german/swiss/austrian cuisine. There's so much more to know than Sauerkraut and beer and if somebody could change these missconceptions it would be you.
Take a look at for example Maultaschen, Palatschinken, Älplermaggaronen or Rösti :D
Great suggestion! Would love to explore more!
@@SortedFood variations on a traditional raclette could be a cool option too
And for the austrian food: Käsekrainer, Tafelspitz, Steckerlfisch, apricot dumplings (but with curd cheese, potato dough is just wrong)...we are so much more than applestrudel and Sachercake.
@@SortedFood I think a nice way to show different cuisine from all around the world would be a series where a chef has to be presented a breakfast, lunch and dinner from different countrys - cooked by the normals
And to add on from the north of Germany:
try Winsupp un Schink (from Eiderstedt),
Futschen/Futjes (might also work in a 'celebrating around the world' video, since those are traditionally a sylvester/new years treat around the north sea coastal areas, kids used to go in costumes from door to door asking for Futjes, much like Amerikan Halloween, wich is called Rummelpott-Laufen),
and for a coffeinated drink: Pharisäer (from Nordstrand)
and enjoyed all around Germany is a food, that I've heard people from other countries might find off putting: Mettbrötchen (Bread bun with raw minced and spiced pork meat)
I've got something that looks quite similar to the garlic twist and shout but usually something green goes in it 😂
can confirm that a "cooper" is someone that makes barrels and casks and the sort, so technically ben is correct!
I believe that Ben was referring to the Etymology of the surname "Cooper". At some stage in the family's history, one of the forefathers would have been a Cooper by trade.
Definitely miss James' surly skepticism on these videos. Far too much positivity.
That cooler for £185 is nuts.
It's way cheaper on Amazon in the US, $92 - I wonder if it's a third party seller overcharging in UK?
He'd Say "that's just ridiculous"
Definitely since a bowl of ice and water is just as fast.
Wrap the bottle or can in a wet paper towel and then put it in the freezer. Cools just as much almost as fast, and you can do several at once.
@@danelopen a bowl of water isn't for variously reasons. The spinning ensures the water directly against the bottle is always as cold as possible, but when it is not spinning the water heats slightly. It will cool much slower. You can get it to cool faster without the spinning using a paper towel as I mentioned in my other comment.
I actually have that exact garlic crusher. It’s great for use when cooking with little helpers you’d rather have avoid knives.
I live in Canada. At Christmas time, we put snow (of which there is plenty) in the tub in the basement and put a cover on it. Drinks get cold plenty quick and there's enough space for dozens of drinks.
I love the garlic crusher because I normal press I cannot use because I had a stroke and I find it hard to crush but this is brill and doesn't cost alot
I LOVED seeing Ben get humbled with the wine
Question about the Cooper Cooler: how doies it work with carbonated stuff (e.g. beers)? Isn't it going to be the equivalent of shaking the can/bottle?
Shaking and spinning are totally different actions, spinning won't agitate carbonated beverages
picture in your head a bowl of cereal or a glass with a drink and some ice. when you spin that in your hand, the cereal or the ice doesn't really spin much with the bowl or glass. spinning doesnt really effect the carbonation in the way shaking would
@@Greendogblue Thank you very much for the explanation- never really gotten why it's different before !
@@joelgray4403 I'm willing to bet the tolerances of that product aren't all especially fine though - it almost certainly introduces a slight wobble to what it spins, effectively shaking it. I'd be scared to open a pop bottle spun for 6 minutes
There was literally a "no spin" button on the machine
That garlic thing will not be fun to clean by hand. If it's dishwasher friendly, then we're looking at a great accessibility tool. But if it's not about dexterity, then yeah, we're going to see the knife and the cutting board on the countertop anyway.
That's the trick with 90% of "as seen on tv" gadgets. View them from the eyes of anyone with arthritis and they suddenly become useful. Having a 30 something in the commercial fumbling about is just to make it less humiliating to buy and find useful.
@@wyattroncin941 Yep. It's sad that so many product designers with good intentions can't turn a profit on their accessible gadgets without turning to infomercials and caricaturing real-world accessibility issues.
I used to smoke a bit when I was younger so for me the immediate comparison was to a grinder (it's basically the same item, just rebranded). After a bit of wear and tear, that thing is not going to be as easy to operate for someone who struggles with grip strength for exmaple, and that is assuming the dishwasher even can get it completely clean. It's very easy for little bits to get stuck in there and once you're looking at cleaning it manually, that's gonna cost you tenfold the effort it saved you.
That being said, if you made it out of high quality materials as a bit more of a premium product, I could see it being a tool for people who have specific needs. I just don't think the cheap plastic version is going to be something that is helpful for a very long time and will require frequest replacements.
My family has one of them. Not the same brand, but it is dishwasher safe and it isn't difficult to clean.
Solid set of gadgets! And love the idea of using them to have a cohesive meal/dish. Kudos Sorted Team!
I’d love the garlic crusher, I absolutely HATE the traditional one and refuse to use it because it always leaves garlic behind
I've recently found your channel and I love the lack of BS. I have put the prawn peeler in my Amazon basket. I hate preparing Langoustines.
So the second one, as a bartender that wine cooler 100% solves a necessary issue. That product is more for the industry than home use. The time & mess that product "solves" is a game changer for servers & bartenders.
JMO
The amount of MESS associated with wine buckets & chillers makes them one of my LEAST fav things at work.
**This post is not meant in a mean or mad way just sharing info. Sometimes things come across harsh when I'm just chatting 😊 Luv ya!**
Ebbers - You are right in the blooper, a cooper is a Barrel Maker. From Google - A cooper is a person trained to make wooden casks, barrels, vats, buckets, tubs, troughs and other similar containers from timber staves that were usually heated or steamed to make them pliable.
While the cooler is impressive, you can also cool a drink very quickly by wrapping it in a wet paper towel and putting it in the freezer for about 15 min. Saves you having to get a separate cooler for those times you forget to pre-chill your drinks
Until you forget about your bottles and they explode in the freezer.
@@AhsimNreiziev Tbf, the times I forgot about the freezer drinks is when I put them in there normally. Which means they take like 45 minutes to an hour to actually get to ice-cold.
15 minutes is much more "on your mind".
How does Ebbers managed to read through such a long line without mistakes in one go remains mysterious to me😂
I'd love to get your guys opinion on the Brod & Taylor Proofing Box. I struggle a lot at home with proofing doughs cause it's always 50/50 whether it rises and the oven method is never reliable enough, but ever since I've had it, no dough has ever gone badly, made fresh croissants easy. Would be awesome to get a chefs opinion on whether it's great or expensive solution for something that could be easily fixed with a home hack. (Also does yoghurt, black garlic and kombucha 👀)
EDIT - And I forgot its a slow cooker as well.
I have the Brod and Taylor (its basically the only dough proofer on the market, sadly) -- it works reasonably well, but my biggest complaint is the size. It doesn't have a standard size that it fits, for example a half baking sheet, etc (a full baking sheet would be amazing). Additionally, there's no good way to stack things in it -- it would be nice if it had something that allowed you to fit a 2nd or even 3rd rack inside it. Also, it doesn't seal at all -- there are clear gaps all over the place for air/moisture to escape, which is why you often need to add moisture to keep doughs from drying out, which is annoying too (I tend to keep things covered while proofing in it, because they will dry out otherwise, even with moisture added to the bottom tray). Lastly, I don't know how accurate the temperature actually is -- but I assume it works (you never know though). All that said, for very small amounts of baked goods, like 4-6 croissants at a time for example, it can be quite handy and work a lot better than trying to put a bowl of hot water in an oven that is cracked open, etc. But there's so much room for improvement... I wish there were a few more options out there though, because I do quite a bit of baking, I just dont have the space or money to drop on a commercial quality/sized proofer. And the Brod and Taylor one is not cheap for what it is.
Love my proofer - live in the desert so keeping it humid is essential. Wish it did fit a half sheet pan but use it often with other shapes and stack round pans using cans to support the upper pan. It was pricy but I use it so often it was well worth it for me.
That prawn tool set was awesome.
The garlic one reminds me of a grinder for Dutch affiliated substances xD
The garlic crusher for my granddaughter would be perfection
I feel like one of the cuisines that get ignored when comes to asian dishes is Mongolian. While simple i believe they really level up the ingredients to a new level. Examples being: horhog, boodog, tavan tsuliin buuz, khuushuur and tsuivan. Horhog might be the most interesting since it uses hot rocks to make a DYI pressure cooker. The rocks HAVE to be river rocks with smooth shapes
The “Garlic Crusher Smasher Crusher Gaelic Chopper Crusher Harder Better Faster Garlic” looks fun
That shrimp peeler is genius!
Can we just appreciate the glow up these guys have had since they started
Barry literally hasn't aged a day since his first appearance - true for the rest of the crew though.
I literally made a comment about Jamie especially in this one 😂
The garlic crusher looks easy to use and way easier to clean out than the garlic press i have that you have to clamp together pretty hard. It also looks like it would get it finer than i can chop and way faster too, plus then you dont get sticky finger like when u use a knife
😂😂 I had a garlic crusher just like that, but only used it for weed till I got a better grinder 😂
That was my thought too. "I've used that before, but not for garlic..."
@@goosezen 🤣🤣🤣
for me the cooper cooler would change the world.
as east-europeans we're not inviting friends and family with days advance, the house is open, same, we're crushing all the time, with as much (or as little) as a phone call "hey, r u home tonight?" or "whatcha doing tonight, wont u come for a chat?"
so, being able to cool a beer, a wine bottle, or a tzuica bottle in minutes, would make a huge difference
That garlic crusher must be from Amazon because that is absolutely an Amazon title.
More of an AliExpress or Wish title.
Those just rattle on for ages
I've read your comment before reaching that part of the video and holy crap is that title a mouthful
nooo, that is totally a Wish Title, as confusing Amazon is, they are not THAT long
The shrimp de-sheller should have a transparent plastic shroud over its prongs to catch the drips.
That Hielo thing is just a metallic thermos. Get one with a wide mouth, put ice and a bottle inside and get the same effect.
I wish you'd have controls for these tests. How much quicker is the Cooper Cooler as compared to a bucket of ice? How much cooler does the aluminum tube keep the wine as compared to a bucket of ice or just having the bottle in room temperature?
Or just using a glass or plastic pitcher with a few ice cubes at the bottom and the bottle sitting on top of it. Basically the same thing but less fashionable (and probably more heat loss than the aluminium version, but also cheaper)
Agreed! The lack of scientific inquiry is so annoying
Bottle of wine, chilled amazing. A carbonated beer or soda spun for 6 minutes sounds like an explosive device
For the ice cooler ... *Fills up chill box* probably good if you bring one and want to keep one chilled while you set up
I find the best way to cool down wine fast is by wrapping the bottle in wet kitchen towel and putting in the freezer for 10-15 minutes
Works everytime
The cooper cooler is an old trick, you can do the same thing yourself with just a regular cooler, some ice and water. Just spin the bottle yourself for 2 - 3 mins, it's rather fun if you're a few cups in lol. The machine is a nice solution, but not at that price.
Yeah, that was exactly my thoughts. 30 pounds is at least somewhat reasonable if its something you're going to want a bunch of but 184 is absolutely insane for what it does. I'd spin them myself for that price because its not something I need to do that much.
@@alexsis1778 amazon has cooper coolers for 100 bucks... not sure how they're doubling it
@@AlienInvader Shipping and import taxes if it's not available over there.
@@1stAshaMan double though? that's a bit steep
Gadget #3, the garlic crusher, is basically a weed grinder made for garlic. I couldn't help but think it was invented by some stoner who was also a cook. Once he or she had a great buzz going and got the munchies, they were like "I need to crush some garlic for my pasta dish, oh, I know what I could use!"
A recirculating pump in the bottom of a washbasin of ice and bottles and cans is the way to go. The garlic tool will also mix herbs garlic and butter while enclosed and crushing the garlic directly into the butter. It doesn't add heat like violent electric tools do. You can then blend in cake flour to make a nice crusting paste!
Ben created this whole video just so he could expense the wine and prawns. Good on you Ben!
That prawn peeler is probably a good help for amateurs like us.
I remember going to a fish auction once and one of the items was a pallet of prawns and I saw a practiced veteran at work.
One of the buyers checked the quality of the prawns by peeling and eating one, he took one and just removed the head and pulled the innards out with it in one twist , whereafter he peeled the shell in one movement with his thumb.
When I asked him how he did that he just smiled and said "lots of practice"
I would honestly buy the shrimp peeler kit & use it a lot.
you guys should check out the 'Too good to go' App, it helps reduce food waste from local restaurants and supermarkets, could make a very interesting mystery bag cooking challenge
Thanks for sharing!! I actually downloaded it a few weeks ago, haven't got round to picking up a bag yet - but love the video idea! J
Yess would love to see that they make with it!
I picked up a trick somewhere that works great to cool a beer bottle. Just wrap it in wet paper towel and pop in the freezer a few minutes. Gets colder faster than just putting the bottle in there alone. Not sure why, but it works.
6:41 just wrap it in a towel with the base of the bottle in a bowl of ice. I've done this while camping. I have a cookset called the Halulite Minimalist. Made by GSI Outdoors. I put ice in it and wrap it in my towel. Keeps it cold for quite a while. And the good thing is that I can cook literally everything else as well. It doesn't just keep wine cold.
Does anyone else think Jamie now has a garlic flavoured bud buster? That is the first thing I though of when I saw it.
Yeah I immediately thought: that's a weed grinder, idc what wish says
Ah yes, I've always wanted a garlic twist crusher pressure manual garlic crusher garlic peeler crusher stirrer garlic twister presser for kitchen tool garlic crusher for mincing garlic ginger nuts shallots olives.
Kitchen gadget you've not yet looked at. Rotary cheese grater/vegetable slicer! I have one and it's great for when your in a rush to make tea, or would be good for those who struggle with dexterity!
Yup. Really looking forward to opening a can of beer that's been spun furiously for six minutes in a glorified ice-cube tombola. That's not really going to spray everyone in a ten yard radius, is it?!
I. Love. You. 💯🌺❤️🤙🏽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
had the garlic twister for years and love it. allowed my kids to help make dinner and it is a fast and effective too with easy clean up and storage.
I don't need the garlic crusher, but I have also not chopped garlic since you guys showed me that I can grate garlic with a Microplane! that really changed my life!!
You test so many expensive gadgets… Still waiting for you to test recipes in a rice cooker 🥺
they would have buy a rice cooker first. They threw away the one they had.
I had this garlic crusher in my kitchen for 2 years before I realised what it was meant to be used for. Now I use it almost every time I need mince garlic, especially when making garlic dip or the like. And most importantly, it's so much easier to clean than the classic plunger ones.
"I like it its not offensive at all" is the most English thing I've ever heard. Put it on a shirt and send it my way
That shrimp peeled was for sure the same thing they used when I had a cervical exam! 😳😳
I’d probably go for the garlic twister as that’s the one I would use the most. Quite like the pawn shell remover but your right, how often do I have pawns like that at home 🤷🏻♂️
The prawn scissors/deveiner is what I'd like. Even if used once a year, it would make the job much easier.
The weed grinder being marketed as a garlic crusher 🤣🤣🤣
my reccomendation are those early 2000s informercial kitchen gadgets. One of which is the turbo cooker, the mike tyson grill, etc. Recently I've ended up with one that is like three feet tall. It's an experience.
Just pour ice in it and it MAGICALLY CHILLS YOUR WINE
I would love to have the Hielo, especially for long evenings with guests.
The cooper cooler would be a massive win for my husband who rarely remembers to put his drinks in the fridge ahead of time.
Finally, “I’m a Spaff” was gold
I mean, you can literally put the win on the Cooper, sit down while it works as you watch or read something in your phone as it works, then you put it in the Hielo, and you're done!
That cooler beverage I think would be great for a caterer or bartender for a wedding. Or maybe for a dorm if you could get it second hand where cool space is limited.
Thanks to your video I bought the shrimp peeler and deveiner off aliexpress for $3.88USD! Garlic shrimps here I come!
Gadget 3 had them hold back all the weed jokes
FYI if you decide to use a classic garlic press don't peel the garlic just press one clove at a time and remove the peel after each press. It is quick and easy to clean up.
I absolutely ADORE reading the English translation of products like that 🤣 I am usually rolling on the floor 😄
Helpful hint, wrap a bottle of wine in a wet, but not dripping, tea towel and put in freezer for 10 to 15 minutes.
I have a version of the garlic crusher. I've only used it to crish herbs though for normal cooking purposes
The garlic grinder is wild - people use a similar instrument to grind up weed lol
This channel literally saves my life
I have had my cooper cooler for probably 20 years at this point. It works amazing and is still going strong. I like the champagne feature that does not spin the bottle. You can do wine, champagne, soda etc.
When it comes to that plastic garlic thingy it's really simple:
A) If you have a garlic crusher you don't need this. (tip: IKEA ones are indestructible. I destroyed 15 different in my life, bought one from IKEA and have it for like 10 years now)
B) If you haven't got a garlic crusher - go out and buy one and then refer to point A
I'm thinking the garlic thing would be super useful for when you go out for a picnic or a bbq or something where packing knives and a chopping board would be somewhat of a hassle.
i want the shrimp gadget, didn't expect it to work so well
The shrimp set. I love shrimp and this would make cooking them so much easier that I would cook them more
Had the Cooper Cooler for 3 years and love it
You can get those “garlic” grinders at most corner shops 😉
That garlic thing looks better than the regular garlic press things. I’ve always been bothered by how much garlic gets left behind in those things
The company who make the garlic crusher are definitely Daft Punk fans... Ben's basically speaking the intro to "Technologic" 🤣
The problem with the Cooper Cooler is that the people who would need it don't realize they need until they DO need it and then it's too late!
The Cooper cooler, for when you absolutely need wine chilled in 6 minutes, but could somehow forget you put it in the freezer. Only £180.
Quite fancy the prawn peeler. I’m sure you’ve seen the adverts for the mandolin with a plunger. I was suckered into buying one. Impossible to clean.