A Chef Reviews THE 'WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE' TOASTER!! | Sorted Food
Вставка
- Опубліковано 23 чер 2024
- Today our Chef Ben and Normal Barry put the Mitsubishi TO-ST1-T bread oven to the ULTIMATE test.
Retailing at over £300 and toasting just one slice at a time, is this toaster worth the huge price tag??
Check out Korean Toast done perfectly on 영국남자 Korean Englishman's channel:
• 한국 길거리 토스트 먹어 본 특별게스트들...
Wanna become an awesome home cook? Sign up to our Sidekick app and be the hero of your kitchen: bit.ly/3tfFgsR - Навчання та стиль
The fact that they blew up the first toaster is the most Sorted thing I have ever heard 😂
Why isn't there a clip of that happening at the end of this video as an outtake though?
It's always Sorted or Sordid with these guys 😅
and no jamie in sight
You should watch Barry Lewis's older videos then. He just about burns his house down multiple times plugging 110v appliances straight into 220v... Which includes a toaster.
@@skrenos If you ever wondered why he moves so often, you know the reason >:P
Ben being absolutely aghast while Barry cut the bread through the plastic. I felt that.
Ben's reaction to that barbaric action was appropriate, I'd say.
@@TheIvoryDingo BARBARIC ACTION 😂
@@TheIvoryDingo Absolutely justified. As he put the knife on the bag I was thinking "No he wouldn't, this is a cooking channel..." and then he did. Just chaotic
Ben "Mm turtles..."
Barry really is a dark horse. I never picked him for a maniac.
"What happens inside the magic box is magic"
Weird to hear Ben's not also extremely perplexed on how it works and only Barry
I admit there is probably some sous vide level temperature and time controllers in it, along with the mechanism to adjust the chamber for the bread thickness, but in a lot of ways it is really simple: The nonstick hot plates on the top and bottom are intended to be in direct contact with the bread. The compartment is designed to be essentially airtight, only releasing steam once the inside pressure goes above a particular point.
The hot plates are probably intended to not get above the optimal surface temperature range for perfectly toasted bread (which I am sure they studied thoroughly). You have to set the thickness of the bread so it can adjust the gap and set a basic time limit. The time is probably used as a baseline, modified by sensors inside to detect there is a possibility of excessive moisture loss. With practice, and the exact specs of the different programmed bread sizes, you could probably get a matching sides. The bread/sandwich being out of spec is probably a big reason why the top was not as amazing looking as the bottom. Rather than contact browning, the top results were obviously from radiant heating
Your standard toaster just has some very unsubtle heating elements that essentially get space heater/electric fire hot. It is designed with free-flowing air circulation, so it doesn't explode, and is controlled by an adjustable thermocouple designed as much to reduce the maker's liability risk as making your toast. It has less control than that on a good electric kettle.
We did get a "...more turtles...", though! 4:46
This show reminds me of Top Gear in its prime. Great characters, great aspirational technology that I'll never afford to buy, high production values and surprising conclusions. Keep them coming, I'll keep watching.
keep dreaming
Thats exacly what it reminds me of. Although they dont capture the vibe in its fullness, they give me a hint of it. They capture that wonderlust, and curiosity. As well as the humour and crudeness.
I feel like we don't get a Barry+Ben combo often but they actually work together really well 😁
Until Barry cuts bread through plastic 😂😂
I heard somewhere they're the best of friends. Something about watershed ecology.
"Barry and Ben are the best of friends" 😉
Right?! They have fantastic friend chemistry!
@@mariaoberg9880 "They live together in a country cottage..."
I love how annoyed but thrilled they are through the whole thing lol
I never thought I'd have such a negative reaction to someone slicing THROUGH the bag around a loaf of bread.
I would love to see a "Most Expensive Tools Battle" where the guys compete to use the most expensive kit that you've bought over the years.
Don't they take that title already by themselves? Considering Sorted are priceless tools of the best kind.
@@DomenBremecXCVI
That is the most "awwwww" inspiring, cute, cuddly comment ever (and I completely agree)
@michael Longley or maybe a pass it on episode.
Whilst snacking on Gold Panettone
chefs with cheap kit normals with expensive would be a laugh
I've seen this toaster reviewed on quite a few different UA-cam channels ages ago. That said, this was by far the best review I've seen. Everyone else seems to look at this toaster, put plain bread in and compare it to a standard toaster. I LOVE that you actually made dishes in it like an actual appliance. Truly reviewed it in many different capacities. 10/10 I want more reviews like this.
Agreed 100%. Also: I want one...
i absolutely love ben and barry's energy in this video! brilliant to see them geek out over a toaster, i love it!!
Two things that I didn't know I needed until now: this outrageous toaster and Japanese bread. Thanks, guys.
On God my lady we all need this ridiculous THICC bread and posh ass toaster🙆🏽♂️💖
Don't want to rain on your parade, but the toaster probably sucks and Japanese bread is pretty shite unless you are buying the 1000 yen loaves from specialist bakeries. But then people like instant ramen, so it takes all sorts, eh?
The last time I saw barry and ben having this much fun was when ben was lying on a bean bag naming berries ahaha. Barry and Ben are the best of friends
Haha, yes that was perfect! Tipsy Ben!
they live together in their country cottage😌
@@evarnae4341 I think it was in the Big Night In ep at the end of Berry Week. It was a Berry Custard Sandwich thing
@@merrymermaid They take baths together just to save water!
watching ben bite the far-too-hot sandwich then get angry at barry for it is the best way to start the year. Happy new year lads!
"I should never have trusted you!" and somehow *Barry* is the idiot? lol
@@fionaclaphamhoward5876 honestly you'd think after all this time Ben would've learnt Barry is impatient!!
I was a bit reluctant to buy an "off brand" toaster, but the reviews on this one led me to take a chance.I was very pleased! ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxE7HOOpW0eh4vbVGAB_r_cURwoxZxpZPA The toast comes out evenly browned and I was surprised that the sides of the toaster do NOT get hot to the touch which is a great safety feature.I like the additional buttons for frozen foods, the emergency eject button, and the warming rack for rolls and other items.All in all, it was a good purchase and at the right price. Sure you can get fancier toasters, but for a premium price. This fulfills the basic duties of a toaster at a reasonable price.
I broke several $50/$70 dollar toasters and was just disappointed and disgusted with the quality.
Was making toast at daughters house and her little cheap $20 toaster made lovely toast and even has a bagel setting and a frozen pastry setting.(Yay toaster strudel! )
So I go into Walmart and got the stainless steel version for $21, and I've had it for 4 years now, and it's a lovely little work horse of a toaster.
I think, off hand, that it's just a little Hamilton Beach toaster.
It even works perfectly for frozen waffles 🧇 😂
Your little machine is a toaster oven but very nice. We have an Oster that was on sale for $69.
But we are going to donate as we bought a big microwave/ air fryer combo. Once we figured out the bells and whistles, it works beautifully
Keeping it Japanese themed: the Balmuda Toaster. It can apparently make stale bread into great toast. With proper stream this time! Also able to make cheese on toast. And it cost $300.
I came to the comments to suggest this one too!
This is better than Balmuda
@@AllTheArtsy I kinda agree, but still - would be fun to see.
I thought that toaster was the peak already, wasn't expecting there to be another more expensive toaster.
Techmoan reviewed that one…
I love how everyone I've seen use this toaster makes fun of it at first and then they try it out and have their lives changed 😅
Love that you guys recreated the street toast!! 👏👏
Also I now really want that toaster in my house... I don't think I can get it by Gabie though 🙄
Was waiting for the day you guys would collab and y'all finally had a reason to :) Imma hopefully stop by your food truck for some of that toast soon! 😆
Actually, I'm pretty sure 'Eat your kimchi' (remember those guys 🥺), bought a Japanese toaster oven similar to this one years ago and told everyone that it was the best toast they'd ever had, guess they were right lol
Nooooooooooooooooo
Sorted x Jolly collab pleaseeee
@@kminiminionp Martina is still doing hella food content for EyK, and on her own channel, King Kogi, now! :)
Come on Josh, Gabie will love it!
Barry being overly giggly about this expensive toaster is a sight I never expected I needed in my life but here we are.
Japanese appliances are years ahead of what they offer on the international market. Some of their fridges are insane, I've seen one that uses ionised air to keep unpacked raw meat fresh, and it's claimed to actually improve the flavour.
Mitsubishi's aircraft were also years ahead of the competition in 1939...
Ionised air fridges aren't common? My cheap one off amazon has that
Some of their rice cookers are amazing too.
I've seen Japanese rice cookers that can make cakes 💀
Mate this is a load of shite for people with far too much money
@@Forestgravy90 it depends, you can buy a microwave that will last 5 years for £40 or one that will last for 20+ years for £150. Expensive often ends up being cheaper in the long run.
This has become one of my favorite Sorted videos ever. I just keep coming back and rewatch it
I'd love to see clippets of everyone in the Sorted office trying this for the first time.
Definitely need James to come back for that one!
I would like to see the clip of them blowing up the toaster.
@@clrobinson1776 that was the point.
"Hot bread with a crunch" that is great, it's the freshly baked bread experience that I want.
You need to review a zojirushi induction rice cooker. These are luxury rice cookers and almost everyone who has one would say it was well worth the price.
Here are three models for you to consider: “Pressure Induction Heating Rice Cooker & Warmer NP-NWC10/18” or the “Umami® Micom
Rice Cooker & Warmer NL-GAC10/18” or even the old school “Neuro Fuzzy® Rice Cooker & Warmer NS-ZCC10/18”.
I will concur the Neuro Fuzzy is the best rice maker I've ever used and worth every penny if you enjoy rice as much as I do.
Those rice cookers have a chef inside them 😂😂
I have the NS-ZCC18. I absolutely adore it. Rice cooked in it is fantastic, and lasts more than 24 hours.
Where do you buy these in uk?
Great video on a fantastic toaster that’s worthy of the praise. I’ve had mine for about two years now and it never fails to amaze us. Toasted brioche with butter…perfection! Everyone snickers a bit until they try the end product, and there’s nothing but amazement. Typical Japanese product perfection!
'We intend to test this toaster to within an inch of its life'. Barry, you literally blew the last one up, I think that's enough testing.
The Baz & Ben combo is such a rare treat. They pair so well. Loved the vid.
You can get a similar effect by toasting buttered bread in a frying pan with a lid on top, though you have to flip it
Jup, they said it at 10:42 as well.
True, but that level of toast without use of butter, AKA extra calories, is a game changer.
I have to use like two or three Tbsp's of butter to get that
@@MarkRoberts-qr7spJust get a gym membership or a couple of weights instead and burn off those two tbsp's of butter, saves you a lot of money.
@@tomfoolery7797 I'm already in the gym. Most exercise doesn't really burn that many calories. With the exception of Olympic athletes...
Lifting burns around 90-252 calories per half hour, that just ain't worth it to me
As someone who takes his French toast VERY SERIOUSLY, I could see myself enjoying this wonderful machine almost daily
Would've really liked to see a comparison of this against a "normal" sandwich toaster or a panini press with a flat top, then have a third person blind taste test if it actually produces a meaningful difference.
could be a follow up
i believe this was just a "does it actually do what it says it does" type video
I'd love t o see the blind taste test too.
I thought the exact same thing. Wouldn't a panini press do the same thing?
I mean the point of the video was never to compare it to other toasters on the market, but rather to try to understand how such an expensive toaster ended up on the market, as they say themselves towards the end of the video.
Nevertheless I agree that a blind comparison video would be funny.
@prizna123 There's a great video on 'How to Drink' where he blind taste tests whisky from cheap to expensive, one of which is a $3000 bottle of whisky that he raved about in another video...only to rate it as probably 3rd from bottom on the blind taste test and admits that the price probably biased him in the original video.
Yay! You’re back! Missed the videos over the past week. Hope you all got to enjoy the holidays.
We've had a lovely break thank you, we hope you did too :)
@@SortedFood good to hear! And thanks, yes I did! Going back to work tomorrow. 😁
I often make toasted sandwiches with a lid over my frying pan I find it helps heat up the middle ingredients better by steaming them a bit like that fancy machine. Unfortunately you still have to flip it but you do get more of a fluffy bread with crisp outer layer effect.
This is exactly how I do it too!
What a treat to have Ben & Baz together again!
Barry slicing through the plastic actually made me audibly go "WHY". Wonder what my neighbors think...
I’m worried about the thickness of your walls, lol.
I was lost for words. I've never heard of anyone doing such a thing before
@@cynthiasmith9336 and then he wants to use cling wrap! His bread must go moldy so fast.
Please now let the normals loose on it!
(Imagining)
Jamie: “Hang on, why can’t whack a bacon doughnut in there?!”
Or the chefs like they did with the Ferrari pizza oven
So, it's a tiny square panini grill. I'm here for it! I would love to have this. My panini grill is much larger, even the small one I used to have was larger. hmm saving up to give this a try. I love gadgets
Well now i really want one of these, good work
I wonder how it handles bagels. That seems like it would be perfect for this.
thats a great idea they should try that!
It didn't look to have the depth needed for a filled bagel but its difficult to tell when not in person.
@@MaZEEZaM with how thick the slices of bread were it can definitely fit a filled bagel
@@katiequeen7225 at least half
I was thinking crumpets!!
Loved this episode! The editing was especially good. This episode felt more candid and personal... like I was hanging out with my friends. Love you guys 🥰
I love how they obviously did not want to like this toaster but then couldn't help but love how well it worked.
I kinda feel like because it’s fRoM jApAn it’s given some leeway. If this were made in Germany or the US and functioned the exact same way I suspect there’d be less fascination with it.
Really enjoyed this! Subscribed 🙏👌🤙
This video was a trip! Love the chaotic and positive energy, and Barry and Ben worked so well together
I feel like you avoided the most important test; toasting stale bread. Toasting is what I most associate with bringing life back to bread that is no longer good to eat off the counter. Especially since it seems to weirdly affect the centre of the bread I would want to know if it is up to that task.
They'll have to do a video short maybe to make up for it. Good point.
Ooh or bread and butter pudding
+
You do what? Just make french toast since you have to pre toast it to dry it out anyway
Yes, and other toastables, like bagels and toaster pastries and frozen waffles.
Thank you for showing this to me. This chef will be buying this
Just watched a tear down, it is an incredibly well made piece of kit and actually value for money.
I hope they saved the first one and sent it to a repair shop. Usually there's a fuse in the circuit right off the input of most well engineered appliances.
If they haven't, send it to me, I'll pay the shipping. I would enjoy toaster like that.
Ooo I was thinking this wouldn't be accurate without Japanese bread, very nice attention to detail using it.
You guys are just adorable.
The toaster frustration 🤣😂
The way it sounds at 6:40 is how I've always had toast! It's just fantastic that way.
This was giddy, delightful and utterly unhinged. My absolute favourite vid in a while! Thank you!!
You know you're dedicated to Sorted when you've watched nearly 17 minutes about a fancy toaster 😂
Never heard of sorted, this just came up as a suggestion to me though lol
Their excitement was so infectious! They kept trying new things, and I was here for all of it
Never heard of sorted. Im dedicated to toast.
i just paid $15 for a 2 slice toaster, the only reason i could see myself paying $15 for this fancy 1 slice toaster is to resell it to toast snobs for $300 ,my life is complicated enough, i am surprised at how many good reviews this got on amazon, people are praising it like crazy,but i just don't buy any of the bs ,i would pay $15 for my crude 2 slice toaster and walk right past a stand of these toasters given away free
Every single second of it😂😂
I love that y'all do these gadget reviews, keep up the good work!!
Make this a series I need to see more of this toaster 👀
Review aside, leaving in some bits that would like have been cut out before is wonderful to see. Really get a sense of Ben and Barry's friendship
Bless you for buying and trying all of these luxury pretentious gadgets so that we don't have to 😂 For a new year of Sorted Awesomeness!
Buying this one twice, at that!
the "thickness" is 4 5 6 and 8 because japanese loaves of square white bread (milk or not) are half the size of a standard one but they are sliced to either have 4 5 6 or 8 slices (8 is like standard slice thickness)
I saw this and wanted to also hats it, now you've made me buy one.
Barry Ben combo is the best one yet lmao. And I love how angry they get that it works so well😂
well they ARE the best of friends lol
I love toasting my bread on a pan on top of the stove. I’d prefer this ridiculously expensive gadget get compared to pan toasting, normal toaster, panini maker, even oven. Then do a blind taste test.
This episode can be summed up with the following points.
- Interesting miniature lunchbox is actually a toaster.
- Japanese milk bread is the GOAT of white bread.
- Barry cries like a 7 year old when he doesn't listen to adults and injures himself.
I think it's hilarious how I found you guys through this video cause I saw someone talking about the most expensive toaster in a video before this auto played, and god damn I'm so happy I found this
I absolutely love Barry’s reactions here. It’s like his toast-based preconceptions are being shattered one at a time
OMG could you please also test "Der Wurster" which is a German toaster for sausages. We used to have one at the office to bring out at parties and while it's ridiculously expensive it does grill a really good sausage 😂
it was an absolute pleasure watching ben and barry mess around with this thing for 16 minutes
Nice Job, now I want one
Oh Barry gotta agree with Ben on this one. You get the great with plastic, then you break the plastic so you have to wrap the bread in another plastic sheet?! Oh man that just hurts :(
I can't believe people actually do this! I even recycle the bread bag if it's good enough for my small kitchen bins!
yay! HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥂🥂
🎆✨🎇🎉🎊 Happy New Year
It's a beautiful machine that seems to work. Brilliant
Quarter of hour of two guys nerding over toaster. Briliant.
Ben & Barry are my favourites. This is how I imagine how Bert & Ernie would go about a cookery show. And with a shout out to Josh & Olly, Ben is like Josh and Barry like Olly. 😎🤗😎
Mine too, along with Mike, Jamie and James :)
Makes me chuckle how two guys can get so excited and justify this “toaster” - if I was like this my husband’s reaction would be WTF! 😂
Jolly❤️❤️
Also, if you’ve worked in a certain field for awhile, sometimes it’s fun to try “can I make this *blank* done better/different/shorter/etc” just for a challenge.
I've always wanted one of the japanese toasters and researched a lot about them so glad you guys did a video to show just how amazing and different they are because sadly a lot of people just see the price and that its one slide and freak out without trying to understand how different it is. You guys should try making honey toast in it however also would love to see it compared to other high end toasters like the revolution toaster or some of the other styles of steam toasters
I feel like this is a pretentious gadget episode. That is a stupid amount of money for a toaster. And I adore that you blew up the first one...and told us. Happy New Year!
but if you imagine that you're gonna having wonderful toast every morning for at least 10 years (because Japanese manufacturing quality) 300 pounds is really a drop in the bucket
Yeah it’s kinda in the title though yeah?
@@acasccseea4434 Maybe I'm just cheap but the best toaster I ever had was the one my grandmother bought in the 50's. It was used well into the 90's and they were poor so it wasn't expensive. Perfect toast and TWO slices at a time! ;) But yes, I appreciate the aesthetic of investing in quality once instead of multiple cheaper appliances.
@@acasccseea4434 still stupid amount this review is perfectly balanced by the review of a '50 toaster by "tecnology connections"
I’m going to buy this now.
I could never imagine spending SO MUCH on a toaster, and yet I really want it now.
Love the video and I am tempted to get one of these toasters!! But have you come across a toaster that is like the Sunbeam Radiant ? I really want something like that!!
More Barry and Ebbers videos are needed!
I love how he used cheese singles as the cheese. £300 toaster they had no money left to buy proper cheese.
"Don't tell the FRENCH"
Love it 😂
I did not realize how much I would miss you guys posting new content, until you went on Christmas Break. Felt like forever this year.
Love the video. Kind of really want that toaster for me now. That's a bit wayyy too much to spend on a toaster for bread though. Still.... Kind of want one...
I bought mine over a year ago and I love it. Currently trying out the Revolution R270 and so far the TO-ST1-T is better. Just wish this Japanese toaster did 2 slices.
I would love to see you guys review the Suvie kitchen robot (and its starch add-on)! Let the world know if it's anywhere near as good as this magical toaster.
I suggest trying out the balmuda toaster! It's like $100 less but it's said that it could bring the stalest of breads back to life.
“I don’t want to force saturated fats on you.” YES BEN!! CONSENT.
Ben didn't consent with shredded plastic on his toast either, but that didn't stop Barry from just cutting through the bag like a savage
Absolutely chuffed with this video 😆
I'm surprised you guys didn't review the Balmuda Toaster! You should definitely do this one next :D
As a japanese american person, it didn’t even occur to me until I watched this video that a soft middle toast is a foreign concept to brits! Love to see how different even a simple thing like toast can be
Probably because in the UK (and most of Europe) toast is often made from a very thin slice of bread. :-)
As someone in japan, the concept of soft middle toast costing 300$ means you can't use a proper toaster oven and a little butter. This product doesn't even toast both sides evenly.. This is the perfect example of gadgetry being only that and not practical for the price point.
Maybe explain how it's done normally (i.e., without a 300 pound toaster), so they can compare it to the toaster and reevaluate?
Not so foreign a concept here really. I particularly like thick toast [cut the bread myself] so it's still soft in the middle. Or when I used to make toast in from of the fire I'd sometimes only toast one side so it was softer. In some establishments toast done on one side was considered "posh" & it did make it softer. I'll often make muffins & crumpets only toasted on one side too.
Then there was Mrs Beeton's 1861 "Toast Sandwich" which was a slice buttered toast between two slices of bread. [No really!] I've had one & it's pretty good.
I kinda figured out myself I prefer my toast with a soft middle and a crispy outside and I absolutely got blasted by my fellow Europeans. Apperantly some people are very passionate about it XD I use a panini maker to toast my bread and it does a pretty good job at keeping the middle soft.
Hey gents, loved this format. I think it would be fun to see this as a series, have chefs review different high end kitchen gadgets, see which ones are surprisingly fun and good pieces versus those that are just overpriced and ridiculous. Thanks for the video!
They already do a kitchen gadgets series and its about half and half absurd high-end and naff cheap junk.
Love Barry's reaction XD he's so impressed
Fantastic review guys!!! Of topic…. Have you looked at Rick Stein's DIY home kits? I just watched your Gordon Ramsay beef Wellington (another great video)… Rick offers what looks like an incredible lobster box…. Would love to see what you make of it!!
Ooh I’d love to see you review the Balmuda toaster. Similarly, a very expensive Japanese toaster, but a toaster oven so it has a bit more flexibility. My parents got one because they are bread-obsessed and I need to know what I’m missing!
The Balmuda toasters were ridiculous when they came out many years ago, but this takes it to another level with seemingly less space for toast with the single slice focus and the retro aesthetic. Balmudas use additional water whereas this traps the moisture in the slice, I wonder how they compare. I imagine Balmudas will perform better on really stale breads though.
100% agree that we need a comparison of Balmuda and Mitsubishi toasters. Let the expensive Japanese toasters battle it out for the best.
Another thing to consider is this toaster is a lot smaller than an “oven toaster” that is common in japan and still more flexible than a traditional pop up toaster so might be good for people with less space in their flats
aka japanese people live in houses smaller than shoe boxes
I would LOVE to see you guys test the Balmuda toaster!
I'd love to see more of this style of video. Exploring the different ends of the spectrum of common appliances. I wonder how this would compare to something like the sage toaster they looked at before or a more traditional steam toaster like a balmuda.
This is the BEST ever Sorted vid I have ever watched! The genuine joy and discovery is exceptional! I want one ☝️ Well done lads!
Mitsubishi has made tons and tons of things! From the Zero's used in WW2 to Stereos and speakers! But great video as usual! I might have to get one
I bought this one, bread and toast breakfast changed forever in my life.
haha need ten of those for the kiosk 😂
Hi Gabie! I’m watching this video after binging on your recent uploads 😂😂
josh just said you won't let him have one, let him know you want one too!
Was just thinking that one would need at least 5 to run a toast cart or a small cafe. But I think people would definitely line up for this sort of thing, especially the French toast and croque monsieur.
Since you already test one japanese toaster, why not try another brand. You should try one from Balmuda, it’s shaped more of a toaster oven so it can be more versatile. Also try it with stale bread, supposedly it brings it back to live
Yesssss ever since I saw Simon review it I have wanted to get one!
Balmuda devices are good but grossly overpriced.
I feel kind of honored that I thought that you could fry egg in this toaster and then Barry said "only a chef". I am a lifetime foodie, not a professional chef. ♥️
You, on the other hand, honored the love of detail and precision that went into this toaster by trying a proper range of dishes.
You can tell it’s magic by how surprised they get each time 😂😂👌🏾👌🏾