Testing 4 Weird Drink Gadgets!
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2024
- Today I'm testing out four drink gadgets to see if they really work: Chill-O-Matic, Tapi, Magic Tap, and a beer Chiller Stick.
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• Beer Chiller Stick: The model I used is not on Amazon but this is close: geni.us/chillerstick
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• Main Camera: geni.us/a6400-fr
• Main Lens: geni.us/sigma-fr
• 2nd Camera: geni.us/rx100v-fr
• Lapel Mic: geni.us/lapelmic-fr
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Music by Epidemic Sound
"In the Sunset With Me (Instrumental Version)" by Russell Vista
"Bow" by Brookii
"Lower Stratosphere" by Brendon Moeller
"Soulsearching" by Sum Wave
0:00 Introduction
0:58 Chill-O-Matic
6:23 Tapi
7:43 Magic Tap
11:33 Chiller Stick
14:35 Final Thoughts
#drinkgadgets #chillomatic #kitchengadgets - Навчання та стиль
Well, as a German, let me give you an advice on keeping your beer cold:
Drink faster.
14 likes, lol
Lol most Germans I know drink their beer warm.
@@ybunnygurl
Which part of Germany are they from?
Warm beer? Yuck!
Fucking legend
Glad he didn't use any real beer for testing, would have been a shame.
We love the Magic Tap. Works great for our family. My mother has arthritis so a large container is difficult to lift. With the juice being in the side door it's easy access for her. We learned to turn the tap to the side when not using to prevent accidental trigger spills. Also it's easy to clean.
I just wrap my drink in wet paper towels and stick it in the back of the freezer always works in a pinch
Yeah that actually works quite well
next canned drink i get im going to try that
I just keep mine in the fridge and pull it out and drink it.
@@IvanOoze1990 if you buy a 12 pack at the store they are room temp... Soo I wrap one in wet paper towels and stick it in the freezer so I can have a cold soda faster... 🤷🏼♀️ But thanks for being a smart ass 👍🏻
I came here to say this lol
That 1 dollar ice cube tray need to make an appearance in every video
All hail the king
I’m worried about mold growing in the water spout. Looks like the same materials rubber duckies are made out of and we have all seen that nastiness 🤣🤢
That's not a problem because most of the water runs out, and the little left inside on the horizontal surface air-dries pretty quickly. I don't have that exact one, but used similar ones when our kids were young. I had forgotten about that and now I think I'll get one for my grandson.
Clean tap water should never mold like that. Might get some scale build up but that's not even an issue on something like that
Rubber duckies get bad because bath water is full of soap and the oils, grime, and dead skin it washed off.
I laughed while having flashbacks of the nasty duck...
I've had one for like a year or two and have never had a problem
Just run some hot bleachy water through... add a little dish soap if really necessary and should clean it well. I have that issue with my water bottle straws and do the same for those.
After I tried the ChillOMatic hack: "Welp I saved $25 but I can't feel my fingers..."
I was expecting the cans from the chill o matic to spray when you opened them. Also, fitting beer brand for the year.
They don't spray everywhere because they spin, not shake :)
@@marknicholson6002 figured as much. Never spun cans around personally so wasn't certain what the reaction would be.
I'm surprised that spinning makes it get colder so much quicker. It even worked in a bowl being spun by hand. I thought the can submerged in ice water would have done better.
They're selling that particular brand of beer super cheap in the UK at the moment 😂 😳 it's ok. You're supposed to get a slice of lime and poke it in the top 😋
Thought the same
My man, I live in Brazil, I will never buy these items you review. But I love to watch them just to chill.
heh heh seu comentario atrai brasileiros
Always a good day when Freakin Reviews uploads!!!
No cap
well the day gets better
9:10
@@ferociousgumby 😂😂
That what she said.
About the Magic Tap, I think one thing that will minimize mess is that they probably expected you wouldn't remove it from the bottle until it's empty. I was pleased to see it retained very little liquid when it wasn't pumping, so that helps too. For the top, you could take a small clear container (I have the perfect one on my desk, a square box that held candy from Trader Joe's) and put it over it in the fridge. The spout sticks out far enough that it would support the container and protect the trigger.
I bought a 3-pack Magic Tap earlier this year, and this version has a little switch you can move underneath the trigger to prevent accidental leaks.
i mean this in the nicest way possible: when he goes over the reviews at the start, he sounds like a student going over pros and cons on a PowerPoint in class
He does but I enjoy it. I have a lot of power points in my day so I appreciate it
That’s why we do it in school, so we can do it in real life like he is
@@LeesReviews69 yes.
I'd rather put the ice in a glass and use it to extend my coke. But none the less, it's a nifty gadget.
If you have a room temp drink it’ll definitely get watered down but I prefer to just add ice myself too after chilling in the freezer for 15-20 min
You say "extend" I say "dilute" lol
I always order "no ice" because I haaaaate watered down soda. Yuck
A bowl with ice water works the same...and 50 degrees is NOT cold.
The problem with ice in any kind of carbonated beverage is that it starts to melt and waters down whatever that carbonated drink happens to be. In fact if you have enough ice melted and you haven’t moved the glass around you can actually see the separation between the water and the carbonated drink. It just makes that carbonated drink, in my personal tasting opinion, gross. If I’m going to drink a carbonated beverage and have ice in it I’m going to have to drink it quick.
@@kathleensuhy1875 Precisely.
Before I forget, I've been seeing an ad for "Aero Garden" a tiny box to grow herbs and greens on your kitchen counter, and it claims you need no planting experience and don't even need to remember to feed or water your plants, AND that they grow faster than normal plants gorwn in the ground. It sounds outlandish to me lol wondering if you have a chance, maybe you'd like to check that out and see if their claims are accurate. I can't see anyone growing a plant even with an automated system, and not having to at least have some knowledge of plants. Nor do I see how a small indoor container with a white led light can grow plants faster than farmers who have perfected their craft over years and years of innovation, and it just sounded super fishy to me. I'm into gardening and took a plant biology class (botany technically but that was the literal name of the course lol) in college and learned a lot about plants on a genetic and cellular level and I still can't just perfectly grow plants with a kit or instructions that make it "easier", it takes a lot of work even with these "simple solutions" and I'm really suspicious of this Aero Garden taking advantage of people by telling them they can grow plants in their kitchen without even trying.
I believe i've seen this tested before. It's a white box with a overhang ontop that has a white led light ontop. The reason it grows faster is because of the constant light hitting the plant. The led is a artificial light, that has enough light to act as a knockoff sun. In traditional farming, plants don't always get enough sunlight. Plants needs sun to grow and farmers can't really control the sun, other than where they sow the seeds. With this, the sun will ALWAYS be above, and it'll get brighter/dim based on the plant you are growing. It also has a water container for automated watering so you don't even need to be there. All you gotta do, is prune the plant and refill the water supply. The plant will always grow straight bec the sun is always above, which will also strenghten the plant's stalks, which helps for a more healthy plant. All of this will increase growth. Farmers has this too. It's indoor greenhouses. They do basically the same thing.
For normal farmers, at night plants can't get sun to grow. With this, sun can be every hour, every day. That basically doubles growth speed as most of the time, the sun is usually only 6-10 hours.
Aero Garden works well because it is a small hydroponic garden. Hydroponics creates a great environment for plants to grow fast and large but small table top hydroponic systems are quite expensive. You might want to watch some UA-cam videos on different hydroponic systems to see what they can do. Some farms have very large hydroponic and aquaponic systems. I used to grow Lettuce, tomatoes and bell peppers hydroponically at my old house and got great results. Aerogarden uses specific pods that work well with the system they designed but would be quite expensive compared to building your own system and using regular seeds.
They work. I've got one in my kitchen to keep fresh herbs on hand all year
I think he's actually tested it before on this channel.
Congrats on 500k subs!!
I appreciate it!
@@Freakinreviews I watch you all the time I like gadgets and you help me make decisive decisions on what and not to get so thank you James @Freakin' Reviews
James is so underrated! Been watching him for years, can't believe he doesn't have at LEAST a million subs
He looks like he is looking at something very gross all the time. Is uncomfortable
I wont sleep at night either..I understand! . Your a sad soul who pines for more sucribers for other people .yeah me too...I also use grey mustash milk for deodorant in my coffee for cream and for sugar I use poision ivy...disgusting oh I understand. .most under rated show on you trouble. ..I understand!..left over juice with a bumped trigger....not good...! A condom would have helped alot...serriously the risk of spilliing the milk outweighs the use of the magic tap of the chiller stick!
10 min warm up!?
Chillomatic: would've been good to test how little ice you need to use. If adding water to the ice helps. And how long the batteries last
You only need enough ice to stay in contact with as much of the top of the can as possible.
It's a clever trick -- the rotation evenly distributes the cold across the can and doesn't give it time to adapt.
Edit: by top, I mean the long end of the can as it lies in the device.
Adding water and salt to the ice actually makes for a better chill than either just ice, or ice and water does.
@@schoktra a bowl of ice, water, with the right amount of salt will work faster than the gadget in my experience. I have cooled everything from beer to large bottles of liquor when I spun the container and kept it under the surface.
@@romeotango5597 For quantities of drinks, it is the far better way to go. If you just need a quick cool drink and some A-hole drank the last cold pop in the fridge, the chilomatic would be quick and easy.
The chill-o-matic sounds like classic Ron Popeil. I miss his style. Anyway, the usual recommended serving temperature for a Coke is 36-37 degrees, so quite a bit colder than this gadget can apparently manage. The temp is important because it directly affects the carbonation which in turn affects how it feels in the mouth and how it tastes, as the cold gas bubbles hit your mouth and suddenly warm up, they release vapor and that carries the flavor to your nose. Warmer drinks don't turn into vapor as easily and also don't pop, so you get far less out of the drink experience. Yes. There is a lot of science behind this stuff and Coke has spent decades researching how to make it perfect. And I'm a soda nerd and know far too much about it.
My question is, why are cold drinks coming out of his fridge at 48°F?
That is super interesting! Thank you, friendly neighborhood soda nerd!
The vapor thing makes so much sense! I love squirt and ginger ale because I feel I can smell the grapefruit and ginger on the first sip out of the fridge... now I know I really do 🤗💜
Are you talking about that guy who sold the Ronco Food Dehydrator ?
@@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co right? 😂 that’s 8.8 in English temperature, that’s a warm day. I have my fridge below 4
I work every weekend (14hr shifts) as a radiographer and a new Freakin' Reviews video is something I look forward to. It adds a bright spot to my work week(end). Thanks James!!
When I was younger. We'd spin our beers to get them ice cold in a hurry. You definitely do not need the sinner machine. The magic tap is perfect for party's or family reunion type picnics, but not so much everyday. Mine still works fine after a few years of use. I never had liquid in the battery compartment.
Love the production value of your videos recently. They feel really high quality! Thanks for all the great reviews.
You first got me hooked with your “Purple Mattress” review and over the course of watching your videos, I see improvement in your production of these! Keep it up!
Chill-o-matic looks cheaper in the long run vs all the salt, ice, and time of a 'hack'. Although if you are partying, the salt and ice is certainly better for crowds. 😁 This was a fun video.
Anyone else have the Big Daddy flashback with the syphon/tap?! I am thinking the cleaned out Johnson & Johnson pump bottle wasn't a bad plan. 🤣🤣🤣
Happy Saturday James. 🙂🎉🎉
I don't know about cheaper, given that it uses batteries, and salt and ice are not very pricey commodities in most places. It does look like a pretty fun gag though, and could be useful if you don't have a lot of space for cans in your refrigerator.
@@nicknumber1512 It might be useful for beer but it doesn't look like a taller can would fit. Most people, if not all, don't care about their soft drink being diluted with melted ice cubes so I don't see the point.
Maybe just put both the coke and ice into a glass 🤷♂️
@Mr. Webb Every beer in Europe. And when he was trying the ridiculous can opener in one of his past videos almost all the American beer cans were tall as well.
Thanks for doing the research and "experiments" on so many gadgets and saving consumers time and money on unnecessary things. I enjoy watching all your videos!
I can see the magic trigger thing helping people with hand strength problems like arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome. Or even now when everyone is freaking out about Covid-19, no one has to touch the communal juice bottle XD. Awesome reviews, James!
2 mins in and I already love the production quality, stands out from your other videos just *that* much. amazing reviews as always, that never changes!
I've seen a review of the chill-o-matic before and it gave me an idea... We always have a bag of ice in the freezer for my grandma so I took a soda once and stuck it in the bag and manually turned it with my fingers for like 30 seconds and IT ACTUALLY WORKED!
So don't waste money on one, just do it yourself lol
Congratulations on 500k subs! You deserve it!
You know you're the comfort food of my youTube subscriptions? Nothing more relaxing than when a new vid comes in.
Yup, fully agree.
Holy cow, I remember Magic Tap!
That was an early As Seen On TV commercial that I can remember watching.
Just got here. Anything with o-matic must be great
Someone should update the magic tap for 2021 😁 Great video as always!👍
About 30 years ago I had that kids drink spout thing, mine was a little rubber whale and there was a little fin flap on the bottom that the kids could lift up to stop the downward water flow (instead of pinching the one you have) then the water came up the blowhole to create a fountain . My son loved it! He is 35 now with children of his own, and still remembers it,. 😁 Also, I worked the assembly line at Ford motor company and after REALLY rough days, I just took my container of ice from my freezer, put a beer in it, and spun it with my hand for about 2 minutes and voila!! it was nice and cold, no machinery needed.
I love your videos! The snarl you sometimes have on your face cracks me up! LOL
You are my favorite and I'm your biggest fan! Keep up the great work and the wonderful content! 😁👍😁😘👍
I’ve been a silent viewer since the start, but congrats on 500k subs! 🥳 You deserve way more!
I think this content is getting more famous, with useful content.
Keep up the spirit Bro......
Greetings from Indonesia.
Not even a minute in and I had to hit that like button. Loved how you showed us all the products you're about to test out right off the bat! Awesome!
Just wanted add for the chill o matic, it works very well (even for large cans where you can't use the spinning thing), but it works better if you add a bit of ice (a piece or 2 or crushed ice) under the can. It helps hold it up so it's not wobbly and (from my experience) chills it better
Personally, concerning the chiller stick, if I wanted to drink out of metal, I'd drink a can that would be the biggest thing for me.
I will never buy Something like this. But i always watch the vids 😊 makes the day better
Congratulations!!!! 500k is so cool! What an accomplishment! Well done, your reviews are great!
Congrats on 500k! I have been watching your channel grow for a long time. Great content and keep it up!
I thought these were gonna be “drinking” gatchets... like those shotgunning tools!
Edit: I’m aware this makes me sound like an alcoholic
Lol!
@Smattless Your use of "pronunciation" when referring to someone's writing, as opposed to their speaking, makes you sound a bit drunk yourself.
...Why would you drink out of a shotgun...?
You sound like a weirdo.
I think this channel is getting so popular, it should have a real schedule, like every Sunday 10am (with extra episodes Wed at 7pm) for example. I think the viewer numbers would really escalate if we could look forward to, and count on, and tune in each week. I feel likes it’s almost close to having a schedule (once a weekend?) but not quite. Am I alone?
It's a fair point. I've struggled with this in the past but I may be getting close as I'm now getting a little help behind the scenes. And your schedule (Weekend + Wednesday) is spot-on! It's a goal for 2021. I appreciate the input my friend.
500k, like ‘wow’
very nice reviews tyvm...
The Chill-O-Magic definitely seems the most useful; the hacks you gave are a nice alternative. I had not heard of the salt water trick before today.😁
I was actually looking at my notifications just now when this suddenly popped up and I swear at first i thought I saw "wiener drink gadgets" and I was like, "Huh???"
I can only imagine how a video like that might look.
@@Freakinreviews LMAO
Anytime I see anything ending in o-matic I automatically return to childhood and Mr. Ron Popeil. Gave my mom a Veg-o-matic for christmas one year. Frankly it was a POS.
The best reason I can think of the chill o matic/ manual version working so well is because you're constantly shifting what liquid is at the point of contact to ice. I'd say the ice water would work even better if you use a pair of tongs or something to twist it around just to get that liquid moving within, just don't over shake it lol
500k subs!!!
Congrats man!!!!
You deserve it, and more!
Why does he look like he’s constantly smelling something awful
The longer he talks the more he looks disgusted
Kek
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I was looking for this comment
Overactive muscles. Botox would relax the muscles
The one thing wrong is coke zero how could you. Otherwise as always great video
Yeah diabetes in a can
This guys reviews used to bug me but here I am, subscribed and watching everything he publishes. Just seems like a nice flipping’ dude.
Congrats on 500k James!! Every one of them is deserved.
he looks like he smelt a gross fart the whole video
I really appreciate that you show things that work and do not work. I work in the wine industry . I have had to do wine tastings that I have warm white and sparkling wine. We will spin the bottles in ice and water to cool them. It works. It is not the best way to present the flavor profile of the wine, but if it has to be cold to present well, you do what needs be.
I love it James! I'm glad you're staying safe
I enjoy how funny you are! Very entertaining besides informative! Thank you!
So we just recently found your channel and so glad we found a channel from a real person reviewing odds and ends items that REAL people use. Not thousands of dollars worth of things that most can’t afford.
Love your videos. I watch whenever I have time the time.
the sound quality is so good!!! video editing nice, good info......love your channel!!!!! ⚠️⚠️
Thank you James for this wonderful distraction 🙏
Love the vids. Thanks!
I work at Kohl's and I see those chiller sticks every. Frickin'. Holiday season. The irony is I have never seen one returned :P
great video, thank you!
With some ingenuity, I’m sure a stop for the trigger can be made. Except for the yellowed topper, I like the Magic Tap. 500,000!! Well deserved.
Thanks for the great review James. I dont see these products very worthwhile. Cant wait to see what you review next.
Your home made chill-o-matic hack worked great! I'll have to try that myself
I think I would have used crushed ice in the Chill O Matic and the salt water bath. Both would chill very quickly. Magic Tap has a newer iteration that works better and is less touchy. Good reviews!
I'd like to see how cold the chillomatic can get with ice, salt, and some water. Probably the only gadget I've seen get a good review compared to other similar ones from elsewhere!
The fact that you risked drinking room temp beer is why I love your videos😂
I kind of love the new pan in when you are talkinng, nice touch.
I was so about to buy the Chill-O-Matic until he showed us those hacks!
Thank you! You just saved me a few bucks.
Wow! The chillomatic looks like a great product! Keep doing the Lord’s work, freakinreviews!
James I may not be old enough to drink beer but the chiller stick could work for when I drink soda lol, love the videos 👍
So much completely unnecessary stuff cluttering the kitchen. It’s fun to watch and I’m entertained so I’m really happy about this video. 😃
Thanks for this, going to build my own Chill-o-matic :)
You have to be one of the most underrated UA-cam channels out there. Great content, great reviews and you need your own TV show man! Keep it up, hope to see loads more content in the future 🤘🏼❤️
As always, I enjoyed your experiment
To me the Chiller Stick is for the person that sometimes forgets their drink on occasion, extending it's time in a drinkable temp.
I have a "spinchill" and use it pretty regularly. It's portable and convenient. I like it quite a bit.
Always fun to watch your videos.... also: nice choice of beer in these times :-D
Happy 500k James!
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Can't think of a better way to review these gadgets! 👍
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Moreee gadget reviewsss!!!
The Chill-O-Matic is identical to the "Chill Wizard" I owned back in the late 80's-early '90s. I think I got it from Sharper Image. The only difference was they put the ice in FIRST, and the can rested on top of the ice, which makes much more sense, to me than this. I now have a "Cooper Cooler" which works with cans, beer bottles, and even wine bottles.
I had the Chill o Matic in the 1980s but then it was called the chilli Willi and had a cord and yes was very noisy but it worked like a charm. Loved that thing.
Had to keep pausing the video to figure out these temperatures in °C! Lol
Devices like the Chill O Matic have been around for over 20 years.. I had one back in 1999, while in college. It was awesome then, and still looks awesome now.
As for the Chill-O-Matic, in Thailand and other places as well they have street food vendors selling fizzy drinks with machines with a drum of ice and the drum spins the frizzy bottles. You pick your beverage of choice and it is served ice/slushy cold. They also serve the fizzy drinks in a bag, depending on the vendor.
congrats on 500k subs!!
New subscriber, binge watching now🥰🥰🥰🥰
I live for these reviews! Lol 😂
I honestly expected that pop to spray all over when you opened it. I had gotten the bottle tap thingy and you are correct it spills very easy. Tossed mine out.
I think i saw a faucet to bubbler coverter? Dope!
13:50 the review is an excuse for him to drink all those beers 😂😂😂
you are so good at designing fair experiments
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The best part? The sound effects of the loose handle. LOL