Alright which hack was your favourite one? I think the Lego chocolate just blew my mind, but who knew a lot of us had a lazy Susan all along! There's 40+ more kitchen here on the kitchen gadget testing playlist ua-cam.com/video/jdKv_PUEL90/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB enjoy & thanks for watching!
The oil-on-the-rim-of-the-pot one works because the oil breaks the surface tension of the bubbles that come into contact with it, leaving only the bubbles in the middle. You can see it better with less water in the pot boiling faster.
for the carrot match sticks just need to get a mandolin with a some of the different blade guides. Recommend that brown or mint green japanese one that everyone loves, and watch your fingers!
My favorite anti-boilover kitchen hack is putting a WOODEN spoon across the pot. It'll boil up but it won't boil over once it touches the spoon, and you won't get oil messing up your food that way either (i.e. oily pasta where your sauce won't stick to the noodles)
Yeah, those nectarines were not ripe. They sounded like apples. At least here in Germany, when you get a package of nectarines (and other fruits) you gotta let them ripe for at least 3 more days. They're never UNripe, they do arrived preripened, but not fully ripe, since then they'd go bad in a day in the store
The oil around the top reminds me of an old butler trick (that an old butler taught me!) that when you needed to pour lots of champagne you (defo not in front of the guests) rubbed your finger on the side of your nose to get it a bit greasy and then rubbed your finger around the top of the glass, if you poured the champagne too quick it bubbled up, hit the greasy top and the bubbles broke up (simple science trick really but very unhygienic!)
Please also note that there are different types of peaches, one type that has a looser stone and one has a stone that clings to the fruit, usually a lighter colour. I just learned that. The nectarine was a good example
I understand that there are different varieties of "stone fruit." (Peaches etc) Some of them are considered "free-stone," meaning the pit isn't strongly stuck to the inner flesh. Others are stuck hard and won't just come loose from the flesh. All of which is to say that the pit removal will always be hit and miss unless you have a free stone variety.
For the overflowing pot trick, I always used a spray or 2 of cooking spray on the top of the water. The oil sits on the top of the water while it boils and break's up the surface tension so it's harder for bubbles to form with the starchy water.
I've been using that round spinny thing from microwave (scientific word) as a makeshift round spinny thing for decorating cakes. Works quite well for spinning things.
Oddly enough, pot not boiling over was my favorite. That’s especially helpful when you’re making a large meal and using multiple burners at same time- something’s always boiling over. Always enjoy your videos
I'm not sure if their test for boiling over was really that conclusive, a pot that huge with that much water probably has no chance of forming enough bubbles to boil over. It also depends what you're boiling and I doubt a pot full of water with a few potatoes in it has much chance of creating the kind of conditions that result in a foamy overboiled pot. I sincerely doubt the test would have gone any different if they had not put any oil on it.
On the pineapple "hack", since you'd normally just cut the sides off anyway, using the can just adds steps. You end up doing what you would've done anyway but first you waste 5 minutes shoving a can inside it for no reason. It only takes 30 seconds to just cut it up normally.
Right? That one really confused me. So now I have to sheer the ends of a can, shove it through the pineapple, and then I still need to use the knife to cut the skin and bottom off? What's the point?
I'm skeptical with oiling the pot. It's usually too much liquid for the size pot that causes boiling over. I'd be curious with a smaller pot more food and liquid.
their test was not great, because the boiling over problem is when there is lots of starch or thickeners in the water which makes the bubbles stay longer. They did not have enough starch, only a few potatoes.
Is Mrs. B. really a dentist. Lol. *walks into a random dentist office* Voice from the corner of the room: "Have you ever been in a situation where you had to give someone a root canal but you forgot your drill?" 😦
A toss up: the pineapple and the oil to prevent a boil over. The LEGO chocolate was fun. It’s a great idea for an affordable chocolate mold. Thanks for another great video, Barry and Mrs. B!
I hope the pliers were fully washed, because tools are coated in machine oil when they leave the factory to lubricate and protect from rust. Not something you wanna be putting in your food.
My biggest problem with boiling over anything, is when its milk/creme. Would the oil work for that. Milk/creme one second its ok, the next explosion all over the stove 😅
Yeah, the worst case scenario for boiling over is actually a small pot without much liquid and if the liquid is thick enough that the bubbles don't burst right away. The test they ran was pretty much the opposite of those conditions, not to say oil couldn't help but I doubt that pot would have boiled over if they had done absolutely nothing.
@@wildshadowstar That helps a lot, although if it's bad enough it'll still spill over ;) The simplest solution is to just turn down the heat so that less bubbles form and they have more time to pop.
@@wildshadowstar my experience say when milk starts to go, no spoon in the world will stopp it 😅 and it turn so quicklu. Just turn my back to it for a few seconds, and BAM, its all over the place.
@@pepsimax8078 that’s why you place the spoon over the opening of the pot before the liquid starts to boil. Or just make sure you don’t turn the heat up high enough to boil without it going overboard. Cause yeah, turning your back for just a second and sh*t hits the fan every time with anything - food boiling over or burning, kids writing on the wall or dumping everything out into the floor, etc.
The LEGO one is a classic trick in the silicone mold making community! If you ever decide to make your own molds from food-grade silicone, that's a handy one to keep in mind.
great video! though the chapter headings are wrong- the intro finishes earlier, and then the lego chocolate one (hack 1) goes over the lazy susan (hack 2) section which in turn covers the nectarine plier (hack 3) section as well. Timestamps for anyone who needs: 0:21 start of Hack no 1 (Chocolate lego) 1:32 start of Hack no 2 (lazy susan) 3:19 start of Hack no 3 (de stoning fruit)
You know how there's UA-camrs and podcasters, right? And recently they've all been saying "right" at the end of every sentence, right? Well Barry Lewis does it now, right? It's really irritating, right? Right?
And a loosely related "hack" to the oily rim (oo-er!); when in a pub situation and someone's just got a fresh pint with a good thick head on it, if you stick your finger in your ear, swish it about a bit, then touch the foam on the pint, it'll all disappear, you'll also probably end up under the table unconscious for ruining their pint, but it's a fun experiment... :P
I have heard of the oil boiling pot hack. Yet for some reason I never tried it. I was just making oatmeal all stress about it boiling over. Thanks for testing this out!
The boil over hack… I’ve heard you can also lay a dry wooden skewer, chopstick, bamboo stick, etc over the top of the uncovered pot - just so it’s resting on the rim from one side to the other - & magically the dry wood keeps it from boiling over. 😁 (unless you have entirely *waaaay* to much water in the pot & then you just learned your lesson about overfilling the pot of potatoes, noodles, etc🤷♀️😉)
And the microwave Lazy Susan one - the next time your microwave decides it has just had enough & quits before you can fire it… keep the glass turntable plate & use it as a presentation platter for a cake or tray of veggies, cheese & crackers, etc for your next party. - They usually have little "feet" on the bottom so it sits nicely on a table & a small lip around the top edge…No need to throw it out - upcycle it!!
I don't know about the pasta hack, but I imagine it's more useful than adding oil to the water, which makes no sense, as they are famous for not mixing. Yet you have Gordon Ramsay playing that game, and recommending it. I'm sure he cooks delicious food that I will never get to taste, but he is a chef, and not a food scientist!😂
Hi Barry & Mrs B, I have three lazy Susan’s I use for a cheese board , one for dips and the last one when am doing my wreaths. All purchased for a couple of pounds in a charity shop
I'm not sure I get the peach de-stoner. You take it out so you can eat it like an apple? But... I eat an apple with the core inside and just bite around? Same way I'm eating peaches or nectarines... Why bother with the stone in the first place?
Working too hard to stop the pot from boiling over. Just put a wooden spoon across the top. It has never failed me. It breaks the surface tension. That is what the oil is doing. It is jusg breaking the surface tension or since water and oil don't mix.
Save your oil and just place a wooden spoon across the top of your pan. Or other wooden or food safe utensil that isn’t metallic across the top. If it’s metallic, you run the risk of burning your hand when you go to remove it with your bare hand.
If the pliers hack is a real hack and going to work 1 the fruit has to be ripe. 2 it has to be a free stone fruit. There are 2 types odnstone fruit. Clinking stone fruit and free stone fruit. (Clinging the fruit sticks to the seed cassing free stone the fruit easily pulls away from the fruit and the seed cassing is pretty much clean off all fruit.)
There are two types of nectarines, cling and cling free. You obviously had either not ripe or cling nectarines. You can practically push the pit out of a ripe non cling nectarine.
I absolutely agree with some of the comments that the nectarine wasn’t ripe enough, and I think that this one needs to be tried again when they are ripen enough because nectarine should not crunch like that
I think with the oil on the ridge works for when the water foams because it will stop the foam that you can get from sticking to the edge or sides allowing it to climb over
I wonder if for the stone fruit if you are meant to use cling free peaches - or rather, peaches that have a stone that pulls free from the flesh easily anyway.
Alright which hack was your favourite one? I think the Lego chocolate just blew my mind, but who knew a lot of us had a lazy Susan all along! There's 40+ more kitchen here on the kitchen gadget testing playlist ua-cam.com/video/jdKv_PUEL90/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB enjoy & thanks for watching!
Love your hack videos Barry! You're amazing🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
I have to know what's sitting on top of your fridge 😂 every day I try to figure it out lol it looks like a Cheshire cat 😺
I think the lazy suzy was brilliant!
@@princessmariposa828Hint: “Bayaaaa”
The oil-on-the-rim-of-the-pot one works because the oil breaks the surface tension of the bubbles that come into contact with it, leaving only the bubbles in the middle. You can see it better with less water in the pot boiling faster.
Those nectarines weren't ripe. They shouldn't crunch IMHO!
Most fruit sold in supermarkets in western europe are not ripe at all 😂
I agree. It was definitely not ripe enough.
That's how I love my nectarines ;~;
No kidding who thinks ripe nectarines or peaches crunch 😂
Exactly!!
I do a variation of the carrot stick thing- but you have to press really hard on your peeler to get thick strips. It works.
The second hack is amazing for people who want to frost a cake but don't have the cake stand thing. That way you can smooth the side easily.
It won't stay centered while rotating though.
for the carrot match sticks just need to get a mandolin with a some of the different blade guides.
Recommend that brown or mint green japanese one that everyone loves, and watch your fingers!
I love that Barry just made this video as an excuse to play with and eat chocolate. 😀
So nice to see Mrs. B with you!!!! Love these hacks. Some good, some not so much. I love the Lego chocolate!!!
My favorite anti-boilover kitchen hack is putting a WOODEN spoon across the pot. It'll boil up but it won't boil over once it touches the spoon, and you won't get oil messing up your food that way either (i.e. oily pasta where your sauce won't stick to the noodles)
I always questioned the validity of that trick until I tried it one day and was pleasantly surprised
this is the one i've always used
I always use the wooden spoon hack too. It’s amazing 😊
Awesome Video Barry Lewis and Mrs B
The wheelie ringy thingy in a microwave is called a "carousel", but you can't ride it, not without breaking it at least... :P
Yeah, those nectarines were not ripe. They sounded like apples. At least here in Germany, when you get a package of nectarines (and other fruits) you gotta let them ripe for at least 3 more days.
They're never UNripe, they do arrived preripened, but not fully ripe, since then they'd go bad in a day in the store
The oil around the top reminds me of an old butler trick (that an old butler taught me!) that when you needed to pour lots of champagne you (defo not in front of the guests) rubbed your finger on the side of your nose to get it a bit greasy and then rubbed your finger around the top of the glass, if you poured the champagne too quick it bubbled up, hit the greasy top and the bubbles broke up (simple science trick really but very unhygienic!)
A welcome return to the good, old fashioned production values of yore. Normal service has been restored.
Please also note that there are different types of peaches, one type that has a looser stone and one has a stone that clings to the fruit, usually a lighter colour. I just learned that. The nectarine was a good example
Why doesn't Mrs. B have a channel that go over well.
Lego is food safe? 😱
I'm using that lazy Susan hack, next time I need to decorate a cake.
Obviously i missed the reason for putting chocolate in Lego toys????????¿
That is not a ripe nectarine. If it crunches …lol not ripe.
I understand that there are different varieties of "stone fruit." (Peaches etc) Some of them are considered "free-stone," meaning the pit isn't strongly stuck to the inner flesh. Others are stuck hard and won't just come loose from the flesh. All of which is to say that the pit removal will always be hit and miss unless you have a free stone variety.
I was just about to comment this! I was like Nectarines aren't free stone.
Freestone and cling peaches are very different. Both delicious, but my favorite is the Freestone.
For the overflowing pot trick, I always used a spray or 2 of cooking spray on the top of the water. The oil sits on the top of the water while it boils and break's up the surface tension so it's harder for bubbles to form with the starchy water.
you could alo use a wooden spoon. just lay it on top of your pot
I never would have thought that’d work. But it makes sense how u explained it. Crazy!
I use the wooden spoon hack on my pots as well… it’s amazing how it prevents spillages… 😊
I've been using that round spinny thing from microwave (scientific word) as a makeshift round spinny thing for decorating cakes. Works quite well for spinning things.
Kitchen hacks are one of the best series. You have to do more Barry!
Cheers, we try to manage it so Mrs B can have some time off too as we film them around her job
Good hacks today. And I loved seeing Barry jumping around when the lazy Susan cutting board worked!
I'm glad you pointed out about 6 times that you washed the Lego but I'm very concerned you didn't wash your needle nosed pliers.
The penny drop moment when you realise why the lazy susan turntable is in the microwave was so precious :D
Love you both!
Leave it to Barry to call the world's most unripe nectarine ripe 😂
Most memorable sets of hacks for me to date. The Lazy Susan wins for me! 😊
Oddly enough, pot not boiling over was my favorite. That’s especially helpful when you’re making a large meal and using multiple burners at same time- something’s always boiling over.
Always enjoy your videos
I'm not sure if their test for boiling over was really that conclusive, a pot that huge with that much water probably has no chance of forming enough bubbles to boil over. It also depends what you're boiling and I doubt a pot full of water with a few potatoes in it has much chance of creating the kind of conditions that result in a foamy overboiled pot. I sincerely doubt the test would have gone any different if they had not put any oil on it.
@@BriBCGyeah, the water wasn't even bubbling near the edge, it was nowhere close to where she put the oil ^^
On the pineapple "hack", since you'd normally just cut the sides off anyway, using the can just adds steps. You end up doing what you would've done anyway but first you waste 5 minutes shoving a can inside it for no reason. It only takes 30 seconds to just cut it up normally.
Right? That one really confused me. So now I have to sheer the ends of a can, shove it through the pineapple, and then I still need to use the knife to cut the skin and bottom off? What's the point?
Love it when Mrs B is with you!
I'm skeptical with oiling the pot. It's usually too much liquid for the size pot that causes boiling over. I'd be curious with a smaller pot more food and liquid.
their test was not great, because the boiling over problem is when there is lots of starch or thickeners in the water which makes the bubbles stay longer. They did not have enough starch, only a few potatoes.
I assume the hack is more for "foaming" over.
Is Mrs. B. really a dentist. Lol.
*walks into a random dentist office*
Voice from the corner of the room: "Have you ever been in a situation where you had to give someone a root canal but you forgot your drill?"
😦
A toss up: the pineapple and the oil to prevent a boil over. The LEGO chocolate was fun. It’s a great idea for an affordable chocolate mold. Thanks for another great video, Barry and Mrs. B!
I hope the pliers were fully washed, because tools are coated in machine oil when they leave the factory to lubricate and protect from rust. Not something you wanna be putting in your food.
omg the lazy sue we have been using that idea since my poor college days back in the 90's with our budget thin cutting bord.
My biggest problem with boiling over anything, is when its milk/creme. Would the oil work for that. Milk/creme one second its ok, the next explosion all over the stove 😅
Yeah, the worst case scenario for boiling over is actually a small pot without much liquid and if the liquid is thick enough that the bubbles don't burst right away. The test they ran was pretty much the opposite of those conditions, not to say oil couldn't help but I doubt that pot would have boiled over if they had done absolutely nothing.
Just place a wooden spoon across the top of you pot to keep anything from bubbling over. The spoon pops the bubbles as they reach the top.
@@wildshadowstar That helps a lot, although if it's bad enough it'll still spill over ;) The simplest solution is to just turn down the heat so that less bubbles form and they have more time to pop.
@@wildshadowstar my experience say when milk starts to go, no spoon in the world will stopp it 😅 and it turn so quicklu. Just turn my back to it for a few seconds, and BAM, its all over the place.
@@pepsimax8078 that’s why you place the spoon over the opening of the pot before the liquid starts to boil. Or just make sure you don’t turn the heat up high enough to boil without it going overboard. Cause yeah, turning your back for just a second and sh*t hits the fan every time with anything - food boiling over or burning, kids writing on the wall or dumping everything out into the floor, etc.
I never take out the stone from peaches. I eat them like an apple anyway im left with the stone at the end
Yeah that part confused me. A pit doesn't keep you from eating a peach like an apple.
Another lazy susan hack is with 2 round cake pans and marbles. Put the marbles in 1 cake pan and set the second pan on top.
You should have put 2 saucepans on to boil - one with and one without the oil to compare.
The LEGO one is a classic trick in the silicone mold making community! If you ever decide to make your own molds from food-grade silicone, that's a handy one to keep in mind.
great video! though the chapter headings are wrong- the intro finishes earlier, and then the lego chocolate one (hack 1) goes over the lazy susan (hack 2) section which in turn covers the nectarine plier (hack 3) section as well.
Timestamps for anyone who needs:
0:21 start of Hack no 1 (Chocolate lego)
1:32 start of Hack no 2 (lazy susan)
3:19 start of Hack no 3 (de stoning fruit)
Barry should frost a cake with the Lazy Susan hack
You know how there's UA-camrs and podcasters, right? And recently they've all been saying "right" at the end of every sentence, right? Well Barry Lewis does it now, right? It's really irritating, right? Right?
IKR
Love your content barry! Specially with mrs b at your side😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Those nectarines had a week to go before being ripe. 😮
Basically you created a Lego chocolate swimming pool
Amazing lol I kind of want to do a full size one now but would need an entire mortgage to buy the lego and chocolate lol
Ripe nectarines don’t crunch
I like a thinner layer of chocolate poured on bubblewrap. Its just satisfying 😊
Those nectarines are not ripe
So many successful and truly genius hacks today! :) Loved the video to absolute bits! :)
And a loosely related "hack" to the oily rim (oo-er!); when in a pub situation and someone's just got a fresh pint with a good thick head on it, if you stick your finger in your ear, swish it about a bit, then touch the foam on the pint, it'll all disappear, you'll also probably end up under the table unconscious for ruining their pint, but it's a fun experiment... :P
I have heard of the oil boiling pot hack. Yet for some reason I never tried it. I was just making oatmeal all stress about it boiling over. Thanks for testing this out!
The boil over hack… I’ve heard you can also lay a dry wooden skewer, chopstick, bamboo stick, etc over the top of the uncovered pot - just so it’s resting on the rim from one side to the other - & magically the dry wood keeps it from boiling over. 😁 (unless you have entirely *waaaay* to much water in the pot & then you just learned your lesson about overfilling the pot of potatoes, noodles, etc🤷♀️😉)
Thank you Mrs B, I love rice with all Mexican food. My wife is absolutely adamant you do not have rice with fajitas! You absolutely DO!
And the microwave Lazy Susan one - the next time your microwave decides it has just had enough & quits before you can fire it… keep the glass turntable plate & use it as a presentation platter for a cake or tray of veggies, cheese & crackers, etc for your next party. - They usually have little "feet" on the bottom so it sits nicely on a table & a small lip around the top edge…No need to throw it out - upcycle it!!
I don't know about the pasta hack, but I imagine it's more useful than adding oil to the water, which makes no sense, as they are famous for not mixing. Yet you have Gordon Ramsay playing that game, and recommending it. I'm sure he cooks delicious food that I will never get to taste, but he is a chef, and not a food scientist!😂
I think the nectarine/peach/apricot stone extraction needed RIPE fruit! Then it might have worked brilliantly.
C- at best
Absolutely will use the lazy neighbour... I mean Susan, hack 😊 genius! Thanks Mrs B 😘
Most TicTac 'viral' videos are either faked, jump cut, or simply just very wasteful of food.
The not having the pot boil over was my favorite of those hacks, followed by the Lego hack.
Hi Barry & Mrs B, I have three lazy Susan’s I use for a cheese board , one for dips and the last one when am doing my wreaths. All purchased for a couple of pounds in a charity shop
Thanks Mrs B for the microwave idea I'm disabled and that will probably help me out when I can't reach further back
I'm not sure I get the peach de-stoner. You take it out so you can eat it like an apple? But... I eat an apple with the core inside and just bite around? Same way I'm eating peaches or nectarines... Why bother with the stone in the first place?
Working too hard to stop the pot from boiling over. Just put a wooden spoon across the top. It has never failed me. It breaks the surface tension. That is what the oil is doing. It is jusg breaking the surface tension or since water and oil don't mix.
That's not lego. That's "compatible with major brands "😢
Save your oil and just place a wooden spoon across the top of your pan. Or other wooden or food safe utensil that isn’t metallic across the top. If it’s metallic, you run the risk of burning your hand when you go to remove it with your bare hand.
Ripe nectarines should be soft and juicy, NOT crunchy. The nectarines used in this video are NOT ripe.
Barry, I request you to make a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich please
was it just me when i heard the intro music i instantly said Dank pod.
If the pliers hack is a real hack and going to work 1 the fruit has to be ripe. 2 it has to be a free stone fruit. There are 2 types odnstone fruit. Clinking stone fruit and free stone fruit. (Clinging the fruit sticks to the seed cassing free stone the fruit easily pulls away from the fruit and the seed cassing is pretty much clean off all fruit.)
Can't be a Barry's video without something on the camera lens 😂
Now wish I has kept my micowave rollers that I found in a random place that didn't fit my current microwave
Love the Lazy Susan one. Wish we kept our old microwave to cannibalise it though!
Boil those pine skins and make juice, use white sugar though. Caribbean way.
I think with the carrot you guys should’ve sliced into it down the length of the carrot and then the sliced could’ve made longer matchsticks
I feel like the best test for the last hack would have been cooking rice, not potatoes. Rice _always_ boils over for me. That and milk.
5:03 that’s because most hacks are faked just to get views.
There are two types of nectarines, cling and cling free. You obviously had either not ripe or cling nectarines. You can practically push the pit out of a ripe non cling nectarine.
Are nectarines crunchy in the UK??😮 I'm shook
Ours are as soft as peaches
dentist ...find tools from her profession you can buy and struggle to cook with
The oil prevents buildup of starch or other things that let’s the starchy etc particles climb up the side of the pan and overflow
The oil around the saucepan rim interferes with the surface tension of the water which appears to stop it boiling over, very cool !
You have unripe nectarines to the point that they are crunchy, then you have ripe peaches - and your conclusion is "it has to be a peach". Seriously?
I absolutely agree with some of the comments that the nectarine wasn’t ripe enough, and I think that this one needs to be tried again when they are ripen enough because nectarine should not crunch like that
I think with the oil on the ridge works for when the water foams because it will stop the foam that you can get from sticking to the edge or sides allowing it to climb over
I usually leave a wooden (or silicone) spoon in my pots and that stops anything boiling over
I wonder if for the stone fruit if you are meant to use cling free peaches - or rather, peaches that have a stone that pulls free from the flesh easily anyway.
I like the lazy Susan one but ive never had a microwave so can't do that one and i also liked th pineapple one.
That was not a ripe nectarine, nectarines don't crunch, they should be soft.
A grown man going insane over a chopping board spinning. This is why I subscribe :P
Your boiling pot one did not work... Your pot wasnt boiling enough...
Love the idea of the lazy susan but id be too worried id break it and leave the microwave out of action until I buy a new one
Please try the oil trick again, with the lid on and keep it on for a couple of minutes more. 😊
Bloody love these😂
Mrs B looking for a dentist job after sorting that peach out ...
What happened to the pizza restaurant and cooking school dream?
Peaches we get here in non mediterranean countries are all hard and tasteless. In southern countries you can open the fruits with a credit card.
You should do a special episode on boiling-over prevention hacks