7 Slicing Kitchen Gadgets Tested by Design Expert | Well Equipped | Epicurious
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- Just how effective is the Slap Chop? Can it be improved? Design and usability expert Dan Formosa takes a look at some common kitchen gadgets, rates them, and attempts to improve their designs.
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“Companies would come to me and they would describe to me their ‘average consumer‘ or their ‘average user’ and I would say ‘that’s great, but I don’t care about the average person, I need to know the people who are weakest and strongest, I need to know the tallest and shortest, I need to understand the spectrum.”
This. This is brilliant. More people should think like this.
*thats fine not thats great
Tbh no one gives a toss
Alla smackbar maybe you don’t but I do. No need to be rude and pessimistic.
@@milkbun7652 good on you mate
I'm crying 😭 what a sweet man
Where the hell did you find such a charismatic kitchen utility designer??
Oh, I'm sure there's a lengthy section in the Yellow Pages! ;)
On amazon
@NapoEz3 that's why he's a usability expert knives aren't usable so he has to design things that are!
New Jersey, apparently.
jersey
**Goes to car dealership**
Dan: can I test drive this car?
Employee: Sure.
Dan: **oils up hands** Time for the left handed oil test.
Congratz on award for most underrated comment.
I actually really liked it..
;'
500th like
896th Like :)
3:22 "There are as many younger people as older people that have arthritis when you actually look at the demographics." FINALLY someone older doesn't say 'you're too young to have this problem'
as a teen with rheumatoid arthritis, _yes_
Well, his job is to know the demographics so he can design things that everyone can use with ease, if he didn’t knew this, he’d be doing his job wrong. At least, that’s my take.
@@C.B2 same here
Exactly. When you're excluded you notice and you feel like... Why they gotta be old? Even though I joke about it... it does bother me sometimes. Makes you feel like it wasn't made for u even though it was.
My sister has arthritis in her back and hands I feel so bad for her she only 21
"Now I am going to strip................ some corn"
Dad humor: 5/5
emeril322 came to the comments for this one right here. Lol
8:04 Sounded like another joke, but I’m not positive
That was a great moment.
"I'm gonna do some banging here"
emeril322 i loved that part.
As a young adult with chronic arthritis who was literally thinking "oh my god I could never use that pineapple slicer..." This dude really made me feel thought about
Same, I have RA, sometimes I pass up certain things/gadgets in the store with the same thought... that corn slicer would've had me soaking my hands
Sameee
Good for you man, (the being thought about, not your arthritis) it’s such a shame that people with conditions like this are often forgotten. It’s kind of funny how kitchen “Gadgets” are for people who are unable (or maybe just too lazy) to use regular kitchen tools, but can’t because of flaws in the design. As far as the guy goes, I honestly just want him to be my secret uncle or something, because then I would just be getting constant kitchen gadgets. Gone are the days when I had to use a spoon to eat, because of the food-o-pult 4000. With this revolutionary technology I can load up the catapult, and with one push of a button, have food shot (sometimes) directly into my mouth! And, with the ultra-aim 3572, it will get a direct hit almost usually! Thanks secret uncle ❤️❤️
I've used Sugru to fix/improve design aspects of all kinds of stuff, especially when I've needed a better grip. Maybe it could be useful to you
sugru.com/
If you're a young adult with RA, maybe check into changing your diet, where you add or subtract foods capable of causing it. The elimination diet is a good starting point. Many people have found relief with it, either due to eliminating a previously undiagnosed food allergy/intolerance, or adding faods fighting back deficiencies.
I literally thought he said "Hi I'm Dad" and I just accepted it
hahahaa
Hi I'm dad I have come home for getting milk
Same
Hi dad I'm hungry
Same bruv
I remember seeing the Slap Chop commercial, and they actually made a selling point out of the fact that it "automatically skins onions". Classic infomercial "It's not a flaw, it's a feature!" Logic
Viagra was created by accident too. And both products make me horny
This is the first time I've seen the slap chop perform poorly. I remember seeing a video of it chopping ice! LOL , come on!
@@wilabanodeniro9780 Hol up
@@wilabanodeniro9780 boy what the hell you just say
@@wilabanodeniro9780 This just made me even more concerned.
In terms of enjoyable personality, I would give you a 5/5, extremely likable.
And in terms of usability, i would give you 6/6 xoxo
He is a hippocrite
how?
Lol what's going on
Blossoms Of the Night he just trying new vocab words, don’t worry
"So my solution for this would be to go to Japan where they sell square water melons"
Genius.
Allen Smilden they aren’t edible...? What?? I thought they were just grown using a square shaped model for it..
@@Scorpiove no they totally are, they were simply grown in a box where they didn't have room to expand into a round shape
Naveication if you think about it theoretically they’re actually compressed watermelons since when they grow they’re compressed into a square shape
the square watermelons are usually picked unripe as their meant for decoration as opposed to consumption, they dont focus on maximizing the flavor but rather make the conditions beneficial for its growth
2grand for a water malone :L
I love how u tested everything with oil on your hands. Every bone in my hands shift. I have a disorder that makes my whole body double jointed. That being said, compared to most people, that's what I look like without oil on my hands 😂. You really helped me find things that I can use so that maybe I can enjoy cooking. I hate cooking because cutting is miserable so thank you.
I especially like the works recommended by the author. It's very good. I often use a kitchen tool is suitable for barbecues, pizza and turkeys. It is used to measure the temperature of water and milk, and is used for Christmas and Thanksgiving gifts.Only $9.9
Ama /dp/B09BQYLSNR
You have a "Cool shelters" playlist.
Is it a form of Ehlers Danlos syndrome?
"That would have been a simple change, and I think that would have been the case if the design team was 1) thinking, or 2) looking at people with smaller hands." 😂
@Jose skool II who tf are you and why are you hitting on someone in a yt comment section from a year ago
@Jose skool II 'none of your concern" and "fella" in the same sentence written by someone looking for love on yt has honestly got me rolling
@@fallingasleepaswespeak who tf are you and why tf are you trying to bully someone in a yt comment section ?
@@vccv9785 s t f uuuu
Mom: Why are u making a mess and pulling all our utensils out??
Me: TIME FOR THE OILY HANDS TEST
Mom - Why are you're hands oily?
Me - Um, I'm doing a test?
recoil53 they’re not oil, mum
I can just imagine her face being like wtf
For science
When you forget to clean up after your oil test and your mom uses it next.
“WHY IS THERE SO MUCH OIL ON THIS?”
Watermelon Slicer: Doesn’t work on round watermelons
The guys solution: Go to Japan
Neelki the cheapest solution
Those shaped watermelons in Japan aren’t even edible most of the time. They’re sold as novelty decor.
SPONGE BOB MELON PANTS
Go to Minecraft
Wy Yung naw, going to japan could be expensive, unless you already live there, but the square watermelons are very expensive and usually inedible
POV you’ve been friends with him for a while but after a dinner party where u got a little bit too tipsy you find a slap chop in the mail from him the next day. He doesn’t really like u.
Question mark?
? What
That’s an incorrect pov
Do you know what a POV is or have you just been watching too many TikToks?
What in the god dam-
I’m so glad he said that about men being the majority of designers. I am a left-handed, short, woman who cooks A LOT! It’s actually really sad how few items like this take into consideration left/small-handed people.
Yess I also thought that even just 20-30 years ago, mostly women did the cooking and were relying on comparatively giant designs requiring lots of force designed by and for men
"My solution, go to japan, and get a square watermelon"
Me: "Oh, thats it?"
to do it properly youd have to cut the top and bottom of the watermelon then split it down the middle length wise then you wouldnt have to worry about the end
square watermelons aren't cheap my dear. The lowest cost is 200 U.S.D.!
Jessie Wang no one said it was cheap
@@jessiewang3154 nO, iT's sO cHeaP
Square watermelons are not meant to be eaten are more for decorations.
“Now I’m going to strip”
*I’m intrigued...*
“The corn”
*You tease...*
This is the equivalent to spiderman ffh when spiderman finds out mysterio is using hologram drones.
@Aiden Walker ... alrighty than... welp i cant wait to go to bed with that thought...
And this is the moment your parents walk in
It was a strip tease
cornhub.com
Girlfriend's dad: "what are your plans with my daughter?"
Me: 6:11
XD you need more likes
I- OMFG LMAOOO
Haha nice very nice
Lmfaoooooooooooooo
“I’m gonna do some banging here...”
As a Young Person who struggles with mild dexterity issues (some days its just. Hard to hold things) i 1. Thank this guy for acknowledging that dexterity issues are NOT an old people thing and 2. Agree the corn torture device is ineffective
Watermelon Slicer: Doesn’t work on round watermelons
The guys solution: Redesigns watermelon
Galaxy brain :P
Japan: DONE
really expensive tho :p
big brain
There are already square melons on the market
This guy should have his own UA-cam channel, I want more videos like this
Conchas there’s a channel like that called Barry Lewis search up Barry Lewis kitchen gadgets
The notion is seconded.
@@ObservingLibertarian Thirded, and then some
ewhwggw hasbsb bless you
Watch crazy russian hacker
With the melon windmill, I think that could be something rather safe and fun for kids to do in the kitchen if they want to help
i used that apple peeler daily when i was an apprentice confectioner, must have saved me days of time over the course of 3 years.
Yeah that thing is awesome, and super satisfying to use. It feels like magic the first time you use it
"Time to oil up my left hand and see what I can do. " Frickin legendd
South Kicks lmao
Gotta get the disabled person strength for these products man
Dragoon336 wtf is disabled person strength..?are they jacked or what..?😂😂
Prince James meaning that he is making his hand nice and moist and using his non dominant hand to make him weak man
Dragoon336 ohh..ok
I really love how positive all the reviews were. Yes, he pointed out all the flaws, but he didn’t insult any design teams, and it was all about improving the designs, not degrading the current designs
"If the design team was: 1. Thinking..." - for the knife scissors thing :D
Did you not see the corn one lmao
I mean, "I wouldn't buy this for someone if I didn't like them" is a little insulting. :P
Thats what I expected
Dude he straight roasted the scissor team. They weren't thinking, and they don't care about tiny handed people, those losers!
If you look at the "Ease of Use" rating on the corn stripper, they used pineapples instead of corn to rate it.
Cornapple
Literally unwatchable
IMMERSION RUINED
HOW DARE
Makes total sense! (seriously, just looking at the device it seemed like a bad idea. Corn just doesn't have a regular enough shape for that design to work, and it's too fragile to withstand much pressure. Much too easy to crush it or miss half the kernels. It's not a hard food like an apple, and even apple corers struggle to align with actual apple shapes, and get even harder to cut when you're slicing in addition to coring!
A much more useful gadget would be a cutting board with embedded prongs to stab the corn on to and hold it upright while you cut, because even with mobility issues, a knife is going to work better to get the corn off than a corer-type design and the primary challenge will be to stabilize the corn while cutting.)
One of my main complaints about slicing gadgets is that there's never a good way to sharpen those complicated blades. A good old chef's knife remains the best tool, but you can always put the edge back on it.
I love how he said on the clever cutter "this product would have been better if the people designing it considered: 1 - thinking"
James Holmes
*considered thinking*
*i like to consider thinking*
Got sad at all that pineapple juice that he poured out
Yeah, should have used a bowl underneath.
A soul-crushing moment
Oscarsox86 I died watching him pour the juice all over the table
Same lol
Oscarsox86 Same
Thank to Dan for validating all of us who have been saying "It must have been designed by a man" our entire adult lives when we are up against bad designs in the kitchen! This had me laughing and nodding my head vigorously on so many of these. Dan's sideline commentary was hilarious. It is so refreshing so hear someone who designs for everyone, and not just one type of user. They need a "think like Dan" section in all product engineering coarses. Now to have him show me how to read just my apple peeler so it won't cut so deep. Yeah, the husband decided he didn't like the way it was set.
22:05 I really love that quote/thinking. You're completely right. Design for the outliers, the non average, and you'll have a product that works for everyone! And this thinking applies to more than just hand held products. Anything with "design" elements can and should apply this! A bench, a website design, anything
“I wouldn’t even buy it for someone I don’t like” - most savage response 2019
What a legend
nah, "If the design team was 1) thinking."
*corn stripper falls off the table*
dan: *staring at it* "oH tHaTs sO sAd!!!"
edit- wow 3.3k likes ?! tyyy
Grace T 🍌👳🏾♂️💣
I am going to strip.
Corn ( in a clear panic)
I was half expecting a call for a F on the comments.
Well, haven't you had a party ruined when the stripper fell off the table and got injured?
@@autumnrain249 yeah, one of them broke their wrist actually
I love to cook, and have taken many classes over the years. My ‘must have’ kitchen utensils: mandoline, immersion blender with cup attachment (for chopping small amounts of onions/garlic, nuts, etc), carbon steel knives (I got mine in Kyoto from Shigehara), fine mesh stainless sieves, funnels, Betty Crocker kitchen scissors from Dollar Tree, hard boiled egg slicer, which can slice strawberries, kiwi, etc. I have to confess that most gadgets end up never getting used!
"Now, I am going to strip............. some corn"
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie
Stolen comment
@@abdullahhussain1553 it is? My apologies, didn't see any other comment like this
@@taxfraudpro jk
It is actually stolen though
Whoah maybe two people can think of the same thing 🤔
wtf is this. i'd definitely watch this guy if he had a whole show of his own
he kinda does? there are a few videos with him on this channel
When u said wtf is this it sounded rude
Not discriminating u, just saying
@@elinaihnatsiuk what's it called
@@vitocipponeri6773 just go to this channel's page and look up design expert
I just wished he would actually build them too.
I appreciate that he emphasized designing things to work for a variety of people. I'm a petite woman with small hands and a very weak grip from chronic pain and I swear I'm always fighting kitchen gadgets (and fitness equipment. and furniture. and appliances.)
Buy a sharp knife, it can do all those tasks with ease!
I don't think you can work an elliptical with a sharp knife but I'd be interested in seeing you try. :P
@@GuelermeDias doesn't seem like that mono-use tool is doing a much beyter job!
@@GuelermeDiasare you talking about the watermelon? doesn't seem like that mono-use tool is doing a much better job!
Gabriele Pumo It's not about the sharp knife but the product design, purpose, ease of use, and effectiveness. Sure, a sharp knife can be used for a variety of things but not all people can use a sharp knife. Some people need products such as these.
There’s a vintage apple peeler at my parents house and I love it! I used to use it a lot as a kid! But instead of a suction cup, you clamp it over the edge of the counter
didn’t know you could peel and not core or Vice versa!!! definitely using it next thanksgiving for apple pie 😂
I often work at a table, and being able to clamp it on would be a huge improvement over a suction cup that dosen't stick to the rough surface. You could even clamp it to a heavy cutting board.
Imagine getting g a gift from this guy and watch the video then you find out he doesn't like you
I love the fact that he thinks of everyone in the kitchen. It's lovely.
that's the role of a usability expert.
Its his job bruh
Yeah, and to the fellas saying ‘it’s his job’... while you’re not wrong, it doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be praised. These devices are most likely used by either people who want things to be easier, or need them to make things easier for themselves. Making it usable by everyone, including people who are physically disabled, aren’t as strong, or even just people who want things to be easier, matters a lot. Plus, designers forget sometimes about different types of people! It’s nice to see people keep that in mind!
Except for the dishwasher XD
aka bigger market to sell to
the companies be like : write that down! write that down!
PBBY that reminds me of Charles the French XD
@@yanfeismug4355 cause that's what it is XD
I love the SpongeBob reference because a Pineapple is featured in the video.
😂😂😂 let's put it in reverse and sell it as another product... OOOHH WRITE THAT DOWN!
Ah, Charles the French reference, I see you are a man of culture
When he said corn stripper, I immediately thought of a piece of corn dancing around a pole and saying "Wanna see my kernels!".
wow
The apple corer/peeler is amazing. If you have an apple tree, you HAVE to have one. But yes, it could need a modern redesign to make it easier to clean. Do that, Dan! I'd buy one.
Or somebody could make a sturdier corer that can be used for quince. I'd buy that as well.
Test driving a car:
I'm just gonna oil myself up, hope you don't mind.
I don't, Chris! 😊
LMAOOOOO 😂😂😂😂
Alone in your room:
I'm just gonna oil myself up, hope you don't mind.
XD
@@150_asharifadhilaha2 ; indeed! Please upload a video of it Chris! 😁
Why did this appear in my recommended and why did I then watch the entire thing
My thoughts exactly! I don't even cook
Because your brain craves for nuance
Shadowgamier 90 you and me both
Cuz we are bored
Idk what I did
Once saw the pineapple slicer thing used very creatively by some guys selling ice cream at my university.
Basically, they would use the pineapple husk as a container where they would scoop in some ice cream, throwing in some of the chopped pineapple as a topping. It was really cool.
Ok wow!! I've used that apple pealer corer thing my entire life and im just now learning...at 30 years old...that you can move those parts to not peal or core!! Wow!!!! And knowing that this tool has been around for like 100 years is just awesome!!
The fact that he's taking arthritis under consideration makes me want to cry god or whatever this man believes in please bless this man
XD
Saladz For You
We must protect him at all costs
I don't wanna be rude and assume but he is reaching that arthritis age, it seems.
@Leftist Lyncher Well, at least i don't have to assume.
God doesnt exist but megawonsz9 does
He is 100% correct about the pineapple slicer! I own that, and I have arthritis and dexterity problems. Both of his suggestions would make a difference! You know, it's nice to know that there are still people who truly think about the user, about disabilities, and especially about good design.
Oh whoopdie fukkin do buy em in a can
@@whitealliance9540 Was that really necessary?
@@whitealliance9540 They could do that but it would still be nice for people with disabilities to have the option to eat fresh pineapple that hasn't lost almost half its nutritional value through the canning process. Another option would be frozen but not everyone prefers frozen fruit.
White Alliance
You probably the type to eat a burger out of a can.
Awww, hope you get better with the arthritis! ;)
18:10
“so, time to oil up my left hand, and see what I can do”
Yea that’s what he said what do u mean
😳
Great video. The problem with all these gadgets or kitchen helper tools is that its hard to properly sharpen the blades once the blades get dull compared to a knife that last for decades.
honestly it is such a delight to see someone actually paying attention to arthritis with this stuff.
Watermelon Slicer: doesn't work on round water melons only square watermelons.
Me: goes to minecraft
Modern problems require modern solutions
Lol
The slices are still round tho even in minecraft
bUt ThAtS a CaCTuS
Well, you can actually buy a square watermelon in China
6:28 I swear to god TWICE he said "butt pan" ..... I can't be the only one who hears that. 😂
Nope me too
Bundt pan!
@@caztan2 Yes, I know what he was SUPPOSED to say, but that's not what it sounds like he said! smh
Anyone else who watches these backwards, so Dan goes from working as a product designer for 40 years to 39 years and then 38 years?
Because these have been released at different times over a 3 year period, his time as a designer obviously increases.
@@averagecinderblockconsumer yes, genius... I got that. :P
As someone who isn’t disabled, I still really love that he’s designing for people who have a hard time gripping, or have small hands, I think more companies should think like him!
You’re so right!!! It’s strange that companies don’t already think that way-if more people can use your products, more people are gonna want to buy them. Everyone wins.
It's the highest tier of design to know to design for all customers
Inspire Wolf bro that first line was a hard flex
As a left-handed person, I really appreciate you showing use of the items with that hand. Most everything is made for right-handed use. If it's specially designed for lefties, it's often twice the price.
Theresa V You can learn how to use your right hand, that’s what I did.
Yee Tus No.
I am ampidextrious so idc
Yup, I have a pair of scissor especially for me, because I've hurt myself more than once ( I was using knifes to open packages ).
No, the left handed test isn’t to see how it works for left handed people, it’s for people with dexterity problems
Also, while I don't think I'd buy the watermelon slicer because I don't eat enough watermelon to justify it, I was actually really surprised to see how well it cubed. Definitely didn't think it was going to work as well as it did!
"Now I am going to strip ...."
That joke was so corny...
Then again, the second corn cub from the stripper.... no need to even make a joke.
“I’ll give this a 3. Right down the middle”
2.5: Am I a joke to you
Your
(1+2+3+4+5)/5 =3
12345 what's im the middle?
None of that is needed. He did not say he was giving a half score. He said he was giving this the middle score. It is an English problem; not a math problem.
As it is an image it is basically in the middle
OtakuMAN OtakuWOMEN it's not like that, I'm telling you.
3:22 OMG, THANK YOU. I'm 16 and have awful arthritis and it's extremely hard to cook, clean, and do other things around the house. It's rarely acknowledged, so thank you for saying that.
Me too! I was so surprised that someone actually acknowledged that Kids can have arthritis too! I was diagnosed when I was only 7. And people always tell me "only old people can have Arthritis"
@@kelilahpatenaude9648 First time meeting someone else with it too. I was diagnosed at 7 too, actually. What a coincidence. Also, I know. An old lady same me sitting on a bench and yelled at me that I should give it to her since I was young. It took everything I had in me to not yell at her... 😅😅
It'sThatOneChickAgain CallThePoPo Omg that sucks 😂 some people don’t get that younger people can be sick too
up pfofile lmao
@Carter Brincks "I don't care"?
"Oh that's so sad" makes me die of laughter every time
I just love the acknowledgement of disability that affect mobility of the hands and dexterity, how common it is in all ages, and how it affects things like kitchen tasks. This is why I use OXO products.
As a disabled Army veteran with Multiple Sclerosis, I majorly appreciated Dan's awareness, advice, and advocating for left handed peeps, us disabled folks, and real life kitchen situations. ✊🏼😘🤘🏼
My M.S. affected my right, formerly dominant side, so I've become ambidextrous. Writing, reaching, cutting most of the time now with my left, it's been a major transition living in a world of right handed tools. Kudos for the forethought! 👏🏼💖👏🏼💖
Thank for service 🎖🎖🎖
Same! hahaha! I can't wave or reach out with my right hand I've learnt to do a lot with my left hand, to be fair I could always do a fair amount with it just now I do more.
@@TheFakeyCakeMaker thank too for service 🎖🎖🎖✌✌✌
Welcome to the Left Handed and Right Brain Society, lifelong member here!!
@@lpshy9337 also thank 🎖🎖🎖🕺🕺🕺
I love his closing statement about designing for the spectrum of consumers, and particularly for those who may have the most difficulty. 🙂
when intelligent design doesn't seem so intelligent
Honestly it does make more sense to pay attention to someone who wont be as capable, and this video really touched me with how lucky I am to be able to freely work anywhere
Boyfriend eats girlfriend’s lunch bruh that’s outta pocket
I thought he was actually gonna build the improved gadgets.
Would make for a great series on UA-cam
having grown up in the 70s and 80s, I see the remaining watermelon as an excuse to hand the kids a spoon and get a pre meal snack
“If the design team was 1 Thinking ”
SHOTS FIRED
I wanted to like but I can't cause there's 69 likes
@@spinnyboijesus you can now 👍🏼
I am tHe MaN
Was gonna comment but U got tehere 1st.
Sobes123 Sobeck
My guy spilled the tea and it was BOILING
"I did it but that hurt" me after finishing college
Underrated lol
relatable
Honestly just finishing school in general lmao
Relatable, have a nice day.
At least you said college
I love how thorough he is in his tests, and I love this video especially because he explains how to design something that almost anyone can use.
This dude is a gem. I'd watch hours of these videos and never tire. He's intelligent, thoughtful, and creative. ❤
I love him, he’s like everyone’s cool grandpa.
He looks like hes seen better days
Mine is dead so idk what chu talking about
He’s so calm I’m literally falling asleep to his voice rn
@@denniscuesta7009 you probably will look like that too when you're old
Of course somebody like you would like him
Omg this was so enjoyable to watch that i didn’t even realize it was 23 minutes long, good work!
I didn't until you pointed it out 😮
Damn, thanks for warning me, I was about to sit through this hahaha
tiny chili pepper yes. He's Interesting to watch and he didn't have to be sensational and goofy
I missed my train because of this lol
Was pretty enjoyable but it should’ve only been 10 minutes
“I wouldn’t buy it for someone I don’t like” lol
My mom has an old apple corer/peeler/slicer, with a clamp instead of the suction thing. It's SO much better! If you can find one with a clamp, get it.
He should also grade them according to the difficulty of washing by hand.
He discusses how some of them would be difficult to wash because of the small/moving parts. I’ll bet he talked about washing for everything and it was just edited out.
At 19:22 he mentions that there are a lot of small pieces that could fall down the drain
Ryan Hiroshige yeah
But not for every gadget
DaniellaDaniel Not everyone has a dishwasher, which is why it needs to be able to be cleaned by hand
„I did it but that hurts.“
Basically me doing anything
Water Under The Bridge
Mooood
Water Under The Bridge 🌉
His left hand is just getting stronger and stronger
Re: the slapper chopper, I think it's interesting that the Pampered Chef version of it uses the mushroom-shaped handle design you suggested and seems easier to open.
In my experience, it's fabulous for things that you want to chop quickly and/or contain. It's absolutely amazing for chopping nuts and other hard things, because it gets them small quickly without sending them flying all over the cutting board or kitchen. It's nice for onions because it can mince quickly and effectively while reducing tears (and since onions have a shape that makes them difficult to hold the smaller they get, it can be safer, too, and requires less dexterity at speed).
Tomatoes, though? No go. That's something that requires a combo of downwards and sliding force to cut (so it's too easy to crush the flesh because it can't slice through the skin).
Its 4 am and i dont care for anything in this video but the old man seems pretty nice and i really enjoyed the whole video 5/5
Edit: wrong rating system
This video is par fect
I really don’t want to be that person, but you misspelled “whole” 🙄
@@HA-yk9bo thx and sorry english is not my native language
Everything3Running oh you don’t have to apologize, I’m the one that should get over being a perfectionist freak
@@HA-yk9bo this conversation is too wholesome
Conscious of the disabled and/or people w/ mobility difficulties, and socio-politically conscious about the design industry - thanks man! Cheeeers!
thats the thing about these kitchen gadgets, in reality they're most effective for disabled/mobility impaired. its not inherently supposed to make things easier for abled people, but make things doable for the disabled. i wish more people in his position thought like him.
What do you mean by socio-politically conscious? Not being offensive just curious, would be great if you could elaborate further
@@Ludix147 male, within a certain size range, not disabled and therefore expected to have full use of their hands and upper body strength.
Sometimes, It is more effective and efficient to use a kitchen knife to slice and chop food than to use any gadgets instead. Because these gadgets are designed for a dedicated purpose but a knife is for utility, where the curvature and the edge of a knife allow a fine and clinical cutting movement. Nonetheless, it only benefits people without any dexterity issues and those who could use it properly.
As someone who is only 5’ tall most kitchens have counters that are too high. Thank you for thinking of the shorter users.
This old man is savage haha "If they were.... Thinking!" Lol
You've got me questioning all my utensils. I just realized my mug is hard af to pick up with an oily hand.
well at least it's got the handle
REDESIGN ALL MUGS
REDESIGN LEFT HAND!
REDESIGN OIL!
Lmfao
As a graphic designer, this guys job excites me lol I’ve done a lot of package design, but actually designing the gadgets themselves would be so interesting! I’m a huge sucker for gadgets and seeing him redesign off the cuff was a really neat exercise :)
You should design some gadgets. Don't be scared... you can do this!
Netflix: Are you still watching?
Someone’s daughter: 8:02
I just watched a 23 minute video of a guy testing kitchen products
*brilliant*
I didn't read the time before I read this comment and I was like "what? This video is 23 minutes?!?!" 😅
Although I have to say, 23 minutes well spent
Go check CrazyRuusian hacker
Anna O'Donoghue
Agreed!
"Now, for the corn stripper"
"I'm gonna strip...some corn"
Speech 100
www.cornhub.com
I i don’t wanna click that link
Potato Potatwa I do
@@chimarajigsawlord Its corn xd
its now updated to corn-hub.blogspot.com/
for the slap chop thing just get the pampered chef version it comes with a lid for the blades that also holds what youre chopping and blocks the gap and isnt smooth
My grandfather got the applepeeler as a gift from my SIL and he absolutely loves it. He makes apple cream a lot every fall and it saves him hours peeling the apples. It might not be super efficient for just the one off apple, but when you need to peel many it's a godsend.
if you combine all of these gadgets into one
you get a knife
Phosnerd you get the
Kanife for 19.95
That's what I was thinking the whole time. Also cleaning them takes much more time than washing a knife.
I recently got myself a decent chef's knife, and it's pretty incredible what a good sharp knife will do for you in the kitchen!
Yes, and there are a bunch of garbage products to sharpen your knife.
Those also need redesign.
some people with disabilities can't use knives, if you were implying that these tools were useless because the knife is superior. these tools are meant for people with disabilities or people who can't do said task as easily as someone else could.
if that's not what you meant, then apologies.
what a wonderful host! really knows his stuff
I was thinking the same thing, and I hope this is a series: Either with the same host, as he reviews different gadgets, or with design experts from other fields as they review other products.
Spongebob just chillin
*giant steel pole through his roof
Ah Gary I was just watching the sports channel🤣🤣
It's the sports channels huh..... Nothing else phfff...... Nothing else
This, this is the video that made me fall in love with epicurious
>Struggles to cut everything with the clever cutter
*5/5*
Realistically just needs a much sharper blade and some curves. It’s a decent design on its own. But the sharper blade will help lots of tougher/harder veggies like carrots, beats, etc. then of course addings the curves to the handle will make it easier to squeeze. I could definately see it being a problem for people with disabilities if someone without them struggles with it. That goes for any product.
Well it's made for things that are mostly like a cucumber and not a potato
It isn't good for everything, but for the things it is good at it is great.
If you have only one arm this is the best possible choice for chopping honestly
@@Paikerchu13 how do you hold the vegetable or the fruit in the scissors
“Not Worth A Redesign” 🤭😄DAYUM.
msmilesftw my favourite was the diss at the design team of the scissor things. “Would of been a simple change if the design team was 1 thinking”
I love these videos!! I´ve watched a whole bunch of them in the past 2 days, you say at the beginning you have designed kitchen gadgets for 40 years!! I want to know what are some ones you have designed, and have you review them again see if you can improve your own design after a few years!
Bless this man