I agree, it'd be way more compelling if it's quality holds up that long. Since it's handmade by a blacksmith I wonder if they will do any maintenance if required.
I'm a devon based blacksmith (bladesmith primarily), and if you guys are ever interested in having a knife or two made free of charge for the studio or for an episode of the kitchen gadget reviews, I'd love to be able to do that for you!
I'm rewatching this video and just saw this comment. This is such a sweet and generous comment!!!! Next time I have any money I'll hit you up and see if you're able to make a knife for me. Until then it will be just a dream. Thanks for making me smile tonight :)
Have you ever worked with copper? One of my favorite UA-cam teacher/gardeners Charles Dowding only uses copper gardening tools like hand shoves etc. After an online conversation he said he'd love a hori hori which is a Japanese gardening knife. I have one and its my favorite gardening tool but he's not been able to find a copper one. Im curious how hard and how expensive it would end up being to make copper a hori hori.
I’ll be 21 tomorrow and I hand on heart can promise I never knew of anyone who was a blacksmith! It is such a specialist profession and I actually find it really interesting because I love watching videos of people who manipulate their component to manufacture the product they intend to create and seeing such talented people master their art!
Another twist to this would be Normal vs Chef where the Normal use the high quality chef equipment whereas the chef use the useless gadgets and make it James vs Barry
God bless Ben. He seems to be one of the most humble guys ever. He doesn't mind all the trash talk they throw at him, and he just has so much knowladge.
They didn't mention the most important and useful aspect of a vacuum sealer: Food Storage and Preservation! Frozen meats and food last way longer vacuum sealed than any other way. Most places recommend up to a year for a lot of meats. Buy meat in bulk, cut into portions, and vacuum seal. It's great. Come home from work, pull steaks out of the freezer, pop them in the water bath, and then by dinner time you have perfectly cooked steaks that only need a sear.
I dont use my sous every week but I do use my vacuum sealer every week. Mine was about 30 pounds 2 years ago and its probably the best pound per buck gadget ive had. Bulk meat, veggies, portion meals in the freezer. Hell I use it for my friend's to keep tobacco moist for longer.
12:00 "It is sleek, isn't it?" I love how you can hear how much interest and love that James has for that pan just by the sound of his voice. He's such a well right dude. Love him to death.
Only carbon steel and cast iron need to be seasoned. You can find all sorts of those types of videos on youtube. I usually use crysco shortening to season my cast iron but i think next time i clean and season them I'm going with rapeseed oil instead. I do it outside on my grill so i dont fill the house with smoke which makes it a little easier.
@@Will-nf8hg i follow almost 20 food channels, from Maangchi to Babish to Food Wishes and Cooking with Dog etc. i love each channel's content equally. Sorted know how to make standard cooking content with their own spin, that's all.
I couldn’t afford this stuff, so I found alternatives: such as reusable sealing bags that the air is vacuumed out by hand. Perfect for sous vis, not so much for storing things long-term (since the purpose is to use and reuse often). For the garden, I have a gallon tub from the dollar store with a lid and baskets for an impromptu hydroponic system (air stone not included) and purchased a $15 hanging LED grow light. So I spent a total of $20 on the soil, light, container and spent another $20 for an air stone + air pump. I have delicious basil and strawberries now! These products are meant to take the DIY out of gardening, which is very much a part of the hobby/lifestyle.
Indeed, I dont have an sous vide machine, but I have several times done the "beer cooler sous vide" hack (just search on youtube for instructions) and made some amazing steaks that way! It was like 5 mins more work...but I didnt have to spend a dime! I'm fascinated by your DIY hydroponics system. Do you have a video detailing that...or might you direct me to a tutorial, as I would like to try that!
I imagine the people who want the herb garden want herbs without much commitment. Similar to how coffee connoisseurs probably grind their own beans and use a french press or a pour-over dripper, while the people who want a quick cup of coffee in the morning just to get themselves awake probably use preground beans and a coffee maker.
I'm terrible with plants. I have a black thumb. That herb gadget would be good for me. I love using fresh herbs and they are expensive to buy and usually go bad before I use the whole bunch.
I have an anova wand and a non-anova vacuum sealer. It's so great. As far as the bags are concerned. When I cut them open, I cut close to the seal. I wash and air dry them. I can get 2 - 5 uses out of a bag. It reduces plastic waste and overall cost.
It’s so cute that when Jamie was asked to name his plants his mind immediately went to his friends and making an easy joke out of something which could have been completely irrelevant to the video
As a person who just bought an apartment and dont really have the option for a garden the smart garden really excites me so I would be extremely grateful if you could test it a little more - different plants at the same time, is it possible to make your own pellets(?) etc Love your videos!
I think my only problem with this gadget is the price. For $30 (US) I can get a grow lamp, pots are pretty cheap, (especially the plastic ones), and a lot of supermarkets have little fresh herb plants ready to grow. The one thing this does have going for it is that it is perfect counter size. I would also be interested to see how it does with multiple plants!
The price kills it for me, and the grow space. Like, what if I wanted to grow a 4th plant? I'd have to pay for an entirely new one just for that one plant. However, if they offered them in different sizes, that could make the price less of an issue.
10:33: "It heavily reduces food waste." Yeah but food waste is mostly recyclable/biodegradable, Plastic is a hazard. There is a reason why most states are trying to do away with plastic bags in stores.
I don't know about this particular maker or model. I use a Foodsaver vacuum sealer almost daily for the very reason that I can use canning jars for most of what I'm packing in them. I buy bulk meat, grind it into hamburger, trim it into stew meat or slice it into thin bits for stir fry and then pack it into pint jars, vacuum the air out and pop it into the freezer. I live in the desert so actual canning is a horror show (example the temp right now is sitting at 113 degrees F) because of the heat it generates indoors. I do use bags sometimes for larger cuts of meat, or some nice steaks, but those are rare instances because I can rarely afford those kinds of cuts.
I got a similar hydroponic countertop garden during the height of the pandemic and I’m so glad I did. We grew salad greens out of my NYC kitchen and that gadget saved me needing to make dangerous trips to the supermarket while still giving my cancer-battling parents fresh veg. Those devices may be a literal lifesaver and I highly recommend them if you have that kind of cash to drop
I love it whenever jamie tries all these stuff cause he always raises questions that really matters to the masses. As a viewer, I like how it is entertaining while at the same time raises valuable and practical discussions. Job well done boys!
I absolutely love having a vacuum sealer, it has saved me so much money over the years. The bags can actually be reused, if you clean them properly, and can be bought by the roll so you can make whatever size bag you need, but if you cut them to the same length as the pre-cut bags you end up with almost 4 times as much storage for the same price. I live in a 6 person household and do the majority of the cooking, but since I also have 3 jobs and 2 of those people are my kids being able to cook several large meals in advance and store them flat in the freezer is wonderul. The best part is this can be scaled to work for any size family, even if that family is just you. Also the vacuum sealer I got comes with all the attachments for sealing jars, bottles, and reusable containers.
The most impressive thing about the skillet is that when you get something artisanal it tends to look a bit rustic, but this has absolutely perfect finish, stunning
Heads up for anyone starting to sous vide put your vacumn sealer a little bit above your food item by putting it on a brick or small box and it helps keep liquids down if you cook with liquids and don't want to ruin a vac sealer. That way you don't have to turn off the vacumn sealer super quicklybefore it hits the sealer when ur sealing ur bags with liquids in it
Thanks for the tip. At first i had a weaker vacuum sealer no probs with liquids, now i have this powerful thing and everytime it sucks liquids up in the chamber.
Not sure how common it is in the UK but here in the states they have them that work with liquids, even back 3 years when the comment was made. They are around the same price you just have to read the descriptions. Mine just recently broke due to a quick trip to the floor and my new 1 is amazing. I think Jamie would have been more open to it if they had gotten a cheaper/better model, also it's far more useful for food storage for normals than sous vide. My old model had a vacuum tube to even vacuum seal large bags which is great for travel since you can pack more in a smaller bag.
I must say, I am very impressed with Jamie's comments. They were pointing real problems and facts that we, normal people, have to think about. Good job! It's always a pleasure to see your videos 😊 Oh and btw Ben, we really need to teach you how to pronounce Feuille for the Mille Feuilles haha ❤️
like a few comments, I don't use my sealer for sous vide as much as better quality storage. Pre-covid, I did shop smaller and more frequently, but still as a singleton, find that anything I do in bulk, or any frozen meats fare better than wrapping in freezer paper and then another bag (when I remember to do even that).
James: I don't know when he finds the time to learn all these facts Ben: *embarrassed, boyish grin* I read the same thing you did! Marry me, Ben. You're too damn adorable.
So I’ve spent a full 24hours binge watching these seasons. Absolutely love them and I’m getting half my Christmas shopping done in the process Love this
I wouldn't be without my vacuum sealer, which I've had for about 5 years now. Good for sous vide but also excellent for packaging food for freezing. Meat vacuum sealed doesn't get freezer burn. BTW vac seal and sous vide is the easiest way to make confit duck legs.
@@kinos6503 could be fun with a normal battle, where everyone had to use tools ( say for example knives were removed), but every gadget could only be used by one person, so say barry did not get a proper cutting one or something
Jamie: I’m normal just like you (says the guy who could butcher an entire cow and can tell you what type of wood your using to smoke meat without even seeing the wood) Jamie has moved up from a normal and has become A hobbyist
To be fair. How long would they be able to stay normals, while doing this show for this long though. One needs one of those men on black flashers to make them forget all they learn from those two cooks.
Home vacuum sealers are more or less the same, we can get a decent branded one that works perfectly here around 10 quids, and vacuum bags around 5p each, less if they were smaller bags. We freeze roasted coffee beans in small portions to keep them fresh!
I introduced a colleague to sous vide steak by lending him my machine, so there was zero cost to him to test it. He bought his own because it removes all the stress about getting the steak perfect, every time. It takes longer than pan/oven but you don't worry about overcooking that £30 steak you bought. The result is he doesn't order steak at restaurants any more because they aren't cooked as well for his taste compared to what he can do at home. His independent reasoning was exactly the same as mine.
Since I've started marinating steaks I've found myself enjoying rare steaks when it use to be gross to me so I'm not sure if I'd need it but I still love the fact you can get perfectly cooked as you want it
i mean, if you just get a nice skillet (cast iron or carbon steel, i prefer cast iron for steak) and a meat thermometer it's nigh-impossible to overcook a steak. the draw of sous vide is a lot more to do with stuff like fish, as well as what they did with the cucumber (infusion of sorts), and cooking directly from frozen while doing stuff.
I'm always on the lookout for that one perfect skillet. One that's deep enough, large enough, last a lifetime, and can go into the oven. I'm also willing to pay $100 for it. Thanks Boys.
Or look around for old Cast Iron, including in recycling places - cleaning old cast iron is easy - oven cleaner and a trash bag for a week or 2 - then seasoning. Some places you can get it free, the per pound price of the metal, and some who know what they have might charge $100. Or talk to your granny - mine had a lovely set of 1940s cast that I now cook almost everything in. I have my teflon just for frying off pasta.
I've had a vacuum sealer for over a year now. Other than sous vide prep, I think the primary use for the vacuum sealer is preventing freezer burn and consequent food waste. I now buy meat at Costco (for a lot less per kilo than the supermarket), and then divide the large packets up into single meal servings for me and my wife. Meat lasts for months in my freezer when vacuum sealed, and freshness and flavour aren't affected. I bought the Foodsaver brand; the bags come on a roll that you cut to the exact size you need for each portion, reducing waste. Roll bags are also much cheaper than individual bags, especially from Amazon. Highly recommended.
Suggestion : Pass it on Theme: 40 minutes. Jamie is last and without telling him everyone else has to finish the dish in 40 minutes. It’ll probably be very funny seeing Jamie’s reaction. (If Jamie is reading this. It’s ruined)
We have a vacuum sealer and use it to portion meats etc before freezing it prevents freezer burn. We also use it to keep leftovers for later in the week. Great cost saver.
"I am still yet to find a reason to have sous vided in my own kitchen at home." Pork belly. So much better and easier to cook sous vide. In the oven? I overcook it and its tough and chewy. But sous vide? I literally can't f*** that up. Cook it sous vide, sear it after, and then slice it up for the perfect topping for your ramen.
I saw my notification at like 8:30 AM just as I was starting to fall asleep but I decided to try something different and instead of staying up, I saved the video as "a special treat" for when I woke up lol. But it encouraged me to make myself a steak with bernaise sauce for lunch cause I was feeling a little fancy!!! This channel really is the best :)
From experience, the vacuum sealer is amazing for camping trips. My most memorable vacuum sealed meal was having apple crumble 2 days into a back-country canoe trip. Just cut off the corner of the back and squeezed it out pretty much. A very nice treat. Just, don't do carrots. Apparently, when they're not chilled they release some gases and create an unexpected organic explosion!
I don't really get why people are so amazed that a carbon steel pan will last forever. It's a piece of steel, what exactly do you expect not to work/break?
With that pan, consider a half decent aluminium, non-stick pan with a teflon coating. Maybe £20/25 a pop and might last 5 years of decent use before the coating has been scratched, the base has been dinged a bit. If you had the money to hand at the time, I'd say it's a great purchase
That pan looks amazing. Camping session is here. Could you guys maybe do some camping style items and themes like cooking on pocket rockets challenges or dehydrating food gagdets or cooking meals with it. Love the show and thanks.
I love, love, love, love my FoodSaver vacuum sealer! It's great for sealing up portions of food like meats and vegetables that I buy in bulk to freeze. It keeps things fresh for so long!
So far my favourite things that have moved my cooking or that I want for the future are: - Dehydrator, my beef jerky is out of this world, but also for dry fruits and Drying extra spices when you buy too much fresh - Coffee/spice grinder. To make my own spice mixes - That skillet got me drooling - A proper cleaver - Wok equipment
@@vaazig Yeah of course!, some are a bit painful, like the serrano peppers, and definitely could do with a better dehydrator, but that powder I use then to make my jerky.
@@sergiomaldonadodelgado2944 I use my own chili powder as well. First I ferment the chilies, I make hot sauce with it and grind the dried mash into powder.
I bought a vacuum sealer last year and wouldn't want to miss it. I vacuum cheese and sausage in small portions or vegetables or fruit for smoothies and freeze them. I have also used it to freeze entire meals. I use a tube of foil that I seal according to the size. That way you have less waste. You can also wash out the used bags and use them several times.
I really like this video! I loved Jaime's point of home cooks of figuring out what makes you excited as a cook and what area you want to grow in as a cook and investing in equipment that supports that.
I use my vacuum sealer mostly to freeze food items for later use. Also, I open each sealed bag close to the seal, and if I’ve only frozen a food item in the bag, not heated it in any way, I wash, hang to dry, and reuse the bags multiple times. Less plastic waste. Less expense.
I love your guys content. it's always so well done, so entertaining, and even the midroll is done in a way that I don't mind it. If youtube makes you guys happy, I hope you never stop doing it
We use a vacuum sealer to preserve fruits and vegetables we grow in our garden during the summer. Since I live in Canada where most of the year is freezing weather, we're still able to enjoy eating fresh food during the winter when we vacuum seal them
Over lockdown my mum was busy in the garden. We now have so much lovely produce including tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin, fig, mint, strawberries, radish, spinach, apple and pear! I think the smart garden is expensive but fresh produce is always a lovely treat!
I have a friend who uses his vacuum sealer for batch cooking and freezing. He worked out that if you freeze liquids in takeaway containers, then vacuum pack them, you can stock your freezer really neatly with a large variety of foods. Oh and you can buy the 'bags' in continuous rolls. Freezing first uses less plastic.
Good episode, Love the pan. Here, vacuum sealers are used more for storage, freezing meat etc: You can use freezer bags as well as the ones that come with the machine.
Vac Pac is not just about sous vide. If you have a tiny freezer capacity then being about to store leftovers, soup, stock, spag bol (the meat bit), stews etc in portions and having them flat stacked in the freezer is amazing. That was the primary reason I bought a vac pac machine. Getting a sous vide machine came much later. This stopped even more food waste in my house.
I adore my vacuum sealer at home. Just for storing food if for no other reason. No freezer burn and easy thaw. Plus can prep food to just dump into a pan and go.
The vacuum sealer is one of those things that has one specific job, and it does it well. Vacuum sealed things are much better protected against water (when immersion cooking) or oxygen (as a storage medium). They also let you get a lot of prep done and out of the way, so you can quickly cook / reheat things later. But, I still use zip-top bags more often than I use the sealer.
We bought a vacuum sealer 20-30 years ago for about $20-30 and used it a lot for a long time and it still works. We never left that much plastic above the food. They used about twice as much bag as what it looks like the food requires and we didn't, so bags cost us a lot less than it would them, I reckon. It saved a lot of food, but also was good for storing other things water-tightly.
I bought a sous vide and i can tell you putting some meat on the grill after 45 min in the sous vide with some butter and garlic. theres SOO much flavour its insane! Nothing like it
Speaking of good pans and seasoning it, I would love a video on how to season a pan like cast iron and how to maintain it! I keep reading that cast iron is a must-have for the kitchen but maintenance and seasoning has always intimidated me.
I inherited 3 pans and have bought 3 more second hand. I love them. Clean first. To season you can rub any oil or fat on the inside and put in the oven on 200 F. About 2 to 3 hours. Wipe out. I would not use seed oils, as they are rancid from the time they are made. Olive, avacodo, tallow and lard all work great. If it does not have a wooden handle, you can use higher temperatures. We now own a wood stove, so just set them on it for several hours or all day. And yes, you can use soap if needed in cleaning. But I came home once to find out my daughter put one in the dishwasher. Rusted disaster. Scrubbed with steel wool. Seasoned. Scrubbed with steel wool. Seasoned. Scrubbed with steel wool. Seasoned. The third was the charm. As I said, I inherited them from my mother in law. She inherited them from her mother. My daughters will inherited them when my husband and I are no longer around. I also use them on a glass top, induction stove. Gently slide them on as they are heavy.
Vacuum sealers work great. I use for long term dry items. Works great for making mests in frezzer, season meats and seal. When ready to cook, let defrost, using immersion simmer to cook, comes out perfectly seasoned every time. Or open and grill for added color and smoke flavor. Totaly worth the time and cost.
I once owned a similar device to the "click and grow" one (different brand, same idea). It started off really well, but about a month and a half after I started my plants growing, we had a wave of very hot and humid weather, and I don't have air conditioning. Consequently, all my plants developed root rot, and I had to throw them all out. It was very disappointing.
I have a vacuum sealer, so the garden is my favorite so far! That pan is lovely, but growing herbs inside without worrying about sunlight would be awesome!
The vacuum sealer has so many applications. I love having one in my kitchen though i use it for different storage solutions for fresh food i get in bulk or for helping marinade.
I think marinades work better vacuum sealed, even for just grilling. Also, when I take vacuum sealed marinaded to my in laws to grill, I don't worry that it will spill, those bags are tough and there's no zipper seal to fail.
I agree 100% on a good stove to oven pan. My daughter and SIL got me a 12" cast iron Lodge pan for Christmas a few years ago, and it's my go-to. I use it so much that it never actually gets put away, just stays on my stovetop.
Not just old people Ben 😂 I’ve been making noises to sit down since I can remember 😅 (please say I’m not the only one) Also I want the hydroponics set! That’s my dream is to own a house with a wall of that one day 😍
sierraseven thanks! I was probs more going to build myself rather than buy this as then I can custom design shape and size (of course this is just a dream)
@@isiholliday3051 Aerogarden is good, I think, for a self-contained kit that comes complete, but there are lots of modular hydroponic systems available that can be customized, or if you look for DIY hydroponics, there's plenty of ideas - although a lot of them are more aimed at cannabis growers, but often the cannabis growers are happy to share techniques and plans with veggie growers.
A vacuum sealer is great for freezing and storage. The lack of excess air helps prevent freezer burn. For the same reason they extend the shelf life and freshness of storage goods. After the pandemic hit I purchased one for about $65 to prepare and stock an emergency food supply. (I learned my lesson after stores in the US were picked clean.) I was able to buy a bulk of foods like rice and flour cheaply then divide them up in smaller, vacuum sealed portions.
I love my click and grow! I've started some pine trees, grown miniature strawberries, I currently have red pansies growing in it. It's super easy, and I've been able to leave mine for a week with the water reservoir and came back and everything was fine!
So glad they did salmon! I have the Anova sous vide stick and it brings the seafood game out to an incredible new level i didn't know existed (salmon being the favorite)! Def not an every day tool, but it has a ton of variety to explore with~
We have FoodSaver vacuum sealer that I use all the time, we are a hunting,farming family and I seal all our meat, game and sausage in it, it significantly extends the freezer time and keeps everything fresh NO FREEZER BURN , I have found a roast or 2 in the depths of my freezers that is 5 years old and as fresh as when I put it in. I also gave an attachment that goes on to canning jars for dry goods like rice, raising ,crackers .
The herb garden is just a gimmick, because as was said you can do all that the gadget can with a fraction of the cost and a little attention to the pots. if not, then buying herbs for 10 pounds is going to net MUCH more than was shown in the video. The vacuum sealer is a must have for freezing fresh food to preserve them and of course Sous Vide or split into easily transportable portions... that particular one is just horribly overpriced though, as you can get the same sort of sealer for 20-30 EUR which can also create just as much or more vacuum (under) pressure without the name Anova printed on the top. The Skillet is expensive... but it is not an unwarranted expensive. You can see the quality, and from what was shown in the video, also feel it. Plus there are not many pots or pans you can use on the hob, in the oven and also (more than once) on a grill/open fire.
My concern is that the gadget booklet seems to suggest these plants are only expected to survive for 10 weeks, but you can overwinter a LOT of different herbs, as in some plants can survive YEARS, so to me that's just an admission that your plants will only last 10 weeks because they haven't had a proper day/night cycle and they are horrifically pot-bound in those tiny pots. I totally agree, a little bit of effort and that garden gimick thing is utterly useless.
I have to disagree. I live in a small London flat and there's very few windows I can use that have enough light. I've got a click and grow and it's fantastic. I grow chilis, strawberries, basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley and occasionally some flowers in it. (I have the 9 pod version) You don't have to buy the pods you can use your own soil and nutrients, but the water/light system is essential for me to grow anything in my flat. The water reservoir is useful as I'm away a lot for work and the system only allows the amount of water the plants need into each pod. They last much longer than the life cycle the app suggests when using your own nutrients. It also looks fantastic when it's full of life as if it's an ornament. I agree many people can do what this system does without, but some people cannot, and therefore it's not a gimmick
@@andyh7777 is there any particular reason you went for this instead of an auto irrigation system and an indoor plant lamp? Just from quickly searching on Amazon, that setup is half the price and seems like you'd have far more control. Not as sleek admittedly.
@@SkyReviewsNet mostly because I don't particularly think they look good. My click and grow is also a kitchen centrepiece and looks fantastic. I also think it's easier for beginners to get going or a nice gift for someone
@@andyh7777 understandable, the plastic pod thing really irked me because it's quite wasteful but since you can use your own seeds it seems like a nice bit of kit
And just from looking at it, that pan should last way longer than 10 years given even sporadic cleaning and care. That's the kind of thing you'd hand down to your kids and them to their kids.
Vacuum sealers are just really good for packaging bulk foods into smaller packs for either the fridge or freezer! Easy to write on with a pen, breaking up a cheaper big block of cheese and keep it from going blue, making ground beef into specific sized portions, etc.
Would love to see update videos on pans and such. Perhaps use them during testing. Like Jamie mentioned, the first use is always nice, but later that can change.
With carbon steel pans they only become better with use, as it builds up a thicker layer of seasoning each time you cook. Buy it for life, no toxic chemicals harmful for you or the environment and it's what people used before non-stick teflon pans became widespread.
Have the sealer (for breaking down and freezing food, not for that silliness of cooking), want the other two... esp. the high-carbon pan. I just had to toss my old cast-iron away... wife made me do it after I left it on the burner, despite me trying to convince her it wasn't "harmed"). And growing fresh herbs, etc. is nearly impossible in our apt. Great video, guys!
I bought a sous vide circulator and a vacuum sealer about 4 years ago and I love it.. I have friends constantly asking when I invite them over for steak again (which with Covid hasn't happened as much as I would have loved to), but as mentioned in the video, there are other great purposes for it as well.
As someone who uses a vacuum sealer a lot in the kitchen, two things: you can reuse bags, and you can separate out food and freeze it without getting freezer burn on your food. Ziploc bags will make your food freezer burn! We freeze extra fajita peppers and onions and then we always have some when we need it. My fiancé uses it to freeze out portions of meat so that they don’t go to waste in the fridge. They’re actually really useful to have in a home kitchen.
I had dismal results using ziplock bags to sous vide...I've also had the best steak of my life (including from a restaurant) using sous vide to cook with vacuum sealed packages! The thing I hate about the whole sous vide process is the amount of wasted water and plastic.
I bought silicone bags to avoid the plastic waste but they have the same problem as ziplock bags, they don't seal properly. But you can wash and re-use the bags.
A tip for the sealing bags. If you cut the bags as close to the sealed line as you can, you can wash the bags and use them a few more times, until they get too small. Wont remove or negate the issue, but can significantly reduce it.
I love my indoor plant machine (I have three Aerogarden brand ones.) They brighten up my dark, old house, and I can grow fresh flowers or herbs in the middle of a Wisconsin winter.
It's great how excited James got when Jamie was eating the salmon
He cooked that Salmon to perfection! 🙌
He was just too cute☺
As if jamie eating meat (or a bear eating salmon 😉) is out of the ordinary
Absolutely adorable!
I came to the comments to find this. I have literally paused the video. He was just so enthusiastic and adorable 😉
When reviewing this pans, it would be great if in 6/12 months, you did a update on how they're lasting!
I agree, it'd be way more compelling if it's quality holds up that long.
Since it's handmade by a blacksmith I wonder if they will do any maintenance if required.
Same with the plants. 😃
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the look on James' face when Ben said "double ribbed design"! PRICELESS
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Double ribbed, for her (and his!) pleasure
I want to like but it’s at 69 and I just can’t do it
@@gyrhan Same and I really don't want anyone to ruin it
"Double ribbed design caught my eye"... of course it did, Ben.
I'm a devon based blacksmith (bladesmith primarily), and if you guys are ever interested in having a knife or two made free of charge for the studio or for an episode of the kitchen gadget reviews, I'd love to be able to do that for you!
I'm rewatching this video and just saw this comment. This is such a sweet and generous comment!!!! Next time I have any money I'll hit you up and see if you're able to make a knife for me. Until then it will be just a dream. Thanks for making me smile tonight :)
Have you ever worked with copper? One of my favorite UA-cam teacher/gardeners Charles Dowding only uses copper gardening tools like hand shoves etc. After an online conversation he said he'd love a hori hori which is a Japanese gardening knife. I have one and its my favorite gardening tool but he's not been able to find a copper one. Im curious how hard and how expensive it would end up being to make copper a hori hori.
@@Emeraldwitch30 Right now copper is stupidly expensive, it is also not a very "solid" metal, ebay maybe easiest?
Wish they’d seen this, another good idea could be having to boys come down and try to make a blade themselves
I’ll be 21 tomorrow and I hand on heart can promise I never knew of anyone who was a blacksmith! It is such a specialist profession and I actually find it really interesting because I love watching videos of people who manipulate their component to manufacture the product they intend to create and seeing such talented people master their art!
You should do a video where the chefs make high quality dishes with nothing but useless gadgets
😂 that would be a funny video.
@@SortedFood Ben must be restricted to only using that flippity-floppity sausage pincer thing that he so loves....
Dedj Deraladin and the aioli maker 😂
Another twist to this would be Normal vs Chef where the Normal use the high quality chef equipment whereas the chef use the useless gadgets and make it James vs Barry
@@SortedFood you should really do it, thatd be such a nice video
God bless Ben. He seems to be one of the most humble guys ever. He doesn't mind all the trash talk they throw at him, and he just has so much knowladge.
They didn't mention the most important and useful aspect of a vacuum sealer: Food Storage and Preservation! Frozen meats and food last way longer vacuum sealed than any other way. Most places recommend up to a year for a lot of meats. Buy meat in bulk, cut into portions, and vacuum seal. It's great. Come home from work, pull steaks out of the freezer, pop them in the water bath, and then by dinner time you have perfectly cooked steaks that only need a sear.
That is a great tip!
And if your ok with reusing bags you can, you just need to cut the bag open straight across. Then you just need to get over the shrinking bags.
Came here to say this! We only buy meat and veggies bulk now and portion out, vacuum seal, and freeze. Cheaper and longer lasting.
I dont use my sous every week but I do use my vacuum sealer every week. Mine was about 30 pounds 2 years ago and its probably the best pound per buck gadget ive had.
Bulk meat, veggies, portion meals in the freezer. Hell I use it for my friend's to keep tobacco moist for longer.
When I make food - such as smoking sausage or chicken quarters, or make broth - i also freeze in portions for easy ingredient additions.
12:00 "It is sleek, isn't it?" I love how you can hear how much interest and love that James has for that pan just by the sound of his voice. He's such a well right dude. Love him to death.
I'd love to see a video where Ben and/or James show us how they sharpen their knives, season their pans, etc... Cheffy kitchen skills!
Yesssss
Only carbon steel and cast iron need to be seasoned. You can find all sorts of those types of videos on youtube. I usually use crysco shortening to season my cast iron but i think next time i clean and season them I'm going with rapeseed oil instead. I do it outside on my grill so i dont fill the house with smoke which makes it a little easier.
yes, with a more casual vibe and moving camera! (aka not a tripod, not sure how to describe it lol)
@@Will-nf8hg i follow almost 20 food channels, from Maangchi to Babish to Food Wishes and Cooking with Dog etc. i love each channel's content equally. Sorted know how to make standard cooking content with their own spin, that's all.
just like an asmr thing?
I couldn’t afford this stuff, so I found alternatives: such as reusable sealing bags that the air is vacuumed out by hand. Perfect for sous vis, not so much for storing things long-term (since the purpose is to use and reuse often).
For the garden, I have a gallon tub from the dollar store with a lid and baskets for an impromptu hydroponic system (air stone not included) and purchased a $15 hanging LED grow light. So I spent a total of $20 on the soil, light, container and spent another $20 for an air stone + air pump. I have delicious basil and strawberries now! These products are meant to take the DIY out of gardening, which is very much a part of the hobby/lifestyle.
Because nothing is quite as good as cooking your food in plastic.
Indeed, I dont have an sous vide machine, but I have several times done the "beer cooler sous vide" hack (just search on youtube for instructions) and made some amazing steaks that way! It was like 5 mins more work...but I didnt have to spend a dime! I'm fascinated by your DIY hydroponics system. Do you have a video detailing that...or might you direct me to a tutorial, as I would like to try that!
I imagine the people who want the herb garden want herbs without much commitment. Similar to how coffee connoisseurs probably grind their own beans and use a french press or a pour-over dripper, while the people who want a quick cup of coffee in the morning just to get themselves awake probably use preground beans and a coffee maker.
I'm terrible with plants. I have a black thumb. That herb gadget would be good for me. I love using fresh herbs and they are expensive to buy and usually go bad before I use the whole bunch.
I love the joke of the really small cloches, but how about having a comedically huge cloche for a really small item
Or the cloche gets incrementally smaller each week until it’s just suddenly a thimble
i think this has been commented upon so regularly now that theyre prolly working on making it happen :D
@@jenw6439 I like the way you think
Easy - Take a large/oversize stainless steel mixing bowl, invert, put handle on top. Use a knob from a hardware store.
Ben: "Are there things you'd love to invest in and have in your kitchen to take your skills to the next level?"
Me: Counter space lol
Sameeeeee
Amen
I have an anova wand and a non-anova vacuum sealer. It's so great. As far as the bags are concerned. When I cut them open, I cut close to the seal. I wash and air dry them. I can get 2 - 5 uses out of a bag. It reduces plastic waste and overall cost.
And they can handle heat so you can heat sterilise them. Great idea 😁
I do the same thing!
I've bought zipper vacuum bags because my sealer has a handheld bit, so you don't even need to cut them open.
The fact Jamie didn’t name the basil “Baz-il” really feels like a missed opportunity
It’s so cute that when Jamie was asked to name his plants his mind immediately went to his friends and making an easy joke out of something which could have been completely irrelevant to the video
As a person who just bought an apartment and dont really have the option for a garden the smart garden really excites me so I would be extremely grateful if you could test it a little more - different plants at the same time, is it possible to make your own pellets(?) etc
Love your videos!
I think my only problem with this gadget is the price. For $30 (US) I can get a grow lamp, pots are pretty cheap, (especially the plastic ones), and a lot of supermarkets have little fresh herb plants ready to grow. The one thing this does have going for it is that it is perfect counter size. I would also be interested to see how it does with multiple plants!
can get off-brand ones (still that take pods) for around £30, show up in the related items through the amazon link in the description.
The price kills it for me, and the grow space. Like, what if I wanted to grow a 4th plant? I'd have to pay for an entirely new one just for that one plant. However, if they offered them in different sizes, that could make the price less of an issue.
Why not a window box?
@@akaicedtea6236 It is my current plan, but I am reasonably high up and its quite windy so I am a bit worried how well anything would survive.
10:33: "It heavily reduces food waste."
Yeah but food waste is mostly recyclable/biodegradable, Plastic is a hazard. There is a reason why most states are trying to do away with plastic bags in stores.
I don't know about this particular maker or model. I use a Foodsaver vacuum sealer almost daily for the very reason that I can use canning jars for most of what I'm packing in them. I buy bulk meat, grind it into hamburger, trim it into stew meat or slice it into thin bits for stir fry and then pack it into pint jars, vacuum the air out and pop it into the freezer.
I live in the desert so actual canning is a horror show (example the temp right now is sitting at 113 degrees F) because of the heat it generates indoors. I do use bags sometimes for larger cuts of meat, or some nice steaks, but those are rare instances because I can rarely afford those kinds of cuts.
Foodsaver makes resealable/useable bags now.
At no point did I think I’d be watching Jamie name plants instead of sleeping.
Yet, we’re here.
😂
Youre not the only one!!
How do you know it's not a dream? Inceptiooonnn
Indeed, here is where we are.
I got a similar hydroponic countertop garden during the height of the pandemic and I’m so glad I did. We grew salad greens out of my NYC kitchen and that gadget saved me needing to make dangerous trips to the supermarket while still giving my cancer-battling parents fresh veg. Those devices may be a literal lifesaver and I highly recommend them if you have that kind of cash to drop
I love it whenever jamie tries all these stuff cause he always raises questions that really matters to the masses. As a viewer, I like how it is entertaining while at the same time raises valuable and practical discussions. Job well done boys!
Yes I completely agree with that, his questions are always so good, and I love his breakdown of whether the product would be worth it for him to own.
I absolutely love having a vacuum sealer, it has saved me so much money over the years. The bags can actually be reused, if you clean them properly, and can be bought by the roll so you can make whatever size bag you need, but if you cut them to the same length as the pre-cut bags you end up with almost 4 times as much storage for the same price. I live in a 6 person household and do the majority of the cooking, but since I also have 3 jobs and 2 of those people are my kids being able to cook several large meals in advance and store them flat in the freezer is wonderul. The best part is this can be scaled to work for any size family, even if that family is just you.
Also the vacuum sealer I got comes with all the attachments for sealing jars, bottles, and reusable containers.
And you don't cut them NEXT to the food but just below the seal
The most impressive thing about the skillet is that when you get something artisanal it tends to look a bit rustic, but this has absolutely perfect finish, stunning
Heads up for anyone starting to sous vide put your vacumn sealer a little bit above your food item by putting it on a brick or small box and it helps keep liquids down if you cook with liquids and don't want to ruin a vac sealer. That way you don't have to turn off the vacumn sealer super quicklybefore it hits the sealer when ur sealing ur bags with liquids in it
Thanks for the tip. At first i had a weaker vacuum sealer no probs with liquids, now i have this powerful thing and everytime it sucks liquids up in the chamber.
Not sure how common it is in the UK but here in the states they have them that work with liquids, even back 3 years when the comment was made. They are around the same price you just have to read the descriptions. Mine just recently broke due to a quick trip to the floor and my new 1 is amazing.
I think Jamie would have been more open to it if they had gotten a cheaper/better model, also it's far more useful for food storage for normals than sous vide. My old model had a vacuum tube to even vacuum seal large bags which is great for travel since you can pack more in a smaller bag.
I must say, I am very impressed with Jamie's comments. They were pointing real problems and facts that we, normal people, have to think about. Good job! It's always a pleasure to see your videos 😊
Oh and btw Ben, we really need to teach you how to pronounce Feuille for the Mille Feuilles haha ❤️
like a few comments, I don't use my sealer for sous vide as much as better quality storage. Pre-covid, I did shop smaller and more frequently, but still as a singleton, find that anything I do in bulk, or any frozen meats fare better than wrapping in freezer paper and then another bag (when I remember to do even that).
I'm so excited! I was just binge watching older sorted videos and now there's a new upload that popped up on my page!! Much love from India.
We love it when that happens!
James: I don't know when he finds the time to learn all these facts
Ben: *embarrassed, boyish grin* I read the same thing you did!
Marry me, Ben. You're too damn adorable.
"Hero" ingredient battle with the chefs. But they choose each other's hero ingredients.
That'd be amazing!
Would love to see what James would do with polenta!
Did you guys see how Jamie threw the wrapper so perfectly onto the other counter...well damn
Thank you! I was looking for someone to point that out.
@@Skyguy22 always got ya back! :)
I was gonna comment this and when I checked the section, you already made one! =D
@@RaymondArias lmao
Scrolled by this comment JUST AS jamie did it
Kitchen gadget videos are probably my most favourite. I've been having a particularly bad day so this is nice.
Here's to hoping it gets better!
So I’ve spent a full 24hours binge watching these seasons. Absolutely love them and I’m getting half my Christmas shopping done in the process
Love this
I didn’t know I’d be impressed by “the power of editing”. 😂
LOLLLL
I wouldn't be without my vacuum sealer, which I've had for about 5 years now. Good for sous vide but also excellent for packaging food for freezing. Meat vacuum sealed doesn't get freezer burn. BTW vac seal and sous vide is the easiest way to make confit duck legs.
Yes more gadgets!!!!
What if we have a gadget-only battle? 🤔
They had one..
Siz, enjoy ua-cam.com/video/3ISF4DtQAD0/v-deo.html hahaha
@@kinos6503 could be fun with a normal battle, where everyone had to use tools ( say for example knives were removed), but every gadget could only be used by one person, so say barry did not get a proper cutting one or something
Whoops. This was a Pass it On, not a battle
@@Shad0wf0x92 Oh all the sabotaging/stealing that would occur haha
I use a popular US brand vacuum sealer to freeze meat - I buy in bulk to save money, and it enables me to extend the freezer time.
Jamie: I’m normal just like you (says the guy who could butcher an entire cow and can tell you what type of wood your using to smoke meat without even seeing the wood) Jamie has moved up from a normal and has become A hobbyist
what video is the smoking wood identification in?
To be fair where I'm from being able to butcher your own meat and identify which wood was used for smoking would be considered normal skills
Don't forget his Michelin star sushi master skills
Let’s call him half-normal :-)
To be fair. How long would they be able to stay normals, while doing this show for this long though. One needs one of those men on black flashers to make them forget all they learn from those two cooks.
Home vacuum sealers are more or less the same, we can get a decent branded one that works perfectly here around 10 quids, and vacuum bags around 5p each, less if they were smaller bags. We freeze roasted coffee beans in small portions to keep them fresh!
I introduced a colleague to sous vide steak by lending him my machine, so there was zero cost to him to test it. He bought his own because it removes all the stress about getting the steak perfect, every time. It takes longer than pan/oven but you don't worry about overcooking that £30 steak you bought. The result is he doesn't order steak at restaurants any more because they aren't cooked as well for his taste compared to what he can do at home. His independent reasoning was exactly the same as mine.
Since I've started marinating steaks I've found myself enjoying rare steaks when it use to be gross to me so I'm not sure if I'd need it but I still love the fact you can get perfectly cooked as you want it
i mean, if you just get a nice skillet (cast iron or carbon steel, i prefer cast iron for steak) and a meat thermometer it's nigh-impossible to overcook a steak. the draw of sous vide is a lot more to do with stuff like fish, as well as what they did with the cucumber (infusion of sorts), and cooking directly from frozen while doing stuff.
Bunny Warren yes! So true! Since I’ve gotten my Anova, I can’t get steak at a restaurant without disappointment. I make better ones at home.
That paper toss from Jamie with the skillet was so smooth!
I'm always on the lookout for that one perfect skillet. One that's deep enough, large enough, last a lifetime, and can go into the oven. I'm also willing to pay $100 for it. Thanks Boys.
Just go to your local asian grocery store and pick up a steel handled wok. You can even get a flat bottomed one and it'll set you back less than $20.
Or look around for old Cast Iron, including in recycling places - cleaning old cast iron is easy - oven cleaner and a trash bag for a week or 2 - then seasoning.
Some places you can get it free, the per pound price of the metal, and some who know what they have might charge $100.
Or talk to your granny - mine had a lovely set of 1940s cast that I now cook almost everything in. I have my teflon just for frying off pasta.
Or check out de buyer which is not as premium as this skillet but quite a bit cheaper
I've had a vacuum sealer for over a year now. Other than sous vide prep, I think the primary use for the vacuum sealer is preventing freezer burn and consequent food waste. I now buy meat at Costco (for a lot less per kilo than the supermarket), and then divide the large packets up into single meal servings for me and my wife. Meat lasts for months in my freezer when vacuum sealed, and freshness and flavour aren't affected. I bought the Foodsaver brand; the bags come on a roll that you cut to the exact size you need for each portion, reducing waste. Roll bags are also much cheaper than individual bags, especially from Amazon. Highly recommended.
Suggestion : Pass it on
Theme: 40 minutes. Jamie is last and without telling him everyone else has to finish the dish in 40 minutes. It’ll probably be very funny seeing Jamie’s reaction.
(If Jamie is reading this. It’s ruined)
To add to the fun, hide the dish and populate the kitchen with something terrible.
Martin Schou ooh. Imagine Jamie’s reaction. Haha
Martin Schou just have the whole kitchen with random cooked ingredients that make absolutely no sense together just to throw him even more😂
We have a vacuum sealer and use it to portion meats etc before freezing it prevents freezer burn. We also use it to keep leftovers for later in the week. Great cost saver.
What I love about my vacuum sealer is bulk buying and then sealing for the freezer
"I am still yet to find a reason to have sous vided in my own kitchen at home."
Pork belly. So much better and easier to cook sous vide. In the oven? I overcook it and its tough and chewy. But sous vide? I literally can't f*** that up. Cook it sous vide, sear it after, and then slice it up for the perfect topping for your ramen.
I just bought that exact vacuum sealer on clearance at Target for $26.
Oh brilliant!
Dang. Lucky you. In the Target app I see them listed for $79.
Now that is a deal
I’ve just watched one of their earlier videos and omg how far they’ve come. They are so grown up now!!!
I love how serious Jamie is in this video❤️
I like having Jamie choose a favorite at the end of the video, I hope that keeps up in future episodes.
I saw my notification at like 8:30 AM just as I was starting to fall asleep but I decided to try something different and instead of staying up, I saved the video as "a special treat" for when I woke up lol. But it encouraged me to make myself a steak with bernaise sauce for lunch cause I was feeling a little fancy!!! This channel really is the best :)
Ben: "... and the double-ribbed design..."
James: 👀
From experience, the vacuum sealer is amazing for camping trips. My most memorable vacuum sealed meal was having apple crumble 2 days into a back-country canoe trip. Just cut off the corner of the back and squeezed it out pretty much. A very nice treat. Just, don't do carrots. Apparently, when they're not chilled they release some gases and create an unexpected organic explosion!
Jamie - Give it a week and then just casually bring the pan home. “For research.” No one will miss it. Well, maybe James will.
That would be a legit thing to do for a follow up though, to show how well it's held up over time.
I don't really get why people are so amazed that a carbon steel pan will last forever. It's a piece of steel, what exactly do you expect not to work/break?
I do think we need more follow up on the pan and also to see the Grow device handle Ben's strawberries and a couple of chili peppers.
This was the first comment I read after watching some vids about LGBTQA and pansexuality. I was confused for a bit lol.
Taking a page out of Barry’s book
With that pan, consider a half decent aluminium, non-stick pan with a teflon coating. Maybe £20/25 a pop and might last 5 years of decent use before the coating has been scratched, the base has been dinged a bit.
If you had the money to hand at the time, I'd say it's a great purchase
That pan looks amazing.
Camping session is here. Could you guys maybe do some camping style items and themes like cooking on pocket rockets challenges or dehydrating food gagdets or cooking meals with it.
Love the show and thanks.
I love, love, love, love my FoodSaver vacuum sealer! It's great for sealing up portions of food like meats and vegetables that I buy in bulk to freeze. It keeps things fresh for so long!
So far my favourite things that have moved my cooking or that I want for the future are:
- Dehydrator, my beef jerky is out of this world, but also for dry fruits and Drying extra spices when you buy too much fresh
- Coffee/spice grinder. To make my own spice mixes
- That skillet got me drooling
- A proper cleaver
- Wok equipment
Are you into chillies? Do you make your own chili powder and stuff with the food dehydrator?
@@vaazig Yeah of course!, some are a bit painful, like the serrano peppers, and definitely could do with a better dehydrator, but that powder I use then to make my jerky.
@@sergiomaldonadodelgado2944 I use my own chili powder as well. First I ferment the chilies, I make hot sauce with it and grind the dried mash into powder.
I bought a vacuum sealer last year and wouldn't want to miss it. I vacuum cheese and sausage in small portions or vegetables or fruit for smoothies and freeze them. I have also used it to freeze entire meals. I use a tube of foil that I seal according to the size. That way you have less waste. You can also wash out the used bags and use them several times.
I really like this video! I loved Jaime's point of home cooks of figuring out what makes you excited as a cook and what area you want to grow in as a cook and investing in equipment that supports that.
I use my vacuum sealer mostly to freeze food items for later use. Also, I open each sealed bag close to the seal, and if I’ve only frozen a food item in the bag, not heated it in any way, I wash, hang to dry, and reuse the bags multiple times. Less plastic waste. Less expense.
I love your guys content. it's always so well done, so entertaining, and even the midroll is done in a way that I don't mind it. If youtube makes you guys happy, I hope you never stop doing it
We use a vacuum sealer to preserve fruits and vegetables we grow in our garden during the summer. Since I live in Canada where most of the year is freezing weather, we're still able to enjoy eating fresh food during the winter when we vacuum seal them
"The double ribbed design, caught my eye"...
Well that definitely caught my EAR!!😝😝😘
Over lockdown my mum was busy in the garden. We now have so much lovely produce including tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin, fig, mint, strawberries, radish, spinach, apple and pear! I think the smart garden is expensive but fresh produce is always a lovely treat!
I like how the "double-ribbed design" is what caught Ben's eye XD
I have a friend who uses his vacuum sealer for batch cooking and freezing. He worked out that if you freeze liquids in takeaway containers, then vacuum pack them, you can stock your freezer really neatly with a large variety of foods. Oh and you can buy the 'bags' in continuous rolls. Freezing first uses less plastic.
Good episode, Love the pan. Here, vacuum sealers are used more for storage, freezing meat etc: You can use freezer bags as well as the ones that come with the machine.
I get generic rolls of the bags from Amazon. Much cheaper.
@@MilwaukeeWoman same
Vac Pac is not just about sous vide. If you have a tiny freezer capacity then being about to store leftovers, soup, stock, spag bol (the meat bit), stews etc in portions and having them flat stacked in the freezer is amazing. That was the primary reason I bought a vac pac machine. Getting a sous vide machine came much later. This stopped even more food waste in my house.
I love how the intro cites cooking battles as the first way Sorted "has our backs"
I adore my vacuum sealer at home. Just for storing food if for no other reason. No freezer burn and easy thaw.
Plus can prep food to just dump into a pan and go.
The vacuum sealer is one of those things that has one specific job, and it does it well. Vacuum sealed things are much better protected against water (when immersion cooking) or oxygen (as a storage medium). They also let you get a lot of prep done and out of the way, so you can quickly cook / reheat things later.
But, I still use zip-top bags more often than I use the sealer.
Eric Van Inwegen They make zip top bags that have a vacuum valve in them and they're AWESOME. I can't understand why they're not more popular.
We bought a vacuum sealer 20-30 years ago for about $20-30 and used it a lot for a long time and it still works. We never left that much plastic above the food. They used about twice as much bag as what it looks like the food requires and we didn't, so bags cost us a lot less than it would them, I reckon. It saved a lot of food, but also was good for storing other things water-tightly.
Suggestion: review the worst rated gadgets on amazon
I bought a sous vide and i can tell you putting some meat on the grill after 45 min in the sous vide with some butter and garlic. theres SOO much flavour its insane! Nothing like it
Speaking of good pans and seasoning it, I would love a video on how to season a pan like cast iron and how to maintain it! I keep reading that cast iron is a must-have for the kitchen but maintenance and seasoning has always intimidated me.
There are tons of videos like that on UA-cam.
@@Khazandar of course I've seen them but their methods all vary and I'd still like their take on it.
I inherited 3 pans and have bought 3 more second hand. I love them. Clean first. To season you can rub any oil or fat on the inside and put in the oven on
200 F. About 2 to 3 hours. Wipe out.
I would not use seed oils, as they are rancid from the time they are made. Olive, avacodo, tallow and lard all work great.
If it does not have a wooden handle, you can use higher temperatures.
We now own a wood stove, so just set them on it for several hours or all day.
And yes, you can use soap if needed in cleaning. But I came home once to find out my daughter put one in the dishwasher. Rusted disaster. Scrubbed with steel wool. Seasoned. Scrubbed with steel wool. Seasoned. Scrubbed with steel wool. Seasoned. The third was the charm.
As I said, I inherited them from my mother in law. She inherited them from her mother. My daughters will inherited them when my husband and I are no longer around.
I also use them on a glass top, induction stove. Gently slide them on as they are heavy.
Vacuum sealers work great. I use for long term dry items. Works great for making mests in frezzer, season meats and seal. When ready to cook, let defrost, using immersion simmer to cook, comes out perfectly seasoned every time. Or open and grill for added color and smoke flavor. Totaly worth the time and cost.
I once owned a similar device to the "click and grow" one (different brand, same idea). It started off really well, but about a month and a half after I started my plants growing, we had a wave of very hot and humid weather, and I don't have air conditioning. Consequently, all my plants developed root rot, and I had to throw them all out. It was very disappointing.
I have a vacuum sealer, so the garden is my favorite so far! That pan is lovely, but growing herbs inside without worrying about sunlight would be awesome!
The vacuum sealer has so many applications. I love having one in my kitchen though i use it for different storage solutions for fresh food i get in bulk or for helping marinade.
I think marinades work better vacuum sealed, even for just grilling. Also, when I take vacuum sealed marinaded to my in laws to grill, I don't worry that it will spill, those bags are tough and there's no zipper seal to fail.
My mum has an ebay shop that sells wool and its great for making balls of wool and yarn cost effective to post!
@@MilwaukeeWoman great for guacamole as well.😊
I agree 100% on a good stove to oven pan. My daughter and SIL got me a 12" cast iron Lodge pan for Christmas a few years ago, and it's my go-to. I use it so much that it never actually gets put away, just stays on my stovetop.
Not just old people Ben 😂 I’ve been making noises to sit down since I can remember 😅 (please say I’m not the only one)
Also I want the hydroponics set! That’s my dream is to own a house with a wall of that one day 😍
The Aerogarden kits are much better - bigger plant area, and brighter lights, for the same price.
sierraseven thanks! I was probs more going to build myself rather than buy this as then I can custom design shape and size (of course this is just a dream)
@@isiholliday3051 Aerogarden is good, I think, for a self-contained kit that comes complete, but there are lots of modular hydroponic systems available that can be customized, or if you look for DIY hydroponics, there's plenty of ideas - although a lot of them are more aimed at cannabis growers, but often the cannabis growers are happy to share techniques and plans with veggie growers.
sierraseven definitely gonna grow more coriander not cannabis 😂 will check them out! Thanks 🙏
A vacuum sealer is great for freezing and storage. The lack of excess air helps prevent freezer burn. For the same reason they extend the shelf life and freshness of storage goods.
After the pandemic hit I purchased one for about $65 to prepare and stock an emergency food supply. (I learned my lesson after stores in the US were picked clean.) I was able to buy a bulk of foods like rice and flour cheaply then divide them up in smaller, vacuum sealed portions.
Starting the day with my favorite channel. These videos always put a smile on my face
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I love my click and grow! I've started some pine trees, grown miniature strawberries, I currently have red pansies growing in it. It's super easy, and I've been able to leave mine for a week with the water reservoir and came back and everything was fine!
I hope Jamie got to keep that pan lol. He seems like he's in love with it
So glad they did salmon! I have the Anova sous vide stick and it brings the seafood game out to an incredible new level i didn't know existed (salmon being the favorite)!
Def not an every day tool, but it has a ton of variety to explore with~
Recently found this channel and love it! You guys are awesome!
We have FoodSaver vacuum sealer that I use all the time, we are a hunting,farming family and I seal all our meat, game and sausage in it, it significantly extends the freezer time and keeps everything fresh NO FREEZER BURN , I have found a roast or 2 in the depths of my freezers that is 5 years old and as fresh as when I put it in. I also gave an attachment that goes on to canning jars for dry goods like rice, raising ,crackers .
The herb garden is just a gimmick, because as was said you can do all that the gadget can with a fraction of the cost and a little attention to the pots. if not, then buying herbs for 10 pounds is going to net MUCH more than was shown in the video.
The vacuum sealer is a must have for freezing fresh food to preserve them and of course Sous Vide or split into easily transportable portions... that particular one is just horribly overpriced though, as you can get the same sort of sealer for 20-30 EUR which can also create just as much or more vacuum (under) pressure without the name Anova printed on the top.
The Skillet is expensive... but it is not an unwarranted expensive. You can see the quality, and from what was shown in the video, also feel it. Plus there are not many pots or pans you can use on the hob, in the oven and also (more than once) on a grill/open fire.
My concern is that the gadget booklet seems to suggest these plants are only expected to survive for 10 weeks, but you can overwinter a LOT of different herbs, as in some plants can survive YEARS, so to me that's just an admission that your plants will only last 10 weeks because they haven't had a proper day/night cycle and they are horrifically pot-bound in those tiny pots.
I totally agree, a little bit of effort and that garden gimick thing is utterly useless.
I have to disagree. I live in a small London flat and there's very few windows I can use that have enough light. I've got a click and grow and it's fantastic. I grow chilis, strawberries, basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley and occasionally some flowers in it. (I have the 9 pod version)
You don't have to buy the pods you can use your own soil and nutrients, but the water/light system is essential for me to grow anything in my flat. The water reservoir is useful as I'm away a lot for work and the system only allows the amount of water the plants need into each pod.
They last much longer than the life cycle the app suggests when using your own nutrients.
It also looks fantastic when it's full of life as if it's an ornament.
I agree many people can do what this system does without, but some people cannot, and therefore it's not a gimmick
@@andyh7777 is there any particular reason you went for this instead of an auto irrigation system and an indoor plant lamp? Just from quickly searching on Amazon, that setup is half the price and seems like you'd have far more control. Not as sleek admittedly.
@@SkyReviewsNet mostly because I don't particularly think they look good. My click and grow is also a kitchen centrepiece and looks fantastic. I also think it's easier for beginners to get going or a nice gift for someone
@@andyh7777 understandable, the plastic pod thing really irked me because it's quite wasteful but since you can use your own seeds it seems like a nice bit of kit
My dad uses a vacuum sealer to do steamed veggies, you can buy a huge bag of veggies and then portion it out and steam them. Super useful
If you owned that pan for 10 years, that would be only 0.79 pounds per month. That's a perfect example of the boot sole economic theory in action.
And just from looking at it, that pan should last way longer than 10 years given even sporadic cleaning and care. That's the kind of thing you'd hand down to your kids and them to their kids.
Vacuum sealers are just really good for packaging bulk foods into smaller packs for either the fridge or freezer! Easy to write on with a pen, breaking up a cheaper big block of cheese and keep it from going blue, making ground beef into specific sized portions, etc.
Would love to see update videos on pans and such. Perhaps use them during testing. Like Jamie mentioned, the first use is always nice, but later that can change.
With carbon steel pans they only become better with use, as it builds up a thicker layer of seasoning each time you cook. Buy it for life, no toxic chemicals harmful for you or the environment and it's what people used before non-stick teflon pans became widespread.
Have the sealer (for breaking down and freezing food, not for that silliness of cooking), want the other two... esp. the high-carbon pan. I just had to toss my old cast-iron away... wife made me do it after I left it on the burner, despite me trying to convince her it wasn't "harmed"). And growing fresh herbs, etc. is nearly impossible in our apt.
Great video, guys!
Yeees! After trying and failing to paint this morning, this is what i need to pick me up.
I bought a sous vide circulator and a vacuum sealer about 4 years ago and I love it.. I have friends constantly asking when I invite them over for steak again (which with Covid hasn't happened as much as I would have loved to), but as mentioned in the video, there are other great purposes for it as well.
As a bit of a side note, I appreciated Jamie saying that he couldn’t afford things at the moment. Sadly, I know how he feels!
I know!!! That hit home with me too : )
As someone who uses a vacuum sealer a lot in the kitchen, two things: you can reuse bags, and you can separate out food and freeze it without getting freezer burn on your food. Ziploc bags will make your food freezer burn! We freeze extra fajita peppers and onions and then we always have some when we need it. My fiancé uses it to freeze out portions of meat so that they don’t go to waste in the fridge. They’re actually really useful to have in a home kitchen.
I had dismal results using ziplock bags to sous vide...I've also had the best steak of my life (including from a restaurant) using sous vide to cook with vacuum sealed packages!
The thing I hate about the whole sous vide process is the amount of wasted water and plastic.
I bought silicone bags to avoid the plastic waste but they have the same problem as ziplock bags, they don't seal properly. But you can wash and re-use the bags.
The water is still clean. Use it to b water plants.
@@MilwaukeeWoman I do in the summer, but I don't have indoor plants and we're approaching winter where I live :)
A tip for the sealing bags. If you cut the bags as close to the sealed line as you can, you can wash the bags and use them a few more times, until they get too small. Wont remove or negate the issue, but can significantly reduce it.
As someone who often relocates, I like being able to take my plants with me without 'shocking' them into a new environment
I love my indoor plant machine (I have three Aerogarden brand ones.) They brighten up my dark, old house, and I can grow fresh flowers or herbs in the middle of a Wisconsin winter.
Starting the day great with a new video :D
But then it ends. But I will watch it again. Happy day!