Chef Reviews ‘Smart’ Kitchen Gadgets | Sorted Food
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
- Today, classically trained Chef Ben and normal home cook Jamie are reviewing some "smart" and App controlled Kitchen Gadgets. When cooking up some recipes to test them, what will our normals and chef think?!
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I don’t care how annoying that was to watch in front of my Alexa obeying all of their commands, I would have watched a full hour of Ben battling a farting Alexa
It set yours off 😂 that’s brilliant. 💨
Same!
My Alexa got crazy... thank's guys...
It’s good to know my U.S. Alexa can pick up a British accent.
Spin off series. She could direct Ben in a recipe😂😂😊😊😊
Alexa refusing to stop farting is peak comedy
It’s just too good huh? Alexa has a sense of humour for sure 😂💨💩
@@SortedFoodyessir 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Shayne Topp's kitchen speaker
I feel like this could be the basis for modern AI horror. "I'm sorry, Dave; I'm afraid I can't stop farting."
I couldn't stop laughing. I muted my Alexa Show which is just as well 🤣🤣🤣
Mature friendship of years and years. Still laughs at fart jokes.
Everyone loves a good fart joke huh? 😆
Jamie is my kindred spirit and I regret nothing
@@SortedFoodIt's a low blow whenever someone releieves the pressure like that
Louis CK broke down why a fart is funny this way: 1. It comes out of your butt 2. it smells like poop 3. it makes a little trumpet noise.
"You don't have to be smart to laugh at farts but you have to be stupid not to."
Growing old is compulsory, growing up is optional.
That meat thermometer holder shaped as a pan wasn't what I thought it would be. I thought it would be able to tell me the temperature of the actual pan.
Same here!
Yes, I have two good old cast iron pans with _plenty_ of "patina" to make them great. And a cheap meat thermometer that is always in the same spot in the kitchen, regardless of what pan I use. Why would I need that monstrosity?
Same, and I wouldn't call it a smart pan either
In a way it is better, it becomes a replaceable part with the warranty.
Same! I don't consider this a smart pan at all. Kinda felt scammed lol
I may be on my lonesome here, but any appliance that is controlled by an app is an instant miss for me, because as soon as that app is no longer supported (which is so common) you are left with junk/brick.
I agree. Why make an appliance which relies on another piece of equipment?
I think it's okay if it can also be controlled solely through the device itself but if it's reliant on the app then yeah, that's a no-go
@@mollymauktealeafCompletely agree. I have multiple appliances that have full functionally within the appliance itself that are accompanied by an app that simply gives me more information if I so desire; eg toothbrush, air filter etc.
It's when complete functionality is contained with an app for a discrete appliance that I have the issue, as there just doesn't seem to be any regulations or requirements to continue an app and even with the current interest of 'right of to repair' in many geographical locations, if an appliance doesn't work without the software then it's forever delegated to expensive land waste and a costly mistake on the consumer (eg I've been burned a couple of times now - which is why it's a simple no for me).
Right there with you. I am not a fan of apps used solely to operate other devices (that should operate independently)
I have that induction cooktop, you don’t have to solely rely on the app, you can actually save your favourite custom programs on-device.
You can also set the temperature and time on the cooktop itself.
I had the same concerns as yours until a friend told me about it so I went and bought it.
Two years of daily use 3-5 times a day and it’s still working great.
I do have to say, mine is the Xiaomi version not Tokit.
As for the lunchbox, that’s a no-no for me.
The excitement of Ebbers face and the dismay a few seconds later, priceless. Poor Ebbers.
That steam box was one of the most disappointing products I’ve ever seen reviewed on any channel
Yup, VERY disappointing 🫠
I mean, that's like old technology (I've used to have one in school almost 20 years ago) that never worked properly.
But also, I'll have to say, one of the main things about steam boxes is the fact that you should keep the lid on for a while after it warms it up, because that heat going around is what makes the food to be hot on all sides.
And yeah, you can just put your food with a glass of water in the microwave to get a similar effect.
Agreed. Glad they called it out
I got that Steambox and I love it! The water goes in silver part at the bottom, ebbers appeared to have just dumped it all around (it doesn’t funnel to the middle). I’ve found steaming 1 dish for the max 25min gets it incredibly hot, to point where I gotta wait for it to cool off a bit.
I miss the bloopers at the end... But Ben's mood has been on a rollercoaster today. He seemed to really hate the smart pan, and was so excited about the steam box. Jamie and Mike just bring so much joy and light-heartedness into a video
I also miss the bloopers. 😢
I had to switch my Alexa off watching this, she kept butting in on the conversation 😂
😂😂😂
@@SortedFoodYou jack arses made mine go crazy and I had to turn it off too.
I cant watch the video, because you keep setting mine off. Shame, I wanted to see what you thought.
For future gadgets that have voice assistants, it would be a good idea for the editor to mute or change the audio so the viewers devices don't go off 👍
@@moriohfk8 I mean tbf Ebbers was trying his hardest to make her stop 😂
The induction hob made me excited. as someone who always travels for work - thats something i could have with me in a suitcase.
Another use: drop it on the dining table for hotpot
The induction burner is pretty cool. All the others I wouldn't even consider. Thanks for doing these reviews for us.
You’re welcome, glad you like them! 😁
The induction burner looked really interesting. If there's a non-smart version of it, I'd consider having it in my kitchen.
I've had one of these in my kitchen for about 9 months now, I really like it - our main (ceramic) hob is a bit rubbish and I'd been keen to get a induction burner.
The app temp control is pretty accurate, but does have a weird gap between 80c and 110c - so holding something at 90c for a time (eg heat treating milk for making yoghurt) just has to be done manually adjusting the power, not a big deal really. Temp resolution is in 5c gradients which is alright for the price I guess.
The app isn't that great, wish you could manually do the temp mode on the dial control. For something like using it for sous vide, getting a notification when the timer is up is sorta handy.
Otherwise it's a solid, really thin induction burner and the price is pretty good too.
Ok, I work on the road out of my personal vehicle and a lot of people do. We are the tiny tiny niche that would benefit from a steaming lunchbox and I *still* wouldn’t pay that much sheesh.
I'm in the same place, just having the Sous Vide function is amazing, and I live where I don't have a cook-top, just gadgets, so I'll be watching for a holiday sale for that one.
As an American hearing a British Alexa talking about triumphant farts was seriously comedic gold
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Had to shout at my Alexa about 15 times in the first 5 minutes! Love it
Hahaha did she start to 💨 too?
Bloody trumping at max volume haha
@@SortedFoodMine has 😂😂😂
Same! Had to tell her to stop.
@@SortedFood Trumps for days
"25 year warranty"
good luck getting the app to still work after 10 or even 5 years 😂
The Thermometer pan would be useful if the Thermometer displayed the temperature of the center of the pan itself to control cooking making sure your pan doesn't get too hot. But just having a handle compartment for a detachable Thermometer is uncessary at best.
If it had a build-in thermometer, it would not be dishwasher safe
“Alexa play Classic Fm as loud as you can” Oh yeah thanks very much middle of the night opera at full volume went down very well in my house 😂
🎵O FORTUNAAAA🎵 😂😂😂😂
Jamie talking in English to my Alexa and she answering in Spanish “what you want to play”. It did not recognise Ben only Jamie 😅
I mean, Jamie is the all-things-Spanish expert, as we all know
Even in English my Alexa only responded to Jamie 🤔
I just *know* this happened for Dua Lipa as same.
This comment is so underrated 😂
Why in Spanish?
I like how excited Ebbers was about that steaming box. It reminded me of how excited Ebbers was about the Bruno self-warming takeaway box from a while back, which not only did the job, but I think cost like 40 quid.
One's a product designed to do what it was advertised to do first and foremost, the other is a needlessly "smart" appliance aiming to make a profit off of tech enthusiasts.
I am eating lunch while watching this video. I almost choked on my sandwich as I was laughing so hard with the farts 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It was too good huh? Who knew Alexa was so cheeky!
I don’t know. I’ve got all of my Mom’s old cookbooks with notes written in the margins, recipes clipped from the local newspaper decades ago, and handwritten recipes from her and friends.
All of that kind of thing is going to be lost for most families.
thank you jamie for removing the plastic cover for us, really satisfying
I do like the extra induction burner. I bought one for $10usd at a yard sale a few years ago. My son often takes it to the camp ground when they go as they have a plug in there but it also has a car adapter plug in.
I guess they use it for days its raining too hard for building a fire.
I use it when we go to pot lucks to use as a dish warmer. Keeps things at a perfect temp. Handy little thing if you have room for it.
The smart hob was intriguing. I would even dare have it next to my stove top as an additional 5th hob that I could use for precision cooking. I would use it mainly for things that need attention like chocolate, custards, perfect steak, and so on.
this was exactly my thought as well, the temperature precision really got me excited actually
and it's indeed comparable to a thick cutting board, not taking much space
It works really well for that. I have had one of these for about a year now and it was an absolute god send at Christmas, used it as a hot plate to keep things warm, added water to a deep oven pot that was magnetic added water and set it to 70C then put in Pyrex dishes containing veg etc. was brilliant.
It is also fantastic at searing, you can set the temperature to the perfect Maillard zone 140-165°C and it browns beautifully without going over into the burning temperatures.
The grilled cheese was fantastic.
As an extra hob with the extra precision, it is great.
I bought it as I hate cooking on electric, but want to move away from gas… so this was primarily to see how I got on with induction. I love it and plan to go that route on my main hob.
Man I would die to have the money for that in my one-room apartment
It looks much easier to store than a sous-vide, and at a similar price. If it can match the performance then I would seriously consider it a better choice.
"It comes with an app" is becoming one of the most obvious and fastest turn offs for me, especially in the kitchen. For the love of god stop making me download stuff onto my phone, make an account, sync stuff up, etc etc. I'm so over it, just lemme turn a knob and start heating up. Unfortunately, by making you download an app they get your info and can sell it on, that's why often the cheapest things might have an app attached to them. I have a friend that needed to get a new clothes washer on a budget and ended up getting a "smart washer" with an app because it was the cheapest. Awesome, now they can start their washer from their app. Not sure how they're supposed to load clothes into it from the app but hey, it's SMART!
Dude I know it's becoming unbearable. We were looking at window ac units and some of the boxes advertised controlling thru an app. The ac alrey comes with a small remote. Why would an app be needed? Hope its a short lived trend.
Normal vs chef, with only instructions and help from Alexa 😂
Our Fire TV cube stopped playing the video when Jamie said "Alexa, stop". Oh the irony...
My poor Alexa was deeply distressed by this whole thing 😂
I actually just downloaded sidekick this week after months of binging this channel non-stop, and it completely changed the way I cook now. Should've done it months ago. It makes that first gadget actually almost look worth it. I need my phone with me for cooking all the time now.
watching Jamie just forever looking at the cooked steak on the induction test, letting his fingers wander towards it, but not being able to eat it is pure comedy gold! Don't make him do that again though, I could see his soul leaving his body!
Seeing the bay comparison episode I got myself a couple of small bay plants. Today I finally tried panna cotta infused with bay I can’t stop thinking about it. It is a game changer for real. The bay plants are still tiny but now that I know it’s worth I’m definitely going to make sure it grows well
The sous vide hob really got my attention. I've been doing that for years in a large pan on a gas stove, controlling the temperature by fiddling with the heat and the placement on the burner, cause I tell myself I don't need another expensive device that makes cooking easier, it should provide a bit of a challenge and blablabla. Once you have mastered the hard way, if only to understand just how a process works, embrace anything that will make it easier.
The best part about the steam lunchbox was watching them peel the layer of plastic covering off the top. That was satisfying.
So many new videos recently 😅
Thank you to all the team, we really appreciate all your hard work
Ebbers is the kind of guy who says "thank you" to his alexa
We must stay on the good side of our potential robot overlords
Ben saying “sorry I’m out” as if he’s a shark on shark tank investing in the steamer box killed me!!
He’s right though, the steamer box was overpriced for a gadget that didn’t work. 🤷🏼♀️
Yeah was great. He would have been channeling Dragons though not Sharks…
@@TheTeamGates yea I’m from the US and we sadly only have the sharks here 😂
Waiting for the sidekick update that transports one of you guys into my kitchen to cook my dinner for me! Now that’s the smart gadget I’d like!
Should also fart on command!
I keep a magnetic Thermapen on my fridge which is steps from my stove. I always know where it is. I don't need it stord in the handle of one pan that might be in a cupboard or hanging up when I really need it.
Same! And the cast iron skillet isn’t even oven safe! What’s the point?
It's not cast iron, it's aluminum@@ashleybehlert5842
"Farty Tarty had a party
All the farts were there
Tutti Fruity did a beauty
And they all went out for air.
Most battery powered appliances do not opperate while there is voltage running through a charge port as a safety precaution against fire, to prolong the battery life, and prevent user error induced damage.
Ben, we love you. Please, never change lol.
Honestly we should stop having build in hobs in kitchens, it made sense back with gas since it requires a very specific connection, but with electric?
do away with build in hobs, have few portable ones, when not in use store on a shelf and reclaim the counter space!!!
This one is very tempting due to it's fine temperature controlls. I've been looking for something like this (my current ones have 9 settings, and every single one of them is to strong to reheat rice)
Y`all really gotta stop calling yourself "normals" at this point...
Cheers mate, Alexa's crying
😂😂😂
I always dislike the pan tests because I’ve never used a pan for the first time and it was bad . They should use it for a few days , run it through a dishwasher a few times and then do a test.
One of my flatmates loves her butter spreader, its a butter knife with little holes on it so when you go to get butter it makes it into strands and makes it easier to spread.
One thing I like a separate induction burner for is cooking outside. Particularly for high heat things in the summer to help keep my apartment cool, but also for things that might get smoky or smelly.
Never in my life would I think a cooking show would have a segment of trying to get an alexa device to stop farting, but here we are!😂
You can also set reminders with alexa to go off at a certain time, and there's been a few that i've made before that were... for lack of a better term, not very PG! Maybe some pranking Baz could be in store for the future?😁
Ooooooo tell us more! 👀
@@SortedFood Well, if you must know...😏
I _maaaaay_ have told someone that it's time to, let's say, eat a "particular phallic object" 🍆 randomly one day.
You can leave little funny reminders, or straight up just bag on someone through alexa.🤣
Oh, and you can leave, like, actually *useful* reminders of course. But what's the fun in that?
Surely it's to be expected on vegetarian food channels!? All those beans.
"Never in my life would I think a cooking show..." Welcome to Sorted Food 🤣
Yes!!! Ben on was on 🔥 today!!! 😊
Love it! Jamie being Jamie!
"Cook with your head and your heart", love that.
I've been wondering why regular induction hobs (the full sized ones) don't have temperature controls built in. It's such a useful function to have when cooking.
If you're cooking something that wants you to get milk to just below a boil, being able to set your desired temperature to 97C would be a great help. Or if you're making something like cacio e pepe, or a bearnaise sauce where you don't want the temperature to go above a certain level, this type of function would be a god send.
Yeah, there's full-size ovens these days that have a temperature probe to stick into your large roast, chicken, whatever. Having that, but for the hob, would be great.
my family's hob does have temperature control built in, but in large steps, like 60-100-120-140 C etc. it doesn't have precise control like the one on video
Wouldn’t it depend on the type of pan being used ? Aluminium, cast iron, copper ?
If it's slow enough it could probably just measure the outside of the pan, knowing the inside will always be at that temp or lower. Great for something like keeping chocolate at dipping temps, but probably not great for like searing a steak. Probably why it's not common on full sized ranges, they're more designed to just dump power in as fast as possible.
@@justjane2070 nah, they just put a thermal sensor under the glass surface to control the power of the hob. The material of the pan doesn't matter
The smart hob was the only one that seemed practical and that was because it looks storage friendly.
None of these needed to be smart devices, except the first one.
And I wonder how many features you lose if the apps stop working.
The smart hob precision temperature is also key.
@@gikiryu Most people aren't going to need that level of precision.
@@earthiswatchingBit of an assumption about what "most people" would cook if they were able to control temperatures accurately. It does mean learning about what temperatures different foods and types of cooking need but IMHO, worth the effort.
@@elizabethconvey3242 Most people aren't going to be into cooking, beyond the "I need to eat and I want it to be tasty" level.
That's true for humans and any activity.
Some will be really interested, some will avoid doing it, and the vast majority will do what they need to and get on with other things that interest them more.
Jamie peeling that protective plastic film off the steamer lunchbox was such a fabulous use of the sexies camera footage 😂😂
"One pot to rule them all" -- The Hubbitt --
I have noticed that you don't really use any heat visualizing aps nor gadgets. Certainly someone makes one to see the external temp of a cooked thingie and if it has any cold spots.
In future please change the wake word to something other than alexa, as it set off all of our devices at home
2:02 this is so reletable. Right guys? 3:59 Alexa farting is peak comedy😅😅😅😅
The slimline hob is really nice, I have the ikea one in a place where there is only a tea kitchen and it is more than sufficient for making the odd hot meal. very convenient to have.
“Alexa, Stop” has never been said so often in my house in a 5minute period 😂😂😂
WE LOVE GADGET DISCOURSE! Just like Pringles, you can never have enough of them.
Happy Wednesday, everyone!
Please please don't say Alexa. Actually joke's on you because my Fire TV stopped your video when I tried to get her to stop. Not worth restarting it. You should know better.
You have been uploading so frequently and this is all I want to watch right now so thank you 😂
I’m not even all the way through and already wheezing laughing 😂😂 Jamie being peak dad, Ebbers being defeated by farting AI… it was worth the battle with the Alexa for this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I’m close to 40 and yet “Eggy Farts” still makes me smile…
When I was travelling a lot and basically living out of my car the Tokkit hob I had was a life saver. Small enough to fit anywhere and runs off a single plug. Cant recommend them enough.
I love that the number of released videos has increased! Keep up the energy!
Thanks guys, you never fail to make me smile 😊 ... Though I really do miss seeing you guys all together and out of the studio... Maybe a trip is on the horizon?? 🤷🏽♀️
super fun stuff as always, guys. love these videos
I have been loving the most recent videos lately!!!!
the hob alone costs less than a sous-vide machine.
GET IT
YOU GUYS NEED TO KEEP THE PLASTIC PEELS IN THE B ROLL OOMMMGGGGGGG IT FELT SO GOOOOODDDD
YAY! Love kitchen gadgets! ❤️
My favourite part(s) of the video was when my speaker in the hallway started playing Heart London & then Classic FM. Cheers lads 😂
Omg, when Ben said Alexa farts off and it went to play a song I had a mouthful of tea and actually spat it out as I laughed that hard!
I was listening to you via earphones as my husband and son were watching the football and they wondered what was wrong with me! 😂😂
Telling my Alexa to stop just made me miss a good portion of the first bit. Can't go back and rewatch it because she'll just start again.
ffs block "alexa" word as my whole house got lit up about 100 times! great video othervise
My food thermometer has a magnet on it and I put it on my metal vent hood, it's literally right above my head whenever I need it.
Was impossible for us to watch the first half of this one, our Alexa kept responding to your commands! LOL
I'd love to see more videos with the Dreo. You guys were the reason I supported it and I use it all the time!
For the lunch box was the spaghetti take out from fridges recently because that could have affected it. Most people will pack in morning. A few hours will pass and food will have heated up naturally so maybe food would have been heated
ayeee these are always fun to watch
Something I would like to see evaluated for each device is if the app requires an account. If an app does, it should probably just get automatic zero because there (usually) isn't any justification for these types of gadgets requiring you to surrender your personal info, and, more importantly, if the service ever shuts down or just stops supporting the product, you risk the product becoming partly or totally unusable
For the lunchbox segment, I think something like luncheaze would be better as it's also selfheating with a lot more space
I have one of those induction hob and I use it in the office to cook my meals. It means I can work longer hours and it doesn’t take up much room in my desk drawer.
Is it your own business?
I like that hob, it's so small I could put it anywhere; I also like the precision temp control, a lot.
15:50 I’ve thought about getting something like this because I hate just eating sandwhiches everyday.
Having one of these would give me so many more options.
Ive been looking for an induction burner that comes with a temperature control app because i love cooking, but I have a degenerative vision condition. Having something where a screen reader can tell me, or i could verbally control exact temperature is an incredibly helpful feature!
I have a japanese made plug-in portable steamer "box" (it's roundish) that I had intended to use while traveling to reheat food in my hotel room. It does a good job of steaming food even cooking from raw. Because it's plug in, you can steam for as long as you have water available.
Thanks for showing the tokit! Perfect for my vanlife 🎉 gonna purchase❤
10:17 I like how they advertise with a stepless knob, while at the same time you can see it skips a step from 1 to 2. Like that literally 2 second step and is doesn’t work 😂
The Tokit induction hob is something that would be good when going to a cabin up north or in a dorm or when you are cooking all-in-one pot dinners and don't feel like cleaning the whole stove top.
No. 3 was awesome. The hob would be really useful for Partys to keep things warm or for fondue/ hotpot. 🍲 Maybe even to grill at the table. (Christmas morning, and everyone can make their eggs how they want it). Chocolate fondue at the table should be really easy with that. 🍓 no fire hazard! 🔥
The induction burner is the only one of the four that is actually useful/practical. I know there were questions about whether it needed an app and the only reason I can see there needing to be one, is to give the burner a sleeker, less complicated design while still giving a huge range of functionality. The other three either overly complicated the tasks it was designed for, was utterly unneeded, or simply didn't work/was way to expensive for what it did.
I thought for two minutes that this video was just playing dua lipo in the background. It took that long for me to realize that you wouldn't do that for copyright reasons and that your video had in fact started a playlist with my alarm clock.
I love you guys. And the induction hob.
That smart hob was absolutely fascinating.
OMG! My 8 year old nephew, who always likes to ask Alexa to play the fart song 😂. It made me laugh when Jamie couldn't stop laughing. I love seeing people laughing and having fun. 😂❤
I bought the hob last year when it was on offer, it's pretty good. Really comes in handy at Xmas/ Easter when you need extra burners
The whole farming session was hilarious!!! Great episode overall
Jaimie and Ebbers. What a team!
It's like Walter mathaus and jack Lemmon