Summary of Comments so you can save time scrolling. 1) Ugh, did you not know that these gadgets are made for ppl with disabilities/mobility issues? Stop dissing them, pff! 2) Esther is a chef, of course she would be more competent, what about me? 3) Hey I've used that gadget before! It's great/good/ok/bad/sucks and I agree/disagree with Esther. 4) Esther needs to practice with them gadgets, so unscientific, blah blah blah 5) Go Esther!
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With things like stripping herbs I always get pain due to arthritis and people tell me "Get a gadget, people with disabilities are who benefit most from kitchen gadgets!" but they never think about how difficult those things are to clean! I get a little bit of pain from cutting garlic and stripping herbs by hand/with a knife, But I get A LOT of pain from trying to get a sponge into nooks and cranny's of a cheap plastic gadget and its easy to cut yourself trying to properly clean a gadget with blades. A knife and board is so easy to clean. I also laugh when advertisements say "This gadget is easy to clean because it's dishwasher safe" ...I don't think i've ever seen a house with a dishwasher in my country.
Chef trick for cutting up garlic and your hands smell of it a day afterwards - run you hands on stainless steel. Usually the faucet or sink walls, making sure you get all your exposed skin into contact with the metal. Not sure what it is about the chemical reaction, but it neutralizes the smell after one go, rather than scrubbing your hands red and still smelling like garlic.
We need a unitasking gadget vs normal people. Of course a chef is going to win with years of experience, but what about me? Will it be helpful in my life?
@@gavinostertag1023 I agree, although it's not about someone learning to use a knife but instead measuring the usefulness of the tools. Something I think a normal person would be better at than knives (or learning to use them).
One thing that is rarely addressed is the clutter, because these unitaskers will often just fill up your drawers and cupboards, especially if they're ones you'll use infrequently. Thinks like salad choppers and garlic crushers makes sense, but unless you eat shrimp often then a deveiner is just something that is gonna cause a mess
I really appreciate that you didn't bash the people who buy unitaskers, since a large portion of the time they are designed for disabled people and marketed to abled people in order to ensure product is there for the people who need it! So thank you for your overall respectful and positive tone while giving constructive feed back about the products.
Well yeah, the gadgets might be interesting, but tbh i would watch a 1h video of her just cutting ingredients and explaining her technique! She´s so nice and friendly and competent and professional, all at the same time! I really enjoyed the video!
5:33 Nice knive skills there. As an amateur I sometimes try to chop onions as fast I can, you know agaist clock, for other amateurs I suggest sharp knive and a stable board.
Good comparison of gadgets Vs conventional methods. Personally, I prefer mastering one tool (the knife) rather than learning how to use/clean a bunch of different tools. The knife is ubiquitous, it can be found in every kitchen (useful if you are cooking in outside your own kitchen, like at a friend's place). The knife blade is also easier to sharpen.
I have that garlic roller thing and I have to say it’s great. First tip is to make sure the blades are facing down so you can put the garlic in without cutting it first. They also make different sizes of the roller. The larger one is the best. I bet I could cut more garlic using the roller and you using your knife.
I'm not going to give you the win over the garlic unitasker, Esther. :D Also a learning curve! :D But anyway, yeah I think most of these were bad ideas. I've never de-veined shrimp, but I could see that I would NOT enjoy doing that by hand, lol. So I'd go for it if I ever had to do that :D
Tbh it sucks when people unreasonably hate on her which happens in a lot of vids but this one I would say it’s true that (1) they could be useful for those with mobility issues (2) she should’ve practiced the unitaskers beforehand (3) on some of the tasks she was giving herself a bias like she tried to be faster with her skills but didn’t try as hard w unitaskers
I would like to see you compare different unitaskers that do the same job. As some work a lot better than others. Then once you have found the best unitasker, compare it to your Chef skills. That way you will have also practiced with the unitasker so it will be a fairer competition with your skills.
I’ve used the garlic one. It’s sucks. Half the garlic gets stuck in the thing. Just buy a garlic press. Even Gordon Ramsey uses one. The corn cob thing I could see using. Maybe there is a slightly better version on the market.
A agrlic press is a pretty ok unitasker. I broke 2 in my life though, the one I have now I already have for years, so invest in quality. And not only name, I had one from a good brand but it wan't good, later I found some very negative reviews, should have done more research.
I actually have that garlic chopper thingy and it's awesome. It can handle more garlic than my press, and it chops it much more finely if you leave it in a bit longer. I don't have any issues with the garlic left in it. You can flip it open, take the blade out, and then scoop the leftovers with your finger. A little more messy but no garlic gets wasted.
Very nice Miyabi black chef knife you use to compete. I enjoy using my knives so I would use my knives every chance I get. That is the fun part of owning wonderful knives and nice sharpening stones.
good knife skills will almost always trump those unitask kitchen gadgets. that being said, there's been some good ones in the market, like the pineapple cutter and that shrimp deveiner are awesome.
i think unitaskers are also task specific, like if you need to can a few bushels of corn a gadget like that one would make sense, i saw a video where they used a bundt pan over a bucket, so you dont nessesarily need that product.
i feel these gadgets are for people with disabilities or older people that have arthritis or just don't have the dexterity to hold a knife to do those tasks normally.
And if you need to get rid of it, just wipe your fingers on some stainless steel. Pretty much gets rid of it instantly. However, normally I don't do this and end up being that guy smelling his fingers the next 2 days, haha.
The way she cuts the kernels off the corn... she just made cubed cob and left plenty on the cob. Atleast the unitasker removed most of the kernels cleanly.
All these gadget's usefulness will depend on you. For everyone pointing out how it's unfair for a professional to judge how useful tools like these can be, it's how she views it and this is her experience with these gadgets. Just treat it as a review of what experience and problems you might encounter if you were to purchase the same product. Of course those who have disabilities which make it difficult/dangerous to handle a knife, may find these tools useful in cooking. Though from what I've seen, some of these gadgets do look like they require a lot of physical strength and motor skills just to use. If you can handle a knife and just haven't practiced using it often, then I'd recommend learning how use the knife, as it is indeed cheaper than buying multiple gadgets.
Hey guys! I recently learned that you can magically remove the smell of garlic from your hands by rubbing em on stainless steel bowl like you would rub your hands on a soap bar when you wash em. Stainless steel apparently reacts with the garlicky goodness.
I think the herb grinder only works one way (counter-clockwise while holding it away from you), so rotating it back and forth is just asking for terrible results.
I think the timing results would be different if you weren't a professional chef, but still like the videos. I DO think the shrimp gadget is ok IF you do A LOT of shrimp. I don't have it often enough to get it. I think it'd be great in a seafood restaurant.
Interesting that Esther, with all her experience using a knife does not beat any unitasker by a significant margin. I'm willing to bet an average person would save time. I'm still going with a knife, because none of these are worth the drawer space or money. But that's a different issue.
Doing something a certain way for years and then picking up a tool you've never used before and then comparing them sure does make for an educational video... thanks!
just a suggestion, since these tools are obviously for people with no skills in cutting, try to have some regular people to use the tool and knife and compare their own time. see if the tools really helpful for them or not. because its clear you dont need the tools if you have the skills.
