Chef Reviews TEMU Kitchen Gadgets | Sorted Food 

So in case it isn't clear from how we talk about *everything* in this video... This is 100% not an AD or promo for Temu! In fact, it's really interesting to have these conversations and hear all your opinions on sites like Temu etc, and how those opinions impact your purchasing decisions! We've generally got more choice now than ever before on what we buy and where we buy it from, so it's amazing to see your thoughts, and we should continue to have conversations about it.

“It’s a waste of plastic. We don’t need this in the world”. That’s TEMU in a nutshell.

I hadn't realized how much I've missed hearing James softly say "oh no."

So, is it literally that James was brought back to be the fun Uncle and to babysit while Ebbers and Kush are away?

as a person that deseeds about 4 pomegranates a week for work we also break it into segments [with a knife, not barbarically like james did], and then we submerge it under water in a bowl, and deseed it while submerged so the juice doesn't get everywhere, and the pith floats to the top so you can take it out easily i hope that makes sense 😅😅

16:07 "James isn't a guest, he's pretty much back full time!" Don't you dare tease me like that, Michael Huttlestone!

01:50 James deadpanning, "Cooking is my secondary skill". Yes indeed, chef James, being sassy is your core excellence!🤣🤣

"We have a chef James and a normal Barry." You have a normal Barry?? Did you trade yours in?

Temu are marketing geniuses. They've successfully convinced the population that if you buy from Temu you'll make great savings on products that are 'good enough'. The reality though is you'll overpay for rubbish more often than not. Just look at how the guys underestimated the price on every product. The psychology of justifying your past purchasing decisions then means that purchasers keep going back because they don't want to admit that the crap product that broke or they only ever used once, was an outlier, and they can't pass up this next great deal.

James' face when admitting that this was the best over-easy egg he has ever cooked.. you could FEEL his shame and self-loathing in that admission!!!...Love it!!!!

It would be cool to see some sustainable kitchen solutions like silicon lids, beeswax cloth, etc. But also really test them through multiple days or uses

Can we get "you've been doing it wrong all along" hacks? Splitting a pomegranate into wedges, cutting a mango with a glass, peeling ginger with a spoon, dicing avocado with a wire rack, juicing citrus with a fork, opening a banana from the bottom, shredding meat with a mixer, and a whole host of other hacks that may or may not work.

Am loving all these James videos. It's like he's getting his custody time with the kids. 🤣

Clinically depressed ducks drowning in a gravy pond. James: "Did you want.. a thumbnail?" Loved that! 🤣

love how much James sass we are getting

I love Alton Browns technique for Pomegranate. Do it in a bowl of water! Seeds will sink, pith will float, and any burst arils will just be part of the water and not make your hand sticky

imagine hosting a dinner party and putting "duck potato" on the menu, everyones wondering how you're encorporating duck into potatos? maybe mashed? maybe roasted? Nope..its mashed potato shaped like ducks lolol amazing

FYI, the duck isn't food safe. Barry was right, it's meant for the beach and listings on other websites list it as a kids toy for use in the snow. If the potatoes were sufficiently hot the plastic would've started to melt; even on this side of the screen I can tell it's that awfully flimsy Poundshop plastic.

My family has used the duck mould for the last two winters and it has been a big hit for the kids, but especially the adults. This past winter, someone (not a member of my family) left rows of snow ducks all over downtown Toronto whenever it snowed. It's wonderful!

as a stoner i was screaming at the neat shredder - dont put it in the center!! itll just spin it instead of shread it xD gotta put it around the outer ends just something ive learned from grinding up herb lolol (that meat shredder was just a giant grinder lmaooo)

I love that James feels defeated by £2.38 gadget that actually worked and helped him improve his result.

Barry knows exactly where the center of the screen frame will be and leans in to fill that space while James just thinks he's being snuggly 😂

I feel honoured to have witnessed the best over-easy egg of James's career. :D

I'm not trusting anything from Temu to be foodsafe. Also, you can shred chicken with a handmixer. It's surprisingly effective.

Honestly, I bought that grip and flip spatula a few months ago and I love it. I have hand tremors so it really helps me get a better grip on foods to flip them over without stuff just falling off the spatula. And yes, it's great for flipping fried eggs. Just takes a little practice.

You all need to substitute James in for Captain America when he rips apart a piece of wood but instead of wood...it's a pomegranate.

"It's a dead duck" Ah! Welcome back James

I hope whichever restaurant James works at appreciates him, cos we miss him! (And yes I am aware I am saying we miss him while he is here, but you know what I mean, when he is gone... haha)

Baz erecting his bowl with the noodle gun is the kind of thing that gives me Ebbers withdrawls 😭

I'm severely disappointed that you didn't point out the dangers of shopping on Temu. - It's Wish all over again with terrible sweatshops, where the workers aren't treated even remotely like human beings. Despicably low wages, inhumane work environments; temperatures, same position hours on end, no breaks and long shifts. - It's Wish all over again in regards to chemicals used to created the products as well as pollution. Chemicals which also seriously harm the workers, no proper safety wear, ventilation and so on. - Your information gets sold to absolutely everyone who're willing to pay. People have been scammed so hard after shopping on Temu since their credit card info was stolen. Considering how important it is for you that food and ingredients are sourced locally (at least you mention it a lot) I truly find it odd, how you've not even mentioned it during this episode, how all of Temu's products are shipped all the way across the world. And how so much of it ends up directly into landfills. As someone who's watched your channel for years and I love it when you do reviews. I truly could not find it in myself to like this episode since you don't mention the dangers of Temu, rather, you're basically promoting it, along with the whole concept of not treating workers with decent humanity. Which is something I truly cannot and will not support. Though RU-vid doesn't show it, I down voted the video, the first ever down vote I've given to you guys. I hope if we ever get another episode like this, either with Temu products or another shops things, that you at the very least mention, not only the risks for the buyers (your viewers) but also how the prodcts are made (in inhumane sweatshops) that way it at least won't feel like you're promoting something as awfull as this.

Sustainably and no excessive waste should apply to all products in use. Don't forget the excess shipping or air miles all these products are doing from single orders. Even all the excess packaging waste that is created from these sites is really something to think about.

James’ return feels very much like a supervisor/babysitter for the normals while Ebbers is away! 🤣 Loving the energy they all have. 💚💚💚

I'm very certain none of the plastics TEMU sellers use are food safe.

I would not trust any of these products to be food safe.

Temu is basically worse Wish. Somehow. I guess the terrible product barrel always has a deeper bottom.

"Keep the lock, loft a cliche" is gonna live rent free in my head for the rest of the day

Never buy kitchen stuff from random sellers, you never know how food safe those things are!

I love how much James we've been blessed with recently 😊

“Pulling meat is not that difficult”…. Oh James 😂

TEMU: You can just feel the savings! Also you can just smell the sweatshops!!!

You heard the man, "give the loft a clish" lmao Hahaha Jamie 🤣🤣 such a great episode

The duck mold is meant for snow here in Canada usually.

The way Barry immediately knew what the shredder was for but was kind of careful in how he talked about it really lets you know he has smoked some weed. That thing is just a giant grinder.

Purée food for seniors with swallowing issues have been put in molds in order for them to recognize them One green blob of pea purée can be shaped to look like a pile of peas. So making food fun or recognizable helps all ages.

As someone from Hong Kong, I would add that products from sites like Temu where products are sold directly from Chinese manufacturers can definitely be of dubious quality. There are many types of plastic that begin to leech into food under heat or acid, and electrical components may not be properly constructed to avoid electrocution. While China has become a more reliable manufacturer, there are definitely still a lot of small sellers who will try to take advantage of cheap production to turn a quick profit, and I would not buy anything (especially for food use) that I cannot reliably verify is not dangerous. Its one thing to buy a cheap toy that breaks easily, its another to use it to make food. Chances are you'l be fine, but be extra careful of products that are especially cheap or look like they are not well designed. The duck shaper and meat shredder in this video especially look dubious in their quality. A couple of injection molded components isn't that expensive to mass produce and not every listing will be made of food safe materials. Stay safe in your shopping, and maintain a healthy level of skepticism.

It's been a James marathon and I love it

I’m loving seeing James back. Also loving so many episodes recently. This is by far my favorite channel!

Temu and shein and similar all beg the question of the 14cent pack of hobo noodles: *How cheap was it to produce that they're making a profit out of this???*

James was making comments to it, but to be clear this is almost assuredly not food-grade plastic for $2 and some change USD. Then you add in that people will want to use it on various hot foods like rice, mashed potato, etc. and yeah - I'd be VERY worried about plastics leeching into my food. It's good for a laugh, but I'd not suggest anyone use one of these unless they see actual data from the mfr vouching for the quality of the plastic.

I have been a fan for years now and I find it an absokute disgrace that you guys are supporting something like Temu especially in a food related format. Beside the fact that Temu likely supports child labour and does not care about labour rights in general, it has been proven that Temu products can contain a lot of harmful chemicals! I would never let something from Temu, especially made from plastics, near my food!

IM SO HAPPY TO SEE JAMES SO FREQUENTLY CAN HE JUST COME BACK FULL TIME 😭😭😭😬

LOVE how much james sass we're gettinh guys! Thanks 😂😂😂😂😂

Love seeing so many videos with James in it recently!

Its awesome to see more James in these videos again. Missed you mate!

Do not use TEMU.

So much fun to watch these!! And it's great to see James again!

I worked breakfast shift and got good at flipping with the pan. Loved having something in common with the chef. 🎉

I don't know what everyone always has to hate about the quality of Temu or Wish, the little kids and the forced laborers really make an effort

Weed smokers have been perfecting grinders for years, why would they ignore all that evolution for an even tougher product?

Please post more and more of these kitchen gadget videos. I just love them so much 😂❤

Love having James back with his sardonic humor. The boys were also in fire with their galacticly bad puns.

Temu kitchen gadgets. A great way to introduce lead to your diet.

James and being in regular videos, this makes me so very happy! ❤

THAT BLUSH OF RAGE while james is dealing with the spatu-tongs! welcome back again, james, you've been missed

"Especially if it really pisses off a chef" is my quote of the year already🤣

I wouldn't buy anything of TEMU and use it for food. Actually I wouldn't buy anything off TEMU.

I LOVE Jamie's "The Paella Burrito" shirt 😎💛

the 'yay or nay' questions are so spot-on!

Handy tip I learned a little while back: you can shred chicken (and potentially other meats? Never tried others) with a hand mixer! Just pop a piece of chicken in a bowl and use your regular attachments! Saved me SO much time over the years.

What fun todays video is, thank you for all the laughs Jamie, James, Mike, Barry and the behind scenes experts. Mike are you sure Baz is normal? With the noodle press I've seen them made from wood/bamboo with a hand crank and it worked really good. I've seen the duck press work with glutinous rice and fresh snow. I also have seen a video where an old guy cut the bottom flower bit off of a pomegranate then peal down the sides like you can do with on orange and it exposed the pomegranate berries and he could get them out like an orange wedge.

James describing his sous chef teaching him to flip eggs in America, never have I so related with one of the Sorted chefs. I worked for a decade in a grocery store deli and one year we started to offer breakfast. My department manager gave me a frying pan BIG ENOUGH FOR A SINGLE EGG and had me stand there cooking and flipping dozens and dozens of eggs trying to catch the damn things. Very few made it into the pan, some hit the surface of the gas grill, some slid INTO the grill! Thankfully soon after they had us start doing the eggs on the giant flat top with everything else! I can still remember her telling me I was going to learn how to do this no matter how many eggs it took.

Love to see James 4 videos in a row!!! keep it up - he brings back the Sorted Foods Synergy. Love to see everyone so happy!

NO TEMU, WISH, OR OTHER SLAVE LABOR THEFT FRONTS! Also, I'm from the states and lead & toxic materials are found constantly in cheap temu products

Mike and Jamie sound like the people you'll see on an infomercial channel. Given their excitement in their voices to try and sell the product.

It’s SO great to see James smile!! 😊 Great gadge boys! ❤

This video is absolutely hilarious. Love it.

To bad you guys didn’t have james make the egg the regular way. 😄 would love to see that.

Okay that meat shredder is just the world’s biggest weed grinder…

For pomegranates! I score them with a paring knife and then split in half vertically. I work in a large bowl of water to remove the seeds. The arils or “jewels” sink to the bottom while the pith floats. Makes it easy parse out any small bits that make their way in while I work.

So happy for more James videos! 🎉🎉🎉

15:26 The dough is rising! Brilliant. Also love Barry's vocals 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Im sorry to say that Temu is not really what you should be promoting I feel like :/

I love james, he's such a delight to watch, hope he comes back more often

James just seems to be having so much fun!

On a serious note: Temu plastic items have been tested in objective safety laboratory in FInland and found multiple hazardous chemicals in them. You advertize in the beginning that the duck mold would suit for kids! It's just irresponsible to try to bring temy or other rubbish item producers to light, because they have absolutely no regard for item safety. I would never buy anytihng from there because they are indeed confirmed to contain poisons.

James at freakin reviews done the meat shredder and it works perfectly when you use it right. Put the grips top and bottom keep your hands on each handle and go back and forth. It's done in no time 😂.

this video has everything: James’ sass, a broken gadget, and Mike giving Jamie a run for his money with the dad jokes!

You guys are the most enjoyable group of friends. ❤

I hope you guys have changed your credit card after ordering from TEMU

Jamie: It has taken internet by storm James: *annoyed* IT HASN'T Yes James! We need more of him and his sass 🤣

4:05 James being sooo glad to not be the most annoyed person by a gadget is so cute lol

God it’s so nice to have James back !

We love seeing James back

The automatic noodle machine will NEVER take the place of Pumpy

I will say, me and my hubby got grip and flip spatula-tongs as part of our wedding set. We loved them dearly! They lasted 7 years, were great for eggs, pancakes, grilled cheese sandwiches. If your burgers are wide enough you could squeeze for a slightly smash burger. If you flip while closed, you can even scoop loose stuff easieer like veg mix or sautèd mushrooms.

So happy to see James back in so many videos recently, felt the content lost a lot without him

One comment. DO NOT BUY FROM TEMU!!!! thanks guys.

Me: sees ducks My brain: Take that, depression!

I like the grip and flip except never being able to open your utensil drawer ever again. Hahah

Great fun as usual !