Im going to agree with Jamie on the tea gadget. That is one of my pet peeves, "smart" gadgets that remove control and functionality. If i cant get a machine to automate the exact process i prefer, then it isnt smarter than doing it myself
Yeah this machine is a big no-no if you're used to brewing your tea with loose leaves. The only thing you need ,really, is a kettle with temperature control, that's it. Edit : Well, the last kettle does the trick hey.
I mean, I exchange the water whenever I make tea. And if I didn't I'd still have to pour and drink my tea... so all it does is save me three minutes. And for that and parts that are more prone to breaking I'm paying 80 additional pounds? No, thank you.
It saved me from standing next to the kettle for just over a minute but in actuality I'm using that time to get stuff to pour the water into so really I've not saved any time anyway. I've got a kettle where I press a button to select the temperature and another to start it and that does me fine.
Omg same! For me the only problem would be that if u buy one of these instead of 3 other lids for each pot u would find urself troubled if u do indeed need several lids. So I have one because its the only lid that fits my pan but it's not used for any other pot.
I still think it's pretty handy. Like you fill it up before you leave for work, while you're coming home you set it to boil to whatever temperature you want and hold it. You get home and there's already hot water ready for you to make some tea. Or maybe you fill it up before bed, you wake up the next morning, "Hey Alexa, turn on kettle to 85 degrees". Get up and do your morning routine, bam, water is ready for you again. I don't think it's super useful in an "I need water right now" kind of situation, but it does seem quite nice in an "I'll need water in 5-10 minutes" kind of situation.
It’s not an issue in my place in Vic as long as it’s not in direct sunshine and it’s kept in a pretty well sealed container as I use air conditioner on very hot days or put it back in the fridge if necessary but most of the year it’s not an issue.
That was my thought as well.. we can accidently leave butter out for maybe an hour.. and it almost becomes like a thin icing for a cake.. wouldn't even hold it's shape.
oath mate! bloody 36C up here in FNQ. I made a bread that only took 35 mins to proof instead of regular 1 hour proofing. Natural heat and humidity of the northern tropics lmao
Also, “you don’t need to put butter in the fridge, it can last a week in the pantry” Are you using a brick of butter each week? I’m not. Then again I’m not a professional chef.
In 5 years, what percentage of "smart" appliances will still have working apps that are supported by the company? That's the number one reason I shy away from the internet of things, you can rely on it to be temporary.
Agree. I know a maker of one of those pet feeders - the kind that use a tag to only open for one pet - shut down during the pandemic. Their tech is designed so you can’t even replace the batteries in the tags when they die, you just have to buy a new tag. Now everyone has to throw their whole units out when the batteries inevitably die because it won’t work without the tags and they’re not being sold anymore. Edit: it’s petnet.
Also, "old", non-smart kitchen appliances still work, obviously. Your Blender does not need an Internet connection, especially because those that do work, and might just be a few years old, are still great.
I shy away because it seems everything is great for like a year or 2 and then they release a "new and improved" device and just drop the old one altogether. Then you either have to buy the new one, or deal with trying to use the old one when the app barely works anymore because they don't care about it anymore.
That's why when I buy one of those (multifunction pressure cooker, kitchen robot) I need to be 100% sure that it can be used manually (in case of the cooker) or without the need for an app If they doesn't support the product anymore, don't care, it will still work
If you look at the kettle base properly, you'd actually see that it does have a manual function for setting the temperature. Most 'Smart' appliances have a manual override in case of emergency.
Sorted team, apart from the world class content you guys deliver, I want to thank you for always including English subtitles. I know it’s troublesome but you guys have a wonderful heart to make your videos so accessible to as many people as possible. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️ You guys saved my 2020 😌
Totally agree! For me it isn't an accessibility issue, I am not deaf or hard of hearing, but I do like to watch RU-vid videos in bed on my phone and would prefer not to wake up my entire family. Now I just have to figure out how to stifle my laughter and we'll be all set.
As someone who is not a native English speaker, I wholeheartedly agree. Plus, they are very well done, without mistakes and properly "cut" and displayed!
@@nicktheanticlause1313 Her, and ignore the guy above, definitely wasn't creepy haha. More of an exploration of people's ideas of what makes a relationship and love. Towards the end it leans wayyyy more heavily into the sci-fi element, but the beginning is a fantastic piece of emotional drama. I really enjoyed the film.
The main issue with that butter dish is that butter doesn’t often come in that format in the UK, definitely designed for the more North American butter ‘sticks’.
It needs to be approx twice the width to fit a standard UK block of butter, but that's an easy adaptation to make if they want to market more to the UK.
Surely nobody could use up a 1lb block of butter in the week or so before it spoils at room temp, though. The “standard” butter size in Canada is 1lb, I assume its similarly big in the UK, but our supermarkets sell “American-sized butter sticks” for this exact purpose. Do UK ones sell them too?
I buy butter in Aldi, M&S, Iceland, and Morrison’s and it all comes in 1/2 lb blocks. Should fit nicely but I would check the specs before I bought one.
I loved Ben's comment about how Jamie is a dad but sounding like his parents. And yet I, a 22 year old, agree with Jamie about that kettle It's a novality.
I would find it very useful, watching tv, ads about to come on, use app to put on kettle, it's ready when I go out there. But at 90ish euro, I don't think it's worth it.
I have a multi-pot lid where instead of the smallest size being in the middle it is on the side, that completely solves the handle issue, I got it from aldi for $6.
The multi-pot lids have grooves so they sit over the pot without a gap. If you have a domed lid and the water from steam gathers on it it can run down and make a mess, among other things.
yeah, i think just ability to adjust temperature is good enough for a lot people, but then maybe ability to set timer when to staart - like every day you get up at 7, it would be nice to have hot water for 7:05
Ditto. But I wouldn't take that smart kettle, either. There's way too high a risk that the company folds, server gets shut off, and I'm sitting there with a broken kettle. I'll just take a simple kettle where I can set the target temperature in its base.
It did convince me to buy a kettle with a temperature control to replace the one I have that just boils. But I agree about the app--unnecessarily complicated. I have to stand there to put the tea in the pot anyway.
@@rolfs2165 these kind of devices shouldn't really need a server to function, so even if the company goes bankrupt or discontinues production, it should still run properly. Although, that's all up to the app design, but I wouldn't create and maintain a costly server if I didn't need one.
@@misterawesomeman1 I think the fact that you added in "& four right angles" kinda proves Alec's point. Probably worth noting that a square is subset of the rectangle family, which is a subset of the parallelogram family, which is a subset of the trapezium family (it's also a kite). It's also worth noting that a rectangle could also be called a squared parallelogram (squared referring to the the fact it has right angles)
Actually in Japan, with many elderly people living on their own, the kettles have been hooked up to the internet for years. Whenever the person makes a cup it sends a message to that person's younger relatives. It's a way to simply keep tabs make sure they're ok.
think you are caught in the rain as long as you remembered to put water in it.. it's ready when you walk in the door or your in bead oh put the kettle on its all just refill after use and not make two trips to the kitchen when your in the middle of something I like it
@@keptinkaos6384 yeah but then you have water sitting in a kettle all day and let’s be honest they are often full of limescale even if you regularly descale it’s not particularly clean imo even if you are boiling the water
personally, I think for someone who has a wide variety of tea they like to make, the app kettle could actually be really useful. if my green tea wants 60C water, if I boil it in my normal pot I can either sit there with a thermometer for 10 minutes, or I ignore it and have bitter tea... I bet you, you could use the kettle to souvide as well as long as the thing fits in it.
I remember seeing the memes about "posted from the toaster" on Facebook, but I actually did see someone update their status from their fridge, meanwhile, the only internet connected items I own are tablets, phones, and a computer.
@@NerdyMusicChef If the Butter Hub isn't a pretentious gadget I dunno what is. The amazing technical solution to a problem that doesn't exist. If you're posh enough to have a tablecloth on your table, you ought to know that you take a knob of butter onto your side-plate and butter your bread with your own butter knife, which sits on the side-plate.
@@AlanHope2013 I don't do that i just take it from the butter container spread it on the bread then stick the knife in the sink no tablecloth in site butter dishes are nothing but a waste of money and resources in my opinion.
You can get an Alexa tap, so (although you'd still need to physically be there) you could say "Alexa, dispense 1 cup of water". I would say the next iteration of something like this should have a tank or mains connector that could then dispense enough water into the heating chamber for however many cups you need...
@@rononel8046 But then you might just as well have a Quooker (or similar) tap that dispenses boiling water whenever you want it, 24/7. We have one, and I wouldn't be without it, rather than faffing around with a poncy kettle.
it's actually a thing you do in gongfucha - the traditional chinese method of brewing tea. You rinse the leaves, only for like 5-10 seconds, and throw that batch away, then incrementally make small batches using the same leaves, leaf:liquid ratio relatively high, so a lot of leaves for just a bit of liquid at a time.
@@abigailtincknell5302 It was 6°F (-14.4°C) here this morning. In summer, it tends to run no more than a dry 85°F (29.4°C) for the most part. I leave my butter out year round.
Universal pan lids - Been using a Silicon rimmed version for years, and it works great. It also solves some of the "handle fitment" issues being silicon.
When Ben gives those product descriptions I am never sure whether they are real or whether he makes them up on the spot, because they always contain many words that I would imagine Ben using in exactly these circumstances
That "fit everything" lid surprised me. Not the lid itself, but your pan handles. All my pan handles are relatively flat, so the lid wouldn't catch on them, but all of y'all's curve upward...
Agree, I have one of these with a silicone outer rim and works well. In my place pans / skillets tend to be sold in 26/28/30 cm formats so it will fit any of the big pans I buy perfectly.
It looks like they have more professional grade pans than domestic pans, hence why the higher curve on the handles So technically, not a great idea to test a domestic product on professional pans!!
Every time one of the guys decides something is not useless they should be asked 2 further questions... do you need it and then do you want it. It would be interesting to know what the guys' answer would be.
I love this channel so much but wow that pronunciation is so frustrating. I don’t speak cantonese (or mandarin) but the way he pronounced it isn’t even how it’s spelled in pinyin?? it’s nice that he’s interested but not that hard to quickly google how to pronounce stuff. also calling them dumplings?? they’re not.. like just make something you’re familiar with instead if you can’t learn enough basic information before filming. sorry for ranting on your comment lmao I was looking for someone who said something about this. maybe it’s not that deep and i normally wouldn’t say anything critical of sorted in a mean way like that but really annoys me
@@gracievallee2551 Hmmm... The one who said dumpling was Jamie, who supposedly don't know what he was getting. I don't find this too offensive despite being Cantonese because it's not like he made a dedicated video to 肠粉 and proceeded to massacre the pronunciation.
It's always a worrying sign when a button panel on a gadget has the default weirdly kerned serif font they use in all Chinese factories. You know exacly how much effort was put into designing the machine.
Me: polystyrene noises? Hardly an issue. Also me: /hears feedback from a mic and winces back in pain/ I think it all just depends on what our monkey brains see as a threat and what they don’t see as a threat ;u;
My boss, too! We unpack lots of foam carriers at the hospital. That and cast padding/cotton roll squeaking. Someone wrapped her supply cart handle in it on April Fool's and she refused to touch it until someone cut it off. XD
Hello, I know this is random, but I’ve lost my home after losing my job at a restaurant that was force to close due to covid, an have been living in motels for the last 2.5 month and my Money is running low..if anyone could help me with a couple dollars it would mean so much to me. I don’t have family so I’m all by myself. Karma comes back around to those who do good. Plz leave negative comments to yourself bc you have no idea what it’s like in my shoes rn..Ihave cash app an Venmo Allyboy23 God bless 🙏🏻
For anyone wondering what that dish is on the second gadget review, it's chee cheong fun. It could be filled with assorted fillings, such as char siu and prawns.
I'm gonna assume that dish was "Char Siu/Siew Cheong Fun" (叉燒腸粉), for anyone curious :) If you wanna read it up, look for the base dish called "Chee Cheong Fun" (豬腸粉). Char Siew are commonly added as protein. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about the dish!
You are correct, my dear! That dim sum was indeed char siu cheong fun. I've grown up knowing the base dish as just "cheong fun", which does have a slang name as well that roughly translated to "blank slate". Usually served with a bunch of condiments like mustard, chili sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce...
As a person working at home due to the COVID situation I'd actually love this kettle. I could have preheated water for when I'm going on a break and have it kept at my desired temperature even if a meeting runs late. I don't love the design though and I'd love to be able to purchase one that's half the size because I'm usually brewing for just myself.
I'm in California and it gets over 100f here in late summer and I keep my butter out all the time. ...of course, I keep mine in a bowl so it's not exactly a disaster if it melts.
Yeah leave mine out in the Deep South, but Americans all mostly have central AC. Especially Southerners. So hot outside has no effect on my food in my house?
@@kk_romeow I don't have AC in my kitchen either, but keeping the AC set to say 23 will allow the kitchen to come down to 23, if more slowly than the living area.
Jamie is absolutely right, different teas need different temperatures if you really want to brew them “correctly”. Personally the first gadget looks more like something you would have in a hotel room or fancy air bnb
Being able to set the kettle for a specific temperature, have it hold it there, and tell me exactly (give or take) how much water is in it is pretty cool. Same with the countdown, especially here in the US where it takes about twice as long to boil water with an electric kettle. If it were priced 10-20% more than a similar quality regular kettle, I’d probably buy it, but it looks like it’s a £20 kettle with £70 of techy markup on top.
This makes me feel so very validated for the pair of Magisso Balance butter knives that I got to go with my stainless steel butter container. This kind of thing genuinely affects your quality of life, if ever so slightly.
7:30 I'd love to see them test out cookware sets w/ detachable handles, i.e.: - the Tefal Ingenio Daily Chef 22-piece pan set - the Tower 7 Piece cookware set - the Berlinger Haus 5Pc frying pan set with grill induction & detachable handle - the Carote nonstick cookware set with detachable handle
"Exclusive refresh icon" Totally pretentious. Oh, wait. Wrong series. Also, I totally agree about taking the control away. I drink white teas, and they'd singed by the temperatures required for a black tea. I just keep most of my butter in the fridge and keep a stick or two (American) in a covered bowl on top of the microwave so I have soft butter for toast and such. I don't really have a need for an on the table butter tray. I dunno... I'd rather wrestle with an array of lids that fit neatly than have one lid that doesn't really quite fit. This is probably going to be a personal choice for people depending on their pots and pans and how annoyed they are at their lids. "App kettle" No.
@@Uncle_Smidge my wife an i use alexa to talk every day (diff countries atm) and we have had to refer to it as AL because it'll interrupt us every time we say alexa otherwise.
As a native Cantonese speaker, I think I died inside when Ben tried to pronounce that dim sum dish. You murdered me on my birthday! Edit: rather bemused by the number of people deeply offended by a silly joke about mispronunciation
I'm not a native Cantonese speaker, but my husband is. I can count to 999 and order food and know a few phrases. All that being said, I also cringed with his pronunciation - and he gets cha siu wrong every time he says it and is always given the correct pronunciation in the comments with no effort to improve.
As far as tea gadgets go, I really love my Breville One Touch Tea Maker. It's way pricey, but it was a gift from my husband after I kept leaving my tea to oversteep in my mugs because we have two young kids, working FT from home due to COVID, etc. I'm a super taster (no coffee for me) so I'm serious about my tea and oversteeping (especially the more delicate teas) always made it too bitter from the tannins so I'd have to start brewing again. Now not only do I not have to worry about oversteeping, it makes 3 cups and I can go back for a refill.
The lid is great, I own one with silicone instead of metal as the rings. Way easier than always looking for the matching lids and smart for tiny kitchens.
You know I was just looking at butter dishes then decided to make my own out of tin foil (complete with lid) because I couldn't be bothered to actually buy one. I was looking at that one tho.
Honestly? I've found A.I. responds better to male voices than female voices. Why? I assume it's just the frequency at which male voices usually resonate. 🤷
@@MikuruChan123 Yeah I wonder. I can't activate my friend's phone (siri) but he can activate my phone. My watch won't respond to him though. It's really weird.
The 'geek god' has spoken once again. The way Ben enthuses in educating us that a slab of butter can be left on the kitchen countertop is simply priceless! Once again, I learn new nuggets of information I would never have. You guys are better than netflix!!
Great idea on the kettle. A black box device with a "burn down your house" potential and connected to the internet and most likely riddled with security issues.
I love my tea. I prefer it made properly: correct temperature and time. No, no no to the coffee/tea maker. Having a greasy butter knife on top of my butter dish: nope, thanks. I have a clear glass dish. Universal lid: Not necessary. Mine is silicone and works better. Electronic kettle: when boiling water in a regular kettle takes the same time as setting up the loose tea in the strainer? Why?****. Oh, and a Happy New Year.
You guys need to do a series of these videos like this, except instead of just one person reviewing the gadget, have the chefs review it, and then have the normals review it, separately. Just to compare and see if the opinions vary for a professional or not.
I have a universal lid like that and I love it. The big difference is that the handles of my pots and pans dont rise steeply above the rim like yours seem to.
Time, temperature, and leaf to water ratio are the keys to great tea. Every tea and every pallette will vary for these. For a casual tea drinker the tea brewer is brilliant. For the enthusiast/tea nerd the old fashioned tools and manual methods will work best.
To be honest, I did *not* expect that butter dish to be anything near that neat. That's a legit improvement on a standard butter dish that I did not expect at all. It's good enough that I went and bought one myself. I love it when you see a simple improvement like that that's an actual good idea, not just gimmicks.
Ben, it's more like cha siew (siu not sui). But I enjoyed your happy cheung fun face. It's my fav dim sum item, but I wouldn't call it a dumpling like Jamie did. My wok lid (that fits multiple pots) is metal with a little plastic handle. Maybe the thick glass part is getting in the way of sliding the lid around to a good position on other pots (or maybe it's just that Jamie was tryingt to always centre his lid, which is not really necessary).
Afaik there are multiple ways of pronouncing it. China is a big country with several languages and dialects. Although I have so far only heard "char shu" and "char shau".
Sorted has saved this horrible year for me! Looking forward to next year's content, it just keeps getting better. Also Ebbers selling that butter dish (pot?) is adorable lmao
The Gourmia tea thing looks like something that was over designed for a Bond film. Oh yay! A butter dish that collects butter on the sides of the lid, and stores the dirty knife on top!
