Don't talk to me about being upset at some paper towels being all torn off by someone until you come home and find an entire roll of TP on the floor with a cat on top like it's a throne. THAT'S anger haha.
Growing up in Iowa everyone I know simply rolls the corn cobs on top of a stick of butter before salting them. There is no reason to use a knife to butter your corn on the cob but corn holders are nessasary on a full cob.
I'm willing to bet that since the designers and manufacturers are just trying to make some money, that they also roll their cobs across a stick of butter. Iowans don't have a monopoly on cob-buttering knowledge.
@@DB-zr4fr True or maybe they just didnt want a rounded off top to the butter sticks, or that the stick would then be "contaminated" by having touched some other food item, their are people that are like that in that they dont like food items mixing or touching.
Quick tip: Your existing paper towel holder would work so much better if you put the roll in the correct way. The ball end is what you should use to tear the sheet off.
Was about to post the same thing. Roll was on upside down. If it was the other way, and he pulled to the right, the ball would hit when he pulled, making it rip it.
You put the roll on the silver holder backwards. It's supposed to be pulled across that little ball and tear. Actually works pretty well when you do it right.
Honestly the PB Jife goes from niche to practical usage. You could use that on a ton of different bottles or containers, not to mention how easy it is to spread with it. I could see it having simple cooking ease of use applications as well.
8:01 first you have the roll backwards, second the way it works is you're supposed to pull the towel you're pulling on against the ball for one-hand operation.
The PB Jife could be replaced by a slender spatula, which has other uses as well. In fact, with a spatula. I can usually get the inside of a PB jar clean.
I personally use a dollar store can holder for my soda cans in the fridge, you can stack them, but it's also on a slight incline, so that they roll forward as you use them up. Also, a lot of soda cans come in a case that's designed to hold the cans and dispense them one at a time.
True, but my fridge isn't very big. I prefer to gain space every time I remove an item. If your dollar store can holder is working well for you, run with it.
@@raychang8648 This doesn't really get the space back either. I personally put my organizer under the drawer where I can't really fit anything anyways.
For your old paper towel holder, what if you put the roll on upside down from how you did it here? That way you could pull against that little ball of metal on the top of the spiral
For the corn on the cob thing I recommend using a fork instead. Since it has a curve and a wide base it basically does the same thing, that is what I always use and it works perfectly.
I have a large family and an entire stick of butter gets absolutely dismantled on corn on the cob night. That thing he was using would be perfect. Everyone could pass it around and there may even be enough of a stick of butter worth saving left over.
PB-Jife: "Not good for cold peanut butter." What kind of monster puts their peanut butter in the fridge or keeps it cold? Peanut butter should be kept at room temperature.
I'm that monster. 😋 I buy peanut butter that has 2% sugar and is seperated by oil, so you gotta stir it. Once stirred keep it in the fridge otherwise you'll have to stir it every time you go to get peanut butter.
Your original paper towel holder might work more effectively one-handed if you flip the towel roll over, so that the direction of the sheets unravel against the ball armature when you tear.
Hey James, I've never owned any of the products, but I am always happy to watch the videos. They all seem very well put together and organized. I love how thoroughly you test the products. I am a long time viewer and will continue to be!
1/2 of the people : yuk, there is peanut butter in my jelly jar! other 1/2 of the people : yuk, there is jelly in my peanut butter jar. then there is me, the guy who buys the jelly and the peanut butter already in the same jar.....so go figure....
@@areksoo well, don't mind me, took me 40 years to know u should put the pb on one piece of bread and the jelly on the other one, i used to put the pb on the bread then the jelly on top of it, how naive was i ?
@@EpicLebaneseNerd Counterpoint: The both in the same jar kind has the disadvantage of being very low quality and tasting awful. Just wash the utensil before using the second jar, or use another one.
You used your old paper towel holder backwards. The wire with the ball coming off the end is for one handed operation. flip ur roll and rip from the bottom!! Appreciate your vid's!!
Honest to God I was just saying how my Nutella jars irritate me with the indented and outdented curves and it’s a waste and hard to get every last beautiful bit of chocolaty goodness and creamy happiness and complaining why they don’t just make a simple straight container. Ugh This pb knife could be the answer to my dream of a clean, empty, not a bit of deliciousness left behind Nutella utensil. Thank you, my hero! I’ll think of you every time I end up with a sparklingly empty jar. 🙏🏻🙋🏼♀️🤜🏻🤛🏻👊🏻🌰🍫🔪🤎🤎🤎
His old holder probably works fine, he just uses it wrong. He needs to flip the roll so it unravels against that big metal ball. It's there so you can pull the perforation against it and it will tear.
This! as soon as he showed using a knife *facepalm learned quick that knife is the worst way to butter corn even if knife was only option, would just cut and drop the butter on the plate and spin the corn on the butter XD
Seriously. His channel is just so wholesome. I watch them all even if it's products I'd never even be considering. The true gem product recommendations that do come out of it are just a bonus.
Been feeling down today, hardly forced myself to warm up my dinner. Sat down to eat and boom, there's a new video from you. Thank you for cheering me up with your chill energy pal, from Russia with love 🇷🇺
For your old holder: Turn the roll so it's turning the other way... So you're pulling back against that ball on the end of the spiral. I suspect that's how that was intended to be used... A quick pull against the ball should start the tear on the perforation.
Anyone else remember the corn buttering device that was plastic and you loaded it with a tablespoon of butter then gradually squeezed the handle as you buttered? They worked so well.
I believe my parents still have one, from pampered chef in the 90s or early 00s. I don't use any gadget, I just lay the corn across the top of the butter and roll it. The stick of butter is usually just the right length and no gadget needed!
@@thumbsarehandy. That's not a bad way to do it if you eat corn on the cob often. But it makes it hard to use that stick later in any kind of measured amount.
I recall plastic dishes, kinda like troughs, that held the corn pretty exactly. we put butter in the bottom of them. no more problem when the butter melts and gets wasted on the plate, because it's still in the dipping tray.
Hey. Your other paper towel holder is made for one handed use. You use the metal ball on the side to press through the perforation. Then boom. That’s how I use mine
I'm in the mood for toast with peanut butter now. We use a cheap plastic paper towel holder mounted under the cupboard. Always easy to rip a sheet off.
If you ever decide to write a book about reviewing various gadgets, you should call the book "Oddly Satisfying" ;-) I love your channel! It is very informative and also relaxing. Never stop!
The back of a tablespoon is nothing new and doesn’t remotely compare to a jife. I eat peanut butter every day. A spoon doesn’t eliminate any of the problems the jife addresses. That’s the point.
Your original paper towel holder is actually better than the one that you are reviewing, you just need to flip the paper towel roll over for it to work correctly. That swirly part that ends with a little ball that sits a couple inches up from the bottom of the paper towel roll is actually there to help you rip a sheet off with just one hand. If you have the paper towels facing the correct way and you rip it from the bottom up, you can use your original paper towel holder one-handed. And also, the quality of paper towel plays a huge role in using these. If you're using brawny or Viva towels, they're going to work much better because those towels are stronger and have better perforations so they rip off easier and they tend to not get that triangle on the bottom like yours did.
That mat is exactly what I have been looking for for wine storage in the pantry. Buying everything but the corn butter knife. First time I've purchased things based on watching a video! (Makeup excepted 😬)
My mom has had this thing for years that fits like a whole stick of butter and you just rub it right on the corn. Just now occurring to me that it isn't something most people would have as I have never seen it anywhere else
Know what works better at scraping out the peanut butter than the jar knife, and you probably already have it in your kitchen? A silicone baking spatula.
Please leave that messy stack of paper towel sheets in the backround of your videos until you use them all. Lets get some really confused comments in the future!
I've had that OxO paper towel holder for about 5 years now, and it still works great. The base is heavy with a rubber bottom so it doesn't move, and the arm spring hasn't lost any noticeable tension. Absolutely hated spending that much on a paper towel holder, but hated spinning half a roll out of the old one even more.
I would actually buy that corn butter knife. Using a normal knife is a lot more messy. I'm not sure if I'd buy the peanut butter jar knife. But I can see the benefits when your jars are starting to get empty. Some good products here, not complete garbage like some of the other stuff lol
If you use a stick of butter on a plate like he used for testing, just roll the corn across the top of the butter stick. The butter is its own applicator! No gadget needed.
There is also the Rand Peltzer method, where you butter a slice of bread and then rub it on the corn. It's cheaper than this gadget, and you get to eat some buttery bread afterward.
I have been through the wringer with paper towel holders. After trying 2 different types, I found that either the base was not heavy enough, or the roll just unraveled. My son bought me a Kamenstein paper towel holder for Christmas and I am in love. This particular type has an extremely heavy base with a rubber bottom that will NOT walk across my counter, a lip on the base that keeps the towels from unraveling and, best of all, a ratcheting center that allow me to easily get any size towel with one hand. I don't have to violently rip the towel to get it off....I can go super slow, and I get a perfect tear every time. You really need to try one James...remember 1. Kamenstein 2. Super HEAVY base and 3. Ratchet. Not all Kamenstein's are created equal. Oh and one more thing...the very top unscrews for when you are putting on a new roll - Makes it super secure! And it's only around $20. Love your videos! I need one of those peanut butter knives lol.
My grandfather's trick for buttering corn on the cob was to spread butter on a slice of bread then cradle the corn in the buttered side and roll it. In the end he had buttered corn AND buttered bread to eat. Haha!
I love watching your videos. Your reviews are entertaining, you have a sooth calming voice and a nice, friendly likeable face. My mum really likes the ideal of the automatic potatoes peeler you reviewed a little while ago and I like the idea of the easy clothes folder. You are really good at showing off great products it makes me want to buy them myself.
You need to pull up from the bottom on the old paper towel holder, using the arm to help get the tear started whenever it give you trouble. The arm holds it steady enough that a small twist gets it started. The butter spreader leaves a rounded shape on the outside *with the second cut onwards.* The first cut still has a flat edge on the surface that contacts the corn.
I bought a marble paper towel holder at a garage sale 20 years ago and it lets me tear one sheet at a time forever. I use a spoon for peanut butter - works great. I stopped putting butter on my sweet corn 40 years ago and golly can you ever taste the sweet without the butter, so no need for a specialty knife. Cans? Nope. Great video for odd inventions so you can see what not to spend money on. Smile!
I'm generally against single use gadgets figuring a common knife or something like that can do the job as well. But the PB peanut butter spreader seems to do something only a spatula would do. Get into the corners at the top and bottom. And a spatulal can't spread cold peanut butter that easily. The can stacker is unique doing a job nothing else could. So those two are winners for me.
your spiral holder can do one handed, but it depends upon the direction the roll is mounted. (like the over-the-front vs down-the-back debate for toilet paper) look at the veggie bag dispensers at the grocery store. they have a rounded spike intended to break the dotted line between bags. the end of your spiral arm can serve the same purpose, but only if the towels are feeding the right direction.
If I have nearly empty peanut butter jar, I would be reaching for a spatula, not a butter knife. At first glance, I don't see how that tool is much better than a spatula, even for the single purpose it's intended for. And of course spatulas aren't single purpose.
So, as these comments appear on my end, I love that you said to use a spoon, the person above you said to just roll the corn directly in a tray of butter, and the person above them said to just use a fork! 😂 I didn't know the debate was this fierce about the right way to butter corn! Edit: Sorry, unless you were talking about the peanut butter/jelly "jife" thing. To which case...even I have to throw my hat in the ring and say that's just wrong (lol!) as while it scoops well, the back of a spoon doesn't spread that well.
I can definitely recommend using a fork to butter corn. It's cheaper though it might make more of a mess. Or my family likes to but butter on a slice of bread to butter corn. That works too plus all you have to do for cleanup is eat the bread!
The paper towel holder where the pressure comes from inside via the pole being slightly wider paddles, work great. Theres no need for that external pole bit as the internal pole itself is where the friction comes from. it therefore doesn't change the single sheet action when you get to the end.
I'd take an under-counter paper towel holder any day of the week. Out of the way. Look fine. Always holds tension. And you can never get a bad grab that whips the whole thing off the counter
Hubby says the "J-ife" is cool but he was more impressed with your bread and is wondering what brand you use. 😂😂😂😂 Edit: we are in PHX so it's probably available here too.
Just bought the fridge monkey and the paper towel dispenser. I clicked on your links so hopefully you get a kick-back. I liked the knives but would rarely use them. If my kids were still little, I would probably use the heck out of that PB knife. Thanks for the vid and tips.
I think I would still prefer my silicone jar scraper to the PB Jife. It conforms to the jar so it’s going to get more out, and it works just as well for spreading.
Love the OXO paper towel holder had it for years. Just moved to the OXO under cabinet paper towel holder. Well worth it for both of them. Only tip I say is always have the arm facing you. You do your tear right next to it and not on the other side like you had(you did have it right at 1st). Never had an issue with it.
Wow! Really like the PB Jife knife and the Butter Once knife. I eat pb and a Fuji apple every day. The PB Jife looks like it works great for keeping the peanut butter off your hands and fingers. The Butter Once knife makes it look so much easier to get the butter onto the corn. Thanks for sharing these!
Now I can stack up my corn before I spread peanut butter on them one paper towel at a time.
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This caught me by surprise. Hilarious!
cute!
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Finally the answer to our prayers
Don't talk to me about being upset at some paper towels being all torn off by someone until you come home and find an entire roll of TP on the floor with a cat on top like it's a throne. THAT'S anger haha.
I loved Bailey peeking in behind during the peanut butter spreading 😍
Yes!!!!!
Love Bailey in general!
Please give the dog some peanut 🥜 butter.
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Growing up in Iowa everyone I know simply rolls the corn cobs on top of a stick of butter before salting them. There is no reason to use a knife to butter your corn on the cob but corn holders are nessasary on a full cob.
Came here to say that….
Stick of butter on a plate… roll them puppies on the top of the stick… done
That's what we do too as a nebraskan
As an Iowan, that's exactly what I was thinking. Was like, "Who TF uses a knife to butter corn?" xD
I'm willing to bet that since the designers and manufacturers are just trying to make some money, that they also roll their cobs across a stick of butter. Iowans don't have a monopoly on cob-buttering knowledge.
@@DB-zr4fr True or maybe they just didnt want a rounded off top to the butter sticks, or that the stick would then be "contaminated" by having touched some other food item, their are people that are like that in that they dont like food items mixing or touching.
Quick tip: Your existing paper towel holder would work so much better if you put the roll in the correct way. The ball end is what you should use to tear the sheet off.
Came to the comments to say just that - I have a similar one, and the only issue I have is it sliding around a bit.
Was about to post the same thing. Roll was on upside down. If it was the other way, and he pulled to the right, the ball would hit when he pulled, making it rip it.
Yep. Was just gonna say the same thing
I wanted to say the same but to be fair, if it only works one way, the one that works both ways is objectively better
@@magemor7827 but does it work both ways?
A ‘Brass monkey’ was a rack that held cannonballs on the old sailing ships. ‘Fridge Monkey’ is clever
Thank you. I was hoping someone would put up a comment regarding the connection
I wonder if it suffers the same problem that being can it get so cold to freeze the fridge monkeys "balls" off.
A great idea, but they need to finish it; if they add just one more section to it, it’ll hold a full case! (12) 🐵
Thats cap 🧢🧢🧢🧢 i will only believe you if you take a picture or a video
You put the roll on the silver holder backwards. It's supposed to be pulled across that little ball and tear. Actually works pretty well when you do it right.
Was very confusing watching him try it the wrong way
That seemed obvious. I don't have one, but I immediately saw that he's using it with the towels upside down.
Yes
Oh no, now he has 2....
James being James again, lol. He does this a lot in his previous videos.
Honestly the PB Jife goes from niche to practical usage. You could use that on a ton of different bottles or containers, not to mention how easy it is to spread with it. I could see it having simple cooking ease of use applications as well.
8:01 first you have the roll backwards, second the way it works is you're supposed to pull the towel you're pulling on against the ball for one-hand operation.
The PB Jife could be replaced by a slender spatula, which has other uses as well. In fact, with a spatula. I can usually get the inside of a PB jar clean.
I personally use a dollar store can holder for my soda cans in the fridge, you can stack them, but it's also on a slight incline, so that they roll forward as you use them up. Also, a lot of soda cans come in a case that's designed to hold the cans and dispense them one at a time.
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True, but my fridge isn't very big. I prefer to gain space every time I remove an item. If your dollar store can holder is working well for you, run with it.
The Fridge Monkey also allows for the stacking of bottles and jars.
@@raychang8648 This doesn't really get the space back either. I personally put my organizer under the drawer where I can't really fit anything anyways.
My fridge came with a can rack that holds 12 cans, and works well.
"I got creamy and crunchy peanut butter, I don't discriminate"
Had to like the video after that
For your old paper towel holder, what if you put the roll on upside down from how you did it here? That way you could pull against that little ball of metal on the top of the spiral
That's what I was thinking too
I thought the same
For the corn on the cob thing I recommend using a fork instead. Since it has a curve and a wide base it basically does the same thing, that is what I always use and it works perfectly.
I use a buttered slice of bread and wrap it round the corn, then re-butter the bread
I have a large family and an entire stick of butter gets absolutely dismantled on corn on the cob night. That thing he was using would be perfect. Everyone could pass it around and there may even be enough of a stick of butter worth saving left over.
I just use the stick of butter like the wrapped ones and just rub it on the corn work great imo and doesn't dirty anything
PB-Jife: "Not good for cold peanut butter."
What kind of monster puts their peanut butter in the fridge or keeps it cold? Peanut butter should be kept at room temperature.
I'm that monster. 😋 I buy peanut butter that has 2% sugar and is seperated by oil, so you gotta stir it. Once stirred keep it in the fridge otherwise you'll have to stir it every time you go to get peanut butter.
@Persnikitty Yeah, that's the only exception I was thinking.
@@CL_G I buy similar, but I always give it a stir. Just a little extra effort.
FYI, try storing your PB upside down if it is prone to separation!
If you live in Alaska it's cold before you get in the house lol
I always used a spoon to get jelly out of the jar, and a fork to hold butter against a cob of corn.
Your original paper towel holder might work more effectively one-handed if you flip the towel roll over, so that the direction of the sheets unravel against the ball armature when you tear.
Was thinking the same thing. Seems designed for that. But you know like the direction of toilet paper, some people are used to what their used to.
I use the Fridge Monkey to stack my shampoos and conditioners. Works awesome. Can be use for bottle paint in craft rooms also.
Hey James, I've never owned any of the products, but I am always happy to watch the videos. They all seem very well put together and organized. I love how thoroughly you test the products. I am a long time viewer and will continue to be!
How to butter a cob corn: get a dinner roll, generously apply butter to roll, use roll to butter corn.
Nothing better than a new Freakin Review on a Saturday morning. So simple and fulfilling
Love the dog just waiting for food to drop. So patient... (woof)
1/2 of the people : yuk, there is peanut butter in my jelly jar!
other 1/2 of the people : yuk, there is jelly in my peanut butter jar.
then there is me, the guy who buys the jelly and the peanut butter already in the same jar.....so go figure....
@Danielle Anderson did you know that if you mix pb and j you can make a famous dish called pbj?(okay well actually preserves)
Or you mix them together at a ratio of two pb to one jelly and get a delicious best of both worlds.
I tried Smuckers Goober. I didn't like it. Maybe I'm just a PB&J snob, but I like my PB extra crunchy and wasn't a fan of the jelly flavor.
@@areksoo well, don't mind me, took me 40 years to know u should put the pb on one piece of bread and the jelly on the other one, i used to put the pb on the bread then the jelly on top of it, how naive was i ?
@@EpicLebaneseNerd Counterpoint: The both in the same jar kind has the disadvantage of being very low quality and tasting awful. Just wash the utensil before using the second jar, or use another one.
The perforations not actually tearing on the end of the sheet is an imperfection in paper making.
You used your old paper towel holder backwards. The wire with the ball coming off the end is for one handed operation. flip ur roll and rip from the bottom!! Appreciate your vid's!!
Used the new one wrong , too. One is supposed to tear the towels against the gripper, not in mid-air.
Honest to God I was just saying how my Nutella jars irritate me with the indented and outdented curves and it’s a waste and hard to get every last beautiful bit of chocolaty goodness and creamy happiness and complaining why they don’t just make a simple straight container. Ugh This pb knife could be the answer to my dream of a clean, empty, not a bit of deliciousness left behind Nutella utensil. Thank you, my hero! I’ll think of you every time I end up with a sparklingly empty jar. 🙏🏻🙋🏼♀️🤜🏻🤛🏻👊🏻🌰🍫🔪🤎🤎🤎
the paper towels will also tear differently depending on their manufacturing process. i’d say the holder performed very well!
His old holder probably works fine, he just uses it wrong. He needs to flip the roll so it unravels against that big metal ball. It's there so you can pull the perforation against it and it will tear.
You are smashing these reviews. You're funny, thorough, and not too wordy. This is a valuable service as well. Thanks!
Who use a knife to put butter on corn? Use a fork, it's already curved.
I butter a piece of bread, then use that to smear the butter on
This! as soon as he showed using a knife *facepalm
learned quick that knife is the worst way to butter corn
even if knife was only option, would just cut and drop the butter on the plate and spin the corn on the butter XD
@@r3ggiekray I do that as well, but I salt and pepper the bread after.
I never buy gadgets. I watch your videos for the enjoyment. UNTILL TODAY!!! I’ve been wishing for something like the PB Jife for years! Ordering ASAP!
My free therapy. You got me through 2020
Same. Loling at the jife "battleground" comment and told my husband that this really helped my shopping jones during quarantine.
Seconded.
Seriously. His channel is just so wholesome. I watch them all even if it's products I'd never even be considering.
The true gem product recommendations that do come out of it are just a bonus.
@@djae6083 Thirded 😔👍
The name 'fridge monkey' goes back to the brass monkey used on ships to stack cannonballs.
Been feeling down today, hardly forced myself to warm up my dinner. Sat down to eat and boom, there's a new video from you.
Thank you for cheering me up with your chill energy pal, from Russia with love 🇷🇺
It’s one of those days right? I hope you feel better soon! Glad you were able to eat something, at least you’ll have energy to keep going :)
@@X_Xander yeah it is, right. Or I'd say it was:) Thanks pal, appreciate it, same to you and everyone reading it!
So with the cheap paper towel holder you have make the paper towel go the other way so you can tip it with the metal ball???
For your old holder: Turn the roll so it's turning the other way... So you're pulling back against that ball on the end of the spiral. I suspect that's how that was intended to be used... A quick pull against the ball should start the tear on the perforation.
Anyone else remember the corn buttering device that was plastic and you loaded it with a tablespoon of butter then gradually squeezed the handle as you buttered? They worked so well.
I believe my parents still have one, from pampered chef in the 90s or early 00s. I don't use any gadget, I just lay the corn across the top of the butter and roll it. The stick of butter is usually just the right length and no gadget needed!
@@thumbsarehandy. That's not a bad way to do it if you eat corn on the cob often. But it makes it hard to use that stick later in any kind of measured amount.
I recall plastic dishes, kinda like troughs, that held the corn pretty exactly. we put butter in the bottom of them. no more problem when the butter melts and gets wasted on the plate, because it's still in the dipping tray.
Hey. Your other paper towel holder is made for one handed use. You use the metal ball on the side to press through the perforation. Then boom. That’s how I use mine
I have the same old towel holder. Zulily?
Also, the best way to butter corn is to melt the butter in a long tray, then roll the cob in the butter
I like using spray butter instead.
You can buy Land o' Lakes butter with Canola oil in it to make it spread better. It comes in a plastic container.
I like the little cobs that come frozen. Bake 'em, melt some real butter in a bowl, throw salt in to taste and dip them. Messy but yummy.
The PB Jife would also be good for getting mayonnaise out of the jar.
I watch all of your vids regardless of what it is, you are just so likable
Frickin hilarious with the paper towels.!!! Laughed so hard it brought a tear to my one good eye🤣
I'm in the mood for toast with peanut butter now. We use a cheap plastic paper towel holder mounted under the cupboard. Always easy to rip a sheet off.
If you ever decide to write a book about reviewing various gadgets, you should call the book "Oddly Satisfying" ;-) I love your channel! It is very informative and also relaxing. Never stop!
After seeing the inside of your refrigerator I decided that I need to go clean mine. Then I'm going to order a PB-Jife.
Just use a large spoon except use the underside to scoop out PB.
@@BrooklynBalla yeah, i watched this and thought to myself "i have a bunch of peanut butter 'jifes'", but i call them tablespoons.
The back of a tablespoon is nothing new and doesn’t remotely compare to a jife. I eat peanut butter every day. A spoon doesn’t eliminate any of the problems the jife addresses. That’s the point.
Your original paper towel holder is actually better than the one that you are reviewing, you just need to flip the paper towel roll over for it to work correctly. That swirly part that ends with a little ball that sits a couple inches up from the bottom of the paper towel roll is actually there to help you rip a sheet off with just one hand. If you have the paper towels facing the correct way and you rip it from the bottom up, you can use your original paper towel holder one-handed. And also, the quality of paper towel plays a huge role in using these. If you're using brawny or Viva towels, they're going to work much better because those towels are stronger and have better perforations so they rip off easier and they tend to not get that triangle on the bottom like yours did.
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I can’t believe he didn’t get how it works! I thought it was a joke.
Haha can’t believe I just watched someone tear off all the paper towels 😂 but oddly satisfying
For the paper towel you originally had, I always put it and pull at an angle so the ball would hit the paper towel perforations and tear...
About the fridge monkey thing.. how about those new slim soda cans?? Seems like they would fit perfect
Commenting for the algorithm. I appreciate the work you put in to test everything.
That mat is exactly what I have been looking for for wine storage in the pantry. Buying everything but the corn butter knife.
First time I've purchased things based on watching a video! (Makeup excepted 😬)
My mom has had this thing for years that fits like a whole stick of butter and you just rub it right on the corn. Just now occurring to me that it isn't something most people would have as I have never seen it anywhere else
I have one from pampered chef. It's great when for bbqs. Just pass it around
We’ve had the Oxo paper towel holder for a few years and still love it! I ended up buying a couple for work and people there loved it too.
Know what works better at scraping out the peanut butter than the jar knife, and you probably already have it in your kitchen? A silicone baking spatula.
Please leave that messy stack of paper towel sheets in the backround of your videos until you use them all. Lets get some really confused comments in the future!
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this needs to happen.
I've had that OxO paper towel holder for about 5 years now, and it still works great. The base is heavy with a rubber bottom so it doesn't move, and the arm spring hasn't lost any noticeable tension. Absolutely hated spending that much on a paper towel holder, but hated spinning half a roll out of the old one even more.
I would actually buy that corn butter knife. Using a normal knife is a lot more messy.
I'm not sure if I'd buy the peanut butter jar knife. But I can see the benefits when your jars are starting to get empty.
Some good products here, not complete garbage like some of the other stuff lol
Freakin Reviews buys those, and tries them so we don’t have to!😘
With the corn and butter... just use a fork. Works just fine.
If you use a stick of butter on a plate like he used for testing, just roll the corn across the top of the butter stick. The butter is its own applicator! No gadget needed.
There is also the Rand Peltzer method, where you butter a slice of bread and then rub it on the corn. It's cheaper than this gadget, and you get to eat some buttery bread afterward.
@@nicknumber1512 Great idea but then I have to save room for bread instead of eating more corn 🤣
I have been through the wringer with paper towel holders. After trying 2 different types, I found that either the base was not heavy enough, or the roll just unraveled. My son bought me a Kamenstein paper towel holder for Christmas and I am in love. This particular type has an extremely heavy base with a rubber bottom that will NOT walk across my counter, a lip on the base that keeps the towels from unraveling and, best of all, a ratcheting center that allow me to easily get any size towel with one hand. I don't have to violently rip the towel to get it off....I can go super slow, and I get a perfect tear every time. You really need to try one James...remember 1. Kamenstein 2. Super HEAVY base and 3. Ratchet. Not all Kamenstein's are created equal. Oh and one more thing...the very top unscrews for when you are putting on a new roll - Makes it super secure!
And it's only around $20. Love your videos! I need one of those peanut butter knives lol.
I’m definitely getting the Oxo paper towel holder!
My grandfather's trick for buttering corn on the cob was to spread butter on a slice of bread then cradle the corn in the buttered side and roll it. In the end he had buttered corn AND buttered bread to eat. Haha!
YES!!! That’s one we did it growing up!
I love watching your videos. Your reviews are entertaining, you have a sooth calming voice and a nice, friendly likeable face. My mum really likes the ideal of the automatic potatoes peeler you reviewed a little while ago and I like the idea of the easy clothes folder. You are really good at showing off great products it makes me want to buy them myself.
The term "Monkey" is taken from the story of a base used for stacking cannonballs. (Unsubstantiated, but relevant.)
man that "jife" is perfect for sunpat peanut butter jars. they're top lip is so deep, you could never pull out all the peanut butter in them
You need to pull up from the bottom on the old paper towel holder, using the arm to help get the tear started whenever it give you trouble. The arm holds it steady enough that a small twist gets it started.
The butter spreader leaves a rounded shape on the outside *with the second cut onwards.* The first cut still has a flat edge on the surface that contacts the corn.
You and Project Farm are my favorite product review channels.
You ABSOLUTELY DO NOT put the jelly on first! 😲 Were you raised by wolves?! 😂
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the 6 minutes about the paper towel holder was riveting content.
I bought a marble paper towel holder at a garage sale 20 years ago and it lets me tear one sheet at a time forever. I use a spoon for peanut butter - works great. I stopped putting butter on my sweet corn 40 years ago and golly can you ever taste the sweet without the butter, so no need for a specialty knife. Cans? Nope. Great video for odd inventions so you can see what not to spend money on. Smile!
I'm generally against single use gadgets figuring a common knife or something like that can do the job as well. But the PB peanut butter spreader seems to do something only a spatula would do. Get into the corners at the top and bottom. And a spatulal can't spread cold peanut butter that easily. The can stacker is unique doing a job nothing else could. So those two are winners for me.
your spiral holder can do one handed, but it depends upon the direction the roll is mounted. (like the over-the-front vs down-the-back debate for toilet paper) look at the veggie bag dispensers at the grocery store. they have a rounded spike intended to break the dotted line between bags. the end of your spiral arm can serve the same purpose, but only if the towels are feeding the right direction.
Bailey !! How'd you pull off all those paper towels ?
I have owned the oxo paper towel holder for YEARS and it still works like new. I love it.
i thought the fridge mat was neat until i realized... cans and bottles can just stand straight up
Plus, upright cans and bottles use less overall space compared to what's needed for the horizontal stacker.
wine bottles are usually too tall for that
If I have nearly empty peanut butter jar, I would be reaching for a spatula, not a butter knife.
At first glance, I don't see how that tool is much better than a spatula, even for the single purpose it's intended for. And of course spatulas aren't single purpose.
Man I use a spatula when the jar is basically empty
A narrow spatula would do a much better job than the Jife, and it has other uses too, making the Jife a pointless gadget.
A large serving spoon works, too.
I never get the idea of scooping and spreading with a knife. Spoon will do much better job.
So, as these comments appear on my end, I love that you said to use a spoon, the person above you said to just roll the corn directly in a tray of butter, and the person above them said to just use a fork! 😂 I didn't know the debate was this fierce about the right way to butter corn!
Edit: Sorry, unless you were talking about the peanut butter/jelly "jife" thing. To which case...even I have to throw my hat in the ring and say that's just wrong (lol!) as while it scoops well, the back of a spoon doesn't spread that well.
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley yes I was actually talking about the PB. And I am still going to vote for the Spoon :)
I remember at some time just rolling the hot corn on the stick of butter, seems like that knife can produce the same results without ruining a stick.
19:00 a rare sight of Snoop Dogg not being high
His wine is actually not bad IMO
I can definitely recommend using a fork to butter corn. It's cheaper though it might make more of a mess.
Or my family likes to but butter on a slice of bread to butter corn. That works too plus all you have to do for cleanup is eat the bread!
Bread is what I prefer to use.
And a hopeful Bailey in the background silently hoping peanut butter hits the floor 🙃
My husband and I love your videos!!! Thanks and keep’em coming, James!!!! 👍😉
Some real infomercial moments in this one.
The paper towel holder where the pressure comes from inside via the pole being slightly wider paddles, work great. Theres no need for that external pole bit as the internal pole itself is where the friction comes from. it therefore doesn't change the single sheet action when you get to the end.
I'm already looking forward to seeing the Oxo next year
I'd take an under-counter paper towel holder any day of the week. Out of the way. Look fine. Always holds tension. And you can never get a bad grab that whips the whole thing off the counter
I'm the only of my friends who uses a knife for the PB and a spoon to get the jelly outta the jar, same knife to spread it. 😂
For a good paper towel dispenser, look up Kamenstein Perfect Tear Horizontal Paper Towel Holder. It works amazingly well!
Hubby says the "J-ife" is cool but he was more impressed with your bread and is wondering what brand you use.
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Edit: we are in PHX so it's probably available here too.
The easiest way to butter corn is to just roll your corn on the top of the stick lol
That contanimates the butter, use buttered bread itself.
Just bought the fridge monkey and the paper towel dispenser. I clicked on your links so hopefully you get a kick-back. I liked the knives but would rarely use them. If my kids were still little, I would probably use the heck out of that PB knife. Thanks for the vid and tips.
I think I would still prefer my silicone jar scraper to the PB Jife. It conforms to the jar so it’s going to get more out, and it works just as well for spreading.
A silicone spurtle is even better...the curve on the end picks up a lot of material without being too deep like the bowl of a spoon...
"OCD Nightmare!" - I can relate, James. 👍💜😀
One of the best scenes in the movie Wargames is when the father butters a piece of bread then puts it around an ear of corn to butter it. Ingenious.
Love the OXO paper towel holder had it for years. Just moved to the OXO under cabinet paper towel holder. Well worth it for both of them. Only tip I say is always have the arm facing you. You do your tear right next to it and not on the other side like you had(you did have it right at 1st). Never had an issue with it.
The PB Jife looks like it would be good for mayo. I like it.
I just get the peanut butter (or other) out first and then wipe the knife clean on the other piece of bread.
Alton Brown of “Good Eats” would say No to that uni-tasker corn knife!
The puppers in the back... "I think you should toss that PB jar down here, I can get into the corners as well."
Wow! Really like the PB Jife knife and the Butter Once knife. I eat pb and a Fuji apple every day. The PB Jife looks like it works great for keeping the peanut butter off your hands and fingers.
The Butter Once knife makes it look so much easier to get the butter onto the corn. Thanks for sharing these!
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