Video Idea: buy more track for the lazy susan, run it around the whole cook area in the study, the boys have to make a meal together but theyre not allowed to move, they have to pass everything between them on the lazy susan
Oh no for that they need an upgrade!!! How do we get them an expensive train set that they can control the speed on! They have to get the ingredients they need before it passes and they cant grab them early!
better idea, you put a heart rate monitors on the normals and "equip" Ben with a blutooth butt plug. The higher the heart rate the more stimulated Ben's prostate will be, it would be the event of our time and way easier to get off to than the "lazy susan".
@@ButyoucancallmeKat and you can connect the speed of the train to a blutooth buttplug where the vibration really punishs their asses as it gets faster. Great idea Kat!
The hotdog maker is for French hotdogs, those buns come pre-hollowed out, and you put a bunch of sauce at the bottom which is then pressed up to cover the entire thing when you put in the hotdog
That's a rather specific type of hot dog though which is not that common. All the hot dog buns I can think of are either pre-sliced or entire buns like what they have. I don't think i've ever actually seen a hollowed out hotdog bun anywhere. I think they would have been much better off making the tip of the warmer more pointed to make it more general use.
Similar ones are (or at least were) used in Czechia, but the rods had a point to more easily penetrate the buns and one end of the buns was usually always cut off. In home environment, you would cut of the end and use a wooden spoon to "hollow" out the middle and then just added steamed sausage. Oh, I nearly forgor, the hole is filled a little with either ketchup, mustard or both.
@alexdavis5766 I feel he was torn between love and hate with that lazy Susan because in principle the idea is solid with it being expandable, heat resistant and quite easy to push but the small size, the hideous plastic chic and the ridiculous price are a turn off.
Someone needs to teach the boys about hot pot. This is the second time they've done a gadget with a thin meat slicer, but hot pot never gets brought up.
I instantly thought of hotpot. Or a lot of Japanese dishes like gyudon. I'm actually really tempted to get it since I always struggle cutting my meat that thin and even.
Or Korean bbq style cooking where you want some cuts super thin as well or Philly cheese steak just off the top of my head and as to the super thin julienne if you dont have a meat grinder that and can be a nice short cut towards chop grinded meat. Honestly that slicer opens up so many types of cooking for people who dont have super high skill or other gadgets to do the job.
@@Tilion462 can't blame him that was the first thing I was thinking how can we make it in to a full on trainset. but then i think it might be just cheaper to make a actual mini trainset.
I looked up Walton's' video on the patty maker, and yeah, it's meant to be used with a big mince stuffer that you either advance manually or control the flow of to start/stop at the right time. Also, props to them for apparently being very desiring to be open about their product's standards/specs. They make a point of telling you their stuffer is a #5 standard fitting size, and of the device being designed to use with anyone's stuffers, not just their own.
On the hot dog condiments: here in Sweden we have so called "French hot dogs" which are exactly like what you made - hollowed out crispy rolls that you stuff a hot dog into. For the condiments they swirl the nozzle around inside the bun to kind of coat the sides. Of course invariably you end up with a soggy bottom where much of the sauce accumulates, but it does sort of work!
The Lazy Susan thingie is actually perfect for that weird corner cabinet with tons of space, but a tiny opening. I have a cabinet I genuinely want it for.
They do make rotating shelves for that which would work better and might even be cheaper. Edit: I looked up those shelves are $100-150 on amazon/ikea and they look pretty sturdy as opposed to this where I would worry about things falling off as it rotates
@@pg2826 That works if you cabinet has the right shape. But if it's a rectangular one in the corner, with half of it behind that corner, you can't really fit anything rotating inside. the best thing is a half-circle shaped one, but that only brings the stuff from the back half of the cabinet into the front half of the cabinet, where it now sits behind the stuff on the front half on the half-circle.
@HenryLoenwind i saw a separate solution for those types of cabinet. It looks like a squiggly rectangle where the whole shelf pulls out. It is called blind corner shelves
I have one and I love it! I have a very high and deep cabinet in my kitchen where I store my sauces. Instead of getting a chair every time and moving the front ones out of the way to get to those at the back I have them all on a Lazy Susan. You lose a bit of space but it’s so handy.
If you look these up you'll see basically everyone recommend a stuffer and not using a grinder for it. A grinder just doesn't have the kind of force to flood the cavity like that quickly(not to mention the need to feed the grinder as well), especially not a stand mixer attachment type. I do think the result would be the same either way tho, on a home scale you likely do not have the equipment to use those things. Also it's not an orientation issue, you are meant to be able to see the patty form, otherwise the whole thing would be useless lol
The burger patty maker is definitely supposed to be used with a sausage stuffer if you’re using already minced meat and a grinder if you’re using chunks of meat
This one confused me a bit...why would you put (already) minced beef through a grinder (mincer) again? I'm thinking if they had put strips of meat through the grinder they may have had a better output? I think this one needs a redo... If nothing else I'm curious if the outcome would have been different. 😬
Even without the grinding plate - the pressure needed is build up by the snail gear (don't now the proper English term for Schneckengewinde) transporting the chunks of beef forward. Minced meat just moves aside and the only pressure there is Ben plunging.. either use chunks of meat or a sausage filler.
That hot dog maker is a staple on any social event in Czech republic! You have to cut the tip of the bun so it's not squished. Then you squeeze ketchup or mustard into the bun and put the sausage in. And some ketchup/mustard on top. Sorted.
I was about to write exactly that. When I saw it, it brought back so many memories of eating them as a child. I haven’t seen them used as much nowadays.
Yeah the point is you can put the condiments inside and it's all contained in the bun so it's not messy to eat! But you also need the right rohlik for it. :)
This. One of my first hot dogs as a kid was from a machine like that in a shop. The buns are normally not what you'd have in UK as hotdog buns but rather more towards a French baguette style. The guy at the shop would trim off one of the end, then push it on the "skewer" (they were also more conical than round at the top), and once all ready, the condiments were squirted into the channel created, and when the hotdog went in, it would cover itself and the space was being reduced inside
LOL! Big round tables with 10-12 people sharing lots of dishes... gee, you just described nearly every Lunar New Year celebration, countless weddings, and family gatherings in east Asia. 😂
@@beleggen225 LOL! so true... in fact, it almost feels like this is made for people who are living in a western context (like, long rectangular tables and/or rooms that can't accommodate a big round one), but still want the classic family style feel we know and love... but who's gonna shell out thaaaat much money for it?!?
Okay... that Lazy Susan Revolution is amazing. You totally need to do a Pass It On or Contest with one that goes around the whole kitchen. And have the ingredients on each of the spots. You can't move from your cooking spot, you have to lazy susan the ingredients over to you. Haha
It'd help if there were spacer pieces, to go in between the rubberized food segments and keep large dishes from bonking into the stuff next to it like that cheese board tried to.
Lazy susans are great for chinese cuisine, since typically everyone has their own bowl of rice, with the meat and vegetable dishes on the lazy susan! They're featured in quite a lot of the fancier chinese restaurants
one big chinese restaurant here has just big circle tables and you have glass circle in middle that you can spin, looks good, doesn't break any table style and seems better than this plastic train :D
@@funnybeetle28 With the exception of the heat resistant part I could 3d print that for probably less than 50 bucks. It is mainly cheap injection molded plastic, the cost is for the "innovation"
So the Lazy Susan is actually something amazing for my family as we still get around a large rectangle table during the holidays and have a hard enough time with passing plates. Some of us have disabilities or are to young that make it hard to lift heavy hot plates and it becomes chaos to let everyone get stuff on the plates. This is the type of thing I been talking about my parents in figuring out making or getting for such things. We couldn't get that one as its way to expensive, but something like it would work out great. I think it really depends on the type of family you have, if you actually sit down around a large table or if you are the type that much and walk around.
The lazy Susan train would be good for having a crafting night. You could put the paints and glitter and other accessories on them. Especially if you have several kids.
There used to be a hot dog seller in Winchester who used a giant version of this gadget. The sausages were put in baguettes and the warmers made the hole in the middle and warmed up the buns. The sauces were squirted into the hole and the sausage was moved up and down in the hole a few times to smear the sauces all over. They were absolutely delicious. I can see the gadget working with baguette rolls.
That's a very normal way of serving hotdogs in Denmark. We call the french hotdogs (because of the baguette). They are much easier to eat than normal hotdogs. you can buy the baguettes with holes in any grocery store in Denmark.
@@DarcyCowan I'm in Christchurch, but now that you put me on the spot I'm not sure if I've seen one recently. It's not something I can eat any more due to food allergies
For the 2nd gadget seems to be used for "french hotdogs" - not sure if this is a Danish thing, or french thing, but we have them in Denmark at least. - Where you use another kind of bread.
The burger patty maker will work much better with ungrounded beef. The unground meat pulls itself in and makes it work. The ground meat doesn’t get pulled in, you have to push it mainly. On top of that it’s getting doubly ground.
I wouldn't think so. You'd just end up with an uneven distribution of meat and fat. Using a sausage stuffer is the right way to go, that gives you way better control.
True. Bur these gadgets are very popular in Japan, and is usually not very expensive there. Places like Daiso is but one such place. Lots of kitchen gadgets for a very low price.
I recently got a freeze dryer specifically for making meat snacks, and that meat slicer would make a great gift for me! I imagine someone who makes a lot of jerky would find it helpful as well. Drawbacks: the price vs. the usefulness. If it was under $20USD, that would be reasonable for the small amount of meat you can process at a time - just fine for one meal/ home use. At that price, I'd expect it to process a lot more meat at once, save a lot of time, and be useful for home business.
In a lot of Asian restaurants that host big parties, they have round tables that can seat 10-12 people. They have a round circular disk in the middle where you can spin and you just put dishes on top, it can fit 8-12 dishes, or more, depending on the size. It is built into the table often times. Some restaurants even have automated ones where theres a button on each seat to spin or stop the disk.
1. I think it could be good adaptive equipment 2. I would use presliced buns, it’s silly but I kinda like it 3. I think it could be for a small diner if it worked well 4. I could see that at a party where you had like a taco bar, burger bar etc
I never realised how much the ‘Jamie’ toy figure at 19:56 looks just like Commander Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation…! (I always wanted the boys to have a Star Trek theme during one of the epic ‘Battles’…)
If the Lazy Susan Revolution was made of wood, with metal wheels/ball bearings, just generally felt and looked higher quality, I could see it having a place. My extended family always talks about a gadget like that when we had big dinners. But in that format... it's a bit naff. Wouldn't want that on the Christmas dinner table. Imagine nicely treated wooden rails, and plates with a nice assortment of differently coloured heat proof matts you could swap in and out to suit any occasion. Granted, a wood/metal construction would cost an arm and a leg, but at that point you're targeting a luxury market, and building an almost heirloom type of dining equipment.
I used to work in an ice rink and on hockey nights we used an industrial version of the hotdog spikes . It works well and makes it a one hand food enabling you to have food and drink at the same time
8:00 As others have pointed out, these are for "French hot dogs" or "French dogs" and not traditional hotdogs. But the mistake here is clearly in the marketing of the product, if that wasn't specified!
They make a lot of mini version of cooking appliances. Min waffle maker , etc. It'd be interesting to test those out. I love a mini kitchen gadget. It's especially helpful if you have limited space and are only cooking for yourself.
There was a guy selling Wurst in the Stuttgart Bahnhof with something like this. It would hollow out the center of the bun, then he would squirt in your choice of mustard (a must!) and ketchup. It was BEYOND GREAT! You could hold it in your hand and eat it at your leasure, no spillage, no mustard stains on your shirt...PERFECTION!
I have the burger maker. U need chunks of beef . Using ground or minced beef doesnt really work because the machine has a hard time pushing it through. But with chunks of beef flows through really fast. It makes really good burgers
For the hot dog thing... No one raised the point that it can steam up to 6 hot dogs, but only 2 buns? And for the Lazy Suzan, my first reaction was "Oh man, my family always has those parties where everyone is just always passing plates, and this can be expanded?! YES!" "It is 150 pounds for the set, 50 more per 2 plates" Wow, that is ridiculous.
Plus with that lazy susan thing either ALL dishes are moving or none are. You can't just pass one dish along (or straight across) while people are helping themselves to others. It'd take so much longer for everyone to get fed this way.
Thanks for having us there for this one, lads. Absolute gentlemen, all of you. And thanks to Jamie for showing me where the loos are and to Kush for letting me snoop around the kitchen.
The hotdog maker is very much like a Puka Dog which is a white bun toasted inside and filled with condiments and your hot dog. They were invented on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.
It's a Monty Python reference, from The Meaning Of Life. Confirmed during the recent Culinary Castle event. Ben started copying John Cleese's pronunciation (in the role of a French waiter) and has just kept doing it.
In eastern Germany there's a food called "Ketwurst" which was basically a immitation of the Wests Hot Dog back in the Cold War days. It would work perfectly with the hotdog warmer and I even found some pictures online that use very similar devices like the one you tested. You take a Bockwurst (basically like a thicker version of a hot dog) and heat it. Meanwhile you take a longish bun and put it on a heating cylinder. When the bun and the Bockwurst are warm, you either put ketchup in the bun and put the Bockwurst inside or you coat the bockwurst in the ketchup and then put it in the bun.
6:08 these are very common in Swiss swimming pool restsurants. 😅 13:00 I think it works better when the beef is not already ground guys. Try some fresh meats. I had the same issue trying to grind course ground meat, finer.
Ben's excitement over the lazy Susan/train set was palpable. :D My parents have a huge round table, and they DO have an OG lazy Susan (which they use for things like napkins and condiments). It's not sturdy or big enough to handle things like pots-- something like this WOULD be useful in that instance, if it weren't so... flimsy? Dunno.
I think that for the cost of it. you could just ask someone to make a actual bespoke version for your table and it would still be cheaper. in the end all you need are two rails and a card on top that can pull warm pots. I am not really good with tools but even I could think of one if I got the budget to do so.
@@sirBrouwernope, you are way underestimating what bespoke woodwork costs. Would probably be in the 200-500 range depending on how fancy you want it. For comparison, an IKEA table costs a few hundred, a bespoke woodwork table of the same size costs thousands
@@nicfab1 I am not talking a table. Just ether buy a cheap model train track. or make something your self. You only need two rails and something to keep the tracks in place. get yourself some wheels and a board to mount said wheels. link said boards and you have a train. you could even just buy a cheap model train aimed at children and rese that. All it needs to be able is carry plates with food.
@@sirBrouwer no I know, the table thing was just for price comparison. And for the 500 figure I was thinking of a simple spinning plate. A wooden engineered rail system is going to be even more expensive. Sure you could DIY some crude wobbly thing for 100 probably, but a professional creating a bespoke solution for you wouldn't, they'd want it smooth running and all polished up and nice so it doesn't reflect badly on their name. It'll be expensive.
I'd love you to re-review the soup maker! I use mine all the time and they are fab! It's on right now cooking tomato soup. I don't think you gave it the test it deserved previously. It's such a handy piece of kit. Love you guys!
I feel like the question y'all missed with the meat slicer was "how long will those blades last" and/or "can they be sharpened"? It looks great brand new out of the box but it can't have a very long shelf life--think of how long razor blades stay sharp!
The hot dog maker is my childhood 🥹 the thingy for bun makes the inside crispy, so the bun doesn’t get soggy and mushy. The condiment goes inside BEFORE the sausage (you also use circle motion so the condiment is evenly spread). FOR PUTTING THE BUN ON YOU SHOULD USE ROTATING MOTION. YOU ROTATE THE BUN AROUND THE HOT PIPE AFTER CUTTING OFF THE TIP OF THE BUN 5:19
18:29 You’re both mistaken. We do a lot of family style dinners at my house, like hot pots or taquizas, where we would greatly benefit from having that lazy Susan. Imagine you don’t need to pass the salsas, pickled onions, etc, but your guests just use the lazy Susan to reach whatever they want on their tacos or soup. I have two friends that own a real lazy Susan table and it’s very easy to enjoy these communal meals. On the other hand, my dining table is rectangular, and this adaptable lazy Susan would be perfect for my needs, while a round one wouldn’t work.
When I was a kid, there was a place that sold what they called "German hotdogs" that heated the bread with a similar contraption. But they used French bread buns, not fluffy ones. Filled with a mayo sauce in Venezuela we call "German sauce," similar to tartar sauce, and a Frankfurt sausage. It was delicious, and meant to be eaten in place, in front of the bar with all the condiments. Like eating empanadas, you add condiments, take a bite, add more stuff....
I need some background on Jamie's thought process here. "You know what would be a great place to shop for the next gadgets video? The chemists!" That's a bit of a stretch even for him.
I don't feel like it's that much of a stretch. Maybe it's different in the UK but in the us, pharmacies are well known for having a load of junk. There will be an entire aisle just full of stuff that you would see on infomercial channels
@@BioYuGi There used to be a huge Boots in Edinburgh which sold all kinds of electrical stuff. Maybe there still is, haven't been there for 20 years but I have a weirdly strong picture of it in my head - pretty sure it was on multiple storeys too.
I was there that day (I was the one in the wheelchair)! I can even hear my laugh 😂😂. It was so much fun to see the filming process and the finished product!
Barry practically having a conniption at the idea of the hotdog bun spike was hilarious!- it’s like the world suddenly didn’t make sense to him anymore!🤷♀️😳😂
In my country(Denmark) we have something called "French Hotdog" which is basically a piece of cylindrical bread with a sausage shaped hole. You pour your condements in the rim of the hole before inserting the sausage. It's a great street snack as it has no mess compared to a regular hotdog, and it's easy to eat.
Those hot dogs are a common item in any gas station here in Estonia as well. Think I've only had one experience with them that ended up with a bit off a mess since it had a hole in the side.
I learned something today, I thought it was just a weird ben-ism when he said "jar of hot dogs" but then @7:07 they brought one out and now I am sitting here more confused. Feels like the first time I heard about the canadian bag of milk. Both of those are entirely foreign to me as an american
Well, they would be, they're in a foreign country :D. I get you, though - I can never understand some things I see US Americans do. (Incidentally, point of pedantry here, technically Canadians are american, too...)
This hot-dog maker is for another kind of buns, i think its called french hot-dog. those hotdogs are very popular in Poland, at gas stations and at convince stores(zabka-you can find it everywhere in PL). It's better form od hotdog because it easier to eat on the go. And you can buy those buns in almost every grocery store
Video Idea: buy more track for the lazy susan, run it around the whole cook area in the study, the boys have to make a meal together but theyre not allowed to move, they have to pass everything between them on the lazy susan
Find a way, any way, to make that expense worth it.
How do we donate to make this happen 😂
Oh no for that they need an upgrade!!! How do we get them an expensive train set that they can control the speed on! They have to get the ingredients they need before it passes and they cant grab them early!
better idea, you put a heart rate monitors on the normals and "equip" Ben with a blutooth butt plug. The higher the heart rate the more stimulated Ben's prostate will be, it would be the event of our time and way easier to get off to than the "lazy susan".
@@ButyoucancallmeKat and you can connect the speed of the train to a blutooth buttplug where the vibration really punishs their asses as it gets faster. Great idea Kat!
The hotdog maker is for French hotdogs, those buns come pre-hollowed out, and you put a bunch of sauce at the bottom which is then pressed up to cover the entire thing when you put in the hotdog
I remember them being a thing on the ferries in the 90's sometimes this lot are absolutly clueless
@@garethjones6082they are still a thing (in Denmark at least)
That's a rather specific type of hot dog though which is not that common. All the hot dog buns I can think of are either pre-sliced or entire buns like what they have. I don't think i've ever actually seen a hollowed out hotdog bun anywhere. I think they would have been much better off making the tip of the warmer more pointed to make it more general use.
Similar ones are (or at least were) used in Czechia, but the rods had a point to more easily penetrate the buns and one end of the buns was usually always cut off. In home environment, you would cut of the end and use a wooden spoon to "hollow" out the middle and then just added steamed sausage. Oh, I nearly forgor, the hole is filled a little with either ketchup, mustard or both.
@@alexsis1778 you say "not that common" but they are everywhere in scandinavia, many places in germany aswell, so northern europe for sure.
I love Ben reviewing gadgets. He either loves them or thinks they’re the most pointless thing ever. There is never any inbetween
Isn’t that how we should view them though as well?
Yeah the more high pitched his voice gets you know he likes it
lol, yes, high pitch! 😂😂😂
@alexdavis5766 I feel he was torn between love and hate with that lazy Susan because in principle the idea is solid with it being expandable, heat resistant and quite easy to push but the small size, the hideous plastic chic and the ridiculous price are a turn off.
@ same. Really wanted to love it but the design fell short. A new video idea- fixed gadgets that are good in principle but fell short in design?
don't think I'll ever not be jarred by the phrase "jar of hot dogs"
I mean in packs is weird too
@@EarthwormShandy At least in packs the liquid is minimized. There's so much liquid in the jars, what do people do with all their wiener water?
@@EarthwormShandy How is packs weird? Meat comes in packs. Not a lot of meat comes in jars.
@@alphazero924 SPAM IN A CAN
Wait.... did those hot dogs come in a glass jar?
Someone needs to teach the boys about hot pot. This is the second time they've done a gadget with a thin meat slicer, but hot pot never gets brought up.
I instantly thought of hotpot. Or a lot of Japanese dishes like gyudon. I'm actually really tempted to get it since I always struggle cutting my meat that thin and even.
Yeah if they knew anything about literally any form of asian cuisine they'd be a LOT less confused by a lot of these.
Bring JOLLY back in to show the Sorted crew more hotpots!
It'd be perfect for jerky too.
Or Korean bbq style cooking where you want some cuts super thin as well or Philly cheese steak just off the top of my head and as to the super thin julienne if you dont have a meat grinder that and can be a nice short cut towards chop grinded meat. Honestly that slicer opens up so many types of cooking for people who dont have super high skill or other gadgets to do the job.
"It is like a train set"🎉
Has been some time since Ben has been this happy and glowing saying something😅😂😂
Ben's childlike excitement about the "Lazy Susan" was incredible!
"It's like a train set!" was literally 5 year old Ben. Nothing will convince me otherwise.
@@Tilion462 can't blame him that was the first thing I was thinking how can we make it in to a full on trainset. but then i think it might be just cheaper to make a actual mini trainset.
at £40 I'd have been tempted to buy it
@@Tilion462 ngl it was *current age me* too
@@Timlagor They're as low as £8.75 on Alibaba, whoever sold it to them for £157 is probably laughing right now.
I looked up Walton's' video on the patty maker, and yeah, it's meant to be used with a big mince stuffer that you either advance manually or control the flow of to start/stop at the right time. Also, props to them for apparently being very desiring to be open about their product's standards/specs. They make a point of telling you their stuffer is a #5 standard fitting size, and of the device being designed to use with anyone's stuffers, not just their own.
I love how Ben just leans into the phallicness of any object, while Barry blushes. You guys are hilarious, I've always loved your dynamic
Barry; is for the bedroom or the kitchen !?
On the hot dog condiments: here in Sweden we have so called "French hot dogs" which are exactly like what you made - hollowed out crispy rolls that you stuff a hot dog into. For the condiments they swirl the nozzle around inside the bun to kind of coat the sides. Of course invariably you end up with a soggy bottom where much of the sauce accumulates, but it does sort of work!
To be fair, its also not hotdog, i believe its something similar to a baguatte
I love that Ebbers always says 'WAFFER THIN', it's such a British thing to quote that way and Monty Python is just incredible.
Wafer thin as a descriptive phrase far predates Monty Python.
That skit is hilarious but the troup didn't create the phrase.
@@bcaye I think he's talking about the specific pronunciation vs "WAYFER" that americans say
@randomassortmentofthings , that IS the standard British pronunciation.
But sir, it's just a wafer thin mint
@@bcayeexcuse me that's cursed
ALMOST EVERY SINGLE JAPANESE MEAL (NOT SUSHI) HAS THINLY-SLICED MEAT! this is FAB device
The Lazy Susan thingie is actually perfect for that weird corner cabinet with tons of space, but a tiny opening. I have a cabinet I genuinely want it for.
They do make rotating shelves for that which would work better and might even be cheaper. Edit: I looked up those shelves are $100-150 on amazon/ikea and they look pretty sturdy as opposed to this where I would worry about things falling off as it rotates
At least they can use it for poker face. Hide the items and spin then grab.
@@pg2826 That works if you cabinet has the right shape. But if it's a rectangular one in the corner, with half of it behind that corner, you can't really fit anything rotating inside. the best thing is a half-circle shaped one, but that only brings the stuff from the back half of the cabinet into the front half of the cabinet, where it now sits behind the stuff on the front half on the half-circle.
@HenryLoenwind i saw a separate solution for those types of cabinet. It looks like a squiggly rectangle where the whole shelf pulls out. It is called blind corner shelves
I have one and I love it! I have a very high and deep cabinet in my kitchen where I store my sauces. Instead of getting a chair every time and moving the front ones out of the way to get to those at the back I have them all on a Lazy Susan. You lose a bit of space but it’s so handy.
The quick patty maker thing, I think it might be attached upside down. So it's not forcing the mince up into the device but down into it.
I’m glad someone else thought about it. I think they might have put it upright because that’s the only way to see if the patty its full.
If you look these up you'll see basically everyone recommend a stuffer and not using a grinder for it. A grinder just doesn't have the kind of force to flood the cavity like that quickly(not to mention the need to feed the grinder as well), especially not a stand mixer attachment type. I do think the result would be the same either way tho, on a home scale you likely do not have the equipment to use those things. Also it's not an orientation issue, you are meant to be able to see the patty form, otherwise the whole thing would be useless lol
The burger patty maker is definitely supposed to be used with a sausage stuffer if you’re using already minced meat and a grinder if you’re using chunks of meat
This one confused me a bit...why would you put (already) minced beef through a grinder (mincer) again? I'm thinking if they had put strips of meat through the grinder they may have had a better output? I think this one needs a redo... If nothing else I'm curious if the outcome would have been different. 😬
@@Little_Momma_1 that’s what I was thinking I would love to see that revisited. Something like that would be awesome for a family BBQ
I think it would have worked better if they didn't put the grinding plate in, since the meat was already ground.
Even without the grinding plate - the pressure needed is build up by the snail gear (don't now the proper English term for Schneckengewinde) transporting the chunks of beef forward. Minced meat just moves aside and the only pressure there is Ben plunging.. either use chunks of meat or a sausage filler.
@@Goldulf We just call it the screw (die Schraube)
"It's like a trainset!" Haha Bens excitement!
That hot dog maker is a staple on any social event in Czech republic! You have to cut the tip of the bun so it's not squished. Then you squeeze ketchup or mustard into the bun and put the sausage in. And some ketchup/mustard on top. Sorted.
I was about to write exactly that. When I saw it, it brought back so many memories of eating them as a child. I haven’t seen them used as much nowadays.
Yeah the point is you can put the condiments inside and it's all contained in the bun so it's not messy to eat! But you also need the right rohlik for it. :)
Also their... skewers...?... here are pretty blunt. I think I've only ever seen ones with a pointy end!
This. One of my first hot dogs as a kid was from a machine like that in a shop. The buns are normally not what you'd have in UK as hotdog buns but rather more towards a French baguette style. The guy at the shop would trim off one of the end, then push it on the "skewer" (they were also more conical than round at the top), and once all ready, the condiments were squirted into the channel created, and when the hotdog went in, it would cover itself and the space was being reduced inside
i've seen that thing so often when Lidl has an "american week" :D
For this price, the Lazy Susan should have a revolutionary motor and the plates should move slowly on their own.
LOL! Big round tables with 10-12 people sharing lots of dishes... gee, you just described nearly every Lunar New Year celebration, countless weddings, and family gatherings in east Asia. 😂
Agreed, but 8 plates is way too little. And my cheap Chinese arse is just not going to pay this amount of money for such a small lazy Susan 😂
@@beleggen225 LOL! so true... in fact, it almost feels like this is made for people who are living in a western context (like, long rectangular tables and/or rooms that can't accommodate a big round one), but still want the classic family style feel we know and love... but who's gonna shell out thaaaat much money for it?!?
@@laurenc.590 This seems like a "premiere" release price for something that someone hopes will gradually become more widespread.
Almost like they are reviewing it in the UK and not east Asia? Lol…
At my family that is things like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, ect....
Okay... that Lazy Susan Revolution is amazing. You totally need to do a Pass It On or Contest with one that goes around the whole kitchen. And have the ingredients on each of the spots. You can't move from your cooking spot, you have to lazy susan the ingredients over to you. Haha
Alternatively... a model train with plates of ingredients on it. 🤣🤣
It'd help if there were spacer pieces, to go in between the rubberized food segments and keep large dishes from bonking into the stuff next to it like that cheese board tried to.
Lazy susans are great for chinese cuisine, since typically everyone has their own bowl of rice, with the meat and vegetable dishes on the lazy susan! They're featured in quite a lot of the fancier chinese restaurants
I mean looking at it’s cost only fancy restaurants could afford it anyway
one big chinese restaurant here has just big circle tables and you have glass circle in middle that you can spin, looks good, doesn't break any table style and seems better than this plastic train :D
I use a lazy susan in one of my kitchen cabinets which is too high and too deep for me to reach. It works great
@@funnybeetle28 With the exception of the heat resistant part I could 3d print that for probably less than 50 bucks. It is mainly cheap injection molded plastic, the cost is for the "innovation"
@@RBRB431 use two susans, and two double tiered in my spice cabinet. simply invaluable.
6:18 still can't get over the fact that you guys get hotdogs in a jar
18:58 Ben went proper red upon hearing the price of lazy Susan (157.11) 😂😂😂😂
I thought he was going to have a coronary.
So the Lazy Susan is actually something amazing for my family as we still get around a large rectangle table during the holidays and have a hard enough time with passing plates. Some of us have disabilities or are to young that make it hard to lift heavy hot plates and it becomes chaos to let everyone get stuff on the plates. This is the type of thing I been talking about my parents in figuring out making or getting for such things. We couldn't get that one as its way to expensive, but something like it would work out great. I think it really depends on the type of family you have, if you actually sit down around a large table or if you are the type that much and walk around.
Yeah. At that price point you're better off getting wide-gauge model train rails and the cheapest flatbed model cars you can find.
My family is in exactly the same boat and this would be perfect! If it was less expensive.
@@HenryLoenwind that would be so funny!
Lmao Ebbers "its like a train set." He was as happy as could be 🙂🙃💗
Ebbers "It''s like a train set" was pure joy!
The lazy Susan train would be good for having a crafting night. You could put the paints and glitter and other accessories on them. Especially if you have several kids.
Until the boisterous ones decide to see how fast they can spin it, then everything goes flying
Adult crafting night. I wouldn’t trust children near it.
honestly, i can think a couple reason for me to have it. But the price is such a turn off
19:14 uh oh, you broke Ben 😂😂😂 Breathe Ebbers. 😂😂❤❤
There used to be a hot dog seller in Winchester who used a giant version of this gadget. The sausages were put in baguettes and the warmers made the hole in the middle and warmed up the buns. The sauces were squirted into the hole and the sausage was moved up and down in the hole a few times to smear the sauces all over. They were absolutely delicious. I can see the gadget working with baguette rolls.
That's a very normal way of serving hotdogs in Denmark. We call the french hotdogs (because of the baguette). They are much easier to eat than normal hotdogs. you can buy the baguettes with holes in any grocery store in Denmark.
this is how austria does hotdogs. we just cut the ends off to stick the bun on the warmers.
Common enough in New Zealand too. That one they had looks flimsy though.
@@llamatronian101 live in Hamilton and haven't seen one for about 25 years. Loved them though, where can I find one? 😢
@@DarcyCowan I'm in Christchurch, but now that you put me on the spot I'm not sure if I've seen one recently. It's not something I can eat any more due to food allergies
Just love how Barry watched the monetization of the video leaving the room as soon as Ebbers (literally) got his hands on the hot dog gadget 😂
For the 2nd gadget seems to be used for "french hotdogs" - not sure if this is a Danish thing, or french thing, but we have them in Denmark at least. - Where you use another kind of bread.
it's not just Denmark! quite a few countries in Europe have them
Its a nordic thing, I think, but Ben clearly does not like them. He hates the Nordics.... :P
Also put the sauces in first. The sausage will displace the condiments
That‘s the way hotdogs are made in switzerland as well. Had to run to the comments, because this seems like the more common way in most of europe
@@Joliie not only Nordics, you can definitely find them in some of the Baltics and Poland as well.
OMG! Ben's excitement on the last one..."It's like a train set!" That was adorable!
The burger patty maker will work much better with ungrounded beef. The unground meat pulls itself in and makes it work. The ground meat doesn’t get pulled in, you have to push it mainly. On top of that it’s getting doubly ground.
They definitely misused that one. I call for a retry
I wouldn't think so. You'd just end up with an uneven distribution of meat and fat. Using a sausage stuffer is the right way to go, that gives you way better control.
The real question is what did the meat do to get grounded?
Ben on the lazy Susan: IT IS LIKE A TRAIN SET!
Idk about that meat slicer... those blades cannot be sharpened so it will be a "use until dull, then toss out" type of deal.
True. Bur these gadgets are very popular in Japan, and is usually not very expensive there. Places like Daiso is but one such place. Lots of kitchen gadgets for a very low price.
And you gotta try and clean them all.
@@DKArmstrong dishwasher or soak
You may be able to buy replacement blades and if you use a blade properly and it is of good quality, it wont dull for a long while
And the blades won't dull quickly with meat, they're not hitting a chopping board which tends to blunt more quickly.
I recently got a freeze dryer specifically for making meat snacks, and that meat slicer would make a great gift for me! I imagine someone who makes a lot of jerky would find it helpful as well. Drawbacks: the price vs. the usefulness. If it was under $20USD, that would be reasonable for the small amount of meat you can process at a time - just fine for one meal/ home use. At that price, I'd expect it to process a lot more meat at once, save a lot of time, and be useful for home business.
In a lot of Asian restaurants that host big parties, they have round tables that can seat 10-12 people. They have a round circular disk in the middle where you can spin and you just put dishes on top, it can fit 8-12 dishes, or more, depending on the size. It is built into the table often times. Some restaurants even have automated ones where theres a button on each seat to spin or stop the disk.
Dim Sum!
@@AnnaAnna-uc2ff++++
Those are Lazy Susans which the "Revolution" seems to be designed to replace but likely won't.
chinese.
That's a classic lazy Susan
1. I think it could be good adaptive equipment
2. I would use presliced buns, it’s silly but I kinda like it
3. I think it could be for a small diner if it worked well
4. I could see that at a party where you had like a taco bar, burger bar etc
How did hotpot not get mentioned for the meat slicer?! That would absolutely work a treat.
I was thinking that super thin sliced meat you use for Pho which would be pretty close
I was thinking that exactly, excellent if you wanna use some meat you bought in bulk for some hotpot
Same way Philly cheesesteaks didn't get mentioned; culinary myopia.
@ Hotpot is much more universal than philly cheesesteaks
Agreed. Or stir fry!
"Will you be making it patty-your collection or does it not meat expectation" - That man has a marketing degree!!!!!😂😂😂
I never realised how much the ‘Jamie’ toy figure at 19:56 looks just like Commander Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation…! (I always wanted the boys to have a Star Trek theme during one of the epic ‘Battles’…)
If the Lazy Susan Revolution was made of wood, with metal wheels/ball bearings, just generally felt and looked higher quality, I could see it having a place. My extended family always talks about a gadget like that when we had big dinners. But in that format... it's a bit naff. Wouldn't want that on the Christmas dinner table. Imagine nicely treated wooden rails, and plates with a nice assortment of differently coloured heat proof matts you could swap in and out to suit any occasion.
Granted, a wood/metal construction would cost an arm and a leg, but at that point you're targeting a luxury market, and building an almost heirloom type of dining equipment.
Barry looks like he’s already been in a fight with that slicer at the start of the video
That slicer did look dodgy.
Either that or they've gotten a pack of feral cats at home.
Looks like he fell off something!
I wonder if that’s from the short video where he fell over!
At 18:20 Barry reaches past the Lazy Susan rather than turning it. That is the most telling review of the product LOL
I used to work in an ice rink and on hockey nights we used an industrial version of the hotdog spikes . It works well and makes it a one hand food enabling you to have food and drink at the same time
8:00 As others have pointed out, these are for "French hot dogs" or "French dogs" and not traditional hotdogs. But the mistake here is clearly in the marketing of the product, if that wasn't specified!
They make a lot of mini version of cooking appliances. Min waffle maker , etc. It'd be interesting to test those out. I love a mini kitchen gadget. It's especially helpful if you have limited space and are only cooking for yourself.
That sound like an even better challenge. Like, a pass it on with only mini appliances.
There was a guy selling Wurst in the Stuttgart Bahnhof with something like this. It would hollow out the center of the bun, then he would squirt in your choice of mustard (a must!) and ketchup. It was BEYOND GREAT! You could hold it in your hand and eat it at your leasure, no spillage, no mustard stains on your shirt...PERFECTION!
I have the burger maker. U need chunks of beef . Using ground or minced beef doesnt really work because the machine has a hard time pushing it through. But with chunks of beef flows through really fast. It makes really good burgers
16:07 The pure joy from Ebbers was incredible. 😅 Literally made me laugh. 😂 And honestly, I absolutely agree with him!
3:13 Juliene meat could be useful for CRISPY topings on pasta and rice dishes
Ooh, like guanciale lardons! Good shout.
For the hot dog thing... No one raised the point that it can steam up to 6 hot dogs, but only 2 buns? And for the Lazy Suzan, my first reaction was "Oh man, my family always has those parties where everyone is just always passing plates, and this can be expanded?! YES!"
"It is 150 pounds for the set, 50 more per 2 plates"
Wow, that is ridiculous.
Plus with that lazy susan thing either ALL dishes are moving or none are. You can't just pass one dish along (or straight across) while people are helping themselves to others. It'd take so much longer for everyone to get fed this way.
"Fortunately there are pictures" Shots fired xD
It’s rare to see someone be so uncomfortable as Barry were with the hot dog maker 😂😂😂😂
That first slicer would be great for making jerky at home.
Barry saying “Jamie” but meaning“that was a bad business decision mate” 😂 19:01
5:56 Ebbers was Dying to do that since the gadget was revealed! Called it!😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for having us there for this one, lads. Absolute gentlemen, all of you. And thanks to Jamie for showing me where the loos are and to Kush for letting me snoop around the kitchen.
9:16 the condiments go into the hole, before sticking the sausage in
The hotdog maker is very much like a Puka Dog which is a white bun toasted inside and filled with condiments and your hot dog. They were invented on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.
8:08 The difference between Chefs and Normals? Foreplay.
The way Ben says wafer gets me every time. Never heard it said that way, except from him
It's a Monty Python reference, from The Meaning Of Life. Confirmed during the recent Culinary Castle event. Ben started copying John Cleese's pronunciation (in the role of a French waiter) and has just kept doing it.
the first gadget seems great for some jerky. You can get some easy even pieces of beef in no time at all.
Ooooh yes. Great use for it 👌
I was thinking tuna - imagine the slices!
I love that everything Ben said about the hot dog maker just makes it worse for Barry.
In eastern Germany there's a food called "Ketwurst" which was basically a immitation of the Wests Hot Dog back in the Cold War days. It would work perfectly with the hotdog warmer and I even found some pictures online that use very similar devices like the one you tested.
You take a Bockwurst (basically like a thicker version of a hot dog) and heat it. Meanwhile you take a longish bun and put it on a heating cylinder. When the bun and the Bockwurst are warm, you either put ketchup in the bun and put the Bockwurst inside or you coat the bockwurst in the ketchup and then put it in the bun.
8:23 I'm ded bc of those poor violated hot dog buns🤣🌭
6:08 these are very common in Swiss swimming pool restsurants. 😅
13:00 I think it works better when the beef is not already ground guys. Try some fresh meats. I had the same issue trying to grind course ground meat, finer.
Ben's voice going squeaky when he said, "It's like a train set!" was very relatable.
Ben's excitement over the lazy Susan/train set was palpable. :D
My parents have a huge round table, and they DO have an OG lazy Susan (which they use for things like napkins and condiments). It's not sturdy or big enough to handle things like pots-- something like this WOULD be useful in that instance, if it weren't so... flimsy? Dunno.
I think that for the cost of it. you could just ask someone to make a actual bespoke version for your table and it would still be cheaper.
in the end all you need are two rails and a card on top that can pull warm pots.
I am not really good with tools but even I could think of one if I got the budget to do so.
@@sirBrouwernope, you are way underestimating what bespoke woodwork costs. Would probably be in the 200-500 range depending on how fancy you want it.
For comparison, an IKEA table costs a few hundred, a bespoke woodwork table of the same size costs thousands
@@nicfab1 I am not talking a table.
Just ether buy a cheap model train track.
or make something your self. You only need two rails and something to keep the tracks in place. get yourself some wheels and a board to mount said wheels. link said boards and you have a train.
you could even just buy a cheap model train aimed at children and rese that.
All it needs to be able is carry plates with food.
@@sirBrouwer no I know, the table thing was just for price comparison.
And for the 500 figure I was thinking of a simple spinning plate. A wooden engineered rail system is going to be even more expensive.
Sure you could DIY some crude wobbly thing for 100 probably, but a professional creating a bespoke solution for you wouldn't, they'd want it smooth running and all polished up and nice so it doesn't reflect badly on their name. It'll be expensive.
In North America, most buns come pre sliced…. That bun thing is madness!! 8:18
I'd love you to re-review the soup maker! I use mine all the time and they are fab! It's on right now cooking tomato soup. I don't think you gave it the test it deserved previously. It's such a handy piece of kit. Love you guys!
ben's excitement is contagious
Has Barry been practicing his knife juggling again ?! Some funky arm injuries there !
It's kind of gross, i'm surprised they did this.
I feel like the question y'all missed with the meat slicer was "how long will those blades last" and/or "can they be sharpened"? It looks great brand new out of the box but it can't have a very long shelf life--think of how long razor blades stay sharp!
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The hot dog maker is my childhood 🥹 the thingy for bun makes the inside crispy, so the bun doesn’t get soggy and mushy. The condiment goes inside BEFORE the sausage (you also use circle motion so the condiment is evenly spread). FOR PUTTING THE BUN ON YOU SHOULD USE ROTATING MOTION. YOU ROTATE THE BUN AROUND THE HOT PIPE AFTER CUTTING OFF THE TIP OF THE BUN 5:19
in switzerland that is the form of hot dog I most often see and I had a bit of a chuckle at them struggling with the machine xD
Let's be honest though, they should be pointy and not rounded
Same in Czechia, it's done with these thin and long bread rolls, that aren't as soft and fluffy as regular hotdog buns, but more chewy and bready.
Here in Sweden we call it "French hotdogs". Don't know how French it really is 😂
18:29 You’re both mistaken. We do a lot of family style dinners at my house, like hot pots or taquizas, where we would greatly benefit from having that lazy Susan. Imagine you don’t need to pass the salsas, pickled onions, etc, but your guests just use the lazy Susan to reach whatever they want on their tacos or soup. I have two friends that own a real lazy Susan table and it’s very easy to enjoy these communal meals.
On the other hand, my dining table is rectangular, and this adaptable lazy Susan would be perfect for my needs, while a round one wouldn’t work.
When I was a kid, there was a place that sold what they called "German hotdogs" that heated the bread with a similar contraption. But they used French bread buns, not fluffy ones. Filled with a mayo sauce in Venezuela we call "German sauce," similar to tartar sauce, and a Frankfurt sausage. It was delicious, and meant to be eaten in place, in front of the bar with all the condiments. Like eating empanadas, you add condiments, take a bite, add more stuff....
8:42 this is why Barry has a kid everybody 😂
I need some background on Jamie's thought process here.
"You know what would be a great place to shop for the next gadgets video? The chemists!"
That's a bit of a stretch even for him.
I don't feel like it's that much of a stretch. Maybe it's different in the UK but in the us, pharmacies are well known for having a load of junk. There will be an entire aisle just full of stuff that you would see on infomercial channels
@@BioYuGi There used to be a huge Boots in Edinburgh which sold all kinds of electrical stuff. Maybe there still is, haven't been there for 20 years but I have a weirdly strong picture of it in my head - pretty sure it was on multiple storeys too.
To be fair, they actually sell this in Menkind.
Dunno why Boots was selling 'em
14:41 i see a better machine to make patty in my local butcher is just a circular press with the space for the separation paper
I was there that day (I was the one in the wheelchair)! I can even hear my laugh 😂😂. It was so much fun to see the filming process and the finished product!
Oh nice! Was it long ago?
@gellawella It was a few months ago :)
@ Ah. Unexpectedly longer ago than I thought. Long enough for you to think it wouldn’t be shown?
Thanks for telling me 🙏🏼
@gellawella Oh no, we knew it would air. We were told it wouldn't be for a little bit.
@@thebionicbi2280 It must have been so much fun. Am appropriately jealous 😄
We had something similar to the first gadget at a restaurant where we were serving 100+ beef tartares a night and it came in handy
Ben got too excited 😆 “it’s like a train set!” Maybe the gadget Kitchen Mama Can Opener? I think it looks fun to try it out!
I have that can opener. It works really well! However on very small cans it can sometimes not work.
Barry practically having a conniption at the idea of the hotdog bun spike was hilarious!- it’s like the world suddenly didn’t make sense to him anymore!🤷♀️😳😂
In my country(Denmark) we have something called "French Hotdog" which is basically a piece of cylindrical bread with a sausage shaped hole. You pour your condements in the rim of the hole before inserting the sausage. It's a great street snack as it has no mess compared to a regular hotdog, and it's easy to eat.
And it is more of a crispy baguette style of bread. Not the soft bread they are abusing.
Ahh I love French hot dogs! Wonderful when road tripping around mainland Europe, great to eat in a car.
@anyaakovalchuk nice and portable and usually not as messy as a regular hotdog.
I like that! I hate messy food so that sounds like a great idea. I'll have to try and make them or something
Those hot dogs are a common item in any gas station here in Estonia as well. Think I've only had one experience with them that ended up with a bit off a mess since it had a hole in the side.
Loved Ben's reaction to the price of the lazy Susan 😂
1:12 WHAFFER THIN
Mr Creosote would approve.
I hate it so much.
12:22 Made me think of the seagulls from Finding Nemo. 😂 "Mine, mine, mine, mine~" "Oh, oh, oh, oh!" 😅
I learned something today, I thought it was just a weird ben-ism when he said "jar of hot dogs" but then @7:07 they brought one out and now I am sitting here more confused. Feels like the first time I heard about the canadian bag of milk. Both of those are entirely foreign to me as an american
Well, they would be, they're in a foreign country :D. I get you, though - I can never understand some things I see US Americans do. (Incidentally, point of pedantry here, technically Canadians are american, too...)
@@celosynever tell a Canadian that. People in North America don’t care about the continent. It’s a bizarre concept for us.
@@markbollinger1343 Yeah, the word "America" has become a synonym for "shit-show" recently.
Thoroughly enjoyed Barry's utter savagery in this video 😂
In France, baguettes (rather than hot dog buns) are toasted on the hot dog gadget.
I want that lazy Susan. Where can I buy it?
EDIT: I just heard the price. I don’t want it anymore. We will keep passing plates to each others, lol.
YES! Love this format
Ben was having way too much fun with the hotdogs 😂😂😂
I love when Ben gets indignant and does the high pitched granny voice!! 🤣
This Gadget review really made my day. Thanks guys. And the little Mike, Jamie and Bass spinning on the lazy Susan were soooo cute!
This hot-dog maker is for another kind of buns, i think its called french hot-dog. those hotdogs are very popular in Poland, at gas stations and at convince stores(zabka-you can find it everywhere in PL). It's better form od hotdog because it easier to eat on the go. And you can buy those buns in almost every grocery store
Ben's screaming with the Lazy Susan! 😂 Both, when he had the train set association, and when he heard the price. 🤣