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  • IT’S CHALLENGE TIME! In today’s episode the normals put our chef Ben to the ultimate test… can he make a cheesy baked potato gourmet?!
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  • @ZanguSwe
    @ZanguSwe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2577

    I like how the community feedback was "Well the last one wasn't really instant noodles was it?" and in response, Ben just went "You haven't seen anything yet buddy"

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +290

      100%

    • @sarahwatts7152
      @sarahwatts7152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Still a great episode, whatever the naysayers say

    • @stone5against1
      @stone5against1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      My thoughts exactly, he just got told to keep the dish as close as possible to the instructions, and the first thing he does is make choux pastry :p

    • @bishopsteiner7134
      @bishopsteiner7134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Ebbers.... "Hold my fondue!"

    • @Ilendir
      @Ilendir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@SortedFood How about making....actual "gourmet instant noodles"? ;)

  • @mikebaker2436
    @mikebaker2436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2109

    Normals: "We want you to make comforting gourmet chicken wings."
    Ben: "You know what's really comforting? Fish pie."

    • @cassandrakarpinski9416
      @cassandrakarpinski9416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 he totally would

    • @chrissandoval7675
      @chrissandoval7675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@cassandrakarpinski9416 and it would be the best fish pie outside of scotland.

    • @sachyriel
      @sachyriel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Tuna is chicken of the sea, so I mean, he might be onto something

    • @higgy82
      @higgy82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ben: "The team cooked this up and sent me the recipe"

    • @Yoshi_green
      @Yoshi_green 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      he basically did this in the comfort food pass it on haha

  • @caterpillardiary
    @caterpillardiary 2 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    Next episode
    Normals: "We're challenging Ben to make gourmet scrambled eggs!"
    Ben:"Right so take your eggs and scramble them with butter and sugar, then I'm going to add flour and baking soda and salt, add chocolate chips and you've got an amazing gourmet cookie dough"

    • @Luckmann
      @Luckmann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You forgot the splash of brandy and to sautee the baking soda in wine!

  • @xXZeroNotHeroXx
    @xXZeroNotHeroXx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +548

    Community: Make a gourmet version of “X”, not just a gourmet recipe that shares a common ingredient with “X”
    Ebbers: I’ve heard your commentary and will wholeheartedly ignore it while going farther away from the original dish than ever before

  • @clarar2547
    @clarar2547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1460

    Honestly, maybe we should just call this segment Ben’s Playground - give him a dish and he goes nuts on it - let him run free

    • @movingforwardLDTH
      @movingforwardLDTH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ++++

    • @saradarling5601
      @saradarling5601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      boosting

    • @HiPlayerProdigy
      @HiPlayerProdigy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah cause this is in no way a Baked Potato made Gourmet lmao

    • @hannibot
      @hannibot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      no need for bens nuts in my dish thank you

    • @beckyowens2586
      @beckyowens2586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@hannibot A true Ben quality comeback!

  • @sean437
    @sean437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1287

    "Wine and cheese. Sounds like a work event." Bravo, Jamie. If I didn't follow UK politics, I'd be in the dark.

    • @dpchiko17
      @dpchiko17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Wait I'm out the loop, what happened?

    • @Zoroarrkk
      @Zoroarrkk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +173

      @@dpchiko17 The UK gov had multiple parties last year during the lockdowns/tier 4 stuff - then claimed it to be work events with cheese and wine.

    • @godzamoongus
      @godzamoongus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      evening prime minister

    • @TrippingtheBrightFantastic
      @TrippingtheBrightFantastic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How did I miss that?! I'll have to rewatch.

    • @Erdnussbuttertoast
      @Erdnussbuttertoast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Zoroarrkk ohi just thought it was bc they're sorted and cheese and wine is normal for them lol

  • @Tala_Masca
    @Tala_Masca 2 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    Omg!! This really looks delicious! I think, if Ben put the potato choux things back inside the potato skins with a spoonful of cheese fondue on top, that would have been a gourmet jacket potato! Now it's more a deconstructed diy thing... A delicious looking one.... I never made choux pastry, never made cheese fondue, never made a jacket potato. But I really really really wanna try this!!! ( Oh, and I don't have a fryer....)

    • @TheGismono
      @TheGismono 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You could do this without a fryer I think. Potato skine with a sprit of oile and on a grill(Could be down in the oven, but just on the grill setting and as hot as posiable), and then potato puffs for em in a roll and bread em and in the oven( I know it not 100% the same, but closer then Ben actuelly got too a baked potato).

    • @NaishaS
      @NaishaS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s what I thought he was going to do when I saw him scoop out the potatoes

    • @gappy1987
      @gappy1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh god. Oh yes. I've got that in my head now, and I'm salivating. 🤤

    • @robynwellfare7288
      @robynwellfare7288 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheGismono It's my belief that with an AirFryer anything is possible 🤣

    • @bor3549
      @bor3549 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Never made a jacket potatoe? Oh you poor soul!

  • @clusterbungle
    @clusterbungle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    Love to see this format back again! I am a-ok with Ben taking the brief, reading the brief, understanding the brief, then just doing whatever the hell he likes 🤣 how about cereal next time? Let's see you make that one cheffy, Ebbers 😉

    • @jesmiscellaneous8938
      @jesmiscellaneous8938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      LOL! Ebbers totally went "uh-huh. uh-huh. uh-huh. UH-HUH. ummm.....NO"

    • @bitemytail
      @bitemytail 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oatmeal.

    • @faatman42
      @faatman42 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Home made honey bunches of oats. Pretty easy to chef that up

    • @amandamills4410
      @amandamills4410 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Panna cotta with fruity pebbles on top boom 🥣

  • @jacksonmouldycliff9613
    @jacksonmouldycliff9613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +958

    I would say that Ben has made a gourmet dish out of a cheesy baked potato, but you wouldn't really say that what he has made is a gourmet cheesy baked potato. Either way though, looks delicious and is a great video

    • @dandles2010
      @dandles2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That sums it up perfectly.

    • @redholm
      @redholm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@asandstorm But is no challenge in making potato into something gourmet. The challenge should be making a Gourmet "Insert today's challenge".
      Good example is the cup noodle. What many thought and wanted when they saw the title is a noodle cup that acts like one but is gourmet. Because that's a challenge. Instead he just made ramen.

    • @redholm
      @redholm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@asandstorm Fair. But making gourmet potato, butter and cheese. Which is pretty much the indigence for a baked potato. Is not hard. Like there is already a bunch of different things with that. And if you add a ton extra like done here then it's super easy. I agree with what others mentioned. They should make a new show that is just Ben cooking interesting things in ways he wants. Because that's pretty much what this is atm.

    • @noellalexander9527
      @noellalexander9527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nothing is better than a cheesy baked potato. " Here Ben, fix an already perfect food". I call shenanigans.

    • @Steampunk_Kak
      @Steampunk_Kak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@asandstorm How would you make a baked potato gourmet beyond just buying the most expensive stuff for it? You can't. It's already solidly established what a Baked potato is, so changing anything in that process changes what the dish is, hence people complaining. just top gold foil and 1000 dollar ingredients, there's your gourmet baked potato you turnip waffle

  • @milamm
    @milamm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +693

    That looks delicious, and like an incredible dish, however what I feel happens with this series is that Ben doesn't make the dish gourmet, it makes a gourmet dish using the same ingredients (plus some more). That's not a gourmet jacket potato that's a gourmet cheese and potato dish

    • @GuyNamedSean
      @GuyNamedSean 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Yeah, I feel the same. Not that this doesn't seem like an amazing dish, but it's not really what I'm looking for here.

    • @zarmeenkhan
      @zarmeenkhan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Okay but that was the Level up format this is different I quite like it. You're taking elements of the original dish and creating something new from it

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +261

      That's exactly what the feedback was from previous episodes highlighted at the beginning of this video.... however.... Ebbers had other ideas.

    • @milamm
      @milamm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @SORTEDfood yup, his kitchen his rules 😂 But at this point the introduction is starting to feel a bit like false advertising lol. Maybe reworking that could help

    • @KimAndrewsbykimbo
      @KimAndrewsbykimbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@SortedFood I'm okay with this take on it. You guys did "pimp my dish" a while back, so here's something totally different. And anyway, it makes Ebbers so happy!

  • @redundantmartyr
    @redundantmartyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Ben heard the feedback, thought "As if..." and produced an entire charcuterie board plus fondue to dip his potato croquettes in...Amazing.

  • @nightlord131
    @nightlord131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He's turned a baked potato into a gourmet dish, but he hasn't made a gourmet baked potato. There's a big difference between the two!

  • @WhatKindOfNameNow
    @WhatKindOfNameNow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    Everyone else: "In this video, we'll see Ebbers make a gourmet baked potato."
    Ebbers: "Here's potato doughnuts and a cheese fondue."

  • @gward135
    @gward135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    I think the idea of 'gourmet X' should be that you can still present it on a menu as the original dish just with Gourmet at the beginning. Its not the same if you take those incredients and make something new (albeit delicious!)

    • @AC-pm3mc
      @AC-pm3mc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Idk a lot of gourmet food is something normal turned into something with a new fancy name on it.. gourmet Mac and cheese rarely looks like what I call Mac and cheese. That’s the thing about gourmet… now if you was to say “elevate it” I think it still needs to be the same thing. Just my opinion though…..

    • @sammythefox1057
      @sammythefox1057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@AC-pm3mc yea, but it's still Mac n cheese, I think that's what gward is trying to get at.

    • @kimsubaki6389
      @kimsubaki6389 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i understand where are you going, but seeing its like have been done on other cooking channel and it feels like hundreds time, it's nice to see something different. Say if it was just a baked potato with like, tons of toppings then it doesn't really differs. I see them as pushing to the limit of what one dish could be. was it too far? Probably, but at least its something different

    • @stiffk666
      @stiffk666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree with what Alexander said earlier about it's not a gourmet baked potato it's a baked potato made into a gourmet dish.

    • @sammythefox1057
      @sammythefox1057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just seems like the easiest fix would be a name change to "insert food here" gourmet, or something.
      Er... Idk I'm friggin tired I didn't sleep last night so I got an excuse

  • @laurmidori11
    @laurmidori11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    My brain got so excited when I heard Ben say, "Potato dauphine-" because I thought he was about to end that sentence with, "sorted."
    Same inflection he used to use in their recipe videos. My brain actually said sorted before he could finish his sentence.
    Great video by the way! Probably one of my favorites so far this year.

    • @cfwraith
      @cfwraith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I miss when they would present the dish. Sorted.

    • @MeghmalaMukherjee
      @MeghmalaMukherjee ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, exactly!

  • @kimmychuang5564
    @kimmychuang5564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I love this series! It reminds of the Bon Appetit segment where they would have 3 chefs make one dish 3 ways (traditional, modern, and experimental) and this is basically Ben and the food team doing the the "experimental" bit where he's like "how can i still have the idea of a baked potato & cheese dish, but turn it on its head?" Super creative, and honestly would prefer to eat over the original haha

  • @gerritboshoff5173
    @gerritboshoff5173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Ebbers was SO CLOSE to a good one that still adhered to the subject! Take the fried jackets, put some of the fondue IN the jackets, then put one of the puffs inside each jacket. Maybe top with more fondue if there's still space.

    • @WhatKindOfNameNow
      @WhatKindOfNameNow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      See, that's a good idea that would still read as baked potatoes. Even if they're not baked. lol

  • @ThatCroewGuy
    @ThatCroewGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "Cheesy baked potato"
    "That's what we asked for."
    The cold answer has me dying hahahaha

  • @morteh48
    @morteh48 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I think for the next episode Ben should make a baked potato with cheese, or maybe gourmet instant noodles seeing as he hasn't done those yet.

  • @372monkey
    @372monkey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Even if he doesn't follow the exact dish, "this is my playground" is really interesting because we get to see a cheffy take. For example the Easter Feast from a couple years back is so interesting to watch because you see what chefs do stuff with food that you'd never imagine.

  • @craigpuckett4690
    @craigpuckett4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Uhh.....I need James to pop in here and go, "Where's?! The skins?!" in the same tone as his "Where's the dish?"
    Because... They got fried... And then... Where did they go?!

    • @TheSphinnxx
      @TheSphinnxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This!

    • @praktiko
      @praktiko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had to scroll way to far down to find that comment :-D Up you go!

    • @joyofuncertainty8874
      @joyofuncertainty8874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This was what I came to say!

    • @Mpreece7
      @Mpreece7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YES! They were there then in the middle of the fondue stirring they disappeared and I fear I won’t sleep until I know!

    • @russellclaycomb146
      @russellclaycomb146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jamie probably had some "snacking skins" and they disappeared by the tasting ;~)

  • @davidstephens6813
    @davidstephens6813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    Ben very pleased with himself while making a dish that bears no relation to the instructions he was given, all the while the boys' faces become increasingly perplexed as to what video they have found themselves in again. Very nice as a leftovers video, but can't say that this is really a gourmet baked potato. Just my opinion of course!

    • @janmay3901
      @janmay3901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And you bash Barry for going off brief

    • @Believer1980
      @Believer1980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@janmay3901 Well , at least we know where he gets it from.

    • @janmay3901
      @janmay3901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Believer1980 comes by it honestly since they shared a cottage

    • @stiffk666
      @stiffk666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@asandstorm exactly, me too.

    • @Warlundrie
      @Warlundrie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@janmay3901 not hard to see why they shared it, they are the best of friends after all

  • @kimmychuang5564
    @kimmychuang5564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Also, I love seeing the Normals all tease Ben about his chefy-ness because you can tell from the banter just how good of friends they are

  • @go2URroom
    @go2URroom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Normals: I'd love a nice gnocchi dish but make it gourmet
    Ben: Alright, so today we're making Fried Chicken

  • @FalledUp
    @FalledUp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    recently I really do miss the actual cooking content. Product's and gadgets videos are great, but cooking content is what I truly enjoy on this channel

    • @MrJakson112
      @MrJakson112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too, I miss it so much, and the old battles where they dressed up and messed around. I think it has become a bit too striving for perfection.

    • @stiffk666
      @stiffk666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I miss when they used to shock each other whilst cooking as well

    • @MaZEEZaM
      @MaZEEZaM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stiffk666 I don't miss the the shocking and jokes, or curve balls, as for me, they spoiled good recipes I was trying to learn.

  • @Reyn_Roadstorm
    @Reyn_Roadstorm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    "All the same elements, very different process."
    So remember folks, the next time you eat spaghetti, you're actually eating lasagna!

    • @LasermanSteam
      @LasermanSteam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      spaghetti & lasagna are very different ingredients >:(

    • @Elepole
      @Elepole 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@LasermanSteam Nah, they are both water and semolina flour shaped differently. All the same elements, different process.

    • @BeardedDanishViking
      @BeardedDanishViking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LasermanSteam They're not in any way different ingredients.

    • @Sonics1DiscordKitten
      @Sonics1DiscordKitten 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've never thought about this, but I'll never forget it

    • @jaggerra7
      @jaggerra7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And yet, the taste is 90% percent different.

  • @DizzyBusy
    @DizzyBusy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Can we have more of these, pleeeease? I love watching Ben just go off the rails! Ebbers, what about chicken nuggets? Can you make it gourmet?

  • @flyonwall81
    @flyonwall81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Normals give the brief "Make a baked potato"
    Ebbers "Absolutely not."
    I was looking forward to some kind of levelled up baked potato recipe and instead got whatever the hell this is. And didn't Ben give someone grief within the last few weeks for going far away from the brief in a cooking challenge?

    • @Luckmann
      @Luckmann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love Ebbers for it, but I still agree.

    • @MiaCaliente2675
      @MiaCaliente2675 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was thinking something like turning the baked potato into a "Baked Potato Ala Beef Wellington". He could scoop out the center of a large baked potato, fill it with a filet mignon, top it with duxelle made with a little bone marrow, then wrap in mashed potatoes made with foie gras drippings and truffles, prosciutto, crepe and puff pastry then serve with 3 sauces : a red wine sauce, a mushroom, onion sauce and a berry sauce.

  • @thedarksun86
    @thedarksun86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    -Alrigth, today we are making a hotdog!
    -Start with an A5 wagyu steak, while preparing our chocolate filling and frying off some scallops

  • @kayliemackenzie6098
    @kayliemackenzie6098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I'm with those that really enjoy this formula - though, maybe it could do with a different/clearer name. Here's some things Ben could make gourmet versions of: garlic mushrooms, bangers & mash, fajitas, beef olives.

  • @teresaagustigonzalez9257
    @teresaagustigonzalez9257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Having English as my second language (meaning, non-native speaker) I feel like I've never related more to Sorted than during that "chill up/down, clear up/down, stand up/down, go on/off". Welcome to the beauty of phrasal verbs.

  • @Anna-uh3jq
    @Anna-uh3jq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I love how Barry instantly went: do you need those potato jackets? If not…
    The most made thing by Sorted must be loaded jacket potatoes right? 😉

    • @GigaBoost
      @GigaBoost 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jackets??????

    • @timhyatt9185
      @timhyatt9185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm with barry.. Ebber's said "choux pastry" and i was immediateyl thought "well, i'm done with this...."

    • @kittymcmeowmeow1
      @kittymcmeowmeow1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GigaBoost the potato skin

  • @tierney6705
    @tierney6705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Wait, where’s the jacket potato? It’s like asking for a chicken burger and Ben tips up with a full Sunday roast 😂

  • @parlaurmusic4750
    @parlaurmusic4750 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Of all the Sorted videos I’ve seen thus far, this one is the most incredible showcase of how natural your friendship is!! The constant in-between banter is beyond hilarious and heart warming.

    • @MaZEEZaM
      @MaZEEZaM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are clearly good friends, its what makes this channel so so enjoyable to watch.

    • @parlaurmusic4750
      @parlaurmusic4750 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MaZEEZaM I know, it’s so great!!

  • @umiluv
    @umiluv ปีที่แล้ว

    I have deep admiration for Chef Ben. His abilities are just so wonderful to watch. I feel like I get a front row seat at watching a master at work. I know ppl love watching the normals wreck things but I much prefer watching the chefs. More Ben please! ❤️

  • @alfiefell3203
    @alfiefell3203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Love how Ben's recipe requires you prior make bake potatoes 😂

    • @jaggerra7
      @jaggerra7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have trouble (patience/time/energy) just making that. Anything more is already too bourgeois for me. I would prefer a down to earth gourmet twist on old favorites. I realize I can just look up recipes on google, but I watch them for a reason.

  • @kaizoaudio1798
    @kaizoaudio1798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Still.. I’m thinking more like- hollow out a whole potato (still potato shaped), do whatever to the skins, do whatever with the innards, then put the insides back into the skins. So it still looks like a baked potato.
    That’s my idea of how this theme goes.
    More than make a dish where the potato is the star.

    • @kynelius
      @kynelius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My mind instantly went to a twice baked potato as well

    • @ArchangelShine
      @ArchangelShine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I actually thought he was gonna bake the skins to make them extra crispy or smtng and then put back in that pastry/potato mixture

    • @ugosmith7529
      @ugosmith7529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What you described is a twice baked or fully loaded potato, hardly anything creative about that. I don't think baked potato was a good idea for this "make it gourmet" series. Whereas a dish like a mac and cheese lends itself very well to be gourmet'd up, like adding pancetta, using exotic cheeses and spicing, different pasta, etc, baked potato has only a vey limited amount of things you can do woth a dish that has a whopping 2 main ingredients and a very basic presentation, which is essentially a potato cooked as is

    • @ArchangelShine
      @ArchangelShine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ugosmith7529 They definitely could have made baked potato gourmet by adding pancetta, using some exotic cheese and adding different spices!
      But I have to give them some credit, there are literally millions of recipes out there, so they probably dont want to repeat anything thats already been tried, although it takes them to.... well videos like this one where its not even similar to the starting dish

    • @richwood2741
      @richwood2741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly. Make it the same as the original only better. This series needs a rebrand. Something like gourmet meals from the dorm.

  • @viralintent42
    @viralintent42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love that this came back! It's great to see what you can really do to superpower a normal dish that's already really good!!

  • @MJheartly
    @MJheartly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with the community! There's a difference between making a baked potato gourmet and making a gourmet baked potato. With the former, you're taking the basics of the original and stepping it up. With the latter, however, it becomes a new dish.

  • @zartesiempre9554
    @zartesiempre9554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I wonder what would happen if to stop Ben going off piste, you reversed it. Here's a gourmet souffle, Ebbers. Make it basic. And all of a sudden out comes a bolognese and we're all baffled.

  • @problematicgoose
    @problematicgoose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The pride Ben has when he says, "myself and the food team" is just 🥰

  • @jackhayes8218
    @jackhayes8218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I would love to see Ben attempt a gourmet cottage pie! Looking forward to him making a beef wellington and claiming it's a beef pie..

  • @shinishine1
    @shinishine1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I feel like Ben is just taking this chance to make some gourmet dishes 🤣

  • @MrXhukari
    @MrXhukari 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I really like what you've done guys. But maybe rename the series; as this still isn't a gourmet version, but an reinvention!

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      If Ebbers keeps going down this route we may have to!

    • @noellalexander9527
      @noellalexander9527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Twice baking is about as much as you can boost a baked potato before just having to make a completely new thing. Ebbers was kind of painted into a corner here. Looks amazing.

    • @danmcguire3355
      @danmcguire3355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah. It seems more reinvented or even deconstructed recipe than Gourmet it up.

    • @Wth969
      @Wth969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noellalexander9527 exactly unless you just made like a fancy baked potato with higher quality ingredients and there’s really not a good way to make that interesting

    • @cryofist
      @cryofist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      someone got it to click in my hed that he isnt elevating the dishes to gourmet level but instead he seems to think the idea is to be inspired to make something by the dish presented and they are two very different goals in the end.

  • @Anna-uh3jq
    @Anna-uh3jq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    As a Dutchie I’d love to see Ben make Stamppot Boerenkool or Hutspot gourmet.
    Maybe even throw an elevated version of a meatball or a smoked sausage in there. 😉

    • @lauracolleen
      @lauracolleen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omg yes! I'm curious to see how creative they can get with that

  • @terriatca1
    @terriatca1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'd love to see what Ben could do with Congee, it's my favorite comfort food.

    • @user-mc5vy2vk5n
      @user-mc5vy2vk5n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I guess all you can get is his congotto made once on pass it on. 😂 Probably you saw it already.
      I think Ben is my favourite from all of them.

  • @katsnboots4709
    @katsnboots4709 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you for the corn starch tip, makes All the difference. Couldn't get my homemade fondue to melt properly until this tip!!!! Thank you!!!!

  • @eskildhansen6724
    @eskildhansen6724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I had the exact same reaction as Barry did when ben said choux pastry

  • @VulpineFTW
    @VulpineFTW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    So, he basically just made deep fried potato bread with a cheese dipping sauce?
    How the bloody hell is that a "Cheesy BAKED Potato"?!

    • @williamaldred335
      @williamaldred335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cause the potato was baked before being fryed

    • @VulpineFTW
      @VulpineFTW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@williamaldred335 so its a baked potato due to using pre-baked potatoes? no, he used the softened inside to make what he made, looks nothing and can't truly be classified as a cheese baked potato.
      He also has the cheese completely separate from the potato, with you expected to dip in the sauce. That, and he's not presenting it as a Baked Potato as well, he's presenting it as fondue board.

    • @stiffk666
      @stiffk666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's taking a baked potato and turning it into a gourmet dish to inspire you to do more interesting things with the same ingredients. It's not a gourmet baked potato it's a baked potato made into gourmet food

    • @VulpineFTW
      @VulpineFTW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stiffk666 That wasn't the prompt, the prompt was to make a Gourmet Cheese Baked Potato, not to use it as an ingredient to make something else.

    • @stiffk666
      @stiffk666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VulpineFTW the title is, chef makes a baked potato & cheese gourmet. So he's taking the potato and turning it into gourmet. Who the heck wants to see just a baked potato?

  • @kristinnelson-patel442
    @kristinnelson-patel442 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every video, I shake my head that you guys managed to create the best, most fun careers ever for yourselves. Congrats! I’m over here envious.

  • @seanpalmer8472
    @seanpalmer8472 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The confused look on their faces the entire time Ben was cooking. I lol'd

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Quote of the Day: I feel nauseous even having this in my eyeline.”
    I’m definitely using that line 🔥

  • @EdinMike
    @EdinMike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    😂 I found myself almost rhythmically and in time with Mike and Jamie repeating out loud to myself “Apple ?”
    Also a dish to tackle or rather an ingredient Beef Medallions.. I’m getting bored of just slow cooking them with carrots and onions and making a stew.

  • @Flaky1990
    @Flaky1990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ben making a gourmet recipe? Can't wait for him to include some greens from his garden that he mentions EVERY TIME.

  • @cathyburke6470
    @cathyburke6470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been looking forward to this episode, until it was aired. I'm saying goodbye to my New York holiday diet as I will be eating this all week! Thank Ebbers! 😂😂
    Seriously love you guys and your ideas! Have you tried Highland Cow Steaks yet?

  • @Pertinax193A.D.
    @Pertinax193A.D. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Well Ben just is a good cook, even if he avoids doing his task

  • @joanna8342
    @joanna8342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Love the direction of this series! I think if you were just doing an actually a gourmet version of the dish it would be more like what level-up used to be (which was also great) Instead it’s like you are taking the flavors of the original dish and using those flavors, textures and ideas to create a gourmet dish, albeit one that is not what the original dish is.

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you, we're glad you like the series :)

    • @Ryandunbar1996
      @Ryandunbar1996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The series is "make it gourmet" so it should be about making a dish "gourmet" ala "level up" style

  • @julianmathis3771
    @julianmathis3771 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes. Another make it gourmet vid. I love this series. Great video as always.

  • @nastyachernomorchenko1065
    @nastyachernomorchenko1065 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This round grater feels almost part of the family, like granny who doesn't go out a lot, so when she does, it's some big day.

  • @margowsky
    @margowsky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wait. Where are the skins? They would have been lovely in the fondue. I wonder if I somehow missed something.

    • @craigpuckett4690
      @craigpuckett4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We can't find the skins either! They disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again.

    • @jonathankeller3197
      @jonathankeller3197 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think we all know what happened to the skins if Jamie has shown us anything over his time on the show. Probably snuck them off screen as soon as they were done and they are them

    • @margowsky
      @margowsky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonathankeller3197 but cheese.

  • @ncisheadslapper
    @ncisheadslapper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm disappointed with the lack of James considering his picture was in the promo pictures.

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They were photos from the potato recipes in our book.

  • @stiffk666
    @stiffk666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's far more interesting to watch Ben take a baked potato and turn it into a gourmet dinner than serving a baked potato!!! He's giving us inspiration to cook epic food rather than settling for a boring baked potato. That's his job as a TV chef.

  • @lynnettesue6240
    @lynnettesue6240 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ben not following guidelines reminds me of Barry not following them for the Ultimate Cooking Battles. 🤣 If anything, Barry should be understanding!

  • @TheTekknician
    @TheTekknician 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Sorted, I'm going at it again! Really want to see a chef and a normal make croquettes! We, the Dutch, have all kinds of varieties, get yourself inspired!

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We do love a croquette!

    • @TheTekknician
      @TheTekknician 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SortedFood gotta make it happen guys :)

    • @stevendavidson1082
      @stevendavidson1082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ultimate battle with a croquette badge available?

    • @TheTekknician
      @TheTekknician 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevendavidson1082 Splendid idea!

  • @Paddingtonn
    @Paddingtonn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    i enjoy the series, love seeing him working off a simple promt and just flexing! and i also agree with others that the name is kinda misleading for what the series is, would still love to see more!

    • @Deathmastertx
      @Deathmastertx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's more interesting this way.

  • @sigmalater
    @sigmalater 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "We'll give him a brief and he's not going to follow it". Could very easily describe one of the Normals 😂

  • @hopec.c5681
    @hopec.c5681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This reminds me of Rie's series called "make it fancy" where she takes simple things or like junk food, (Cheetos, Lunchables, etc) and repurposes it to turn it into something fancy. Rather than just making a fancy version of the original dish.

    • @isabellatheresemateo3961
      @isabellatheresemateo3961 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that is the format that they want Ben to follow, but to me that doesn't sound that interesting anymore, I find Ben's output to be far more interesting than innovating a simple dish and we get more refined recipes out of the channel...
      And just to further elaborate, I don't think there is any bridge between Gourmet and Convenient, which was what others are also looking for in these kind of videos. Its not supposed to be as convenient as the original dish!! hmmppp

  • @river89
    @river89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    simple new rule, "The end dish must still be recognizable as the instructed dish" all the food Ben makes is looking awesome but he isn't making X dish gourmet, hes just using the components and creating a gourmet dish that include them

  • @yendub
    @yendub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I want to see the normals - without the help of the food team - design their own idea for taking a basic idea and making it "gourmet". Grilled Cheese (cheese toastie?) would be fun to see, for example. Then, Ben, with the food team, shows a way or two professional chefs would "gourmet" the same idea. I would even love to see the "behind the scenes" design and testing process for each normal and then the same with Ben. To see a true comparison between the chef and normals.

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They're probably more likely to stick to the brief.... well.... apart from Barry 😂

    • @janmay3901
      @janmay3901 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I vaguely remember a cheese toastie/grilled cheese battle from a few years ago that really made my mouth water.

  • @lynnestamey7272
    @lynnestamey7272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Smoked Paprika, Olive Oil, Cheese and Bacon" That sounds like a party I would pay to see!

  • @benbarton1938
    @benbarton1938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They should make a series where they give Ben a dish and see how different he can make it cos thats basically what this is and I love it

  • @enerstar
    @enerstar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I think part of the future videos should include the thought process before the attempt and should include all the guys because then we can see the insane gourmet reinvention idea from Ben before the normals *hopefully* interject and then ground the idea and they all come up with a compromise.
    OR present and cook BOTH the insane gourmet reinvention AND the grounded "better than normal" version...

  • @milesward1211
    @milesward1211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Community: "Hey, Ben really got away the original spirit of the ingredient, would be great if he stuck to the actual starting dish concept"
    Ebbers: "You know what? I'm going to diverge from it even harder!"

  • @aresrival3403
    @aresrival3403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how proud everyone was of Barry when he remembered le bec wholesome ❤

  • @MandatoryFruit
    @MandatoryFruit 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As someone who absolutely despises baked potato with my whole entire being, what Ben just made looked freaking phenomenal. I want that in my mouth.

  • @Zoroarrkk
    @Zoroarrkk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Wine and Cheese. Sounds like a Work event." Hahahaha. That joke is going to be so lost on any non-brit xD

    • @WintrBorn
      @WintrBorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      American, rural Southerner, and I get it. Did Boris et. al. really think the public would buy that?

    • @ldn_rumrunner
      @ldn_rumrunner 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or the rest of us still living here

  • @lewismaddock1654
    @lewismaddock1654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    IDK if it counts as a "gourmet version" but I'm gonna be making this the next time we have fondue.

  • @beckyowens2586
    @beckyowens2586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can I please express how much joy I get from seeing the same cheese grating device they've been using since they started? I mean the little bowl with the cheese grater lid. I have kitchen tools my mother used since I was a child and tools I first bought when I moved out on my own 15 years ago. We got a fancy classical trained French Chef and he's using the tried and true cheapo cheese thingy he got, probably in college, ten+ years ago at the "shop-a-lot" down the street for $5. It's just a delightful reminder that they've always intended for these recipes to be accessible to regular people at home. Though I still wanna know what the American equivalent of a banger is lol.

    • @stiffk666
      @stiffk666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Equivalent in which way? Did I miss a joke in there or was it serious ? It's not a particular type of sausage so there's no exact equivalent. It's any type you would cook to go with mashed potatoes and gravy or you'd use for a fry up. I love the accessible basic tools too. I'm so glad they stopped doing those sponsored ones using high end fancy pants equipment.

    • @beckyowens2586
      @beckyowens2586 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stiffk666 I'd suggested in a previous comment "American equivalents to English food items" and sighted sausages as an example. So no *real* joke really. I just wanna know what I would choose at a grocery store in the US that would be the closest thing to an English sausage. Bangers and mash isn't really a thing over here unless you get it in a themed pub or something. A friend from Wales who visited years ago said Johnsonville Brats were pretty dang close, but is that in Wales or just a basic "British" sausage? The boys have traveled the US enough I figured it'd be a cool video. Food in general not just the sausages lol.

  • @movingforwardLDTH
    @movingforwardLDTH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely LOVE this!!!! More of these, please!!!

  • @Wasperoo
    @Wasperoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I really enjoy how SortedFood approach things in a way so that us normals can improve our own cooking skills!

    • @Misshowzat
      @Misshowzat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you can decipher Ben's chef-tionary

  • @chucknight
    @chucknight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm completely here for Ebbers gourmet chaos. Keep it going, Ben!!

  • @peterhughes7445
    @peterhughes7445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic joke about the Swiss army/knife Mike. I was thinking something along the exact same lines!🤣🤣

  • @erinhowett3630
    @erinhowett3630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Is the alarm going on or is it going off?"
    Guys stop it. It's too early where I am.

  • @luke_s221
    @luke_s221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Yay! The Gourmet series has been one of my absolute favourites 😍

    • @SortedFood
      @SortedFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We're glad you've enjoyed it!

    • @stiffk666
      @stiffk666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine too. it's a pity others don't get it 🤣

  • @jacqpaschoud
    @jacqpaschoud 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had an individual fondue at the Fete des Vignerons where a piece of bagette had a hollow made in it with a spike (like a French hot dog) and was filled with fondue made with just Gruyère and wine. Once eaten never forgotten. Only another 18 years till the next fete!!!

  • @frozenpixie8801
    @frozenpixie8801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that Ebbers unapologetically ignored community feedback and continued to do whatever he wanted. That fondue looked incredible!

  • @tetchedistress
    @tetchedistress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hello Sorted! Thank You for a lovely video! I was wondering, what Ben and the team could do with Grilled Cheese sandwhiches, and tomato soup from a can. Have a lovely day!

  • @moggwa6071
    @moggwa6071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    would love for Sorted to try out and make german foods, like Rinder Rouladen or try and make Curry wurst. It would be amazing to see some actuall german food be cooked by the lads, and maybe if it isn't to much, have been try to gourmet a currywurst, i think he would enjoy that :) have a great evening

    • @ulrichs.3228
      @ulrichs.3228 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder what would happen to Himmel und Erde, because I'm not sure Germs and Brits think the same way when we think about black pudding, but it sounds like something with a lot of tryoutability for UK viewers.

    • @moggwa6071
      @moggwa6071 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ulrichs.3228 i mean black Pudding is smilair to our Blut Wurst

  • @peeyushvashishtha2671
    @peeyushvashishtha2671 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It just feels like they are taking inspiration from tasty's make it fancy series. It's amazing how TH-cam works. Keep doing it guys you are doing a great job.

  • @79jestox1
    @79jestox1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do it Ebbers!!! love it. You guys are awesome.

  • @FronkleD
    @FronkleD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I know you guys did a lot of lunches a while ago, but would you guys maybe do a "meal prep" series? 9/5 people are getting more and more into a Sunday meal prep day. I'd LOVE to see your takes on them.... maybe a guest James thing? Those arms must have some meal prep behind them

    • @PurpleMask131
      @PurpleMask131 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I second this! I wfh with kind of wild hours. Make-ahead meals I could freeze or partially prep would be amazing!

  • @erinhowett3630
    @erinhowett3630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Raise your hand if you think cheesy baked potatoes are pretty much perfect already 🙋‍♀️

  • @linacake5376
    @linacake5376 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think this looks delicious and I'm hungry now. Love your videos guys♡

  • @megeanadams1865
    @megeanadams1865 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely, luv u guys here in the states, shout out to Sorted from Cleveland, Ohio

  • @MusingsFromTheDen
    @MusingsFromTheDen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love how Mike says 'Mac n Cheese' is the best cheesy invention ever without blinking. And of course he's right. 😊
    It's *technically* not a baked potato anymore, but I would still demolish it! 😂
    My favorite thing to do with baked potatoes is to add butter and mayo, then mash in finely chopped anchovies. 😊

  • @thesaxophoneboy
    @thesaxophoneboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm never negative on Sorted videos, but I feel like this ain't it, lads. I thought the series would be more similar to "Level Up" or something - like, Ben could have made kumpir (which are fantastic Turkish baked potatoes) or Hasselback potatoes or something. If I'm looking at cheesy baked potato videos, I'd like something that bears at least a faint resemblance to the original dish!

  • @WesDuplantier203
    @WesDuplantier203 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the best invention involving cheese?
    Mike: Mac n' cheese
    Ben: Fondue
    (Mike stares into camera like it's The Office)

  • @RedRose1010100
    @RedRose1010100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think we deserve a commentary from James on this series... sit him down and let us watch his reactions/ if he agrees or what he would do 🤣

  • @signingjoe1
    @signingjoe1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I still would like Ben to make quiche gourmet!

  • @izikr4135
    @izikr4135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing! I would love it if those videos were followed (or preceded) by a battle by the normals with the same thing levelled up (to more humanly approachable levels than the chef's version)