I have a wooden push pull rack that looks like a ruler and I say its a valuable tool, especially because Im in a wheelchair so getting close to the main oven is a challenge at any time. Being able to pull the rack out, grab the pan safely and push it back is very useful to me.
My stepmom found one at a handmade goods sale and gave it to me for Christmas years ago. I’m not in a wheelchair or anything like that, but I find it handy if I want to pull the rack out to do things like basting or to see if my baked goods are fully done.
I am in a chair too but am curious how do you get dishes out of the oven that require both hands? Or let me guess, you have a regular stove? We have a double wall oven so anything I take out of the oven requires me to hold with one hand while I move the chair over at least a few feet. Problem is if its really almost anything other than a cake, its too heavy for me to hold with one hand.
For a couple of these there are some accessibility benefits you didn’t highlight. The handle could be used to move a pan two handed and the rack grabber for tremors😊
We have the corn peeler and use it each year during canning. We peel several dozen ears each year and this is the best gadget we have found to make the job quick and easy.
@@bostonrailfan2427 Aren’t all vegetable peelers metal? At least the business part? Often handles are plastic. But not usually for cost. Often for comfort. OXO brand for example.
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The rack thingy and the pan handle seem like they're for people who are limited to one hand or have a limited reach. I actually think they'd be decent for my mum who has extremely limited movement in her shoulders, they'd extend her arm and limit her exposure to extreme heats.
The replacement handle looks like a nice solution for older people or those with problems gripping - now pans can have 2 handles, making it easier to lift and be more stable! Gonna get this for my mom.
Corn peeler looks like a must have because we make what we call mexican corn. I have the pan handle in my camping gear because things happen. Great reviews
Happy New Year James. Two things that I must say. First, as far as the oven rack doo-dad goes, using a good pair of metal tongs does the job just as well and you probably have a pair to begin with. The second thing... The wife and I both love corn on the cob but as being seniors with no teeth, the corn stripper is ideal for us at the next barbecue/corn roast. I ordered a set of 2 after watching this video. Can't wait to see the look on our nieces face when we whip those suckers out.
My mom had no teeth since before I was born. She gained and lost a lot of weight so her dentures didn't fit anymore and they couldn't afford new ones so she ate everything with her gums. I mean everything, even steak. However, picnic season of course she couldn't eat corn on the cob like the rest of us so she placed the corn vertically on her plate then took a sharp knife and sawed the corn off the cob and was able to eat it. Where theres a will theres a way. BTW, thru the years she could have gotten them but my dad and us kids were everything. She would never let anyone spend money on her. I think by that point she had gotten used to no teeth and she didn't look like most do without them. I lost mine about 10 years ago and you better believe I got dentures!
I have metal tongs, but they're too big and bulky to fit around the wire of my toaster oven's metal rack. And I use my toaster oven way more often than my large oven, so it would be pretty handy to someone like me.
I have a wooden version of the rack puller that I got years ago from my dad and stepmom. She found it at a handmade goods sale and it was part of my Christmas present. I use it when I’m tooth picking my baked goods to see if they’re done or to baste meats. The corn peeler would be great for people who like to prepare and freeze or can corn for the winter. I live in the upper Midwest, so corn is really cheap in August. This would make it easy cook a bunch and vac-seal packs for winter meals.
The corn peeler I think is a great concept. The push part I think is to push into your container. Not a big fan of single use gadgets but that one is a might be worth it if you'd use it often.
I have the oven rack puller (mine’s a kitty I think?) and I use it all the time. I have a wall oven and am rather short so it’s a struggle to get out heavier casseroles etc by just reaching in. Also would be quite helpful for heavy or pregnant folks with wall ovens. Opened wall oven doors + bigger middles = challenging! Just saying!
I dunno about the pan handle for the house, but where I would use it is for camping. A lot of times we use pans, trays, cans or pots over a camp fire, a lot of times McGuyvered and would be handy to move hot stuff around.
@@bostonrailfan2427 It's totally different than using a chef knife, at least to me. The mechanics of using a chef knife is very different than using the peeler. With the chef knife, you need to break out the cutting board to do it safely. With the peeler, you can do it right over the bowl. I'd imagine the peeler is safer too, just as it's safer to use a peeler to peel a potato than using a chef/paring knife. But to each their own!
@@bostonrailfan2427 You would freehand cut that corn on the cob with a chef knife without using a cutting board? That seems a bit too haphazard for me. When I use a chef knife to cut corn, I hold the corn perpendicular to the cutting board with one hand, and then with the other hand, I take the chef knife and cut down from the top of the cob. That is a very different process than using the peeler.
@@bostonrailfan2427 did you just say a chefs knife and a peeler cut the same??? The only similarity is that they both have blades, peelers are more precise and you dont need a cutting board
I have the oven rack push pull device for my regular sized oven. As someone who's got an oversized fear of being burned, I like it. Easy to pull the rack out and then just pull the baking sheet etc off.
I could do with one, I ended up keeping cookies in the oven a little longer than intended this Christmas as I situated my pot holders and oven mitt in my hand to get the rack out without burning myself.
7:00 I have one of the oven sticks from the 1940s and it works amazing, I'm 44 years old. Mine is from an antique store and made of wood. Both my grandmothers used one and theirs also were made of wood. My one grandmother served in WWII in the Coast Guard so that should give you an idea of her prime times in the kitchen. This is a very old and at one time staple kitchen item.
If you have something heavy on a hoy oven rack two of those push/pull sticks can save you. As akid we made those at home from wood scraps. That add on handle for pans can be hepful to give you two handles to better hadle a big pan. My parents had a cookware set tht came with ONE handle and you moved it from pan to pan. My dad found a parts store that sold replacements for kitchen stuff. We bought three extra handles and often used two at a time.
The pan handle replacement is better than risking burning yourself, even if it has mixed results. The one for corn seems handy if you find on the cob messy. Nice T shirt by the way, I like it.
The oven rack puller is perfect for someone in a wheelchair who’s just at the wrong height to reach the rack without burning your fingerprints off lol. I’m gunna buy one
I bought the rack puller for my Ninja Foodie oven. Works like a dream! And the basket is easier to pull out if you use the hook at the other end of the utensil
The replacement handle is similar to one made by Corning Ware decades ago. You could put a handle on a regular piece of Corning Ware, which was great when glass topped stoves first came out. You have to use flat bottomed pots and pans with glass topped stoves and they used to not manufacture a lot of those many years ago. I own the oven rack puller and it is wonderful. Absolutely love it
7:06 I just use metal tongs for the same effect while also doubling as something to actually pick up/flip over my food with intead of a one trick pony piece of plastic lol.
That corn stripper would make a good gift for my wife. LOL - She is one of those people who can not eat corn off the cob and always cuts it off with a knife. That tool you showed looked like it worked pretty well. Thanks for all the products you test!!
The extra handle also useful if hot hand dexterity/reduced power in arm by adding a, 2nd handle on pan giving 2 points to lift from. Sweetcorn peeler far safer than knife for hand dexterity Rack pull awesome for me in wheelchair I am often at wrong height getting fingers burnt so pulling out rack safely enables safer transfer of goodies from oven. Juicer I would say most kitchens already have there go to juicer
I wonder, with weight on a rack ie, something just finished baking, if the push/pull red handle would work as well ??? Just thinking it may be a little harder to push/pull something out of an oven if it had a full, heavy pan on the rack !?? 💕💕🐾🐾🇦🇺🇦🇺xoxox P.S. Love your shirt ! xoxox
The extra handle might work well for someone like me who has very weak and arthritic hands by adding a second handle to say a saucepan or something. Pouring leftovers into a container is impossible for me with just 1 hand. If I had 2 handles, the contents may not be heavy but it might be one less area that I have to ask my husband to help with. Many times I don't think you realize that many gadgets would be of use to the disabled. I am a long time viewer/subscriber and this one area bothers me. Thanks, love your channel as always
Hey James. Happy 2023 to you & your family. Love your channel, been watching for about 4 years now. Just so ya know, many of the products you review end up being in viral & sponsored videos: months/years after you initially review them (e.g. DudePerfect: Overtime, Your Daily Dose of Internet, etc.). Your reviews are always top notch & authentic & you've got a great eye for gadgets. Purchased quite a few based on your reviews & my experiences have always been identical/similar to yours.
I have a wooden push/pull rack device. My daughter is afraid of the oven (Aspberger's) and this tool helps her be able to cook without a big fear of burning herself. Has been the best gadget I have.
I have owned the corn peeler for a few years now. I bought it off of QVC of all places. Works perfectly and I wouldn't be without it during summer corn season.👍👍
I have the push-puller. I love it. I use mine on a full size over. It’s great. It’s easier than having to grab a glove or pot holder and put it away. I just have mine in a tool holder on my counter. It’s so convenient.
The corn peeler looks great, the oven rack puller is something I have wanted to get for quite a long time but never think of looking for one, I already have a lemon reamer/juicer that is similar to that one but without the seed catcher, and it has a zester on one end. A tip for people who have something with a similar zester, they are also great to use on a hard brick of butter to basically zest some butter off which will soften almost instantly to spread on toast in the morning. The handle is basically worthless, if you break the handle off a pan, you may as well put the money towards a new pan instead of a handle that may or may not work. One little note... that was your heaviest frying pan? Are you saying you do not have any cast iron skillets? The original kitchen workhorse? I am stunned, James! Maybe you need to do a test on a few different cast iron skillets.
Just found a three pack of those corn strippers, or similar ones, on Amazon Canada for the great price of $11.99 with a $3 off coupon, so three of them for $9 CAN! Can't top that deal! They will be in my hands on Sunday. 😁
The oven rack thing looked good. Burned myself on the toaster oven several times. I grabbed an unused paint stirring stick and my dremel tool and made a free one in about 5 minutes lol
My sister in law got one of the oven rack pullers when they remodelled and put in double wall ovens. The upper oven is pretty high and is easy for her to burn her arm when reaching up to pull out the rack. The oven rack puller has eliminated that problem.
Maybe the pull push feature is to keep the blades from cutting you. I think it’s a great idea I have the push/pull Silicone thingy. I did have a smaller oven but I love it to pull the racks out farther to avoid burning my hands
Quick kitchen hack to replace that puller. Take an old fork and use a pair of pliers to bend the last half inch or so of the tines over. Serves the exact same purpose just as well for a fraction of the price. Works wonderfully with toaster ovens.
I have a similar oven rack tool that I use with my big oven. It has roller racks and I use it to hold the rack in place while I lift off or place something on the shelf so it doesn’t roll. I also use it with spaghetti to pull out a strand to test doneness.
Lemons will squeeze more easily and give more juice if you roll them on the counter with your palm, putting some pressure on the top. Then cut & squeeze them. Thank you for the reviews James!
OK imagine you are in Texas and your Texas mom has just had her hair done for the holiday with 30 guests over. She has a can and a half of hairspray keeping the majestic halo aloft. And now it's time for her to get the rolls out of the oven... The oven stick makes some sense. Plus kids can make one out of a paint stick as a gift for Mom/Grandma.
I had a third-degree burn on my wrist due to touching a hot oven rack. I’ve had the scar for years. I wish I had on something like this years ago so I wouldn’t have to see the results of a hot oven rack every single time I look at my right hand.
i've seen sets of pans that come with just their own detachable handle like that that you switch between them. could be handy if you want to use more than one pot and not have to keep moving only one handle around!
As a kid my parents had a metal extra handle. You could use it on canned food to just heat up the can with the food inside. For larger pans. Maybe use two of them. We used it camping
The replacement handle-when you did the boiling water thing you picked a pot that had no lip. I really think that tool only works if there’s a lip. The fact that it does ratchet into place under the lip means you could get some sideways slippage but in theory it wouldn’t totally drop the pan. Still problematic with hot food since slippage could unbalance the load. If you like corn but eating off the cob isn’t your thing, that corn thing would be a great tool. I’m guessing it’s fresher, cheaper, and works better than a knife. Speaking as someone who occasionally burns my hands, I’m still meh on the push/pull thing. What’s wrong with a pot holder or silicone finger protector? The lemon thingy-I kind of like that zester. It’s a little at a time but I often skin a finger using a regular zester, and then I have to use something to get the zest off the tool and into the sauce or whatever. That looks like it’s more finger-safe and easier to get the zest where it should be. The rest of the tool, I’m not a fan.
Hey James, been watching you're channel for about half a year, discovered you through a water bottle review funnily enough. I hope you have a good new year and the stripper joke caught me off guard haha.
Glad you have some pans that don't look in perfect condition. Usually when you bring out old pans to review against new ones, they look so much better than mine lol. I am careful and clean them good but especially the outsides get dirty and scuffed lol I always think, how does he keep his pans so perfect?! Haha
This is one of the reasons that I like stainless steel and cast iron. Cast iron for obvious reasons and stainless because I'll take a drill/rotary tool to them with metal brushes once in a while if needed to make quick work of it.
The best use for the handle would be as an extra handle - very useful if you have some weakness or poor grip and need to stabilize or move something heavy that only has one handle.
I think that hot rack assistant is missing some sort of magnet component so you can stick it to your fridge or something to easily find it when you need it. My current solution is usually using a fork. I think I would prefer the assistant (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
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I like the old school glass reamer juicer . Mine has a nice wide , somewhat short reamer surrounded by a glass bowl , and is great for lemons , limes , oranges . Any citrus really . And since it isn't as long or narrow as the one you tried it doesn't try to cut it's way through the peel .
the oven rack push puller thing is literally just an object. You can use anything in place of it and do the same thing. I typically just use tongs to grip the racks.
I think the oven rack thing is useful. I have burnt my hand a few times even using oven mits to get the tray out of a counter top oven. That glass can be deadly.
The oven push pull gadget I wonder if you used the other end that appears to be for hanging for the basket in the air fryer? I've had similar gadgets over the years one that looked like a thick paint stick with a hook on the side for pulling and a half circle at the end for pushing, another called the oven devil looked a lot like yours except it only had a hook on the side the end looked just like yours without the extra hooks. Personally I use a wooden spoon slip between the wires pull out oven mitt to push in. I can't justify spending extra money for a single use gadget. For my air fryers I use tongs to pull out enough to get an oven mitt in.
My pans came with those type of handles and none attached, pretty hand for popping them in the oven tbf. Mine don't slip though they've silicone seals on them
The puller hook seems like one of them things you almost never need but that one or two times it gets used there a lifesaver. A few times over the years I’ve had to quickly move a hot rack and it’s always awkward and I’ve always come closet burning myself (luckily 41 years and only 2 burns both when I was a young kid, actually 3 but that third was me trying to cast white metal and an air pocket expanded sending molten metal flying, aka I was silly and got a smack on the wrist I was lucky I only got a small scar)
I rewatched the video, something I should note from the design of the replacement handle is it appears to be designed for use on cookware with a rim to lock into the handle. Also a secondary use of the handle could be adding a second opposing handle to a pot or pan to assist with lifting or carrying.
That oven pusher/puller, my dad was making those out of wood and selling them at the flea market years ago. I still have one. The corn thing, just stand the cob on end and use a sharp knife to cut the kernels off. I've been doing it that way for decades as have other people I bet.
No use under high heat for that pan handle. Also to expect that pan handle to pick up that pot of water was unrealistic given the size of the pot and it’s native handles.
I have tongs with a push pull feature on it. It looks quite similar, red silicone like that tool, but with two arms with a hook on each end. We use it in our counter oven ALL the time!
I have short arms (my family affectionately calls me "T-REX" ) so operating the oven racks is challenging. After watching this video, I ordered the Oven Rack Puller. Let me tell you, it immediately changed my life! No more burns on my arms & I am using the oven so much more! The feel of it is different than I expected & it's oddly satisfying. Many thanks, James, once again you have significantly improved my life!
I have a wooden rack puller that I've had for over 40 years...never think of it, I just use a hot pad or tongs. The corn thing works great, but honestly how often do you want fresh corn cut off the cob? If you want to make creamed corn it doesn't cut them correctly since the corn milk isn't being released. Fun vid, and glad you continue check I NG these things out for us.
so two of the item this time can be replaced with one item, the camping pot holder/gripper. Can replace both the oven tray pulling thing and the handle thing. Sturdier than the plastic grip thing, but it is not really for nonstick surfaces.
The corn peeler is the best in my opinion. You want to go back and forth b/c it can draw out the corn "milk", which you would want when making homemade creamed corn or corn pudding.
I would say these are pretty niche products, but I can see a couple of them being useful. The oven rack push-pull tool is great for keeping your hands away from hot oven racks, especially if you want to teach kids how to cook. The corn peeler was the most impressive in my opinion though. For the juicer, I think I would rather use a regular juicer, and then use a strainer to remove the pulp and seeds. It seems like you had to hold the juicer in a very specific way just to catch the pulp and seeds.
The push/pull tool is a fantastic idea, but I'd say once you've had the idea, you can use almost anything. Coat hanger. Cut your own notch in the handle of a wooden spoon. You definitely have options around your house. I'm actually debating going and modifying a wooden spoon right now.
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2:30 so it would probably fit better on one of the corners, I mean the handle is designed to grab onto round pans so it may get a better grip on the round corner of the squareish pan, it may be worth a try if you have one and it’s not gripping on the flat sides.
If you're a single guy, you don't need these things. You already got what you need. Replacement handle - Vise grips are perfect for the job. They might scratch up the pan a little, but not where it matters. Corn peeler - Get your fillet knife out of your tackle box, it works great. Just remember to wash the fish guts off first. Oven rack puller - Vise grips again. Lemon juicer - Cut it into quarters and squish them in your hand, it's not difficult and your hands will be all nice and clean after.😁
For the handle I would keep in mind that some people do like shaking pans to mix or flip. so shaking a pan in the air really isn't a bad way to test the handle, since people really DO do that sometimes. At work i shake pans all of the time. Its a quick way to mix without using a spoon. If a handle gradually slips on certain pans and you like to shake its probably not the best handle to have. I like the idea but i guess its only fair that it would grip some pan shapes better than others
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I have a wooden push pull rack that looks like a ruler and I say its a valuable tool, especially because Im in a wheelchair so getting close to the main oven is a challenge at any time. Being able to pull the rack out, grab the pan safely and push it back is very useful to me.
My situation too!
My stepmom found one at a handmade goods sale and gave it to me for Christmas years ago. I’m not in a wheelchair or anything like that, but I find it handy if I want to pull the rack out to do things like basting or to see if my baked goods are fully done.
I am in a chair too but am curious how do you get dishes out of the oven that require both hands? Or let me guess, you have a regular stove? We have a double wall oven so anything I take out of the oven requires me to hold with one hand while I move the chair over at least a few feet. Problem is if its really almost anything other than a cake, its too heavy for me to hold with one hand.
I made those in high school woodshop.
I use a metal coat hanger but it would be nice to have something safer
For a couple of these there are some accessibility benefits you didn’t highlight. The handle could be used to move a pan two handed and the rack grabber for tremors😊
I need rack grabber for baking while seated - bad knees!
We have the corn peeler and use it each year during canning. We peel several dozen ears each year and this is the best gadget we have found to make the job quick and easy.
I was exactly thinking about this for when I make my canned corn relish.
Corn peeler was a hit because the company didn't cheap out with plastic ... Nicely done James, happy new year from New York 🤟
It’s essentially a knife. Why would you use plastic!
@@barryhaley7430 Same reason there are plastic knives
@@bostonrailfan2427 Aren’t all vegetable peelers metal? At least the business part? Often handles are plastic. But not usually for cost. Often for comfort. OXO brand for example.
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The rack thingy and the pan handle seem like they're for people who are limited to one hand or have a limited reach. I actually think they'd be decent for my mum who has extremely limited movement in her shoulders, they'd extend her arm and limit her exposure to extreme heats.
The replacement handle looks like a nice solution for older people or those with problems gripping - now pans can have 2 handles, making it easier to lift and be more stable! Gonna get this for my mom.
Good point!
I also noticed that it seemed to start to lose its grip on round pans.
Corn peeler looks like a must have because we make what we call mexican corn. I have the pan handle in my camping gear because things happen. Great reviews
Happy New Year James. Two things that I must say. First, as far as the oven rack doo-dad goes, using a good pair of metal tongs does the job just as well and you probably have a pair to begin with. The second thing... The wife and I both love corn on the cob but as being seniors with no teeth, the corn stripper is ideal for us at the next barbecue/corn roast. I ordered a set of 2 after watching this video. Can't wait to see the look on our nieces face when we whip those suckers out.
My mom had no teeth since before I was born. She gained and lost a lot of weight so her dentures didn't fit anymore and they couldn't afford new ones so she ate everything with her gums. I mean everything, even steak. However, picnic season of course she couldn't eat corn on the cob like the rest of us so she placed the corn vertically on her plate then took a sharp knife and sawed the corn off the cob and was able to eat it. Where theres a will theres a way.
BTW, thru the years she could have gotten them but my dad and us kids were everything. She would never let anyone spend money on her. I think by that point she had gotten used to no teeth and she didn't look like most do without them.
I lost mine about 10 years ago and you better believe I got dentures!
I have metal tongs, but they're too big and bulky to fit around the wire of my toaster oven's metal rack. And I use my toaster oven way more often than my large oven, so it would be pretty handy to someone like me.
Wish you had tried the oven pushy -pully thing with something heavy on the rack to see what it was like to pull out.
right, as it didn't seem to be a true test with empty racks.
I have a wooden version of the rack puller that I got years ago from my dad and stepmom. She found it at a handmade goods sale and it was part of my Christmas present. I use it when I’m tooth picking my baked goods to see if they’re done or to baste meats.
The corn peeler would be great for people who like to prepare and freeze or can corn for the winter. I live in the upper Midwest, so corn is really cheap in August. This would make it easy cook a bunch and vac-seal packs for winter meals.
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The corn peeler I think is a great concept. The push part I think is to push into your container. Not a big fan of single use gadgets but that one is a might be worth it if you'd use it often.
I have the oven rack puller (mine’s a kitty I think?) and I use it all the time. I have a wall oven and am rather short so it’s a struggle to get out heavier casseroles etc by just reaching in. Also would be quite helpful for heavy or pregnant folks with wall ovens. Opened wall oven doors + bigger middles = challenging! Just saying!
I dunno about the pan handle for the house, but where I would use it is for camping. A lot of times we use pans, trays, cans or pots over a camp fire, a lot of times McGuyvered and would be handy to move hot stuff around.
That corn one looks great. I might get one. Looks so much easier and cleaner than using a chefs knife
@@bostonrailfan2427 …. id say getting sliced by the chefs knife compared to the peeler would be a pretty huge difference
@@bostonrailfan2427 It's totally different than using a chef knife, at least to me. The mechanics of using a chef knife is very different than using the peeler. With the chef knife, you need to break out the cutting board to do it safely. With the peeler, you can do it right over the bowl. I'd imagine the peeler is safer too, just as it's safer to use a peeler to peel a potato than using a chef/paring knife. But to each their own!
@@bostonrailfan2427 hope you never develop arthritis and cant safetly hold a knife.. ease up grumpypants
@@bostonrailfan2427 You would freehand cut that corn on the cob with a chef knife without using a cutting board? That seems a bit too haphazard for me. When I use a chef knife to cut corn, I hold the corn perpendicular to the cutting board with one hand, and then with the other hand, I take the chef knife and cut down from the top of the cob. That is a very different process than using the peeler.
@@bostonrailfan2427 did you just say a chefs knife and a peeler cut the same??? The only similarity is that they both have blades, peelers are more precise and you dont need a cutting board
I have the oven rack push pull device for my regular sized oven. As someone who's got an oversized fear of being burned, I like it. Easy to pull the rack out and then just pull the baking sheet etc off.
I could do with one, I ended up keeping cookies in the oven a little longer than intended this Christmas as I situated my pot holders and oven mitt in my hand to get the rack out without burning myself.
I usually use a fork to pull out the rack
@@vilkomen ...Now I feel stupid 😂
7:00 I have one of the oven sticks from the 1940s and it works amazing, I'm 44 years old. Mine is from an antique store and made of wood. Both my grandmothers used one and theirs also were made of wood. My one grandmother served in WWII in the Coast Guard so that should give you an idea of her prime times in the kitchen. This is a very old and at one time staple kitchen item.
If you have something heavy on a hoy oven rack two of those push/pull sticks can save you. As akid we made those at home from wood scraps.
That add on handle for pans can be hepful to give you two handles to better hadle a big pan. My parents had a cookware set tht came with ONE handle and you moved it from pan to pan. My dad found a parts store that sold replacements for kitchen stuff. We bought three extra handles and often used two at a time.
The pan handle replacement is better than risking burning yourself, even if it has mixed results. The one for corn seems handy if you find on the cob messy. Nice T shirt by the way, I like it.
It's also kind of a big risk of burning yourself. If it slips out, and you drop a pan of boiling food, that's not going to be pretty either.
@@ErwinHolland. My thought exactly.
The oven rack puller is perfect for someone in a wheelchair who’s just at the wrong height to reach the rack without burning your fingerprints off lol. I’m gunna buy one
My aunt has the push/pull oven stick and loves it so much that she gave them to everyone as Christmas gifts.
I bought the rack puller for my Ninja Foodie oven. Works like a dream! And the basket is easier to pull out if you use the hook at the other end of the utensil
the push /pull thing for oven racks would be a godsend for people with arthritis in their hands. i use locking tongs.
The replacement handle is similar to one made by Corning Ware decades ago. You could put a handle on a regular piece of Corning Ware, which was great when glass topped stoves first came out. You have to use flat bottomed pots and pans with glass topped stoves and they used to not manufacture a lot of those many years ago.
I own the oven rack puller and it is wonderful.
Absolutely love it
The handle reminded me of the same thing!
Came to say the same thing.
7:06 I just use metal tongs for the same effect while also doubling as something to actually pick up/flip over my food with intead of a one trick pony piece of plastic lol.
That corn stripper would make a good gift for my wife. LOL - She is one of those people who can not eat corn off the cob and always cuts it off with a knife. That tool you showed looked like it worked pretty well. Thanks for all the products you test!!
The extra handle also useful if hot hand dexterity/reduced power in arm by adding a, 2nd handle on pan giving 2 points to lift from.
Sweetcorn peeler far safer than knife for hand dexterity
Rack pull awesome for me in wheelchair I am often at wrong height getting fingers burnt so pulling out rack safely enables safer transfer of goodies from oven.
Juicer I would say most kitchens already have there go to juicer
I wonder, with weight on a rack ie, something just finished baking, if the push/pull red handle would work as well ??? Just thinking it may be a little harder to push/pull something out of an oven if it had a full, heavy pan on the rack !?? 💕💕🐾🐾🇦🇺🇦🇺xoxox P.S. Love your shirt ! xoxox
I like that corn stripper, pretty fast! Also, maybe the other end of that rack puller would work for tighter ovens? I like it though!
The extra handle might work well for someone like me who has very weak and arthritic hands by adding a second handle to say a saucepan or something. Pouring leftovers into a container is impossible for me with just 1 hand. If I had 2 handles, the contents may not be heavy but it might be one less area that I have to ask my husband to help with. Many times I don't think you realize that many gadgets would be of use to the disabled. I am a long time viewer/subscriber and this one area bothers me. Thanks, love your channel as always
Hey James. Happy 2023 to you & your family. Love your channel, been watching for about 4 years now. Just so ya know, many of the products you review end up being in viral & sponsored videos: months/years after you initially review them (e.g. DudePerfect: Overtime, Your Daily Dose of Internet, etc.). Your reviews are always top notch & authentic & you've got a great eye for gadgets. Purchased quite a few based on your reviews & my experiences have always been identical/similar to yours.
Great job on the detail of these kitchen gadgets. Thank you.😊
I have an oven rack puller! It is called a wooden spoon. I use the long handle to slide it out and push it back in. $1.00 at Dollar Tree (pre $1.25)
I think most of us ladies do use a wooden spoon for lots of things. 🤣🤣
Yeah I can't see the use for it considering I can grab any number of random things to do the same job.
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I have a wooden push/pull rack device. My daughter is afraid of the oven (Aspberger's) and this tool helps her be able to cook without a big fear of burning herself. Has been the best gadget I have.
As an iowan the corn tool is a must. I have one like it and it's way better then using a knife
I have owned the corn peeler for a few years now. I bought it off of QVC of all places. Works perfectly and I wouldn't be without it during summer corn season.👍👍
I have the push-puller. I love it. I use mine on a full size over. It’s great. It’s easier than having to grab a glove or pot holder and put it away. I just have mine in a tool holder on my counter. It’s so convenient.
The corn peeler looks great, the oven rack puller is something I have wanted to get for quite a long time but never think of looking for one, I already have a lemon reamer/juicer that is similar to that one but without the seed catcher, and it has a zester on one end. A tip for people who have something with a similar zester, they are also great to use on a hard brick of butter to basically zest some butter off which will soften almost instantly to spread on toast in the morning. The handle is basically worthless, if you break the handle off a pan, you may as well put the money towards a new pan instead of a handle that may or may not work.
One little note... that was your heaviest frying pan? Are you saying you do not have any cast iron skillets? The original kitchen workhorse? I am stunned, James! Maybe you need to do a test on a few different cast iron skillets.
Just found a three pack of those corn strippers, or similar ones, on Amazon Canada for the great price of $11.99 with a $3 off coupon, so three of them for $9 CAN! Can't top that deal! They will be in my hands on Sunday. 😁
As someone with 10 yrs of culinary experience I think the oven rack puller is a great idea for people with limited experienced in a kitchen
I present to you.... a fork!
or, in my case, a lack of depth perception - seems like this could be safer
The oven rack thing looked good. Burned myself on the toaster oven several times. I grabbed an unused paint stirring stick and my dremel tool and made a free one in about 5 minutes lol
You remind me of my Stepfather who was so handy. Very clever man.
I love gadgets! Thanks for trying some out. Keep these videos coming, please.
My sister in law got one of the oven rack pullers when they remodelled and put in double wall ovens. The upper oven is pretty high and is easy for her to burn her arm when reaching up to pull out the rack. The oven rack puller has eliminated that problem.
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Maybe the pull push feature is to keep the blades from cutting you. I think it’s a great idea
I have the push/pull
Silicone thingy. I did have a smaller oven but I love it to pull the racks out farther to avoid burning my hands
Quick kitchen hack to replace that puller. Take an old fork and use a pair of pliers to bend the last half inch or so of the tines over. Serves the exact same purpose just as well for a fraction of the price. Works wonderfully with toaster ovens.
I have a similar oven rack tool that I use with my big oven. It has roller racks and I use it to hold the rack in place while I lift off or place something on the shelf so it doesn’t roll. I also use it with spaghetti to pull out a strand to test doneness.
Lemons will squeeze more easily and give more juice if you roll them on the counter with your palm, putting some pressure on the top. Then cut & squeeze them.
Thank you for the reviews James!
OK imagine you are in Texas and your Texas mom has just had her hair done for the holiday with 30 guests over. She has a can and a half of hairspray keeping the majestic halo aloft. And now it's time for her to get the rolls out of the oven... The oven stick makes some sense. Plus kids can make one out of a paint stick as a gift for Mom/Grandma.
I had a third-degree burn on my wrist due to touching a hot oven rack. I’ve had the scar for years. I wish I had on something like this years ago so I wouldn’t have to see the results of a hot oven rack every single time I look at my right hand.
i've seen sets of pans that come with just their own detachable handle like that that you switch between them. could be handy if you want to use more than one pot and not have to keep moving only one handle around!
As a kid my parents had a metal extra handle. You could use it on canned food to just heat up the can with the food inside. For larger pans. Maybe use two of them. We used it camping
The replacement handle-when you did the boiling water thing you picked a pot that had no lip. I really think that tool only works if there’s a lip. The fact that it does ratchet into place under the lip means you could get some sideways slippage but in theory it wouldn’t totally drop the pan. Still problematic with hot food since slippage could unbalance the load.
If you like corn but eating off the cob isn’t your thing, that corn thing would be a great tool. I’m guessing it’s fresher, cheaper, and works better than a knife.
Speaking as someone who occasionally burns my hands, I’m still meh on the push/pull thing. What’s wrong with a pot holder or silicone finger protector?
The lemon thingy-I kind of like that zester. It’s a little at a time but I often skin a finger using a regular zester, and then I have to use something to get the zest off the tool and into the sauce or whatever. That looks like it’s more finger-safe and easier to get the zest where it should be. The rest of the tool, I’m not a fan.
The rack puller/pusher has actually been around for decades (at least in the south anyway) The ones I have are wood and we call it a 'rack jack'
I use a simple metal old fashioned bottle cap opener (the kind with a pin) to pull out grills - it works well.
That is the first corn de-cobber I've seen that actually does what I would call a passable job. I may get one
Hey James, been watching you're channel for about half a year, discovered you through a water bottle review funnily enough. I hope you have a good new year and the stripper joke caught me off guard haha.
As an older couple I can see the over rack grabber as having real benefit to us. The hands just don't want to work as well as they used to.
Julia Child used to often use a wooden oven rack push/pull all the time, that was just a version of that.
Glad you have some pans that don't look in perfect condition. Usually when you bring out old pans to review against new ones, they look so much better than mine lol. I am careful and clean them good but especially the outsides get dirty and scuffed lol I always think, how does he keep his pans so perfect?! Haha
This is one of the reasons that I like stainless steel and cast iron. Cast iron for obvious reasons and stainless because I'll take a drill/rotary tool to them with metal brushes once in a while if needed to make quick work of it.
@@james0000 oh good tip. 😁👍
Stripper and pull your rack out in the same video. 😂
I was impressed with the corn peeler. Those of us who like fresh corn but can't eat it off the cob (like with dentures) will appreciate this gadget.
The best use for the handle would be as an extra handle - very useful if you have some weakness or poor grip and need to stabilize or move something heavy that only has one handle.
I have arthritis & was thinking how nice that would help me carry pans.
I think that hot rack assistant is missing some sort of magnet component so you can stick it to your fridge or something to easily find it when you need it. My current solution is usually using a fork. I think I would prefer the assistant (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
I would superglue a magnet to the backside of the puller.
@@lucycliburn2344 I'm not sure the heat rating for super glue. Maybe some so of resin that can withstand high heats? I know during the curing process they get rather hot, so I would think once fully set that at least some could take high heat near it without melting.
I like the old school glass reamer juicer . Mine has a nice wide , somewhat short reamer surrounded by a glass bowl , and is great for lemons , limes , oranges . Any citrus really . And since it isn't as long or narrow as the one you tried it doesn't try to cut it's way through the peel .
the oven rack push puller thing is literally just an object. You can use anything in place of it and do the same thing. I typically just use tongs to grip the racks.
I think the oven rack thing is useful. I have burnt my hand a few times even using oven mits to get the tray out of a counter top oven. That glass can be deadly.
The oven one use a spachinle or one of two prong fork
I enjoyed the variety of these things today ♡ I want the Venus fly trap thing!
The oven push pull gadget I wonder if you used the other end that appears to be for hanging for the basket in the air fryer? I've had similar gadgets over the years one that looked like a thick paint stick with a hook on the side for pulling and a half circle at the end for pushing, another called the oven devil looked a lot like yours except it only had a hook on the side the end looked just like yours without the extra hooks. Personally I use a wooden spoon slip between the wires pull out oven mitt to push in. I can't justify spending extra money for a single use gadget. For my air fryers I use tongs to pull out enough to get an oven mitt in.
I have a wood version of the oven puller thing. Interesting ! it was a hand me down from a aunt
I have a wooden one as well.
I also have a wood oven rack push/puller, it's in the shape of a running jumping squirrel.
The handle is basicly same as Tefal ingenio series, although those are designed for that series only. Very handy though esp for washing
I made one of those push puller things in wood shop class back in 1993-94
Same here!
My pans came with those type of handles and none attached, pretty hand for popping them in the oven tbf. Mine don't slip though they've silicone seals on them
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The puller hook seems like one of them things you almost never need but that one or two times it gets used there a lifesaver.
A few times over the years I’ve had to quickly move a hot rack and it’s always awkward and I’ve always come closet burning myself (luckily 41 years and only 2 burns both when I was a young kid, actually 3 but that third was me trying to cast white metal and an air pocket expanded sending molten metal flying, aka I was silly and got a smack on the wrist I was lucky I only got a small scar)
I really like that corn stripper, a lot. I would absolutely buy that
I rewatched the video, something I should note from the design of the replacement handle is it appears to be designed for use on cookware with a rim to lock into the handle. Also a secondary use of the handle could be adding a second opposing handle to a pot or pan to assist with lifting or carrying.
That oven pusher/puller, my dad was making those out of wood and selling them at the flea market years ago. I still have one.
The corn thing, just stand the cob on end and use a sharp knife to cut the kernels off. I've been doing it that way for decades as have other people I bet.
No use under high heat for that pan handle. Also to expect that pan handle to pick up that pot of water was unrealistic given the size of the pot and it’s native handles.
I have tongs with a push pull feature on it. It looks quite similar, red silicone like that tool, but with two arms with a hook on each end. We use it in our counter oven ALL the time!
that corn one was so satisfying to watch
I have a specific square spoon I use to pull my oven rack out and this seems like a straight upgrade. I wish it was metal though
The silicone is probably actually better because it won't transfer the heat throughout the tool nearly as quickly as metal will.
I have short arms (my family affectionately calls me "T-REX" ) so operating the oven racks is challenging. After watching this video, I ordered the Oven Rack Puller. Let me tell you, it immediately changed my life! No more burns on my arms & I am using the oven so much more! The feel of it is different than I expected & it's oddly satisfying. Many thanks, James, once again you have significantly improved my life!
I have a wooden push pull they have been around for ever. I use it on my regular over no problem.
With all that lemon juice, I was expecting (at the end of the video) you to be sitting at the end of your driveway selling lemonade. 🤣
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I feel the same!
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I have a wooden rack puller that I've had for over 40 years...never think of it, I just use a hot pad or tongs.
The corn thing works great, but honestly how often do you want fresh corn cut off the cob? If you want to make creamed corn it doesn't cut them correctly since the corn milk isn't being released.
Fun vid, and glad you continue check I NG these things out for us.
I absolutely love my oven rack tool.
When my dad 1st got dentures he still loved fresh corn on the cob but couldn't eat it. That's would have been a great device.
so two of the item this time can be replaced with one item, the camping pot holder/gripper. Can replace both the oven tray pulling thing and the handle thing. Sturdier than the plastic grip thing, but it is not really for nonstick surfaces.
Thanks James for adding another video, I love em. I think the only thing I would actually buy is the corn 🌽 stripper.
The corn peeler is the best in my opinion. You want to go back and forth b/c it can draw out the corn "milk", which you would want when making homemade creamed corn or corn pudding.
I would say these are pretty niche products, but I can see a couple of them being useful. The oven rack push-pull tool is great for keeping your hands away from hot oven racks, especially if you want to teach kids how to cook. The corn peeler was the most impressive in my opinion though. For the juicer, I think I would rather use a regular juicer, and then use a strainer to remove the pulp and seeds. It seems like you had to hold the juicer in a very specific way just to catch the pulp and seeds.
The push/pull tool is a fantastic idea, but I'd say once you've had the idea, you can use almost anything. Coat hanger. Cut your own notch in the handle of a wooden spoon. You definitely have options around your house. I'm actually debating going and modifying a wooden spoon right now.
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2:30 so it would probably fit better on one of the corners, I mean the handle is designed to grab onto round pans so it may get a better grip on the round corner of the squareish pan, it may be worth a try if you have one and it’s not gripping on the flat sides.
If you're a single guy, you don't need these things. You already got what you need.
Replacement handle - Vise grips are perfect for the job. They might scratch up the pan a little, but not where it matters.
Corn peeler - Get your fillet knife out of your tackle box, it works great. Just remember to wash the fish guts off first.
Oven rack puller - Vise grips again.
Lemon juicer - Cut it into quarters and squish them in your hand, it's not difficult and your hands will be all nice and clean after.😁
I got a replacement pot handle from Amazon and it works great 👍
For the handle I would keep in mind that some people do like shaking pans to mix or flip. so shaking a pan in the air really isn't a bad way to test the handle, since people really DO do that sometimes. At work i shake pans all of the time. Its a quick way to mix without using a spoon. If a handle gradually slips on certain pans and you like to shake its probably not the best handle to have. I like the idea but i guess its only fair that it would grip some pan shapes better than others