Natasha I used to buy curly wurly at gas stations in Bavaria/Poland every time I see it, it was always incredibly hard and I actually ate it by pushing it out of the wrap and breaking pieces off. I thought it was supposed to be rock hard, sort of like a DAIM bar.
Curly Wurly in Australia are always chewey I have found. We have Curly Wurly squiggles which I am currently eating. They give your jaw a nice little workout.
@@dillonh321 It doesn't work that way. Reducing the power just makes it cycle off and on over several seconds. 50% power is on full power for 5 seconds then off for 5 seconds. 10% is on full power for 1 second and off for 9. They're not all on a 10 second cycle, but none of them cycle fast enough to heat evenly over 30 seconds. The water actually absorbs some of the power, reducing it evenly.
Something for you s’mores lovers to try indoors... Walmart.com has “stuffed puffs” (don’t use amazon, they’re super expensive there)... put 1 on a gc square in a toaster oven... one toast cycle (450 for 4 minutes) it toasts the mallow nicely and there is chocolate in the mallow... I love it (I do it in my air fryer oven on 400 for 4 minutes, but it’s not as good..the extra 50 degrees make the difference
It would have been interesting to see you microwave a s'mores just on a plate to see if the product actually does anything. Because I kind of have my doubts.
We make ours on a plate in the microwave, taste fine! Marshmallow is perfect, chocolate melts and crackers are really good!. No need for the plastic water thingy 😊
The guest appearance of that dog is like looking for Hitchcock in any of his films. You can't look at anything else until the dog has been seen and awwwwww'ed over. lol
Some suggestions for UK candy bars to try Crunchie Toffee crisp Kinder Bueno Starbar Galaxy Ripple Wispa gold Cadbury Marvelous Creations Jaffa cakes I have picked things that are very different to what is available in the USA
They do sell peanut butter and cheese crackers snacks. I bought some on sale, a few months ago. I like cheese crackers and I like peanut butter crackers. But, the union of the two flavors just seems to make something kinda bland.
I was just about to comment this lol. I think the instructions were telling him that he could make either a cheese cracker or a peanut butter cracker lol
What a trip down memory lane, the Marathon Bar! My mom used to decorate a carousel birthday cake with the Marathon used as supports for the carousel roof! Thanks for this one! The Curly Whirly is chewier because it was refrigerated which stiffens the caramel.
Hi James, here in the UK we did have a chocolate bar called Marathon, but you'll know them as SNICKERS, which is what we now call them too. Regarding the Curly Wurly, sadly to keep costs down they have shrunk and the recipe has no doubt changed to reduce sugar. :)
It's a good day when I log on and see a new Freakin' Reviews video upload. I was hoping you would make a s'more in the microwave without the maker because it doesn't seem the thing does anything.
@@dominicw8868 I think she was saying that he grew up, so the candy bar that he remembered as a child seemed bigger than now as he grew aka he's bigger its smaller. Then I think she was saying that the reason it was chewy was because it was cold. I think, I could be wrong though.
@@danny___928 I didn't mean it that way tho... He is very articulate and funny, I enjoy him talk about this stuff, especially when the products are crappy, nothing creepy on my end of the spectrum.
Weirdly never thought of putting peanut butter with cheese before! I mean, they're both savoury and cheese usualy goes with everything.... so why not :O
Dutch peanutbutter is not as sweet as American peanutbutter. It pairs well with chili pepper, possibly not too bad with cheese either. Also pairs great with chocolate sprinkles.
I'm always surprised at how many people never think about peanut butter and cheese. I mean every grocery and convenience store I've ever been in his packs of cracker sandwiches with cheese crackers and peanut butter filling. I always figured everyone knew about it. :-)
Hi from the U.K. In the U.K. we had marathon bars which where renamed snicker bars. They have hazel nuts and nougat in them covered in chocolate. The curly wurly is just soft caramel with chocolate on top. We put ours in the fridge so they snap when cold. Yes they are chewy buts that’s the fun of them.
@@Freakinreviews well maybe we do have some healthy food but it all depends on what you like I have a local farm shop that make the best scotch eggs I've ever had but they are pretty pricey so I only get them once in a while.
We LOVE the Curly Wurly! I ordered a bunch for my wife several months ago and she's been rationing them. The trick is to freeze them for a while then smash them into pieces. The pieces melt in your mouth.
I remember the Marathon Bar and yes, it wasn't THAT chewy! I loved that candy bar too. I had found the UK version a while ago but didn't order it. 40 years ago! Where has the time gone?!?!? The best part of S'mores is the charred marshmallow. Microwaves can't replicate that but the stove top can.
On thinner items, I think I would just watch through the window for the desired melting and stop it there. I don’t think I’ve seen a product yet that I need to rush out and buy. Most are just marketing gimmicks that that just waste space to make an already easy job easier. That being said, I find myself itching for your next video! I love your reviews and you are among the best of the best TH-cam reviewers! Keep ‘em coming! And as always, we need more Bailey! 😎
I have this thing and actually dp use it for smores although I think they meant cheese or peanut butter for the Ritz. Can't believe how messy the cheese and peanut butter was! Lol. I like the idea of experimenting with different ingredients though!!
My brother got me this for mothers day 3 years ago. He even got me the little box where you can put all of your s'mores supplies in. It works and it's fine but I learned that putting the Graham cracker in the microwave with the marshmallow for 10 seconds then slapping the chocolate and other cracker on top works just fine. Plus, we love roasting the marshmallows over the fire pit on a nice fall night. It's nothing like it. So it's fine, it works. But idk why it's useful. It's easier to make s'mores a different way. Plus you dont get that smoky flavor from an open flame over a fire pit.
Same memory and I ordered these three different times... just as I remember! I smiled when I heard you were trying a candy bar coming from the UK that you remembered as a child!! 🥰
Moved here in 2004 from the UK and can tell you *there are loads of other chocolate bars & candies* you'll absolutely love when you visit. Thanks for this video reminding me of my youth. Look forward to your next adventure. 😉
The microwave provides an inflation effect that campfire s'mores are lacking. I agree that toasted marshmallows are better than microwaved marshmallows, but in a s'more I don't think it matters.
Bro, I was in the same boat! As a kid I loved Marathon Bars. Then we moved to Alaska and they didn’t have them here. Later as a young adult I looked and looked for them with no luck. And then a few years I got to dreaming about them again. Some time spent on the interwebs lead me to the Curly Wurly. And now life is complete again!! We do an order once a year or so.
I cannot believe how noone has invented a gadget to roast marsmellows, Imagine a plastic stick with a turning handle in which you impale a mellow on, then a simple candle underneath in which you can control the distance to and from the mellow. Thatd be sick as you could roast it however you'd like it, and you wouldnt need to make an big camp fire to do it! actual revolutionary.
I don't know your age but you were probably a lot smaller 40+ years ago, so your perspective has changed. When I was in my mid-30s I had the chance to walk through the house that I grew up in, from the age of about 5 to 14. I was astonished at how much smaller it was than I remembered.
You're actually such a awesome person and honestly very inspiring I don't know but it just feels really good when I watch your videos makes me feel forget everything bad that's been happening lately specially with this pandemic going on thanks for making such awesome videos and I hope you and your family always stay safe ❤️ and please never stop making these videos means a world to me thanks for making my life just that little bit better I even watch your videos on repeat because you sometimes make so funny comments about products it never gets old....😋😊
And from a Brit that used to be around that long ago, we used to have a Marathon bar that's what now gets called a Snickers, and your Milky Way is what we call a Mars Bar, and I have no idea what you call our Milky Way (small bars with lighter fluffier caramel.
US version of Milky Way is what a Mars bar is in the UK ...the nearest thing to a UK Milky Way could be US Three Musketeers... the UK Milky Way has like a soft vanilla filling and doesn't have any caramel at all
Try marzipan when in Europe. It's sweetened almond paste. Best coated with dark chocolate. In my experience, either you love it or you loathe it. I love it, so when we lived in Europe, everyone in the family gave me theirs!
My mom has a really cool Coleman brand s'mores maker. You put the ingredients together in it then latch it closed and hold over a fire. I don't like how messy s'mores are so I break up the graham crackers, layer it like you're supposed to and eat it with a fork. It works great.
Did they suggest a Salty Dog s’more? I learned that one at Girl Scout camp in the 70s. It’s saltines, a Brach’s caramel and a marshmallow. It’s so good! As for the microwave to make s’mores, that’s a bit sacrilegious. S’mores need to have marshmallows that get perfectly toasted and caramelized on the outside and melty on the inside. I guess if I was desperately hankering for a s’mores, it might tide me over, but I think I’d rather try to use the smallest burner on my gas stove.
Do you even need the s'mores maker? The arms don't seem to exert any pressure on them, so I'm wondering if just putting them in the microwave and pressing on them afterwards will do exactly the same.
I got my husband this s’mores maker a few years ago, I believe we sold it on a garage sale last year. It worked perfectly but we just did not use it more than once every 2 years. As for chocolate bar - Europe has way better chocolate than the US. I just basically stopped eating it when I moved here (except a few expensive chocolate bars but this is a rare treat)
If you can let your guard down, the wrapped Keebler cheese cracker peanut butter sandwiches can be good sometimes. But that's a different realm of snacking that doesn't involve a microwave.
I actually have one of these s'more maker or had I dont know if it is still around but I was really surprised when it was still crunchy.. not a bad gadget but I still like holding the marshmallow over the stove
Omg I been telling my kids about the Marathon candy bar for years, I can’t believe you’ve demonstrated one! It was one of my Cherished memories and favorite candy bars I haven’t seen in 30 years
Hi James, love your videos, I’m in my late 60’s and man o man did you bring back some sweet memories. And yes marathon bars where at the top of my list. Along with burnt peanuts, good and plenty, and bemens gum. Good job James
In the UK in the 1970, a marathon was a different bar to the USA our Marathons are now called Snickers. Cury-wurlies were always called that and in the UK we have a thing called shrinkflation whereby the price goes up and the size of the items get smaller. Also the caramel would have been a lot softer if it was consumed at room temperature.
I remember Marathon bars! They were one of my favorites because they were so long. Too bad the Curly Wurly wasn't quite the same. I was about to order some.
I remember Sorted Food doing that smores maker a couple of years ago. For what you get and what it does, it's horrendously expensive. You could do the same thing with a glass of water and two small plates. At the end of it, you could always blowtorch the marshmallows to get the char on them, too.
I like the idea of the graham cracker getting steamed a bit. I have trouble chewing really crispy things. My 9 yr old nephew would get into making these! Yes! The marathon bar was really chewy. Thats one of the reasons i loved it so much! Youre right it was a lot thicker. My absolute favorite was the Powerhouse bar! Ive never found it made under another name though 🙁
Always fun to watch your review videos. Reasonably objective, and you give it an honest shot as usual. I wonder what the water is for? Probably to offset some of the microwave's power and provide a more even warming effect. I do recall some tips about cooking certain things with a cup of water. Huh, PB and cheese. I haven't had that in years. Yeah, it's a thing. It's an odd sounding combination that just works (not as well as say, PB and Chocolate, but it's still pretty solid). It's partly psychological, as most subjective things are. If you go in expecting it to taste off or bad, it's not surprising that you won't enjoy it much. That said, naturally it's not for everyone. If you like cheese and you like PB, it should work. And of course the bar is chewy, the caramel hardened in the fridge. If it was room temperature it would be much softer.
I used to make microwaved s'mores as a kid with Ritz crackers. There's also cheddar peanut butter crackers so that isn't weird. At least its smooth plastic so the cheese came off easily.
We do have curly wurly in germany too - back in the 70 it was named 3 musketiere (3 musketeers) and it is the same taste as back in time. I really miss some of the childhood snacks. Thanks for your great reviews - I love every single one of them, even if I can´t get most of the thing here. Greeting and stay healthy
The curly wurly is more toffee, its meant to be soft, also one of the few sweets that hasn't lost tooooo much weight over the years! A Snickers here is what a marathon used to be called (it changed in the 80's I think) but they are TOTALLY different, it has peanuts in it. I don't mind sending 1
interesting, the curly wurly when put in fridge used to snap for me, (uk based) also we had a bar called marathon, but had to change it to snickers, never had the same effect
Should have tested with a regular plate. See if the water and arms are actually doing anything. I've made many a smore in the microwave without a water reservoir.
I just ate a curlywurly for the first time thanks to my cousins specialty candy store! I love it! It has a good chocolate and caramel taste. The other taste I get reminds me of a heath bar with out the toffee crunch. I give it a solid 👍.
so what does the "maker" do other than having the "arms" to hold down the cracker while the mashmallow melts? and the water reservoir to hold some water (which you can do with a small cup).
You can easily do this without the gadget though, I've been making s'mores in the microwave for years :) Just a plate with cracker, chocolate and marshmallow. When you put it in the microwave, the marshmallow will start to inflate (with is hilarious lol) and after a couple of seconds (10-15?) deflate again. That's when I take it out, put on the other cracker and you got a perfect s'more!
Snickers in the UK used to be known as a Marathon bar. Its interesting the brand name Marathon was applied to the US equivalent to the Cadbury Curly Wurly!
Cold sharp cheddar with peanut butter is actually good. I was on a diet for medical reasons once and couldn't eat the cheese and peanut butter crackers I like, so I heard that you can use the cheese and peanut butter, and I was surprised to fine that I actually like it better than the cheese and peanut butter crackers.
Walking around the kitchen eating something crunchy and finally ending up eating over the sink... Yup thats me! Lol
@land of Lincoln uh because there's more to the video? Did you even finish watching it?
You in mate lol
For that’s a whose mood
The caramel in the curly wurly probably got chewier from being cold.
Actually if you cool them enough they do actually break, however they do warm up quick to be chewy in the mouth. (source: I'm british)
@@ReclusiveQueen You are correct. They sell them in the Netherlands aswell.
Natasha I used to buy curly wurly at gas stations in Bavaria/Poland every time I see it, it was always incredibly hard and I actually ate it by pushing it out of the wrap and breaking pieces off. I thought it was supposed to be rock hard, sort of like a DAIM bar.
@@ironnoriboi Where? I live there too and now I'd like to try it!
Curly Wurly in Australia are always chewey I have found. We have Curly Wurly squiggles which I am currently eating. They give your jaw a nice little workout.
Looks like same could be accomplished by putting a cup of water in the microwave with a plate
It doesn't even need water.
@@meauxjeaux431 The water absorbs some of the microwave energy to allow the marshmallow and chocolate to melt slower and more evenly.
@@Bob5mith
Or you can reduce the power
@@dillonh321 It doesn't work that way. Reducing the power just makes it cycle off and on over several seconds. 50% power is on full power for 5 seconds then off for 5 seconds. 10% is on full power for 1 second and off for 9. They're not all on a 10 second cycle, but none of them cycle fast enough to heat evenly over 30 seconds. The water actually absorbs some of the power, reducing it evenly.
@@Bob5mith thanks for that little tidbit of info!
Would have liked to see you do a "is this even necessary" segment where you just tried microwaving a smore on a plate and seeing the difference
NO difference !
See, but I like my marshmallow toasted, it’s all about that burnt flavor. Just saying
Yeah that's something a microwave just can't duplicate.
Yeah, a marshmallow isn't done properly till you have to blow it out.
Something for you s’mores lovers to try indoors... Walmart.com has “stuffed puffs” (don’t use amazon, they’re super expensive there)... put 1 on a gc square in a toaster oven... one toast cycle (450 for 4 minutes) it toasts the mallow nicely and there is chocolate in the mallow... I love it (I do it in my air fryer oven on 400 for 4 minutes, but it’s not as good..the extra 50 degrees make the difference
I was thinking the same thing. He needed to light the marshmallows on fire first. 😂
@@juliebaker6969 you are sooo right! it's not a S'more if you don't get some 'CHAR' on it!...
S'mores are for eating around a fire with friends or family.
Alone, in the kitchen, over the sink takes away the appeal for me.
I just throw them in the fire and get a bag of chips and a beer instead ;)
Putting it that way makes this device seem extremely depressing.
nah smores are good any time of the day
Smores poptarts are really good and a lot easier than this mess.
ya, but at the same time, it looks perfect for that time of the month.
It would have been interesting to see you microwave a s'mores just on a plate to see if the product actually does anything. Because I kind of have my doubts.
Without the water the marshmallow gets crunchy.
@@kellylaliberte548 And the cracker would get chewy. Like when you microwave pizza.
We make ours on a plate in the microwave, taste fine! Marshmallow is perfect, chocolate melts and crackers are really good!. No need for the plastic water thingy 😊
@@kellylaliberte548 Couldn't you just put a cup of water in with it?
@@joehatch1602 yes you could. works great for microwaving leftover pizza as well
The guest appearance of that dog is like looking for Hitchcock in any of his films. You can't look at anything else until the dog has been seen and awwwwww'ed over. lol
Some suggestions for UK candy bars to try
Crunchie
Toffee crisp
Kinder Bueno
Starbar
Galaxy Ripple
Wispa gold
Cadbury Marvelous Creations
Jaffa cakes
I have picked things that are very different to what is available in the USA
Those are some great candy names.
Freakin' Reviews u need to do a video on trying some British candy
@@Freakinreviews you need to try bombay mix, it's a savoury snack
Kinder Bueno isn't a UK brand
We have kinder bueno in the USA btw
Every bite he takes he goes to a different location in the kitchen
This comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭
S'mores make you teleport! I only came for the Curly wuirly attempt, now I gotta try melted marchmallow and chocolate
Peanut butter and cheese on Ritz sounds like a college emergency food, to me.
They do sell peanut butter and cheese crackers snacks. I bought some on sale, a few months ago. I like cheese crackers and I like peanut butter crackers. But, the union of the two flavors just seems to make something kinda bland.
Peanut butter on Ritz, cheese on saltines. Anything else is uncivilized. 😁👍
Wish you would have also tried making a 30 second s’more on a plate without the s’mores maker. Wonder how necessary that product is.
It's totally useless ! You can do the same thing by just microwaving them, then mash them down using your own hands...which just happens to be FREE !
Theres cheese crackers and peanut butter
I was just about to comment this lol. I think the instructions were telling him that he could make either a cheese cracker or a peanut butter cracker lol
Ritz has had both peanut butter and cheese crackers. Not in the same sandwich.
That's what I was thinking, of course those orange crackers don't taste like real cheese....
What a trip down memory lane, the Marathon Bar! My mom used to decorate a carousel birthday cake with the Marathon used as supports for the carousel roof! Thanks for this one! The Curly Whirly is chewier because it was refrigerated which stiffens the caramel.
Looks fun, & children would love making these.
Yes its probably great for kids
Hi James, here in the UK we did have a chocolate bar called Marathon, but you'll know them as SNICKERS, which is what we now call them too. Regarding the Curly Wurly, sadly to keep costs down they have shrunk and the recipe has no doubt changed to reduce sugar. :)
It's a good day when I log on and see a new Freakin' Reviews video upload. I was hoping you would make a s'more in the microwave without the maker because it doesn't seem the thing does anything.
Other than the hands that hold it in place and the water reservoir, which must do something...
@@Freakinreviews it doesnt do much tho
It’s smaller: You’re bigger.
It’s chewier: It’s cold.
Ya welcome. 😉 Thanks for a great video.
What? Sarah you got me stumped
@@dominicw8868 I think she was saying that he grew up, so the candy bar that he remembered as a child seemed bigger than now as he grew aka he's bigger its smaller. Then I think she was saying that the reason it was chewy was because it was cold. I think, I could be wrong though.
@@brirader3621 Be confident, of course she was lmao
I’m so addicted to this channel lol, can’t stop watching!
The jump cuts of you nom noming down on your smores made me giggle!
Yea but you can just use a plate though, you don't need this thing at all
For real!! That’s just something you can spend your money on or have your kids begging for because it looks like a toy, LMAOO!!
It’s just gonna end up breaking and being thrown away 😂
Just me that watches these but doesnt watch it for the product?
You ar not alone! Haha
I watch these *because* I know I will never buy any of the products.
damn steve buscemi i agree he is so fine , daddy vibes definitely. mmm mmm mmm
@@danny___928 I didn't mean it that way tho... He is very articulate and funny, I enjoy him talk about this stuff, especially when the products are crappy, nothing creepy on my end of the spectrum.
Weirdly never thought of putting peanut butter with cheese before! I mean, they're both savoury and cheese usualy goes with everything.... so why not :O
It wasn't terrible. I just felt my brain trying to figure out what to do with that combination.
No ma'am
Dutch peanutbutter is not as sweet as American peanutbutter. It pairs well with chili pepper, possibly not too bad with cheese either. Also pairs great with chocolate sprinkles.
I'm always surprised at how many people never think about peanut butter and cheese. I mean every grocery and convenience store I've ever been in his packs of cracker sandwiches with cheese crackers and peanut butter filling. I always figured everyone knew about it. :-)
@@ahandsomefridge it depends on the kind of American peanut butter. Natural peanut butter isn't sweetened.
James White and the Curly Wurly bar...words that just go together :-)
Great video!
We love These bars in UK , everything was bigger & thicker in the 80's 😃
chocolate seemed bigger in the 70's 🤪
Hi from the U.K. In the U.K. we had marathon bars which where renamed snicker bars. They have hazel nuts and nougat in them covered in chocolate.
The curly wurly is just soft caramel with chocolate on top. We put ours in the fridge so they snap when cold. Yes they are chewy buts that’s the fun of them.
If you try English candy I'd recommend a double decker bar it's a fun British chocolate.
I can't wait to go over there and lose all of my gym progress trying all of the interesting food.
@@Freakinreviews well maybe we do have some healthy food but it all depends on what you like I have a local farm shop that make the best scotch eggs I've ever had but they are pretty pricey so I only get them once in a while.
" I don’t hate this"... another bite 😂😂 love this guy
One of basic combination in my area is toast + cheese + peanut butter
Thank you for the video
We LOVE the Curly Wurly! I ordered a bunch for my wife several months ago and she's been rationing them. The trick is to freeze them for a while then smash them into pieces. The pieces melt in your mouth.
I remember the Marathon candy bar. "It lasts a good long time".
I love how he takes bites like every 90s kid in a Lunchables commercial. lol
I live in London ... believe me when I say “you’re not missing out” 🤣
The dog is always lingering in the background 😂😂 I’m dying at 5:04 😂😂😂😂
I like strange
-Freakin Reviews
I remember the Marathon Bar and yes, it wasn't THAT chewy! I loved that candy bar too. I had found the UK version a while ago but didn't order it. 40 years ago! Where has the time gone?!?!?
The best part of S'mores is the charred marshmallow. Microwaves can't replicate that but the stove top can.
S’mores with peanut butter cups instead of Hershey bar is the best.
Yessssss! I have to do this!
Yes! I'm not the only one! It's 1000x better. Have you tried it with the white chocolate Reese's cups??
I too, remember the Marathon Bar and loved them. It's good to know there's an alternative out there.
Use to love the marathon bar. Wish they’d bring it back
It was my all time favorite candy bar till they came out with Milky Way Simply Caramel.
Love Reeses peanut butter cups in place of the chocolate... But you do have to roast the marshmallows over a fire... You have to burn them a bit...
Speaking of childhood memories, do you remember King Vitamin cereal?
On thinner items, I think I would just watch through the window for the desired melting and stop it there. I don’t think I’ve seen a product yet that I need to rush out and buy. Most are just marketing gimmicks that that just waste space to make an already easy job easier. That being said, I find myself itching for your next video! I love your reviews and you are among the best of the best TH-cam reviewers! Keep ‘em coming! And as always, we need more Bailey! 😎
I have this thing and actually dp use it for smores although I think they meant cheese or peanut butter for the Ritz. Can't believe how messy the cheese and peanut butter was! Lol. I like the idea of experimenting with different ingredients though!!
Now I was thinking they meant cream cheese and peanut butter. They actually sound like they would be good together.
My brother got me this for mothers day 3 years ago. He even got me the little box where you can put all of your s'mores supplies in. It works and it's fine but I learned that putting the Graham cracker in the microwave with the marshmallow for 10 seconds then slapping the chocolate and other cracker on top works just fine.
Plus, we love roasting the marshmallows over the fire pit on a nice fall night. It's nothing like it.
So it's fine, it works. But idk why it's useful. It's easier to make s'mores a different way. Plus you dont get that smoky flavor from an open flame over a fire pit.
Barry Lewis reviewed this gadget some years ago
Ahh thank you! I was struggling to remember who it was i saw do this
Same memory and I ordered these three different times... just as I remember! I smiled when I heard you were trying a candy bar coming from the UK that you remembered as a child!! 🥰
That’s so cool!!!! I might get one 🤣
Just put one cracker on a plate, put the ingredients on it then microwave it, then put the other cracker on top and squash it down.
@@user-pi5xz5je4y That's a MUCH cheaper option.
Moved here in 2004 from the UK and can tell you *there are loads of other chocolate bars & candies* you'll absolutely love when you visit. Thanks for this video reminding me of my youth. Look forward to your next adventure. 😉
I feel like this product could never replicate a perfect s’more. It takes time to get a perfectly golden brown marshmallow.
Perfect toasting is definitely an art.
Golden brown? A marshmallow isn't perfect till you have to blow it out!
The microwave provides an inflation effect that campfire s'mores are lacking. I agree that toasted marshmallows are better than microwaved marshmallows, but in a s'more I don't think it matters.
Bro, I was in the same boat! As a kid I loved Marathon Bars. Then we moved to Alaska and they didn’t have them here. Later as a young adult I looked and looked for them with no luck. And then a few years I got to dreaming about them again. Some time spent on the interwebs lead me to the Curly Wurly. And now life is complete again!! We do an order once a year or so.
Love your reviews. It would have been nice to see it you could duplicate those results using ordinary household items. Keep them coming.
I cannot believe how noone has invented a gadget to roast marsmellows, Imagine a plastic stick with a turning handle in which you impale a mellow on, then a simple candle underneath in which you can control the distance to and from the mellow. Thatd be sick as you could roast it however you'd like it, and you wouldnt need to make an big camp fire to do it! actual revolutionary.
That eating montage reminds me of a scene from a movie where we see someone begin their decline into hedonism and drug addiction.
I don't know your age but you were probably a lot smaller 40+ years ago, so your perspective has changed. When I was in my mid-30s I had the chance to walk through the house that I grew up in, from the age of about 5 to 14. I was astonished at how much smaller it was than I remembered.
You're actually such a awesome person and honestly very inspiring I don't know but it just feels really good when I watch your videos makes me feel forget everything bad that's been happening lately specially with this pandemic going on thanks for making such awesome videos and I hope you and your family always stay safe ❤️ and please never stop making these videos means a world to me thanks for making my life just that little bit better I even watch your videos on repeat because you sometimes make so funny comments about products it never gets old....😋😊
And from a Brit that used to be around that long ago, we used to have a Marathon bar that's what now gets called a Snickers, and your Milky Way is what we call a Mars Bar, and I have no idea what you call our Milky Way (small bars with lighter fluffier caramel.
US version of Milky Way is what a Mars bar is in the UK ...the nearest thing to a UK Milky Way could be US Three Musketeers... the UK Milky Way has like a soft vanilla filling and doesn't have any caramel at all
Try marzipan when in Europe. It's sweetened almond paste. Best coated with dark chocolate. In my experience, either you love it or you loathe it.
I love it, so when we lived in Europe, everyone in the family gave me theirs!
That's one I too love. But you CAN get it in the USA, infact it's not hard to make it yourself.
Love em n stash em
My mom has a really cool Coleman brand s'mores maker. You put the ingredients together in it then latch it closed and hold over a fire. I don't like how messy s'mores are so I break up the graham crackers, layer it like you're supposed to and eat it with a fork. It works great.
Did they suggest a Salty Dog s’more? I learned that one at Girl Scout camp in the 70s. It’s saltines, a Brach’s caramel and a marshmallow. It’s so good!
As for the microwave to make s’mores, that’s a bit sacrilegious. S’mores need to have marshmallows that get perfectly toasted and caramelized on the outside and melty on the inside. I guess if I was desperately hankering for a s’mores, it might tide me over, but I think I’d rather try to use the smallest burner on my gas stove.
Do you even need the s'mores maker? The arms don't seem to exert any pressure on them, so I'm wondering if just putting them in the microwave and pressing on them afterwards will do exactly the same.
I got my husband this s’mores maker a few years ago, I believe we sold it on a garage sale last year. It worked perfectly but we just did not use it more than once every 2 years. As for chocolate bar - Europe has way better chocolate than the US. I just basically stopped eating it when I moved here (except a few expensive chocolate bars but this is a rare treat)
If you can let your guard down, the wrapped Keebler cheese cracker peanut butter sandwiches can be good sometimes. But that's a different realm of snacking that doesn't involve a microwave.
I actually have one of these s'more maker or had I dont know if it is still around but I was really surprised when it was still crunchy.. not a bad gadget but I still like holding the marshmallow over the stove
Omg I been telling my kids about the Marathon candy bar for years, I can’t believe you’ve demonstrated one! It was one of my Cherished memories and favorite candy bars I haven’t seen in 30 years
Hi James, love your videos, I’m in my late 60’s and man o man did you bring back some sweet memories. And yes marathon bars where at the top of my list. Along with burnt peanuts, good and plenty, and bemens gum. Good job James
The Curly Wurly bars here in the UK cost 1 pound for the 4. But they are a lot smaller than what they use to be when I was a kid.
Try the Coffee Crisp bar from Canada. My favorite. In Florida you can get them at Publix at the ridiculous price of $1.75 (after all it is imported.)
In the UK in the 1970, a marathon was a different bar to the USA our Marathons are now called Snickers. Cury-wurlies were always called that and in the UK we have a thing called shrinkflation whereby the price goes up and the size of the items get smaller. Also the caramel would have been a lot softer if it was consumed at room temperature.
I remember Marathon bars! They were one of my favorites because they were so long. Too bad the Curly Wurly wasn't quite the same. I was about to order some.
I remember Sorted Food doing that smores maker a couple of years ago. For what you get and what it does, it's horrendously expensive. You could do the same thing with a glass of water and two small plates. At the end of it, you could always blowtorch the marshmallows to get the char on them, too.
Someone explain the point of the water reservoir please?
I like the idea of the graham cracker getting steamed a bit. I have trouble chewing really crispy things. My 9 yr old nephew would get into making these! Yes! The marathon bar was really chewy. Thats one of the reasons i loved it so much! Youre right it was a lot thicker. My absolute favorite was the Powerhouse bar! Ive never found it made under another name though 🙁
Always fun to watch your review videos. Reasonably objective, and you give it an honest shot as usual. I wonder what the water is for? Probably to offset some of the microwave's power and provide a more even warming effect. I do recall some tips about cooking certain things with a cup of water.
Huh, PB and cheese. I haven't had that in years. Yeah, it's a thing. It's an odd sounding combination that just works (not as well as say, PB and Chocolate, but it's still pretty solid). It's partly psychological, as most subjective things are. If you go in expecting it to taste off or bad, it's not surprising that you won't enjoy it much. That said, naturally it's not for everyone. If you like cheese and you like PB, it should work.
And of course the bar is chewy, the caramel hardened in the fridge. If it was room temperature it would be much softer.
I used to make microwaved s'mores as a kid with Ritz crackers. There's also cheddar peanut butter crackers so that isn't weird. At least its smooth plastic so the cheese came off easily.
Curly wirly used to be wider too. Just went thinner with downsizing in bar weight over the years.
We do have curly wurly in germany too - back in the 70 it was named 3 musketiere (3 musketeers) and it is the same taste as back in time. I really miss some of the childhood snacks. Thanks for your great reviews - I love every single one of them, even if I can´t get most of the thing here. Greeting and stay healthy
Another great review! Thanks!
Saw this yesterday at Walmart and thought freakin review should review this! Wow! Keep up the good work!
Can you please do As Seen on TV Flexy Plex? The kind they use with the scraper?
The curly wurly is more toffee, its meant to be soft, also one of the few sweets that hasn't lost tooooo much weight over the years!
A Snickers here is what a marathon used to be called (it changed in the 80's I think) but they are TOTALLY different, it has peanuts in it.
I don't mind sending 1
09:11 I wasnt ready for such an aesthetically pleasing frame
Oh dear.... Now I'm getting hungry! Thanks for the review!
interesting, the curly wurly when put in fridge used to snap for me, (uk based) also we had a bar called marathon, but had to change it to snickers, never had the same effect
what is known as snickers was once called marathon in the uk, curley wurley have been around in the uk since i was a kid and i'm 46,
Incidentally Snickers had an "energy" bar called Marathon in the States.
I get the Curly Wurly from a local British shop here in Sacramento. They are a bit smaller then the old bars but they are good.
Should have tested with a regular plate. See if the water and arms are actually doing anything. I've made many a smore in the microwave without a water reservoir.
They were so preoccupied with if they could, that they didn't stop to consider if they should.
I just ate a curlywurly for the first time thanks to my cousins specialty candy store! I love it! It has a good chocolate and caramel taste. The other taste I get reminds me of a heath bar with out the toffee crunch. I give it a solid 👍.
so what does the "maker" do other than having the "arms" to hold down the cracker while the mashmallow melts? and the water reservoir to hold some water (which you can do with a small cup).
You can easily do this without the gadget though, I've been making s'mores in the microwave for years :) Just a plate with cracker, chocolate and marshmallow. When you put it in the microwave, the marshmallow will start to inflate (with is hilarious lol) and after a couple of seconds (10-15?) deflate again. That's when I take it out, put on the other cracker and you got a perfect s'more!
Every Convenience store in America sells peanut butter and cheese-cracker packages ...in cellophane envelopes - 6 to a pack
What are the benefits to this as opposed to microwaving the s’mores with a cup of water
Cuteness/whimsy
Snickers in the UK used to be known as a Marathon bar. Its interesting the brand name Marathon was applied to the US equivalent to the Cadbury Curly Wurly!
Surprised you didn't try to make them in the microwave without the device.
Curly Wurlys are awesome!! A friend of mine lives in the UK and periodically sends me those and Cadbury roses. I love them!
One of my favorite channels on TH-cam. Always a good time watching your content.
I want a tour of what’s on top of your cabinets. I’ve got all kinds of stuff from my moms cookie jar to an antique radio. Love your videos.
Haha, I see a doggy drinking booze! Bailey with the Irish Cream perhaps
Nice. I feel like a kitchen torch is all u need for indoor smores. No bulky gadgets
Cold sharp cheddar with peanut butter is actually good. I was on a diet for medical reasons once and couldn't eat the cheese and peanut butter crackers I like, so I heard that you can use the cheese and peanut butter, and I was surprised to fine that I actually like it better than the cheese and peanut butter crackers.
I loved the marathon bar. It was. The caramel was tight like a rollo. But i remember that it was 12 inches long and had a ruler on the wrapper