Would love to see a “poor mans” version of this. Where the guys have to taste test the cheapest nugs, oats, noodles etc and tell us which brand is best. Great vid as always guys! X
Agreed! I feel like this concept is great but a lot of the brands in this video are just so far outside of what I would normally buy. I would like to see side by side comparisons of things I could get from a supermarket 😂
I really love how eloquent jamie is in explaining things. Like even though we can't taste it, I feel like I can truly understand what he's saying just the way he describes everything. 🤣 Kudos to you jamie! 👏🏼
@@Khanmotsthat would make the challenge literally impossible I think 😂😂 if only one person knows they’re not allowed utensils undoubtedly the next person will create something that requires utensils because that’s the nature of most dishes
I’m such a nerd, I always compare the percentages between two products, I’ve found that sometimes the cheaper option actually had more of the main ingredient in it 🤷🏼♀️
@@topopolis i just looked at the websites that they linked it and it does say 50% for the lower cost coconut milk and 70% for premium...did you click on the links? The premium you need to expand the ingredient list
@@ladykayla7417 no Jamie is most definitely Pippin, Barry and Mike are either Sam or Merry (can't decide which is which lol), James is Frodo and Ben is Gandalf.
I would do the same thing. It allows me to know where my glasses are. If I set them down somewhere, I may not be able to see them to pick them back up.
THANK YOU for doing sausage. I used to make sausage for a living and people just don't realize the work and love and care that goes in to a good sausage.
@@xXKuroXx100 Use more fat than you think you need. I like about 32% fat, give or take. Natural casings have a delicious snap to them, so I definitely reccomend them. Keep everything very cold, like almost frozen, even your grinder. Use more salt than you think you need. Fat makes spicy stuff spicier, so go easy on the cayenne to start. Shoulder, belly, and back fat are great cuts for sausage.
I heard "sausages" and thought "What kind? Italian, polish, brat, breakfast, or other?" Some people even count hot dogs as sausages. That may be technically true, but there's really no comparison to real sausages.
@@duelgundam I remember they said the studio smelled like durians for quite some time. Shouldn’t the durian be served right after cutting? And I don’t remember it smelling before being cut. (Genuinely interested, you seem like you know your durians, I’ve only tried it once)
I know you guys have ordered for each other before, but you should do a video where you each make a meal you think represents the other. (And not by Ben’s dna testing of you all 🤣)
“[Oh] Watching someone eating crumpets with delicious butter on it is really painful.” - Michael Brian Huttlestone, Lover of Butter and Quirky Cardigans, 2021.
Idea for a battle theme: Hypoallergenic dinner. You can't use ingredients that are also common food allergies (dairy, nuts, gluten, soy, etc.) Could work as a Pass It On as well.
Love the unobtrusive ask for a like because I tend to like these as soon as I start the video but sometimes I forget. Favorite foodie channel. I often try to apply what I learn here in the kitchen!
Agreed. They often compare what I'd consider premium against something I'd consider a preposterous novelty. I'd rather see the most popular options in the local supermarket compared to the cheapest and most expensive versions that supermarket stocks. For instance, compare Stockwell tomato ketchup (8p/100g) to Heinz (48p/100g) and to Dr Wills (116p/100g). However, don't taste them individually in a way nobody ever uses the product. Instead, start with them over a hotdog as seen with the crumpets here.
Definitely agree! If they want to keep the super high quality premium, make them taste three levels of product: an own brand, a branded, and the "premium" and they have to put them in order. It is something they have kinda done before, I know. As much as I enjoy pretty much all of their videos, comparing a brand I would never go for (which Jamie kinda alludes to with the butter) to a premium product doesn't give me a good sense of value.
One thing that seems off as well is the fact they tell them which is the premium one in the cooked dish, why? Why not let them try and find out themselves, by knowing they're already biased.
Oh absolutely, I’m about to go to uni from a very very foody family and it’s going to be interesting having to massively shift my budget. I know that often the product in a named brand packet and in an own brand packet are actually exactly the same but that because of the way I’ve been brought up, I’d maybe turn my nose up at the own brand products which is a really bad attitude to have. I would love a video or two talking about it.
About the coconut milk one.. I just checked my can of coconut milk I buy at the Lidl. 91% coconut extract! Also when opening it, it’s about 3/4 solid cream and 1/4 water and is a fabulous addition to meals. It doesn’t always have to be expensive!
I really like how when they do these they don’t compare premium products with bottom of the barrel products and instead compare to a good quality “normal” product
Single serving recipes for traditionally large batch foods please. We singles love good food but making large batches and freezing things affects the flavor and texture of some dishes.
@@lynbaker7780 ah you were caught by a notorious “grammar Russian”. Kudos to both of you for being civil. It’s refreshing to see that in a public forum.
I’d love to see this every time I cook for myself a meal costs about 15 quid and I have to waste loads , and I hate wasting food so I tend to not cook as much
Not being from the UK, I was shocked at how good that Tesco butter is when we visited. In fact all of your store brand butter is cheaper and leaps ahead of ours in quality. And then there's Cornish dairy which, omgwtf, that stuff is amazing.
I forgot it was Wednesday! Never needed a sorted video so much! I love the taste testing videos!! 😁😁 Thank you for keeping us entertained and relatively sane during all this! 🥳
I love what Jamie said, buy the best you can afford. Good way to think of it and will be doing that from now on. Thanks so much to the whole team for so many wonderful videos :)
Since there are more and more vegan products entering the markets, do a test for the premium version of different vegan foods like non-dairy cheeses and such.
Barry is so special. Jay may have gottem this time about, and I can 100% see all of these boys enjoying a tasting menu now and again, but with Barry... I'm somehow certain any excuse of a get together for tasting will do, so long as it's fairly often and the foods are premium. Tasting menus, popup establishments, wine tastings and tours and the like. He lives for this stuff and you can see the joy in his eyes and hear the love in his words and descriptions with each taste, and with each little lesson those tastes bring along. That boy was born to nosh.
When you present the cooked dish, telling the guys which plate has the premium product introduces a bias in there perception of taste... next time please let them give their comments before you tell them which is the dish has the premium ingrediant.
Exactly what I was thinking. And I'd even go further and say: give them the dish first, see if they spot the premium and then have them taste the 'raw' ingredient. 3 points, if they get both right, 2 if they get the dish right, 1 if they get the ingredient right. Still a great video, though.
Coke would be the middle example there surely? Then something like Fentimans (or an even more expensive product that I can't find in supermarkets) as the premium.
Watching and rewatching old and new Sorted videos is the only thing getting me through this lockdown! I’ve been a massive fan of this channel since 2013 and honestly the content just gets better and better 😍
I had really bad gut health issues until I started buying more "premium" type foods, especially when it came to meat products (buying local, organic or humanely raised, without antibiotics or added chemicals, grass-fed and free-range) eggs included, and various products with fewer or no preservatives and binders (ie guar gum) so I do spend more money on those products now and have had much better gut health as a result. Depending on your local area and what is available, and obviously your income, the best you can do is always a balance between what you value and how you can fit it into your budget. When my health got significantly better, I had to make the difficult adjustment of spending more money of our family budget on higher quality products because when I didn't my health was affected terribly. And doing your research to get the best information about your products is helpful, and then you join the group of people who are speaking with their money by conveying to the producer that they want more products like this, and hopefully over time the price might balance out so more people can have access to the premium products.
Hey Mike! for these kinds of challenges, it should be "challenge the winner". Since Barry lost, the next Blind Taste should be you and Jamie. The winner gets to stay and the loser loses his spot to the other challenger. Gives you a legit reason to join in on the fun and gives you guys motivation to win other than bragging rights.
I wasn't expecting the coconut milk to be such a standout in terms of difference. Making butter mochi with it later this week - guess I'm now FORCED to make two batches...oh nooo, the suffering
@@EmmaAnimalWelfare it's a Hawaiian dish inspired by Japan, I believe! It uses glutinous rice flour and coconut milk in the base. It bakes up lovely and golden and stays suuuuuper gooey in the middle. Think the flavour of cake but the texture of mochi, with the kind of craggly top a brownie has. Really easy dump and bake recipe; I highly recommend it!
@@sriontimaitra6804 waaaait a minute - now you explain it I think I have heard of it! Ohh I might have to attempt this some day. Good luck with yours!! I hope the coconut milk makes a difference, I'm sure it will 😃
As someone in the USA, I appreciate that you discussed what contributes to the differences - almost didn't click to watch because I though, "all that UK food I can't even get, why bother?", but you gave me things to look for so I can make better choices with our brands.
I think I've figured it out after years of watching..... James is the Everyman that became a chef to expand his food horizon beyond Scottish cuisine and share his vision of what food is. Ebbers is the upscale gentleman who wants the peasantry to experience what it's like to eat a class above their own.
What I appreciate most about these video - and the part that is different - is how the foods are compared when actually prepared. That helps put the cost/value of these foods in perspective (like don't buy fancy butter if you aren't going to highlight it).
Let Jamie and Barry compete in the the next Premium food video, but give Mike a serving of the premium to eat with them. Poor Mike just gets to smell all the good food.
Just want to say i found your channel late last year and it’s sky rocketed to my #1 favourite incredibly quickly. Just love the chemistry between everybody, the challenges are hilarious and i love how you guys also include bits of knowledge here and there so i can honestly say ive learnt more about food and cooking in the last couple of months than the last couple of years. Keep doing what you’re doing and being awesome guys!
I’d love to see an all-vegan version of Pick the Premium for Veganuary! With so many vegan substitutions for meat and dairy products available, both grocery store-brand and artisan, I’m curious to see if grocery brands are just as good, if not better.
Oog me too. My grandma is vegan and I'm vegetarian and I love buying her special vegan treats so I'd love to know some things I could get her for a special occasion.
3 statements: 1. I think you all hit the nail on the head; think of the context that you are going to use the ingredient in and see if it will be able to shine forth or be masked with other flavors. If the first, go premium if you can, if the second, maybe a cheaper option as long as it's still somewhat decent quality. 2. The food team are doing amazing things; they literally made my whole mouth salivate with the mushroom dish! 3. You could probably get really fresh coconut milk, if you used the machine that nearly did in Ebbers...as long as you still have it and get actual proper protective gloves, not just plastic.
I feel like with some of these it's also about how healthy the products are for the environment. I.e, locally sourced milk from grass fed cows vs milk from every cow in the world apparently.
@@CookieTowerDefence Obviously a small reduction in emissions is better than nothing but transportation is a pretty minor factor for co2 emissions when it comes to most animal products but particularly cows, the bigger issue with cows is the methane coming out of their arses! I'd actually imagine that their eating grass rather than soy (... or other cows) would have a bigger environmental impact than the transportation side but it would still pale in to insignificance to the fact that these are 1 ton ruminators.
YES! Pick the Premium is one of my favorites. I think butter was the most interesting, because depending on how you are using the butter - what you are cooking, what you are baking, what you need is different on fat content, salt content, etc.
I liked that they included the exact super market and brand in this, as when they say 'supermarket brand' in other videos it could refer to a variety of qualities of products
You know you're working class when onken yoghurt and ocado sausages are still the premium product. If if it ain't got ASDA written on it it's too expensive for me 🤣🤣
It's really interesting to see what other people feel is premium, or worth more e.g. I can't stand chunks in sausages, so I would avoid those "premium" sausages. If I were making them myself I would spend extra time and energy just to make it smoother. I'm sure there's stuff I think is premium, or are more willing to pay more for, that others would disagree with. I have a distinct childhood memory of the first time I learnt that. I was 8 and having hot chocolate at a sleepover. They used one of the cheapest no-brand mixes that exist where I live, yet I loved it so much more than the more expensive stuff my parents usually bought. You really just need to try things yourself and see where your preferences lie, and there's no right or wrong! Videos like this definitely help with knowing if you can still taste the difference once it is cooked into something though, so when you do buy more expensive versions you don't waste them.
I was only introduced to sortedfood a week ago by a friend and have been binge watching ever since and telling everyone I know about it. Basically I'm loving it 😍
I learn so much from these videos! Totally will look for more coconut content the next time I’m in the store. Also love the editing of the videos with the captions, explanations, and emojis.
Fine ground flour and sugar shortbread would have been an excellent option for comparing the butters at full temp. Interestingly so would have same the cocoanut. I think the thing about sausage is specifically you want to stay away from homogenized filling, the flavors should come in waves and let your mouth mix and mash. There was a local butcher to me who would slide slivers of various roasted peppers into each link many years ago and it was heaven to have that random mix of flavor.
Don't let them know which is which in the second dish! I imagine its very easy, after hearing that B is the premium product, to taste dish B is being more nuanced. Let the tasters taste both before deciding which is premium, or find another way where they don't know which is which when they're tasting it in context!
I don't live in the UK (the US, rather), but I still find these particular episodes interesting and insightful-- they make me wanna really look at my ingredients more and consider the quality-per-price-per-pound of what I buy.
I'd like to see you take some of the cheaper, less desirable products and use them in recipes to their best advantage for those who have a tight budget.
favorite quote out of this, watching someone eat a crumpet with delicious butter on is really painful.. definitely agree as someone who's allergic to milk, coconut, palm, sunflower, safflower, all tree nuts, and has yet to find a butter or margarine that is safe I've been having canola oil on toast as my go-to for that craving for the past 2 and a half years.
I feel like them knowing which is the more expensive going into the prepared dishes may color their opinions. Why are they told ahead of time on the prepared instead of guessing again?
Listening to the boys' delight at being presented with incredibly delicious dishes is somehow so heartwarming. Bravo, food team! Thank you for letting us vicariously experience the joy!
They should do the reveal after they taste the dish! It would be great to hear their input about the products without any prior expectations of which dish should taste better, to prevent any bias
I use coconut milk ALL the time and I learned something new! I always buy organic but I have noticed a flavor difference between brands, now I know why. Thanks SortedFood!
I love watching pick the premium videos! As a student, I’m on a seriously tight budget, so rarely pick the premium. There are some things though, that just add spice into your palette. Good bread, proper farmhouse butter and quality potatoes are the three things I’d never skimp on.
"I don't mind what we do as long as I get to do the eating" I feel like there are ways to make Mike regret this statement.... another poker face challenge? lol
Ahhhh...such a nice way to end my day even though I'm a day late. We had...things... going on here in America yesterday that required my attention...and a mid day glass of champagne and I totally forgot there'd be a new video. ❤️ Never buying coconut milk the same way again.
I adore the Sorted Food team! Tragically (although, after today's inauguration, maybe it will be less tragic) I am American and many of the food brands are not available here. Still.... continue to do these videos...along with Recipe Relay....as they help remove me from the nightmare that has been this country. I learn a lot and am entertained!!!!
Really appreciate the info about coconut milk. I've used it in curries, but didn't realize there was such a difference in coconut extract %. Thanks, SORTEDfood!
Would love to see a “poor mans” version of this. Where the guys have to taste test the cheapest nugs, oats, noodles etc and tell us which brand is best. Great vid as always guys! X
This is a great idea, I second this!
Excellent idea - very on brand for the channel, yet original and with potential to become a series on its own!
Great idea!! Would love this too!!
Yes!! This would be great
Agreed! I feel like this concept is great but a lot of the brands in this video are just so far outside of what I would normally buy. I would like to see side by side comparisons of things I could get from a supermarket 😂
I really love how eloquent jamie is in explaining things. Like even though we can't taste it, I feel like I can truly understand what he's saying just the way he describes everything. 🤣 Kudos to you jamie! 👏🏼
Not easy with such subtle differences... He nailed it.
@@SortedFood he’s really made for this kinds of vids 👏🏼
He really needs to get some compliments for that, i totally agree
I completely agree, I especially like when he gives reasons for why he would use one over the other!
@@SortedFood Where is James ? :((
“Utensil-free, three-course meal” would be a fun pass-it-on.
But only the first person knows it's to be utensil-free
@@Khanmots I think that first and last would be better. The panic would be real! XD
@@ZebulonTheCat Or last two.
OMG YES! BOTH COOKING FREE AND EATING FREE!
@@Khanmotsthat would make the challenge literally impossible I think 😂😂 if only one person knows they’re not allowed utensils undoubtedly the next person will create something that requires utensils because that’s the nature of most dishes
The coconut milk was inreresting. Will certainly look at the label there in the future.
We knew it was a thing... But it's so rare you ever put two similar products side by side for comparison. The difference was staggering.
I’m such a nerd, I always compare the percentages between two products, I’ve found that sometimes the cheaper option actually had more of the main ingredient in it 🤷🏼♀️
@@SortedFood Sorry but on Coconut merchants website it says their coconut milk is only 50% coconut not the 70% you state here.
@@topopolis i just looked at the websites that they linked it and it does say 50% for the lower cost coconut milk and 70% for premium...did you click on the links? The premium you need to expand the ingredient list
Even better if u can find a coconut milk that is from real coconut, not extract. That is very hard to find these days however.
The enthusiasm over the crumpets, butter, and mushrooms has confirmed that these guys are basically hobbits. I dig it.
So, Jamie = Sam & Barry = Pippin ? :)
I don’t understand why?
I can just hear Jamie saying second breakfast like a hobbit
@@ladykayla7417 no Jamie is most definitely Pippin, Barry and Mike are either Sam or Merry (can't decide which is which lol), James is Frodo and Ben is Gandalf.
Your comment was cropped off before "basically hobbits". Thought you were going to say "British". Because crumpets.
Jamie's glasses over the blindfold will never not be funny to me.
Yes! Me too
It's the new fashion trend. The Nerdy Birdbox.
I would do the same thing. It allows me to know where my glasses are. If I set them down somewhere, I may not be able to see them to pick them back up.
@@demonicbunny3po =D
THANK YOU for doing sausage. I used to make sausage for a living and people just don't realize the work and love and care that goes in to a good sausage.
What are the two best ingredients to put into a sausage?
A: Heart and soul.
How wonderful! Would you mind sharing tips or any other advice in sausage making?
@@xXKuroXx100 Use more fat than you think you need. I like about 32% fat, give or take. Natural casings have a delicious snap to them, so I definitely reccomend them. Keep everything very cold, like almost frozen, even your grinder. Use more salt than you think you need. Fat makes spicy stuff spicier, so go easy on the cayenne to start. Shoulder, belly, and back fat are great cuts for sausage.
I heard "sausages" and thought "What kind? Italian, polish, brat, breakfast, or other?" Some people even count hot dogs as sausages. That may be technically true, but there's really no comparison to real sausages.
@@aprilvoecks5877 tbf as a polish person, uk sausages are not my favourite haha but I'm guessing it's just what you grew up with as well
“Hey, bup, bup, bup! What are you doing? You don’t use forks when eating sausages, do you, Mr. Big Man?”
BEST 👏🏽 CALLBACK 👏🏽 EVER
Genius
I was really hoping to see Jamie eat mash and gravy with his bare hands.
14:36
Pass it on idea: Jamie's daughter chooses 10 ingredients that the guys should be cooking,she will also pick the order
And she has to like the taste of the dish for it to be a pass even if everyone says it’s a pass.
that is a fantastic idea
Perfect , also put me in the screenshot too ♥
Yeesssss! @Sotedfoods this!
I love that
Ongoing petition for a Soup and Bread episode (either Ultimate Battle, Chef v. Normal or Pass It On).
all sorted food videos are so good, don’t even need to read the title before i click
Why thank you Annie 😃
Ahh this is so damn true the only chanel where I don't check the title before clicking
@@vighneshraman1784 yess, all the possible sorted marathons as well
Yep, me too. The title could be, "Normals Spend 20mins Watching Paint Dry" and I'd still watch it immediately
Ben's stoic nod, subtle eye roll, and suppressed smirk at 02:48 when Jamie talks about yoghurt in a tube is priceless!
Barry: id use this yogurt as a finisher
Me: huh
Jamie: my yogurt comes in a tube
Me: ah yes
Mike: I dont care what we are eating, I'm eating next time.
Me: I hope they do an episode on 10 ways to cook durian :D
They better get good fresh durians for that.
The last one they tried looked like it was going off.
@@duelgundam I remember they said the studio smelled like durians for quite some time. Shouldn’t the durian be served right after cutting? And I don’t remember it smelling before being cut. (Genuinely interested, you seem like you know your durians, I’ve only tried it once)
GET ME ON THAT EPISODE I LOVE DURIAN
I know you guys have ordered for each other before, but you should do a video where you each make a meal you think represents the other. (And not by Ben’s dna testing of you all 🤣)
Haha great idea!
“[Oh] Watching someone eating crumpets with delicious butter on it is really painful.” - Michael Brian Huttlestone, Lover of Butter and Quirky Cardigans, 2021.
And peanut butter and yuzu
Idea for a battle theme: Hypoallergenic dinner. You can't use ingredients that are also common food allergies (dairy, nuts, gluten, soy, etc.) Could work as a Pass It On as well.
Okay heres a salad.
Love the unobtrusive ask for a like because I tend to like these as soon as I start the video but sometimes I forget. Favorite foodie channel. I often try to apply what I learn here in the kitchen!
Jamie wearing his glasses over his blindfold will always be adorable
Jamie doing a victory dance behind Barry's back is the core reason why I always watch your videos to the end 😂😂😂😂
😂 we're glad you liked this part haha.
I'd be more interested in generic vs named brands at the supermarket.
This. or supermarket own brands vs their "extra special" or equivalent range.
Agreed. They often compare what I'd consider premium against something I'd consider a preposterous novelty. I'd rather see the most popular options in the local supermarket compared to the cheapest and most expensive versions that supermarket stocks.
For instance, compare Stockwell tomato ketchup (8p/100g) to Heinz (48p/100g) and to Dr Wills (116p/100g). However, don't taste them individually in a way nobody ever uses the product. Instead, start with them over a hotdog as seen with the crumpets here.
Definitely agree! If they want to keep the super high quality premium, make them taste three levels of product: an own brand, a branded, and the "premium" and they have to put them in order. It is something they have kinda done before, I know.
As much as I enjoy pretty much all of their videos, comparing a brand I would never go for (which Jamie kinda alludes to with the butter) to a premium product doesn't give me a good sense of value.
One thing that seems off as well is the fact they tell them which is the premium one in the cooked dish, why? Why not let them try and find out themselves, by knowing they're already biased.
Oh absolutely, I’m about to go to uni from a very very foody family and it’s going to be interesting having to massively shift my budget. I know that often the product in a named brand packet and in an own brand packet are actually exactly the same but that because of the way I’ve been brought up, I’d maybe turn my nose up at the own brand products which is a really bad attitude to have. I would love a video or two talking about it.
I can't put my finger on why, but since mid november the humour in this channel has been even better than usual
Glad you're liking the content :)
Ya they do seem chilled and giddy
"I don't mind what we do, as long as I get to do the eating"
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear....
Pick the premium surströmming 🐟
Read that in Janice's voice from the Pass It On intro.
I used my Janice's voice lol
About the coconut milk one.. I just checked my can of coconut milk I buy at the Lidl. 91% coconut extract! Also when opening it, it’s about 3/4 solid cream and 1/4 water and is a fabulous addition to meals. It doesn’t always have to be expensive!
Oh wow! That's incredible!!! Thanks for sharing.
I think Janice is taking over Mike's personality day by day.
LMAO
I really like how when they do these they don’t compare premium products with bottom of the barrel products and instead compare to a good quality “normal” product
Agree
Yeah I agree. I disagree with all the people who seem to think that budget can ONLY mean the very very cheapest possible product.
Single serving recipes for traditionally large batch foods please. We singles love good food but making large batches and freezing things affects the flavor and texture of some dishes.
*affects
@@looksirdroids9134 Thank you. That was an unusual slip for me but I appreciate you pointing it out.
@@lynbaker7780 ah you were caught by a notorious “grammar Russian”. Kudos to both of you for being civil. It’s refreshing to see that in a public forum.
I’d love to see this every time I cook for myself a meal costs about 15 quid and I have to waste loads , and I hate wasting food so I tend to not cook as much
Yes! Me too. Newly cooking for just 2 has gotten quite boring.
"I mean, it's Jamie, so I'm pretty confident"
Famous last words
Haha, for shame Barry
Especially with him waltzing in!!!
The dishes with the ingredient cooked in should also be hidden so the guys can guess the disguised premium product
Not being from the UK, I was shocked at how good that Tesco butter is when we visited. In fact all of your store brand butter is cheaper and leaps ahead of ours in quality. And then there's Cornish dairy which, omgwtf, that stuff is amazing.
The strict food standards do help, hopefully they will continue after brexit. Also having so much greenery does help.
I forgot it was Wednesday! Never needed a sorted video so much!
I love the taste testing videos!! 😁😁
Thank you for keeping us entertained and relatively sane during all this! 🥳
Thanks for watching :)
I love what Jamie said, buy the best you can afford. Good way to think of it and will be doing that from now on. Thanks so much to the whole team for so many wonderful videos :)
Glad you're enjoying the content, and 100%.... we always say to buy the best that you can afford.
Since there are more and more vegan products entering the markets, do a test for the premium version of different vegan foods like non-dairy cheeses and such.
Barry is so special. Jay may have gottem this time about, and I can 100% see all of these boys enjoying a tasting menu now and again, but with Barry... I'm somehow certain any excuse of a get together for tasting will do, so long as it's fairly often and the foods are premium. Tasting menus, popup establishments, wine tastings and tours and the like. He lives for this stuff and you can see the joy in his eyes and hear the love in his words and descriptions with each taste, and with each little lesson those tastes bring along. That boy was born to nosh.
When you present the cooked dish, telling the guys which plate has the premium product introduces a bias in there perception of taste...
next time please let them give their comments before you tell them which is the dish has the premium ingrediant.
I was just thinking this too
Exactly what I was thinking.
And I'd even go further and say: give them the dish first, see if they spot the premium and then have them taste the 'raw' ingredient. 3 points, if they get both right, 2 if they get the dish right, 1 if they get the ingredient right.
Still a great video, though.
Yes please
Pick the premium soft drinks - supermarket label, branded, then premium Coke for example. Throw a spanner in the works and give a trio to choose from
Coke would be the middle example there surely? Then something like Fentimans (or an even more expensive product that I can't find in supermarkets) as the premium.
When you’re having a crap day and then you remember it’s Wednesday just in time for he video notification to pop up! Great timing guys!!
Watching and rewatching old and new Sorted videos is the only thing getting me through this lockdown! I’ve been a massive fan of this channel since 2013 and honestly the content just gets better and better 😍
Thanks so much! And stay strong, you got this 💪
Mum: Are you coming to watch the Biden inauguration?
Me: No thanks, SORTED's just uploaded! 🤩
Priorities 😉
@@SortedFood you know it 😘
I’m American and I agree Sorted is more important lol
Oh no I totally forgot and slept through it. Lol
Did they run off my favorite ginger?
Is it just me or did anyone else notice Ben’s soul leave his body when Jaime described his typical yogurt experience?
I had really bad gut health issues until I started buying more "premium" type foods, especially when it came to meat products (buying local, organic or humanely raised, without antibiotics or added chemicals, grass-fed and free-range) eggs included, and various products with fewer or no preservatives and binders (ie guar gum) so I do spend more money on those products now and have had much better gut health as a result. Depending on your local area and what is available, and obviously your income, the best you can do is always a balance between what you value and how you can fit it into your budget. When my health got significantly better, I had to make the difficult adjustment of spending more money of our family budget on higher quality products because when I didn't my health was affected terribly. And doing your research to get the best information about your products is helpful, and then you join the group of people who are speaking with their money by conveying to the producer that they want more products like this, and hopefully over time the price might balance out so more people can have access to the premium products.
Hey Mike! for these kinds of challenges, it should be "challenge the winner". Since Barry lost, the next Blind Taste should be you and Jamie. The winner gets to stay and the loser loses his spot to the other challenger. Gives you a legit reason to join in on the fun and gives you guys motivation to win other than bragging rights.
I wasn't expecting the coconut milk to be such a standout in terms of difference. Making butter mochi with it later this week - guess I'm now FORCED to make two batches...oh nooo, the suffering
Nuuuuu I'm so sad for youuuu ;)
bu...bu...butter mochi? That sounds like food from the gods!
@@EmmaAnimalWelfare it's a Hawaiian dish inspired by Japan, I believe! It uses glutinous rice flour and coconut milk in the base. It bakes up lovely and golden and stays suuuuuper gooey in the middle. Think the flavour of cake but the texture of mochi, with the kind of craggly top a brownie has. Really easy dump and bake recipe; I highly recommend it!
@@sriontimaitra6804 waaaait a minute - now you explain it I think I have heard of it! Ohh I might have to attempt this some day. Good luck with yours!! I hope the coconut milk makes a difference, I'm sure it will 😃
@@EmmaAnimalWelfare I'm ashamed to admit the last time I made it I ate the equivalent of a pound of it in half a day... bake at your own risk ;)
As someone in the USA, I appreciate that you discussed what contributes to the differences - almost didn't click to watch because I though, "all that UK food I can't even get, why bother?", but you gave me things to look for so I can make better choices with our brands.
My reaction when this popped up, 'oh its wednesday, yay!'
Exactly they are my guide to the week
@@vighneshraman1784 so true, especially at the moment
What days do they post on?
Same 😂
@@kristylovesmakeup2986 wednesday and sunday
I think I've figured it out after years of watching..... James is the Everyman that became a chef to expand his food horizon beyond Scottish cuisine and share his vision of what food is. Ebbers is the upscale gentleman who wants the peasantry to experience what it's like to eat a class above their own.
James didn't grow up in Scotland.
When the boys get excited about the food or are enjoying it, look at Ben's proud face light up I love it ✨
Edit: 06:45 look at him 😁
thanks for the timestamp :D
What I appreciate most about these video - and the part that is different - is how the foods are compared when actually prepared. That helps put the cost/value of these foods in perspective (like don't buy fancy butter if you aren't going to highlight it).
Let Jamie and Barry compete in the the next Premium food video, but give Mike a serving of the premium to eat with them. Poor Mike just gets to smell all the good food.
Just want to say i found your channel late last year and it’s sky rocketed to my #1 favourite incredibly quickly. Just love the chemistry between everybody, the challenges are hilarious and i love how you guys also include bits of knowledge here and there so i can honestly say ive learnt more about food and cooking in the last couple of months than the last couple of years. Keep doing what you’re doing and being awesome guys!
I’d love to see an all-vegan version of Pick the Premium for Veganuary! With so many vegan substitutions for meat and dairy products available, both grocery store-brand and artisan, I’m curious to see if grocery brands are just as good, if not better.
Oog me too. My grandma is vegan and I'm vegetarian and I love buying her special vegan treats so I'd love to know some things I could get her for a special occasion.
One of my favourite comparison episodes, normal stuff that most people use. More of this!
I definitely want fried mushrooms on toast now
3 statements:
1. I think you all hit the nail on the head; think of the context that you are going to use the ingredient in and see if it will be able to shine forth or be masked with other flavors. If the first, go premium if you can, if the second, maybe a cheaper option as long as it's still somewhat decent quality.
2. The food team are doing amazing things; they literally made my whole mouth salivate with the mushroom dish!
3. You could probably get really fresh coconut milk, if you used the machine that nearly did in Ebbers...as long as you still have it and get actual proper protective gloves, not just plastic.
Poor Mike. He seemed so hungry! Feed Mike!
That bit at the end, the "blooper", was brilliant.
I feel like with some of these it's also about how healthy the products are for the environment. I.e, locally sourced milk from grass fed cows vs milk from every cow in the world apparently.
There's no cow milk that's remotely good for the environment, the more pressing comparison there is the welfare of the cows themselves.
@@robertjones4201 I was referring to the shipping of the milk and the pollution that causes.
@@CookieTowerDefence Obviously a small reduction in emissions is better than nothing but transportation is a pretty minor factor for co2 emissions when it comes to most animal products but particularly cows, the bigger issue with cows is the methane coming out of their arses! I'd actually imagine that their eating grass rather than soy (... or other cows) would have a bigger environmental impact than the transportation side but it would still pale in to insignificance to the fact that these are 1 ton ruminators.
YES! Pick the Premium is one of my favorites. I think butter was the most interesting, because depending on how you are using the butter - what you are cooking, what you are baking, what you need is different on fat content, salt content, etc.
Eating and Beating...Barry Taylor. The Spaff has his priorities...SORTED.
I liked that they included the exact super market and brand in this, as when they say 'supermarket brand' in other videos it could refer to a variety of qualities of products
You know you're working class when onken yoghurt and ocado sausages are still the premium product.
If if it ain't got ASDA written on it it's too expensive for me 🤣🤣
It's really interesting to see what other people feel is premium, or worth more e.g. I can't stand chunks in sausages, so I would avoid those "premium" sausages. If I were making them myself I would spend extra time and energy just to make it smoother. I'm sure there's stuff I think is premium, or are more willing to pay more for, that others would disagree with. I have a distinct childhood memory of the first time I learnt that. I was 8 and having hot chocolate at a sleepover. They used one of the cheapest no-brand mixes that exist where I live, yet I loved it so much more than the more expensive stuff my parents usually bought. You really just need to try things yourself and see where your preferences lie, and there's no right or wrong! Videos like this definitely help with knowing if you can still taste the difference once it is cooked into something though, so when you do buy more expensive versions you don't waste them.
My favorite part was Mike scolding Jamie for using a fork for the sausage meal 😂😂
I was only introduced to sortedfood a week ago by a friend and have been binge watching ever since and telling everyone I know about it. Basically I'm loving it 😍
I love the fact that Jamie came out dancing.
I learn so much from these videos! Totally will look for more coconut content the next time I’m in the store.
Also love the editing of the videos with the captions, explanations, and emojis.
"I don't care what we do as long as I get to do the eating."
Sounds like it's time for the old "insect protein vs animal protein" taste test!
I love the fresh vs frozen vs canned idea. Also condiments would be interesting too. Ta!
Yes! I'd especially like to see flash frozen things vs fresh. See if frozen is better in any cases.
I’ve been waiting on this for 2 hours!
Fine ground flour and sugar shortbread would have been an excellent option for comparing the butters at full temp.
Interestingly so would have same the cocoanut.
I think the thing about sausage is specifically you want to stay away from homogenized filling, the flavors should come in waves and let your mouth mix and mash. There was a local butcher to me who would slide slivers of various roasted peppers into each link many years ago and it was heaven to have that random mix of flavor.
Jamie doing an Ebbersism. Saying how much he enjoys eating and beating Barry .... 🤭
Great episode, literally salivated at every dish . Keep up the good work in the studio!
Don't let them know which is which in the second dish! I imagine its very easy, after hearing that B is the premium product, to taste dish B is being more nuanced. Let the tasters taste both before deciding which is premium, or find another way where they don't know which is which when they're tasting it in context!
Do a top 5 out of the box uses for Yogurt! I have used it minimally in the kitchen and would love some ideas 😊
Woke up from an after exam nap to watch this. And I know it'll be good from the thumbnail 😂
You learn a lot from these comparison videos. Thanks again guys.
you should do a chef vs normal but the normal can use premium ingredients and the chef can only use the cheap ones!!
I’m definitely shocked over the coconut milk. That was a great piece of info.
What does Mike and the buttered crumpet have in common?
Both looked delicious in this video... 😏
Greeting from Germany!!
I don't live in the UK (the US, rather), but I still find these particular episodes interesting and insightful-- they make me wanna really look at my ingredients more and consider the quality-per-price-per-pound of what I buy.
I'd like to see you take some of the cheaper, less desirable products and use them in recipes to their best advantage for those who have a tight budget.
favorite quote out of this, watching someone eat a crumpet with delicious butter on is really painful.. definitely agree as someone who's allergic to milk, coconut, palm, sunflower, safflower, all tree nuts, and has yet to find a butter or margarine that is safe I've been having canola oil on toast as my go-to for that craving for the past 2 and a half years.
I feel like them knowing which is the more expensive going into the prepared dishes may color their opinions. Why are they told ahead of time on the prepared instead of guessing again?
I thought the same!
Listening to the boys' delight at being presented with incredibly delicious dishes is somehow so heartwarming. Bravo, food team! Thank you for letting us vicariously experience the joy!
What I got out of the coconut milk section was “there’s a coconut soup somewhere in the packs app”, but I can’t find it. Sad now...
“tasty saus” “i know my saus” thanks Jamie
LOLLL
They should do the reveal after they taste the dish! It would be great to hear their input about the products without any prior expectations of which dish should taste better, to prevent any bias
Who knew that a normal would have a hidden chef's palate.
You guys bring so much joy. Thanks for being awesome ❤
Hope James comes back soon!
I wanted to ask where he was but I wasn't wanting to be repetitious in case it had been asked multiple times.
I use coconut milk ALL the time and I learned something new! I always buy organic but I have noticed a flavor difference between brands, now I know why. Thanks SortedFood!
Bit disappointed they didn’t make pina colada’s for the coconut milk
Usually piña coladas use coco lopez, not coconut milk
That's coconut cream, not milk. Coconut cream is sweet
I love watching pick the premium videos! As a student, I’m on a seriously tight budget, so rarely pick the premium. There are some things though, that just add spice into your palette. Good bread, proper farmhouse butter and quality potatoes are the three things I’d never skimp on.
"I don't mind what we do as long as I get to do the eating"
I feel like there are ways to make Mike regret this statement.... another poker face challenge? lol
Ahhhh...such a nice way to end my day even though I'm a day late. We had...things... going on here in America yesterday that required my attention...and a mid day glass of champagne and I totally forgot there'd be a new video. ❤️ Never buying coconut milk the same way again.
Jamie: “B has that slightly more luxurious “yeah” feel”.....
Me: *hears Ariana Grande singing “yeah” over and over*
Yuh
I adore the Sorted Food team! Tragically (although, after today's inauguration, maybe it will be less tragic) I am American and many of the food brands are not available here. Still.... continue to do these videos...along with Recipe Relay....as they help remove me from the nightmare that has been this country. I learn a lot and am entertained!!!!
"Would you like to try these sausages in action?" I have been fantasizing about hearing Mike say that to me for *years* !
Really appreciate the info about coconut milk. I've used it in curries, but didn't realize there was such a difference in coconut extract %. Thanks, SORTEDfood!
Ah yes, when someone says "Himalayan", my thought turns to Somerset.
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