Suggestion: A segment at the end of these episodes where we see Ebbers prepare the dish perfectly so we get a sense of where the boys went wrong; it doesn't have to be guided, just a forty-second montage set to music.
"what are the things you see here that wouldn't be allowed in a professional kitchen?" then the camera cuts out to Jamie licking the cream this is brilliant
Would love to see Ben taking on the guest chefs. He could cook from their cookbook, and the guest from one of the sorted books. Have the normals choose the receipts
I love how she was willing to make the harsh decision to not award any badges. She set a standard and held to it, instead of offering a pity badge to the person she thought did better ❤️
I'm calling shenanigans. She had nothing but good things to say about the actual pastry part of the challenge. Both of them should have gotten the *Basic Pastry* badge here. Between this episode, the pretentious series, and the poker face series, I am sending these guys a few dictionaries....
@@rendogsbiggestfan then the second half of my comment stands. They called it the Basic Pastry badge. Demanding advanced patisserie skills to qualify for it is stupid.
This series of bringing in experts only goes to show the normals are some way off to becoming chefs on the normal to chef scale! But I love the fact that they're learning even after 10 years!
@@manendraviper Maybe no, it's about food and cooking, not politics and pageants. There are plenty of female only/majority cooking channels, and they do just as good job.
@@saeedamansoor6321 Errrr well, you won't find a female-led channel with similar energy to Sorted, because, well, they aren't dudes. In terms of massive female cooking channels, NerdyNummies bigger even than Sorted/Jamie/Gordon... and I had another couple to link but I can't find them in my list of subs atm.
Can we throw some appreciation Jamie's way for making a clear effort to improve his plating skills? He gets critiqued on it often and it's clear he's going out of his comfort zone.
I feel bad saying this, but fortunately, I agree that his meringue badge should have been revoked for not knowing. It would only be fair considering Barry's badge was revoked for not knowing the different spices in a blend.
@@justinwhite2725 And performs like a total douchebag when it comes to the chefs judging their "creations" ( which he wouldn´t have had at all if not for the hint to warm the gelatine... )
Chef Gill "Barry knew what he was doing" Was he though? He required a lot of guidance in the first part of this dish and he laid on the charm to hide he didn't knew what he was doing, Jamie just got on with it. Ngl The blooming gelatin remark of Ben killed me dead.
to be fair, it's a good idea to ask for help when you're unsure rather than just plow ahead on your own, and at least barry knew enough to actually make SOMETHING mousse-like,while Jamie...didn't, and then tried to hide his failure
@@sarafontanini7051 To be fair, this was a contest of knowledge and skill. Asking for help (and receiving it in abundance) before Ben bothered to say they could have a lifeline is *not* what should have happened. Yes, in general one should ask for help when it's needed. Asking for help in the middle of an exam is called cheating.
That's why he needs to get evaluated ASAP, so that fans and Barry alike can understand how his brain processes information. And maybe, just maybe, a young (or older) viewer will recognise themselves, and feel strong and confident, instead of stupid.
@@zzskyninjazz1821 He doesn't tho, it's not really that deep, being on camera and the pressure of toxic fans constantly judging you can cause him to panic
Honestly kinda glad James left at this point. It's going to allow him to do the same thing Rav said about her time in professional kitchens and how it helped develop her career. And it also allows the Sorted boys to have really amazing guests, I've been loving this so far.
I will never say that i'm glad james left bcs im still sad, but yes i agree i'm happy that james is able to pursue other opportunities and all these guests are indeed refreshing
@@Thiseffinguyhere lol, didn’t know she was a television presenter, never seen it before, but my statement still stands has been factually correct. If you have an actual counter point I’d love to hear it otherwise you’re being sassy for the sake of it bud.
I feel like the cheekiness of the normals might get toned down trying to not offend/bully the kids. Maybe have the kids remote control them, so it is still a battle between them, and the kids can embarrass them by giving them explanations and critiquing their lack of knowledge. Either that or one normal and one kid on each team.
Jamie didn’t know the difference between the meringue types and did the wrong meringue… should his meringue badge be retracted? Only fair if Barry’s was taken away for not knowing Dukkah ingredients.
And Barry’s should be revoked as well. His failed too plus the fact that he ‘earned’ the badge by doing nothing more than turning off the mixer on a meringue that someone else made without cheating if it was done first and without showing that he at all knew what to do for a meringue, which he just demonstrated that he does not know how to make one.
at very least a quiz like barry was given should be offered. in fact, this might be a good idea to do with alll the boys frequently so that 1) they're actually trying to learn and not jsut win badges once and be done with it and 2) so they can be put on the spot and know how barry felt
Between Barry getting help with the gelatine and then winning largely because he got the consistency of his mousse right (which wouldn't have happened if he'd been left to mess up with the gelatine) and Jamie being cheated out of that poker face challenge I feel like Jamie's been ever so slightly screwed over of late!
Get Valentina Harris on to judge a Risotto badge, she's an amazing Italian TV Chef in the UK, I met her years ago at the Good Food Show and she's such a nice person. She got me into cooking when a was little, and I still love doing it.
The disappointment on Jamie's face when he realizes some of the kid bakers are younger than the boys youtube career. And they might just be better than he or Baz... ;-)
That's the thing about this channel that makes me laugh. The trio are way more concerned with being entertainers. They don't have a professional chef career that they go back to after recording. They're professional entertainers. Holding them to chef standards is harsh, while they're trying to be entertaining, which is what makes the whole thing work.
Yeah, but I'm pretty sure they're generally more focused on being entertaining and having a fun narrative, so they don't pick up everything they could out of their experiences.
@@SortedFood baz is such a Ben's pet. Used his lifeline, still got help about the gelatine heating up advice. Should've been left to see what happened.
The best part of this series is the camaraderie between the guys, the joshing and teasing and laughing. Having visiting chefs all the time tends to interfere with this and puts the emphasis on success in competition. The mistakes and failures and the emotional reactions of the guys adds a lot of entertainment value to the show. We don't need the 'Normals' to be great 'Chefs' it is more fun when they mess up than when they succeed.
I loved this video. I loved LOVED Ravneet. She's an expert with a great personality and she looked like she was genuinely having fun -- not at anyone else's expense. More like this, please!
I thought the same, as I'd love to see more vegan recipes - but young Gaz has just moved from London back to Cardiff to run a rural smallholding. Hopefully he could jump on the train back for an appearance... :)
Barry benefitted from having the chef right there in front of him. So of course he made a better dish. Jamie's would have been better too if he'd had her talking him through how to make an Italian Meringue.
@@azuwer4060 nope, barry used he lifeline to ask about temperature of sugar... but they already gave him huge help with gelatin, gelatin wouldnt bloom at all, making his dish just meringue in strawberry juice
That was his life line thank you very much. He asked when to take the syrup off and then she reminded him to not let the syrup touch the whisk. He had the right temp so I'm sure she gave him that tip instead of a wasted lifeline
Also, they revealed that they had the option to get a lifeline after Jamie had put his meringue on to whisk. He had no opportunity to go back and make a syrup. That option should have been stated from the beginning so he could have asked when he realised he didn't know the difference.
Didn't Jamie get a meringue badge? Or am I not remembering right? I think to be fair for everyone, Since Barry got his spice badge revoked, maybe Jamie's meringue badge should also be looked at.
@@ras3c1 I think when they took away Barry's badge they said something like : if later on they prove that they don't have the skill then it can be revoked. So I am not questioning who they give the badge to but rather why is it that they don't revoke badges of others who also proven at a later stage that they actually don't have the skills.
@@shaodowofmidnight maybe separate meringue badges? Because they know how to do swiss, that was shown even if Jamie left no actual meringue work for Barry and Mike. It was also done in a pass it on, so what if badges should be limited to more competitive situations so things like Jamie doing the entire thing doesn't happen again
Was there not a rather unfair advantage for Barry when he got told about the gelatine? I am fairly sure his dessert would have turned out much worse had he not heated the purée.
YES! I would love if they made an entire series with him as a regular guest about coffee in desserts (or even in main dishes, I'm sure there are some interesting recipes out there).
“Just adding my four indistinguishable white powders.” - Jamie Paul Romanio Spafford, Diplomat for Singapore and formerly of Italy, 2021. Funny but sounds more wrong than you think at first 😂
As much as I miss James (and wish him well!), having pro chefs on and making the normals nervous is really fun! They'll probably learn a lot with the pressure they're put under
Hey sorted! I know this comment will probably get buried but I had my first baby 4 months ago and I’m living in China. The borders are shut and I feel quite alone sometimes with no family here. Wednesday and Sunday are almost like a cheat day cos it’s the only time I get to watch a new video be released from you guys and it honestly makes my week. Thanks for the laughs. So proud of you all and how far you’ve all come. Don’t ever change!
Barry gets kinda like helped on the basics ... and Jamie is properly playing the challenge / fairness badge for Jamie so fully rewarded on kinda all those ones
Why didn't Jamie lose a badge, when he didn't know how to make a Italian Meringue? Barry was grilled just a few videos ago and lost his badge in almost the same situation.
1 there's actually different meringue badges 1 for italian and one for basic meringue and 2. ben basically took barry's badge away because he never deserved it in the first place and then couldnt say what was in the very blend he won the badge for at all he only knew 1 ingredient
@@OK-mv4ih to be honest, i thought about it too - yeah, jamie did swiss meringue, and that lost him the battle and the badge, but if ben didnt warn barry about his gelatine, barrys dish would be loose as juice
When Jamie looks at the camera and states that he doesn’t know the difference between an Italian and Swiss meringue despite having the meringue badge is somewhat troublesome.
Ravneet is such a lovely guest! Super genuine critiques, great sense of humor, not to mention she is drop dead gorgeous. Super fun having her on this episode!
You guys should collaborate with the channel KoreanEnglishman!! Josh's wife, Gabie, is a trained chef and they could all help judge a Normals Korean food battle or something! They live in London too! Anyway, love your videos 😊
No, Baz knew how to do an Italian meringue. Remember? It was one specific temperature that he was unsure of. But the basic differences between them, he knew. Jamie did not.
After months of thinking I should try the meal packs app, i finally decided to give it a go. Tonight I made the chicken mozarella with watercress from the hone your skills pack. When I asked my girlfriend if she liked it she said: "i don't want to admit this, but it's amazing, it's by far the best thing you cooked for us ever" She prides herself on being the better cook out of the 2 of us, so being able to blow her away with something that was so easy to do by following the steps you guys provided put a smile on my face. Thank you guys for providing this service
Another great video!! Also a big fan of Barry Taylor. Thanks for not letting your mistakes keep you from doing more of these challenges, it helps me not quit my attempts at cooking and baking because of similar mistakes. Love learning patience and determination from you guys. Love you Sorted!!
This video gives me major exam vibes! I don't know if it's like this in other countries but in Denmark there's always two examiners: An internal, your teacher who is nice and tries to lead you through but also tough because they know you know better. In this case that would be Ben. And an external impartial, who knows exactly what you you should know and will take you down if you don't but is also fair in case your teacher hates you, that would be Ravneet. Really fun video :D
I'd like to propose a compromise for those calling for Jamie's badge, since I personally believe the situation is sufficiently different to Barry's badge loss: Barry, as many pointed out on the original spice video, won the spice badge by just flat-out saying more guesses. And part of the reason his badge was revoked is that Dukkah was specifically one of the mixes tested, and he couldn't remember it. Jamie demonstrated that he can STILL do a Swiss Meringue, which was the only meringue he was tested on to receive "the Meringue Badge", while revealing that he doesn't know how to do an Italian meringue. Thus, I propose the problem is that Jamie's (and technically the others')badge is improperly named: It's not "THE Meringue Badge", it's a "Swiss Meringue badge", since there was no test included for the other forms of Meringue. So let's rename that badge (make it a "specialty ingredient", if you like, a la Barry's squid badge) and give the group a more thorough test for meringue in general.
Hi Ben. I think you might have to give Barry back his spice badge. I found quite a few Dukkah recipes with Lavender in them like this one Lavender, Rosemary and Hazelnut Dukkah 1/2 cup hazelnuts 1/2 cup almonds 1 tbsp black sesame seeds 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds few sprigs of lavender-picked few sprigs of rosemary-picked and finely chopped good pinch of sea salt Start by roasting the nuts for about 20 minutes at a low temperature, 300f/150c, or until they are lightly but evenly toasted. In a pan on a low flame, toast the seeds-sesame, coriander and cumin for a few minutes until the aromas start to mingle. Toss the nuts and seeds in a mortar and pestle along with the remaining ingredients for either recipe, and crush away to your heart’s content to desired texture. Recipe by Megan McCulloch Good try Bazza and Jamie. Thanks for the laughs
bcs he is way ahead, also mike recently won chef vs chef battle, so he is behind camera, giving rest of the boys time to catch up, so it isnt one sided
I like how she mentioned the wastage on the strawberries: when we visited Tiptree they said that the best bit is actually the white area around the stalk; you can eat all the greenery, just pinch off the actual woody stalk. I understand they might not want green bits in the purée but they seemed to be hacking off way more than necessary.
I love watching you guys. It helps me to not feel so bad when I get things a little, you've been at it 10 yrs. So I know I have plenty of time to improve. 🤣🤣. Keep up the great work guys.
Okay I love Ravneet! Wasn’t sure of the previous guest chefs (didn’t finish the full video so may have got better) the energy just didn’t match but this was perfect 👌🏽
I love these special guests and the absolute fear they strike into the boys. I’d love to know who would strike fear into the ever intelligent, cool Chef Ebbers
Think we should be revoking some meringue badges... Should also slip some "badge re-tests" into episodes, just spring a "Make a meringue" in the middle of an episode when they least expect it
Really suprised at the guests they have managed to get on especially Rav. Who is next? Paul Hollywood? Liam the other judge of junior bake off / bake off the professionals host?
Suggestion:
A segment at the end of these episodes where we see Ebbers prepare the dish perfectly so we get a sense of where the boys went wrong; it doesn't have to be guided, just a forty-second montage set to music.
I really liked it when they did it with the a few of their previous videos like with the mille feuille and baked Alaska
I have been begging for this from the start of the skills challenge.
Even Rocky had a montage
Would love to see
Yes absolutely. Like being able to check the answers at the back.
"what are the things you see here that wouldn't be allowed in a professional kitchen?"
then the camera cuts out to Jamie licking the cream this is brilliant
That really made me laugh too, only Jamie!
yeah the editing there was just. chef's kiss
@@gracegale7984 the editing of this whole video was brilliant
🤣🤣🤣
The editing is consistently good on these video's, great little moment!
Would love to see Ben taking on the guest chefs. He could cook from their cookbook, and the guest from one of the sorted books. Have the normals choose the receipts
That idea is awesome 👏🏻 Would love to watch that
@@vogueeats325 Agreed! Would love to see this.
Id love this too
@@Henry-tn1jb I would love to see a Chefs vs. normals... with Gordon Ramsey.
More for the panic in the normals than for any other reason, really...
Great idea! have they done it since? i don’t think ive run into that in by recent binging.
Chefs: You’re going to be making a Viennese Whirl!
Baz: A Vietnamese Swirl?
Community: Oh Dear, Oh Dear
@@Hybris51129 you mean Viennese Swirl ? ;)
@@freddjXX u mean viennese whirl??
@@dorapinisetti3337 you sent me in a whirl, need some more cragganmore to stop the rotation
To be fair, my younger self confused between Vietnam and Vienna as well.
I read it with Janice´s voice in mind
Rav is a brilliant guest chef. She's knowledgeable, great personality and tough on them, but with natural humour. Really enjoyed this one :)
Isn't she great?! The perfect match against the normals!!
She's also a right sort
Agree she was brilliant
@@SortedFood Honestly, more of her please! Fantastic guest and delightfully tough but fair on the lads. :P
I didn't care for her personality. She didn't respect they are normals.
I love how she was willing to make the harsh decision to not award any badges. She set a standard and held to it, instead of offering a pity badge to the person she thought did better ❤️
I was worried her standards woupd be too high and not award even for almost-perfect. But that's not what was delivered so it's moot.
I'm calling shenanigans. She had nothing but good things to say about the actual pastry part of the challenge. Both of them should have gotten the *Basic Pastry* badge here.
Between this episode, the pretentious series, and the poker face series, I am sending these guys a few dictionaries....
Unlike Ben!
@@Cloak1972 like the pastry pass it on, they're talking pastry chef as in patisserie not just pastry.
@@rendogsbiggestfan then the second half of my comment stands. They called it the Basic Pastry badge. Demanding advanced patisserie skills to qualify for it is stupid.
This series of bringing in experts only goes to show the normals are some way off to becoming chefs on the normal to chef scale! But I love the fact that they're learning even after 10 years!
These new episodes could be the start of something different and new!
Mike better have the same number of chances to get badges like the other two
He doesn't need to, given how bad they become once an unknown person enters the kitchen
Hes in the lead. So I think he doesn't mind skipping out on the stressful videos like this one.
Yes!
he is in lead, ii think they are giving rest time to catch up a little, so it doesnt become stale
@@poro9084 joint lead with Jamie
Love seeing some talented female chefs on here, miss James of course!
Maybe a permanent female chef for diversity 😄
@@manendraviper Maybe no, it's about food and cooking, not politics and pageants. There are plenty of female only/majority cooking channels, and they do just as good job.
@@saeedamansoor6321 Errrr well, you won't find a female-led channel with similar energy to Sorted, because, well, they aren't dudes. In terms of massive female cooking channels, NerdyNummies bigger even than Sorted/Jamie/Gordon... and I had another couple to link but I can't find them in my list of subs atm.
Can we throw some appreciation Jamie's way for making a clear effort to improve his plating skills? He gets critiqued on it often and it's clear he's going out of his comfort zone.
Didn't Jamie win a Meringue badge some weeks ago. So how he didn't know what was the difference between a Swiss and an Italian meringue?
And barry lost a badge because he forgot about the spices :D
@@daanrykx8130 Jamie was smart and whispered that he didn’t know
I feel bad saying this, but fortunately, I agree that his meringue badge should have been revoked for not knowing. It would only be fair considering Barry's badge was revoked for not knowing the different spices in a blend.
Take that badge, take that badge
it's only fair, really
Justice for Barry. Jamie made a Swiss meringue instead of a Italian meringue.
Step 1 of a pastry challenge: ignore the pastry and make a sponge cake.
Step 2: put lime and Rhubarb together.
Step 3: profit.
Hmmmmmm...
You forgot: Put cream cheese in a piping bag.
Put the cakes on a tilting plate.
@@nurix2167 how silly of me. But of course!
Savage! 😂❤
@@markman278 also try to make a buttercream with the wrong ratios
They always help Barry so much in these, doesn't really seem fair.
Not at all fair
And he still underperforms.
@@justinwhite2725 And performs like a total douchebag when it comes to the chefs judging their "creations" ( which he wouldn´t have had at all if not for the hint to warm the gelatine... )
Then shaking the table when presenting to the guest chef was straight up mean, he was a douchebag
Jamie had the option of using his lifeline, but didn't bother.
Chef Gill "Barry knew what he was doing" Was he though? He required a lot of guidance in the first part of this dish and he laid on the charm to hide he didn't knew what he was doing, Jamie just got on with it.
Ngl The blooming gelatin remark of Ben killed me dead.
to be fair, it's a good idea to ask for help when you're unsure rather than just plow ahead on your own, and at least barry knew enough to actually make SOMETHING mousse-like,while Jamie...didn't, and then tried to hide his failure
@@sarafontanini7051 To be fair, this was a contest of knowledge and skill. Asking for help (and receiving it in abundance) before Ben bothered to say they could have a lifeline is *not* what should have happened. Yes, in general one should ask for help when it's needed. Asking for help in the middle of an exam is called cheating.
I agree
This was a challenge he shouldn't be allowed to ask for so much help....then win.
Definitely cheating. And unfair. This challenge should be scrapped.
why not have a chef vs guest chef battle
oooo now that's something I could get on board with!!!
Might as well get a normal vs. guest normal as well
@@SortedFood I feel like this isn’t Ben who replied to this comment 😂😂 looks like some Jamie/Barry revenge to me 🤣🤣
@@pedrino321 Today on Fridgecam, Barry and Jamie battle it off against Randy, who walked in off the street. Let’s do this!
@@pedrino321 I await my invite
I feel like Baz, gets bailed out by Ben quite a bit in these. I would've loved to see how the mousse turned out if he never heated his puree!
EXACTLY!!! Thank you!
THANK YOU! I couldn't agree more, seems like he's always nudging Barry in the right direction and no help to Jamie, not very fair.
James always tried to help Jamie and was very supportive of him during the battles.🐨🦘🐨🦘😷
Perhaps they should switch sides? I haven't done a review but usually Barry is closer to the judges.
Or that's my confirmation bais talking
To be fair, they wouldn't have much of a competition or useable footage if Ben just lets Barry make critical mistakes that completely ruin his dish.
Barry should try aiming for the “Listening to basic instructions” badge or just listening in general !
That's why he needs to get evaluated ASAP, so that fans and Barry alike can understand how his brain processes information. And maybe, just maybe, a young (or older) viewer will recognise themselves, and feel strong and confident, instead of stupid.
@@Drnaynay So much of what Barry does reminds me of a number of dyslexic friends of mine.
@@Drnaynay you’re looking too deep into it there’s nothing wrong with him, you make it sound like he has learning difficulties
@@danielhendry8376 nah just attention difficulty
@@zzskyninjazz1821 He doesn't tho, it's not really that deep, being on camera and the pressure of toxic fans constantly judging you can cause him to panic
Honestly kinda glad James left at this point. It's going to allow him to do the same thing Rav said about her time in professional kitchens and how it helped develop her career. And it also allows the Sorted boys to have really amazing guests, I've been loving this so far.
I will never say that i'm glad james left bcs im still sad, but yes i agree i'm happy that james is able to pursue other opportunities and all these guests are indeed refreshing
"glad James left"? Blasphemy...
your logic is faulty, they could have invited other chefs even with james there...
Ravneet must have one of the most soothing and pleasant voices I have ever heard. I could listen to her talk for hours on end.
I'd love to hear her narrate an audiobook.
Another time I’ll suggest pass it on where the first person is given a country to cook and the others have to figure it out!
Love the videos!!
Gosh, cooking an entire country will take a lot of time!
Would've loved for Eric Lanlard to have made a reappearance
Jamie probably asked him and Chef Lanlard said "No".
@@georgiegan 🤣 you're probably right!
No
Jamie: Italian merengue.. isn't that where you like.. Beat the sugar in?
Chef Lanlard: *looks at camera* no.
Ah.....no.
I would love to see Rav come back again, she seems to have a natural talent in front of the camera and oozes in personality!
The television presenter seems comfortable in front of the camera? Cool. Cool.
@@Thiseffinguyhere lol, didn’t know she was a television presenter, never seen it before, but my statement still stands has been factually correct. If you have an actual counter point I’d love to hear it otherwise you’re being sassy for the sake of it bud.
She also has standards rather than acting like a school teacher who feels the need to give a star for "You tried" instead of "You did okay".
@@matte5404 yeah I love the fact she didn’t hand out any badges!
Can we have the boys go up against kid chefs? Lol it really seems like a fun time.
That would be hilarious.
I feel like the cheekiness of the normals might get toned down trying to not offend/bully the kids. Maybe have the kids remote control them, so it is still a battle between them, and the kids can embarrass them by giving them explanations and critiquing their lack of knowledge. Either that or one normal and one kid on each team.
I want to see a guest chef get thrown into a pass it on....or is that mean? lol
Oooooooo! Good idea!
Love Rav as a guest!! What a lovely demeanour and a wealth of information.
Jamie didn’t know the difference between the meringue types and did the wrong meringue… should his meringue badge be retracted? Only fair if Barry’s was taken away for not knowing Dukkah ingredients.
And Barry’s should be revoked as well. His failed too plus the fact that he ‘earned’ the badge by doing nothing more than turning off the mixer on a meringue that someone else made without cheating if it was done first and without showing that he at all knew what to do for a meringue, which he just demonstrated that he does not know how to make one.
at very least a quiz like barry was given should be offered.
in fact, this might be a good idea to do with alll the boys frequently so that 1) they're actually trying to learn and not jsut win badges once and be done with it and 2) so they can be put on the spot and know how barry felt
Between Barry getting help with the gelatine and then winning largely because he got the consistency of his mousse right (which wouldn't have happened if he'd been left to mess up with the gelatine) and Jamie being cheated out of that poker face challenge I feel like Jamie's been ever so slightly screwed over of late!
Get Valentina Harris on to judge a Risotto badge, she's an amazing Italian TV Chef in the UK, I met her years ago at the Good Food Show and she's such a nice person. She got me into cooking when a was little, and I still love doing it.
0:12 It is really annoying that Mike's and Jamie's badges, while having exactly the same amount, are not the same length on the board.
I hate that you pointed this out
I wish i hadnt read this comment..
You're the kind of person I want on my group project
*badges
Why would you point that out
I loved Ravneet Gill's orders and her input she was fantastic. I hope to see more of her at Sorted.
The disappointment on Jamie's face when he realizes some of the kid bakers are younger than the boys youtube career. And they might just be better than he or Baz... ;-)
Jamie is more concerned with being a clown than he is with learning anything.
That's the thing about this channel that makes me laugh. The trio are way more concerned with being entertainers. They don't have a professional chef career that they go back to after recording. They're professional entertainers. Holding them to chef standards is harsh, while they're trying to be entertaining, which is what makes the whole thing work.
@@Spyhermit yeah but they’ve also been doing this for over ten years so….
Yeah, but I'm pretty sure they're generally more focused on being entertaining and having a fun narrative, so they don't pick up everything they could out of their experiences.
That cut to Jamie licking the meringue off the whisk has made my day
Right as Ben was asking the guest 'what kinds of things would not fly in a professional kitchen?'
Ben is such a teacher's pet 🙄😂
Nothing has changed in the 24 years that I've known him!! J
@@SortedFood thanks for fronting the social media bit Jamie, we do appreciate you!
@@SortedFood baz is such a Ben's pet. Used his lifeline, still got help about the gelatine heating up advice. Should've been left to see what happened.
The best part of this series is the camaraderie between the guys, the joshing and teasing and laughing. Having visiting chefs all the time tends to interfere with this and puts the emphasis on success in competition. The mistakes and failures and the emotional reactions of the guys adds a lot of entertainment value to the show. We don't need the 'Normals' to be great 'Chefs' it is more fun when they mess up than when they succeed.
I really wanna give Spaff a massive hug after this!
I loved this video. I loved LOVED Ravneet. She's an expert with a great personality and she looked like she was genuinely having fun -- not at anyone else's expense. More like this, please!
Think Rav was a great guest judge! Would love to see the sorted kitchen visited by Gaz Oakley, I feel him & Barry would get on really well!
I thought the same, as I'd love to see more vegan recipes - but young Gaz has just moved from London back to Cardiff to run a rural smallholding. Hopefully he could jump on the train back for an appearance... :)
Barry benefitted from having the chef right there in front of him. So of course he made a better dish. Jamie's would have been better too if he'd had her talking him through how to make an Italian Meringue.
I mean Jamie also had that option as Barry ended up using his lifeline for it.
@@azuwer4060 nope, barry used he lifeline to ask about temperature of sugar... but they already gave him huge help with gelatin, gelatin wouldnt bloom at all, making his dish just meringue in strawberry juice
That was his life line thank you very much. He asked when to take the syrup off and then she reminded him to not let the syrup touch the whisk. He had the right temp so I'm sure she gave him that tip instead of a wasted lifeline
Also, they revealed that they had the option to get a lifeline after Jamie had put his meringue on to whisk. He had no opportunity to go back and make a syrup. That option should have been stated from the beginning so he could have asked when he realised he didn't know the difference.
@@poro9084 EXACTLY! Thank you!
Oh wow Ms. Gill is stunning 😍 I also love that she's so comfortable with the camera because of her hosting experience, such a good choice of guest
Sitting here in Oklahoma on a cool, rainy Sunday morning and I am very entertained by this. Thank you for that! 😊
Me, too!
Didn't Jamie get a meringue badge? Or am I not remembering right? I think to be fair for everyone, Since Barry got his spice badge revoked, maybe Jamie's meringue badge should also be looked at.
I think Barry’s spice badge was mostly revoked because he didn’t really deserve it in the first place
@@namenoname3871 And someone that made a Swiss meringue instead of a Italian Meringue deserves a meringue badge? Hmmm.
Then also , mike and barry got the meringue badge literally for "touching the bowl to see if its cool enough"
@@ras3c1 I think when they took away Barry's badge they said something like : if later on they prove that they don't have the skill then it can be revoked.
So I am not questioning who they give the badge to but rather why is it that they don't revoke badges of others who also proven at a later stage that they actually don't have the skills.
@@shaodowofmidnight maybe separate meringue badges? Because they know how to do swiss, that was shown even if Jamie left no actual meringue work for Barry and Mike. It was also done in a pass it on, so what if badges should be limited to more competitive situations so things like Jamie doing the entire thing doesn't happen again
Was there not a rather unfair advantage for Barry when he got told about the gelatine? I am fairly sure his dessert would have turned out much worse had he not heated the purée.
I feel the same way!
If you're gonna do a coffee badge, please get James Hoffman in!
That would be amazing 👏
omg yes please
Oh the amount of sarcasm flying about. That would be fantastic!!!
YES! I would love if they made an entire series with him as a regular guest about coffee in desserts (or even in main dishes, I'm sure there are some interesting recipes out there).
Oh yes
“Just adding my four indistinguishable white powders.” - Jamie Paul Romanio Spafford, Diplomat for Singapore and formerly of Italy, 2021.
Funny but sounds more wrong than you think at first 😂
As much as I miss James (and wish him well!), having pro chefs on and making the normals nervous is really fun! They'll probably learn a lot with the pressure they're put under
I loved this episode. Chef Gill was so fun to watch! I didn’t know of her before, and I’m definitely now a fan
Ravneet was a great judge in this episode! She threw in tidbits of information, and remained firm in her decision. Thanks for inviting her!
Hey sorted! I know this comment will probably get buried but I had my first baby 4 months ago and I’m living in China. The borders are shut and I feel quite alone sometimes with no family here. Wednesday and Sunday are almost like a cheat day cos it’s the only time I get to watch a new video be released from you guys and it honestly makes my week. Thanks for the laughs. So proud of you all and how far you’ve all come. Don’t ever change!
Hey, thanks for your comment - congratulations on the baby, fingers crossed you get to see your family soon!! J x
More of Chef Ravneet please, absolutely fantastic.
Barry gets kinda like helped on the basics ... and Jamie is properly playing the challenge / fairness badge for Jamie so fully rewarded on kinda all those ones
Pass it on idea: special guests, they can take james' vacant place.
oh my, that would be excellent. Add to the carnage.
It might be difficult to get guests on the channel if that’s what they’re in for 🤣
"Tastes a bit fizzy... Don't know how you managed it" oh that killed me 🤣
Why didn't Jamie lose a badge, when he didn't know how to make a Italian Meringue?
Barry was grilled just a few videos ago and lost his badge in almost the same situation.
Nobody heard him admit he didn’t know 😅
@@melbapeach162 Where's Ebbers, when you need him? I demand justice!
Jk, I don't really care. Content still great, 10/10 will watch next piece.
1 there's actually different meringue badges 1 for italian and one for basic meringue and 2. ben basically took barry's badge away because he never deserved it in the first place and then couldnt say what was in the very blend he won the badge for at all he only knew 1 ingredient
@@donb7519 As I said, I don't care.
Can’t believe Barry won this one. If Ben didn’t help him with the gelatine he would have nothing to serve.
Oh please are we gonna do this every video? He did everything else perfectly and made a good dish, stop hating
@@OK-mv4ih to be honest, i thought about it too - yeah, jamie did swiss meringue, and that lost him the battle and the badge, but if ben didnt warn barry about his gelatine, barrys dish would be loose as juice
@@OK-mv4ih 14:35 'if you had just made the merangue properly....' so no, he didn't do everything else perfectly.
@@OK-mv4ih I didn't see Ben give Jamie any help or advice....did you?
When Jamie looks at the camera and states that he doesn’t know the difference between an Italian and Swiss meringue despite having the meringue badge is somewhat troublesome.
I agree, and he did the meringue in less than 10 minutes in that video, odd.
It's not odd. He knows how to do a swiss maringue but not an Italian one. So he did a swiss here too
@@DimT670 but didn’t they critique his Swiss meringue in the video today?
@@connorcobean4617 because that's not what they were looking for...
@@jakeclarke779 So then should he really have the meringue badge if he can’t make the different types of meringues?
Please have her back again😁
Ravneet is such a lovely guest! Super genuine critiques, great sense of humor, not to mention she is drop dead gorgeous. Super fun having her on this episode!
You guys should collaborate with the channel KoreanEnglishman!! Josh's wife, Gabie, is a trained chef and they could all help judge a Normals Korean food battle or something! They live in London too! Anyway, love your videos 😊
Ah that would be great!!
Finally someone mentioned it
Jamie and Ollie's energy combined would blow up the whole studio
@@larissapinto3791 haha ikr!
"You knew what to do."
Me: "You literally told him how to do it! At least Jaime did it without the lifeline."
No, Baz knew how to do an Italian meringue. Remember? It was one specific temperature that he was unsure of. But the basic differences between them, he knew. Jamie did not.
Jamie must have been working out lately because that cream didn’t stand a chance 💪🏻🥛
Ravneet can definitely come back to Sorted. She’s the best!
After months of thinking I should try the meal packs app, i finally decided to give it a go. Tonight I made the chicken mozarella with watercress from the hone your skills pack.
When I asked my girlfriend if she liked it she said: "i don't want to admit this, but it's amazing, it's by far the best thing you cooked for us ever"
She prides herself on being the better cook out of the 2 of us, so being able to blow her away with something that was so easy to do by following the steps you guys provided put a smile on my face.
Thank you guys for providing this service
Ravneet was a lot of fun. What a great guest!
Is this the new renovated studio kitchen? Please share the upgrade journey if it is! LOVING THE HERB CAGE!
Jamie’s glances and expressions are hilarious.xx
I think the expectations were pretty high. They should both get a cookie badge.
Another great video!! Also a big fan of Barry Taylor. Thanks for not letting your mistakes keep you from doing more of these challenges, it helps me not quit my attempts at cooking and baking because of similar mistakes. Love learning patience and determination from you guys.
Love you Sorted!!
This video gives me major exam vibes! I don't know if it's like this in other countries but in Denmark there's always two examiners: An internal, your teacher who is nice and tries to lead you through but also tough because they know you know better. In this case that would be Ben. And an external impartial, who knows exactly what you you should know and will take you down if you don't but is also fair in case your teacher hates you, that would be Ravneet. Really fun video :D
I'd love to see Ann Reardon on from the How To Cook That channel
cupcake jemma plssss i have been wanting this collaboration for yeaars! probably a decade!
This was a great time! I am actually inspired to pick up her book
I absolutely love her energy and what she brought to the epi! The guys did an amazing job ♡ each uniquely ♡
I'd like to propose a compromise for those calling for Jamie's badge, since I personally believe the situation is sufficiently different to Barry's badge loss:
Barry, as many pointed out on the original spice video, won the spice badge by just flat-out saying more guesses. And part of the reason his badge was revoked is that Dukkah was specifically one of the mixes tested, and he couldn't remember it.
Jamie demonstrated that he can STILL do a Swiss Meringue, which was the only meringue he was tested on to receive "the Meringue Badge", while revealing that he doesn't know how to do an Italian meringue.
Thus, I propose the problem is that Jamie's (and technically the others')badge is improperly named: It's not "THE Meringue Badge", it's a "Swiss Meringue badge", since there was no test included for the other forms of Meringue. So let's rename that badge (make it a "specialty ingredient", if you like, a la Barry's squid badge) and give the group a more thorough test for meringue in general.
Yes, great idea!
truuu
Perfect summary of all my thoughts
I love these challenges where the kitchen is blocked off so they cant see each other. Adds extra fun. Would love to see more of them :)
She had really great chemistry with all three guys, I hope she comes back again!
love ravneet!!!! her book is wonderful - so nice to see you guys team up
Would it be good if we have some bloopers & aftertaste? Just like old times
Hi Ben. I think you might have to give Barry back his spice badge. I found quite a few Dukkah recipes with Lavender in them like this one
Lavender, Rosemary and Hazelnut Dukkah
1/2 cup hazelnuts
1/2 cup almonds
1 tbsp black sesame seeds
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
few sprigs of lavender-picked
few sprigs of rosemary-picked and finely chopped
good pinch of sea salt
Start by roasting the nuts for about 20 minutes at a low temperature, 300f/150c, or until they are lightly but evenly toasted. In a pan on a low flame, toast the seeds-sesame, coriander and cumin for a few minutes until the aromas start to mingle.
Toss the nuts and seeds in a mortar and pestle along with the remaining ingredients for either recipe, and crush away to your heart’s content to desired texture.
Recipe by Megan McCulloch
Good try Bazza and Jamie. Thanks for the laughs
You guys need to get Eric lanlard back for a choux battle with mike and Jamie! That would be hilariously entertaining!
Been having a bad morning. Really grateful for this video.
Chef Ravneet is great! She also got along with them quite well!
Jamie is nailing those ‘sunshine from the teletubbies’ vibes during the end chat with that light behind him 😂
Why is Mike not part of these? Doesn’t seem even if he can’t compete for the same badges.
You're making the mistake of thinking it matters in any way.
bcs he is way ahead, also mike recently won chef vs chef battle, so he is behind camera, giving rest of the boys time to catch up, so it isnt one sided
UK is still under covid restrictions, so number of people from different households that can meet inside is limited.
@@mikeharman4257 last week they had 2 chefs so yea, COVID ain't the reason
Can you steal her as the new chef?
What a joy to have on screen.
Ravneet was a really cool judge! She brought a lot of personality! 😍
I want more think like a chef please they are fabulous and the best
I like how she mentioned the wastage on the strawberries: when we visited Tiptree they said that the best bit is actually the white area around the stalk; you can eat all the greenery, just pinch off the actual woody stalk. I understand they might not want green bits in the purée but they seemed to be hacking off way more than necessary.
I love watching you guys. It helps me to not feel so bad when I get things a little, you've been at it 10 yrs. So I know I have plenty of time to improve. 🤣🤣.
Keep up the great work guys.
Dividing the kitchen because they have a 'real' judge this time has that perfect Sorted energy.
Okay I love Ravneet! Wasn’t sure of the previous guest chefs (didn’t finish the full video so may have got better) the energy just didn’t match but this was perfect 👌🏽
Oh my gosh! If you guys had Nadiya that would be AMAZING! Or Tilly Ramsay!
I love these special guests and the absolute fear they strike into the boys. I’d love to know who would strike fear into the ever intelligent, cool Chef Ebbers
Think we should be revoking some meringue badges... Should also slip some "badge re-tests" into episodes, just spring a "Make a meringue" in the middle of an episode when they least expect it
Custard powder in viennese- fantastic tip. Also, thank goodness the boys needed muscle to pipe the whirls - i keep thinking my mixture is too solid.
This one felt...a little too serious. A lot different from the normal vibe of the channel. Don't stress the normies too much, we love them.
one of my all time favorite episodes
8:20 : Rav just causally patting herself on the back there generously
I love seeing more expert guests joining you all and sharing their expertise.
I know who I would love you to have on, but it may be difficult in the current climate - Mythical Chef Josh :D
Hello dear how are you doing over there?
Really suprised at the guests they have managed to get on especially Rav. Who is next? Paul Hollywood? Liam the other judge of junior bake off / bake off the professionals host?