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Hello and welcome to Sorted.
- Today We have a whole bunch of kitchen gadgets
to review, to see if they're worth a go, or just for show.
- [Barry] Today, we have Jamie in the kitchen,
he's our normal home cook, and he's going to be giving us
his honest thoughts on these gadgets.
Ready for number one, J?
- Always up for a li'l bit o' gadge.
(jazzy big-band fanfare)
- Well, whatta good job this cloche is doing.
- (laughing)
- Lift the cloche.
- (gasping) Right, it's a Tea Square.
(polystyrene squeaking) - Agh! Agh!
(laughing) (polystyrene squeaking)
- [Jamie] Agh!
Agh! - [Barry] It's not that bad.
(smooth big-band jazz)
- [Ben] This is the Gourmia Personal Tea & Coffee Brewer,
beautifully designed with natural earthy elements,
and enhanced with modern automatic ease.
Place your choice of loose tea-leaf or ground coffee
in the extra-fine stainless steel strainer
and tap the exclusive refresh icon to enliven the tea leaves
for maximum flavour infusion.
(glass tinkling)
- Honestly, if you put that on a worktop
where you've got like a dishwasher or a washing machine,
or you live near a train line or something like that,
(laughing) you're gonna be
hearing that, all night.
- [Ben] So you're going to fill up the water reservoir,
no more than the max line.
In front of you you've got some jasmine tea,
and some oolong tea.
So let's do the oolong first.
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- [Barry] Mate, fifty-fifty, just commit.
- [Jamie] Alright, oolong first?
- [Ben] Yup, excellent.
- (laughing)
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- [Ben] Now put your stainless steel strainer
into the glass cabinet, and click it into place.
- [Jamie] How square do we think this rectangle is?
(water running) - (all) Whoah...
- So to use loose tea, you need some sort of strainer,
and, rather than a tea bag,
and therefore this is doing it all for you
and it's automated.
It's also boiling it for you, it's dropping it over
and it's holding it in that chamber,
for the right amount of time.
- The refresh light has now gone out.
- If you could now discard what it spat out,
what it has done is refreshed the leaves,
hydrated them and got them ready for an infusion.
Press the button that corresponds
to your choice of strength, light, medium, or strong.
- [Jamie] I'm going to say medium.
- [Ben] Fine.
While it's brewing, where would you use this?
- [Jamie] I've never had the problem of needing to refresh
my tea leaves, or drinking loose-leaf tea.
This isn't a problem that I've had.
It's finished.
- [Ben] Wonderful.
It does smell good.
- [Jamie] It does smell really nice.
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- Cheers. - [Jamie] Cheers.
- Mm.
- That's a tasty cuppa tea.
- It's been relatively effortless.
- Temperature I see being a bit of an issue with this,
because, I don't know much about teas,
but I do know that different teas
require different temperatures,
as well as brewing times, to get the best results.
So how does it know to get the perfect temperature
for the perfect cup?
- So, oolong 85 degrees, that's probably about right,
Green tea maybe 65 to 85 degrees Celsius,
might be a bit hot, but you're right, it doesn't know.
- I think if you loved tea, and you cared about tea,
I'm not sure you would want a machine
to take away some of that control from you.
- Okay, J, how much for this bit of kit?
- 60 pounds.
- [Barry] Ooh!
- Half that at 29 pounds. (till bell ringing)
- So it works, it does a job.
I think the question is, do you want, and or need,
a separate piece of kit, to make a cup of tea for you?
- Oh no. - Is it worth the infuse,
- Oh, they're back. - or will you refuse?
- I'm going to refuse, but if you love your tea
and you know about making tea more than I do,
comment down below, let us know what you think.
Would you have this?
(uptempo Christmas music)
- Jamie, please turn around,
and lift the cloche.
- Good work.
- Number two.
(uptempo Christmas music continuing)
- [Barry] Ooh, why do you look confused?
- Is it a butter-knife and a, butter,
pot?
- Pot?
- Pot, butter, tray?
- It's a butter-dish.
- Butter-dish.
(laughing)
- [Barry] This is the Butter Hub butter-dish,
a stylish butter-dish with magnetic lid to hold a knife,
extended feet to keep butter mess off the table,
and easy scoop ramp, now.
- (laughing) They've turned it into a skate-park.
(laughing)
- Butter doesn't need to go in the fridge.
- No.
- At room temperature, it will last in the pantry
for a good week or two, it's fine.
So that's what the butter dish does.
Trouble is, every time you scrape your knife,
you get butter on the sides,
which means then when you take the lid off,
there's butter on the bottom lid and then you put it down
on your table-cloth and it leaves a butter ring.
And nobody wants a butter ring on your table-cloth,
this has got feet to solve that.
- Cor, you've made a problem out of that haven't you?
- And, having taken the lid off,
and put your butter-ring on the table,
you're then like, where's the knife?
Where's the butter knife?
It never belongs with the butter pot, dish.
So what about a magnetic lid?
Ha, Ebbers, I...
Did you invent this, or invest in this?
(laughing)
- There's now some butter in your butter-dish
and some bagels and some scones.
- [Jamie] And lift it, - [Ben] The feet save it.
- [Jamie] lift it up.
So I've got feet on there, so that the butter on the rim
doesn't get on the tablecloth.
You could just, straight off the top.
Look how wonderful and spreadable that is
at room-temperature, 'cause you've left it in a butter-dish.
- [Jamie] Now obviously the other tekkers,
is that you slice the butter.
And this is where I feel like the half-pipe
is gonna to come in useful.
- [Barry] This is more of a Jamie technique, isn't it?
In terms of where you more, you bread your butter
than butter the bread.
- [Jamie] Yeah.
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I'll be honest with you, I think it performed well.
I hate myself, but I actually quite like it.
I think that's taking the concept of a butter-dish,
from being something that just looks nice,
to something that does an actual useful job.
- A reliable retailer, ceramic butter-dish, about 20 pounds?
A brand like Le Creuset, 31 pounds for a butter-dish.
You're paying for the brand, but...
- So how much is this, to you, revolutionary butter-dish?
- To me, that's worth 10 pounds.
This is an American product,
and it's priced at 15.99 in US Dollars,
which is currently, ah, today, 12 pounds 37.
(till bell ringing)
- I would buy that butter dish, Barry.
(laughing)
- Why am I buying a butter-dish?
- Is it because the butter-dish is that good,
or is it because you're that old?
- It's probably a mixture of both. (laughing)
- Jamie, is it worth a spread, or not fit for bread?
- It's worth the spread, I'm gonna buy one.
(audience cheering)
(upbeat Christmas music)
- Yes, what am I going to buy next?
(hands on counter banging) (laughing)
- Lift the cloche.
(upbeat Christmas music continuing)
Is it missing the rest of the saucepan?
- Any ideas?
One lid, made many pans?
- [Ben] Yep. This is the Magicfly Universal Lid.
Do you still fret about all of your lids
that are difficult to store in order?
Our Universal Lid fits all, including: frying-pan, skillet,
cast-iron saucepans, and instant pots.
- [Jamie] The answer to that question about do I still fret
about saucepan lids is:
yes.
- By your knees, there are three pans
of three different sizes, there's a wok,
a frying pan and a small saucepan.
- [Jamie] It fits.
Um, the only thing I'd say, is the outer rim
is catching slightly on the pan handle,
so there's a little gap there, but it fits everywhere else.
It does fit far better than my trying to put a plate trick
on it, though.
- Option two, something like sticky rice,
we use a fair bit in a lot of our meal-packs recipes,
good for mid-week cooking.
Small pan, we've got a measured amount of rice
that's already been rinsed for you,
and a measured amount of water.
You can give that a go.
Does that one fit?
(metal lid clanging)
- Ish.
That's a big ish.
It's not secure, it's not,
that's not going to seal the steam in.
Again, it's catching on the handle.
- Better than nothing, not ideal.
- Yes.
- The third option is something like a wok,
which invariably you don't have a lid big enough for.
Doubles up as a steamer.
So we've got some water in the bottom there heating up,
a steaming rack.
- Oh, Ebbers, what're these?
- Char siu cheung fun.
- [Barry] He's been shoppin'.
- [Ben] The whole plate can fit in,
and then hopefully the lid'll fit and steam.
(upbeat Christmas music continuing)
While that steams, couple of other things.
Dishwasher proof, oven proof up to 220 degrees Celsius,
and heat resistant.
Fits an instant pot, If you're on the sauté function.
So for example, the big clunky lid
that you don't want to click into place, much easier.
- My excitement's been tempered slightly
'cause it hasn't fitted in the way that I thought it would.
I think it's going to be different,
depending on which pans you've got.
- Guess it would be better on pots, with no handles.
- [Jamie] With no handles.
- Yeah.
- Storage, that goes straight into the pan cupboard.
I don't. I don't see that as a, as a problem at all.
- [Ben] Okay.
- [Barry] D'you know what,
it's done a good job, innit?
- [Jamie] It did a job.
I'll get the dumplings out, but this also seems like
a really good opportunity to review the ah,
Rosanna Pansino cake spatula.
Um, Ro, I'm not sure if this is a hundred percent
what you designed it for.
- It's really useful for just this,
that's why I picked out.
- [Jamie] (nervous vocalizing)
- [Ben] Little drizzle of our seasoned soy,
and some crispy shallots.
- Multi-purpose.
- [Jamie] (muffled) Well done Ro.
(cutlery on plates scraping)
- Well steamed.
- That's a delicious dumpling.
- Back to the matter in hand, the lid.
It pretty much worked on the bigger pans.
How much, do you think?
- That's probably,
20 pounds.
- That right there is
19 pounds, 99. (till bell ringing)
I'll give it to you, J.
That's cheaper than I thought.
(laughing)
- 20 quid.
That solves a problem, I reckon.
It's not a perfect fit on every pan,
and it will depend on which pans you have,
but, it does a far better job than trying to bodge it
with something else.
- So the big question for you, J,
a useful lid or not worth the 20 quid?
- It's a pretty useful lid.
I'm not going to be a hundred percent definitive on it,
but it's a pretty useful lid.
- You're havin' a good day so far.
- I am havin' a good day.
What's that butter tray?
(laughing)
(big band jazzy show music)
- 'Kay Jamie, last one.
- Oh, it doesn't fit.
(jazzy show music)
- App, kettle, I hate it already.
- Oh, why?
- AppKettle, 'cause these things never work.
- [Barry] This is the AppKettle,
WiFi smart, internet app enabled
and voice controlled kettle.
With AppKettle, the technology lets you do so much more
than just switch it on remotely.
You can schedule your kettle to turn on at anytime,
day or night, so it's just boiled for you when you get home.
The temperature control mode lets you pick a how hot
you want your water.
It does so much more than just boil water, Jamie.
So this kettle is controlled via an app,
we have the app installed on a phone.
We also have a home smart speaker as well,
everything you need to make a cup of tea.
- Alexa, fill the kettle up for me.
(electronic zipping)
- [Alexa] Sorry, I'm not sure.
- So I don't have to be here,
I could be anywhere in the world,
who's gonna fill up the kettle?
(jazzy show music continuing)
So I can set my temperature, of my water.
So let's bring that up to,
let's br... - Can I have 87, for the chai?
- [Jamie] Yes you can, 87 degrees Celsius.
It now recognizes that there is 801 milliliters of water
in there.
- That's,
800 ml, 802 ml. - good.
- [Jamie] See if this works.
The kettle has turned on.
It's, the waters now at 30, 31, 32 degrees.
It's going to take one minute and 55 seconds.
- [Ben] Y'get a countdown?
- Get a countdown of how long it's going to take.
How long to basically put your slippers on from the sofa
to go into the kitchen, so you know it's ready.
- If that's at 87 degrees Celsius,
- 87 degrees Celsius - [Barry] That was rapid.
- Having got all the faff of the setup out of the way,
that was really smooth to operate.
It says it's still 87 degrees Celsius.
- So it holds it at that temperature.
- Saved me at least 20 seconds.
- [Barry] Cup of chai?
(jazzy show music continuing)
The kettle adds nothing to the taste, but it's delicious.
We've refilled the kettle.
Barry, what temperature would you like this kettle
to boil your water to?
Really hot, 99 degrees, please.
- Alexa, turn on kettle,
99 degrees Celsius.
- [Alexa] Okay.
- Alexa, turn kettle off.
- Wha'happened to my cuppa tea?
- Heating cancelled.
- No tea for you.
- Safe to say it works, then?
- That works.
- Do you need it?
- Not a single bit of me needs that.
- I'd have said the same about that speaker,
sitting in the corner of my room a few years ago,
I've got quite used to it, I like the company.
- Oh dear, (sniggering)
- How much d'you reckon that is?
- Ah, is it, a hundred pounds?
- Pretty much.
(till bell rings) 91 pounds, 66.
- Okay.
Looks-wise it does not look as premium as a high-end,
quality, branded kettle.
It has, it's packed full of technology, that does work.
And I think actually comes down to whether you feel
like you need that level of technology
in your kettle to boil water.
- I know you're a dad,
but you're beginning to sound a bit like my parents.
"I don't need one of those with a whizzy app,
because I've got the old fashioned version."
- [Barry] Jamie... - I'm being schooled by Ebbers
- [Barry] Jamie, you're... - on using tech.
- [Barry] that's shocking work.
J, a last question: is it worth the brew, or not for you?
- It works.
- You've said that a thousand times.
- [Jamie] I know, but that, it works and I'm impressed
that it works.
It's just not for me.
- The question is, is it for you?
Comment down below. We've reviewed
four gadgets today,
tell us what you think of them.
- And if you have any other cool or useless gadgets
that you want us to give a go, then us know on Twitter.
(beeping)
- I just wanna comfirm..
It works, I ca...
- We get that one,
we get it. - [Jamie] But, but the...
The point, the reason I'm saying that is because
so many of the times, these don't work, but this works,
but even though it does work,
I'm not sure that it - Fade to black.
works for me, I don't...
- [Barry] Nobody cares. - [Ben] Right.