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- Why are we so excited for these videos?
It's so silly. - I love these.
After all these years, you still find absolute tat
to put under the cloche.
- How confident are you that he's gonna like
one of these four?
- He's gonna have a great time, 100%.
He might hate all of them though.
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- Okay Ebbers, lift the cloche on number four.
- [Barry] This has got your name written over it.
- No, my name's Ben. This says Bruno.
However, whatever it is, it needs plugging in.
Oh it's got an on and off button. It's got a plug on it
with a heat source with something that sits in it.
To me it looks like
a little egg cooker.
- Hey, whoa, whoa, what?
- [Mike] This is the Bruno lunch box
complete with warmer.
Don't want to line up using the microwave at lunchtime?
Want to keep food fresh and warm all the time?
Well the Bruno lunch box warmer
is the lunch box for you, Ebbers.
- So I get it. I get it.
So leftovers from the night before
get stashed in here.
The whole thing goes into the fridge
until you need it at your desk.
Plug and play.
Off you go.
- Here's a phrase I never thought I'd say.
I don't wanna excite you further
but it comes complete with tote bag.
So in there are your plug, your instructions.
You can read through it.
So conceptually, do you think this is a good idea?
- Yes. As somebody who lives alone,
cooking for one is tricky.
So, so many recipes, many of our own are for two people
as a minimum and therefore it is quite handy
to have somewhere to put your leftovers.
If it's not Tupperware in the freezer for another night,
it could be a Bruno box for lunch the next day.
- Oh, I can imagine him eating his dinner at night.
- Yeah.
- You know when you portion out from the sauce pan, you go,
one for me and one for Bruno.
One for me and one for Bruno.
- I can't wait to stuff Bruno full of this later.
- Okay!
- This stays at work permanently in your drawer.
- [Mike] Plug it in.
- But it's ready to go, probably I'm gonna guess
a good twenty minutes before you want lunch.
- Thirty.
- [Ben] Ooh.
- [Mike] Ebbers, would you like to know
what you've got left over?
- Yes, please.
- A paella! - [Ben] Oh, that's high risk.
What? How long's that been in there?
(all laughing)
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- [Mike] So it's come out.
- [Ben] Yep. - [Mike] Lid off.
- Lid off.
Into Bruno.
Lid on.
On.
- That will heat to a supposedly food safe
75 degrees Celsius in half an hour
which we'll come back to and then we'll see
whether or not you get Campylobacter in the morning.
- Let's play a game.
- Called?
- Love or hate.
- He will love the idea, hate the execution.
- Great. Okay, let's see.
- Oh, my word.
- I know.
- Oh my word.
Basically it looks like we have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
containers.
- Uh-huh?
- That dispense quarter of a teaspoon at a time.
- Of?
- Whatever ingredient you want a quarter of a teaspoon of
that you want to put in your container.
- Ben. This is the KitchenArt Select-A-Spice
auto-measure pro carousel.
In need of easy storage for your spices?
The Select-A-Spice auto-measure carousel
professional series provides a unique way to store
and sort your cooking spices.
- Yeah, okay. Well I kind of get it.
Because I've seen a number of spice racks on the market.
I have one at home
which I don't use because it's really fiddly.
- I didn't ever think I'd say this.
To address the hole in the bottom.
That is for you to be able to mount it underneath cabinets.
- So the top bit you can screw off
and replace it by the thing you've lost in the bottom.
- I see. Right.
- [Mike] Yeah. And then it attaches and then.
- That makes more sense
'cause although the dispensing here
I'm literally gonna have to put like a teaspoon
underneath it in order to dispense it I think.
- [Barry] Yeah.
But let's give it a try.
- There is something super satisfying about getting your
apothecary of spices in order.
- What are you gonna go for?
- Now I see the flaw in this bit of kit.
- Go on?
- Well I think what I want is two quarter teaspoons of that,
one of that, two of that
and one of that.
- Interesting.
- Oh, I was half expecting a nice spice blend
on the counter.
- Yeah, no that's not how it works.
- [Mike] If you, if you could knock up a spice blend
sort of with far Eastern notes.
Hints.
- [Barry] Yep, so you're gonna have to remove it
from its spaceship. - [Mike] Big from the top.
Flip reverse it, you can go for a sprinkle.
- I'm gonna try and dispense quarter teaspoon of this.
- [Barry] Okay. Oh.
- Another quarter teaspoon of this.
Another quarter teaspoon of this.
- That's quite satisfying.
- It is actually.
- Another quarter teaspoon of this.
I wanted one teaspoon, which is lucky.
If I'd wanted a tablespoon it would be 12 twists.
- Yeah, but that's what the big flap's for on the top.
- Nope.
- Sprinkle it on, Ebbers.
- [Ben] No, no. - [Mike] You are being an..
- [Ben] Sugar and spice and all things.
Little sprinkle
(laughing)
which is about about a teaspoon by eye
to be blended with about a tablespoon by eye of salt.
- Oh, my heart hurt.
He hates it. I love him.
- I get it.
I just feel like it's a lot of effort to go to to decant
the containers they already come in
which have both a kind of pour and a sprinkle option
and you don't get anything more from having decanted it.
Other than the organisation space saving.
- How could it not be fun? It's called a carousel.
- Not terrible. Not for me.
- Ebbers, how much do you reckon we paid for this on Amazon?
- If they stacked on top of each other?
- I think they do. They are stackable.
- Oh, so you could get two and half 24 spices.
Oh, now we're talking.
(laughing)
I wouldn't be surprised if this fetches 22 pounds.
- 40 pounds.
- Okay. Quite a lot.
It's an over-engineered spice rack
that still needs a bit more engineering.
Two and a half stars.
- Okay. It has been 30 minutes.
- [Barry] Go straight in with a probe?
- [Ben] We ought to check.
So 75 is I think what the UK considers to be safe
and out of the danger zone.
But we're 82 degrees there.
- Reheating time for different food ingredients could vary.
Please ensure the food is properly heated up before use.
The heater doesn't turn off automatically after 30 minutes.
So there is a potential that you could overheat
your food.
- It's also works, you know it heats from the bottom.
You might wanna mix the food halfway through
to give a more even kind of temperature.
As you would, I would say
if you were doing something in a microwave.
That's kind of standard practise for reheating something.
- Okay, Ebbers let's talk price.
You clearly love it.
You love everything about it.
How much would you pay for it?
- It's a difficult one 'cause it's a very simple concept
but I think it's actually, like it clips together.
It fits well, it feels sturdy.
Wouldn't be unreasonable at 26 pounds.
- Would it be reasonable at double the price
or just over at 53 pounds 80?
- That is a lot more than I was expecting
but I would still say people spend a lot of money
on lunch boxes.
- So Ebbers, if you were to write an online review
and give this a star rating out of five
what would that review be?
- Leave your peers in the past
and have lunch with Bruno instead.
Four stars.
- Well done.
- Ebbers, we're building up or down to our favourite.
This is number two.
Lift the cloche.
- Another powered device and blades everywhere.
- It's a loofah.
- Yeah, that'll get rid of your scaly elbows.
- That's I mean, that's good for scrubbing your root veg.
This is a peeler, plunger,
brush, funnel.
Dual blade.
- You should work for their marketing department.
- Attachment device battery operated thing with charger.
- [Mike] Ebbers, you're correct.
This is the 4 in 1 Food Chopper.
It chops, slices, peels, and cleans.
You can feed long veg into the machine
and chop directly over your dish.
Also comes with a handy peeler.
- Straight into your dish. - So Ebbers, how does it feel?
Is it top quality?
- It feels a bit rickety
and I feel like at any point
it might catch you out.
- So Ebbers, we would like you to knock us up an omelette
using some of the ingredients in front of you.
Now, it specifically notes in the manual
that it chops through ginger and prawns.
So best give those a go.
But also by golly. - What?
- Earlier on you knocked up a spice blend.
- Oh my.
- [Mike] We provided a pestle and mortar because yes,
this is not a spice grinder.
It's almost like this video was planned.
- I love a good pestle. - [Barry] No.
Don't look at me in the eye while you do that.
(Barry laughing)
- [Mike] Wait, Ebbers.
- Ebbers, Ebbers sit back down.
- [Ben] Just want an omelette pan.
- Oh you want an omelette pan.
Well why don't you use the brush feature
to see if you can wash it up?
- Oh, it's all. No, this is no, this is for root vegetables.
- [Mike] No, it's for washing up.
- [Barry] It says for cleaning.
- [Mike] It's got cleaning function.
- He looks defeated already.
- I know, I love it.
Look how well that's working.
Ebbers, you've got some on your forehead.
Look at that.
- [Ben] Yep. Clean - [Mike] Sparkly.
This is dumb everyone.
I'm sure you could scrub a vegetable in it.
It's just, you know.
- I've never used an electric scrubber.
- [Mike] Well what I'm hearing from you is that Ebbers
this is in fact a 5 in 1 food chopping device
and the brush is for pans and veg.
So, Ebbers is currently using the peeler.
How's it peeling?
- Do you know what? It's peeling.
- [Mike] Great.
Wow.
That is effective.
- [Barry] Nope. Not too hard.
Little bit lighter.
- I'm getting coconut shaver vibes all over again.
- [Barry] I know. I'm so nervous for you.
- [Mike] Maybe it only works upside down, Ebbers.
Oh there you go.
He's making it rain carrots.
- Garlic.
Little bit of ginger.
- Excellent.
- Yeah, let's give it, let's give the machine a chance.
Let's put some onion in there as well.
I've got high hopes for this one.
And they were thrashed, all of those hopes in one.
You know what I said about rickety?
- [Mike] Yeah.
- I think what I meant was crap.
- Oh!
There you go.
- Gonna season it with a little bit of soy.
Sesame oil for the pan.
I've got some of these lovely mushrooms.
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Ready?
- Ready.
- [Barry] Sounds awful, doesn't it.
- And that's what you're getting.
- A nuance of frankfurter.
- And in all that excitement with the frankfurter,
I've overcooked the omelette.
Anyone want an overcooked omelette?
I apologise to anyone who's ever,
ever made a omelette in their lives
'cause that's not how it should be done.
- Well that was enjoyable.
- This is not one I'll be putting in my lunchbox.
- How's your spice blend?
- The flavor's all right.
I'm not sure carrot, frankfurter and prawn
would be my first choice.
- So while you chow down on that delicious omelette,
what are your thoughts?
- We use quite a lot of food processors, mini choppers
and things to speed up the making of pastes
and stuff like that. I get it.
But I would also say in the 12 years we've been doing this
learn to use a knife and a board
and it'll probably be quicker and easier.
That is not quicker or easier.
- Should we talk price?
- Yeah, go on then.
- How much do you think that gadget there sells for on
How Do I Buy This?
- [Ben] Four in one.
$5 per one, $20
which at the moment we know is about 20 pounds.
- Generous.
- [Mike] Ebbers, I can confirm
that this is for sale at 32 pounds.
Well, we're gonna need to have an online review
from our chef, aren't we?
Please review this and give us some stars.
- Please mind your fingers
because you'll need them to chop stuff when this doesn't.
One star.
- Oh, Ebbers, he's on a roll. That's brilliant.
- It got a star.
- [Barry] Coming in at number one.
Ebbers, lift the cloche.
- I feel like you've already made up my mind for me
by calling it number one.
- This one's time-dependent as well.
- It's a cold freezer plate, Pan-N-Ice.
I know these guys.
- Why?
- Because I met the founders years ago at an event.
- [Barry] Yes, Ben. This is the Pan-N-Ice starter pack
from the Ice Roll Company.
This pack is a must have for every family home.
The amazing kit comes with everything you need
to make ice cream rolls from the comfort of your own home.
- I see ice cream rolls everywhere at the moment.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. I saw these guys at a festival
and the queue was massive for it.
- And I remember the story and speaking to Henry.
It was something he saw in Southeast Asia
when he was on like a gap year or travelling
or just maybe just holiday.
Came back and was like,
why don't we have this UK and wanted to set it up.
- Yeah. A family version, right?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Is what it looks like.
- [Mike] Yeah. It comes with a mix.
So this is the most basic pack that they do.
But they also do loads of packs on their website where they
basically just cane it with loads of other ingredients.
- So the way I've seen it done before
they have the mix and then they chop stuff into it, right?
- So the first one we're making is beautiful Biscoff.
We'll need one Biscoff biscuit
and one tablespoon of Biscoff spread.
And then pour over 75 mil of the pan ice mix.
- And then choppy chop, right?
- Yeah. - Choppy, choppy, choppy chop.
Evenly spread the combined mix across the pan.
Once the mix looks dry and frozen, start at one end
and use the spatula to carefully roll forward
into ice cream rolls.
- [Mike] Perfect. Just like the street food.
- [Barry] Go on, Ebbers. Yes, yes.
Better, better. - There we go, there we go.
- [Barry] Slightly stiffer.
You've found your side job.
- Number one,
I've seen it before.
I've never had one because the queue's always huge
and I've never bothered to queue,
but people seem to love it.
Two, I've never seen one you can do at home.
Three, it was good fun.
- Ebbers, so let's go again.
- I'm going strawberry.
- [Barry] We can do five in a row here.
Mmm.
- Oh my goodness. That's fantastic.
- [Barry] Ebbers, what do you have for now?
- Strawberry and white chocolate.
- Barry's lost interest, so I'm gonna take over here Ebbers.
- This is too good.
- Basically, you stick that in the freezer for 24 hours.
It then completely freezes
and you get about five uses out of it.
There is a recipe booklet, I guess digitally online,
which does everything from fro-yo's
to these ice cream rolls.
They do provide a vegan mix as well,
so that everyone's included.
Do you think they also do frozen cocktails?
- Look at that. You've got a lovely little
arctic roll there.
- [Barry] It's like a pavlova.
How does it compare to other like,
quick ice creams that we've made?
- It's not as smooth and it's not like a gelato
in the sense that you have got crunchy like ice crystals
because you're not getting it super smooth
and you're rolling it, but it's tasty
and it's good fun.
And the fact that we got it to not just set
but also roll on our first attempt as well as the second,
going a bit off pieced.
I think it opens up lots of opportunity for experimentation.
- How much do you think we paid for this kit?
- Hmm. All I can do is compare it
to an ice cream machine that you'd also have to freeze.
- And the co-founder knows you so could easily find you
and you know, pop something for your little box.
- So I've got no idea, 48.
- Oh, 50 pounds 99.
- Me and my family of 12 years are on a roll with this one.
We love it.
Four and a half stars. - Oh, four and a half.
- That's exactly the same as our Trustpilot review
for Sidekick.
- [Barry] For us, that's an impressive round of gadge.
- I can't believe that people keep suggesting
more amazing things for us to try.
- Thank you very much.
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