Blind Tasting PREMIUM vs BUDGET Ingredients | Where Best to Spend Money? Ep. 6 | Sorted Food

The blind folds are out so it must mean that today’s episode is PICK THE PREMIUM! Will our normal home cooks be able to decipher budget vs premium ingredients using only their taste buds? Watch to find out!

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[TheBusolaCraig]

I was expecting Jamie to go “veylooootayy”. He didn’t disappoint 😂😂😂

[shabbirsaifee]

video suggestion: We often hear from chefs tips like "Don't overwork the meat in burger patties, or don't bruise the herbs etc." I doubt that a normal person would be able to tell a difference. What do you guys think?

[Anna_TravelsByRail]

Mike telling the guys that they won’t have any idea on how to eat this dish blindfolded, me seeing the dish and thinking: “Seeing it still doesn’t make me know how to eat it.” 😂

[OMGitsaClaire]

In the US, we have a company called “Better than Bullion” that makes stock and broth concentrates in paste form that come in a jar which you keep in the fridge. One jar is about four gallons of stock. It’s not the cheapest thing ever (about $4-5 per jar) but the taste is actually better than most canned or boxed stock so that’s what I use. Plus I have a very small kitchen and figuring out where to store boxes or cans of stock is a challenge. They make dozens of different flavors (including “not chicken” and “not beef” which my vegan friends swear by) but I always keep the chicken and veggie bases on hand. I use the veggie base as a flavor booster for all kinds of things.

[dgc]

“Did last night mean nothing to you?”….classic Sorted

[vettethewarlock]

I think porridge oats would be an interesting thing to see in one of these

[jpjapers]

'The Long Term Black Pepper Investment' sounds like an indie band.

[PokhrajRoy.]

Ben starting out with “It’s been a while since I’ve blindfolded Jamie and Barry…” 😂 #EbbersDelights

[kateh]

I will never not hear Jamie’s voice when I hear the word “veloute”!

[carok]

"It's been a while since I blindfolded Jamie and Barry" 😂😂😂 Where does Ben come up with that stuff?? XD

[DakovaL]

Time for another episode of "Has Barry bought this before this or not?"

[Shelsight]

Btw that was one of the funniest blooper comebacks ever, Jamie...

[itsZdan]

pepper is such an overlooked ingredient that makes such a difference when you get better quality

[Visualize]

I feel like the pasta and wine weren't tested correctly.
They should've tested the pasta with something like Carbonara or Cacio e Pepe where the quality of the pasta seriously matters for how starchy the pasta water turns out which affects the emulsion of the sauce, as well as the roughness of bronze cut pasta making it easier for sauce to adhere to the pasta.
As for the wine it obviously won't matter as much if there's a dozen other big flavors in the dish, but what about a red wine sauce on a steak with less key flavors or a dish like Beef Bourguignon where you use an entire bottle?

[PokhrajRoy.]

Ben: (utters the word ‘Velouté’)
Jamie: “ONE FOR THE MEMEPAGES!”

[vickibannister]

7:48 tbf, if you use box wine then you have nearly two litres to drink.... and that, my friends, is a life hack

[blmebro]

Using higher quality pasta (pasta extruded through a bronze die) was game changing for me. Makes a world of difference in my carbonara. I think it's not only how well the sauce sticks to the pasta but how the pasta water becomes so much starchier, which can greatly improve the sauce.

[librasgirl]

One spice that would be really interesting to test for the guys: Cinnamon from North Vietnam, cinnamomum loureiroi or Saigon cinnamon. The huge difference, it's natural sweet. So you can actually grind the cinnamon from the stick and it taste like cinnamon sugar, you won't need any sugar. North Vietnam is basically the only region in the world, where it grows. Thanks to the Vietnam war, not much was produced, but it picked up again in the past 2 decades.

[MarcyBowkew]

I know Jamie was implying something sensual, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Ben’s dinner parties involved blindfolding his guests at the table!

[darkdonkey]

You know you've got a problem when you don't need the notifications to know when a video is out, you just look at the time 😂