A Chef Tests ANTIQUE Kitchen Gadgets! | Sorted Food

The boys are back testing some antique kitchen gadgets! Have you heard of any of these?

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[keirhan]

Im a chef in a school that turns 500 years old next year we could absolutely find a nice spot for both the knife polisher and stand mixer theyd probably get used and maintained too. E.g i regularly make bread in 100+ year old loaf tins.

[wandagrayson]

Fun fact. Emery powder has been used for centuries to keep pins and needles clean, sharp and rust free so it makes sense they would use it to clean and sharpen knives. When you see the old tomato pin cushions with the little strawberry attachment, the little strawberry would be filled with emery powder and pins and needles would be pushed in to clean and sharpen them.

[sharonealleyne]

Amm, that is NOT how you use the can opener. In the Caribbean, we still have all metal can openers like this. The first part was correct, as you need to pierce the can to establish an opening, THEN, you use the other end, which has a sharpened edge, and a hand guard, insert it into the can horizontally, then, either slide clockwise, or anti-clockwise, to get a SMOOTH EDGED, tin top. I'm surprised that Ben didn't look more at the engineering of the tool before using it. This reminds me of the coconut grater, we used them from small children, and Ben nearly lost his hand using one. We still use nutmeg fairly regularly as well in dishes and drinks.

[historianalex]

You lads should write to the Victoria&Albert museum. They're THE museum for historic design pieces. As this probably came from an estate sale, please absolutely write down and save every information you have on the origin of this knife cleaner. Museums want provenance on the objects they're offered, the more the better. Signed, a German provenance researcher slash historian, thank you for the video guys!

[toni_go]

Why would y'all give this to a museum... At this point, y'all can just start your own museum... Old cookbooks, old recipe recreations, old gadgets... You've got it all!

[yeta.]

15:00 Mike's little glance to the front that says "Knife Cleaner" then comes out saying "its a Knife Cleaner" sent me

[zhouaii]

Them complaining the cake maker isn't food grade safe, then Mike eating it anyway. Checks out :D

[ObscuraDeCapra]

A note on the knife cleaner. The cleaning in question likely wasn't the "evening washing up in the sink" kind. You don't use an abrasive emory powder for that, especially when it's likely going to be destroying the edge of the blade. You'd be sharpening every day. So what was it for?

This machine appears to have been invented either before or right as stainless steels were first coming to market. They weren't cleaning fat and meat bits off of it... they were cleaning RUST. That's the reason for the emory powder. Even if you're doing your best to keep the knife oiled it will rust a bit over time and you need a bit more than soap to get rid of it.

Super cool gadget I had no idea existed.

*EDIT* to mention that in addition to domestic use I'd wager you'd see this in places like butcher shops, restaurants, possibly even on ships.

[rddflvs]

Please bring back the old cookbook recipe videos. Make it a regular series. It is really fun to watch.

[Getpojke]

Excellent video, I love old kitchenalia. Remember with the knife polisher, many of the cooking knives in the kitchen wouldn't be modern stainless steel. A lot of my old knives are high carbon steel which looks very dark grey. If you don't clean & dry them straight after use they'll rust & they can also pick up odours from things like onions. So keeping them in good condition is a must.

[toni_go]

Love how they finally left all of Ben's trivia stay in the video rather than cutting halfway through...It's fascinating... Love learning these new things...

[bithack]

lol watching Ben I was thinking "that is not how you use that can opener..." Glad they got it in the end.

[noangelthis]

The knife cleaning/ sharpening gadget is still available in a lot of South- Asian nations where a hawker carrying a bicycle mounted version of the gadget visits neighbourhoods, calling out to residents in need of the service! Residents can bring their blunted/ tarnished knives out and the hawker hands them back sparkling clean ones!

[DonalvonGriffyn]

If you ever need more nutmeg in your life, try Townsends. Their 18th century cooking shows are well worth the time it takes to watch them. For the food, and for the history. American and British together, because for most of the 1700s we were the same people.

[alignedmonkey]

Former boy scout here. You used that can opener backwards. The wrench looking part is for slicing the side, where the pointy side is for safely opening the lid.

[xllHainellx]

I dunno if it's a German thing or just a regional or family thing in Germany, but we do actually use nutmeg quite regulary.
For example added to broccoli, cabbage or spinach dishes, light sauces, anything with potatoes (for example potato gratin or mashed potatoes), soups, stews.

I personally use it a LOT because I LOVE the aroma, but I've never used it for sweet dishes - time to try that out! :)

[sarika.h]

Mike “I’m baby.” proceeds to eat the possible lead laced cake

[danielsundin]

As a swede I use quite a bit of nutmeg. For example mashed potatoes need to have nutmeg in it. Also "stuvade makaroner" ( stewed macaroni), a real swedish "husmanskost", has to have nutmeg in it.

[jeromethiel]

The WW2 GI can opener (the P-38) is the greatest can opener ever invented. Tiny, cheap to make, and work forever. They are still made today, and for good reason. Campers LOVE these little gadgets.

[sandragoodman]

The thing about using a microplane for nutmeg and other stuff is that you are very likely to microplane your fingers. This solves that problem, and I want one!