5 Mixing Kitchen Gadgets Tested By Design Expert | Well Equipped | Epicurious

Design and usability guru Dan Formosa returns for another episode of Well Equipped, this time offering up his review of 5 gadgets made for mixing, whisking, and blending things up in the kitchen. Watch as he tests each device and assesses them for effectiveness and usability, commenting on what works, what doesn't, and how he would improve their design with a few tweaks.

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Director: Ness Kleino
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Editor: LJ D’Arpa
Talent: Dan Formosa
Sr. Culinary Director: Carrie Parente
Producer: Ness Kleino
Culinary Producer: Mallary Santucci
Culinary Associate Producer: Katrina Zito
Line Producer: Jennifer McGinity
Associate Producer: Michael Cascio
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Jack Belisle
Audio: Rachel Suffian
Production Assistant: Sophie Pulver
Post Production Supervisor: Stephanie Cardone
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Graphics, Animation, VFX: Léa Kichler

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0:00 Introduction
0:40 StirMATE Automatic Pot Stirrer
4:59 Universal Mixer
7:46 Swan Hand Mixer
10:50 Egg Mixer
14:24 Manual Crank Mixer



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[antgalwiththehat]

Personally would probably never use any of these gadgets but I will also always watch any videos with Dan in them. He's absolutely lovely! Additionally I adore when he gets to eat the product he's testing the gadget on twice, genius mind right there 🤣

[travellingslim]

A bit surprised by the 1/5 buy rating on the last one. It did the job, and it did it in the same time as the electric mixer. For folks that live off-grid or in RV's or just prefer to have manual gadgets instead of electrifying everything, I think it's something worth considering.

[marutakelers]

I think that stir mate isn't meant for incorporating ingredients, but only to keep the bottom agitated so it doesn't burn during long cooking. The egg mixer will never work, because it can't break the membrane that keeps the yolk whole

[callmeandoru]

"It scrambles it, but at what cost."
Dan is a man of culture.

[theBabyDead]

I feel like the last one could prove useful in a no-power situation.

[rodrigul]

I occasionally watched some of these. But now I’m addicted. I love Dan and how he test these inventions.

[ashwinswaminathan]

There are so many merits to the manual crank mixer (last gadget) even when compared to the electric one. I personally find it so cumbersome to plug in the electric beater (especially when my hands are dirty with cream or wet, I have to make sure they’re completely dry) then carefully snake the wire around the pot and pans. Then of course there’s the loud noise and lots of splattering that creates a mess and also often stains the machine itself which is tricky to clean since it’s electric. And in most models, even the lowest speed seems too fast sometimes.
This manual gadget seems so neat since it’s lidded, doubles up as a temporary storage, is much less noisy and offers speed control. Not to mention it’s easy to wash since it has no electric parts. Not great for huge batches but pretty ideal for daily quick usage.

[yourgodismean]

Ty for thinking of older n disabled folks and our possible challenges. Rarer than you think

[nickknife]

For egg scrambling, I'd recommend a mug and a fork. The mug is not even half full of you use two eggs so you don't have to worry about spillage and can go full speed with the fork. 5-15 seconds and you're done.
That scrambler looks like it would fit perfectly into the mug.

[kittyyoshioka]

I wanna see Dan cooking a meal using only some of these kitchen gadgets

[YouPlague]

Just from a first look at the StirMATE It's quite clear that it's made for you to walk away from pots that need stirring to prevent the food from burning. It's not a mixer, it's for stirring!

[akaneve]

I absolutely love dan. he's just so charismatic and fun!! I love every video he's in

[nmionline]

Please do a special with Dan’s gadgets.

[nikkiewhite]

The Golden egg gadget is a poor copy of some of the gadgets made over in Asia. Golden eggs are hugely popular over there and I have seen some well made Asian gadgets that turn out perfectly yellow eggs every time. Cheers!

[-svet-ka-]

Love it when Dan tests gadgets. But would suggest comparing cleaning time and effort for each gadget as well, because when you have more than one way of doing something you also consider the cleaning after. Simple example - if I want to slice 10 boiled eggs I would definitely use a slicer, but if I need to slice just one boiled egg I would use a knife because cleaning a slicer after just one use would eat up all the time I saved by using it.

[RGazell]

I'm addicted to these videos i don't know they are even soothing
the manual mixer seems useful! we have an electric one at home, but my brother HATES loud sounds. a manual kind would fix that problem.

[OnyxLeigion]

I feel like the stirmaster is more so you can walk away from something that you're letting simmer without it burning to the bottom

[MrKirby]

I like how he mentioned that the wooden spoon was not electric as if there are electric wooden spoons out there

[zachrodan]

the egg spinner was probably inspired by the technique for making an inside-out hard-boiled-egg... but it doesn't spin the egg with nearly enough energy to make it happen. (if you don't give it enough energy to break the yolk, nothing you do will change the result. you need to spin the egg much much harder than that device was managing to, if you want to make it happen)