5 High-End Kitchen Gadgets Tested By Design Expert | Well Equipped | Epicurious

Design and usability guru Dan Formosa returns to evaluate and improve upon 5 kitchen gadgets made by high-end brands, seeing how each might work better with a few strategic tweaks. Watch as he tests the gadgets, putting each through his critical gauntlet while commenting on what works, what doesn't, and what he'd do to improve their design.

Director: Jen Osaki
Director of Photography: Aaron Snell
Editor: Kris Knight
Expert: Dan Formosa
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Creative Producer: Jen Osaki
Culinary Producer: Mallary Santucci
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Kyle LeClaire
Audio Engineer: Nick Dalessio
Production Assistant: Rachel Karp; Sophie Pulver
Culinary Assistant: Lawrence Wang
Researcher: Vivian Jao
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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0:00 High-end Kitchen Gadgets
0:37 HORL 2 Knife Sharpener
4:26 Forma Cheese Grater
9:16 Apostrophe Orange Peeler
12:48 Cast-Iron Spice Grinder
16:01 Toss & Chop Scissors
19:46 Dan’s Final Impressions



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[notactuallymyrealname]

Mostly inspired by that cheese grater, I'd love to see a new regular category: Ease of Cleaning.

[happycampercasey]

Bring this back! 10 months and no new videos of him testing things!

[ujzrlzc]

It's been over 7 months since the last episode, where's Dan, is he ok?

[riemi]

I miss Dan so much, I keep checking this channel every couple of weeks just to see if there is a new video with him. So sad that it's been so long :(

[sobreiro]

When will this series continue? It's one of the best things in this channel...

[mindoffriday]

Where's He is BY FAR the best thing on this channel! Bring him back asap, please!! ❤️

[DaftRebel]

What happened to Dan? This is the last video of hgim :(

[razanbabiker]

We need Dan! Pls come back we miss u alot

[BrandonSmith-]

I only watch this channel for one thing and that's Dan...he is absolutely hilarious and I hope he is doing well and can't wait to see more of him!!!!

[sunflowersandbones]

I hope Dan is ok - this is one of my fav series on YouTube and I really miss it!

[davidwantsacroissant]

A famed modern architect designing a cheese grater that looks like one of her buildings. That’s the most random thing I’ve seen this week.

[Jacen]

I've used plastic orange peelers before, and generally liked them. The ones I used were plastic "sticks" with a hook end for cutting and a flat end for prying up the first slice.

They were also under $5, and lasted a few years. A better choice if you can find them, I feel...

[lapsed]

Need more Dan testing products Epicurious!

[strawberrymax]

when will we get another Dan video?? been waiting months now!!!

[xTriplexS]

Can you guys update us on if Dan's okay?

[Kaplle]

I miss Dan, I would love to see another video

[Lucinium]

That cheese grater, if it doesn't come apart, is a nightmare to clean but also posses a health and safety issue with cross-contamination and bacteria growth in all those little inside corners of metal. Not something you want in your kitchen.

[jessesmith]

It's been 8 months since the last Well Equipped. It's fine if you guys ran out of steam on the segment, but has anyone at Epicurious checked in on Dan lately?

[victormillen]

The cheese grater is really "hey look my modern art sculpture can grate cheese too, can YOURS?"

[kamiyakouru]

I really enjoy a segment like this where products are tested/critiqued by a design expert