Reviewing CROWDFUNDED Kitchen Gadgets Vol.4 | Sorted Food

Worth backing or severely lacking!? That’s the question on the tip of Mike and Barry’s tongues today as they put a bunch of crowdfunded gadgets to the test! Which one would you back? Comment below!

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[laurennsspencer]

This definitely feels like Mike and Barry said “hey, nobody’s going to be in the studio today, wanna film a gadgets video?”

[tracelii]

I know sometimes we're missing one of the guys but now with half of them missing it definitely feels like Barry and Mike got locked in the studio one night when everyone went home and decided to film a video, its kinda hilarious

[oogiesragdoll]

I love the implication that they gave Barry enough to make two burgers so Mike could have one too, but he made a giant double burger 🤣

[christopheroneill]

i absolutley love the betrayal in the face of mike when he pulled out his own burger buddy, and the slight stutter that said "my burger is in your burger". that has made my day. keep it up gents.

[Jboy]

I think the explanation of the SpoonTEK scam going around is right, that it's the placebo effect because you know what they tell you it's supposed to do, and so it does. But Barry also mentions how heavy the spoon is at one end, meaning that the spoon is noticeably more weighty than a normal spoon, which is another thing that makes you think food tastes better. That is a researched phenomenon that has been exploited in the restaurant industry since Ben was small, so it's designed to trick you into thinking it work two ways, while being utter tripe that's just a spoon shaped plastic shell with an LED hole.

[wildshadowstar]

Dan Formosa, a gadget expert over at Epicurious, reviewed the burger buddy (or something similar) a couple of months back, and one thing he noticed was that once you got down to the bottom third or so of the burger, you ran into an issue of the burger buddy being in the way.

[PricklyPooh]

Good on Barry for calling out the BS on the spoon. I suspect the reason why it tastes different is that he also used a metal spoon for the control. Different metals will make creamy foods have different tastes and textures (thanks to Stephen Fry on "QI" for that little tidbit), so it's no wonder that it will taste different than a plastic spoon. Plus, let's face it, in the end, you really are just licking a battery.

[admnz]

Lol, the “Burger Buddy” is actually called a “doofer”, they’ve been available in NZ and AU for years & years, made of cardboard and are free with burgers that you buy at Burger Fuel. They do work bloody well but are nothing new.

[environmentalmatrix]

Wish they showed finishing the burger. Those types of gadgets tend to become much less effective at being mess-free once you are past the rim at the top. Dan at Epicurious reviewed something similar a few weeks and gave better suggestions.

[nickahlessismore]

I wonder if Barry’s paying more attention to eating whilst using the super spoon or whatever it was called. And that’s why it’s tasting better, if you really focus on what your eating it can make things taste much better. Would be interesting to see if the food has the same effect if he takes as much time with a normal spoon.

[cryptic_sunflower]

The burger buddy is incredibly useful for disabled people!! Seeing this product genuinely made me happy, because I have friends with hand mobility issues that could really use these

[tumainitiger]

That burger thing is stupid.. so you save the planet reducing biodegradable paper napkins with a big cluncky silicon thing huh? And how many burgers would you need to eat to counter the few napkins you use?

Also, what happens when you get half way through your burger? How you eating that?

[Jp]

i wish you hadnt told Barry what the spoon is meant to do, the placebo effect will always kick in once you know. id love to see you try it with someone who has no idea. Biologically an electric current touching your tongue does nothing, especially as smell plays a much bigger part of taste

[davidcampbell]

I could literally hear Ben screaming, "Splits the Atom!?" The same way he objected to the Food Team using half a bottle of Akabanga oil in the 2nd Hot Poker Face video. 😆 🤣

[hippie_]

That Finalpress is like three times the price of my aeropress and I really really doubt it'll make a similar quality brew. While also both being on the go-options.

[iainronald]

Y'know, at first I was mildly upset that Jamie and Ben didn't show up for this video. Then, about 1/3 of the way through the first gadg review, I realized Mike and Barry are a delightful pairing. And, now I want a podcast called "The Weekenders" where Barry and Mike meet every Tuesday and discuss what they did on the weekend over coffee.

[adde]

See, you guys didn't test the biggest problem with eating a burger in paper: what happens when you get down to the wrapper? How does the burger buddy experience hold up when you hit the plastic?

[tenou]

Word to the wise: "Open-minded" is another word for "painfully gullible."
Hear it all the damn time in corporate sales. Way too many people fall for it and I hope this won't include you, reader.

[niarsyad]

"IT'S A COOKING SHOW!"

I love that too much coming from Mike 😂

[iwanellis-roberts]

Should have gone plastic spoon vs iSpoon. Just for texture and consistency. Man I love you guys.