5 Vintage Kitchen Gadgets Tested By Design Expert | Well Equipped

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

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Design and usability guru Dan Formosa returns for another episode of Well Equipped, this time turning his expert eye towards 5 vintage kitchen gadgets from the past. Watch as he tests each device, putting them through the gauntlet while commenting on what works, what doesn't, and what he would've done to improve their design.
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0:00 Introduction
0:43 Ice Pet Ice Shaver
4:51 Miracle French Fry Cutter
7:59 Bean-X
10:49 Wedge Egg Slicer
13:41 Juice-o-Mat
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@JohnPMiller 2 жыл бұрын

If you try using the mandoline slicer with oily hands, you'll realize that the French fry cutter is pretty good.

@DuelScreen 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping he'd use that vertical standing mandolin that he reviewed a while back (and liked!) to compare.

@rebasack21 2 жыл бұрын

Considering i have seen professional chefs without oily hands lose pieces of fingers on TV just by being careless... I personally will probably never touch a mandoline. I am one of the people whom he does the left handed oil test for, it is very nice that he considers people that dont have 2 fully working hands

@DuelScreen 2 жыл бұрын

@@rebasack21 We actually purchased the standing mandolin he reviewed where the blade moves instead of the food. It's much safer and we've used it several times. It cuts great.

@RandoSando. 2 жыл бұрын

Or just use a knife

@alexanderthegreat11 2 жыл бұрын

idk I have a pretty similar french fry cutter as in the video (also vintage because my family never throws anything away) and it works very well. maybe the blades werent as sharp anymore?

@jamesmuhr 2 жыл бұрын

Praise to the set staff for making the Jell-O fruit dish decor for the video, totally fits the vintage vibe of the gadgets.

@danielleking262 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@caritahearts2405 Жыл бұрын

We love aspic

@estoylaroca 2 жыл бұрын

I find that Dan has a likeable personality, so I rate his person a 5/5. Seems like a guy I could watch for numerous videos. I also like that he explains things well, so I rate his presentation a 5/5. It's pretty obvious that he has a lot of experience. Lastly, I like the colors of his outfit today, and so I give his style a 5/5. Nice contrast on the shirt and the polo. Overall, I give Dan a 5/5. I always love videos with him in it.

@jincyquones 2 жыл бұрын

Now for the left-handed oil test.

@nschweiz4248 2 жыл бұрын

He's neat!

@DowntownTasty 2 жыл бұрын

@@jincyquones let’s see what we can reveal

@fudge2836 2 жыл бұрын

@@jincyquones You can't do that to Dan he's too innocent

@chumbawumba5486 2 жыл бұрын

You got test him with an oily left hand too

@KyaKramer 2 жыл бұрын

French fry cutter is supposed to be mounted on the wall so that it's stable, and you can use your body weight. It makes it very easy to use and safer than a mandolin, though you probably still need to have a bit of strength. Admittedly, this makes it useful in a restaurant, but probably unnecessary in a home kitchen

@lostincyberspaceIII 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only ne who knew that.

@chrisfreemesser5707 2 жыл бұрын

This is EXACTLY what I was about to say...I saw one of those mounted to a wall in a restaurant once and the guy using it was absolutely trucking through a sack of potatoes with it

@brinnspencer 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I thought; it reminded me of the ones they have at In-N-Out restaurants and they fly through potatoes with those things.

@Knulppage 2 жыл бұрын

I was trying to see whether or not it could be mounted because I thought that would be the best way.

@annoyingpos 2 жыл бұрын

@@Knulppage yup! at about 7:20 you can see what I'm presuming are mounting holes when it's sideways during the redesign section. :)

@Celt420 2 жыл бұрын

There's a lot to be said about a host personality making or breaking a show, but Dan is undeniably a gem to watch.

@kinagrill 2 жыл бұрын

You can almost say that Dan's.... The man? :p

@FathermockerOrganon Жыл бұрын

He's a great host. TV is full of people more dull than he is.

@shangerdanger 2 жыл бұрын

at in n out they have something similar to this french fry cutter, but it's mounted on the wall and the user pulls down on the lever. looks like it works great

@Lyam84 2 жыл бұрын

The lever on the one at In N Out is a lot longer, making it easier to apply a lot more force

@pourattitude4206 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they've got it down. The leverage on those are perfect and I watch them go through potatoes like nothing. Can't see mounting one in my kitchen though.

@Umiempi Жыл бұрын

They have a wall mounted one at a restaurant I worked, and you still have to add a lot of pressure and sometimes use your bodyweight to slice a potato.

@electricheartpony Жыл бұрын

At five guys, we use one that's anchored to the sink counter top. Longer handle. Momentum is your friend with these.

@KristxnGaming Жыл бұрын

In N Out Employee here, the dicer does work great. Doesn't take a lot of effort to pull down, but we do end up using more energy.

@aznknite209 2 жыл бұрын

Surprised by how well a lot of these old gadgets work. Simple designs for simple tasks.

@neworldemancer 2 жыл бұрын

development started not 100y ago)) many stuff already done and pretty well by our predecessors.

@wwvvvvvww 2 жыл бұрын

I think time itself is a big factor. If the gadget is designed well, it has a much higher probability to stay in household after all these years. When the production team sought to borrow or buy old gadgets in good condition for filming, good gadgets have a much a higher chance to be featured.

@olbaze 2 жыл бұрын

Also notice the usage of metal instead of plastic. I own a version of the french fry cutter, but everything except the handle and the blades is plastic. I've also seen something similar to the egg cutter, where the handle was made of plastic.

@DimT670 2 жыл бұрын

You have to remember the price of this was much much MUCH higher than the ones you commonly find now. This applies to most "things back in the day were built different". Your washing machine has to be sturdy when it costs a months wage

@aztecwrrior1997 2 жыл бұрын

Although that French Fry slicer was awful

@markiskool 2 жыл бұрын

I have two of the items you reviewed, the juice-o-mat and the miracle french fry maker. I bought the juicer to make lemonade shakes like you get at the fair. I priced the modern juicers and they were insane. With a lemon, the juice-o-mat is perfect as is. Now for the french fry cutter. I, too, found it hard to use until I saw it properly utilized. You see, it is meant to be mounted vertically on a wall with a bucket under the blade end. Instead of pushing down, you're pushing the handle up and to the wall. Saw it used at the Canfield Fair this way and the guy could do 10 or so potatoes in less than a minute.

@Mystress1980 2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to say most of this lol My mother has that old juicer and uses it for lemon loaves. It's squeezes every ounce of juice out of something that size. And my local farmer's market has chip trucks parked there and yes, the one guy has one of these fry cutters aligned vertically and just flies through them, one handed. The angle makes all the difference.

@RudeDudeMikeTMTheRudeDudes Жыл бұрын

he put the orange the wrong way in the juicer right?

@nollypolly Жыл бұрын

Same! I squeeze a lot of lemons and the shape of the cone is perfect. I have an electric juicer and it just doesn't work as well as the metal one. It's one of my cherished gadgets

@ToxicSpork 2 жыл бұрын

The main thing you have to ask with any kitchen gadget is whether it's worth the space it takes up, because "You know, I just have way too much kitchen space" is something that nobody has said, ever...

@cynthiakeller5954 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! That's what stops me from buying stand mixers, air fryers, blenders... I do have to have my coffee maker. When that breaksdown, I'm going to my trusty vintage Japanese pourover or Turkish teamaker.

@anayelisoria37 2 жыл бұрын

Allow me to disadree, Those celebrities living in McMansions who make house tours and they say "Oh you know I never being in this room before!" I bet they have way too much kitchen space. XDXDXD

@cynthiakeller5954 2 жыл бұрын

@@anayelisoria37 A dear friend of mine lived in a pretty well empty McMansion. She was part of an operation for falsifying realtor documents. She had nothing but a big beautiful house to live in. Her gigantic kitchen with floor to ceiling cabinets housed plastic cool whip bowls and Big Gulp drink cups. The butlery contained plastic to go cutlery and mustard/ketchup packets. Meanwhile I can't even have a dishrack on my counter and have to store my baking dishes in a bedroom.

@benzaiten933 2 жыл бұрын

and even if you have the space, will you use it enough to justify any purchase? take the egg slicer for example, it seems to work pretty well but how often do you really need such sliced eggs, 1-2x per year? so unless you give many dinner parties or are otherwise using an unusually large amount of eggs just a knife is enough. + cleaning that thing seems more complicated than simply cleaning a knife.

@lorospact 2 жыл бұрын

There's rant I believe is attributed to Alton Brown: No Unitaskers. A kitchen gadget that does only a single thing either needs to do a thing you do very often, or it needs to be multifunctional. Something like the egg slicer is a good example - it's very good at what it does, but spending an extra minute or two twice a year to use a knife isn't going to ruin my life. This assumes I can FIND the damn thing when I need it, too.

@12Trappor 2 жыл бұрын

One reason why some of the old gadgets work well is that the materials are often much better. Looked like good quality metal and plastic to me, compared to a lot of the new stuff.

@aesyamazeli8804 2 жыл бұрын

you need to go to a pricier kitchen shop to buy better gadgets

@12Trappor 2 жыл бұрын

@@aesyamazeli8804 I do :)

@GabeTheGrump 2 жыл бұрын

Be nice to for him to show what he designed and how successful he was. For most people he could be a design expert for a bunch of 2 star niche junk for all they know. I looked him up and found it he was behind WAY more amazing products than I thought, he really doesn't give off the vibe of being the genius he truly is.

@lexo632 2 жыл бұрын

Well, a lot of geniuses of the past have been like that. Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and Alan Turing are just a few examples. Back then nobody really respected them, but their legacy lives on to this very day.

@FayeVert 9 күн бұрын

Nikola Tesla and Alan Turing, sure, but Einstein won a Nobel Prize and was consulted by presidents.

@floatingdoor 2 жыл бұрын

Someone should give this guy his own show creating gadgets. Funny dude.

@tjmarx 2 жыл бұрын

He has one, you just watched it.

@tjmarx 2 жыл бұрын

@noojhaj What did you think it was? It's called 'Well Equipped' and it's produced by a company owned by Condè Nast one of the largest publishing companies on earth and parent company of reddit. You can see the show title not only in intro sequence but in the title and thumbnail of this video.

@madelineleighyoung1748 2 жыл бұрын

@@tjmarx I think they were responding to the original comment in a confused tone

@tjmarx 2 жыл бұрын

@@madelineleighyoung1748 my mistake

@MossyMozart Жыл бұрын

@Floating Door - This man has had a long history of designing gadgets for some well-known companies including Oxo.

@Say_Tin 2 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or is Dan somehow getting better and better at leading the show??

@moramento22 2 жыл бұрын

Well he is not a TV presenter, he is a designer, so I would totally expect that happening. The longer he has this show, the better he's getting at it.

@GustavoFernandesKing 2 жыл бұрын

How dare you say he was never just perfect? uwu

@samroe4294 2 жыл бұрын

Dan is becoming more and more comfortable in front of the camera

@akshatkumar6180 2 жыл бұрын

@Tisna Rahani oh come on! Not here! Anywhere but here!

@Tinyvalkyrie410 2 жыл бұрын

For anyone curious about why eggs have a pointy end, there are two main reasons. Eggs are squishy for most of the creation process, so when they are squeezed by the inside of the bird, they naturally tend towards that shape. They come out blunt end first. Secondly, the slightly odd shape makes them less likely to roll away. Birds that lay eggs on rocks or cliffs often have almost conical eggs so they roll in a tiny circle and don’t fall off.

@longface6958 2 жыл бұрын

The jello jiggling was a great addition. quirky isn't just entertaining, it's a must have for relevancy

@MossyMozart Жыл бұрын

@Long Face - Back in the late '50s, early 60s, my mother was a Jell-O molding queen. She made all kinds of colorful, filled Jell-o dishes. It was a gift.

@brothyr 2 жыл бұрын

the issue with that potato slicer is double. For one, they really intended it for russet potatoes which are much softer. Two: the blades are highly subject to age, once they've been used even once or twice, they're dull and it was likely cleaned and put back in the box and never used again.

@asobimo5532 2 жыл бұрын

And they should also be attached to the wall. I can see their use in a restaurant because they go through a lot of fries

@kyarumomochi5146 2 жыл бұрын

@@asobimo5532 u mean automation? Since these are nowhere used in restaurants Most of them use either actual slicing by chefs themselves or just fast food fries

@beanboy4900 2 жыл бұрын

@@kyarumomochi5146 working at a few restaurants when I was younger I can tell you that some places use them and some places don't, and typically the chefs aren't doing basic stuff like cutting fries

@1984potionlover 2 жыл бұрын

@@kyarumomochi5146 Nope. I worked in large kitchens for years, as prep, line, and garde manger, and all our fries were made with a larger versions of the vertical cutter he was misusing. I know because it was one of many jobs all of us did. You don't know what you are on about. Sorry. Terrifying watching him using the mandolin, as well.

@alalalala57 Жыл бұрын

@@kyarumomochi5146 Lmao no.

@vincentcarlson8525 2 жыл бұрын

Flip the citrus fruit upside down. It turns the fruit inside out when you press it and you get more from the fruit.

@Vandal_Savage 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, came to comments to say that :)

@pfunkdanw Жыл бұрын

This is what I've always been taught.

@xxXXXGrimXXXxx 2 жыл бұрын

My grandparents had one of those french fry cutters growing up and I was able to operate it as a child because it lived about 4ft off the ground mounted onto a board so you could use your body weight to pull the handle down, we'd set a big stainless steel bowl filled with water to catch them below. I wonder if that was their intended installation, or if they were meant to be used on a countertop.

@eightteentwo 2 жыл бұрын

Now I want to see Dan review gagets he designed.

@tamyrahforbin2010 2 жыл бұрын

This

@aztecwrrior1997 2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@lucidmoses 2 жыл бұрын

I used one of those french fry makers at a restaurant while going to collage. They work great but you do have to bolt them to the counter. Not something I would suggest in a home setting.

@joebland5331 2 жыл бұрын

The juicer is designed for a smaller fruit than what we're used to today. The wedge shape was designed to smash and spread a small fruit out more efficiently. The fact that you still have a recognizable half of the orange instead of a ripped out cone husk is the most telling part. Your fruit was too big.

@ashrowan2143 2 жыл бұрын

newer gadgets like the fry cutter actually work pretty good, my family has one that we've used for a long time and it works very well

@daphnelol 2 жыл бұрын

He is my favorite person to watch, always so funny and knowledgeable. Absolutely love his videos

@biohazard_the_potato_muncher Жыл бұрын

theres something about old kitchen gadgets that makes them feel more reliable, maybe is that they are Made of steel instead of a cheap plastic or maybe it could be because on that epoch they were more worried about making the thing work as efficient as posible instead of making it look unique and diferent from any other

@jmurray1110 Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s just the implementation of planned obsolescence on modern products Washing machines are massive fir that (especially comparing a soviet washing machine to modern ones)

@acceptingabnormal 2 жыл бұрын

We have a snow cone maker that uses ice disks and it's fantastic! We really do just keep some containers of the disk in the freezer. When we're tight on space we put them straight into the ice cube bin. Ours is a Pampered Chef one and it came with containers, with lids, in the perfect size for the machine. I think the solid ice chunks are what create the better texture. I wouldn't trade it for the texture ice cubes make.

@monroerobbins7551 2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t Pampered Chef an MLM?

@acceptingabnormal 2 жыл бұрын

@@monroerobbins7551 it is, but I actually got our snow cone machine at a thrift store. I don't even think they make it anymore. I should have been more clear in my post. I only said the brand at all because other people may one one similar to the video and the PC brand one is definitely easy to find. I stumble upon a used one 2-3 times a year.

@jefftitterington7600 2 жыл бұрын

@@monroerobbins7551 they do have some good products, for a price. (As with Norwex and Tupperware) Sales people differ - we've only met laid-back people.

@kelmac1618 Жыл бұрын

I used to sell PC, and the ice shaver is my fav. I’m hoping I have it in storage because I really loved melting red hot candies into water and freezing the disc of that to shave! It was cold and refreshing red hots! 😃 Good to know I can pick it up on eBay if it’s not in my storage!

@Griever78 2 жыл бұрын

Instant click on the video and like when I see it is Dan. :D Edit After Watching: I have a newer version of the French fry maker and it works really well! It doesn’t use that much force and I like to use it with potatoes, mushrooms, onions etc… if you put it through two ways, you can get nicely cubed veggies! I like it.

@plentyofpaper 2 жыл бұрын

For the juicer, I would assume the insert is a cone rather than a dome to account for the varying diameter of fruits. A small orange will use the top of the cone, a large orange will use a larger portion of the cone. Neither are 100% effective, but both will work. If you went with a dome, it will work perfectly for an orange with the same diameter as the dome, but it would only get a small portion of a larger orange, and a smaller orange would... get flattened? I'm not actually sure the latter is a problem. It might actually make more sense to have an inverted dome (bowl) instead and just embrace that you will be crushing the fruit.

@forteandblues 2 жыл бұрын

I heard that on citrus juicers you are supposed to put the fruit in upside down. Or the counterintuitive way.

@pfunkdanw Жыл бұрын

This is what I've always been taught. It does seem to get a lot more juice out this way, at least with the handheld juicer that I use.

@bhavya2571 2 жыл бұрын

this has to be one of the best epicurious series

@Emilythematerialgurl 2 жыл бұрын

OMG ITS DAN THE MAN HES BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE OIL HAND TEST YESSSSS Ok no joke dan should have his own youtube channel id subscribe

@RahRan123 2 жыл бұрын

Given that the Juicer wasn't designed for left handed people (handle on the left for right handed users) the only thing you have to do is make the handle reversible or have a handle that joins in the front allowing both left- and right-hand users equal benefit.

@nathanbaribeau2833 2 жыл бұрын

5:00 the potato slicer is supposed to be mounted to a wall for stability and ease of use!!

@Thomas_TdK 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t see any mounting points on the device

@CopenhagenRayne 2 жыл бұрын

Can be mounted, but yea just flat on a surface is the worst way

@theKRB93 Жыл бұрын

I love Dan and I need him to continue this series for the rest of his life please

@MossyMozart Жыл бұрын

@KR Smith - Or at least for the rest of MY life! .^_^.

@put4558350 2 жыл бұрын

I think that old ice shaver work well because that mold make solid line that alway incontact with shaver knife. new version can take all shape of ice ... but there is air in those ice

@Vekcrazah 2 жыл бұрын

the trend i see with these gadgets is that they solve pertinent issues, and not conjuring an issue up then fail to solve that said issue simultaneously

@olekaarvaag9405 2 жыл бұрын

I would really love if the actual manufacturing was taken into account. Like having to release from the molds for example.

@ichrised 2 жыл бұрын

That's probably why the ice pet was designed the way it was, less wasted plastic from trimmings, more cost effective to use less plastic, cheaper to make moulds that are smaller/thinner ect. If it was made in the 60s maybe they didn't have the means to recycle trimmings, i doubt they cared but interesting to think about

@rebasack21 2 жыл бұрын

When i was a kid we owned a small snowcone maker very similar to that ice pet, the main difference was the way it was positioned. The handle was on the top and there was a small enclosed bucket to put the molded ice in before closing and grinding into snow. It came with molds for the ice as well that also doubled as a simple bowl to catch the snow in. We loved it! I think really the main differences between the 2 were just making it a bit safer for small children.

@zxcytdfxy256 2 жыл бұрын

I love that everything made back in the day is made so well.

@kirankankipati-thelinuxcha689 2 жыл бұрын

Dan entertaining, fun, humorous, expertise 5/5. He is a fantastic host.

@FragmaKepi 2 жыл бұрын

For the juicers, it's better to place the orange the other way around, with the peel side down. It's unintuitive but you get a cleaner squeeze and more juice out of it.

@monroerobbins7551 2 жыл бұрын

One problem with the Bean X is how would you sharpen the blade? Also, I like how he used only similarly sized blood oranges for the Juicer test, it just helps ensure the variable that is the fruit stays fairly similar, therefore demonstrating a more reliable demonstration and sort of study with the thing. I appreciate that. :) (also, I imagine just using any regular circular Tupperware would be good for the ice pet.)

@JosephJamesScott 2 жыл бұрын

I got that potato cutter except the handle on mine is red. I've been using it for years and I really like it. I would recommend it to anyone. These things are used in restaurants and they're usually screwed onto the walls with the action reversed so you're pulling the lever down. It does take a lot of strength to use but it is supper efficient and I can cut enough fries for a family in a minute or less.

@lavenderfern5419 2 жыл бұрын

when he tested the egg slicer compared to a regular knife, he cut 2 eggs with the slicer, but 4 with the knife. no wonder using the knife is so much longer. if you stop them after he's finished with two eggs with the knife, he's only a few seconds of difference off.

@cidercreekranch 2 жыл бұрын

We had an earlier version of the Juice-O-Mat and the insert was round, like an orange, and significantly beefier that the version in the video. Perhaps the 60's version was redesigned to allow the insert to be stamped instead of cast.

@flowertrue 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid, we used that French fry cutter fairly often after my mom got a Fry Daddy. My brothers and I had the task of cutting the potatoes. We used to put it on the rough concrete floor of the storage room with a plate to catch the fries. That way we could push down on it with our body weight and it wouldn't slip. I don't see how it compares to a mandolin, the use such a different technique. A more modern fry-maker was designed with the grid of blades facing down with legs that you could place a bowl under and a handle in a wide tube that pushed the potato down through the blades into the bowl. Sometimes that broke the blades. The screw idea would have worked much better.

@fionafiona1146 2 жыл бұрын

Tupperware has such a device...I don't know how I feel about MLMs thought

@bvoyelr 2 жыл бұрын

The way to make the juicer extract more juice is to make the top and bottom mate perfectly. That way it doesn't matter what shape your fruit is: in the end the skin will tear to conform to the shape and there won't be any spare room for the juicy bits to hide. In theory, anyways.

@gayle525 2 жыл бұрын

Most mandolins come with a safety cover of some kind. You need to look for yours

@chimpaflimp 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like you should compare the time to clean the devices alongside the tool it's trying to replace.

@rachelle2227 2 жыл бұрын

I have a similar French fry cutter, and I love it. It makes cutting French fries so quick. I even use it for mashed potatoes, or to more quickly cut the potato into little cubes. I use it weekly!

@ha231 2 жыл бұрын

Don't you have to reassemble the potato for a cube cut?

@rachelle2227 2 жыл бұрын

@@ha231 The potato stays together pretty well despite being cut. It’s easy to just hold onto the potato cuts and cut after. Sometimes I separate it in half, but it’s still quick to do.

@pourattitude4206 2 жыл бұрын

Ice pet looked pretty cool. I might even imagine making room for it somewhere, unlike any of the other gadgets. Especially since I already have a mandolin. Not at all convinced with his ice cube holder alternative for the Ice Pet though. He had a hard enough time loading a single disk of ice as it was. Can you imagine the trouble of fumbling around trying to load four ice cubes as they continuously fall out as you try to load more? 1/5 for the improvement.

@fonandoozmando5961 2 жыл бұрын

I have that french fry cutter but with a suction cup, I wouldn't trade it for anything else. It works perfectly and is easy to use.

@beaverc2884 2 жыл бұрын

I have one of those juice-o-mats I have never used it though. It was given to me 30 plus years ago when I got married, I don't squeeze my own juice. It just sits on a shelf in my kitchen and looks cool.

@nazhif1 2 жыл бұрын

Dan’s humour is something else 😂

@malkiadebbie 2 жыл бұрын

This was weirdly so satisfying to watch🙌🏾🤍

@cc1107 Жыл бұрын

HE IS FREAKING ADORABLE! i just recently discovered this series and i’ve been watching all the videos bc his personality is so lovable and his jokes def make this so enjoyable to watch

@jannmikoingelrabagogamingc6012 Жыл бұрын

I love whenever it says "It's purpose in life", as if vintage kitchen gadgets have their own sentience and a life of their own prior to them "excavated" and used by him for this video,really. 😂

@Sparkle_Wizard 2 жыл бұрын

I love to see him test his own gadgets

@mom42boys 2 жыл бұрын

Love the 60's-70's jello mold!! It brings back memories. 🥰

@ginamarie975 5 ай бұрын

I got hooked on these videos bc I’m just kinda in love with this dude! Wicked smart and a great sense of humor! Just super likable… I hope he does a lot more videos. 😘

@ninogvianidze804 2 жыл бұрын

Fry cutter deserves more credit, it did pretty well i think.

@peterflom6878 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I want sliced beans or eggs, but I do want more Dan videos!

@danieljordan4137 2 жыл бұрын

Y'all know that every two weeks someone at Epicurious says: "Hey Dan, play with these for two hours and we'll make a video, sound good?"

@suziequzie 2 жыл бұрын

I love looking at vintage gadgets - keep 'em coming.

@dianaharris3777 2 жыл бұрын

I love using (as youth calls it) vintage kitchen tools. I had almost all of them by the time I was 20. It made working in the kitchen fun.

@jdb101585 2 жыл бұрын

The egg slicer already has a countertop counter part. My grandmother had one and it did wedges or slices (both at the same time if you wanted!)

@Cyb3rSix 2 жыл бұрын

That French fry cutter is absolutely still used today in professional kitchens. You know it's supposed to be mounted on a wall right? So instead of pulling away from the machine you're pulling down, using your body weight. They're honestly very easy to use.

@BigHenFor 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I think you are mistaken. I owned one these models as these were sold for domestic use. Note it was in sale in the 1960's (and 1970s). The blades are thin but not sharp and there are no table top grips for stability either. His assessment is correct. Perhaps the model you used was designed differently because if you pulled down to cut with this attached to the wall, the fries would come out of the top and fall all over the place. A redesign could make it way more efficient than this model. But modern commercial kitchens use electric cutters now that you just put a bucket of potatoes in and the machine does the rest.

@Cyb3rSix 2 жыл бұрын

@@BigHenFor I understand that the lever is facing the opposite way, but a quick search shows you can simply unscrew the lever and flip it. And in the kitchens I've worked in, one in particular had an electronic fry cutter that we refused to use. Was way easier to keep the box near the wall mounted cutter, put a tote under it and away you go. But seriously, flip the handle, screw it to a stud and give it a go, super easy.

@elif6908 2 жыл бұрын

My mom also had one of these in the 90’s and the lever thing couldn’t be flipped nor it would be mounted on a wall, I think the ones marketed for professional kitchens and the ones marketed towards housewives differ greatly.

@Cyb3rSix 2 жыл бұрын

@@elif6908 How do they differ greatly if all it is is a reversed lever and a mount? The blade and mechanism is only fastened by afew screws. Looking at the patent, it is very easy to simply remove it and reverse it. As for mounting it, just a couple screws and a bracket. Simple. 5-10 minutes out of your life and a dollar at the hardware store. And just for argument sake, both the commercial and home versions are the same price, and are about 40 bucks.

@Ben-mw9vz 2 жыл бұрын

@@Cyb3rSix do you not understand? THE DOMESTIC VERSION DOES NOT HAVE THESE FEATURES.

@DmanMcFadden4883 2 жыл бұрын

"On a scale of 1 to 5..... *ZERO."* LOL that one got me to laugh pretty good Ngl. 🤣🤣

@mikelieberman6924 2 жыл бұрын

We had a juicer (when I was a boy so many years ago) like the Juice-o-matic, but it was from the 1950s and it had a dome! The inset juicer was cast iron and not stamped like this one seems to be. It worked very well.

@hanglam2910 2 жыл бұрын

I love Dan! I can watch you all day. 🥰

@tante_kringe 2 жыл бұрын

I like that this guy thinks about the accessibility of each product. People really take it for granted but they will appreciate using an ergonomic and comfortable item especially into old age.

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@fractode 2 жыл бұрын

I love Dan's reviews an analyses. Thanks for posting! 👍👍👍

@fantail7214 Жыл бұрын

My grandmother had one of the French fry cutters and made it look easy. I'll note she had 11 children. Her skills in the kitchen were amazing.

@soobinlee8832 2 жыл бұрын

i thought the french fry cutter is doing well at what it's supposed to do...

@zatzu 2 жыл бұрын

Same. It even did better than the modern one, but I guess it's still easier to do it with a simple knife

@michaelpettersson4919 2 жыл бұрын

It is a bit flimsy, need to be better secured and a better lever, a really long one.

@nottelling6598 2 жыл бұрын

The best accessory to the ice-shaver was always a margarine tub. It was the best way to freeze discs for it, and it let you freeze orange juice for shaving.

@ziamarie 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny because my nonna had the french fry cutter he used and she used to whip through a 5lb bag of potatoes in no time 😂 nonna's are known to be super strong though because they did everything by hand. When my nonna was growing up (and also as an adult) she made bread and fresh pasta every week.

@123aytaaaa321 2 жыл бұрын

I like that on all episodes of this series accessibility and usability is never forgotten

@DuelScreen 2 жыл бұрын

I actually remember having one of those potato slicer things in my parents house growing up. It did not work well. I think if it was mounted vertically it would have worked much better. Flat on the surface just wasn't great. I'm pretty sure McDonald's used something like that mounted vertically from the beginning so it clearly worked well for the time.

@DowntownTasty 2 жыл бұрын

I need to rifle thru all my kitchen drawers and cabinets. There’s like at least 3 generations of kitchen gadgets. I gotta see if I find something cool like this stuff 😂

@KP-05 2 жыл бұрын

He's Back. You gotta make more of these. I really enjoy them.

@robertmorgan2723 2 жыл бұрын

To be frank this is the main reason I watch this channel. Dane is great with his logic and knife skills. Leading to to believer its hard to make something better then a knife.

@destroythehuman3380 2 жыл бұрын

Love seeing these videos, thank you Dan and Epicurious.

@marcmontalvo787 2 жыл бұрын

This show is oddly addictive. Like explaining to someone "i watch and older gentleman test kitchen gadgets" and they look at me like im nuts, but yet, here i am

@coachandrewb 2 жыл бұрын

I've worked in restaurants my whole life. Those fry cutters are amazing for bulk, the problem is they need to be wall mounted so you're pulling down, not across.

@brokeneck 6 ай бұрын

MORE OF THESE! MY fave vids on all youtube!

@toggle07 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos . Give this guy a raise and more air time haha. Cheers always a joy watching

@Bachcello97 2 жыл бұрын

It would be cool to do one of these with James Dyson as well!

@l.6606 Жыл бұрын

Dan, you're so fun to watch. :) I love the ham sense of humor, love the mechanical-minded approach.

@mhordijk0871 2 жыл бұрын

My mother had that french fry slicer, way back in the 70's. I think she used it twice, before she threw it aside and used a knife. Came across it, somewhere in the back of a closet, when we cleaned out the house for the sale, last year.

@abigailyalew1304 2 жыл бұрын

Hey epicurious always fun watching all ur vids. Can we do a three level chefs making kimchi video next please?

@hyfy-tr2jy 2 жыл бұрын

in regards to the juicer test...he was actually putting the orange halves in the wrong way...you put them in curved side down. It seems counter intuitive but that is the proper way

@Lili-xq9sn 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@AlextheguitarFreak 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for that info I've been using mine wrong all this time....

@bexfisch80 2 жыл бұрын

I really love these videos. It's interesting to see the problem solving ideas behind kitchen gadgets (or any gadgets really).

@kennypcolin 2 жыл бұрын

Dan the man. An entertainment empire unto himself. Love these vids!

@Xx_KingMoses_xX 2 жыл бұрын

The ice shaver is made for countertops.. How would that suction up not work on almost all surfaces. You’re not camping with the thing. Lol.

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@hazelinthewoods9966 2 жыл бұрын

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@DatCameraMON Жыл бұрын

Hey! I have that French Fry cutter, although mine does come with a rubber suction piece that keeps the gadget solidly in place and completely prevents sliding. It works fantastically, outside of, of course, needing a bit of arm strength to actually push the lever all the way down.

@MawkishRGB 2 жыл бұрын

Love these vids! Such a interesting and informative concept~

@dewilew2137 2 жыл бұрын

Dan is a genius!

@HughTauerner 2 жыл бұрын

We had something similar to the bean-x when I was a kid in the 1960s. We grew runner beans which are fatter than American green beans and do need slicing before cooking. Dealing with beans was one of my favorite kitchen chores.