I love that Kush cannot contain his face when the normals make a culinary claim about food thats clearly wrong.

I'm so happy to be seeing Kush regularly. First - he's a great fun person to see in front of the camera. But also it's just great for the dynamic to have two chefs available in the test kitchen again. I've been really missing this since James left.

Awww... "I know you both cook better than this." That's a lovely compliment irrespective of who won in the end.

I'd love to see a Mystery Can Pass It On. Just cans where you can remove the labels and each person has to pick one at random at the start of their turn, with all of those random cans needing to be in the final dish. It may not taste good, but I bet it'd be hilarious! 😂

Could we have a secret taste test challenge where the chefs have to choose which one has been cooked with a bay leaf, to prove if it makes a difference or not. 😊

A tinned food battle is the perfect accompaniment to a very soggy morning. Thank you.

Watching the guys contemplate if Kush's advice is helpful, or pure sabotage from the sidelines is awesome. :D

My favourite thing is that Mike is constantly being surprised by what's in the tins he picked

I remembered seeing the tinned food episode ages ago and wondering when they would do a tinned battle. I’m so glad it’s here now!

Poor Barry. I love his enthusiasm and how big he thinks with his creations, even if they don’t always pan out. Great JOB!

Having a actual chef over there whilst cooking kinda Kushioned the blow for Barry and Mike.

I like Kush, especially since he caught on really fast to Jamie's tin-themed dad jokes despite first sighing in regret that he has to stand with him on the sidelines

Can we see a challenge where Ebbers and Kush show us what they would do with the canned foods>? That would be inspirational...and funny as hell

Mike using a pastry cutter to turn a cylinder of pork into a slightly smaller cylinder of pork 😂

That fruits de mer fish pie will either be an absolute hit or an absolute miss. There can’t be anything in between I’m sure. 😂

Do an all MRE challenge next. Make Ben guess the origin of the resulting Franken-dishes.

Barry is so sweet, wondering if he can trust Kush, then doing what Kush says anyway; asking Ben to be nice, and being almost proud of Ben for guessing that it's all tinned food. Mike on the other hand always looks so flustered. I had to pause and catch my breath when Kush asked if he was happy with his dish and Mike just went no, no, no. He second-guessed himself, but he still pulled it together at the end. I also love how the boys always bring to attention when someone else is screwing up so that nobody misses out on the fun. Even when they're all intently focused on their own dish, they will call each others attention. Kush did that today, asking Mike to look at what Barry was doing. Jamie's dad jokes are amazing, and everyone else is catching on to them and it's the best thing. Also, how sweet is Ben when he tells them he's sure there were a lot of barriers in the challenge cuz he knows they both cook better than this. He has so much faith in them, its so sweet!

I really enjoy Kush providing helpful advice from the sidelines. We hear about the food team helping, but it's a lot of fun to see the real time suggestions and critique.

I love how Kush personifies chaos, but he also comes across as a total sweetheart

Barry inadvertently missed that medieval pies were actually a form of canning. The food was wrapped in a very, very tough dough that wasn't inedible but neither was meant to be eaten. Then the whole thing was baked so that the inside was sterilized and the pie could be saved with no refrigeration for weeks, or even months. When it came time to eat, the outer crust was just removed and the inside was eaten.

I love how Jamie’s is making pins and dad jokes the entire time. Makes the chaotic video 100x better.

I love how helpfully unhelpful Kush is regularly.

THE FISH PIE HAS MADE ITS GLORIOUS RETURN! Ben always manifests it somehow. I respect that.

Kush pushing Barry down the Jamie rabbit hole is honestly one of the best unplanned storylines I've seen on youtube. I love it! Also DAAAAMN MIKE!

The points of having ingredients in a tin is that they last a long time, and in America we can definitely get tomato paste in a tin. In fact, I have to go to the ethnic food aisle to get it in a tube for some reason. So I would say that the tomato paste does follow the spirit of the challenge. If we want to split hairs, none of those are in tin cans. They are all in aluminum cans. Sorry aluminium cans.

Loved it, now we just need to see a chef vs chef battle just using just tined food to see how they cope :)

You should do a combination frozen and canned battle and as a bonus you can do a quick quiz to see if they can add between 0-3 fresh ingredients of their choosing.

The "all frozen" version of this video was one of my favourites, so I'm glad to see this format make a comeback! Not sure what could follow it though... All freeze-dried? All pre-packaged instant foods?

I love kush's chaotic vibe. He is just a whole mood.

Ooh ya, 3 course of pie - looking forward to this 😂 And barely a minute in, and Kush is being sassy to Baz, lol! This is gonna be a lot of fun

Jamie described Baz to absolute perfection only 20 seconds into the video when he needlessly highlighted that he was trying to open a can using a can opener and ignoring the ring pull that would’ve stopped him struggling 😂😂 the Barry that we’ve all grown to love and cherish over the years has unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, given himself the stereotype of being a bit slow and dim bless him, and he’s been trying to shake this perception he’s got yet takes a step forward and then 3 steps back 😂

Ten seconds in and already loving this challenge. Wondering how they’ll get past the soggy foods and can perhaps introduce some crunch to the dishes… 👀

YES! Loved your frozen ingridient only battle and you will fool ebbers again! Justice for canned too! Its amazing!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

Seeing Barry simultaneously Spaff it and have a Huttlestorm is... oddly endearing.

I love themes like this and Kush' kommentary just makes it all the better.

In 13 years...the funniest, most enjoyable video yet! Great job!!!

I’m actually mighty impressed with Mike’s effort!

Kush is quickly becoming my favorite human. He's so funny and his facial expressions are so pure!

In the 1970s we used to have a meal once a week called " if its" as in if it's in the tin. The tins came from Devonport dockyard off ships in for refit, and hence had no labels. So as a family (4) we would each chose a tin and then have an opening ceremony. Basis of the evening could be, potatoes, peach halves, chicken soup and custard, however strange the combination it always seemed to work out.

The frozen food one was a blast, can’t wait to see how this plays out

Hey SortedFood team, words seem to fall short when I try to convey the sheer warmth and happiness your videos infuse into our lives. Amidst the daily hustle and chaos, your laughter, knowledge, and unmatched banter are like a comforting hug that rekindles joy. Do you even realize the depth of impact you create? The way you share, laugh, and teach isn't just about food - it's about stirring emotions, crafting memories, and adding flavor to life. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Wishing you an abundance of success and love in every endeavor. Keep being the incredible souls you are!❤️

What would the chef have done with the ingredients I wonder. Maybe in a follow-up video?

I feel if Barry and Jamie were to co-parent a child who grew up to be a proper chef, that child would make a great stunt-double for Kush. 😊 Kush is such an excellent addition to the Sorted family!

would love to see kush take on a recipe from the 100 year old french cookbook

sometimes i feel we just need a constant Kush Cam showing his reactions to everything that happens in the kitchen

Yessss! I've requested this so many times! So excited to see what they do!

Can we have a secret challenge where we, the audience, aren’t told what the theme is and have to figure it out along with the judge(s)?

Next Battle could be: They can only use one method of cooking. (Either each challenger can pick one or they both get the same)

0:21 Don't let Jamie razz you to badly, Barry, Atomic Shrimp uses an opener to open ringed cans. You're in good company.

I love this format! So much fun!!!

Mike's dish actually looked great😍

Ebbers actually killed it. He nailed the brief from taste, he understood the mission, he knew what the guys were attempting to do, then gave a fair critique. If anyone is questioning his chef ability then they can just go do one. This is the commentary of someone that knows what they're talking about.

I love this. But, you've done frozen, you've done tinned. Next you have to do foods from glass jars, surely!

Awesome as always! The next can challenge should be Ebbers and Kush, giving them a pile of random assortment of cans with no labels, Then they have to pick 5 or so and see what they can make/who wins.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE have Kush do a poker face challenge. I say he breaks in two seconds. 😂❤

This was terrific, I giggled the whole way to the end.

How did i MISS THIS VIDEO? Oh my lord Barry Taylor is a whole vibe in this one 😂😂😂😂😂

it's been a little bit since I've come back and watched a food battle but I started watching towards the beginning when I was in High School and I'm so proud of how little the title of "normals" applies to you all now. I'm so glad you guys have done so much and stuck around so long to allow us the privilege of watching you grow. You've all learnt (and taught me) so much :')

I've just done a Bombay potato dish using canned potatoes, and it was beaut 😋

Love everything you Do guys! You're such a wonderful, bright and amazing Tam! You're so meticulous and energetic about all you do! and it truly warms my hearth! your content really helps put things into perspective for me thanks to how cheerful it is and my hearth just melts! Your content is a breath of fresh air guys!

That tomato paste from Barry was not a tin.

we still make a recipe from my gran that involes the Pek ham and it's bloomin' delicious! it's basically a big tray of yorkshire pudding baked with chunks of the pek ham in it. for a sauce, you use cream of mushroom soup (we use campbells). it's pretty quick to prepare and tastes ridiculously good.

This was utterly delightful for me. Totally made my day. Thank you.

Barry should have used those role up croissants as the pastry

11:37 the gleeful “oh I should turn around more” 😭😭😭

I absolutely loved this episode and how they really elevated tinned food. I'd love to have a competition between the chefs with tinned food. The boys were very ambitious and I applaud them for it! And I absolutely adore the puns and Dad jokes!

Love seeing Kush more in front of the camera 😂❤

Absolutely love this. Sometimes during a busy week canned food is all that's available and I've always loved getting to experiment. Would absolutely love to do this. And would love to see a pass it on and or mystery box challenge like this!

I like how Kush is giving sound advice but somehow looks like a little devil on your shoulder telling you to pet a rat on the subway "yeah, c'mon, do it😈" 😆

There's a French brand of tinned food, Cassegrain, which does excellent ratatouille, aubergines, etc. A couple of cans of that, some lasagne sheets and shredded cheese and you've got a great, quick veggie lasagne. Simon Hopkinson (Bibendum, Roast Chicken etc) raves about French tinned peas a l'etuve.

Well done Mike. Kush and Jamie is a great double act.

I love the wildcard energy that Kush adds to the crew. He is a perfect addition

i'll never stop being glad thet you added Kush to the videos, the added chemistry is so great 💙

This was fun! A good challenge and the chef/dad commentary on ths side was a delight

I don’t know what I have just witnessed but I’m loving it. Loving the content it’s both funny and interesting

I am still crying the total inadequate way of using the can openers! I am happy that no normals were severly injured in the process. :)

tbh, I was sceptical with Kush stepping in more as I obviously do miss James, and while they're nothing like eachother and james can ofcourse never get replaced, they also don't feel like they fill the same spot at all. I quite enjoy the way Kush shows that he genuinly knows what he's doing, he's skilled, he's witty and a little sassy and it's quite nice.

Such great work as always, boys!! Good win for Mike, he's been a bit low in confidence lately so it's nice to see him get a victory!

I love these challenge battles you should do one with entirely instant food or like pre-made food (tv dinners/ready meals/ instant noodle kinda things) that would be interesting 😊

I think canned goods are great! Stews especially do really well as a canned food.

Honestly I love the chaotic unhinged energy Kush brings to videos like I wish this was the kind of energy I could bring to my work place lol

Would be cool to see a similar battle but 3 course meal, half of the ingredients have to be tin, while it has to be cold, warm, frozen. Would be cool to see what they would come up with, while it would also make it harder to see what is tinned if they made their own pastry or something in that term.

You guys did it once, love it.

If only Barry would have won if he remembered to poke holes in the pie crust to let out steam. But it's a great challenge. I love it! :)

Next challenge everything from a box 😂😂 Maybe Barry's pastry would have been better if he had put a steam hole in it

Normal People: I need puff pastry in a tin... I'll buy a roll of puff pastry in a tin! Barry: I need puff pastry in a tin... I'll disassemble a Fray Bentos!

Jamie and Kush together are elite level trolling. Absolutely top level snark and I am here for it! 😂😂😂😂

Another great video guys. I know I shouldn't be by now but i am genuinely surprised at how well some of the dishes turned out.

It's important to remember, you CAN cook tinned food that could be confused with fresh food (confit duck) however, usually ONLY tinned food is pushing that a bit too far

Kush is such a feisty little imp

Really enjoying how well Kush is fitting in with team. Friendly, wry and up for a bit of banter.

that was honestly very fun

I've been regularly watching your videos for only a couple of months, having tons of fun watching all the years of content. Although I have a bit of advice for future videos... more Kush!

The head tilt when saying lets get them into the sexies. Absolutely outfuckingstanding comedy Jaime.

the "thats the christopher nolan film" joke from mike didnt get nearly enough credit

"I should turn around more often!" xD

Those pastry hats that Barry had on his pies was hilarious.

I enjoy this series of Confused Cooking Conundrums!

more fish and chips/steak/chicken battles pleaseeee, I love watching stuff I make at home often

I can't stop giggling at the madness of this all...BRB with an edit!