Great idea

"normal" - should be in quotations ;p

The"normal" that isn't cooking does the shopping and everyone goes in blind much fairer

@@h7opolo Yeah calling these guys normals at this point is kind of silly. Their entire lives and livelihoods have revolved around food and cooking for a decade at this point. There is nothing normal about that.

@@Rowgue51 At the same time they are not that far ahead of anyone that spent 10-20 years home cooking from a variety of cook books and other inspirations.

You and us both!

I call this "bachelor cooking." Where you just want to eat, but all you have on hand are leftovers. You just bash something together and call it good. And sometimes it *IS* good, and other times it's just calories to keep you alive. ^-^

My version uses puff pastry. Essentially I wrap whatever I have leftover in puff pastry. My theory with leftovers, when in doubt, pastry it out! 😊 Works 99% of the time. Even with more liquidy dishes, I thicken those up with instant mash potatoes.

absolutely!! Fanatastic amount of both knowledge & skills BUT international and cultural traditions!

Same! You can tell they’ve learned so much. These days they often win challenges against the chefs because they’re at such a high level of cooking ability. Obviously they have the food team coming up with recipes for them but they’ve now learned the skills to be able to do them justice.

They are definitely better than most “chefs” in middle of the level restaurants I would say.

I don't think they should be allowed to be called normal anymore haha

Yeah technically not normals anymore. So obvious when they pretend to be dumb.. Miss the good old days...

Most all the interactions between them are adorable, love their healthy relationships!

Cringe lonely shippers inbound

Can’t argue with this! 👏

Exactly my thought. If the problem is presentation, change the presentation.

Kinda feel like six quarters arranged around the plate might work even better, but definitely three halves over one and a half.

its a non issue, this is mid week meals at home, not something youre serving in a restaurant. if someone in your family complains about something so petty, you show them the door.

@@iris4547 I'd agree, but they commented on it being odd.

I really want to know why Mike dislikes him saying it so much

​@@SteelcryoI think it's more of a matter that he knows that Ben's role in this vid is to challenge him and Jay, but to also show us at home how Sidekick is great, because of the quality of the recipes/dishes you make. It's the implication of each of the dishes being "so much better" than what Mike and Jay made that somewhat irks him, and Ben saying "Sorted!" after each of _his_ 3 dishes is like insult to injury to Mike. It isn't really a matter of "the normals screw up 3 dishes, and the cooks show how it's done" anymore, but it definitely _was_ at one point, and Mike still wants to be better than he is now, (i.e. how good Ben *is* right now.) He's obviously not really upset, or hating it, more like he wants to be better and can joke with himself (and everyone else) how big the gap is between the normals and the trained chefs.

@@JaySay I think you're looking into it a bit too deeply. It's because it's a lame catchphrase that's a dorky nod to the channel name. It's just a tiny bit embarrassing. Probably reminds him of when they were just starting out with the channel.

@@ori-yorudan Oh, no totally. I was more-so over explaining how I feel Mike actually doesn't dislike it. Just saying it as a gag.

It's so dorky and I love that!

Yes. I would like this as well.

that is great idea!

Oooh that's a good idea! It will be lots of "fresh" stuff not so fresh anymore: veggies, bread, dairy, meats, pre-mades... BTW some of he properties of ingredients are different fresh vs clearance so if they buy them fresh, they need to wait around a couple days. Think of a fresh bread with crispy crust and fluffy inside vs chewy/hard crust and dry inside... french toast from a fresh bread becomes soggy easily while stale bread becomes delicious😋

Pretty sure they'll all pretty much be chefs by then!

That was a funny moment 😆

@@SortedFood Yep! 🤣🤣

So its like the reverse Barry.

I was actually excited about the harissa flatbread until he did that

I don't understand why they couldn't just divide the salad into 6 small bowls for each portion of each recipe. Whacking it all on top of two pork flat breads seems lazy and semi-ruining a dish.

Brought it back to the older vids

Yeah, made me feel some sweet nostalgia 😂

Dad jokes in the Fridge Cam!!

Ebbers made the same things as Jamie and Mike. Personally, I prefer the pizza.

That sounds awesome!

Well it just seems rude for them to deny you your dream episode!!! ( I will say though that they would have to get Ben TRASHED to turn off his perfectionist brain )

@@ButyoucancallmeKatBarry’s Banging Broiche is as close as I’ve seen and it’s one of my favorite videos

100% agree

You’re probably sick of hearing it but it’s easy enough to sub out the proteins in most dishes for alternatives you enjoy. If you’re a fan of spiced and heavily flavoured cuisine Pakistan and Indian cuisines actually have a massive amount of vegetarian dishes due to the cost of meat. Not just dishes where meat is swapped for protein but where a vegetable or legume is the star. Granted that’s not sorted 😂 but there’s a lot out there

convection ovens have been around for a long time but at least in the US I have never seen one in an apartment or other rented accommodation. They are generally considered a luxury for home owners as well. So for renters air fryers are kind of novel. I personally don't get the air fryer thing, takes up way too much counterspace. One thing to consider from an American perspective is that our energy prices have always been lower than Europe and the difference in costs have gone off the chart since Russia invaded Ukraine.

@@jasons2566 True, they're not a standard kitchen appliance in non-professional kitchens... but (again, given the popularity of air fryers) I've always wondered why that's so. If so much of our cooking focuses on "never having to turn the oven on"-- wouldn't it be better just to... have a better oven, and stop cluttering your counter with oven replacements?

@@jasons2566What do you mean by convection oven? The little mini oven/grill things?

​@@nicolad8822on some ovens there's a button with a fan on it. That's the convection oven and it's quite literally what an air fryer is. Advantage of the convection oven is that it's bigger. However an air fryer is smaller so it takes a bit less time to heat up. Personally if I have space for an oven I'll use that as I have yet to find a single home without the convection setting on the oven. Not buying an appliance just to get a smaller version of something I already have, it works fine when it's just me and it doesn't force me to split stuff up if I have guests over

I live in Sweden and the convection oven being present has been the case for housing ranging from 1room apartments to mansions

Same here! 😂

I’m sad enough that on the system at work where we record machine breakdowns I put “Sorted!” When it’s fixed 😂 2 years and nobodies got the reference yet

Is a tenderloin really called that over there?

@@Mrbink01 No, Jamie knows exaclty what "pork sword" means :)

It was quite heartwarming to watch the boys excitedly high-five over Ebbers while he was swallowing Jamie's pork sword.

Sometimes they kiss, sometimes they hold hands and sometimes they try to set each other on fire. True friends!

🙈

That took me by surprise; reminded me of the rat stage manager in "Meet the Feebles".

"You might think it odd of me, To enjoy the act of..."

I see you are a person of culture!

@@rcrawford42 YEP. Got it on DVD. It's such a hoot.

I thought one would go for shwarma or at least a homemade dosa!

you know... looking at: salad, meat, flatbread and spices/condiments - my first thought would have been: lets make a german style döner^^

This sounds delish!

So glad to hear it 😁

Ditto

What’s your favourite thing to make?

Chicken or and Salmon or and roast veggies or and whole roasted cauliflower- need more help though. Haven’t made chips yet I’m a little afraid they might be so good I couldn’t resist eating loads🤣🤣

It’s not hard 😆

@@SortedFood haha so true 🤣

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Suffering from relentless depression it's a total game changer too. So easy to cook an entire meal in it, just pop stuff in, go sit down for a bit and bang! A delicious supper.

I agree with you x@@GingerBiPolarBear

I would've pan braised them in butter and added them to the chicken nugget salad.

What? Of course they did...?

An air fryer is just an oven with a convection setting that preheats a little quicker, if you already have such an oven the 'energy savings' part of the argument only really begins to balance out after the lifetime of the air fryer itself as you're paying an upfront cost rather than an ongoing one. If you have neither, get an air fryer. If you have an oven already that has a convection setting, skip it.

@@KillinTime2792 The speed of heating up the air fryer is just such a big quality of life thing that you don't notice until you've got one. If I pull a handful of french fries out of the freezer and toss them in the air fryer, they're ready to eat in less time than it takes for my convection oven to preheat. And if you live somewhere with warm summers, you'll appreciate not having to turn the oven on.

@@kevinhadley3779 I live in Australia with 40 degree summers, would still rather use the appliance I already have instead of spending money on a whole new appliance that won't pay for itself for a decade.

So glad you enjoyed it! You know where to find the recipes 😁

Love it when that happens!