- [Barry] Hey, welcome to Sorted. We're a bunch of mates in London looking for the exceptional things in food that'll help make our and you're lives that little bet better. In amongst constantly ribbing each other. Some of us are chefs. The rest of us, well, we're normal but every video we make always starts with a suggestion from you guys. (hip hop music) Hello I'm Barry and this is Jamie. - And today we're actually dishing out real consumer advice. - Useful. - Or not. - James and I have put
together a selection of basic kitchen equipment that we think are useful in the home, but you probably know by know we're chefs, which means we don't
think like normal people. We've gathered a variety of stuff in each case a cheap option and a more expensive option and James in gonna get
the normals to test both and see if spending the
extra money is worth it. - Its really odd doing this without being nervous about
what's underneath there. Or should I be? - [James] You should be nervous. (bouncy music) - They're graters. - [Mike] They are graters. Well done mate. - First up is the grater and we've got two options here, a box grater and a Microplane. In the kitchen we grate
quite a lot of stuff. Might be grating potatoes or carrots or cheese on the coarse grater but then in the fine grate
we'll use things like citrus and chocolate and
nutmeg and ginger and garlic. Both are useful. - This is a really
interesting place to start. I think these things are ugly. They take up lots of space. I've got this one at home. Saying I've got one at home, I just think I stole it from Sorted. (Laughs) You left it at my house
when we filmed that video. - That's still stealing,
please return that. - [Ben] The box grater is priced at £5.99 and has four different sides each with a different grater. - I hate this little grater. It does work but it's so small. Look at how much, ouch, look at how much gets
stuck in the little bits. Look. That's my cheese. I paid for that cheese. Slices. Has anyone ever used
one of these box graters on that level. - It feels like good value, if you are gonna use a course grater. Which I think a lot of
people do, I just don't. - The Microplane is nearly £20 and that has one measurement course or fine if you want both,
you need to buy two. - In terms of usability, I
could grate this one up here. Over here, down here, grate
upside down if I wanted to. - He's so annoying. - Flexibility wise it works. Its got a lovely comfortable handle. - If I was in the shop, I
would go straight for this. Even at a higher price cos
it feels better quality. I reckon last longer. I think it'll was better
in the washing machine which is important for me cos I'm very lazy. - For me, once you've
overcome the cumbersomeness of the box grater, it's
actually pretty good for coarse grating, however, I would prefer a Microplane everyday. It's sharper, its more
ergonomically designed, it's easy to store, there's
less wastage involved and it lasts longer. - You can still slice. (electronic pop music) - [James] This is a good one. - Yeah. - [Mike] Tea towels. - Yay. Tea Towels. - Yes tea towel, not exactly exciting but crucial, every kitchen needs one and there's a huge price range. Today we've got two types. One is a professional
catering tea towel, £2.30 and the other is a highly designed, off white waffle thing. You get a pair for £27. - These feel lovely and it feels like I'd have a pair for show and not use. - The label is leather
and it's stitched into it. I already hate it. - You hate it? How can you hate it? - Cos this is a Barry tea towel. - That's quite judgemental. - Don't make me wash up. - [James] You wash them up
first and then you dry them. There you go. - I'm on the edge of my seat. How about you Mike? - This is already a boring subject matter being made to look even more boring. - In my opinion tea towel
is all about function. The professional catering
one is my choice every time. It doesn't start off as
aesthetically pleasing but it lasts a lot longer. You can wash it a higher temperatures, it doesn't change, it's more absorbent and a hell of a lot cheaper. - They're both doing the exact same job. It doesn't really matter the washing up, they're both doing the same job. It's when you stick
them in the dishwasher, how they come back in. Do those colors merge? - You mean the washing machine? Why would you need a tea
towel that does anything else other than dry? I don't think those look that bad. - These have been designed to look nicer and that's it. - Would you spend £27 on two of those? - I have done in the past
and I would never again. - If my wife came home
and said she'd spent £27 on two tea towels, we
would be taking them back. - He'd be texting us. I'm so angry. No we can keep
them if you want darling. - Now I have a thing
about vegetable peelers. - It is impossible to get a good peeler. - They're all rubbish. - I couldn't tell you which
one was the expensive one. - Yeah. A peeler, pretty basic. Two here to consider. A stainless steel speed peeler at £1.19 and a branded Y peeler with
easy grip handle at £5.99. - I've got a solution for you. - [James] What. - Don't peel anything. - What about if you want mashed potato? - You just leave the skins on. I hate it. Its the worst job in the world. - Lets put this peeler to the test. (guitar pop music) The blade hasn't fallen off. - It's quite uncomfortable to hold. I can imagine-- I get blisters quite easily and after doing a fair
few of these since-- - My hands review. - My hands are very sore hands. - What if we just put Jamie in this video? (Laughs) - Obviously a whole bunch
of different vegetables that you could peel or if
you haven't got a box grater, you could always do
Parmesan shavings with one. - Give the other one a go and now one nearly six times the price. - It does glide. It glides
a little bit easier. - It does look smooth.
- That's great. - How quicker was that? - It'll still break. It'll still go duff. - How do you know? That's
purely speculative. - I've got through loads of peelers and I now don't care which one's which cos they're gonna break no matter what. - I've had my peeler for 10 years. It's fantastic. - How much was your peeler? The one that you had at home. - £2. - £2! - Yeah. Really cheap. - How'd you maintain it? - I don't it's just still sharp. I think the cheaper one
is probably just as good. - What did I tell you. - Maybe it's (mumbles). - I couldn't be fussed,
if I'm deadly honest. That is better to use and it's sharper. - Look, this is the side I started with, with the broken peeler and then that. - So much shinier. - Maybe that's just fool proof. - This is a dream. This will happily fulfill
all of my peeling needs for many years. - Worth the £6. - Six is that all? I would pay £10 for that because I've been hurt before by peelers. Well what could be under here. - I can see what it is already. - Firstly, love the colors. I think colors on knives are an instant giveaway
that they're cheap. - Colored knives are the worst thing. - Lets talk chef's knives. Now this is something that's
gonna be your best friend in the kitchen and I reckon
if you get a good one, you should be able to do 90% of all of your knife work with it. We've gone all out. Three options here. A five piece colored
stainless steel knife set, £11.90 for all five. This one is a Mercer eight inch, stainless steel forged chefs knife, £32 and the top end is a
six inch Wustoff classic chefs knife. £90. - I think it's worth spending
a little bit of money, you don't have to spend a lot of money but it's worth spending a
little bit of money on a knife. - Even just by picking
these two knives up, I know these are the opposite
ends of the spectrum. That is so nicely weighted. The handle versus the blade gives you a really nice balance. This is all blade. - All nicer. - That feels nice. - [Mike] It's alright isn't it. - It's got, that handle's really grippy. - Chefs knives is something you've got to be comfortable with. For me, six inches is fine,
maybe as much as eight. I have got a 10 inch in the cupboard. I barely use it, it's just too big. (Laughs) - [Mike] Here's some salad. Hang on a second what you looking for? - I'm looking for a chopping board. - Hold that thought because
let's pack a two in a one. - And lastly, chopping boards. Pretty key now that you've
got your knives sorted. The lower end of our
three is a set of three, bamboo chopping boards. £7.99 for all three. In the middle a large
rectangular chopping board of hard, durable and water
resistant wood. £33.99, and at the top end a solid teak, large chopping board. £89.50. - Looks wise this is a statement. If you've got this on
you're kitchen worktop, somebody walks in, they
know you are serious, and then you go and put that on it and you go hold up. (Laughs) I'm not putting much pressure on there. - I like that, that feels
good, that feels alright. - The board, it feels cheap. - [James] I'd like a Julien please. - Please no. - That is a world apart. I can't explain to you. I'm not even leaning. That is such a nice cutting experience. - [Mike] You like that? - I do. - I have got shocking Julien skills and I don't think that's half bad. The most expensive one felt easy to use, it was a lot more satisfying. - You could cut your whole finger off and not even realize it, it's that smooth. - You can get an amazing knife for £30. - I wanna be controversial for a second and I wanna say that having chopped that other half an onion, my favorite knife so
far is the middle knife. That is so easy to cut with. - Surely a chopping board is
a chopping board is it not? - Its about size. It's nice to cut on chopping board, where you have a lot of space. - When picking a board, I
would always go for the biggest and heaviest one that A, I can afford and B it won't look too
silly in my kitchen. The reason being it gives you plenty of space to work, it doesn't slip around too much and some would argue that makes
it more difficult to clean if you can't fit it into the sink and that's why prefer one without the little gully or
drainage around the outside. - Cos it's heavier,
that stays on the table. It doesn't move around. - You're spreading out a lot more. - Yeah. If the room's there, I'll use it but you need a big kitchen
if you're gonna have this. - I'm the kind of person who chops or dices and onion and
some garlic and whatever and then picks the board up and puts into the pan. - [Mike] Too big. - I can only do that with that one. I couldn't do that with this one even though I have massive guns. - Would you buy it? - I would buy that. - [Mike] And the knife? - I would buy the middle one, but what I would say is you would buy it and never think about
having to replace it again in the next few years. - I'd get the mid range knife myself and I'd buy a nice board. - When you use something as often as a knife or a chopping board, it's worth spending decent money and getting something that's decent, but you don't have to go extreme. - Comment down below if
you wanna hear our chefs give some more advice for you guys. - If you haven't already, make sure you're subscribed. Make sure you've clicked
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know is linked below. Thanks and see you in a few days. - I do have a bet of a soft spot for the whole leather. - I like a leather label. - That's nice.
