- Four, five, six. That's it. (Jamie laughing) (sizzling) - Welcome back to the Sorted
Food cheap dog trials. I'm joined here by farmer. Hoggett who's going to explain to us
about what Babe has been doing. - No, I've been to auction. I've picked up some
vintage kitchen gadgets and today James is gonna take
a step back into the past. The good old days. - [Jamie] You excited for this? - I'm excited, I'm ready. - Tell me when.
- This is gonna be so much fun. Lift the cloche on number one. - Oh, it's a gun. It's a squirty gun. Oh no, am I make, is it sausages? No, yes, no. - [Ben] Plungey plunge. - Plungey plunge. - But what is it that
you're plungey plunging. - Don't know what I'm plungey plunging. - Cookie dough. - Cookie dough? - Yes, James, this is
a vintage cookie press? Italian, and we think it's
from about the 1960s or 1970s. Vintage is a very broad
term, but technically anything over 20 years, so we are vintage, but less than a hundred because
then it becomes antique. But we should bear in mind when
we're thinking about these, cast your mind back when they did exist, what were they like? And as opposed to comparing
it to today's gadgets, would you have one now? I think we should think retro. Would you like some cookie dough to try? - Yeah. - James, what I have given
you is some cookie dough. It's for spritz cookies from
the German of spritzen cookie which means to squirt. Basically we need you to
squirt cookies onto your sheet and bake 'em off. - Press the trigger once or
twice depending on the size of biscuit required, release and lift gun off the oven sheet. I feel like that worked
better than I expected. I don't know what you're expecting, but I was expecting a mess. - Oh now you're getting into a rhythm. - You can always change the
dial and do different rows of different ones, and
the good thing about this, unlike a piping bag, is you can
change the dial from one end without having to take all the mix out. - Was that a passive aggressive suggestion to change the dial? - I was just thinking about the thumbnail. - [James] It was wasn't it. Splafta. - No, to splaff something
is to do it well. (James laughing) - Well done Ebbers, I'm
really glad you suggested that we change the nozzle. - It was going so well. What's that for?
- That's another passive move from Ebbers to
say clean up your (beep). (laughing) - No, I'm just offering help. (laughing) - Well, I filled the sheet. - 177 degrees Celsius till they're cooked. - These are going in. - Okay, while those are
baking off let's talk price. So obviously this is 60 years old, and we bought it in auction. On Mike's eBay account. (Jamie laughing) What do you reckon we paid for it? - 20 quid. - Not a bad shout
because that is the price of a modern day one if you bought it from an online retailer,
but this one 11.99, bargain. - This is obviously the
first time that we're using the cookie press, but if
you've got one at home or you have used one, let us know what your results were like. Did you get the lovely, intricate details? Send us some pictures. - It's done. I'm going for it. I think you're gonna be very
pleased with the results. (Jamie laughing) Ebbers, your one came out nicely. It's very hard to judge the gadget by the result of these cookies because it doesn't necessarily mean the gadget isn't working. - I mean, I'm sure they taste okay. - Well, you know, the price
you've seen the results. So there's only one question to ask you. Is it highly rated or is it just outdated? - I think it's hard to
test baking equipment because it relies a lot on us and the recipe that we've used. So I'm gonna say highly rated because I think that works
with a bit of practise. Our cookies are not highly rated. - All right James, onto
number two, lift the cloche. - Wowzer. Wow, wow. Is it a tea or coffee machine? - James, this is a vintage
Goblin Teasmaid, model 854. I'll have, you know A Teasmade is a machine
that will automatically make you a cup of tea. And this used to be
really, really popular. My nan and granddad used to have one. They'd lie in bed. The alarm clock would go off, yeah. - No. - Yeah, and you'd set the
alarm and it would make a cup of tea at the time
the alarm clock goes off. So when you get up, your
tea is already made. That's better than some of
the gadgets we have nowadays where you have to open
an app to boil a kettle. No, set it to an alarm clock. Does it automatically, 1978 wow. - I get it now, I get it. I totally get it. - But what I didn't know is that Teasmades actually first came about
in the Victorian era. Very, very rare. I don't know how they worked. How did they work? - They were lethal. They used to have a like ignition that you had to have
on for the entire time. So it was kind of a fire hazard, which is why they weren't
particularly popular until electricity became a thing in homes. - That must have changed your life. - It made life a lot easier.
- Yeah. - So these go in here, right? - Teabags in the teapot. Water in the kettle. Adjust the clock to the right time, which we've done like a
couple of minutes to 6:00 AM. - So then I switch it to auto. - [Ben] I think so. - [Jamie] The light.
- [Ben] Bedside lamp. - Hello.
- [James] That's cool. - When the tea made and the alarm sounds, the knob of the rotary
switch may be returned to light on or off, so you can just have the bedside lamp on. And that will silence the buzzer. - That's gonna heat the water up, right? - Yeah, and then-
- [James] And then it's gonna come out here. - Into your teapot. - So at what point does that happen? - [Ben] Once it's hot enough. - Whilst that's heating up,
let me show you the box. - Nice. - [Jamie] Doesn't that look like the most 1960s thing you've ever seen? - Yeah, I recognise that tea set. - When describing the image on the box, Teasmade collector, that's a
real thing, John Atack said, "It portrays an immaculate
apparition in a nylon nightdress about to lift a cupper
to her scarlet lips. The rest of her make up and
quaffer is clearly undisturbed by a solid eight hour kip. Best of all is that her hand
on the point of grasping the cup handle already
has the little finger crooked and raised in the classic style of the refined imbiber, wonderful." I also have another fun fact for you. Something that you might have
see is the Queen music video of I Want to Break Free. Brian May gets woken up by a
Teasmade, I'll have you know. - Iconic.
- Yeah. - It's working, I don't
know if you can see it. Guys, I don't like it. (buzzing) - Wake up! - It's ready!
(Jamie laughing) Did it spit some stuff into your teapot? - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. We have maybe one full cup of tea. I actually got genuinely scared though. I thought it was going to explode. - The only thing I'm seeing with this is once you're awake you
absolutely want to snooze or switch off that alarm. Can you pour me one James? - [Jamie] Is that the same,
did that come in the box? - [Ben] No, no I brought this. - [Jamie] You had the same cup? ♪ He's a super geek ♪ - [Ben] I mean I think the
tea's probably gonna be tea. I think-
- Oh that is tea. - All right James, it's made a cup of tea. It's turned the light on. It's scared the (beep) out
of us with that alarm noise. How much do you think we paid for it? - 30 pounds. - We bought this for double that. It's 59.99. - Okay, that did cross my mind that it might be about that, but I thought it couldn't be about that. - Well let's get your thoughts through a very simple question. Is it a Teasmade or is it tea shade? - It did what it says it's supposed to do, which is make tea, tell the time, and scare you out of bed. (Jamie laughing) So I guess it's a Teasmade. - You were worried by that one James, should we have a look at number three? - [James] Yes, let's. - [Ben] Okay James, lot
7483, lift the cloche. - Oh god. Is it a, oh it's a toaster. - James this is a 1940s Ball Pit and Sons Swan
brand electric toaster. - I think it looks really cool. - It could be on the table of
an independent hipster cafe called Toast, yeah.
- [James] Yeah, exactly. Yeah exactly, yeah, yeah, yeah. - [Ben] Give it a go. - It's really hot and it
doesn't have an on off switch. It's just plugged in. Is this right? - So-
- Toast needs to be smaller. This is insanely dangerous. It needs to be a very
specific size of bread that kind of catches on the grill. - [Jamie] I would say
that's good coverage, and a good colour. - It is good. So it's vintage, it's manual, and, but I can't complain
'cause it's kind of like turning a record over you know? It's like nice, it's intimate. - Really silly question, I'm guessing the only
bit of that whole machine that you can touch are the tiny little black
knobs 'cause everything else is stupidly hot?
- Really hot, yeah. - Yeah, cool. It feels like it's got good grill marks. - Yeah, I mean it's toasted
the bread really well. It heated up insanely quickly. Slightly dangerous, but exciting. It's not as good as a toaster, but that's 'cause they've just evolved but it works really well. - I think what's fascinating about some of these vintage gadgets is actually it's 80 years old and it works, and it still does exactly
what it says on the tin. And I don't know how many
appliances you could buy today that would still work in 80 years time. - [James] That is so true. (upbeat music) - [Jamie] What does it taste like? - I can confirm it is toast. - Okay, now for the impossible question. How much do you reckon we
paid for an 80 year old vintage toaster of off eBay? - 40 pounds. - [Ben] 22. - [James] 22 pounds?
- [Ben] 22 pounds. - [James] What a bargain? - Is this the best thing
since sliced bread, or would you just stay in bed? - It's the best thing since sliced bread. I enjoy it very much. - Right, the final gadget. Give the cloche a lift, lets find out if it's the best of the bunch. - It had better be. (upbeat music) Oh, oh. - Oh it's written on it. - It is written on it. It's a Soda Stream. - James this is a Soda Stream. Now this one is from the 1970s,
one of the original ones. The company's still around today. They're still making Soda
Stream so they must be good 'cause they're still popular. We wanna know your thoughts on this one. - Cool, I'd like to try it. - Look at how happy the family are when basically you can create your own diner soda at home. Look it just, it brings
smiles to everyone's face. - I like the photography. I like that kind of fake-ness. - Let's also talk about the
wrap around image though. - [James] Yeah, that's cool.
- [Jamie] That's cool. - James, how worried were you by the Teasmade and the toaster? - Oh no that's like gas under
pressure (Speaker drowned out) - 'Cause we bought this and
it came with original syrups and an original canister of gas. - I hate, oh that's so heavy. - The original gas canister? - Okay James, the instructions
are in front of you, good luck. - Lay her down. Red cap off. I screw the cylinder clockwise using finger
tight pressure only. (dramatic music) That's finger tight pressure. - So far so good. - Okay, yeah, safety base on. Fill a Soda Stream bottle with cold water up to the line marked on the bottle. Pull the bottle holder towards
you and insert the bottle into the tube, done. Close bottle holder and
pull the operating handle fully forward. - I'm gonna take cover. Janice! - Between four and six presses
will usually be sufficient. One, two, three, four. (shocked gasping) Five. - [Ben] Sounds fizzy. - Six. - [Ben] I think you're carbonated mate. (dramatic music) - God I hate this. (Jamie laughing) I've carbonated water. - [Ben] I think they're
really cool and retro, and we're glad they came with the thing, but we did buy Soda Streams
more recent cola syrup. - Slowly down the side of the neck. Nice, well I am alive. I'm uninjured.
(Jamie laughing) - [Ben] Tick!
- Tick tick. Screw the cap securely onto the bottle and gently turn it upside
down a couple of times to allow your concentrate
to fully mix with the water. - Let me give you a glass. - [Everyone] Oh. - Should of done that while
Ben didn't have his ass in front of the camera. (Jamie laughing) (upbeat music) Ebbers you get the small glass 'cause you've been a naughty boy. - [James And Ben] Cheers. - That's a very sweet tasting cola. - It's carbonated, maybe it could've done with a little less
syrup, but it's not bad. - You can carbonate anything, that's what I love about it. - Milk. - Apparently only water,
so the instructions say, but I'm sure as a kid
we carbonated all sorts. That's why I brought you
some white wine over. Little bit of sparkling
wine, wanna give it a go? - [Jamie] Oh yeah, do that. - Do you want me to. I'll do it.
- Yeah. - Yeah, sure. Honestly why did I agree
to do this a second time? I'm alive and unhurt. - You shoulda quit
while you're ahead mate. (dramatic music) - Two, three. - [Ben] It pops, it tells
you when it's ready. - Four, five, six, that's it, seven? - [Ben] I can hear it fizzing. - That's it, that's it. - Release the pressure. (Jamie laughing) So what we learned from
this is that wine carbonates at a slightly different rate to water, so when you release it you get
a bit more of a (swooshing). (upbeat music) (Jamie laughing) - Fab fab fabs. - Yes! - Ah it's horrible. Ask me the question. - We've all had a really great time. We've all got a little bit wet and wild. How much do you think we
paid for the Soda Stream? - I think you probably paid 50 quid. - It's a good guess mate. We paid 50 pounds. - [James] Did you? - [Jamie] Yeah.
- Bang on. So James, just one question left to go. In honour of their tag line and slogan, would you get busy with the fizzy or does it leave you in a bit of a tizzy? - I got busy with the
fizzy and I'm in a tizzy. - Do you like it though? - I can see why it was so
popular back in the day, because I think it allowed
people to make fizzy drinks at home, which was cool. And now it's changed to
it allows people to make fizzy drinks as an alternative
to sugary soft drinks. So that's kinda cool. What I would say is
don't try wine at home. Just don't listen to Ebbers ever, ever. - Well over to your home. Did you enjoy our journey into the past and which one of those
gadgets was your favourite? - And of course if you
want us to check out more vintage kitchen gadgets, then you're gonna have to suggest them, so comment down below. - And you can join in the
conversation over on Twitter using the hashtag Sortedgadgets. Should we go dry you off? - Yes please, would you come in with me? - Of course. - Thanks. (beeping) When you said vintage you
know I was thinking naughties but this looks a bit older than that. - Oh what do you mean naughties? Did you look at him and think naughties? - Naughty. (laughing)
Sorted! I love these guys.
They used the wrong kind of dough for the cookies - way too runny and sticky. You need smooth, supple, high-fat dough - closer to pie crust than this - and the gadget works great. Butter cookies? Butter biscuits? Something like this. My grandma used to make them using a meat mincer, the kind with a crank.
I use a pre World War 1 flipper toaster as my daily driver. When you open the door, the bread automatically flips - I don't know why he had to reach in and flip the toast over. When I toast bagels I want the inside toasted a lot more than the outside. This makes it easy.
Doesn't everyone make Christmas Sugar Cookies with a press? My version is a Mirro one with the screw drive.
The toaster is confusing considering that top loading toasters already existed. Anyone know what was behind making and marketing that over a top loading one?