- [Mike] We are Sorted, a group of mates who have your back when it comes to all things food. From cooking battles, to gadget reviews. - Ben, it's not worth it! - [Mike] And cookbook challenges, to a mid-week meal Packs app. - [Jamie] Crack your eggs and bake. - [Mike] We uncover the tools
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everything we do starts with you. (upbeat music) (upbeat rock music) - Hello and welcome to Sorted. - Now today we've got two of
our most normal home cooks, Jamie and Barry, in the hot seat and we're gonna challenge
them to blind taste test a selection of ingredients
and see if they can pick the premium and by
premium, in this case, we mean the most expensive. - They're also going to get
to eat some amazing food, as prepped by our food team,
so what a day we have in store! - Well if there's two things I'm good at, it's eating and beating Barry Taylor. (upbeat music) - [Ben] First up J, as always,
two items in front of you: A and B. - [Mike] Have a taste of A,
tell us what you think it is. - Mm, okay. - Ugh. (Mike and Ben laugh) It's not,
it's pleasant, it just had a little bit of a, gave me
a little shiver at the end. - Excellent, natural yoghurt. - Absolutely correct. - It's delicious. It's very yummy, it's creamy. - [Ben] Try B and see if
there's any difference. - Oh that's got a different texture to it. It's more jelly-like. - Yeah B, it may have even
separated very slightly 'cause it feels more watery and it even had a little, a bit in it. - A is thicker and creamier than B. - I think B is ever so slightly more sour. - It's time to lock in your answer. Pick the premium: A or B? - I think I prefer the finish of A, so I'm going for A as my premium. - I would say my premium is A. - Take the blindfold off, have a look, we've locked in your answer
so you can't change your mind but do you think you've
made the right choice? - I'm wondering whether that
separation is more natural and therefore more premium. - Well we can reveal
that A is the premium. That is Daylesford
Organic Natural Yoghurt, whereas B is Onken Natural
Set Bio Pot Yoghurt. - Both of these are natural yoghurts, so they've got their probiotics in them. They've also got no added sugar, so it's just the natural
sugars from lactose anyway, as opposed to fruit
flavoured yoghurts that are often packed with sugar or
fat-free yoghourts have a lot more, these are natural yoghurts. - For me, I'll use it
as a finisher on a dish, just a dollop on top of
either chilli or a warm salad. - To be honest, my usual yoghurt experiences
either come in a tube (Mike laughs) or they have, it is a pot but it also has a little
side pot next to it with some either chocolate
flakes or some chocolate balls. - At least we're representing
the normalest of normals. Question is, can you taste any
difference when it's served with something else? We've knocked you up
some delicious granola. We've got granola, fresh
fruits, nuts, coconut flakes and date syrup. - And the yogurt's underneath? - [Mike] Yes. - Excellent. - And the reason we've
chosen something like granola and you know, a breakfast item is it lets that yoghurt
kind of sing through. There's 101 uses for
yoghurt in the kitchen, whether it's marinades,
into smoothies and drinks, it's great as dips but
specifically here you might get a bit more of the nuance of yoghurt. - Are you tasting any difference? - It's very very subtle. - I would have to say that A does look and feel like the more premium product and you can tell a difference
when you're eating it. - So B is generally made from milk that would be sourced from all over, so
a number of dairy cows. I mean, UK, Germany, Switzerland and then it has the three
probiotics put into it and on the label they're named. Whereas the premium one, the Daylesford, is from Friesian cows, it's organic and it is from cows that
have been grass-fed, so you know that it's come
from that one location and that one source of milk but actually the ingredients
in both are pretty on-par. - Let's talk price. If I were to tell you that
the Onken Natural Yoghurt was £1.30 for 500 grammes, so that works out at 26p per 100 grammes, how much do you think the
Daylesford yoghurt is? - Right, four pounds. - Maybe 40p per 100 grammes. - It's actually £2.49. - Oh okay, okay cool. - [Mike] For 450 grammes, so
you're looking at 55p per 100ml. - There is a difference and
you can tell the difference, so I think if you're using
the yoghurt to celebrate the yoghurt as an ingredient
in something like this, you'll get a much better experience with A and it's probably worth
spending the money. On a day to day basis
where you're chucking yoghourt into various dishes
and that sort of thing, B is perfectly adequate. - Thank you very much. - [Mike] Nice! - Lovely breakfast. (upbeat music) - [Mike] J, number two. - Yes! - Have a taste, have a
smell, tell us your thoughts. - Excellent. (Mike laughs) Oh yeah, that's good. - Spongy, is it a crumpet? - That is absolutely a crumpet. Now we're not actually talking
about the crumpet itself, we're talking about what is
slathered on the top of it. - Oh please say it's
just delicious butter. (crumpet crunching) Mm! Oh it is. - We've very deliberately picked something that the butter
will stand out with 'cause it melts and drips into the holes. - Oh watching someone eat a crumpet with delicious butter
on is really painful. - I'm getting far more
rich, creamy butter flavour from B than I am from A. - B is a more familiar butter. A had, was it saltier? I think. - Gonna have to press you for an answer. - I think B is the premium. - I think I enjoyed A more. A is the premium. - Right we've locked in your answer. - I'm not confident though. - [Mike] Take your blindfold
off, we've actually got the butter in front of you. - Oh (bleep)! (Mike laughs) - Do you feel like you
made the right decision? - Yes I do.
- [Mike] Because of the shape. - [Jamie] Because of
the shape. (Mike laughs) - [Ben] A is Tesco British Salted Butter, so we're talking Red Tractor
assured, British milk, turned into wonderful salted butter. Product B is Sublime Himalayan Salt Butter from Farmison and Co. So it is artisanal, it is award-winning and it is churned in
the heart of Somerset. (bell dinging) (buzzer) The question is, when it comes to cooking, especially at high temperatures, does it make any difference? - Are we about to find out? - Would you like some sautéed mushrooms? - Oh boys! Yes I would! - I'm actually a little bit giddy. - It smells amazing! What you have in front of
you, mushrooms on toast. The mushrooms have been fried in oil, finished off with the
butters and some garlic and topped with parsley and
put on delicious crisp toast. - They taste very very similar, it's hard hard hard to tell the difference but B does have that slightly more luxurious
creamier feel to it. - I can't tell any difference there. I did, I struggled with the crumpet and here, it's really
hidden, I've no idea. - All right, let's talk price. If I were to tell you that the basic butter for 250 grammes was £1.49, so that's 59p per 100 grammes,
would you like to take a guess at how much the premium salted butter was? - £1.20 per 100 grammes. - I reckon it's, I'm gonna go for a fiver. - [Mike] £5.25, so £2.62 per 100 grammes. - I would only use that
artisanal butter, like I would do it so I'm celebrating that butter because I know I've paid a lot for it and I know that it's really
good and it tastes great. A is a perfect every day butter to use in cooking and baking and things
like that but even that is a step up from what I do generally use. (upbeat electronic music) - I can't wait for this one. Again, two small bowls
in front of you, A and B. Have a taste, have a sniff,
let us know your thoughts. - Oh god! (Mike laughs) - This isn't how you'd
usually have it, is it? - No it's not. - No, we will give it
in application shortly. - It's coconut milk? - Absolutely correct. (upbeat electronic music) - A has a much nicer flavour to it, a more rounded coconut
flavour, once you get past the weird texture that
you'd never eat like that. (Mike laughs) B has that big hit of
coconut straight away but then it leaves a very
oily finish in your mouth. It's far more just the
liquid of coconut milk than it is the thick bit. Yeah, B's definitely not
as pleasant I would say. - Maybe it's after the last
round but A is more buttery. It coats more of my mouth,
it feels more luxurious. - Pick the premium. - [Jamie] I'm gonna say A is premium. - A is the premium. - Okay. Answer locked in. - [Mike] Lift your blindfold. Does this change your mind? - Oh boys, I think I've made a mistake. Now I look at it, A is far more separated, whereas B is far more one consistency. - Think I'm good, purely
because that looks natural, that one looks like it's been processed. - We can reveal that A is in fact the premium, you were right. Well done. - Yep, so A is the premium. That's Coconut Merchant
Organic Coconut Milk and that is made up of
76% coconut extract, whereas the basic version is a UK retailer's version and that is 55% coconut extract. So in terms of the
rounded coconut flavour, there's a lot more of
it in the premium one. - I didn't think there would
be anything in coconut milk, other than coconut. - The second biggest ingredient is water and in both instances
there is then stabilisers. - You can see the difference, you can taste the difference individually. Can you taste the difference
when served in two dishes, side by side, using each? It's getting better! - Yes! - In front of you you have a Thai broth with rice noodles and
some crispy shallots. It smells outstanding. Same as before, A is the
premium, B is the basic. See if you can taste the difference. - So very deliberately we chose a broth 'cause hopefully it'll highlight not just the flavour of coconut milk but you'll also get that
texture element as well. - That is outrageously good. That is spectacular. - Inspired by one of
our Meal Packs recipes. - Really? - [Mike] Yep. - Worlds apart. Didn't expect that. - A, it tastes fuller and rounder. I'm getting more of the
flavours from the Thai broth, including coconut from A than I am with B, which just tastes flatter slightly. It's still delicious and without
having them side by side, you'd still go, "What a
beautiful Thai broth that is," but having them side by side, A is definitely a better
tasting, more rounded broth. I'm shocked at how different that is. - I've never had a Thai broth that thick and it's thicker and it feels like
it's carrying more flavour. - Shall we talk about price difference? - [Jamie] Yeah!
- [Mike] If I were to tell you that our cheaper basic tin was one pound, how much do you think the premium was for the exact same volume? - I don't think it's double,
I think it's close, so £1.80. - £3.50 - And would you pay £3.50? - I don't buy coconut milk every week, so because of that I
would spend more money on what I now know is
to be the nicer product. - Well I can tell you that
the premium product is £2.60 per tin, so 65p per 100 mils, whereas in comparison
to the cheaper version, it's 25p per 100 mils. - I don't use coconut milk very often but when I next use it, it
will be for a special dish and I'll make sure I'll buy
it as a special ingredient. - I think the take out for
me is to look at the tins and get as high a percentage
of coconut extract as physically possible. (upbeat music) (applause) (upbeat music) Final one, you have A, you have B, you have a plate, you have a fork. - Straight away, I think
I know what these are. - [Mike] Go on. - These are sausages. - I mean, the room is wafting. - It is a sausage. Why did you give me a fork? - Because we're civilised human beings. - [Jamie] Right. - And I had a momentary lapse
of who I was dealing with. (Jamie laughs) (fork crashing) (upbeat music) - What is it, a Cumberland? - Yes! - They are both Cumberland sausages. - Good job! - Tasty saus, obviously porky. Nicely spiced, it feels quite meaty but with a decent level
of fat in it as well. - Most important thing
about a posh sausage is the proteins aren't too
tightly packed together. It had texture. - How bout B? (sausage crunching) Well it's got a crunch to it, hasn't it? - It's so, that is so crap. That's brilliant. It's like, mushy inside. - They're both very peppery. B is a much crisper casing and it's very one dimensional
in the meat itself. - Which is the premium though? - A is the premium. - A is the premium. I know my saus. - [Ben] Blindfold off, have a look! - [Mike] Happy with your choice? - Yes I think I am. - 100%. - [Ben] You were dead right, J. A is the premium. A is Cumberland Thick Classic
Sausages from Farmison and Co. Fresh sausages, we're talking
traditionally crafted, spices, chopped not minced pork for the distinctive chunky
texture, 500 years of tradition and yeah, they come fresh. Whereas B is Ocado's 12 Butcher's Choice
British Cumberland Sausages and they are frozen. - Would you like to try
these sausages in action? - There are more sausages? - What a day. - So in front of you,
you have bangers and mash with onion gravy. Another dish inspired
from our Meal Packs app. Have a dig in and let us know if you can taste the difference in the sausage. Hey, bup, bup, bup! What are you doing? You don't use forks when eating
sausages, do you Mr Big Man? Put that down. No, eat it with your hands, you know, I'm just keeping you consistent. - This is a meal now. I'll be civilised. - [Mike] Fine. - So B is 72% pork, so it's about
12% less pork than A, however because they come frozen, there's very little wastage in the chain. Sausages have always been about using the cheaper cuts of meat and finding better ways
to stretch a budget, so they are a more affordable meat and the fact that those
particular ones you can cook from frozen, means
you'll never waste any because you only take out the
freezer the ones you want, you cook them from frozen. - A lot of the stuff is frozen fresher than by the time it's
got to your supermarket and is deemed fresh. - To me, this comes back to buy the best that you can afford, when it comes to meat in general. - So when buying sausages, are we looking for higher meat percentage and also chopped meat instead
of that sort of puréed? - Chopped or coarsely minced I think, as opposed to a real kind
of purée or paste of meat, you want something with
a bit more bite to it. - There is no comparison. A is the one that you
want to eat all day long. - Well we're getting on to price. If I told you that the
supermarket range of sausages were £2.50 for 600 grammes, so that
works out at 20p a sausage. How much do you think you
would be paying per sausage for the premium? - A pound per sausage. - 80p a sausage? - [Mike] 83p per sausage! So £4.95 for a pack. - The difference being the
sausages are a lot bigger. - Yeah. - So I think you've still got
to look at the per kilo weight when you're buying any meat product. - And again, with Farmison for example, we know that they have
awards for animal husbandry and for the quality of meat and passing on that cost to the farmers, so there's that level to
take into consideration when paying that price as well. - Buy the best that you can afford. - Well, yeah. Baz, three out of four. Are you happy with that? - I mean, it's Jamie,
so I'm pretty confident. - Well I can reveal
that today's winner was Jamie Spafford with four out of four. - I don't think it's ever been done before on Pick the Premium. (Mike laughs) - Well you've heard our
thoughts, over to you. Comment down below, is any of the things we've
discussed today gonna affect you and your weekly shop? - And if it is useful, then
of course we'll do more but what do you want to see? What would you like us
to compare next time? It might even be that
fresh and frozen thing, whatever you like. - I'd like to do some eating next time. I don't mind what we do, just as long as I get to do the eating. - I'm staying here. - [Mike] Have you ever got
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- It's up there with muesli. (Mike laughs) - Up, I've never heard anyone describe it as up there with muesli. (Ben and Mike laugh)
Since when is Barry one of the more "normal" Normals? The last time there was a pick the premium, Barry named the exact brand of premium. How is Mike "less normal" than Barry? I need to know! What dark secrets have they hidden?
Sounds weird but I've started to pick up on differences in butters. One local brand is great for most applications but tastes... waxy(?) on its own. I got a roll of the good stuff around the holidays and it knocked my socks off on the neighbor's homemade sourdough. That revalation about the coconut milk is damn handy to know, though!