The Art of Cooking with Gadgets: A Cautionary Tale

As we embarked on our latest culinary adventure, we couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and curiosity about a new gadget that had caught our attention. The Automatic Stirrato, touted as a game-changer for making hollandaise sauce, was the star of the show. We were eager to put it to the test and see if it lived up to its promises.

We began by reading the instructions on the official seller page on Amazon, carefully following each step outlined. The recipe called for using the Automatic Stirrato to make a classic porridge, which we thought sounded like a great idea. However, things quickly took a turn for the worse as we realized that we needed to add the stirrato slowly while keeping it very gentle. We were about to get started when I suggested adding it a bit faster, but our friend James cautioned against it, reminding us of the importance of maintaining the right pace.

With the stirrato in hand, we got to work on our porridge, carefully measuring out the oats and salt. As we brought the mixture to heat, we watched as the agitator did its magic, effortlessly blending the ingredients together. However, things quickly became chaotic as the middle bits began to burn due to the lack of movement from the stirrato. It was then that I took over, using a spoon to gently coax the mixture towards completion.

But just as we thought we had finally succeeded in making our porridge, the Automatic Stirrato's true purpose revealed itself. We discovered that it wasn't designed for making hollandaise sauce at all, but rather for quickly removing pesky odors from your hands - specifically garlic and anchovies. It was a shocking revelation, to say the least.

We couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all, as we had wasted our time trying to make porridge with a gadget that was fundamentally incapable of doing so. Our friend James joked that it was like testing a car's fuel efficiency by driving it on the moon - it just didn't add up. We couldn't agree more.

As we concluded our experiment, we realized that sometimes even the most well-intentioned gadgets can fall short. The Automatic Stirrato may have been marketed as a solution to making hollandaise sauce, but in reality, it was much more than that. It was a reminder that with great power comes great responsibility, and that even the smallest details can make all the difference.

In the end, we couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment and disillusionment with the Automatic Stirrato. While it had shown promise at first, its true purpose left much to be desired. We couldn't recommend it to our readers, not without giving them a fair warning about its limitations.

So, if you're in the market for a new gadget to spice up your cooking routine, we'd advise you to think twice before reaching for the Automatic Stirrato. It may have started off with such promise, but ultimately, it failed to deliver on its promises. And as for us, well, let's just say that our Sunday morning was turned upside down by a faulty gadget.

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And finally, if you have any comments or suggestions about our gadget-tasting experiments, be sure to share them in the comments section below. We love hearing from our readers and want to hear your thoughts on the Automatic Stirrato's performance. After all, it may have been a disappointment for us, but we're sure that there are some out there who will find success with this gadget.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey, welcome to sorted!We're a group of matesfrom London looking forexceptional things in foodthat'll actually make adifference to your life.Or just make you laugh.(laughing)Two of us are chefs.Don't worry, the rest of us are normal.And everything we do startswith a suggestion from you.- ♪ Imma make 'em wait ♪♪ I'm a pancake chickbut I take the cake. ♪♪ I'm gooey in themiddle baby let me bake ♪- Hello!I'm Jamie and this is Ben.- Now if you keeping asking for these,we're gonna keep making them.- In case you're new here,this is how it works.We have two friends, James and Ben,and they're both chefs.What we like to do from time to time isbuy a load of stuff off the internet,kitchen gadget related,and get them to review it.Lot of the time they get really annoyedand it's fun to watch.So enjoy this.- James, we've got a surprise for you.- Yes!Time to lift cloche!Boom!(laughing)- It's an egg timer.- How'd you like it?Soft, medium, or hard.Well I always like my eggs soft,cause a runny yolk, spot on.- We'll then Ben, you're in luck.This is the color changing egg timer.- Not excited about that.- No?- I'll be honest.- Should we test it?- Let's do it.- So presumably this would only work ifyou've put that in the fridge as well oryour eggs are room temperature.- I'll go for like medium I guess.- We'll see a pan that'sjust below boiling.And we will lower two eggsand that bad boy in together.- Come on egg timer.- I don't know.This gadget's useless for me.- It's useless.- Oh already cause it justchanges color from one colorto another color, neitherof which I can probably see.- The thing is about a timer.It's nice because you can go awayand do something else and then come back,like have a wee or somethingand like come back.It's changing color.But what it's doing ischanging color from the outsideand working it's way in.I'm going to say that's done.- I'd say that's bang on soft.That is soft.- Stop the cooking.- Crack 'em open mate.- It felt maybe a bitunder in my internal clock.- I wouldactually say that's good.- Definitely soft.Possibly too soft.Under, fail.But I don't think that'sthe fault of the thing.I think it needs to be thesame temperature as the eggs.- What would rectify this situation,is if the instructionswere on the packaging.- Yes!I do think if they gave yousome form of instruction,that would help.- How much did it cost?- If it's more than 1 pound50, it's a waste of money.- 1 pound and 80 pence.- 3 pounds 24.- Yeah, it does the job.It's not the most interestinggadget we've ever hadbut it's probably one ofthe ones I like better.(laughing)It's yummy.It's an egg.- You heard it here first.- Eggs are yummy.Take your top off.(laughing)Oh!- It's like tin opener.Can opener.- And then a button on the side.- Oh.Stop!Stop!What have you done?Help!- This is the touch-freeautomatic can opener.Opens your cans fully automaticallyat the touch of a button.- One, automatic.Two, I wonder if it only workson domestic 400 gram tins.- So we're gonna timeyou opening a tin canwith the conventional method.And then, using the automatic.And we'll see which onesquicker and or easier.- Three, two, one, go!- Go!- Oh.- Oh no!- Oh no it's over!Alright, got good attachmentsure right hand is latching.(laughing)- Good latch, oh!How was that not quick?- That's a really rubbish can opener.- Ben, that took you 26.06 seconds.James did that in 6.3 seconds.- That sounds like he was much quicker.- Now use that bad boy.(machine sounds)- Oh look at it go!- That was 17 seconds,which makes it nine secondsquicker than your little hands.- Well, if I'm honest I wasvery disappointed at my attempt.(laughing)I will go most compare it to.This one(tapping)leaves a nice flat edge.There's no way I'm doing that on thatwithout taking my finger off.So that leaves it incredibly sharp.- How much would you pay for that?- Um, four pounds.- 15 quid?- 12 pounds 95.- We've had feedback on alot of these kitchen gadgetswhich say they're basically,they're not necessarily for chefs.Cause chefs can obviously open the can.- Really quickly.(laughing)- However, it's more forpeople who might not havethe dexterity, or thegrip, or the mobilityand therefore it has a use.It definitely opens it.- Useless.(laughing)But you decide.You decide.Don't let me influence you.You decide.- James my friend, give it a spin.- Oh what's that?- Why has it got a button?(laughing)- Oh, that oh.(vibrating sound)- Stop!- Does it scrape itselfalong the bottom of a pan?- Is it a whisk?I'm gonna go with whisk.- This is the automatic pan stirrer.(laughing)- He hates it.- Cooking accessaryrotates around the panat the push of a button independently.Stirrer adverts manualstirring process for preparingsauces, custards, and soupswithout constantly stirring.- We would.- Oh it's got different speeds.It's got different speeds mate!(laughing)- We would like you tomake a cheese sauce.- Butter.Well I literally don'twant to pick up a spoon.Flour to make a roux.Just letting flour cook out first.- I was having a look on theofficial seller page on Amazon.It says you can use the automatic stirrerto make a hollandaise.We've been looking forthe last five minutestrying to work out where aboutyou would use it making hollandaise.And we can't figure it out.So rather than waste a good hollandaise,we're gonna make a porridge.Which it says on the website, on Amazon,on everywhere on the internet,that this is good for.- Classic porridge.Simple enough.One.One.One.Pinch of salt.And heat it very very gently.Agitating the porridge oats.Bring in the agitator.- Now you have to addit slowly and it has to,you have to keep stirring.- Hence why we thoughtthis gadget would be perfect.- Breakfast time.Porridge, you want to keep stirring it.This does mean you canget on with the coffeeand the juice and a fruitsalad for start and some toast.- I'm gonnahave to give it a hand,just to get the middle going.Come on little thing, work!Here we go.I'm just gonna use a spoon quickly.- It is stirring it, but my hunch isthe middle bits gonna burncause that bits not moving.- This would be doneif it wasn't for that.(laughing)I'd be finished.And I'd still have mycredentials as real chef.- What's happened is I'vetaken over from the gadand I've made a roux.Now I'm going to addthe cheese and melt it.- Use the gad!- I'm using the gad!But it's not working.- Price wise, I reckon 18 quid?- 24.99.- Okay.- You would pay 24.99 for this?- That's not what I said.(laughing)- Well you wouldn't pay 24.99but would you pay 18.99?- Nope.(laughing)- Useless or not?- Oh guys I really wanted,I wanted to like itbut it's seems useless to me.- Useless or not?You decide.- It stopped moving.(laughing)- James.Turn around.- Ta da!Rub what?Have I seen this before?- You know what this is.- Yup.- So we have seen this one beforebut the last time that we tried it,we apparently tried it wrong,and didn't give it a fair test.- This is for quickly removingpesky odors from your hands.- What?This is a lie!- It's garlic.It's all sort of smellsincluding anchovies.- Oh smelly.(laughing)Oh it's so fishy.- Who does this?(laughing)- Smelling good?- Yup!- That's the official test.- [Jamie} It's very garlicy.- Do my pores still smell of garlic Jamie.- Yes.Yes they do.- Yup, you still smell it.Yeah absolutely.- Smells like garlic again.(laughing)- Wash your hands inwarm soapy water with that.- With this?And just like rub, yeah?- Rub it everywhere.- Still stink don't they?(laughing)- Still garlicy.- Yeah.- It still smellsbut it's a lot lessthan what it was before.- It is a lot less.- How do you test that thoroughly?Is that the whole business plan?That you can't test it.That suddenly when you'vegot metal soap in your hand,you probably wash for as twice as longas you would otherwise.And suddenly the smells gone.- James just doesn't like it- Oh come on, it's useless.Just wash your bloody hands.Just wash your hands.- Phase two of sortedscientific testing complete.Useless or not?You decide.- Which gadget did you hate the most?Comment down below and let usknow which one it was and why.- Now we are here everyWednesday and every Sundayshowing this brilliant gold with youbut you won't know about itunless you're A, subscribed.Please subscribe.And B, got your notificationbell clicked on.- That sounds like a great instruction.Thank you very much.We'll see you on Sunday four p.m..Goodbye!- I love Sunday's video.- As we mentioned,sorted is just run by a group of friends.So if you like what we're doing,then there are loads ofways you can support usand get more involved.Everything you need toknow is linked below.Thanks and we hope to seeyou again in a few days.- Comment down below if you, don't,pour wash down thatbecause it just, oh god.- I didn't pour wash downthat, it fell down that.- Oh god.It's a fake sink.- Well, the goodnews is it wasn't much water.\n"