Design and usability guru Dan Formosa returns for another episode of Well Equipped, this time turning his expert eye towards 5 …
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I think the object of the "salad blaster" is that you can pack a salad to take to work or something, with the dressing and the salad kept separate, and only put the dressing on the salad when you are ready to eat it. Also, why didn't you use that large lip on the side to pull the top up/off?
The only qualm I really have about this episode is the difference in price between a salsa master and a cuisinart food processor. Sure the cuisinart does a better job, but does it do it 10 times better? Because I bet that's how much more it costs lol
I don't mean to question the Design Man, but the salad blaster seems fine. And it looked like there was a big purple tab below the top to help you pop it off.
I always see this videos way after its posted. But i am always happy :3
I usually don't have anything to complain about, but Dan not using the lip on the top of the salad blaster to open it easier kind of annoyed me
Why was the mandolin unsafe but the French mandolin wasn’t?
This dude is pointless lol everyone can use something and come up with the same ideas. Its called hindsight 😂
I can't tell if the super slicer is just someone accidentally inventing a mandolin. The mandolin I bought last year has exactly the same parts, but better.
In the salad blaster defense, I think it's made more so you can bring a salad somewhere and use the dressing later, the comparison with a Tupperware isn't fair. Also that big tab/flange on the side which Dan ignored, looks like it was the correct way to get it open.
the super slicer gave me anxiety
Can we add a "cleanability" section? I know this has been suggested before.
Pretty sure that salad shaker is not a kitchen gadget at all, it's a lunchbox gadget. Lunchbox gadgets would be a good spinoff come to think of it…
Where did you find that shirt!? Been searching for years!
This "historical" episode reminded me of something I've been getting a kick out of recently: the concept of a similar show but like in early 1900s, and the gadjets in question are something that we now use every say. Say a toaster: "It did what it was supposed to do, now let's see how it performs compared to the good old cast iron. In terms of effectiveness I would give this a three. It works, but doesn't provide the same spectrum of function as things that you already have at home". "In terms of usability I would give this a one, the buttons are fiddly and I don't feel safe at all bringing electricity to the kitchen". "In terms of a buy rating I would give this a two. It's a fun party trick, but it's too bulky to store for just a single function, and you can get the same, if not better, results with things you already have in your kitchen"
my psychiatrist: 90's coolkid Dan isn't real, he can't hurt you
90's coolkid Dan: 0:00
The salad blaster unlocked a memory file for me. I'm guessing my mom got it in the 90s, and I found in the cabinet one day and thought it was cool for some reason. I specifically remember making little salads just so I could press the button.
You psychopath, you should never use a mandolin bare handed
The salad blaster is great for work. Prepare your salad at home and just Blast the dressing right before eating.
Is there anything you fully recommend?
I didnt like the set up that there was too much stuff on the table. I was getting confused where I was supposed to focus
Is it just me or dose Dan have nice hand's
I think the Kitchen Wizard has another pretty obvious flaw: it seems to promote unsafe food handling habits. Using the same utensil for raw and cooked food can be seriously dangerous.
I have watched about 15th episode I love the show but I have a redesign for it…
Get a second person who’s actually left-handed
Wait when did the 90’s become vintage???
Dan is my favorite person on YouTube.
Not saying he's wrong on his points, but hard to take advice from someone who doesn't even sautée their mushrooms before throwing them into half-cooked eggs. He knows design, he just doesn't know how to cook
I love how someone grew a chia pet just for the set
That orange 3 1/4 floppy disk just triggered some nostalgia here. Kudos.
"Salser" 🥰
I'm still terrified of the fact that you named things from the 90s as 'vintage'.
I would like to see a review of the 1950s Rival Juice-O-Mat clamshell juicer. I have one, as did my parents, and I find it very easy to operate.