Chef & Normal Test CROWDFUNDED Kitchen Gadget

Got myself an Illy one of these because the jar can go in the dishwasher. Works perfectly with all non-dairy milks, no unnecessary smart functions, just a solid machine. Lost the lid once, got in touch to ask if I could buy another one. They sent a replacement free of charge, spectacular service. One of the best kitchen purchases I have ever made. More expensive than the budget options, but completely worth it given the amount of use I got out of it alone!

I don't drink coffee so I don't have a horse in the race, but buying this whole ass gadget just to foam milk seems insane to me.

why does DREO need an Kickstarter? they are "the choice of over 10 million+ users" (from their linkedin), and are a company with 51-200 workers. Also why on this format? As far as I remember you looked at stuff that was already out, and not going to be able to be crowdfunded starting on the 13th? When will it be shipped?

Lactose is a sugar, it doesn't break even at temperatures of 140 C to which UHT milk is treated. Otherwise heating milk would be a really easy way to get lactose-free milk at home for people with inability to digest lactose, and we wouldn't have to pay double price for lactase enzyme treated milk, which actually leaves milk lactose free and full of glucose and so, as Ben said, sweeter. But it has nothing to do with temperature. So Mike is right about the placebo effect.

Just a little fact check Ebbers, heating milk to 70 degrees does not alter or break down lactose, at all.

This felt more like an informercial than a gadget review. Edit: I know it says "Ad" in the description (which requires an extra click to see and even more when watching on my TV, which I did), and the thumbnail and first couple of seconds of the video. Honest to goodness I did not see any of those disclosures when I watched the video. I saw a title and thumbnail that implied at a glance that this was another part of my favourite series they do and was grossly disappointed to find a video with a completely different vibe. In my opinion it needs to say AD at the beginning of the title or state it verbally at the start of the video so I know I can skip it. Or they don't do them at all. I really like this channel. I pay for YT Premium, I bought their last live show, I did a year of Sidekick last year, I'd buy their wine tasting kit if it shipped outside the UK. Watching a video in their main feed and feeling bamboozled into watching a paid ad is simply not what I want to see.

Probably should have stated the non-discounted non-earlybird price which would be something close to $150 if its $100 with 30% off?.... changes the value proposition quite considerably. Whilst I normally love what you guys put out, one problem I've always had with Sorted is they way you guys do "brand collaborations" as I think you'd refer to them, or to everyone else, a 20 min ad.... it's blindingly obvious it's an ad but it still gives me the ick especially when there is zero criticism of the device, not even the softball constructive criticism. I know you guys have to pay the bills, but perhaps there's better ways to do this? Personally i like the way LTT have done these kind of things in the past... completely up front that its a "sponsored showcase" (I think that's the term they used at one point) which allows them to go over and demo all the features but it's VERY clear it's not a review. What you did here feels like you're reviewing a gadget just like you do your other gadget reviews that aren't sponsored. I guess it's possibly the similar format that blurs the lines a bit? People really appreciate openness and transparency, and you guys know full well nobody reads the description unless they're looking for a link, so you really should be calling it out for what it is in the video. (on second review I just noticed the #AD that pops up at the beginning but it's happening whilst the big animation for Bens name comes up so that really draws your eyes away from the fact its a #AD, personally i think you really need to say it out loud)

I love that they usually shit on Kickstarters but this thinly concealed ad they give a glowing review. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR WEVE NEVER USED THIS BEFORE

So let me get this straight: -they are a big company with about a 100 employees -are already selling other appliances -have enough money to afford marketing through youtubers -already have finished finished the product the Kickstarter is for So what are they doing a Kickstarter for? And why did you think it would be cool to pretend like this is a part of your series where you REVIEW products? Why do you keep repeating that you are testing it, when it is a paid for video for the company? The whole video feels exactly like a TV infomercial. Even indirectly suggesting that this paid promotion is a review is pretty scummy and I'm honestly disappointed in you guys

I watched this on Android and the YouTube app didn't have the description unless you specifically expand it. Therefore it wasn't obvious this was an ad instead of an episode. Put ad in the title next time.

perhaps due to not being a ponsey coffee drinker this just feels like a very niche problem to solve. Seems the sort of gadget that people will buy expecting to use it all the time only for it to sit on the side/in a cupboard collecting dust within a couple weeks

The title says "Reviewing", but the description says "AD", so that's scummy. Title should call this a showcase not a review.

What exactly do you mean by team up with? Did they pay you, did you get the gadget for free or what? Is it an advert in disugise?

Think you are going to get alot of pushback from calling this the same series name as the usual doing multiple gadgets, but its going to be interesting to see how it works out :)

you cannot call it a REVIEW when it is a PAID ADVERTISEMENT.

I have had the Breville version of this for YEARS and I love it! We only use dairy milk so the extra settings on this one would be superfluous for us, but if you need all the extra settings I can definitely see how this would be handy!

Mike’s range of latte art is truly fan service at its finest. 😂

I think this video in particular needs a #AD in the title. Either that or do a better job of disclosing the fact that its sponsored in the video itself rather than using vague phrases like "We've worked with so and so to..." The deliberate attempt to obscure the nature of this video really puts into suspicion whatever genuine goodwill you have towards the product.

Oh, it's just about the one gadget. That's disappointing. Edit - the title of the episode has been adjusted to show its not part of the series and only the one gadget.

Im wondering whether this gadget would work as an alternative to the velvetiser for hot chocolate as someone who doesn't enjoy coffee?