Food Gadgets From Around The World

The 'Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher' from Germany is a specialized tool designed to cleanly remove the top of an eggshell, particularly useful for soft-boiled eggs where one might want to scoop out the contents. Rhett and Link successfully used it to create a 'hat' on hard-boiled eggs, noting its potential for a neat breakfast experience.

Rhett demonstrates using the egg topper by dropping a ball onto an egg, creating a clean break at the top. Link notes its utility for soft-boiled eggs. (00:01:27)

The Jaffle Maker from Australia creates toasted sandwiches with completely sealed edges, preventing fillings from escaping. The hosts prepared a traditional Australian jaffle with cheese and tinned spaghetti, highlighting the device's ability to contain even unusual, messy ingredients.

Rhett and Link prepare a jaffle with cheese and tinned spaghetti, noting the sealed edges. (00:03:17)

The Girolle from Switzerland is a cheese curler that shaves hard cheeses, specifically Tête de Moine, into delicate, decorative ribbons. Both hosts found the process satisfying, despite the strong odor of the cheese, appreciating its unique presentation for charcuterie or garnishes.

Link demonstrates the Girolle, producing thin cheese ribbons from Tête de Moine cheese, which Rhett finds 'satisfying'. (00:05:41)

In Canada, milk is often sold in bags, necessitating a specialized cutter and a pitcher for pouring. The hosts struggled with the milk bag cutter, resulting in spills, underscoring the cultural difference in milk packaging and the specific tools required.

Rhett and Link attempt to use the milk bag cutter, leading to milk spilling and difficulty in pouring. (00:07:47)

Sweden utilizes tube packaging for various spreads and condiments, including blue cheese, mustard, and caviar cream, for efficient storage and preservation. The hosts found the blue cheese 'intensive' and appreciated the convenience of squeezable condiments, though noted mustard in a tube isn't entirely novel.

The hosts sample blue cheese, mustard, and caviar cream from tubes, noting the 'intensive' flavor of the blue cheese. (00:12:47)

The Flessenlikker from the Netherlands is a long, flexible bottle scraper designed to extract every last drop from jars and bottles. Link, who values minimizing waste, was particularly impressed by its effectiveness and reach, deeming it superior to a spoon.

Link enthusiastically uses the Flessenlikker to scrape peanut butter from a jar, praising its efficiency. (00:22:44)

The Spaghettieis Maker from Germany creates noodle-shaped ice cream, a dessert typically served with strawberry sauce (marinara) and coconut flakes (Parmesan). The expensive specialized machine purchased by the hosts failed to work, but they successfully replicated the effect using a $20 potato ricer, demonstrating a more accessible alternative.

The $700 Spaghettieis Maker is revealed to be non-functional, but the hosts successfully create spaghetti ice cream using a potato ricer. (00:25:20)