and you see a post or an ad for a product,

而你看到一個帖子或一個產品的廣告。

and you're like,

和你一樣，

"I want to buy that, but it's probably bad."

"我想買，但可能是壞的。"

And then you scroll past

然後你滾動過去

and are forever left wondering what could have been?

永遠都在想，本來可以怎樣？

Well, wonder no more

好了，別再想了

because today I'm going to be putting those things

因為今天我將把這些事情

to the test.

檢驗。

Over the last few weeks,

在過去的幾個星期裡，

I've ordered a bunch of cooking products

我訂了一大堆烹飪產品

that I saw advertised on TikTok

我在TikTok上看到的廣告。

to see whether they're worth your time

看看他們是否值得你花時間

and more importantly, your hard earned money,

更重要的是，你的血汗錢。

or your stimulus checks.

或你的刺激支票。

(bright music)

（明亮的音樂）

So first off, we have the zip slicer.

所以首先，我們有拉鍊切片機。

So the idea here is that you fill up this tube

所以，這裡的想法是，你把這個管子裝滿了

with cherry tomatoes or grapes,

搭配櫻桃番茄或葡萄。

and then you take this and you just (squeals)

然後你把這個和你只是（尖叫聲）。

and it slices all of those in half.

它把所有這些都切成兩半。

(slicer clacking)

（切片機咔咔聲）

Seems fun.

看起來很有趣。

Pretty simple concept,

很簡單的概念。

but I think we have to see if it works.

但我想我們必須看看它是否有效。

Let's load this bad boy up.

讓我們把這個壞小子裝起來。

(squeals)

（尖叫聲）

Nope, nope, nope, nope

不，不，不，不，不。

And then I just take this, (squeals)

然後我就把這個，（尖叫聲）。

do you just dump them out?

你就這樣把它們扔掉嗎？

Okay.

好吧，我知道了

Then you're left with a nicely sliced pile

然後你就會剩下一堆切得很好的東西

of cherry tomatoes.

櫻桃番茄的。

Let me try grapes this time.

這次讓我試試葡萄。

(imitates zipper sounds)

（模仿拉鍊聲）

Yeah, that worked well.

是的，這工作很好。

This is definitely a little bit faster

這絕對是快一點

and it may be a little bit safer

而且可能更安全一些

if you're wary of using a knife.

如果你對用刀有戒心。

And it's kind of just fun to use.

而且它的種類只是使用的樂趣。

So I mean, if you're chopping up a lot of cherry tomatoes

所以，我的意思是，如果你切了很多的櫻桃西紅柿

or grapes and you like things like this, then yeah.

或葡萄，你喜歡這樣的東西，那麼是的。

I'd say this one for 13 bucks,

我想說這個13塊錢。

not a bad buy.

不錯的購買。

(bright music)

（明亮的音樂）

So next up we have the Hutzler Banana Slicer.

那麼接下來我們就來看看Hutzler香蕉切片機。

This seems like a joke.

這好像是個笑話。

A few years ago,

幾年前。

I bought a friend, a carrot sharpener as a gag gift.

我給朋友買了一個胡蘿蔔削皮機作為諢號禮物。

And this seems to be in the same product category as that.

而這似乎也是同一類產品。

Supposedly, it makes it easier to cut your bananas

據說，它可以讓你更容易地切割香蕉。

which isn't something I was having trouble with before,

這不是我之前的問題。

but I guess this would make it a little faster.

但我想這樣會更快一些。

Who has a banana this large?

誰有這麼大的香蕉？

Apparently my local grocery store has bananas this large.

顯然，我當地的雜貨店有這麼大的香蕉。

Guess it's time to test this.

估計是時候測試一下了。

Peel your bananas from the bottom.

將香蕉從底部剝開。

That's what the monkeys do.

猴子就是這樣的。

It's faster.

它的速度更快。

Hope it works. (chuckles)

希望它的工作。（笑聲）

(dramatic music)

咍

It does what it says.

它說到做到。

It cuts the banana.

它能切開香蕉。

And while it is definitely faster

雖然它的速度絕對快

than doing this with a knife,

比用刀子做這個。

you can't control the width of the slices.

你無法控制切片的寬度。

And with all these grooves in here,

還有這裡的所有這些凹槽。

it's going to make it a little harder to clean.

這會讓它變得更難清洗。

If I'm being honest, this thing is only $7.

如果我說實話，這東西才7塊錢。

And if you love slicing bananas

如果你喜歡切香蕉的話

or you want to get it as a gag gift,

或者你想把它作為插科打諢的禮物。

then maybe it's for you.

那麼，也許它是為你。

But personally, I don't think I would use this.

但我個人認為，我不會用這個。

But I definitely am going to be putting it

但我肯定會把它

in someone's stocking next year

明年的襪子

or maybe as an ornament on their tree, who knows.

或者作為他們樹上的裝飾品，誰知道呢。

(bright music)

（明亮的音樂）

So the next two things I'm going to try

所以，接下來我要嘗試的兩件事是

are very not safe for vampires.

對吸血鬼來說是非常不安全的。

So if you're a vampire, don't buy these.

所以，如果你是吸血鬼，不要買這些。

Other people though,

其他人雖然。

specifically those who love garlic

特別是愛吃大蒜的人

which should be all people

芸芸眾生

because garlic is a key component of garlic bread

因為大蒜是大蒜麵包的主要成分。

and garlic bread is the perfect food.

而蒜蓉麵包是最完美的食物。

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

謝謝你來參加我的Ted演講。

First off, we have a garlic peeler

首先，我們有一個剝蒜器。

and if it works like it says it should,

如果它像它說的那樣工作。

this might be a godsend

可謂天賜良機

because the worst part of dealing with garlic is peeling it.

因為處理大蒜最糟糕的部分就是剝皮。

Even if you smash it with a knife,

即使你用刀子砸了它。

you still have to pull off the peels

你還得剝皮

and your hands get sticky.

你的手就會變得黏糊糊的。

And if this does what it says,

如果這東西真如它所說。

I'll be a very happy man.

我將是一個非常幸福的人。

Do I choose red or blue?

我是選擇紅色還是藍色？

I'm going to take some garlic cloves,

我要拿一些蒜瓣。

pop them in here.

在這裡彈出他們。

(bright music)

（明亮的音樂）

Oh my God!

哦，我的天！

What?

什麼？

That works so well.

這效果很好。

It perfectly peeled the garlic

它完美地剝開了大蒜

and left these super clean cloves without any residue.

並將這些超級乾淨的丁香留在了這裡，沒有任何殘留。

This is impressive.

這是令人印象深刻的。

(bright music)

（明亮的音樂）

So this next tool takes the other most annoying thing

所以接下來這個工具就把另一個最討厭的東西

about garlic out of the equation.

關於大蒜出方程。

It is the garlic zoom, garlic chopper.

這是大蒜變焦，大蒜切碎機。

Supposedly, this tool makes it easy

據說，這個工具可以讓你輕鬆

to chop a bunch of garlic up really fast.

要把一堆大蒜切得很快。

Open it up at the top,

在頂部打開它。

fill it with peeled garlic cloves,

用剝好的大蒜瓣填滿它。

roll it back and forth.

來回滾動。

(garlic chopper clacking)

（大蒜菜刀咔咔聲）

Damn,

該死的。

that worked!

奏效了

If you don't like chopping garlic

如果你不喜歡切蒜的話

because it gets your hands sticky

因為它會讓你的手變得黏糊糊的

and it makes your hands smell like garlic,

它讓你的手聞起來像大蒜。

this worked really well.

這工作真的很好。

And this guy is so cute.

而這個傢伙是如此的可愛。

He's like a little Star Wars droid.

他就像一個小星球大戰的機器人。

I'm going to call him GG8.

我打算叫他GG8。

Garlic Garlic Eight.

蒜頭蒜頭八。

George Lucas, call me.

喬治-盧卡斯，給我打電話。

Thumbs up. I would get this one.

豎起大拇指。我會得到這個。

(bright music)

（明亮的音樂）

Last but far from least,

最後但遠非最不重要的。

we got a smart toaster.

我們得到了一個智能烤麵包機。

This is the Revolution Toaster from Revolution Cooking.

這是Revolution Cooking的Revolution Toaster。

It's a smart toaster,

這是一款智能麵包機。

it has a six inch touch screen on the front

它有一個六英寸的觸摸螢幕在前面。

where you select what you're toasting

你可以選擇你要烤的東西

and how dark you want it to be,

以及你想讓它變得多黑暗。

and then it toasts it.

然後再把它烤熟。

I'm actually very excited for this.

其實我很期待這個。

It's so shiny.

它是如此閃亮。

Okay, bread.

好吧，麵包。

It's fresh bread.

這是新鮮的麵包。

Popping it in there.

在那裡彈出它。

Let's say medium lightness. Start.

比方說中輕度。開始。

It sucks it down in!

它把它吸進去了!

And it has a little countdown timer on it.

而且上面還有一個小小的倒計時器。

I've never been excited to watch a toaster before.

我從來沒有看過麵包機，從來沒有興奮過。

Four, three, two, one.

四、三、二、一

(toaster beeps)

（麵包機嗶嗶聲）

Oh wow!

哦，哇！

Perfectly toasted, I must say.

我必須說，烤得很完美。

Mm, that certainly is a piece of toast.

嗯，這肯定是一塊吐司。

Let's try really dark bread.

讓我們試試真正的黑麵包。

Start.

開始吧

(squeals) I'm never going to get over it

我永遠都不會忘記的

sucking down the bread like that.

像這樣吸著麵包。

I know a toaster doesn't need a screen,

我知道麵包機不需要螢幕。

but I cannot help but be in awe of this.

但我不禁為之驚歎。

I feel like I'm living in a very mundane future.

我覺得自己生活在一個非常平凡的未來。

It does take the guesswork out of toasting.

這確實讓我們不用再猜測烤麵包了。

And as far as toasters go,

而至於麵包機。

this is probably like the best toaster you're going to get.

這可能是像最好的麵包機 你會得到。

Do I need a smart toaster?

我需要一個智能麵包機嗎？

No, but am I going to use this every single day?

不是，但我每天都要用這個嗎？

Absolutely.

絕對的

Ooh. Very dark

哦，很黑非常黑暗

Once again, exactly as I requested.

再一次，完全按照我的要求。

(bright music)

（明亮的音樂）

So yeah, you can get a lot of weird stuff on the internet,

所以啊，你可以在網上得到很多奇怪的東西。

but it is interesting to see

但有趣的是

that a lot of these are actually worth their while

其中很多都是值得的

and do exactly as they say they do.

並完全按照他們說的去做。

Whether what they say they do is worth it to you,

他們說的是否值得你去做。

that's a personal thing.

這是一個個人的事情。

I have to say my favorite thing I tried out today though

我不得不說我最喜歡的東西 我今天嘗試了，雖然

was actually the garlic peeler.

其實是剝蒜器。

Of course,

當然了

I'm going to use the toaster more frequently than anything,

我打算用麵包機比什麼都頻繁。

but this garlic peeler was super handy.

但這個剝蒜器超級方便。

Let me know if you try it

如果你試過，請告訴我

or if you get any of these things

或者如果你得到任何這些東西

down in the comments below.

在下面的評論中寫下來。

I'm curious to see what you think of them.

我很想知道你對他們有什麼看法。

And if there are any gadgets you see on TikTok

如果你在TikTok上看到了什麼小工具的話

or Instagram, feel free to send them my way.

或Instagram，隨時把它們發給我。

I will gladly take a peek

我很樂意看一看

and maybe check them out in another video.

也許在另一個視頻中檢查出他們。

But for now, I've got some more toast to eat.

但現在，我還有一些吐司要吃。

(bright music)

（明亮的音樂）