YES MIKE. He is clearly a very talented cook but I feel like sometimes he counts himself out before he even starts, so it was lovely to watch him succeed and win this!

@SortedFood

Жыл бұрын

He was due a good win and he totally pulled it out of the bag here!

@moleary42

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, Mike is always putting himself down and out of the competition. This was awesome, he needs to give himself more credit!

@SophieJackson1993

Жыл бұрын

SPOILERSS and because I’m on the phone I automatically saw the top comment! 😂😭 please scoodge it down a little bit who wins so other people can’t see. 🙏🏻

@lux-px2fp

Жыл бұрын

@@SophieJackson1993 damn, same thing happened to me

@angelkisses5933

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, Mike seems to have least confidence yet he shouldn't x

With fish, milk and potatoes we all know Ben wanted to make the ever comforting Fish Pie

@SortedFood

Жыл бұрын

100% 😂

@ncisheadslapper

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised he didn't hijack a normal's dish to turn it into a fish pie🤣.

@sabrinawilhelm7964

Жыл бұрын

He needed eggs and more fish.

@poro9084

Жыл бұрын

@@ncisheadslapper what a lovely meatball, lets hide those and make a hearty dish - fish pie

@olivernaumann3966

Жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah would have won for sure!

Mike totally earned this one...but the guys searching for the hidden chef absolutely killed me 💀💀💀😂😂😂

Mike made a mid week meal into something chef-inspired. Making that in 30 minutes, off the cuff, was brilliant!

Mike's moment of ingenuity reminds me of when he created the Ramen Burger for a staff meal. Great out of the box thinking!

Mike started doing a Jamie with big bold ideas, plated like Barry and pulled his gamble off with just a little huttlestorm. Great work Mike!!

@kristylovesmakeup2986

Жыл бұрын

A couple of huttlegusts

This was one of the best sorted videos of the last six months in my opinion. Three amazing plates of food cooked totally by the normals without any gimmicks or chefy interference. It brings me back to the very beginning of Chef Skills in 2021. Such a joy to see all three normals find something creative and delicious in Ben’s ingredients, and so cool to see how a chef’s fridge doesn’t always need to be that different from a normals.

@MyParrotIsGrassType

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Not only did they not have any planning, but their ingredients were completely random and they still all made a banger of a dish.

Mike doubts himself so often, but this is the kind of dish we all know he’s capable of. Glad to see him clinch the win!

Of the 3 normals Mike has internalized his years of sorted the best. He has the knowledge. He has the ability. He's just not there in the confidence department. He self sabotages himself so often by getting into his own head. It's wonderful to see him just bring out his A game. Mike your amazing man.

@kristylovesmakeup2986

Жыл бұрын

I agree totally. Mike has always been my “favourite” (altho I love all the guys) as I feel he is the one that shows he cares the most about the actual food. All of them bring different things to the team of course. It hurts my heart when he is mean about himself!

Now this is the Mike I know he can be. Honestly it really was the teamwork that knocked them apart last time. Mike's dish was just a showing of proper skill and creativity.

@schmutsCwonderboy

Жыл бұрын

Have you seen when Mike did a duckburger with noodles as bun? This feels sameish. I think he has more fun at the studio when normally not eating much fat or cheese ☺️

@steveWilliams-ww6gq

Жыл бұрын

to be fair Jamie even said that. They all didn't want to be the one to fuck it up for the group and in turn they all fucked it up for the group TOGETHER

This is why Mike is my favorite, out of the box thinking. Who else would have looked at that box and said “yeah I could make a scotch egg out of that”

@aknee3042

Жыл бұрын

I mean that does sound like a very Jamie thing to do…

The winning dish looked fantastic! I would order that in a restaurant, also I would love to see mikes innovative style continue this year!

@SortedFood

Жыл бұрын

He totally smashed it here! 👏

@thomaseichler920

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@recca01982

Жыл бұрын

@@SortedFood ha...ha..ha. But seriously, he did a wonderful job.

So, first off, Barry's face at Mike when he said he's done so badly this past year (5:25) epitomizes what I think we all saw thos episode; Mike needs confidence in his cooking because, yes, he has a distance to go and has Huddlestorms but when he steps outside of his box it can really soar. The Duck Ramen Burger comes to mind.

"Barry: We're looking in his fridge, not under his bed" *dying with laughter here*

Would love to see what Ben would do with ingredients from a normals fridge

@Hydracat404

Жыл бұрын

But let's make it interesting and engaging for him. All 3 boys have to bring stuff from home without talking it through with the others and Ben has to use all of the ingredients + some extras.

@somefreshbread

Жыл бұрын

go shopping

@sirBrouwer

Жыл бұрын

Throw it in the bin and leave.

@sirBrouwer

Жыл бұрын

@@somefreshbread why shopping? Did you know Ben has a allotment. That is free food. Plus he can then cliam business expenses on the allotment rent.

@jadespider7526

Жыл бұрын

*from a REAL normals fridge. Our boys are tainted by chef influences I'm sure. Show me a fridge with with kids sodas instead of wine, mixed fruit-yogurt cups instead of sour cream, a "seasonal" deli ambrosia fruit salad, Kraft singles, bologna, and half a 5lb bag of shredded medium cheddar, 2 bottles of picante sauce, 1 mild, 1 chunky mild, half a head of iceberg lettuce, and some leftover 3bean salad that only mom eats and no one else will touch.

Ebbers calm delivery during 7:12 was absolutely hilarious

@Jahavasaud

Жыл бұрын

he knew exactly wtf was going down

@juanattar1950

Жыл бұрын

best scene in the video xD

@brendafrancy600

Жыл бұрын

I love that he's just so nonchalant because he's learned to deal with their chaos. I'm just calmly continues to talk.

@samooky

Жыл бұрын

I watched this part over and over again. 😂

idk if it's just me but Ben always seems to try and encourage Mike in a different way than he does Jamie and Barry. it's so lovely to see. also Mike quite often comes up with some pretty good ideas, really happy for him here. it looked delicious

The look Ben did when he heard Mike's idea for the battle was hilarious

The _rage_ happening behind Ben when he was eating Mike's dish gave me flashbacks to the original chicken battle when the pasty was raw Well-deserved win for Mike there - loved the cheffy jzooje of the artichoke puree, so beautifully plated, and that melty cheese was perfect

7:15 Ben calmly explaining even after Barry's shock while uncorking the bottle was like the time when he slyly egged on James to try wine on the retro soda stream. Well done, boys! Three strong dishes! I kinda want a redemption episode on Kush's fridge.

MIKE REDEMPTION ERA!!!! i feel like he's so often taken down by the pressure and time crunch rather than lack of skill or creativity so i'm really pleased for him getting the win in this one! great looking dishes from all three normals though, they all looked so tasty

Oh boy ! I would love for them to try cooking from a FAN's fridge ! That would be a good one 😄

@SortedFood

Жыл бұрын

What would be in yours?

@danielyap4067

Жыл бұрын

As a person from the US specifically CA, always a bottle of ketchup, bottle of sriracha, eggs, chicken thighs, a half an onion in a bag, kraft singles, a sausage of some kind etc

@TotalTimoTime

Жыл бұрын

@@SortedFood Are you taking fan fridge application videos? 👀😂

@williambrown319

Жыл бұрын

@@SortedFood currently a lot of eggs, a bit of pork, a couple bags of frozen veg, and a bunch of spices

@JH-ef9hf

Жыл бұрын

German fridge here: variety of beer, cabbage potatoes, some sausages and an array of 5 different mustards

I'm so happy for Mike! He really deserved a win by now. Feels like a redemption arc for me

Hahaha! I love that Barry mixed up rosemary and thyme. Remember when he briefly had his spiceology badge?

All three dishes deserve to be in the Sidekick App !! Please 🙏 ❤

Mike looked so lost and confused when he was given all those compliments. Enjoy that moment mate - all those plates looked great!

Credit to you boys for making those 3 lovely plates of food. Personally, Mike's dish has to be one of his best plates ever! His dish makes me want to say, "I wanna cook that, big time."

I appreciate seeing Barry of all of the normals to take such a strong charge in the beginning. Much love.

@SortedFood

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the love!

Strong showing from everyone! Mike's, "hold off on being impressed; we haven't tasted it yet." absolutely killed me.

So happy for Mike, his dish was clearly the standout from this battle and it's awesome to see how much he and the other two normals have improved.

Mike's meal not only sounds the most tasty it also looks cheffy.

Way to go Mike. What a brilliant plate of food that any top notch chef would be proud to serve, even down to the beautiful cheffy plating. Well done. Berry's use of one baking sheet to roast kale, garlic and steam fish all at the same time is a wonderful tip for any home cook. Jay's dish, I'm sure was very tasty seems like the typical weeknight meal that would be eagerly devoured and well received by all.

I always feel like Mike is the underdog in these challenges, so to see him completely SMASH this cook was so rewarding and well-earned!!! Well done Mike!

When the tuba starts playing as soon as the video starts, it must be a great video!

@SortedFood

Жыл бұрын

You know it 😏

Found your channel about a week ago and it's making me feel like cooking healthy for myself is more and more possible. I have what is essentially autistic ARFID, so it's always so difficult to meal plan... Especially with a too-small refrigerator/freezer and tiny kitchen & oven, no car, and a grocery trip taking eons! Come Spring I'm going to try using your app for meal making and see how it goes! That aside, I would love to see you guys re-visit Brasilian food! The feijoada, beijiños de coco, brigadeiros, pastel de carne (fried) and pastel de frango (baked), using faroffa seasoning! The tuna/pea/corn/white sauce pizzas, burgers with fresh local corn & peas on them as well... So delicious! Also, a place some of you might like to visit one day when it's safer - southern Brasil. I lived in the state of Paraná (near Foz do Iguaçu in the mid-2000s), and with its close proximity to both Argentina & Paraguay, and large population of European descent (particularly German), made the food there just spectacular. So many dishes my uncultured Canadian butt was familiar with, just with a delightful twist. Not sure how it compares to N. Brasilian cuisine, but it was insanely good. I grew up with local strawberry trucks, but Medianeira had a pineapple guy who'd knock on your car window with a pineapple in one hand and a machete in the other, big earnest smile on his face as he offered a taste of his latest batch. I never liked pineapple before I tried it there lol was an amazing experience

@nickipedia1

Жыл бұрын

I'm also neurodivergent and Sidekick was an absolute game changer for me. I started with the recipes that took the shortest amount of time and worked my way up. It's really heartening when I look back over the week and realise I've done those simple acts of self care.

The look on Berry's face as he eats Mike's is the best thing about this video.

This is why I love Mike. He's either a ton of fun to watch when things go wrong OR he pulls out something like this...or a duck ramen burger... Or a choux batter... 100 layer lasagna... Dude can absolutely crush it

Heck yes Mike such a stellar dish! You are deserving of a badge for this (impress the chef badge). Keep riding this high man we want to see you create even more dishes like this.

What I have learned today is that Mike really ought to just toss caution and go all in because when he does, his technical ability in the kitchen, and general understanding of how to make something work, is really quite proficient. Loved seeing this.

Baz looked like he wanted to chew nails over how good Mike's dish was. So hilariously salty! 🤣

I love how Ben and the rest of the food team behind the camera cheered Mike’s finished dish on. That’s what friends are supposed to do. Well done Mike!!

This was great! Same ingredients so you see their personalities and end with 3 different meals with no similarities!! ❤

I feel like Mike has internalised his own self-depricating humor too much. Throughout the challenge he was acting as if things were in absolute chaos, but from the outside looking in, he looked completely in control. So satisfying to see that end result. As an aside it's really funny that you still went with Mike holding his food doing a "Oh no?!" face, despite the fact that the food he's holding looks restaurant grade.

Mike's dish looks absolutely phenomenal. It makes me want to get up and get in the kitchen even with my lack of self-confidence.

They all looked great, but Mike's looked so professional! If I ordered that in a fancy restaurant, that's exactly how I would expect the plate to look. Absolutely nailed it, well done!

So nice to see Mike finally come out ahead again. I feel like 2022 was such a Huttlestorm year and I feel like Mike really deserved this win. I'm even more amazed that all 3 of the guys put out outstanding plates. All 3 of these looked like they were made by a chef in a chef vs normals grocery challenge. Speaking of... We need a chef vs normals with the ingredients from a chef's fridge and another one with ingredients from a normal's fridge.

Mike channeled his inner chef powers there. Once more proving he doesn’t need to do himself down, he did good, very good!

I comment on KZread videos really rarely but this deserves a full message of appreciation. Really well done Mike and everyone else, I think this was truly the best straightforward cooking battle you guys have put together in ages!

in love w ben's little "oh it's time to BeReal". slayed

I’m so proud of Mike. All those dishes looked fantastic but he pulled off some magic there

I think what really helped Mike here is that instead of having his usual Huttlestorm, he didn't panic and instead really focused on his idea despite his doubts. Which is what I've always loved seeing especially during Pass It Ons. It's always why I've enjoyed seeing Mike go first on those because he doesn't panic from fear of ruining the dish when there isn't a dish yet. He thrived in the Fine Dining and Vegetarian PIOs making something that looked and I'm sure tasted delicious that ended up on the plate. (There were other episodes like the Vegan one but the overall dish was a fail so let's not think about that)

I don’t understand why you guys don’t have more subscribers? Mike’s dish looks amazing and will be trying it out some day.

Wow, genuinely impressed with all of them!! Great set of ingredients Ebbers 😃

I'm not even gonna lie, this is one of the very few videos I've seen where I've wanted to try all three dishes from a normals battle, all 3 smashed it out of the park, well done lads

So proud of Mike! And I loved that Barry and Jamie were happy for him too. They all did great. I loved this episode.

Glad to see Mike coming back with confidence this round. Excellent work.

I was very positively surprised by how lovely all the dishes looked in the end! And they were completely different! Aaaand I feel like I could prepare any of them at home, more or less, on a budget. Great job, spot on!

This is the most impressed I’ve been with the normals in a video!! There really wasn’t that much panic or chaos, and they all did spectacular! Good job boys!

I love the look on Ben’s face when Mike is describing the meal he is going to make! 😂🤣🤣

Jamie made a home-style mid week meal, which is absolutely his wheelhouse, and even though he got relegated to last place today, what he brought could have been a winner in a good number of other competitions between the normals. Jamie didn't make something bad, he just brought something that tailed behind 2 other dishes which were also incredible.

I love it whenever Mike wins! His dish was next level today and if I saw the three on a menu or passing by on plate to someone else’s table, that’s the one I’d want. Also…I’ve really been missing your little bloopers at the end. It really solidifies your behind the polished editing friendships and pulls it all together for me xx

I don't think this was a leap for Mike. Mike has out the box thinking but discounts it early on usually. With this we're back in 'Duck Ramen Burger' territory and Mike at his best. BRILLIANT STUFF

Holy hell! These guys are not normals anymore! Also if I saw mike's dish on a menu that's the one would want to try!

@SortedFood

Жыл бұрын

Same, it was so good huh.

I really love Barry's dish. He used so many smart midweek tricks with 3 things in the oven at the same time and making the smash in the microwave, that he had 10 minutes to f around with a blood orange and to scare the studio with the bubblies exploding. Every other day, that dish would have won, but they all hit it out of the park.

Ben’s Fridge must be truly a Cave of Wonders, second only to Barry’s fridge.

Yes! More raiding chef fridges and chaos! love the videos guys!

Not surprised there’s fish in Ben’s fridge and ngl I thought he put together the ingredients for a Fish Pie 😂

Barry and Jamie were trying to cheer Mike on somewhat in this video. I’m sure Kush was incredibly proud of him as was the rest of the food team. Good job! I think Barry’s annoyed face at the end says it all! 😂

This is a mighty bounce back from last time. Very impressive job by everyone but Mike's was really something special!

I'm so happy for Mike! He did so well this battle

A-game from everyone this week, 3 amazing dishes.

Congrats to Mike! An amazing dish in 30 minutes, well deserved win! I was nervous when Ben cut the ball, but it was beautifully cooked inside.

Ebbers on BeReal admidst all the chaos has me rolling on the floor 😂

I am SHOOK by Mike in this episode Omigoodness well done, every dish looked amazing 🤩

Nice to see Mike have such a good day in the kitchen. He deserves it!

The confusion on Mike’s face is brilliant, good job guys, all of these look absolutely amazing

Mike, well done your dish looked so delicious and deserved to win 🏆. Barry, Jamie your dishes look wonderful too. That was really fun to watch. 🥰🇦🇺

It's amazing: In any other battle each of these dishes would be a strong contender for the win. Well done guys!

It was nice to see Mike can really cook wonderfully when he doesn't panick. All the guys did well. I can't pick a winner going on which I would eat. Game meat doesn't agree with me and I'm allergic to fish. Going on the visual to me it's a 3 way tie. Is that new cookware? I hope it's Sorteds' brand cookware. Thanks for making my 3:30am shine with fun 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I'm so happy that Mike finally won! Mike is actually so knowledgeable and has the skills but he just gets too nervous about it and discouraged. Go Mike!

@SortedFood

Жыл бұрын

Mike needs more self belief at times.

Mike is creative and bold when he cooks, and it pays off more often than not. I'm so happy his self-doubt doesn't seem to affect the outcome of his awesome, refreshing dishes!

These all look shockingly good. What a showing!

I love when the three compete at the same time, rather than one at a time. Good job!

I completely agree with Mike taking it. That dish was a huge risk & it paid off. Well done to Jamie & Barry for doing an excellent job.

Makes my entire week to see Mike win again!!! Very well done!

Great job! I love to see three successful dishes come out of a challenge where you're limited by time and ingredients.

They all did brilliantly on this one, but Mike definitely knocked it out the park

Yay for Mike! He deserved a win! He's my favorite normal.

this is so cute and wholesome, the boys are so supportive of each other. great job mike!

The boys really brought it today! Congrats on the win Mike!

Best line ever to describe this " I'd be arrogant right now but those other two plates look amazing"

@sortedfood, Mike's my boy. You can see how much he is involved in cooking and understanding the ingredients.. Bang on!

I love this whole vibe. Quite possibly a favorite ep. It’s that wonderful feeling of doing something exceptional after weeks of just making do. Congrats, Mike! You deserve it.

Loved this video! They all looked great and I was very impressed by Mike's dish, well done!

This took me back to some of your old videos. Love this sort of content

All three of you guys did really well!

Such a deserved win for Mike, especially in that amount of time! Would definitely love to taste all of the dishes though, they all looked great 🤤

This is why I always say Mike needs to have more confidence in himself! He does great stuff and always under rates himself especially in pass it on

These all looked fabulous! Yum!!!

Excellent Mike! Congratulations to everyone- everyone’s dishes were a success.