My husband is a big pie eater. I occasionally eat them. We’ve tried just about every supermarket pie and don’t rate them. We recently found a local butcher who makes and bakes their own pies. Unbelievable taste, quality and value. I wholeheartedly support your comment about supporting local businesses. 👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy we live in a village in North Lincolnshire. The butcher’s shop is Parkins in Crowle North Lincolnshire. It’s the next village up from us. If any of your subscribers live in the area I highly recommend they give them a try. We recommend their steak pies.
Hi Gareth, I find the best way to reheat butchers pies is to place the pie in an oven proof dish that is just bigger than the pie. Place the pie still in the foil in the dish, then put boiling water half way up the pie foil. Cover the dish with tinfoil and put in the oven from cold until it reaches 200c. Takes about 10 mins. Then, take foil off, empty water out and then let the top crisp for 5 mins. Turnout lovely and don't dry out.
Hi Gareth, love watching your videos, you make me laugh when talking about pies and food in general, your so funny mate. My missus says that the only time i look happy is when I'm eating my tea, I go hypo. 😂 Keep up the good work. 👍🏻
Cheers Gaz, for taking us out with you to get those pies. Fresh farm pies are always going to be excellent. But to give M&S their due that pie looks beautiful. Much appreciated once again my friend.
Thanks for the 'spot on' review. Pull up a sandbag bag while I reminisce. In the sixties and seventies when the Co-op had it is own butchers and bakery department. My mum sent me to purchase some steak pies. As you entered the shop you were surrounded with the aroma of freshly baked bread and all various kinds of pies and cakes. The pies were filled from base to lid with succulent tender, steak meat in large chunks with no gristle! Even back then I treasured that experience and it set a benchmark to how a pie should be. The farm shops and private bakers near me do not disappoint when it comes to reaching the benchmark, sadly the commercial pies, in my opinion don't reach it. Yes the pies are dry but that is to be expected yet they represent great value. There is nothing better, and getting the taste buds salivating, than caramilsing some onions in a frying pan and adding them to thickened sauce made with Guinness and beef stock and softening the crust with it! I am hungry now! 😅
@@BaldFoodieGuy Thanks Gaz, it's great when you're showing us the 'local food producers' offerings! I hope your channel encourages people to shop around more! When supermarkets are questionably putting prices up, it pays for us to fight back by 'going local!' Maybe you ought to show us some local fish produce too!
@@billmmckelvie5188 Sadly, local fish is getting harder to find, especially fresh. Usually "local" is usually cod or Haddock caught in deeper seas and of course you get seasonal fish like mackerel and herring. There has been a slight growth in the number of fresh fish shops opening in recent months due I think that's due to our breeding grounds not being destroyed by EU Beam Trawlers. Maybe in a few years we will see a growth in the types of fish being caught in British waters, or we hope so. Maybe then our British trawlers can start to make a living again. Oh? and a good idea about Gareth doing a fish comparison 👍👍.
@@gerrylewis5281 Good comment Gerry.... being an island nation and having our fish stocks decimated by EU super-trawlers...and our own fishermen trying to comply with EU directives was the last straw for me.... FUEU!
@@gerrylewis5281 I am fortunate as I do have good fish mongers and also there are a few Grimsby companies who will deliver £40 of frozen fish to your door.
Hi, the M&S pie looked good but I still think the farm pie will have a far better flavour and is not ultra processed. I make all the pies we eat myself, that way I know what goes in them. Thank you for the review, it was very interesting and fun to watch.
Hi Gavin, nice to go out and about with you. M & S pie looked fabulous. The farm shop one was dry looking, but I bet it was tasty, though. On balance, for the same price, I think I would buy two of the farm shop pies and make some good gravy. Great video.
It would have been interesting to see the relative weights of the actual steak in the two pies, the Farm shop pie appeared to have far more than the M&S one.
We don’t have those here in the US, we only have limited frozen “pot pies”. But I do love them and the ability to make my own. I recently bought an individual pie maker and it’s great! I can make fruit pies, pot pies, breakfast pies, sausage and gravy pies etc…
I’m in the States too,and I was wondering what an individual pie maker is? It is strange how pies have never become a thing here,I don’t think I have had one since the ‘80 when I made one for friends from the UK,steak,and kidney with mushrooms.
Another excellent comparison. spot on. The prices are really rocketing skywards. Your review of Iceland pepperoni beefburgers was a fav of mine and even though they are still getting 5-star reviews they have decided to discontinue them and kept all the naff ones. The Lewis Capaldi cheesy pizza has now doubled in price from £2 which was great to £4 so we will no longer be buying them no matter how good they tasted. It's such a shame but if you only have £10 to spend then you can only spend £10. Putting the price up will not increase their profits as we only buy less. Keep up the great work.
The ms one looks better on first look ,but all farm shops are individual ,they both good pies ms £5 for a smallish pie 😮 £2.30 cant go wrong support local produce ✌️
They both look delicious. One thing that made me laugh was the M&S pie 'topped with onion seeds'. The picture on the box shows loads of seeds all over the top of the pie, take it out of the box to find 19 tiny onion seeds in an area about the size of a 5p coin. Not so much topped with seeds, more like a few seeds may have fallen on the top before it was baked.
Trouble is Gareth people worry to much about calories in food it's not the Calories But the quality of food your eating is more important. We can burn calories off. Great video see you on your next one
Agree with other posters about doing a comparison between farm shop and supermarket produce. Brilliant review ( as always ) delighted for the farm shop . Looking forward to other subscribers buying a pie from the farm shop and adding comments.of approval ( cos they do ) and the comments section are as important as your review. Best wishes to you and yours.
Cheers pal I’ve been watching your vids for a while now and the more recent ones when you’re out and about using local produce suppliers are really great , gives us all a good insight into the alternatives to super markets etc whilst at the same time supporting your local businesses 👍 I’m a little distrusting of these price increases in the big shops 🤔 it’s great what you’re showing us keep it up 🙏
Both pies looked good, and your review was thorough and useful, as always. P.S. The prices in supermarkets are going up exponentially [not expedientially].
Evening Gareth another oldie I haven't seen yet. Love the vlogs when you drive about getting stuff. Marks pie looks like puff pastry my favourite farm shop looks like shortcrust pastry not quite so good. Both pies are different to me the farm shop is a snacky pie M and S pie looks like a dinner pie. Love my own pie Gareth! You have made me want a pie watching you eat them. great vlog Thank you.
We had a butcher in Prestwick called Hoods and the owner Lawrence was a good friend of mine,his mum used to make all the Pies and Bridies etc and they were full of the best meat and you had to go in at a certain time in the day to get them fresh out the oven but unfortunately he has retired now and no other butcher has taken it over and it's now a Domino Pizza shop,another great video Gareth
Brilliant, another pie afficianado like myself. I've just scoffed a beautiful cheese n onion pie; I actually prefer these cold. Keep up the great work.
Gareth, you are just like my brother in law from Durham, you might be his long lost brother! I married a Durham Girl and her home made pies are pretty good too. I did think in the north east, cold pies were a thing at lunchtime with a sandwich. Love your videos, fun and informative. Keep well mate.
Really pleased you are doing local shops comparisons. I genuinely have only bought my food from local shops and producers since the first lock down, and find it cheaper and far better quality. Never bought ANY food from a supermarket for the last 3 years. And wont be returning anytime soon.
When I have a pie i usually have chips or mash potato or swede and potato mash but I aways make gravy with it so I would go for the cheaper farm pie it. Looks dry but with gravy it's ok
Hi Gareth, i bought a beef pie from our local bakery shop recently and i paid $6.75c Au they are becoming so expensive here, i can also buy a packet of 4 from our Coles super market freezer for $ 6.50c and they heat up just as nice, as this pastry shop, But, i do like a good squirt of Tomato sauce with a beef pie 👍 👍
It is good that you are putting these comparisons out there for people to see. Personally I think all the adverts on You Tube should have a comments section, so that if you have bought something & it was absolute rubbish you can say so. Why should manufacturers have all the say? Especially as some do seek to create a false impression. It would be much more democratic if we had the option to comment on adverts. Then if we bought something & it was great we can say so & if it was rubbish, we can say that. There should be some guide lines though. People should say why something was great or why it was rubbish because some people will just say something is rubbish because they do not like it, when there is actually nothing wrong with the product.
The farm shop one looks very nice and is cheaper and as you say your supporting your local shop which must be a huge plus. I prefer my wife's homemade steak and kidney pie but I might be a bit biased!!!! Great review.
Love your reviews,I remember subscribing when you had just a couple of hundred subs happy for you bro keep up the good work. Also please review all the locals support local businesses they need all the help possible. Tough times ahead for everyone god bless ❤️
Great video once again Gareth. We are fortunate where we are to have plenty of local butchers and farm shops, which I use regularly. But at the end of the day it comes down cost, and a lot of people have to live on a tight budget.
i used our oven for the first time in over 7 months, we had family round and needed the oven for chips and pies, did the onion rings and nuggets in airfryer... mushy peas in pan on hob... i buy aldi pies they got a good range of pies that are cheap...
Each one has the edge over the other - the one from Marks & Sparks has the edge because of the Theakston’s Old Peculier ale - but the farm shop one is made locally and in the shop - not at some remote location in Milton Keynes or Welwyn Garden City or Sutton Coldfield - Marks & Sparks aren’t the cheapest place for anything - not even a sandwich - although they realise that you actually can put two or more fillings in a sandwich!
the personal touch cant be beaten, my dad would holiday in yorkshire and cumbria he loved the fresh homemade produce ur very lucky to have that around u here in london everything is mass produced, if i lived where u live id support my local business and freshly local made produce, if u added gravy to the drier pie bet ud get same weight
Love Farm shop produce(when you get a good one) and use our local one regularly.I've had the M+S one a few times and really like it.I'd have to choose that one as the FS one looked too dry---would have to have gravy with that.But a big price difference for the sake of making a bit of Bisto!
Mark's & Spensive masters of greedflation pie bulked out with gravy etc. I'm having a pie, Jersey Royals and peas tonight doused in mixed up gravy from Aldi. Top vid as always
In fairness to Gaz, he cooked it for 15 minutes and he admitted he'd "over-cooked" it. Also, to be taken into account, it was 80g less weight than M & S. So, I would have cooked/reheated (as it was warm) for eight to 10 minutes. 😊
I know what you mean, but the farm shop one could be eaten in the car/van, still warm, whereas the supermarket one is more of a sit down meal pie, in my opinion.
I love a good chunky steak pie,the m&s one looked lovely with the gravy,shame the other was dry I bet that would have been great if not dried out,officially drooling now. 😂
Hi Gareth 👋🏻 both pies looked delicious 👍unfortunately living in North London we haven’t the luxury of a Farm Shop 🥲 so I’ll try the M&S pie… However, my daughter now lives in North Norfolk so when I visit next I’ll be dragging her and her husband round the farm shops. Thank you for all the fabulous videos you make and keep up the good work.
Them pie's looked tasty. Our friends used to live in Barrow there was a pie shop round the corner from where they lived in Greengate Street think it was called green's have you ever done a video on them. Thanks for sharing
I noticed cross contamination when cutting the pies , i will not sleep well tonight,lol, great review as always Gaz. Its bit pricey at £5.00...all the best keep up the great work
Hi Gareth, spot on review. The farm shop pie looked lovely just like a homemade one would look like and also a good price. The M&S one looked lovely also especially with the gravy as well and the pastry looked nice. The only fault with it was the price
I thought prices of food were supposed to be going down Gareth!!!..just not enough being done ...always love your videos...got to say you're my favourite
Last week we purchased 2 steak and kidney pies from a local bakery in Howard, Queensland. Cost $6.40 each, but were full of meat and kidney chunks, so filling and tasty. 🐂🐂
Great Review Gaz.That's a good price for a Farm Shop Pie.You'd be paying twice that in Farm Shops here in Wales.I get a few pies from a Local Butcher now and again.They do good Pies and Sausages
Hi gareth the price the supermarkets charge is terrible ive started to make my own you will get a lot more for your money i batch cook and freeze the last i made was mince beef and onion i made 13 for less than 13 pound and each one wieghed more than 400 gms
Not sure if I am okay to say but the best pies I ever had were from Roy Porters butchers in Chatburn, Lancashire. They are so delicious and sold hot and fresh every day if you get there on time before they sell out! If you ever get over that way I highly recommend them. Especially the lamb and mint. 🤫P.S. no affiliation.
They both look delicious, but have a different purpose, the pie from Brown’s seems like the type you have on the go, to be eaten straight out of the foil container. The M&S pie is your at home with mash & peas on a plate with knife and fork job
I was in Browns this morning on your recommendation as I am on holiday in Bowness, so nipped in for 2 steak and a meat and potato .we were chatting about you .prefer the steak as you did👍
@@jamesstead2256 but large supermarkets brought the price of farm chicken down by monopoly buying, and they dont pass those savings onto you. they go to shareholders.
I live on Tyneside. I appreciate a good pie. But most supermarket pies aren't great. However near where I live in Whicham is a quality Butchers called Martin's. They have a shop in nearby Ryton too. Their Steak pies are absolutely fantastic. Small one is £2.50. plate pie is a £5. He also does mince and a Chicken pie. They fantastic too. Definitely worth reviewing. I've not had better.
Local farm shops are always good for quality food. M/S always good too. Can't go wrong with either of those pies. I know they cost more but can taste the difference from the usual supermarket ones.
Hi Gaz and thanks for another great comparison vid...and with a bit of driving too, I always find that relaxing for some reason. As for the pies, I would be happy with either of them but I think I might just go for the M&S one first but only because it has a nice drop of gravy. If the farm shop pie had gravy then I am sure I would choose that if I was doing a comparison. All the best and look forward to the next review!
108% saturates 48% fat m&s pie heartattack in a box ,i definitely couldn't swing that past her in doors it's such a shame farm shops unable to get a comparison on content readings but I'd definitely go for farm shop pie meat content far outdid m&s expensive bit of gravy.
Definitely would encourage everyone to check out their local butchers for pies. Best I ever had were from Lincoln Ermine East butchers and the butchers in Shrewsbury indoor market. Gareth I'm so glad your trying all these pies on our behalf lol
Thanks to you I already do went today done exactly that fruit and veg paid a bit more but wont be throwing this away after to days absolutely refuse to pay £5 for 1 pie steak pie chips and mushy peas for 2 from farm shop for that this his why I watch your channel gaz
I'm from Newcastle Upon Tyne and have been living in the south of england since 1987 . The one thing I really miss is the real Cumberland sausage which I used to get at the indoor market in Newcastle!!
You've made me want to look up my nearest farm shop now!! Haha. Although they both look good, has to be the farm shop pie for me, can't imagine the quality is too much different from the M & S one. And talking of M & S; I used to think their pies were pricey when the were half the cost that they are now, I suppose this one will be about 6 quid in a month's time! 😕
😂11:40 for 30 Seconds.....Love your vlogs Gareth (Brilliant and down-to-earth uploads)...just a guess though how many times did you say Steak (edit, yes I know that's the joke) lol.....Made me laugh mate. Totally agree with your final opinion 👍
Hi Gaz, looking at the price from Farm shop to M&S.. Id still buy the far shop pie and pop to Tesco for a Bottle O Old Peculier at £2 per bottle n have a pie n pint for £4.30... Bonus LOL ... Keep up the good work .. Andy ..
Bald a couple of points,Onion seeds have nothing to do with onions 🌰 and are called Nigella seeds, used in Indian dishes and breads,i have never heard in all my years of Steak pies having Onion seeds on top,its just bollocks if you ask me 😅 and another point in the 1970s the local bakery and butchers in Liverpool used to sell pies packed solid with tender stewed Beef n gravy and were huge! and cheap even back then, please tell me how big chain supermarket pies are scrawny and are mostly just gravy? Greed is what it comes down to,you are right we must support independent local shops if it is financially possible and accessible,even better if you can make your own ( unfortunately i can't bake)😮.keep em coming mate.
Had put off having lunch today, but my stomach is now rumbling badly after watching this 😂 Personally I love the Morrisons in-house Chunky Steak pies - still good value at £2.50 for 2. Sadly not the bargain they were at £2 not that many months ago. But they still sell out really quick...
You could buy 2 of those farmshop pies for 1 of the m&s, and your not paying for gravy. You can add gravy if you wish, but it looked awesome without, its a steak in a pie, the other is a few lumps of meat in gravy pie, theres no comparison in which is the best value and tastes the best.
Both the pies look great..our local car boot had a chilled lorry .he had 9 pies for 3 pound.(steak and kidney.steak.cheese and onion.ham cheese and leek) decent pies and bargain price..yes our freezer is now filled up with them😀
Hi Gareth, thanks for your videos - we really enjoy watching them. One question, those Range Eggs you got from Brown’s did you say they were free? lol!
Great review Gaz and spot on with support the local farm shop I bet if you got all the meat out off both pies the farm shop will have meat in it plus you could of had two farm shop pies and keep up with the great reviews as always 👏👏👍👍
Even though the M&S is 100grams heavier,,it’s still not a sharer,so for £4.60 you and your other half can have a tasty meal in the making whilst it’s a whopping£10 from M&S before the veg hits the plate,absolute no brainer,good review Gareth,keep them coming 👍
My husband is a big pie eater. I occasionally eat them. We’ve tried just about every supermarket pie and don’t rate them. We recently found a local butcher who makes and bakes their own pies. Unbelievable taste, quality and value. I wholeheartedly support your comment about supporting local businesses. 👍
Thanks for sharing!! Where at? They sound great.
@@BaldFoodieGuy we live in a village in North Lincolnshire. The butcher’s shop is Parkins in Crowle North Lincolnshire. It’s the next village up from us. If any of your subscribers live in the area I highly recommend they give them a try. We recommend their steak pies.
All pie eaters are big. Who ate all the pies……?
@@BaldFoodieGuy Is that a different car, Gareth? I seem to remember yours being much darker internally.
I'm too mature to make the obvious joke about the first line of your comment lol👍
In shock news, a homemade pie is better than a factory made pie!
Well done, Brown's Farmshop!
You can't beat a farm or butchers pie!
A fiver is far too much for a supermarket pie.
Thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜
Cheers Barbie, very true
Hi Gareth, I find the best way to reheat butchers pies is to place the pie in an oven proof dish that is just bigger than the pie. Place the pie still in the foil in the dish, then put boiling water half way up the pie foil. Cover the dish with tinfoil and put in the oven from cold until it reaches 200c. Takes about 10 mins. Then, take foil off, empty water out and then let the top crisp for 5 mins. Turnout lovely and don't dry out.
Thank you for the tip
Hi Gareth, love watching your videos, you make me laugh when talking about pies and food in general, your so funny mate. My missus says that the only time i look happy is when I'm eating my tea, I go hypo. 😂 Keep up the good work. 👍🏻
Cheers Gaz, for taking us out with you to get those pies. Fresh farm pies are always going to be excellent. But to give M&S their due that pie looks beautiful. Much appreciated once again my friend.
You're welcome 😊
You can't beat a good pie , mash and mushy peas . I'd go with a Farm Shop all day long , but the M&S looked good .
So good yes yummy 😋
Carb overload.
@@lamf4846 Nobody is forcing you to eat three a day. That is your decision..
@@lamf4846. No
Thanks for the 'spot on' review. Pull up a sandbag bag while I reminisce. In the sixties and seventies when the Co-op had it is own butchers and bakery department. My mum sent me to purchase some steak pies. As you entered the shop you were surrounded with the aroma of freshly baked bread and all various kinds of pies and cakes. The pies were filled from base to lid with succulent tender, steak meat in large chunks with no gristle! Even back then I treasured that experience and it set a benchmark to how a pie should be. The farm shops and private bakers near me do not disappoint when it comes to reaching the benchmark, sadly the commercial pies, in my opinion don't reach it. Yes the pies are dry but that is to be expected yet they represent great value. There is nothing better, and getting the taste buds salivating, than caramilsing some onions in a frying pan and adding them to thickened sauce made with Guinness and beef stock and softening the crust with it! I am hungry now! 😅
Oh they sound delicious 😋 thank you very much Bill. 😊
@@BaldFoodieGuy Thanks Gaz, it's great when you're showing us the 'local food producers' offerings! I hope your channel encourages people to shop around more! When supermarkets are questionably putting prices up, it pays for us to fight back by 'going local!' Maybe you ought to show us some local fish produce too!
@@billmmckelvie5188
Sadly, local fish is getting harder to find, especially fresh. Usually "local" is usually cod or Haddock caught in deeper seas and of course you get seasonal fish like mackerel and herring. There has been a slight growth in the number of fresh fish shops opening in recent months due I think that's due to our breeding grounds not being destroyed by EU Beam Trawlers. Maybe in a few years we will see a growth in the types of fish being caught in British waters, or we hope so. Maybe then our British trawlers can start to make a living again. Oh? and a good idea about Gareth doing a fish comparison 👍👍.
@@gerrylewis5281 Good comment Gerry.... being an island nation and having our fish stocks decimated by EU super-trawlers...and our own fishermen trying to comply with EU directives was the last straw for me.... FUEU!
@@gerrylewis5281 I am fortunate as I do have good fish mongers and also there are a few Grimsby companies who will deliver £40 of frozen fish to your door.
Hi, the M&S pie looked good but I still think the farm pie will have a far better flavour and is not ultra processed. I make all the pies we eat myself, that way I know what goes in them. Thank you for the review, it was very interesting and fun to watch.
Yes definitely right there for sure. No dodgy ingredients in the farmfoods one.
we love farm shops and the quality is exceptional and yes, please support your local businesses during these hard times.
The M&S pie appears to have more water in it and costs 18.7p per 10 grams. The Farmshop pie costs 13.4p per 10 grams.
The meat in the farmshop pie looked outstanding!
Hi Gavin, nice to go out and about with you. M & S pie looked fabulous. The farm shop one was dry looking, but I bet it was tasty, though. On balance, for the same price, I think I would buy two of the farm shop pies and make some good gravy. Great video.
Yes good idea mate. My fault for warning it up even more.
Gavin? Lol 😂
It's KEITH 😂😂😂
@@BaldFoodieGuywarning it up? 😂😂😂 is barbera your sister keith? 😅
Love it when you are out and about. Please do more. Love the commentary while you drive.
You're welcome more to come.
I'm stunned fella, hearing them BMW indicators. 😆 Cheers for the update and you can't beat a farm shop pie. 👍
Won’t find a better pie than browns mate. Absolutely fantastic! Well worth the money
So good they are
It would have been interesting to see the relative weights of the actual steak in the two pies, the Farm shop pie appeared to have far more than the M&S one.
EYE LIKE EM HAIRY,,,,,,,, LOVE A BIG OLE JUICY YIN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Well really compare the weight of 2 of the farm shop pies as they are less than half the price of the supermarket pie
"Please support your local" - spot on! Thanks for an interesting video. Hoping you can do more local produce videos soon.
We don’t have those here in the US, we only have limited frozen “pot pies”. But I do love them and the ability to make my own. I recently bought an individual pie maker and it’s great! I can make fruit pies, pot pies, breakfast pies, sausage and gravy pies etc…
Yes definitely good making you're own for sure. Yum 😋
I’m in the States too,and I was wondering what an individual pie maker is? It is strange how pies have never become a thing here,I don’t think I have had one since the ‘80 when I made one for friends from the UK,steak,and kidney with mushrooms.
@@JanetBrown-px2jn Bloomin' delicious!
@@JanetBrown-px2jn Do a google search. I bought the Dash for about $16
@@archiebald4717 Right...especially with a dollop of stout in it..... now we are cooking!
Another excellent comparison. spot on. The prices are really rocketing skywards. Your review of Iceland pepperoni beefburgers was a fav of mine and even though they are still getting 5-star reviews they have decided to discontinue them and kept all the naff ones. The Lewis Capaldi cheesy pizza has now doubled in price from £2 which was great to £4 so we will no longer be buying them no matter how good they tasted. It's such a shame but if you only have £10 to spend then you can only spend £10. Putting the price up will not increase their profits as we only buy less. Keep up the great work.
Thank you kindly 😋 🙏
The ms one looks better on first look ,but all farm shops are individual ,they both good pies ms £5 for a smallish pie 😮 £2.30 cant go wrong support local produce ✌️
Absolutely Roy
They both look delicious.
One thing that made me laugh was the M&S pie 'topped with onion seeds'.
The picture on the box shows loads of seeds all over the top of the pie, take it out of the box to find 19 tiny onion seeds in an area about the size of a 5p coin.
Not so much topped with seeds, more like a few seeds may have fallen on the top before it was baked.
Yes good point I missed that one.
You're not wrong, I didn't pay attention to that 🤣 a very poor reveal after seeing the bold statement on the box, well spotted👍
Just seen this one Gareth. Couldn't stop watching! Loved your enthusiasm especially at 4mins 30!!❤☺️
Hope you enjoyed it!
Trouble is Gareth people worry to much about calories in food it's not the Calories But the quality of food your eating is more important.
We can burn calories off.
Great video see you on your next one
Very true!
I've been saying this for years. Keep the ingredients as close to nature as possible.
Agree with other posters about doing a comparison between farm shop and supermarket produce. Brilliant review ( as always ) delighted for the farm shop . Looking forward to other subscribers buying a pie from the farm shop and adding comments.of approval ( cos they do ) and the comments section are as important as your review. Best wishes to you and yours.
Glad you enjoyed it, I appreciate it 🙏
New subscriber! Absolutely loving the videos! You have a positive and happy vibe! Adore it! Thanks very much!
Thanks for subbing! You're welcome 😊
Cheers pal I’ve been watching your vids for a while now and the more recent ones when you’re out and about using local produce suppliers are really great , gives us all a good insight into the alternatives to super markets etc whilst at the same time supporting your local businesses 👍 I’m a little distrusting of these price increases in the big shops 🤔 it’s great what you’re showing us keep it up 🙏
No problem 👍
Both pies looked good, and your review was thorough and useful, as always. P.S. The prices in supermarkets are going up exponentially [not expedientially].
Pukka and Ginsters are still reasonably priced.
@@L1RW Mmm...On my last visit to the UK...I sought out an old favorite of mine: "Ginsters Cornish Pasty". Was severely disappointed. Very poor.
Evening Gareth another oldie I haven't seen yet. Love the vlogs when you drive about getting stuff. Marks pie looks like puff pastry my favourite farm shop looks like shortcrust pastry not quite so good. Both pies are different to me the farm shop is a snacky pie M and S pie looks like a dinner pie. Love my own pie Gareth! You have made me want a pie watching you eat them. great vlog Thank you.
Thanks 👍
We had a butcher in Prestwick called Hoods and the owner Lawrence was a good friend of mine,his mum used to make all the Pies and Bridies etc and they were full of the best meat and you had to go in at a certain time in the day to get them fresh out the oven but unfortunately he has retired now and no other butcher has taken it over and it's now a Domino Pizza shop,another great video Gareth
Cheers Rick, you're welcome 😊
Bridies?
Brilliant, another pie afficianado like myself. I've just scoffed a beautiful cheese n onion pie; I actually prefer these cold. Keep up the great work.
Cheers pal, so good mate 👍
Gareth, you are just like my brother in law from Durham, you might be his long lost brother! I married a Durham Girl and her home made pies are pretty good too. I did think in the north east, cold pies were a thing at lunchtime with a sandwich. Love your videos, fun and informative. Keep well mate.
Haha you never know lol ,all the best 👌
Really pleased you are doing local shops comparisons. I genuinely have only bought my food from local shops and producers since the first lock down, and find it cheaper and far better quality. Never bought ANY food from a supermarket for the last 3 years. And wont be returning anytime soon.
Thank you kindly 😋
When I have a pie i usually have chips or mash potato or swede and potato mash but I aways make gravy with it so I would go for the cheaper farm pie it. Looks dry but with gravy it's ok
Yes always gravy for sure.
Hi Gareth, i bought a beef pie from our local bakery shop recently and i paid $6.75c Au they are becoming so expensive here, i can also buy a packet of 4 from our Coles super market freezer for $ 6.50c and they heat up just as nice, as this pastry shop, But, i do like a good squirt of Tomato sauce with a beef pie 👍 👍
Cheers Rob
Well done for supporting local business and farmers xxx
It is good that you are putting these comparisons out there for people to see. Personally I think all the adverts on You Tube should have a comments section, so that if you have bought something & it was absolute rubbish you can say so. Why should manufacturers have all the say? Especially as some do seek to create a false impression. It would be much more democratic if we had the option to comment on adverts. Then if we bought something & it was great we can say so & if it was rubbish, we can say that. There should be some guide lines though. People should say why something was great or why it was rubbish because some people will just say something is rubbish because they do not like it, when there is actually nothing wrong with the product.
You're welcome 😊 thank you for watching 👀 😊
The farm shop one looks very nice and is cheaper and as you say your supporting your local shop which must be a huge plus. I prefer my wife's homemade steak and kidney pie but I might be a bit biased!!!! Great review.
Oh yummy nice one Stigg
So what time is dinner, round at yours?!!
Never let her go 👍
@@diamondderek848 47 years and counting!!!
@@ellemetcalf110 Sorry we are out tonight!!!
Love your reviews,I remember subscribing when you had just a couple of hundred subs happy for you bro keep up the good work. Also please review all the locals support local businesses they need all the help possible. Tough times ahead for everyone god bless ❤️
I appreciate that!
Excellent video on the comparison of the pies they both looked delicious. We do support or local butcher and bread shop. Thanks for sharing Gareth.
Thanks for watching!
Great video once again Gareth. We are fortunate where we are to have plenty of local butchers and farm shops, which I use regularly. But at the end of the day it comes down cost, and a lot of people have to live on a tight budget.
Very true!
i used our oven for the first time in over 7 months, we had family round and needed the oven for chips and pies, did the onion rings and nuggets in airfryer... mushy peas in pan on hob...
i buy aldi pies they got a good range of pies that are cheap...
Each one has the edge over the other - the one from Marks & Sparks has the edge because of the Theakston’s Old Peculier ale - but the farm shop one is made locally and in the shop - not at some remote location in Milton Keynes or Welwyn Garden City or Sutton Coldfield - Marks & Sparks aren’t the cheapest place for anything - not even a sandwich - although they realise that you actually can put two or more fillings in a sandwich!
I do miss a good ol british pie, hard to find them here in Spain. Love a steak and kidney pie with some baked beans❤
I buy Steak pies from a stall who regularly appears at a car boot sale I go to. £2.50 per pie. It is quite simply the best steak pie I have ever had.
the personal touch cant be beaten, my dad would holiday in yorkshire and cumbria he loved the fresh homemade produce ur very lucky to have that around u here in london everything is mass produced, if i lived where u live id support my local business and freshly local made produce, if u added gravy to the drier pie bet ud get same weight
Yes I'm lucky here for sure. Thank you. Your dad knows his stuff 😁
Love Farm shop produce(when you get a good one) and use our local one regularly.I've had the M+S one a few times and really like it.I'd have to choose that one as the FS one looked too dry---would have to have gravy with that.But a big price difference for the sake of making a bit of Bisto!
Yes my fault, last time I reviewed it was perfect. I shouldn't of warmed it up again lol
ha ha ha id have an oxo cube in a bit of hot water
Mark's & Spensive masters of greedflation pie bulked out with gravy etc. I'm having a pie, Jersey Royals and peas tonight doused in mixed up gravy from Aldi. Top vid as always
Sounds great!
I think I'd go for the farm shop pie. Just add gravy and chips. £1 buys 50g of M&S but 68g of farm shop pie.
That farm food one looks a bit dry but the M&S one looks more appetizing because of the gravy, to me eyes anyway. Will give these a go. Cheers Gaz.
In fairness to Gaz, he cooked it for 15 minutes and he admitted he'd "over-cooked" it. Also, to be taken into account, it was 80g less weight than M & S. So, I would have cooked/reheated (as it was warm) for eight to 10 minutes. 😊
I know what you mean, but the farm shop one could be eaten in the car/van, still warm, whereas the supermarket one is more of a sit down meal pie, in my opinion.
I love a good chunky steak pie,the m&s one looked lovely with the gravy,shame the other was dry I bet that would have been great if not dried out,officially drooling now.
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£5.00 for a pie 😱😱😱😱😱
Thanks for doing this for us Gaz 🥰
My pleasure
Hi Gareth 👋🏻 both pies looked delicious 👍unfortunately living in North London we haven’t the luxury of a Farm Shop 🥲 so I’ll try the M&S pie…
However, my daughter now lives in North Norfolk so when I visit next I’ll be dragging her and her husband round the farm shops.
Thank you for all the fabulous videos you make and keep up the good work.
You're welcome
Bargain at £2.30!!! I must admit both Pies 🥧 looked class though. Top video as always pal 👊 …..Smithy
Thanks 👍
Them pie's looked tasty. Our friends used to live in Barrow there was a pie shop round the corner from where they lived in Greengate Street think it was called green's have you ever done a video on them. Thanks for sharing
I've not. Had plenty of Greens Pies. They not as good as they used to be unfortunately.
@BaldFoodieGuy thanks for the info. At least I haven't missed out
Coates butchers in Alrewas do fantastic home baked pies. The lamb and mint is a particular favourite!
Thanks for the tip!
I noticed cross contamination when cutting the pies , i will not sleep well tonight,lol, great review as always Gaz. Its bit pricey at £5.00...all the best keep up the great work
Haha yes I struggled last night 😆
Hi Gareth, spot on review. The farm shop pie looked lovely just like a homemade one would look like and also a good price. The M&S one looked lovely also especially with the gravy as well and the pastry looked nice. The only fault with it was the price
Thanks 👍
We used to eat a pie with soup poured over the top dont see that alot anymore.
Very worthwhile comparison Gareth. Thank you.
You're welcome Keith 😊
@@BaldFoodieGuy . . You are a gentleman Gareth.
I thought prices of food were supposed to be going down Gareth!!!..just not enough being done ...always love your videos...got to say you're my favourite
Glad you enjoyed it.
Last week we purchased 2 steak and kidney pies from a local bakery in Howard, Queensland. Cost $6.40 each, but were full of meat and kidney chunks, so filling and tasty. 🐂🐂
Cheers Bob.
Great Review Gaz.That's a good price for a Farm Shop Pie.You'd be paying twice that in Farm Shops here in Wales.I get a few pies from a Local Butcher now and again.They do good Pies and Sausages
Cheers Darren. Yes pretty cheap really. All the best mate.
@@BaldFoodieGuy Only Professional Footballers get their Food from Farm Shops around here Mate Lol 😆
@@darrenknaggs9113 haha 😄
I do love a pie Gareth, but I also like Slices. M&S do various , ie Chicken and Mushroom etc. be interesting to do a comparison
Cheers Stephen
Hi gareth the price the supermarkets charge is terrible ive started to make my own you will get a lot more for your money i batch cook and freeze the last i made was mince beef and onion i made 13 for less than 13 pound and each one wieghed more than 400 gms
Thanks for the info Gareth 👍 good idea
Great to see the large pieces of beautifully cooked steak in the farm shop pie. Quality!
Glad you enjoyed it
Another great video. I lived in Butts Beck 2011 to 2013 and it's so nostalgic seeing Dalton again😊 PS By Christmas we will all be gaunt 😂🤭😂
You're welcome 😊
Not sure if I am okay to say but the best pies I ever had were from Roy Porters butchers in Chatburn, Lancashire. They are so delicious and sold hot and fresh every day if you get there on time before they sell out! If you ever get over that way I highly recommend them. Especially the lamb and mint. 🤫P.S. no affiliation.
Sound good pal
They both look delicious, but have a different purpose, the pie from Brown’s seems like the type you have on the go, to be eaten straight out of the foil container. The M&S pie is your at home with mash & peas on a plate with knife and fork job
Yes good point
Good video. Many great points made, in your down to earth style. Thank you. Peace be unto you.
You're welcome 😊
Great video both pies looked delicious . Enjoy your Cumberland sausage you can tell just by looking at it that it will be yummy x
Yes going to have it later.
I was in Browns this morning on your recommendation as I am on holiday in Bowness, so nipped in for 2 steak and a meat and potato .we were chatting about you .prefer the steak as you did👍
Oh nice one mate. 👍 have a good holiday. 👍
Both Pies looked good Gaz... ! Ive never been to the Farm shop even though I been past it a thousand times on the A590...will have to pop in.
Nice one pal
i rented a house from a farmer in cottam who just unboxed morrisons market street pies and sold them on as farm shop pies for a 40% markup.
Haha no way lol
That's terrible. But hey got to make money someway
@@northeastpyro8796 scamming poor people
Bloody shocking 😠
@@jamesstead2256 but large supermarkets brought the price of farm chicken down by monopoly buying, and they dont pass those savings onto you. they go to shareholders.
After trying many pies over the years, I've found the hand made ones by Lime tree pantry were absolutely amazing.
A great comparison Gareth. Well worthwhile my friend. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
I live on Tyneside. I appreciate a good pie. But most supermarket pies aren't great. However near where I live in Whicham is a quality Butchers called Martin's. They have a shop in nearby Ryton too. Their Steak pies are absolutely fantastic. Small one is £2.50. plate pie is a £5. He also does mince and a Chicken pie. They fantastic too. Definitely worth reviewing. I've not had better.
Thanks for sharing! Cheers pal. Can't beat a good pie.
Local farm shops are always good for quality food. M/S always good too. Can't go wrong with either of those pies. I know they cost more but can taste the difference from the usual supermarket ones.
Thank you
Thx Gareth, but the issue here is that the farm shop pie is only available to you locally.
Yes. If you have one support them and your local butchers.
Hi Gaz and thanks for another great comparison vid...and with a bit of driving too, I always find that relaxing for some reason.
As for the pies, I would be happy with either of them but I think I might just go for the M&S one first but only because it has a nice drop of gravy.
If the farm shop pie had gravy then I am sure I would choose that if I was doing a comparison.
All the best and look forward to the next review!
Glad you enjoyed it, you're welcome 😊
If you were taking it home though, you could add gravy & some boiled potatoes with a bit of butter on plus a few green beans or peas, maybe carrots.
108% saturates 48% fat m&s pie heartattack in a box ,i definitely couldn't swing that past her in doors it's such a shame farm shops unable to get a comparison on content readings but I'd definitely go for farm shop pie meat content far outdid m&s expensive bit of gravy.
How much were the eggs out of interest? They seem to have gone up in price in the supermarkets
1.50 I think
@@BaldFoodieGuybloody bargain, bet they were double yolkers as well!
Definitely would encourage everyone to check out their local butchers for pies.
Best I ever had were from Lincoln Ermine East butchers and the butchers in Shrewsbury indoor market.
Gareth I'm so glad your trying all these pies on our behalf lol
You're welcome 😊
Best pies I ever had was at this pie cafe in Whitby just before you come to the bridge.. You have got to try it...AMAZING!!!👌👍😊
Thanks to you I already do went today done exactly that fruit and veg paid a bit more but wont be throwing this away after to days absolutely refuse to pay £5 for 1 pie steak pie chips and mushy peas for 2 from farm shop for that this his why I watch your channel gaz
Cheers Steve, you're welcome 😊
You love your pies and supporting your local farmshop. Tasty i bet seconds anyone.
*I call this a spectacular Pie review 🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌*
They both look delicious,to be fair x
I'm from Newcastle Upon Tyne and have been living in the south of england since 1987 . The one thing I really miss is the real Cumberland sausage which I used to get at the indoor market in Newcastle!!
You've made me want to look up my nearest farm shop now!! Haha. Although they both look good, has to be the farm shop pie for me, can't imagine the quality is too much different from the M & S one. And talking of M & S; I used to think their pies were pricey when the were half the cost that they are now, I suppose this one will be about 6 quid in a month's time! 😕
Can't beat a video showing a solid UK citizen enjoying a pair of pies. Spot On.
Haha yes
😂11:40 for 30 Seconds.....Love your vlogs Gareth (Brilliant and down-to-earth uploads)...just a guess though how many times did you say Steak (edit, yes I know that's the joke) lol.....Made me laugh mate. Totally agree with your final opinion 👍
Haha cheers pal
Hi Gaz, looking at the price from Farm shop to M&S.. Id still buy the far shop pie and pop to Tesco for a Bottle O Old Peculier at £2 per bottle n have a pie n pint for £4.30... Bonus LOL ... Keep up the good work .. Andy ..
Great idea cheers Andy
Bald a couple of points,Onion seeds have nothing to do with onions 🌰 and are called Nigella seeds, used in Indian dishes and breads,i have never heard in all my years of Steak pies having Onion seeds on top,its just bollocks if you ask me 😅 and another point in the 1970s the local bakery and butchers in Liverpool used to sell pies packed solid with tender stewed Beef n gravy and were huge! and cheap even back then, please tell me how big chain supermarket pies are scrawny and are mostly just gravy? Greed is what it comes down to,you are right we must support independent local shops if it is financially possible and accessible,even better if you can make your own ( unfortunately i can't bake)😮.keep em coming mate.
Cheers James yes onion seeds what's the point lol
Had put off having lunch today, but my stomach is now rumbling badly after watching this 😂
Personally I love the Morrisons in-house Chunky Steak pies - still good value at £2.50 for 2.
Sadly not the bargain they were at £2 not that many months ago. But they still sell out really quick...
So good!
I went to my Morrisons today for them and they were all gone, they are the best supermarket pies by a mile!
Morrisons in house cornish pasties are pretty good too. With proper shortcrust pastry, not that flaky stuff that sheds all over your clothes...
You could buy 2 of those farmshop pies for 1 of the m&s, and your not paying for gravy. You can add gravy if you wish, but it looked awesome without, its a steak in a pie, the other is a few lumps of meat in gravy pie, theres no comparison in which is the best value and tastes the best.
Yes nice one pal. Think I may have dried the farmshop one out a tad lol
Ive watched your channel grow . Congratulations.🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much 😁
Both the pies look great..our local car boot had a chilled lorry .he had 9 pies for 3 pound.(steak and kidney.steak.cheese and onion.ham cheese and leek) decent pies and bargain price..yes our freezer is now filled up with them😀
cheers pal, nice one, all the best.
Two belting pies, terrific with mash n peas n gravy, the farm shop value was outstanding, good craic. 👌
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Gareth, thanks for your videos - we really enjoy watching them. One question, those Range Eggs you got from Brown’s did you say they were free? lol!
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Great review Gaz and spot on with support the local farm shop I bet if you got all the meat out off both pies the farm shop will have meat in it plus you could of had two farm shop pies and keep up with the great reviews as always 👏👏👍👍
Cheers Peter
Even though the M&S is 100grams heavier,,it’s still not a sharer,so for £4.60 you and your other half can have a tasty meal in the making whilst it’s a whopping£10 from M&S before the veg hits the plate,absolute no brainer,good review Gareth,keep them coming 👍
Never a sharer lol 😆
Great video Gareth xx 👍
I would prefer the farm shop pie 🥧 😋
You're welcome 😊