Hi Gareth. When things are so good you never remember, when things are so bad you never forget. In the bad you met your good lady, and look at you now. You have a great family, and make lots of people like me very happy. Thanks again for your story.
I've noticed that Bisto, Youngs and Heinz have not kept up with the nations more developed taste buds. They used to be good, but they have fallen behind so much against other much, much cheaper brands, that are providing a more nutritious, tastier and healthier option in ready meals. I bought a Bisto lasagne and a shepherds pie, they were tragic, even their gravy does not stand up to supermarkets own brands now. Tescos do little ready meals of shepherds pie, macaroni cheese, hot pot etc. for arond 70-80 pence, they are better than Bisto. Thank you so much for proving what I have been thinking. Your videos are great, people go too much by named products without even trying the options
My elderly aunt has Asda frozen ready meals and they are really nice. Decent portions too for the smallish appetite. They are £1.50 each which means with a nice buttered roll or an extra serving of veg, she gets a full hot meal for £2.00. The Bisto ones are truly awful.
Gareth, I used to work nights and I would have one of these ready meals at least once a week sometimes twice and I found that the best way to deal with them was to allow them to defrost for a couple of hours before cooking them and then when I took the stuffing ball out, I would take the potatoes and cut them in halves and separate them as far apart as possible, even to the point of placing them on a plate outside of the plastic dish. Then cook according to the packaging. I have to say that when available I would use a conventional oven for a much better result but in light of your review and the price of the meal I think that I am unlikely to have one in the future.
Loved your little reminiscing story so sweet 🤗 much better than that dinner looked those spuds looked really dried out 😂 Thanks for another great video my husband & I always enjoy watching 👍 take care & stay safe 😀
Loved the little nostalgic back story of your dark times & the positivity of thongs will get better Gareth. Think most of us can relate to similar times at aome point. Great reviews of normal real world produce and their price point vs quality comparisons. Just dont start doing ones on glittery nails etc!
Jonathan , Your comment made me laugh because you must have pressed the wrong key , there certainly is the positivity of ( thongs ) but they're too uncomfortable . Not taking the Mick because I've done similar things thongs .🙃🍀
Hi Suzanne. That was really Freudian of me! Must have some subconscious desire to see burly ex-squaddie Gareth in a small amount of dental floss😂. Unfortunately not thebfirst fat finger fail, and I doubt the last. Glad it made you smile and not offended in the slightest Suzanne.
These were always my mother's favourite. Much better than birds eye and the rest. Think I'll give one a go, or maybe not. All the best Gareth. Love this channel
"Good things come, you just have to wait, nicely said Gareth. Shame about the grim grub, I hope you're going to make up for it somehow. All the best from a freezing cold Darmstadt.
It contains 41% of your daily salt intake! Why did you not use your Ninja? Maybe the roasties would have been better? That sea of gloopy dark brown gravy didn't look at all appetising either 🤤 You should write a letter of complaint to the manufacturer with a link to your video - it might make them take notice. It was a very fair review and you followed the instructions - so you would have a reasonable expectation it would reach the standard expected from a brand name. Zero was a generous score 😛
Hi there another fantastic review like always brilliant work just to say I’ve just seen you hit 21,000 subscribers congratulations on this and I hope one day my channel can get just a little way towards where you are now brilliant work on or what you do
Open the potatoe compartment either put sesame oil or garlic oil on the potatoes before cooking .Always take the Yorkshire pudding out if doing beef dinner and cook for four mins .I always have success when cooked in the oven lower temp for longer for crispy garlic roast spuds .Buy it again it works every time for me.Beefs and lamb dinners are best,mum loves them and she moans for England!
With all the will in the world, roast spuds cannot be replicated in a microwave meal. Chicken and everything else looked good though. They should swap out the roasties for something else. A yorkshire pud maybe. Cheers for review. These are sometimes informative and sometimes confirming what we know.
I've not had this one before Gaz... I sometimes have frozen ready meals in the freezer for lazy days or emergencies... But last year i did try the Bisto Roast Beef Dinner version... Just to see if it was better than the cheaper frozen dinners I've had before... Like the 400g Kershaws Roast Beef Dinner for £1.75... And to be honest mate... The 400g Bisto Roast Beef Dinner version didn't really impress me either... It looks like they're upping the overall weight to 450g (Probably with more Gravy)... Once again shoppers are paying extra for the Bisto brand name... There's way better and cheaper frozen ready meals out there my friend... I'll definitely give this one a miss buddy... Thanks for the review Gaz... Cheers mate. 🍺
Another excellent review Gareth thanks, I had the Bisto roast dinner last night which I did in the oven I thought it was ok. You have the best food channel on TH-cam. Best Regards Sir
I used to live off these meals as well (i would always have a bag of cheap aldi yorkshire puds in the freezer so i could supplement) - delicious, quick and convenient!
i find most bisto products low quality these days, however the bisto best gravy granules really good flavour [expensive but you dont need much] keep up the good work mate! first video of the day i always watch.
Hi Gareth, I used to enjoy these meals when I was a kid. Birdseye use to make them, they had mashed potatoes them days, they were really nice. Bring back the mashed tatties instead of the horrible roast ones.
Hi Gareth, what a great bloke you are! I really enjoyed watching, thank you! Praying you and your good lady discover Jesus’ amazing love for you and that He blesses your socks off!
I’m sorry it’s taken me this long,especially having been watching and liking for a while,to subscribe. But,better late than never,I’m proud to be a new one! Awesome content from a genuinely lovely guy! Great work! :)
Hi Gareth, new subscriber here 👋🏻 the cheap stuffing you are referring to is the Paxo Sage and Onion Stuffing but all the supermarkets have their own brand now. What I like doing is making up the Paxo with boiling hot water then adding raw sausage meat to it, salt and pepper to taste, mix all together, put it in a roasting tin and cook along side your roast dinner in the oven then slice it up when ready. Beautiful 😊
Try mixing one packet of sausage meat ( you can use cheap sausages for this and obviously take the skins off), one packet of sage and onion stuffing (again any cheap brand, made up but not cooked) and one cooking apple peeled, cored and grated. Mix it all together and make it into a pie with shortcrust pastry. Can be eaten hot or cold.
I am a Welsh man from South West Wales. I lived in barrow back in the 80s. Moved to askam. I remember good days on the shant in barrow. Love the shows..
When I wake up in the morning...I have a dreading feeling in the pit of my belly....like my dog died or something terrible happened. What's wrong with me? Idk. Oh well..... Great videos, they make me hungry lol.
Only 3 mins in but had to say this before I forget lol I absolutely love when you tell us about your life Gareth because I know you must have a million funny stories to tell 👏😂🤣
cant remember which bisto one i had as it was several years ago it was not good to be polite and ive never bought one since great vid mate and very truthful cheers
Another great video Gareth, I enjoy various ready meals from Tesco especially if I've been out all day. Thank god for the microwave oven, 10 minutes and I have hot food.👍
It looked good Gareth for what it was worth, shame about the potatoes. I had one of the Ahh Bisto range many years ago when we were having a Halloween weekend at Haggertson Castle and arrived late. I had forgotten about them until I saw this review. The 'big' one wasn't around then, however; the one I has was . . . wait for it . . . delicious! As the song goes . . . Thanks for the memory. Cheers pal.
I've tried the Aldi chicken dinner and it was not bad for the price. I get these ready meals in when I'm doing DIY all day, so that I don't need to cook later.
Does anyone remember a frozen Birds Eye food called "Brunchies"? They looked like a fishcake, but inside there was, I think scrambled egg with bits of bacon, sausage and also small pieces of chopped tinned type tomato's covered in bread crumbs. Now that was a schoolboy favourite. Maybe late 70's early 80's. Bloody lovely.
i feel that i have to jump in here. fist, brilliant channel and a lovely bloke. right, i eat loads of chicken dinners from aldi and morrisons, morrisons 2 minutes away aldi 4 minutes away, and in my experience, the bisto dinner from morrisons is miles superior from any other than that i have tried. with these dinners, you must cook them in the oven like you would a normal roast dinner and only pierce the film leave the stuffing in and 15 minutes from the end take the film off to crisp or brown up the potatoes and chicken skin. if you must warm them in the mw do exactly the same adjusting for time etc. you must remember, an oven cooks, a mw just warms.
cheers Ivor, my grandads name that. Yes best cooked in the oven, but convenience and time is microwave and for me on nights on security with no oven im expecting better. Aldi and Iceland was spot on done in the microwave. Cheers.
Great honest review gareth but it has surprised me the bisto ready meals that I have had have been really nice maybe a bad batch of potatoes?? And I put mint sauce on every meal that has gravy 👍👍🍗🍗
Cheers, saw them and ordered from the Range, got four, two arrived broken, complained and was thanked for the good review???????????!!!!!!Will check out Asda
PLEASE Will You give it a second try eith you cooking it in the oven this time.. so You can tell us how nice the potatoes etc are done by oven.. please x
What a shame Gareth, it goes to show that even with a good name like bisto it's not always the best. I like mint with all my cooked dinners and cheap stuffing, from Lidl or Aldi. Loved the story about how you was down and then met your Mrs and all was well again. You've done well for yourself and family, keep smiling even with awful food lol
Garath thanks for a great review 👍 if someone had spent their only food budget on this meal and it was so bad that would be just awful You are a 🌟 🤩 Lyndax
Another good review Gareth👌 personally I’m a pretty good cook (blowing my own trumpet here!) so this isn’t something I’ve ever had to buy nor tried neither, but it’s good to know which ones to buy if I ever had to and which to avoid…👍😀
Aah! Never heard of a meal taking 15 and half mins in microwave (as it says on the box). Usually 5 mins thaws the food from frozen, then the next 5ish mins heats it up. Total 10 mins. So whether they got instructions wrong ????? Anyway, always enjoy your backstory in these vids. Makes them heaps more interesting. Thanks.
Processed foods ! Great vid ! We cooked the Aldi ones in the oven ie Chicken/beef and cook up a selection of extra veg ie Broccoli et with a few new potatoes 👍Aldi also do a really acceptable LASAGNE. Decent mid size one for two of you plus throw in your garlic bread and away you go! (Add broccoli with spring onions as a side dish )👍We have a Sharp combination oven that is brilliant re ALL types of cooking. These instant meals cook really well in it. 180 degrees for 35mins ! 👀👍Your Bisto meal was cooked via microwave, the ones cooked in the oven are much better !
Enjoyed the vlog Gareth never eaten a meal like that but being Bisto should be good. Bet the meal is double the price now! Picture on the box looks good it actually looked ok shame the potatoes were horrid.. These meals are good for people on there own, old people. shift workers like you use to be so there is a place for the meals. I only do yorkshire pudding with a roast beef dinner but know up north way people have yorkshires with every roast meal. Thank you for the vlog Gareth.
Hi Gareth.maybe if you had done the spuds in the air fryer they'd have been a bit more palatable.Im a vegan and wish I could have the odd ready meal but sadly there's not too many about.The meal did look awful tho.x
When times have been a bit rubbish, it makes you appreciate when things get better. I'm glad I didn't waste 50 bob on that, Gaz! Perhaps you can investigate what's available in Herons and Farm Foods these days? I haven't been 'proper' shopping since October.
Hi . I've had these a few times . I always ignore cooking instructions on these type of foods and do it differently. Roast potatoes, stuffing , Yorkshire puddings take out and put in oven . Then put chicken in microwave. Much better . If u know what I mean 😁👍
Thanks for sharing yes having them regularly you get to know how to cook them better to suit your cooking. My next video coming up i talk about it. Cheers Neil.
Yep your spot on about those potatoes. Taste like cardboard as well. Me I find the gravy a bit too salty for me. In the old days a used to like the blue coloured box of Iceland rather then the Golders version ( which was dearer) Taste was the difference.
Hey Gareth hope you’re well. Nahh I wouldn’t waste my money on it at all either. I don’t like “roast potatoes” done or reheated in a microwave or the vegetables for that matter. I’m not keen on the yucky stuffing you get with those things. What you’re paying for is the Bisto name and according to that meal it’s fit for the bin. Fatty chicken skin is rank, I like mine crispy too. Good review again Gareth you’re saving folks the money. All the best and stay safe 😘 xxx
I think of life the other way round, when I get into bed say to myself I've actually made it through the day. I then watch your vids and get really hungry. Note to self get snacks for bedroom. I am very lucky that even though I'm married get to have my own room and can sleep by myself yea☺☺☺
I buy the Tesco roast beef dinners and I put the spuds and Yorkshire pudding in the air fryer, makes a big difference. Thanks for another honest review, see you Friday 💜💜💜
Larger serving???Must mean larger serving for a munchkin lol,brilliant stuff hilarious keep safe and well Gareth.Far from winner winner chicken dinner 😂😂😂.
Oh I can eat that its not spicy lol I try and avoid all processed foods everything I eat has to be cooked from scratch freat vlog Gareth I hope you have got Gaviscon in that house lol
Thank you for opening up on your past. 1999 seems an age away. I am glad that you are happy with your current circumstances. Never tried these meals though, but you have to say it as it is by the instructions because you know who is watching don't you...yes the bisto police!..keep up coming!
On the subject of cheap stuffing , I buy Lidls box of stuffing 29 PENCE I put a good knob of butter , black pepper and a glug of lemon juice then the hot water and mix. Lovely
Haha I wake up each morning and pinch myself t9 make sure im alive still lol , I can't eat the meals like that they always low quality, and spuds in microwave are poop lol I do like bistro cottage pie o4 shepherds pies with some extra veg, great video
I love your videos and thank you and always reply I have tried nearly all the microwave dinners and the only really good ones I have found our co-op ones they are a bit more expensive but very good and they only seem to have the chicken ones for the last few weeks
Another fantastic review from TH-cam’s most honest, and sincere man!
I appreciate that! cheers Guy.
Hey Gareth!!!!! I love how you tell it like it is, you dont hold back. You are my kind of food review guy 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍🔪 🍴 🍽 🍽 🍴🔪 🍷 🍷 cheers 🍻 🍺 🍺
thankyou.
Hi Gareth. When things are so good you never remember, when things are so bad you never forget. In the bad you met your good lady, and look at you now. You have a great family, and make lots of people like me very happy.
Thanks again for your story.
cheers Steve very kind words thank you 😊
I've noticed that Bisto, Youngs and Heinz have not kept up with the nations more developed taste buds. They used to be good, but they have fallen behind so much against other much, much cheaper brands, that are providing a more nutritious, tastier and healthier option in ready meals. I bought a Bisto lasagne and a shepherds pie, they were tragic, even their gravy does not stand up to supermarkets own brands now. Tescos do little ready meals of shepherds pie, macaroni cheese, hot pot etc. for arond 70-80 pence, they are better than Bisto. Thank you so much for proving what I have been thinking. Your videos are great, people go too much by named products without even trying the options
cheers Mandy great comment thankyou 👍
You're spot on. couldn't believe how bad the Bisto shepherd's pie was
@@0000-q1h Even Tesco own brand frozen stuff is more edible , shocking mate
My elderly aunt has Asda frozen ready meals and they are really nice. Decent portions too for the smallish appetite. They are £1.50 each which means with a nice buttered roll or an extra serving of veg, she gets a full hot meal for £2.00. The Bisto ones are truly awful.
love the tesco mince beef hotpot ones just put a bit of veg with it and is a good meal for person
Gareth, I used to work nights and I would have one of these ready meals at least once a week sometimes twice and I found that the best way to deal with them was to allow them to defrost for a couple of hours before cooking them and then when I took the stuffing ball out, I would take the potatoes and cut them in halves and separate them as far apart as possible, even to the point of placing them on a plate outside of the plastic dish. Then cook according to the packaging. I have to say that when available I would use a conventional oven for a much better result but in light of your review and the price of the meal I think that I am unlikely to have one in the future.
Cheers Andrew yes best oven cooked. You can tweak them to suit can't you. All the best Andrew.
Where I live we are on a lock down your videos are like seeing a friend having a chat over a cup of tea they really brighten my dull days thank you :)
Wow, thank you
Loved your little reminiscing story so sweet 🤗 much better than that dinner looked those spuds looked really dried out 😂 Thanks for another great video my husband & I always enjoy watching 👍 take care & stay safe 😀
cheers Pauline. All the best to you both.
Loved the little nostalgic back story of your dark times & the positivity of thongs will get better Gareth. Think most of us can relate to similar times at aome point. Great reviews of normal real world produce and their price point vs quality comparisons. Just dont start doing ones on glittery nails etc!
cheers Jonathan.
Jonathan , Your comment made me laugh because you must have pressed the wrong key , there certainly is the positivity of ( thongs ) but they're too uncomfortable . Not taking the Mick because I've done similar things thongs .🙃🍀
Hi Suzanne. That was really Freudian of me! Must have some subconscious desire to see burly ex-squaddie Gareth in a small amount of dental floss😂. Unfortunately not thebfirst fat finger fail, and I doubt the last. Glad it made you smile and not offended in the slightest Suzanne.
These were always my mother's favourite. Much better than birds eye and the rest. Think I'll give one a go, or maybe not. All the best Gareth. Love this channel
yes do it in the oven Bill, thanks 😊
Hi Gareth, new subscriber here, love the way you tell the truth, brilliant video, try Wiltshire farm foods meals,they are ok xx
Hello thank you very much. Welcome to the channel and enjoy the videos x
"Good things come, you just have to wait, nicely said Gareth. Shame about the grim grub, I hope you're going to make up for it somehow. All the best from a freezing cold Darmstadt.
Absolutely cheers Christopher.
It contains 41% of your daily salt intake!
Why did you not use your Ninja? Maybe the roasties would have been better?
That sea of gloopy dark brown gravy didn't look at all appetising either 🤤
You should write a letter of complaint to the manufacturer with a link to your video - it might make them take notice.
It was a very fair review and you followed the instructions - so you would have a reasonable expectation it would reach the standard expected from a brand name.
Zero was a generous score 😛
Even the camera didn't like those potatoes..it wouldn't focus..🤣..great vlog..😄👍
haha cheers Jan
gareth your a philosopher mate ! one day at a time spot on ! my old boy lived on these he loved them ! mind you he would eat anything lol, cheers !
Haha cheers William like me then 😂👍👍👍
Hi there another fantastic review like always brilliant work just to say I’ve just seen you hit 21,000 subscribers congratulations on this and I hope one day my channel can get just a little way towards where you are now brilliant work on or what you do
Cheers, keep going fella 😋👍👍
Try the Bisto Cottage Pie. (Not the shepherds one it was bland) it’s really lovely. We put a bit of cheese on the top and waited till it was crispy.
cheers for the tip off
Yes Ive had the Bisto Cottage Pie a cpl of times.Its a bit small but put a few veggies with it and its great.Really tasty too.x
Open the potatoe compartment either put sesame oil or garlic oil on the potatoes before cooking .Always take the Yorkshire pudding out if doing beef dinner and cook for four mins .I always have success when cooked in the oven lower temp for longer for crispy garlic roast spuds .Buy it again it works every time for me.Beefs and lamb dinners are best,mum loves them and she moans for England!
With all the will in the world, roast spuds cannot be replicated in a microwave meal. Chicken and everything else looked good though. They should swap out the roasties for something else. A yorkshire pud maybe. Cheers for review. These are sometimes informative and sometimes confirming what we know.
I've not had this one before Gaz... I sometimes have frozen ready meals in the freezer for lazy days or emergencies... But last year i did try the Bisto Roast Beef Dinner version... Just to see if it was better than the cheaper frozen dinners I've had before... Like the 400g Kershaws Roast Beef Dinner for £1.75... And to be honest mate... The 400g Bisto Roast Beef Dinner version didn't really impress me either... It looks like they're upping the overall weight to 450g (Probably with more Gravy)... Once again shoppers are paying extra for the Bisto brand name... There's way better and cheaper frozen ready meals out there my friend... I'll definitely give this one a miss buddy... Thanks for the review Gaz... Cheers mate. 🍺
cheers Rick, yes unfortunately the spuds i think were too small, over cooked im guessing. Never mind, great comment as usual thankyou.
Another excellent review Gareth thanks, I had the Bisto roast dinner last night which I did in the oven I thought it was ok. You have the best food channel on TH-cam. Best Regards Sir
Thankyou Peter very kind of you.
Great vid as always mate love the honest reviews you don’t see a lot of ppl do that. Keep up the good work
Glad you like them!
I used to live off these meals as well (i would always have a bag of cheap aldi yorkshire puds in the freezer so i could supplement) - delicious, quick and convenient!
Great idea!
👍😂. Crikey mate ,you nearly had me in tears 😂😂. Should have played "our tune " from Simon bates days ..😂 That was very entertaining vid👍
haha yes that was great music haha
I've gotta stop watching your videos - they always make me feel hungry! 🤣🤣Great video though - keep up the good work!
Haha sorry
i find most bisto products low quality these days, however the bisto best gravy granules really good flavour [expensive but you dont need much] keep up the good work mate! first video of the day i always watch.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Gareth, I used to enjoy these meals when I was a kid. Birdseye use to make them, they had mashed potatoes them days, they were really nice. Bring back the mashed tatties instead of the horrible roast ones.
cheers James
Hi Gareth, what a great bloke you are! I really enjoyed watching, thank you! Praying you and your good lady discover Jesus’ amazing love for you and that He blesses your socks off!
Thanks so much! cheers Stella.
He has a great plan for your life Gareth, the best is yet to come!
Well done on the videos son... keep it up... hello from Ireland
Cheers pal
I’m sorry it’s taken me this long,especially having been watching and liking for a while,to subscribe. But,better late than never,I’m proud to be a new one! Awesome content from a genuinely lovely guy! Great work! :)
cheers Jack, thanyou. All the best.
What glue did they use to stick the potatoes together?
Hi Gareth, new subscriber here 👋🏻 the cheap stuffing you are referring to is the Paxo Sage and Onion Stuffing but all the supermarkets have their own brand now. What I like doing is making up the Paxo with boiling hot water then adding raw sausage meat to it, salt and pepper to taste, mix all together, put it in a roasting tin and cook along side your roast dinner in the oven then slice it up when ready. Beautiful 😊
Thanks for the sub! yes thats it, love that cheap stuffing 😋
Try mixing one packet of sausage meat ( you can use cheap sausages for this and obviously take the skins off), one packet of sage and onion stuffing (again any cheap brand, made up but not cooked) and one cooking apple peeled, cored and grated. Mix it all together and make it into a pie with shortcrust pastry. Can be eaten hot or cold.
and more sage
I am a Welsh man from South West Wales. I lived in barrow back in the 80s. Moved to askam. I remember good days on the shant in barrow. Love the shows..
Yes good old times pal. The brickworks is still open.
I like ur vids mate, made me laugh how mad you got over them potatos 🤣.. where did u get your dining plates from?
cheers Asda pal
Ate one of those years ago and never will I eat it again, it put me off them for good. Great review again Gareth
thankyou Ciaran.
Hey m8,as u say every day u wake up is a blessing,especially when u have kids.keep up the good work.
When I wake up in the morning...I have a dreading feeling in the pit of my belly....like my dog died or something terrible happened. What's wrong with me? Idk. Oh well..... Great videos, they make me hungry lol.
Thanks for the heads up. Will be avoiding these like the plague
Cheers Ricky.
I feel you with the pelican crossing, so happy for you that you’ve got a nice place now and don’t have to deal with that :-)
haha i still drive past my old flat and the crossing is still there lol
Only 3 mins in but had to say this before I forget lol I absolutely love when you tell us about your life Gareth because I know you must have a million funny stories to tell 👏😂🤣
haha yes ive got a few but not pg rating lol
A brilliant bloke, Gareth! Thank you good Sir!
Thank you, all the best.
cant remember which bisto one i had as it was several years ago it was not good to be polite and ive never bought one since great vid mate and very truthful cheers
Another great video Gareth, I enjoy various ready meals from Tesco especially if I've been out all day. Thank god for the microwave oven, 10 minutes and I have hot food.👍
Nice one!
It looked good Gareth for what it was worth, shame about the potatoes. I had one of the Ahh Bisto range many years ago when we were having a Halloween weekend at Haggertson Castle and arrived late. I had forgotten about them until I saw this review. The 'big' one wasn't around then, however; the one I has was . . . wait for it . . . delicious! As the song goes . . . Thanks for the memory. Cheers pal.
Cheers John, sounds like a great place for Halloween party. All the best pal 🎃👍😋😋
Gareth nothing worse when looking forward to roast potatoes wouldn't expect that from bisto, loving your reviews no1 foodie guy, ♥️😂😂🤣
Cheers Kim kind of you to say, thank you. 😋👍😘
Hello FoodieGuy,that was a sweet &Sour story but had a nice ending,good on ya bros Blessup merryxmas &new year
Cheers pal, Merry Christmas
Love your reviews……thanks! 👍🏻
Your right they do have there place quick and easy but I would probably cook extra on a Sunday and do a couple of extra plates for in the week
cheers Andy
I've tried the Aldi chicken dinner and it was not bad for the price. I get these ready meals in when I'm doing DIY all day, so that I don't need to cook later.
Good honest review! Birds eye have gone down hill
Thanks for watching! cheers Martin.
Does anyone remember a frozen Birds Eye food called "Brunchies"? They looked like a fishcake, but inside there was, I think scrambled egg with bits of bacon, sausage and also small pieces of chopped tinned type tomato's covered in bread crumbs. Now that was a schoolboy favourite. Maybe late 70's early 80's. Bloody lovely.
cheers Peter.
Oh yes! I do remember them. They were very nice 👍
You’ve got such a great way of looking at life, keep up the great work mate
cheers Joe
i feel that i have to jump in here. fist, brilliant channel and a lovely bloke.
right, i eat loads of chicken dinners from aldi and morrisons, morrisons 2 minutes away aldi 4 minutes away, and in my experience, the bisto dinner from morrisons is miles superior from any other than that i have tried. with these dinners, you must cook them in the oven like you would a normal roast dinner and only pierce the film leave the stuffing in and 15 minutes from the end take the film off to crisp or brown up the potatoes and chicken skin.
if you must warm them in the mw do exactly the same adjusting for time etc.
you must remember, an oven cooks, a mw just warms.
cheers Ivor, my grandads name that. Yes best cooked in the oven, but convenience and time is microwave and for me on nights on security with no oven im expecting better. Aldi and Iceland was spot on done in the microwave. Cheers.
Great honest review gareth but it has surprised me the bisto ready meals that I have had have been really nice maybe a bad batch of potatoes?? And I put mint sauce on every meal that has gravy 👍👍🍗🍗
cheers Robert, yes you might be right. Mint sauce makes things good.
Hi Gareth, great video, can i ask were u got your white plates from?
cheers. Asda Rach
Cheers, saw them and ordered from the Range, got four, two arrived broken, complained and was thanked for the good review???????????!!!!!!Will check out Asda
PLEASE Will You give it a second try eith you cooking it in the oven this time.. so You can tell us how nice the potatoes etc are done by oven.. please x
I loved the way you backed away from it at the end.
Hi Gareth...Great review...you should try the M&S roast chicken dinner...they are spot on...they do a roast beef dinner too.
Cheers Paul, yes M&S is good isn't it.
What a shame Gareth, it goes to show that even with a good name like bisto it's not always the best. I like mint with all my cooked dinners and cheap stuffing, from Lidl or Aldi. Loved the story about how you was down and then met your Mrs and all was well again. You've done well for yourself and family, keep smiling even with awful food lol
Cheers Jan, yes keep smiling. 😁👍
Looks comforting not seen bistro chicken dinner in shops for a while must be coming back
Garath thanks for a great review 👍 if someone had spent their only food budget
on this meal and it was so bad that would be just awful
You are a 🌟 🤩 Lyndax
thanks Lynda.
Good video ,these fill an hole few rounds b n b touch of mint sauce lovely 👍
Cheers
@@BaldFoodieGuy I've not tried these though I'm on about tesco ones ,they're only 150 I think lol
Looks nice have to try that 👍💯
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I cannot blame you for not liking this...the potatoes are absolutely terrible.
As always another great video Gareth...keep them coming.
Cheers Stephen, yes not good in this one.
Another good review Gareth👌 personally I’m a pretty good cook (blowing my own trumpet here!) so this isn’t something I’ve ever had to buy nor tried neither, but it’s good to know which ones to buy if I ever had to and which to avoid…👍😀
cheers
Bisto ready meals are ok but there’s much better makes out there great video
Cheers 😋👍
Aah! Never heard of a meal taking 15 and half mins in microwave (as it says on the box). Usually 5 mins thaws the food from frozen, then the next 5ish mins heats it up. Total 10 mins. So whether they got instructions wrong ?????
Anyway, always enjoy your backstory in these vids. Makes them heaps more interesting. Thanks.
yes did seem an eternity. Glad you like the story. cheers pal.
Processed foods ! Great vid ! We cooked the Aldi ones in the oven ie Chicken/beef and cook up a selection of extra veg ie Broccoli et with a few new potatoes 👍Aldi also do a really acceptable LASAGNE. Decent mid size one for two of you plus throw in your garlic bread and away you go! (Add broccoli with spring onions as a side dish )👍We have a Sharp combination oven that is brilliant re ALL types of cooking. These instant meals cook really well in it. 180 degrees for 35mins ! 👀👍Your Bisto meal was cooked via microwave, the ones cooked in the oven are much better !
thanks pal 👍
I love acceptable lasagna!
When you peel back the wrapper we can marvel at the magnificence . Great video Great channel
Cheers pal
Enjoyed the vlog Gareth never eaten a meal like that but being Bisto should be good. Bet the meal is double the price now! Picture on the box looks good it actually looked ok shame the potatoes were horrid.. These meals are good for people on there own, old people. shift workers like you use to be so there is a place for the meals. I only do yorkshire pudding with a roast beef dinner but know up north way people have yorkshires with every roast meal. Thank you for the vlog Gareth.
You're welcome 😊
Hi Gareth.maybe if you had done the spuds in the air fryer they'd have been a bit more palatable.Im a vegan and wish I could have the odd ready meal but sadly there's not too many about.The meal did look awful tho.x
Cheers baldy .... I'm flipping starving now ! Midnight can't be arsed to cook so it's a ciggy and a G&T for me X
enjoy pal
you’re a lovely bloke Gareth. No two ways about it.
Haha cheers Ray
When times have been a bit rubbish, it makes you appreciate when things get better.
I'm glad I didn't waste 50 bob on that, Gaz! Perhaps you can investigate what's available in Herons and Farm Foods these days?
I haven't been 'proper' shopping since October.
yes Val, i need a trip to them shops. Will do.
Try air frying the potatoes next time and microwave the rest if the meal? Could possibly salvage it?xx
Hi . I've had these a few times . I always ignore cooking instructions on these type of foods and do it differently. Roast potatoes, stuffing , Yorkshire puddings take out and put in oven . Then put chicken in microwave. Much better . If u know what I mean 😁👍
Thanks for sharing yes having them regularly you get to know how to cook them better to suit your cooking. My next video coming up i talk about it. Cheers Neil.
Your such a lovely guy, I absolutely love you and your videos❤
You are so kind thankyou.
I love the respect you have for your good lady
Cheers Paul. 👍👍
Yep your spot on about those potatoes. Taste like cardboard as well. Me I find the gravy a bit too salty for me.
In the old days a used to like the blue coloured box of Iceland rather then the Golders version ( which was dearer) Taste was the difference.
Roast potatoes may be better cooked in the oven mate. Just a thought. I always cook ready meals in the oven. Great video mate. Take care. Steve.
Cheers Steve, yes better in the oven.
Does Aldi do something similar?
Yes I've had one, was ok. Video on here.
Mint source with chicken?
Yes with everything lol
Great video i love the bisto range and so easy to cook and cheap as chips😀😁
cheers.
Hi I have tried them but I didn’t like them I am afraid 😱 but I luv your videos look forward to fri night live
Thank you 👌👌
Hey Gareth hope you’re well. Nahh I wouldn’t waste my money on it at all either. I don’t like “roast potatoes” done or reheated in a microwave or the vegetables for that matter. I’m not keen on the yucky stuffing you get with those things. What you’re paying for is the Bisto name and according to that meal it’s fit for the bin. Fatty chicken skin is rank, I like mine crispy too. Good review again Gareth you’re saving folks the money.
All the best and stay safe 😘 xxx
cheers Joanne thanyou, yes not great really. Maybe oven it would of been better.
used to always take those kershaws meals to work when i was on shifts with a couple of rounds of bread and butter
How about Steak Canadians? Can you still buy those? I know the ingredients aren't the best, but they were amazing!
ive not seen them.
Lets see if anyone knows where to get them, it would be great to watch you review them!
I will look now 😋👍👍
I think of life the other way round, when I get into bed say to myself I've actually made it through the day. I then watch your vids and get really hungry. Note to self get snacks for bedroom. I am very lucky that even though I'm married get to have my own room and can sleep by myself yea☺☺☺
Love that!
Very entertaining presentation
thanks 😊
you should do the gravy test, like aldi vs bisto something like that. maybe
cheers.
I buy the Tesco roast beef dinners and I put the spuds and Yorkshire pudding in the air fryer, makes a big difference. Thanks for another honest review, see you Friday 💜💜💜
Cheers Barbie, good idea thank you 😋🥃👍🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
I do the same and it makes a huge difference! So much nicer when spuds Yorkshire and stuffing are crispy air fried.
Loads of mint sauce can sort most things out Gareth , your normally a man to try to salvage your food 🤣
Keep the good work up mate 👍
Yes I know these were beyond it I was gutted.
Larger serving???Must mean larger serving for a munchkin lol,brilliant stuff hilarious keep safe and well Gareth.Far from winner winner chicken dinner 😂😂😂.
Cheers Billy
Oh I can eat that its not spicy lol I try and avoid all processed foods everything I eat has to be cooked from scratch freat vlog Gareth I hope you have got Gaviscon in that house lol
Brilliant Angela thank you 😋👍👍
Thank you for opening up on your past. 1999 seems an age away. I am glad that you are happy with your current circumstances. Never tried these meals though, but you have to say it as it is by the instructions because you know who is watching don't you...yes the bisto police!..keep up coming!
Cheers Dave, all the best.
Where did you get those plates with a raised edge?
I think he got them from Asda, dinner set.👍
Asda Derek
On the subject of cheap stuffing , I buy Lidls box of stuffing 29 PENCE I put a good knob of butter , black pepper and a glug of lemon juice then the hot water and mix. Lovely
Sounds great Terri 😋😋😋👌
Omg that looked terrible you didn't look well pleased with that Gareth lol thanks for the video 👍
It was
Oven cook only,
Haha I wake up each morning and pinch myself t9 make sure im alive still lol , I can't eat the meals like that they always low quality, and spuds in microwave are poop lol I do like bistro cottage pie o4 shepherds pies with some extra veg, great video
cheers Lenny
I love your videos and thank you and always reply I have tried nearly all the microwave dinners and the only really good ones I have found our co-op ones they are a bit more expensive but very good and they only seem to have the chicken ones for the last few weeks
Cheers 👍👍
Always do the stuffing and spuds in the oven. Microwave the rest and add half a cup of gravy too.
I have had tescos a few times elderly living on my own i also add greens whith it