After all the roast dinners & general over indulging over the holidays I’m glad to report my socks still fit !!!

@markw5779

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Used to be a regular shopper in Iceland but i cant justify their prices now.

@harry.flashman

7 ай бұрын

low quality and expensive.

@michaelhawkins7389

3 ай бұрын

@@harry.flashman Well they are not going to use expensive ingredients, they aim at people with working class or low incomes also ICELAND isn't expensive. yes the price has gone up but most items are 3 for £10 offer. Go to M&S or Waitrose if you want quality

Gaz i love your optimistic outlook, however grim or overly expensive the food may be. KZread legend.

Ah well, I am afraid if people start losing the basic fresh cooking skills and rely on packet crap then the likes of Iceland and Aldi will get bolder with their pricing. Why not strike a blow for the consumer and do a comparison Fresh v Convenience test. Great vids.

@valwright9871

7 ай бұрын

Yes I have to agree. I brought a packet of raspberry Jaffas but on reading the list I am making my own. Got to do the fresh food and you get more

@danmyers7827

7 ай бұрын

In fairness, people need to be taught cookery at school or at home, plus the reasons why it's a valuable skill. The energy prices we face mean that home cooking is no longer an easy choice for many. Time pressures are also a factor, in families where both parents, or a single parent, work. The likes of Iceland and Aldi know all this and are eager to take advantage.

@michaelhawkins7389

3 ай бұрын

it has nothing to do with that...... it's due to the cost of living crisis

This has been an hilarious video mate lol

A local handyman has some circular wooden objects on display outside his shop. "New! Wheels!"

I've recently been converted to the iceland takeaway curries, you buy 3 and they're £2 each, some of them are really good. What I tend to do is cook them, then near the end add about 1/3rd of a pack of that quick cook rice and then serve. I decided to try their "luxury" range at 3 curries for £10 and I have to say they are even better, the chicken tikka saag one and extra spicy balti are amazing IMHO.

@dannydanny4755

7 ай бұрын

Their luxury fries are great

@Bogeyman.78

7 ай бұрын

Aye their curries are good ill say that

@MrLoopy52

7 ай бұрын

Yes, Iceland curries are good, healthy too 👍

hope your having a good new year so far mate, these prices are really getting ridiculous though even if the food tastes good!

Great vids love your content

@BaldFoodieGuy

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

These have been out for ages like you say and are usualy two for £4, The chicken biryani one they do is proper nice, As for those ingredients I've put some info below so you can see what they are cheers! 👍👍 Diphosphates are used as emulsifiers, stabilisers, acidity regulators, raising agents, sequestrants, and water retention agents in food processing. Triphosphates are used as Emulsifier, Humectant, Sequestrant, Stabiliser, Thickener

@user-mq3mo5ss4f

7 ай бұрын

Chicken biryani one is really nice 😊

@Jonny_The_Organism

7 ай бұрын

Sequestrants.....the Sterile Equestrian entry to the races at Ascot... 🤣

@valwright9871

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate that as I am certainly looking more and more at the ingredients. For a wonder there was no rapeseed oil in it.

Thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Barbie 😊

Totally agree as regards price & quantity happy newyear 2024

@BaldFoodieGuy

6 ай бұрын

Happy New year

That chicken smiley face made me laugh😂

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Haha 👍

Hi Gareth. Thanks for another brill review. Looked pretty tasty. The only thing that's new is the price increase. Keep up the spot on work. Best wishes from Scotland.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Ask the best pal

Love it when you said stay positive and keep smiling even though you only get 219g for £2.50 I cant believe it! Loved it when you tried the five spice seasoning- it did make me smile!!😅

@unysis212

7 ай бұрын

Me too - I was surprised when Gareth placed it back in its spot in the kitchen rather than binning it 😂

Marketing departments get paid for EXACTLY this. Slightly different packaging, slightly different flavouring …. a chuck in some rubbish veg that’s not needed …. ta da 🎉. Was 250g … now 219g. Veg added to reduce amount of chicken used. Lots of nice tasting things in Iceland but you are literally getting ripped off every time. You can get a bag of chicken nuggets in Farmfoods for same price… but you actually get about 35 instead of 8 !!!! 😂. SEARA is the brand and they taste exactly the same as McDonald’s nuggets 👍🏻

Hi Gareth, It's that Iceland thing charge more less in the box, Looks nice,enjoy mate👍

A little snack if that,would be nice with chips and a chicken burger,like McDonald's,loved the smiley face ,thank you for the video Gareth xx

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Nicola x all the best 👍

Happy New Year Gaz Xx

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Am the best Susie 👌

Happy New year buddy and looks like a new year for the Iceland daggers... looks like the frozen chain has really went cold and unfortunately I don't shop there. They might suffer this year with poor reviews and high prices. Iceland thaws to the flames 🔥 😂

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Happy New year

I remember being blown away by salt and pepper chips in Liverpool about a decade ago, so good!

UP TEN BOB 😂😂 takes us all back to the good old days 👍👍

The smiley face was a proper laugh outloud moment, nice to have a bit of humour in a food review.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Haha cheers

Great review Gaz it looked tasty the price is always the sticking point and in home and bargain they have Chinese salt and chilli which is fantastic 👏👏👍👍

@markwinter8315

7 ай бұрын

Had the Home Bargains one yesterday, spot on mate 👌

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info

It’s 5 spice with chilli flakes salt pepper and brown sugar. I make it up in a jam jar and make my own salt and pepper chips or chicken nuggets with veg.

The internet says: Triphosphate is a preservative for seafood, meats, poultry, and animal feeds. It is common in food production as E number E451. In foods, it is used as an emulsifier and to retain moisture. Many governments regulate the quantities allowed in foods, as it can substantially increase the sale weight of seafood in particular.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers for information

Looked lovely Enjoying watching 👀 Best wishes gareth 👍

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Kizzy, all the best 👍

You can get 600g of doner meat for £2.20 from Asda , Iceland are going to price themselves out of the market at this rate

11:10 Try eating what you like but cut out most carbs such as bread( yes, that includes pizza), potato( yes that includes chips and crisps), pasta, rice, noodles. I lost 2 stone in 12 weeks doing this and still had the luxury of eating bacon,sausage,egg, steak, chicken etc.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers I'm trying to. 🙂 good luck and well done with your weight loss 😊

Labour intensive ready meals ? Irony there somewhere. Thanks for another great review.

Shocking prices. Few chicken nuggets with bit of veg

Thank you for a great review Gaz 👍♥️ Couldn't agree 💯 more with you about the prices😮 This'll be one for the son's menu 🤤😋👍 I was lol at the 🙂face😂 and the dib-dab, I done that with a 🌶️ mayonnaise I got my son🤯 "hell mend me", as my mother always said 😂 Have a lovely day Gaz ❤

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Very pricey, but that's Iceland for you. Sadly i'm addicted to their salt and pepper prawns, they're even smaller packets 150 grams. They were in the 3 for £5 offer.

Looks nice that always enjoy salt & pepper chicken 👍

It’s way too expensive for what you get… I had a chicken breast stuffed with Stilton cheese wrapped in streaky bacon last night…Absolutely delicious probably cost about a quid.👍

I like your videos.

@BaldFoodieGuy

6 ай бұрын

Cheers

Yes, that's something I could try. I was intending to go to Iceland yesterday, but the rain was so atrocious, I decided to give it a miss and went only to Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl. And B&M where I found the Wikinger Currywurst Spicy in the jar.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers pal

Gareth got say followed you from day 1 absloute brilliant reviews mate honest what you say is good and I buy what no good I avoid good when you score out of 10 as well don't beat yourself up been over indulgent in your job it's hard not too and compared to others on you tube you look good mate 👍

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers 😊

Cheers Gaz definitely smaller portions bud 👍🔝😉😎

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Tim

Looks nice that. Even at £2.50 per person it's still cheaper than takeaway. You've given me an idea 🤔

@paulrichards6894

7 ай бұрын

thats true....thats £6 in the chinese

@Hcnjin_

7 ай бұрын

I had that salt and pepper chicken last week. omg, it was so nice it literally tasted like it's from the house of tim chinese or something

@Hcnjin_

7 ай бұрын

​@paulrichards6894 It tastes just as good

@debbieoneill2377

7 ай бұрын

@@Hcnjin_ I definitely need to give this a go and another poster on here said they sell salt and pepper spring rolls that are good too

@Hcnjin_

7 ай бұрын

@debbieoneill2377 Oh, please do. I promise you won't be disappointed, they are so good and oh, I haven't tried the spring rolls. I didn't know they did them, so thanks for letting me know. I'll try them

Rebranding for the New Year🎉😂🎉

This is something you can do easily yourself at home and get much better results. All that seasoning is Garlic powder, salt and white pepper. A really basic version would be to crumb some chopped chicken breast. Fry those and put aside. The in another pan heat up some oil, chuck in a small amount of onions and chilli and cook for a minute. Add the chicken and combine with onions and then slowly add your salt and pepper mixture (1tsp garlic powder, quarter tsp of salt and white pepper. Authentic way would be to marinade the chicken beforehand but you'd need oyster sauce, light soy, sesame oil and some cornstarch.

Like you I do like Salt a pepper chips. I actually had a Salt and Pepper box from the Chinese on NYE… was good!! Cheers for the video mate! …. Smithy

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Smithy

We found with spice racks some were never used and were two years out of date so buy as you need

Hi Gareth, good review as per normal. I noticed in the background you have the Ninja appliance. I'm considering purchasing one of the same model. Is it any good? Many thanks, Rod

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Yes very good Rod. Look on Amazon for deals

Mr BFG, happy new year to you Sir, it would of been funny IF you put 8 pieces of Chicken in and only 7 came out.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Happy New year

Good review Gareth. Is your Tesco Chinese 5 spice out of date?

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

thankyou 😁

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

"It's not a sharer...I'm trying to cut back, stop overindulging" 😂 Great review, seems decent for £2.50, probably add some chips and season them with this stuff.

Had to laugh at the smiley face chicken nuggets 😂

Can you try the new Iceland Takeaway 8 Salt & Pepper Chicken Spring Rolls? They also have a new £1 range that may be interesting to try, it has pies and bakes and stuff.

This whole Iceland range is really good. They do 2 for £4 and their chicken friend rice tastes exactly like the chinese. The Extra Hot Chicken Tika Masala is actually hot. The regular Tika masala is delicious but a little soupy, fantastic with some Nans.

Bit pricey but they are nice with rice and chips 😊😊

i buy that seasoning from Home Bargains huge tub was only about a quid u should try it ty for the review

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers will have a look thank you 😊

It looks great but a bit pricey but will still try it. Like you I would do chips with them. Great expression at the dib dab

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Haha 👍

Might aswell cook chicken dippers with some peppers 😂

I bought this a few weeks ago. It’s 2 of £4 online which isn’t too bad. Tastes pretty good. You should try their whole chicken breast Chicken Kievs;).

@jim_herd

7 ай бұрын

You get 4 packs of two Chicken Kievs for £10 online. They were pretty succulent done in the air fryer;).

@Bogeyman.78

7 ай бұрын

aye my moms loves them, I like them too to be fair, but needs to the whole breast ones, can eat two at same time, don't like the ones made up of chopped chicken, chewy 😂😂

@themoocher3029

6 ай бұрын

Bang on them Kievs nice with mash and bit of veg 👌🏻

Dib dab... Many, MANY years ago my first taste of soup was dry packets of Knorr vegetable soup. I loved the taste (wet fingertip technique) and the crunchy dry vegetables. It seemed such a pity to add water, boil it and let it simmer. The taste just wasn't as good 😊

Make your own "spice mix" 1Tsp salt, 1 Tsp white pepper and 1/2 Tsp five spice. Sprinkle it over 66 chicken nuggets (924grams for £3.50 at Iceland). You can always fry off a few onions and peppers if you want to add them and up the amount of "Spice mix" if it's not enough for your taste.

Very nice salt and pepper chicken Chinese type meal good video as usual its getting worse food prices

Is this from the new Iceland ‘I’m so lazy and can’t be bothered to put my own seasoning on chicken nuggets’ range 😂

I've noticed that several places are selling battered chicken pieces, with the batter getting thicker and thicker over the past couple of years, whilst the chicken content has been dropping.

eh up gaz , just watched this and i dont know if its the iceland i went to but there was a chinese salt and pepper pot / shaker thing you can buy , i have tried some that my neighbour gave me its ok on rice , it maybe worth a try on chips or other stuffs ?.

@BaldFoodieGuy

6 ай бұрын

Good idea Mike. I used to have a one used it all. Need some more.

They are nice we have had them and very tasty

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Yes they are!

Gaz I have noticed you haven’t tried the Goodfellas Lasagna it’s in Asda try it Gaz

Love the dib dabs ha ha.

Hi Gareth,Thanks for sharing this video I totally agree with you it was a bit expensive but looked nice Gareth, I was just wondering if you could do a review on VEGAN PLANT BASED Chicken bits & VEGAN PLANT BASED Garlic, chicken breast they usually sell them in Aldi’s thanks all the best Lin 👍✨

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

You're welcome thank you 😊

That bit with the 5 spice and you seen the date lol. Me and my missus always do and rotate the "tin"cupboard now and again,happy days eh!! that includes everything.....apart from the spice rack and I use it now and again,almost all the spices were out of date,aaaarrrrrrggggggh. I think you could knock up a nice batter dice a couple of fillets cut up some peppers onions and tomato add your own chinese spice,and it would be cheaper and nicer,but the packaging is going lower each month,then they bring out the "new and bigger" with the price higher,and it feed 2 marketing at its worst. Thanks Gareth you have saved me from montezuma's revenge..........

@BaldFoodieGuy

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

You can buy salt and pepper oven chips in Sainsbury's.

they used to do salt and pepper strips in bags

M&S extra special chicken tikka in an orange circular plastic dish is amazing for £6 there’s enough for 2

Hi , watch all your videos , love watching them , I don’t usually comment , but Iceland have brought out a pound range , maybe you need to go and try and test and do some comparisons , like on the pancakes , mince or cheese with the expensive Ones , new pound pies as well , you always say iceland are expensive and they can be , so now a quid range lol

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! Will do

I would try it, but there is no Iceland near me. I do have a positive. Love the Ninja Air Fryer, cant do everything in there. I have got a Sage Oven arriving Saturday. Cant wait to try it out.. You did say to me, treat yourself 👍so I am.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Andy

Yes Gareth, it has been out before mate. I've tried it and it's OK.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Richard 😊

I love salt and pepper chips and chicken from the local chinese, cant beat it

They don't do frozen stuff at our home bargains ,mind you ,it's Rotherham 😂🙌

Not enough food in that one for you Gaz😄, need a bigger box.

Basic Chinese salt and pepper mix. 3 teaspoon salt ....1 teaspoon sugar....... 1 teaspoon msg.........1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice.............you and add too it....dry chill ..garlic powder..anything you fancy👍👍👍

At it again!

8 bits seems to be the norm in most ready meals whatever the meat, at least at the moment, but I suspect that will lower as time goes on. Maybe even dropping to as low as 5 or the pieces becoming smaller. It doesn't look much of a meal for £2.50. Would need a bag of rice. The few spices will of course enhance it. Diet wise northerners are brought up on pies, chips mash and mushy peas is about as far as we get with veg so when the need rises to change the diet a little its not easy 🤣.

I've been with you from the early days. It's been a bit depressing lately. You really shine with real food. Perhaps within limits of parenting responsibilities you expand that range. Xx

Yesterday I added some soya sauce to some bulgur wheat and then worried when it went out of date. Looked today and the date on the bottle was 2010. Neither of us were ill, I am pleased to report but I think you are only supposed to keep it for about 3 months once opened.

@wouldya8032

7 ай бұрын

You better check your use by dates more often those condoms in your wallet may be a bit suspect you don't want a 2024 baby.

That five-spice jar is not used that way Gareth... The seasoning pack contains only a tiny finch of that Chinese Five Spice. 😂

You need to remember there's easily a whole chicken breast diced, then the veg, the batter and processing of that... the seasoning. Then there's the plastic the cardboard, the ink to print the packaging, the transport, then paying staff to stack it on the shelves... it all needs factoring in, then they have a minimum % profit to make.

u can buy that seasoning huge tub in Home Bargains about £1.50

@BaldFoodieGuy

6 ай бұрын

Very good too.

Cheers for this one..Shall avoid..price high plus gas bill..no chance.

Can you review the new Iceland pizza burger and the extra large burger patties please! I'd like to see what you think

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Will do cheers

Just shows the contempt retailers have for their customers sadly. They know people mostly don't have the time to cook meals from scratch so they think they can get away with stuff like tweaking the recipe or weight and calling it new. Anyone else notice that ready meals started to make an appearance in the supermarkets right around the time cookery was removed from the curriculum? Labour had a proposal to reintroduce it in 2008 over concerns about childhood obesity but the coalition government from 2010 kicked it into the long grass.

@valwright9871

7 ай бұрын

Well observed and indeed proves it was all a plan.

Everything is shrinking while the cost of food are going up they think we are all daft and don't notice it happening but we do... On to that Jar of seasoning Gareth WTF 1984 You would have been a kid Goodness Gracious 😂 loved your reaction to it 😂 Made my day 🫡

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Haha cheers

I would have tossed them in some sauce but with inflations atm this is a good product but it’s almost 1p a gram🤣🤣🤣🤣

You get a like for the Dib Dab🤣

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Haha 👍

The food doesn’t necessarily have to be new packaging new or even one word different can mean new product

It looks like the sort of dish to which you need to add a meal...

Hi Gareth, it happens when an product contract ends with an existing supplier. Aldi then go off and put the same or a similar product out to tender to other contract food manufacturers. This doesn't always happen quickly and if the product has been off the shelf for a while then it comes back as 'I'm New!' Usually the product comes back at either an increased price or in a smaller serving. Very deceptive.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Cheers pal

Tesco sell a brand called Diggers in the freezer, chilli salt chicken strips (and plain version) and chicken balls, these are exactly the same as from the Chinese takeaway, about £3.50 a bag but delicious with rice, onions, peppers and a bit of Mayflower curry sauce 😋 x

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Yes I've reviewed diggers chicken in the past. Think I enjoyed it. Cheers 😊

@juliehedley8074

7 ай бұрын

@@BaldFoodieGuy don’t know how I missed it! 🙈 have to trawl back and look 😂

@juliehedley8074

7 ай бұрын

Found it! Was 2 years ago and I’d watched it 🙈 memory not like it used to be 😂

❤

Thought I had sent you a plastic tub of slat and pepper seasoning when you had a PO box , I got it on Amazon...KMC 250gram tub

@BaldFoodieGuy

6 ай бұрын

Cheers yes long used mate thank you kindly

It may be more-ish but at 30p a bite it's a pretty expensive craving. 🤑 But good on you giving it ago. Maybe not such a good idea dabbing the five-spice!

Pricey for a handful of chicken nuggets and some salt.

Morrisons chicken thighs 4 in a packet, can be eaten cold or heated in oven 20 mts 180 degrees. Great value at £3 and delicious.

@BaldFoodieGuy

7 ай бұрын

Sounds great!