Am I the only one who just eats it still in the trays?? Saves washing up.. :-)

@andreaelliott7117

Ай бұрын

You're definitely not alone! 😀

@smudger671

Ай бұрын

@@andreaelliott7117 Always eat from the tray - saves making a mess.

@michaelkeith4209

Ай бұрын

With a slice of bread and butter to get those last bits of gravy

@terrigoddard3448

Ай бұрын

And with a bit of brown sauce, But I know that's just me.

@joski9030

Ай бұрын

Nope you’re not alone 😂 I love a fish pie from the butchers you can’t even finish one ! Shout going out to Frank Parker’s butchers.

Having worked in the food industry I've a pretty good idea how these are made. Find a gristly bit? Pretty hard to pick it out of thousands of litres of filling. Its a no from me I'll stick with buying the lamb from the butcher and mincing it myself, adding homegrown carrot and swede and topping with Maris Piper mash.

Two of them for £3.50 is more reasonable.

Watching your videos really makes my day, real comfort watching. Thank you for that, you really are a top bloke. I hope you realise how happy you make people feel, regards from Dudley West Midlands.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@danmyers7827

Ай бұрын

+1. Gareth offers valuable food reviews and a whole lot more.😊🧡

@qwanathomas735

Ай бұрын

@@danmyers7827 Yes I really like him, his Family are so lucky to have him. He should have his own mainstream TV show, so many people could benefit from his positive vibes. He's a modern day Angel.

We use to buy the chilled asda ready meals but with the prices jumping so much we stopped and now only keep afew of the frozen ones in the freezer as backup. It is one hell of alot cheaper just to make our own, the biggest cost was buying the pyrex dishes for prepreped meals. Mostly i make componets of meals now, such as minced beef and onion seared and slow cooked, portioned into deli containers and frozen, the basic mince and onion can become fillings for cottage pies, simple beef and onion pie with puff lid, Lasagne, spagbol, even pasties, just add passata herbs and spices, food prepped par cooked vegetables or whatever. For the past year we have been making canned meals, like the yanks do, fill jars with the ingredients, pressure cook, allow to cool, they are shelf stable so we keep them in the pantry. Easy to use, pop the lid pour onto a plate and microwave, 5-6 minutes meal done if it is an all in one, other wise how ever long it takes to cook rice/pasta/bulgur/lental/vegetables. With the way prices are now and how F'ed the supply chains have become, we felt it is better to invest in dried foods and alike. 80% of the back garden is now a vegetable garden and built a second larger greenhouse, rain harvesting to IBC containers etc. Before my mother died she said we had made a victory garden just like her family had during WW2. long winded whinge of a reply to a video about a sheppards pie, that being blunt is not worth it. Take care, God bless one and all.

@RhiannonRaven

Ай бұрын

I suspect your mother will be looking down with pride. Well done, thats a very wise arrangement for meal production. God bless.

@barrygrigg9068

Ай бұрын

You’re not wrong. I spend a Saturday or Sunday doing batch cooking and it so much cheaper. I keep a dozen or so different home cooked meals. Just a few ready meals for the microwave.

@danmyers7827

Ай бұрын

Not a whinge at all. Very useful, practical help. Thank you.

I've been meaning to tell you about the amount of sleepless nights I've had with all the failed peel tests it's a travesty 😮. Brilliant video as usual Gareth 👍👍

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Haha you're welcome mate 👍

Love me a shepherds pie,reminds me of my old days ❤❤❤❤❤

@timcrook2231

Ай бұрын

Take me back 😊

Tried the cottage pie version and i enjoyed that

You and your seal peel test. That's it never again 😂🤣 love it thanks gaz 👍

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

I also always like to eat pie like this with pickled red cabbage and making your own with fresh red cabbage and distilled vinegar, costs less than half, tastes much better and is ridiculously easy to DIY.

Looks identical to the same thing in Morrisons (£4.50), M&S (£5) and used to be available in Aldi for £3.19. I suspect most supermarkets source this type of ready meal from the same manufacturer with just minor tweaks and different sleeves. 27% meat content is not very generous for what is supposed to be a premium product.

Im so lazy, i dont put it on a plate, i eat it straight from the foil tray and save washing up 😄

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Haha 👍

This used to be out in the 80s late 80s. I remember getting it in Tesco’s. I actually liked it as it had a nice oxo flavour and no cheese on the mash,thanks for the review Gareth ❤

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

So good

I’m eating the lasagne from this range as I’m watching this review and I have to say it’s very nice.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers Matt, hope you're well pal 👍

I do love a homemade Shepherds Pie! 🥧 cheers for the review Gaz ….Smithy

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers mate

@Pingu_2

Ай бұрын

mhmmm

That looked very nice , all it needed was some baked beans and some bread and butter would have made a nice lunch . I would try it once .Good review mate ,keep well

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

You too Lee

Not bad, not bad at all. I wouldn't buy it, but great review 👍

Asda bistro is good stuff for the price

I'm exactly the same Gaz I hate those bits of plastic, looks amazing that will give it a go 👍🍻

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Yes it's a pain mate

@timcrook2231

Ай бұрын

Trouble with me bacon 🥓 one day 😮😢

It looks good, hey Gaz, I may give this a taste. The price is the going rate. That with some veg is definitely a goer.

Actually looks good, I'd try it with some pepper and veg.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers James, hope you're well mate 👍

Hi Gareth , hope your enjoying the weekend, I'm a cottage pie fan and I make my own I don't get my beef or lamb from New Zealand, I use local Welsh beef from the farm shop down the road from me not all the time unless i'm in the supermarket then it could be UK or Scottish or Welsh beef. What I do for the crispy potato top I get a packet of ready salted crisps smash them so you end up with very small bit and dust and sprinkle it over the smash and brown it off under the grill, I love it, catch you soon Take care

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Sounds good Shaun all the best pal

I would defo make my own❤

@TheGamesEmporium

Ай бұрын

All the way. So easy and way better.

Love shepherd's pie 🥧

Lift the flap on the sleeve.

Mr BFG, I noticed the the bar of colours, it's CMYK plus 4 spot colours AND Gold embossing . . . The Shepherd's Pie did look good and I do agree with you on trying take that Plastic off.

The ASDA shepherd's pie for 2 ( 800g ) is £3.80 . MInce lamb 21%. bit more potatoe carrot and swede. No cheese parsley crumb but really tasty . Fed me and Mum. Much better value . Keep up the good work Gareth .

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

why do we love sheperds pie with chips,spud on spud can't beat it

There are alot of nice meals in this range now....they aren't particularly new they replaced some of ASDA's extra special range. I'm not sure if all the extra special range will be replaced but bistro bom bahia and extra special are the "luxury" asda items. All the 1's I've eaten have been good but they are a bit more expensive. Most of them also say "for two people"....but many of them are a bit too small for that and yes alot of them fail the seal peel test.

Brilliant video as always..

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I love that the package states "Ensure product is piping hot before serving".Here in the States the package will say something like "This product must be cooked to 165 F for food safety.Product will be hot after heating",I guess y'all don't have as many lawyers(barristers?) as we do,but we'd gladly send you some!Alway's enjoy your reviews!

@fandangobrandango7864

Ай бұрын

No mate, we're just not stupid.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Totally agree about the chunks of meat in a shepherds pie instead of mince, That was also the original way it was made, Mince only started being used because it was a cheap way to commercialize it (back in the late 50s and early 60s)

So, I know it's been asked before but we have a lot of lambs here in the UK, so why new Zealand lamb? I'm sure it's just as good but it's had to come from much further away. Carbon footprint and all that!

The filling looks like cat sick 😂 thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I'm going to have to go to Specsavers. I thought this was a " Bisto" Shepherd's Pie😳. Moving swiftly on🤓 For the price, I'd say this was a very good buy&value for money We'd all like more filling, or just larger chunks of onions and the other vegetables to give not only taste but texture. I would like more crunchy topping (with added dry crispy fried onions) And of course Baked Beans 👍 All things considered, a brilliant video and very informative. Another winner Gareth 🥳Allan&Family

🥳🥳 Lamb from New Zealand 🇳🇿 . Gareth I made it into the video. Glad it was tasty.

The Bistro range are pretty good. I've noticed the shepherds pie a few times over the last months, but it's not something I would buy. I've bought the lamb shanks, the beef bourguignon and the steak and ales pies. All of which were very tasty. Nom nom

Similar in Iceland on £1 section Give it a try 👍

One of the problems is that the veggies aren't chunky enough. I had one of these only a few days ago, the Lamb Hotpot from Morrison's was 100% better!

I buy quite a few things from the Bistro range and have never been disappointed.....

Bet that is delicious- I’ve tried a couple from this range and they’re good 🙌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Hi Gareth who are the crooks the shepherds or asda at that price!

I’M (probably not) NNEWWW. Nice one Gaz.

Hello Mate.Hope you're well Gaz and Family and i hope all the Foodie Family are all well too.Yeah i tried this on a Bistro Deal once before and i remember thinking it was pretty bland tbh and lacking Flavour.The Desert was good mind and i think i had the Runny Scotch Eggs as Starter on the Deal but i kept them though for a Morning after breakfast after one of Your Live nights and they didn't touch the Sides kinda thing but tasty.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers Darren all well mate, hope your ok and the family mate too.

In a bowl with a spoon

Hi Gareth, Thank you for trying the shepherds pie it looked nice but I always make my own a lot cheaper & 110% more tasty one thing I did notice your pie was 2 days out of date just be careful you don’t want a bad tummy All the best Lin ✨👍

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers Lin

@lindaeastment4542

Ай бұрын

👍 All the best mate

Hey Gareth!!!!! How about a Lamb burger on Sourdough or Jewish Rye bread????? Diped in extra virgin olive oil ( EVOO ) ❤ 😊

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Yummy 😋

Palm oil!!! Brown sugar!!! Why?? Would you add these at home?😢

@vallejomach6721

Ай бұрын

Worcestershire sauce has brown sugar in it.

Ooooohhhh, I really enjoyed this!! 😋Kx

Can you please recommend a kitchen roll as a napkin😊

With pies it’s all in the pastry, literally!

Gareth, when I saw the Asda adverts on telly claiming M&S taste at Asda price, I didn't believe them. Your review of this Shepherd's Pie confirmed what I always suspected. Shame, because it actually looked pretty tasty.

These always look good but I will always make mine from scratch only way really, I put sliced tomatoes on top of mine with cheese 😋

Is it made with real shepherds?

@petebennett3733

Ай бұрын

No, just the family members of lol

@thaisstone5192

Ай бұрын

Well, YEAH.

@ianrobert6239

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@Fullmoonhowl101

Ай бұрын

Its like saying is cottage pie made with real cottages 😂

@david-pb4bi

Ай бұрын

That’s very original, you should be working on Broadway with that sort of material.

Asda and Bistro, that's like saying The Savoy Hotel and a crack den :) Happy BH sir.

Looks very tasty Enjoyed watching Best wishes gareth 👍

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Thanks Kizzy 👍

The Bistro range is probably Asdas best ready meals, i like the fish pie and cottage pies.Always found all other Asda meals look great on the covers but have no taste have given up on them.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers I've not tried the fish pie yet

Hey next time you are in Iceland pick up a Harry Ramsdens deep filled steak pie. Absolutely delicious add a little extra gravy on top .

I read it as Bisto

@Umbrey_Dunctum

Ай бұрын

Naaaaahhh!!! Bistro.

@DameTremonti

Ай бұрын

@@Umbrey_Dunctum Very good.

@Umbrey_Dunctum

Ай бұрын

@@DameTremonti one has to be of a certain age and probably Working class to understand my rather niche attempt of a joke. So, would that be congrats on your age and socio economic demography , or commiserations ? Lol!

@DameTremonti

Ай бұрын

@@Umbrey_Dunctum Prob commiserations earlier in life but all good now. Cheers

thanks very much indeed

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

You're welcome

Baa Lamb with Barley. I'm up for a bit of that!

@alanthomson1227

Ай бұрын

Yes who doesn’t like dead sheep in a pie . Favourite . If you’re eating from one huge pie , just repeat what I’ve said and you’d be surprised how much is left for you .

I once saw an TV interview with a chef from New Zealand! They were discussing a lamb dish! She stated that she would not consider ANY lamb other than Welsh!

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Haha 👍

I don’t like gravy but I usually put tomato sauce on my shepherds pie. It looked good, a generous serving.

@gaynorross9783

Ай бұрын

I also put ketchup on it

I’m like you m8. I prefer my lamb to be chunky and not minced, as you never know what was ‘ minced ‘ 🤔🥴🥴. I’m happy that this pie hadn’t got any mint in it, as it tends to cover the taste of the lamb. My Nan used to make a pukka Shepards Pie using mutton back in 60’s, she always said Shepard’s would always use the older sheep for 1:36 themselves. I also think some white pepper is better for seasoning. Too much black pepper used these days 👎👎. When doing my own ? I like to cover the top with mashed potato and swede/turnip, not too overly mashed with milk, but with plenty of butter. I usually cut off all the fat and fry it off on a low heat to get those lovely juices to make my gravy. All you need then are some peas and carrots Although this looked good ? I don’t think it would be for me. As always a good and honest review Gareth. I’ve given up on the old peel test. I just use a knife now.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Yes I like white pepper too mate. All the best Gerry.

When did a Bistro serve Shepherds Pie?

Did you check the traffic light system? It useful info for us old codgers…👍

@timcrook2231

Ай бұрын

Spot on 😮

looks pretty good but 400g is too small for me i want 5/600g. I make my own too and works out to be 60p per 100g but with red wine and good beef stock and cooked for a while on a low simmer which increase flavours. But this is ok imo

Never worried about the plastic - 40 years of cooking and that plastic around the edge has never melted...

Are you going to do an updated review on the Fiido e-bike?

@jdrecords

Ай бұрын

?

Is it nyoo?

How is that supossed to fill you

3.50 sorry to dear lidls is nice check that one out cheaper than asda

@paulrichards6894

Ай бұрын

if you are lucky you can get the £6 version reduced to £3

Ahhh Bistro! I thought it said Bisto LOL

Great review Gaz I am a bit partial to a shepherds pie but i don’t think I could eat a whole shepherd 🤣👍👍

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers Peter

Hey Gareth, if the Shepherd is watching this, he will know who ate his pie !!!!

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Hello mate hope you're well pal

How long before the meat content is lowered? Every new product starts out with more meat then once they remove the new from the packaging the meat content of the product drops, maybe only two or three percent, but it drops. Manufacturers are always trying to find ways of using cheaper products in the foods they sell but with the taste being no different to when they included the dearer products in the food.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

You're right it's getting lower and lower

Thanks Gaz top draw dear chap 👌💪🔎🏆😊

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers Tim

I’ve stopped going to Asda, I don’t want my money building a super mosque in Blackburn

Warm it first one minute then peel it seems to work for me .

Thank you for this. I wouldn't buy it again either, nor the cottage pie... I recently bought their Chicken Chow mein. Got husband his favourite chicken in black bean sauce. He said his was OK and would eat it again. My Chow main looked heavenly but sadly was very bland. Really needed a good stir up but lid was left on pierced microwave style. Chicken in it was great, sadly the veg and sauce were not. Noodles were 'OK'.... Try not to taste test this one... I think my husband would like the shepherds pie purely because of the cheese mash and lack of vege 😂. Keep going, your doing a grand job helping us avoid somethings a desperately searching for other...

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

You're welcome Liz

I've just freeze framed the video on the nutrition table. This is a strange way ASDA has of presenting the calories. Normally, manufacturers state the calorie count for the product or half the product, but here they've given the calories as 111 per 100g. So the customer then has to get the net weight (400g) and calculate the total calories (4 x 111). Is this done to try and pretend this pie is low in calories if people just happen to glance at the 111 figure?

Made in the same factory that makes M&S Bistro Shepherds & Cottage Pies

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Cheers for the information 👍

Hair is growing well Gareth 😄

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Haha 👍

That won't fill you up. 😊😊

Looks like it gave itself up!!!!!!! 🤪

Been around a while this i usually eat it with Beetroot😋😋.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

😋 yummy 😋

@user-mo3wx8ut4t

Ай бұрын

With beetroot, wow I will try that. Love beetroot. Thanks for that.

@Ukgyt99

Ай бұрын

@@user-mo3wx8ut4t good with red cabbage too.😂

@annetteminett8500

Ай бұрын

How unusual

It says on the package "Not 100% happy?". Will you answer Gaz? lol 🤣

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Haha

It is made with shepherd's and the other one with cottages

@ianrobert6239

Ай бұрын

😂😂

Wham Bam tasty Lamb 🐑 looks good, needs HP sauce 😋

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Stokes for me

Put some brown sauce on it

It has just occured to me after decades of life that I have never tried mint sauce with shepherds pie!

Shop-bought pies like this, whether made from shepherds or cottages 😁, are usually a meat soup topped with mash. More often, than not, they're tasty. Nothing matches a proper home made pie with real meat and crunchy mash on top... 🤤

It's better value as part of the bistro deal.

@paulrichards6894

Ай бұрын

i have bought the deal a few times for a tenner and can't quite make out if its value

@vallejomach6721

Ай бұрын

@@paulrichards6894 Depends...if you would normally have a starter, a main, a side and a desert then it works out you save a fiver...but if you don't and you're buying stuff for the sake of the offer then no, it's not worth it.

Love your videos "won't sleep tonight" always tickles me.

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Haha cheers Pat

Wont sleep tonight Gaz😂

@BaldFoodieGuy

Ай бұрын

Haha 👍

I move from aluminium tray as don’t like the thought of it degrading into my food

It's a bit expensive , just saves you prep time , I always make my own , would you pay £3.50 it's not to big .

No food on Sunday now gaz people cannot eat that

There is more to life than pies.

They have a range of frozen meals at £1.55 which are very nice . 12 different ones & one is cottage pie which is yum with some sweetcorn peas & carrots . Bargain munch !