i make cottage pie once a month, instead of using a packet of 'mixture' to create the sauce i use a can of oxtail soup with two oxo beef cubes added to thicken it up, it gives the sauce a lovely rich beef taste.
@@happyfeet4506 fry the mince & onion as normal, then add it to a saucepan with the oxtail soup and add the beef stock cubes (and few splashes of Worcester sauce if you enjoy it) crushed to thicken it up. Add to a oblong oven dish (or individual dishes), allow to cool for 5 mins, then add the mashed potatoes and cook for 1/2 hour on 180° (I put it under the grill to brown the top first). Hope you enjoy.
Tesco and One Stop are the same Firm , tbh Tesco and One Stop meals are Superior. So much so I am willing to pay that little bit extra. You are getting M & S Quality at a cheaper price . It’s Tesco/One Stop mead for me.
I used to eat the Asda cottage pie regularly as I worked within a mile of Asda so I would walk down and pick one up at lunch once a week but when I moved from that job I started to make my own and haven’t looked back. Home made cottage pie is definitely the way to go. I use a Pyrex dish.
I used to buy cottage pies and lasagna from Iceland for a quid! Not sure if they still make them but they were a bit bigger, and totally spot on!! I bought a couple of boxes of "shelf stable" ready meals from a company called"Parsley Box" .... 10 different meals for £20. Best thing is they need no refrigeration!! And last about a year! Apocalypse food!!
Quick foodies, get to ASDA and hoover up all this wrongly priced Cottage Pies before ASDA realise they're priced the wrong way round! Superb review Gareth, I sometimes have the ASDA one if I working late with some microwave brussel sprouts. I haven't tried the other two, however; strange pricing, no doubt after your review, they'll be wanting to fix that! Cheers pal.
Yes I been told why the smart price was fresh when I bought it, well I'm the fridge the other 2 are frozen. Strange but true. Yes I preferred the cheapest one. Tasty gravy. Cheers John. All the best. 😋😋👍👍
Hi made my Auld Mother a cottage pie just a few weeks ago. Cooked my mince in the slow cooker with Oxo carrot onion and lea and Perrin's sauce for 8 hours. Topped it with Idaho cheesy mash with added butter milk and cheese! My Mum didn't even know it was smash in a blast!
Hi Gareth. A great review of the 3 Cottage Pies. The one that was more a red colour is how my homemade recipe is because of the tomato paste. What gets my goat is some brands label their product as Shepherds pie, but it contains beef, not lamb... Grrrr 😡. We also have a Sweet Potato cottage pie and it's just an awful tasting Slop. It seems you have a better product there in England. Cheers Gareth, keep up the good work. 👍😀🇦🇺
@@sue-anneeast9685 I don't know how your mum cooked them, but if baked they are stronger tasting. Whereas if steamed it's a milder flavour. Don't worry, you're not the only person who doesn't like them. I don't like the White variety so much as the Yellow. Thanks for leaving a comment 👍😀
Can't even get out to the shop or see my family, in isolation since Monday as I got the Covid no idea where as I haven't been around people. Anyway keep up the videos Gareth spot on.
You NEED to be on daytime telly with your amazingly good vids. I have already done my Aldi shop and stepped away from the label snob stuff I used to buy. Never again!
Yes one of your correspondents got it right; slop is the perfect description of these dishes aimed firmly at the underclass. I made one yesterday with cheap mince, browned off into air fryer, stick made from bones (Morrusons) and celeriac mash. Bloody lovely and not expensive at all.
@@fandangobrandango7864 Fine if you can pay the price to shop there, not everyone can, the ingredients are basically the same so a full belly wins in the end 😊
The nicest cottage pie (after homemade) is Charlie Bigham's, but I only get it if there's a reduced one (love a yellow sticker). The next best I've tried was from B&Ms chilled section, definitely worth looking for.
Love seeing these reviews as I would've never bought them for 85pence, but now I can save on midweek dinners and a proper roast dinner on a Sunday... THANKYOU
I remember the cottage pies of four in silver foil trays frozen . Use to always sell them in Tesco like 80 p for four I use to love them . Not seen them for years now tho
Hi Gareth. This is an intersting review. Strange how Asdas smart price one was more expensive than the Asda regular one. Usually I put chilli sauce on it when I buy these which isnt all that often. Getting the cottage pies out is nearly is impossible, you cannot avoid having to break them a bit. But you've definately highlighted the best and nicest one for the money. Quite a turn up for the books in this review - the regular one was the best. I think I'll include the regular cottage pie in my next delivery which is coming this Monday (Asda is where I shop - online mainly). Cheers for that and Im looking forward to trying it - so lomg as its still in stock. They've normally sold out shortly after you announce its the winner on your channel. Oh by the way, you've said before that you cannot stand to see good food going to waste. Please promsie me they all got all eaten 🙏. Cheers Gareth 👍.
10:00 *Sprinkle some Red Grated Leicestershire Cheese on top and place under Grill for 2½ Minutes - Splash with a Dose of Worcester Sauce - Delicious!*
Times are very hard with bills and heating etc going up so we need to know what is best value for our pennies. Thanks for the videos for helping people decide
Not had a cottage pie for a while but the maker of the foil dishes cheats as the centre is raised up so less ingredients inside which sucked but were about E4.75 and your paying less than a quid OMG. Interesting review.
Best Cottage Pie I’ve found is Iceland’s Luxurious Cottage Pie, absolutely spot on Sapper!! I have it with some buttered Cabbage/Sprouts lashed with Black Pepper. Top Scran indeed, give it a go and get it down ya grid. All the Best to yourself & Family my Army Brother. 👏👏👏💂♂️
Another great review Gareth 😊 I luv watching cos it saves me having to buy them first! 😂 if you don’t like it then that’s good enough for me! I’ll just roll with that! 👍
I make my own cottage pie. Never had a frozen one but enjoyed the review I would go out and try your recommendation however i am a Aussie no ASDA here.
I like the Tesco ones, I tend to open a tin of peas or sweetcorn with it. I remember those glass pyrex bowls from the past, they were dead heavy even with nothing in them. Hot pot, pies are all done in the pyrex dish 😂😂
I've still got a Pyrex dish, it's square with a glass handle either side. Also got a cast iron casserole pot which weighs a ton but is brilliant for cooking stews etc!
Thanks for the review Gareth. I love cottage pies & Sheppards pie . I have to agree the cheaper one is very nice . What I do is put some grated cheese on the top five minutes before taking out the oven . Beautiful. Thanks Buddy. See you on the next one ☝️
I watch quite a few food reviewers in the UK and USA cuz I am English and the wife’s a yank we don’t always agree on stuff but we both agree you are by far the best Gareth mate
I absolutely love your videos and reviews! I even bought some Mayflower curry last week based on your recommendation along with a trip to Iceland for Harry Ramsden chips! Keep up the amazing work! 🤤
Very informative again. Thanks... You would think the name Asda Smart Price would mean it was cheaper than the other Asda one ? A little grating of cheese on top is always nice.. Cheers again
Sounds like I make them just like your Mam. Just the job with mushy peas, a bit of beetroot (and gravy if you want it). Happy days. All the best from Manchester.
They are probably packaged in the same factory mate I worked for kingsmill in the bread factory and you would be surprised at the packaging and also where they go ect
Hi Gareth.Good review mate.I tried a Stamford St Cottage pie not long back and is wasn't good at all.Did an Asda shop the other day and they are doing rollback on Pyrex dishes and got a casserole dish cheap
I've just sent a challenge to the Macmaster to take a blind taste test of Baked beans, tomato ketchup and Brown sauce. He's such a brand snob! I've suggested you arrange the challenge, please, please accept.
Gareth totally agree with you can't beat mums shepherd pie funny doing peaks with fork go crispy, only just come in from seeing friend who been in hospital 18 months diagnosed with Leukemia before lockdown Chris was so healthy never know what tomorrow will bring, 💖💛🧡😋😋😋
Another great video Gareth, fun and honesty. I buy a lot of Tesco ready meals and cook them in the microwave, can you review the takeaway meals from Tesco and Asda as they claim to be for 2 people but I'd like your opinion please.
I've had the smart price one. Really liked it. But because it's chilled not frozen its more expensive than the other asda one. It's a bit of a weird one that with the branding. But yeah it's more expensive because it's chilled not frozen.
Great review Gaz... Once again we find in this three way shoot off... That the cheapest Cottage Pie is the best one once again... Thanks for the review... All the best mate... I'm now going to be searching online for my brand new Microwave Oven... As my old one has finally packed up after about fifteen years... Cheers mate. 🍺
I have tried these cottage pies before yes there alright with a bit of veg but the portions are very mean that Asda one used to be 500 gram then the pinched some out of it so now I just make my own in a batch and freeze them
@@CARLOS68 Excuse me? How am I wrong?.... The Asda Smart Price one (White cardboard sleeve in the rectangle plastic tray IS NOT READY FROZEN... It is chilled and is in the chilled ready meals aisle. The asda chilled meals cost more than their frozen version. The fresh one in the white sleeve costs £1.20... Yes it is suitable for freezing at home but it is NOT frozen when you buy it.. IT'S CHILLED... The asda frozen one, which is cheaper is 85p... muppet
@@CARLOS68 READ my initial comment again... THE REASON THE 85P ASDA ONE WAS CHEAPER THAN THE CHILLED £1.20 ASDA ONE... IS BECAUSE THE 85P ONE IS FROZEN!!!!! Again.... The cheaper 85p one from asda is CHEAPER than the other asda one which was £1.20 is because the 85p one WAS FROZEN... and the £1.20 asda one was chilled NOT FROZEN You're making no sense!!! I buy the asda £1.20 ones... THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE 85P one because it's not frozen!! Read my comment correctly before replying
......just been reading the reviews on the ASDA Spicy bean burgers..... and glowing, someone does say they're like the old Burger king spicy bean burger.... which were absolutely delicious 😋 I'd definitely recommend making a burger out of them though..... hopefully a better result than the Linda McCartney mozzarella burger!
Yes indeed. One of my favourite meals. Cottage or shepards pie. Only had the tesco and Iceland ones so far though. I eat straight out of the container. Plate if I add some veg or chips. You have the same spautula as me. Used to have a metal one until I ruined a wok with the thing. Scratched off the teflon. Now I have a new wok and silicon spatula. I add some grated cheese on top and some salt and pepper. Tastes even better.
Agree with baked beans (hnz) Also fried cheap sausages and HP brown sauce. Anyone tried Morrison's value range bangers.? Well tasty and worth a review if you get time bro.
The Tesco and Asda frozen ones would have been made in the same factory, hence the "IE" code in the circle. The Smart Price one would have been made in the UK and was fresh so would be why it was more expensive.
Hopefully no horses were harmed in the making of that stuff. I reflect on public sentiment from that news and still think about three things for the ones that have no issue 1. They don't know how the horse died. 2. They don't know if there was anything wrong with the horse. 3. They don't know what medication the horse may have been consuming and residue left over. All that info about cattle here is documented.
I have tried the tesco one ant to be honest it went in the bin which was a bit of a bummer as it was my lunch at work. the m&s is ex[pensive at over £3 but is definatley worth the extra which is fine if your not on a budget,
Please could you review the ASDA Spicy bean burger £1.50 for four. Maybe make a Spicy bean burger Whopper... Heel Burger Cheese 4 pickles 3 Onions rings Ketchup ............. 2 slices Tomato Lettuce Mayo on... Crown Many thanks
I had Morrison's today (only because I can't walk at the moment)...it was £1 and it was exactly like hospital mince and mash after a tonsils op. i didn't like the mash it was a bit powdery. I ate it with Aldi green beans. It was okay in an emergency and would have been better with grated parmesan before cooking.
Lovely, thanks for the review on these, I'll get some Asda ones. Have to admit I have microwave meals for breakfast in the winter, and I put some grated cheese on the cottage pies.
Great Cottage 🏠 Pie 🥧 Food Comparison Review 👌 BFG ...PS Iv Got A Question 🤔 Where Did You Buy 💰 That MAGIC 🎩 Self Cleaning Spatula From ..? Happy Days 🙂
Morrisons do the 99p Cottage and Shepherd's Pie and they taste great. I tried these along with the 99p Hotpot you reviewed. Instead of cooking from frozen I defrost first and wack them in the air fryer or the microwave if I'm starving. Cheers Gareth. 👍🍻🍺
Great review I will have to try the Asda one I would have thought the smart price would have been the cheapest but your right it's not but the one you liked best does look pretty good.
Great review gareth classic British meal cottage/sheapards pies a firm family favourite in my house and in my mother's always an empty plate after serving not had the smart price but had the other's and they are better oven cooked over microwave cooked 👍👍🥩🥩🥔🥔
MMM cottage pie, I make a mean cottage pie at work for our residents it is massive, It has to be for 25 residents also on the plus side our old people who have trouble with swallowing who have Dysphagia manage cottage pie with no trouble
i make cottage pie once a month, instead of using a packet of 'mixture' to create the sauce i use a can of oxtail soup with two oxo beef cubes added to thicken it up, it gives the sauce a lovely rich beef taste.
good tip 👌
oo, theres and idea 👍
Brilliant cooking tip I'm going to give that a try
That sounds delicious and what I call comfort food on a cold night. Yum! X
@@happyfeet4506 fry the mince & onion as normal, then add it to a saucepan with the oxtail soup and add the beef stock cubes (and few splashes of Worcester sauce if you enjoy it) crushed to thicken it up. Add to a oblong oven dish (or individual dishes), allow to cool for 5 mins, then add the mashed potatoes and cook for 1/2 hour on 180° (I put it under the grill to brown the top first). Hope you enjoy.
What I like about these is you can just put some baked beans with them, and you have a good hearty meal on a budget. We'll done Gareth
cheers Andrew good idea. 👍
Tesco and One Stop are the same Firm , tbh Tesco and One Stop meals are Superior. So much so I am willing to pay that little bit extra. You are getting M & S Quality at a cheaper price . It’s Tesco/One Stop mead for me.
Yummy 🤤
Never thought of that, i love beans, gna try it out
I love beans with them with a big dollop of tommy sauce on the side
CAAAAWWWWWRRRRGH
I used to eat the Asda cottage pie regularly as I worked within a mile of Asda so I would walk down and pick one up at lunch once a week but when I moved from that job I started to make my own and haven’t looked back. Home made cottage pie is definitely the way to go. I use a Pyrex dish.
Cheers yes can't beat making your own. 😋👌
I used to buy cottage pies and lasagna from Iceland for a quid! Not sure if they still make them but they were a bit bigger, and totally spot on!!
I bought a couple of boxes of "shelf stable" ready meals from a company called"Parsley Box" .... 10 different meals for £20. Best thing is they need no refrigeration!! And last about a year! Apocalypse food!!
haha cheers
Stock up.. We're living in a Apocalyptic time.
Haha
Yeah they're still a quid in Iceland... Iceland's fish pie is awful though lol
Quick foodies, get to ASDA and hoover up all this wrongly priced Cottage Pies before ASDA realise they're priced the wrong way round! Superb review Gareth, I sometimes have the ASDA one if I working late with some microwave brussel sprouts. I haven't tried the other two, however; strange pricing, no doubt after your review, they'll be wanting to fix that! Cheers pal.
Yes I been told why the smart price was fresh when I bought it, well I'm the fridge the other 2 are frozen. Strange but true. Yes I preferred the cheapest one. Tasty gravy. Cheers John. All the best. 😋😋👍👍
Hi made my Auld Mother a cottage pie just a few weeks ago. Cooked my mince in the slow cooker with Oxo carrot onion and lea and Perrin's sauce for 8 hours. Topped it with Idaho cheesy mash with added butter milk and cheese! My Mum didn't even know it was smash in a blast!
Haha
Hi Gareth. A great review of the 3 Cottage Pies.
The one that was more a red colour is how my homemade recipe is because of the tomato paste. What gets my goat is some brands label their product as Shepherds pie, but it contains beef, not lamb... Grrrr 😡. We also have a Sweet Potato cottage pie and it's just an awful tasting Slop. It seems you have a better product there in England.
Cheers Gareth, keep up the good work. 👍😀🇦🇺
Sounds great John, thank you 😋😋😋👌
Sweet potatoes are awful. Mum tried feeding them to me and I made myself sick and told mum they made me sick. I never had them put on my plate again
@@sue-anneeast9685 I don't know how your mum cooked them, but if baked they are stronger tasting. Whereas if steamed it's a milder flavour. Don't worry, you're not the only person who doesn't like them. I don't like the White variety so much as the Yellow. Thanks for leaving a comment 👍😀
Can't even get out to the shop or see my family, in isolation since Monday as I got the Covid no idea where as I haven't been around people. Anyway keep up the videos Gareth spot on.
oh dear hope you're ok pal.
You NEED to be on daytime telly with your amazingly good vids. I have already done my Aldi shop and stepped away from the label snob stuff I used to buy. Never again!
Wow, thank you!
I would love to see a comparison from a supermarket and compare to home made. Prices, quality. Another good video man
Thanks for the idea!
Yes that is what I was thinking, often cheap items have many additives, some of which a very dodgy to health.
Yes one of your correspondents got it right; slop is the perfect description of these dishes aimed firmly at the underclass. I made one yesterday with cheap mince, browned off into air fryer, stick made from bones (Morrusons) and celeriac mash. Bloody lovely and not expensive at all.
not everyone can cook pal just saying
Quite hard to believe 85p can be better, just shows you don't have to go for anyone's finest range or high end M&S, you've done us all a favour 👍😁
Yes I enjoyed it slap it between some bread and butter yummy.
Depends if you value what you're putting in your body, and also the M&S one tastes waaaaaaay better
@@fandangobrandango7864 Fine if you can pay the price to shop there, not everyone can, the ingredients are basically the same so a full belly wins in the end 😊
@@Marty-Mc Check the meat content.
@@fandangobrandango7864 Tesco/One Stop Ready Meals compare favourably with M & S , I think perhaps he should compare those with M & S .
A knob of butter over the top makes for a lovely crispy topping !
So good!
You seem to be developing a catchphrase Gareth - "Get a bit of better light for ya, this is that" nice one mate. Brilliant vid once again.
thanks 😊
My gran used to make these in a white and blue enamel dish. I'm hungry now!
Sounds great!
The nicest cottage pie (after homemade) is Charlie Bigham's, but I only get it if there's a reduced one (love a yellow sticker).
The next best I've tried was from B&Ms chilled section, definitely worth looking for.
cheers Val.
IE747 is a manufacturing plant number. That means the Tesco and the larger Asda pie were made in the same factory.
good review i often find the mashed potatoes can be a bit stodgy on the cottage pies but some extra gravy and peas sort that out
thanks 😊
Congratulations on 22k foodies
Had a very nice lamb rogan josh curry only £2.50 with micro pilau rice 0.35p so a very nice lunch for £2.85
thank you 😊
Love seeing these reviews as I would've never bought them for 85pence, but now I can save on midweek dinners and a proper roast dinner on a Sunday...
THANKYOU
You're welcome 😋😋👍👍
Ideal comfort food in winter.
I remember the cottage pies of four in silver foil trays frozen . Use to always sell them in Tesco like 80 p for four I use to love them . Not seen them for years now tho
I still do mine in a glass Pyrex ,bit of bisto gravy granules tea spoon of marmite table spoon of ketchup lovely,nice one Garreth 🍀🇬🇧👍🏼
Sounds delicious 😋😋👌
Hi Gareth. You've got a catch phrase - 'This is That'. Nice one too.
haha yes i got a t shirt with that on it sent to me.
Hi Gareth. This is an intersting review. Strange how Asdas smart price one was more expensive than the Asda regular one. Usually I put chilli sauce on it when I buy these which isnt all that often. Getting the cottage pies out is nearly is impossible, you cannot avoid having to break them a bit. But you've definately highlighted the best and nicest one for the money. Quite a turn up for the books in this review - the regular one was the best. I think I'll include the regular cottage pie in my next delivery which is coming this Monday (Asda is where I shop - online mainly). Cheers for that and Im looking forward to trying it - so lomg as its still in stock. They've normally sold out shortly after you announce its the winner on your channel. Oh by the way, you've said before that you cannot stand to see good food going to waste. Please promsie me they all got all eaten 🙏. Cheers Gareth 👍.
cheers Miles, yes the smart price was fresh thats why it cost more. It wasnt suitable for freezing so my mistake.
10:00 *Sprinkle some Red Grated Leicestershire Cheese on top and place under Grill for 2½ Minutes - Splash with a Dose of Worcester Sauce - Delicious!*
Thanks for the tips!
Times are very hard with bills and heating etc going up so we need to know what is best value for our pennies.
Thanks for the videos for helping people decide
Thank you 😋👌👌
Another great review. Love watching all your vlogs. Especially like the comparison ones.
Glad you like them!
Love cottage pie...they all look really delicious!
Great value at 85p...
Another great review Gareth!
Cheers Maxine.
Not had a cottage pie for a while but the maker of the foil dishes cheats as the centre is raised up so less ingredients inside which sucked but were about E4.75 and your paying less than a quid OMG.
Interesting review.
Best Cottage Pie I’ve found is Iceland’s Luxurious Cottage Pie, absolutely spot on Sapper!! I have it with some buttered Cabbage/Sprouts lashed with Black Pepper.
Top Scran indeed, give it a go and get it down ya grid.
All the Best to yourself & Family my Army Brother.
👏👏👏💂♂️
cheers brother
Delicious cheap meals with a side of chips and buttered bread, can't beat it mate 😋
You got that right!
Another great review Gareth 😊 I luv watching cos it saves me having to buy them first! 😂 if you don’t like it then that’s good enough for me! I’ll just roll with that! 👍
thank you 😊
I make my own cottage pie. Never had a frozen one but enjoyed the review I would go out and try your recommendation however i am a Aussie no ASDA here.
Cheers Samantha 👌👌😋😋
I like the Tesco ones, I tend to open a tin of peas or sweetcorn with it. I remember those glass pyrex bowls from the past, they were dead heavy even with nothing in them. Hot pot, pies are all done in the pyrex dish 😂😂
yes thats them Paul, cheers.
I've still got a Pyrex dish, it's square with a glass handle either side. Also got a cast iron casserole pot which weighs a ton but is brilliant for cooking stews etc!
You know the boxes lie.
The Iceland pie and mash was lush on the box.
The pie top, looked like a frisby ☺️
Alright for a standby but homemade is super yummy & that’s what I am making this weekend 😋🤗
Lovely 😋😋😋
Thanks for the review Gareth. I love cottage pies & Sheppards pie . I have to agree the cheaper one is very nice . What I do is put some grated cheese on the top five minutes before taking out the oven . Beautiful. Thanks Buddy. See you on the next one ☝️
You and me both!
Tried the Aldi family cottage pie the other day and was pleasantly surprised how tasty it was. Portion of green beans and broccoli went down a treat 😋
cheers Debbie
I watch quite a few food reviewers in the UK and USA cuz I am English and the wife’s a yank we don’t always agree on stuff but we both agree you are by far the best Gareth mate
wow thankyou Rob, cheers
Bargain for 85p gareth..the bisto 1 is nice as well..😋😋👍👍
cheers
Agreed. I like the Bisto pies
Normally make my own for the family but if I was on my own the 400g from Asda is a bargain add a side of veg and that is a decent meal.
cheers Toni
Love cottage pie with peas happy days 😘
I absolutely love your videos and reviews! I even bought some Mayflower curry last week based on your recommendation along with a trip to Iceland for Harry Ramsden chips! Keep up the amazing work! 🤤
Thank you
I liked the look of the Asda pie, 85p a bargain, put some grated cheese on the top, yummy!!
Yes good tip cheese makes everything better lol
I always like pickled beetroot with mine and brown sauce, I bet you ate all 3 lol, great video
So good
We buy them from Sainsbury's but we will defo try the one from Asda Great video Gareth
thanks
Very informative again. Thanks... You would think the name Asda Smart Price would mean it was cheaper than the other Asda one ? A little grating of cheese on top is always nice.. Cheers again
Yes the Asda one was fresh and like a fool I froze it lol that's why it was dearer. My mistake.
Crackin' plates m8,(pardon the pun) saves gravy landing on ure trousers.Keep up the good work.
Asda mate
Sounds like I make them just like your Mam.
Just the job with mushy peas, a bit of beetroot (and gravy if you want it).
Happy days. All the best from Manchester.
cheers Paul.
keep the little trays they are great for making scrambled eggs in the morning in the microwave
Good tip
They are probably packaged in the same factory mate I worked for kingsmill in the bread factory and you would be surprised at the packaging and also where they go ect
Hi marks and spencer cottage pies r the best x
A great review but the smart price one is a chilled product not frozen and says "not suitable for home freezing" on the packet.
yes my mistake.
Hi Gareth.Good review mate.I tried a Stamford St Cottage pie not long back and is wasn't good at all.Did an Asda shop the other day and they are doing rollback on Pyrex dishes and got a casserole dish cheap
Thanks for the info cheers.
We do ours in a glass cassserole bowl Gareth they look good for money great video xxx👍👍🏴🏴🏴🏴
cheers Frances thanks 😊 xx
Love your spirit, Matey! Always good to watch.
Cheers David
I've just sent a challenge to the Macmaster to take a blind taste test of Baked beans, tomato ketchup and Brown sauce. He's such a brand snob! I've suggested you arrange the challenge, please, please accept.
He's a busy man mate as am I. Thank you for the suggestion, possibly in the future but not any time soon I'm sorry.
Hiya Gareth hope all’s well. The Asda looked best in show to me 🤤 😋 loved the video.
Take care and stay safe 😘 xxx
cheers Joanne all good thanks 😊 xx
Gareth totally agree with you can't beat mums shepherd pie funny doing peaks with fork go crispy, only just come in from seeing friend who been in hospital 18 months diagnosed with Leukemia before lockdown Chris was so healthy never know what tomorrow will bring, 💖💛🧡😋😋😋
Oh dear, I hope he gets better. Your right you never know 😋😘
I like the Tesco one
But only because I haven’t tasted the Asda ones
Just goes to show cheap can be good
Another great video Gareth, fun and honesty. I buy a lot of Tesco ready meals and cook them in the microwave, can you review the takeaway meals from Tesco and Asda as they claim to be for 2 people but I'd like your opinion please.
Cheers Ian, can have a look mate.
I agree the Asda one is good though its now 90p on 19th may 2022
gone up for sure
I've had the smart price one. Really liked it. But because it's chilled not frozen its more expensive than the other asda one. It's a bit of a weird one that with the branding. But yeah it's more expensive because it's chilled not frozen.
cheers Matt yes i did wonder thankyou.
Yes that makes sense 👍
To find the true weight of the cooked cottage pie. Wash out and weigh the empty cartons, and deduct the weight from the corresponding cottage pie.
Great review Gaz... Once again we find in this three way shoot off... That the cheapest Cottage Pie is the best one once again... Thanks for the review... All the best mate... I'm now going to be searching online for my brand new Microwave Oven... As my old one has finally packed up after about fifteen years... Cheers mate. 🍺
cheers Rick thanks 😊
I have tried these cottage pies before yes there alright with a bit of veg but the portions are very mean that Asda one used to be 500 gram then the pinched some out of it so now I just make my own in a batch and freeze them
cheers pal.
Hello, newly subscribed and I really like your reviews. Honest opinions and very entertaining. Good lad. Thumbs up from me, Jono 😊👍
thanks very much and welcome to the channel.
Good review Pal
Might try the one you like best with a few slices of thick crusty bread and butter
Sounds tasty. 😋😋👍
Grate a bit of cheese on top Wonderful No washing up I like it
The asda 85p one is cheaper because it's frozen. They're frozen versions tend to be cheaper
Good review 👌
Cheers Vamp 👍👍
No you are completely wrong the other 2 are frozen and the smart price clearly says on the back “not suitable for freezing” !
@@CARLOS68 Excuse me? How am I wrong?....
The Asda Smart Price one (White cardboard sleeve in the rectangle plastic tray IS NOT READY FROZEN... It is chilled and is in the chilled ready meals aisle. The asda chilled meals cost more than their frozen version. The fresh one in the white sleeve costs £1.20... Yes it is suitable for freezing at home but it is NOT frozen when you buy it.. IT'S CHILLED... The asda frozen one, which is cheaper is 85p... muppet
@@vampdiva6878 if you read the back of the white one in the video it quite clearly says it is NOT suitable for freezing !
@@CARLOS68 READ my initial comment again...
THE REASON THE 85P ASDA ONE WAS CHEAPER THAN THE CHILLED £1.20 ASDA ONE... IS BECAUSE THE 85P ONE IS FROZEN!!!!!
Again.... The cheaper 85p one from asda is CHEAPER than the other asda one which was £1.20 is because the 85p one WAS FROZEN... and the £1.20 asda one was chilled NOT FROZEN
You're making no sense!!! I buy the asda £1.20 ones... THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE 85P one because it's not frozen!! Read my comment correctly before replying
......just been reading the reviews on the ASDA Spicy bean burgers..... and glowing, someone does say they're like the old Burger king spicy bean burger.... which were absolutely delicious 😋 I'd definitely recommend making a burger out of them though..... hopefully a better result than the Linda McCartney mozzarella burger!
haha will look for them cheers.
Yes indeed. One of my favourite meals. Cottage or shepards pie. Only had the tesco and Iceland ones so far though. I eat straight out of the container. Plate if I add some veg or chips. You have the same spautula as me. Used to have a metal one until I ruined a wok with the thing. Scratched off the teflon. Now I have a new wok and silicon spatula. I add some grated cheese on top and some salt and pepper. Tastes even better.
cheers Neal great tip. Cheese is great isnt it.
Another fantastic video like always just to say brilliant comparisons of The product
Thanks again!
Good video could stick them under a hot grill for a few mins to top the potato off though.
Great idea
Agree with baked beans (hnz)
Also fried cheap sausages and HP brown sauce.
Anyone tried Morrison's value range bangers.?
Well tasty and worth a review if you get time bro.
No 1
The Tesco and Asda frozen ones would have been made in the same factory, hence the "IE" code in the circle. The Smart Price one would have been made in the UK and was fresh so would be why it was more expensive.
Thanks Ray
Hopefully no horses were harmed in the making of that stuff. I reflect on public sentiment from that news and still think about three things for the ones that have no issue
1. They don't know how the horse died.
2. They don't know if there was anything wrong with the horse.
3. They don't know what medication the horse may have been consuming and residue left over.
All that info about cattle here is documented.
I put grated cheese on top too.
I agree the Asda Smart price is rather bland. Not beefy.
You need to try the Asda Smart price Chicken curry. For £1.20 it's quite pleasant.
cheers thanks 😊
I have tried the tesco one ant to be honest it went in the bin which was a bit of a bummer as it was my lunch at work.
the m&s is ex[pensive at over £3 but is definatley worth the extra which is fine if your not on a budget,
cheers Carl
Please could you review the ASDA Spicy bean burger £1.50 for four. Maybe make a Spicy bean burger Whopper...
Heel
Burger
Cheese
4 pickles
3 Onions rings
Ketchup
.............
2 slices Tomato
Lettuce
Mayo on...
Crown
Many thanks
yes its on my list thankyou ☺
I had Morrison's today (only because I can't walk at the moment)...it was £1 and it was exactly like hospital mince and mash after a tonsils op. i didn't like the mash it was a bit powdery. I ate it with Aldi green beans. It was okay in an emergency and would have been better with grated parmesan before cooking.
get well soon pal,cheers.
Hi Gareth. Did you notice that the Saver pie says "Not suitable for freezing"? Maybe that was why it didn't taste so good. See 2:49
i did yes during cooking, yes maybe David.
You can not beat home made it only takes one hour and you know what is in it try doing it for your self
Asda one for me chips n bread n butter ...not seen a frozen one for a few years now.. think they discontinued them, done in the oven were Delicous
Lovely, thanks for the review on these, I'll get some Asda ones.
Have to admit I have microwave meals for breakfast in the winter, and I put some grated cheese on the cottage pies.
cheers
do not be afraid to throw food away , it’s better in the bin than going around your middle ,
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haha not allot haha had it years David cant remember sorry.
Just eaten microwaved sainsburys taste the difference cottage pie...very tasty!
Good to know!
I always add a dash of HP sauce when I make cottage pie. Always serve with peas too!
tasty
Morrisons do the 99p Cottage and Shepherd's Pie and they taste great. I tried these along with the 99p Hotpot you reviewed. Instead of cooking from frozen I defrost first and wack them in the air fryer or the microwave if I'm starving. Cheers Gareth. 👍🍻🍺
Try the Bisto cottage pie.... it's delicious!
thanks
Looks good to me ,so im off to asda in the morning lol jwill add some baked beans and they will make a nice lunch .Cheers for that mate .
Hope you enjoy
@@BaldFoodieGuy was lovely mate :-)
Great review I will have to try the Asda one I would have thought the smart price would have been the cheapest but your right it's not but the one you liked best does look pretty good.
Cheers David
Great review gareth classic British meal cottage/sheapards pies a firm family favourite in my house and in my mother's always an empty plate after serving not had the smart price but had the other's and they are better oven cooked over microwave cooked 👍👍🥩🥩🥔🥔
cheers Robert thanks 😊
My personal favourite cottage pie is my lovely better half's 👍
Good choice!
MMM cottage pie, I make a mean cottage pie at work for our residents it is massive, It has to be for 25 residents also on the plus side our old people who have trouble with swallowing who have Dysphagia manage cottage pie with no trouble
Cheers
Does the trick on the night shift. Loses its edge in the microwave but for the price you can't beat it 👍
exactly Patrick.