Jamie Oliver

YORKSHIRELASS

I watched a bit of it, realised that it wasnt for me and switched it off. I do think there is a real market for a TV programme teaching people to do OS cooking and shopping properly. There must be loads of people out there who really need to learn these skills and I know that I have picked up so many tips on here that have saved me a fortune.

January20

liney wrote: »

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/29/jamie-oliver-cookbook-libraries-save-with

He has donated 4000 books to libraries so that they are available to all for free. I suppose that must all be about his image, and it will be his fault that the 'poor' don't use libraries, like they didn't use SureStart Centres.

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Apparently, he'll still make money out of that - if the blog I was reading a couple of days ago is correct. I think it was "taste the Goode life"

http://shirleygoode.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/pleasing-ourselves.html?m=1

I didn't like the programme. I thought spending £14 on a piece of meat was unrealistic. The leftovers were used with the addition of various bottled sauces and condiments: chilli sauce, barbecue sauce and soy sauce. Expensive investment!
And I really disliked the style: he's too hyperactive for me
And I hated that spupid couple he went to see: how many times can a woman shout "oh my god" because JO is in her kitchen?

Butterfly_Brain

If I were to spend £14 on a piece of beef it would be top rump and I would cut it into at least three joints to get the most out of it.

Kathy535

I watched the programme and laughed as I ate my 50p a portion chickpea curry but what really annoyed me was the blatant product placement. He must be raking in a fortune from sponsorship and advertising revenue, perhaps he could donate some to food banks.

patchwork_cat

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Yes the Yeo Valley yoghurt!

Gigervamp

I'm an OStyler and I use Yeo Valley yoghurt. Or Rachel's Organic. And I only have a grocery budget of £300 a month to feed 7 adults.

Can we stop willy waving now?

kezlou

I watched the programme and to be honest the stir fry looked quite nice.

Now i can cook, well kind of, no ones died yet!
I used to be a big fan of his and i would regularly watch his programs, especially the grow your own one.
I thought watch the program and see what happens, never know might be good. He can infectious with his enthusiasm and gets involved with the cooking.

This program is not really for people on a low budget, it has to be said it more for higher up. My sister watched this program and she regularly spends £100+ a week and thought it was rubbish. Her words were " where the hell am i going to buy a blender like that, just looked in the catalogue and it costs £150 quid!" :eek:
My sister can cook sunday dinners, but nothing much else. so this program is supposed to be for her.
"Oh and those pans where i get them from? " I said to her just use a rectangle roasting tin or cake tin. She said oh that not what he said.

To be honest i preferred Economy Gastronomy, better ideas and really took the time to tell you how to make things from scratch.


But what really peed me off was the pizza and bean thing. A supposed heating engineer sat in the back with a bottle of beer, glass and a fake cockney accent. No pizza costs £12 from a takeaway, i know. A 16" pizza costs about £9.50 and thats a full blown meat feast. So its a load of nonsense. In Hackney its even cheaper!
My partners a heating engineer and he wouldn't dare go on telly with a beer in his hand!

Or having beans with his fish pie, yeah right, you could tell it was fake by the look in his eyes.

I'm not great at budgeting but i'm getting better, i do need help with ideas. But this program just isn't for me as lots of the recipes he's done in the past on his other programs. so i can just flip back and watch them and they less preachy.

Sorry peeps, i think the program isn't that great. Buts thats mainly because i like his older shows better.

piecemeal

I think that this programme is pie in the sky to many people but coo isn't that cheap (compared to takeaway/readymade) to others. There is more than one point of view, isn't there? BTW I might be a "moneysaving convert" on here but in real life I am a die-hard, close-fisted, work every penny until it squeaks old styler of nearly 30 years experience like most or all of you. I like to take Jamie with a pinch of (sea) salt (organic) and I rather liked the pea and spud mash on fish pie, with lemon zest. Fish pie is coming up soon. I use tinned salmon and last time, tinned sardines, as well with frozen pollock. If I find reduced smoked mackeral, cod, haddock or whatever I use that instead. I find it easiest to make two pies i.e. four portions in two separate dishes and freeze one before baking it; it then needs defrosting. I like the idea of spinach in it too. And I had to laugh at the revelation that fresh spinach is pricey!

kezlou

I can;t make mine eat fish pie, apparently its too fishy :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

But yet they'll eat seafood and fish with heads till the cows come home!

The mash is quite nice, like i say he's done it on an old program and its works well with a bit of dried mint mixed in when you put the lemon juice in. Haven't used zest in mash yet as my kids don't like it.

Oh and had to laugh at the spinach too!

Beenie

But fresh spinach is not expensive if you use it properly!

How many of you buy bagged-and-washed salads? They cost at least £1 for a meagre bagful. You can have heaps of fresh baby spinach for 90p and just use it as you would lettuce. It makes lovely salads as it has more taste and crunch imo and when you've put your favourite dressing on, you won't tell the difference anyway.