£10 Budget Cooking Battle UNPLANNED

[@conorhoward446]

Would love to see the normals be told on their way to work. Buy £10 worth of food and not know what it is for, then twist it by giving their bag to another normal

[@SortedFood]

That sounds like a great plot twist! 😆

[@slayer2450]

Sounds like a funny video

[@italiana626sc]

Brilliant!

[@Acranify]

same with the chefs. or the food team

[@brograb898]

Jamie would have two kebabs and Barry would have two ounces of honey

[@alexdavis5766]

Mike is all of us who go shopping hungry and with no real plan. “I bought this but not sure why”

[@SortedFood]

It's hard to think when you're hungry/hangry 😆

[@alexdavis5766]

@@SortedFood I literally just went shopping and forgot my list so bought stuff I didn’t need and forgot stuff I did 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@WarriorHeart2024]

That is me more and more up until I decided to put my list in my phone, as well as adding the sidekick list...only problem is I have issues finding some things. Couldn't even find Tahini or nduja the other day, as well as a couple of basic things. Had to decide whether to make it from scratch or substitute. Sometimes wish they could put a sub list in for the recipes....or just put in ways to make things like nduja or the like from scratch. Really want to go grocery shopping in a pka e like London to be able to get it all. But at least I know there are ways around the not being able to get things...bought hummus and subbed in a different sort of make do for nduja(roasted peppers and salami with olive oil.)

[@alexdavis5766]

@@WarriorHeart2024 I usually do home delivery but didn’t need a full shop so didn’t want to pay the charge. Lesson learnt!

[@prodigioussovereign2548]

​@@alexdavis5766 I feel your pain! I finally caved in & started putting my shopping list on my phone because I got tired of constantly having to go back to the store to get the things I needed & forgot.

[@irkuzki]

I would honestly watch an entire video of the guys just playing shop

[@SortedFood]

Haha love it 😆

[@WarriorHeart2024]

It was great...lol! Had to laugh at Ebbers "ringing up and plying his wares".

[@maypling]

it was a nice glimpse into ben's tuckshop past

[@The18k]

lmao

[@MLE_blue]

The chill session of the DnD game, grocery shopping

[@fahmd19]

I think this is a win for Jamie. For me a two meal £10 budget challenge is a “there’s a cost of living crisis and we need to make the pennies stretch”, so Mike not utilising the money to bulk out the bangers and mash and creating “food waste” by buying perishable items that he didn’t use is an instant third place. Out of Barry and Jamie, Jamie had the more substantial meals that would actually fill you up and he was, imo, smarter with his choice of ingredients.

[@95DreadLord]

"Dark Grey one". Gotta love spaff

[@timorgano]

He's never mentioned that he's colourblind :D

[@BG-pw4dv]

I knew it lol, alcohol taste test mentioned he was colourblind

[@HAM-qi6de]

​@@timorgano dunno if joking or serious but he did mention it multiple times

[@matthewosborne8384]

and the mouthing of "sweetness of bum?!? Oh Bun" Priceless.

[@blazerfox22]

Almost missed that one, had to do a double take because a dark grey pepper is concerning.

[@6038am]

You could do this again but give it the student doom twist. So that they only have the 10 pounds, a microwave, a kettle, one pot, one pan and a board and knife to cook with.

[@ViolaTheFictionalAdult]

Make it the real dorm experience and make it so that's all of the utensils they have total for the 3 of them. They have to wash as they go.

[@Sleepfrog]

Lets not forget the portable single burner and hotplate from walmart instead of a full stove 🤣💀

[@seanmegan1278]

Student doom is oddly fitting 😂❤

[@6038am]

@@Sleepfrog ofc

[@6038am]

@@ViolaTheFictionalAdult how could i forget that part.

[@theinternetisnotreal1]

Mike hasn't been himself since the impulsive thoughts challenge.....I think they unleashed something within him, because him chucking random ingredients at the plate at 13:17 was WILD.

[@Vera-n7l2c]

Thanks fot this lough!

[@hriship4602]

You could have a cook off where instead of money, you could buy with time. Everyone starts with 1 Hr and the everything is priced in minutes.Whatever you buy you subtract that time from 1 Hr and that's the time you have left to cook Since most people are short on time and money, this would take care of people not having too much time. E.g. - You can buy diced onions but they are more expensive but it also saves you time.

[@summere.6225]

I'm replying because I really like this idea and hope it gets made into a video.

[@ncz2]

That is a fun idea!

[@gregbiggs9173]

oh thats clever

[@tiana6586]

Or lose time with every cooking related question wrong.

[@Graciesmom-gp5ng]

What a great idea!! Come on let’s see this happen!!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Please tell me that Ebbers little shop will show up on more videos! Would watch more of it

[@feelosophy1921]

But at least two choices of things like pasta, risotto, etc perhaps one more expensive than the other. Very seldom only one on the shelf.

[@TheTrueSir0Robin]

As someone that has basicly no money right now, this has come out at the perfect time. This is gonna help.

[@SortedFood]

Hopefully! Money does stretch further on the food shop when a bit of planning is involved :)

[@intricateearthling8388]

You're sure about that ? ;)

[@bjdefilippo447]

Eggs are always my go to for cheap eats.

[@_BreathOfFreshAir_]

The stuffs so cheap lol, im Norwegian and the beef mince alone would be like 6 pounds. How did Jamie get that buns and pasta for 4. Like a different world.

[@MrVovansim]

​@@_BreathOfFreshAir_ that's what I'm thinking. Nowhere in the real world do you get the prices they quoted. Maybe if I drive around for a couple hours looking for things on sale, but then the time and petrol investment makes it not worth it.

[@toni_go96]

My favorite bit is when Barry and Mike did their little ingredient swap. Honestly, if the three would have worked together, they could have gotten a lot more. It kind of reminded me of living with roommates as a student. I would buy eggs and someone else would buy milk and we'd share. Or I'd buy ramen and she'd buy fries and we'd share. It also reminded me of neighbors coming together and lending and borrowing ingredients from each other. Growing up that was such a common thing and it just felt so sweet watching Barry and Mike trade ❤

[@mammamiia08]

I think Jamie won this. His plates actually look like they would fill me up 😋 While Baz's would make me hungry again pretty soon 😅

[@johncollins7631]

I’d have given the win to Jamie. His food looked the most appealing overall. Baz second, Mike third.

[@LadyWhiteMage]

agreed, i think the pasta stands out over the rest, and his burger would have been... eh fine if not for that last minute garlic hit

[@michaelaholmes6304]

I agree. Plus his two dishes were completely different. Baz did two dishes of egg, cheese and spice on bread.

[@nottsoserious]

Honestly guys, thanks so much for uploading so often lately... The videos are all high quality too. Really help me get through the week.

[@SortedFood]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching 💛

[@LednacekZ]

I am always surprised that they never take the option of making a soup. Soups are great, you can make them out of almost anything and use up any scraps.

[@SortedFood]

Soups are so versatile….. and fab for making on a budget 👌

[@rolfs2165]

Soup, stew, basically any kind of one-pot dish, yeah.

[@Conankun66YT]

soups take time which they didnt really have but otherwise a great idea

[@marthawilson444]

They could use a pressure cooker, although I don't. 😂​@Conankun66YT

[@LednacekZ]

@@Conankun66YT they had an hour. Ben makes soups in much shorter time.

[@MafiosiBob]

I love that these are often a stealthy way to teach

[@SortedFood]

100%

[@WarriorHeart2024]

Ben 9nce said he toyed with being a teacher....he does well with the guys, but imagine them being 13 year old know it all, and multiply class size by 8...that is what regular school is like nowadays....but he is definitely doing exactly what he was meant to do and I love learning from all the sorted folks.

[@ripwildy2022]

as someone who is struggling a lot for money and food, my winner would be Jamie and runner-up Mike, due to the portion sizes - simply because when I'm in poverty, I'm less worried about getting the best flavor and more worried about just filling up my stomach.

[@grythm]

I'd give the win to Jamie because I think he actually planned well, just tripped on the execution of the burger.

[@aidi58]

I would agree with you.

[@Malactica]

i think Jamie has gotten a lot better with his plating, after his lecture with Kush

[@TimeyWimeyBanana]

what lecture are you referring to? 😮

[@SapphireMan]

@@TimeyWimeyBanana The Plating class with Kush: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpach6uXp9hmg7Msi=YfjYjagYoYTK3L07

[@kylegerbrandt]

Each of them bring their own thing to each of these but Jamie consistently always has the biggest portion proportion to $/£ and usually has more protein/meat, if you’re looking for bang for your buck Jamie is always the one to watch in these budget ones!

[@alexanderbusch8014]

17:03 i almost chocked on my dinner :D the faces the lads made were priceless :D

[@annmareeofoz]

lol yes the double take to the camera with 'sweetness of bum'

[@BotloB]

I always love Jamie's approach during these challenges. Simplicity, known ingredients, staying in the comfort zone, and his method usually results in decent dishes. For me, that is the essence of midweek cooking. You don't have to overcompicate it to make it work.

[@arthurcatrambone1982]

If your farmers markets are still going on this would be a great series to have the boys go out with a budget, video their thought process at the market and bring the goods home for a battle

[@kellyrowe4075]

Don’t know if anyone else has said so but I really like the variety of camera in this one! Combined with the silliness of the challenge it gives the whole thing an energetic feel very nice.

[@carrieb8726]

I seriously live for these videos. I've always been a "good" cook but you all have really helped me to feed my family the best.❤

[@SortedFood]

Honestly, this is so lovely to hear..... comments like these really do mean a lot to the whole team ☺

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

SORTED videos are the Best way to start the week! Suggestion guys: budget battle and the normals are controlled by chefs. Been a while since chef controlled them

[@Tusuratopia]

Ratatouille. No actions without the chef saying so. 1 hour time. 5 minute sub in for the chef to take over. Used at chefs discretion. Each chef picks a normal from a hat.

[@miavalgaerts7548]

Who old are you.....

[@P3ppar]

I absolutely adore the Sidekick app, but I have two issues with it: 1. You guys really love scallion. I love scallions as well, but I'm wondering if the UK ones are much smaller than the ones I get because 10 scallions for four servings seems a bit excessive. The same with lemons. 2. The UI doesn't update the amount of each ingredient when you start the recipe. Instead it falls back to the original version, meaning that if you don't keep check, you might add the wrong amount of ingredients.

[@albertoroche9831]

I gotta give it to Jaime. Barry made two sandwiches for two meals but Jaime made a decent burger and a good pasta dish. Variety over consistency.

[@rogerchang3491]

It wasn’t 2 sandwiches. First one was a sandwich and the 2nd one was basically eggs on toast. Jamie burger was not decent because it had too much raw garlic and Ben stated. He would not want to eat a whole one meaning it was not good.

[@krablord]

Jamie made a burger, 'decent' us stretching it. It is also a burger for a whole meal with nothing to go.

[@rogerchang3491]

@@krablord Yes Jamie’s burger was not decent, like he said it was an afterthought. Yeah all of them when it came to their 1st dish had no sides especially for both Jamie and Barry. Mike had a side of something but it was not good at all.

[@Jay-wv7uy]

No Jamie I hate when people spell my name Jaime lol

[@hha6076]

I'd like to see the boys have another crack at this, a redemption episode with more prep time. Or a chefs version showing them (and us) how it's done.

[@bjdefilippo447]

Great idea! I expect it helps each time they get to see what it means to think like a chef.

[@sharayalee3376]

Hey Barry! Another tip for green onion ends, plunk them in water and they will regrow (2-3 times) as long as they have their roots. Keep them on your counter and change out the water every few days. We use a lot of green onion for a Korean side dish (pajeori or pa michim) and it can save some $ especially in winter when green onions become twice as expensive.

[@SailorYen89]

I truly thought Jamie bought 2 babybells purely for snacking.

[@emilywagner6354]

Ebbers has discovered his real passion - shopkeep!

[@SortedFood]

He’d be a great shopkeeper huh? 😂

[@jestter668]

@@SortedFood Will we ever see sweetshop Ben again?

[@alexsis1778]

Not just a shopkeeper. I could totally see him running a small wine shop with a number of charcuterie items.

[@BG-pw4dv]

Shop keeper extraordinaire + innuendos😂😂😂

[@PeterRavnRasmussen]

@@SortedFood Why am I suddenly put in mind of Monty Python's cheesemonger sketch?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Unplanned?! That means chaos! YES PLEASE ❤❤

[@alex2217]

As a slightly backhanded compliment, I feel like this is perhaps the first time you all have managed to find a format that feels like a natural show-piece for SideKick without feeling like a ♪ pluggy-plug-plug-plug ♫ made to look like the regular video formats. Would love to see this return on a regular basis!

[@girlinterupted6815]

I love these battles it's a great mix of chaos with information and helpful tips.

[@EmilyJelassi]

I think Jamie's looks the best, then Mike's and lastly Barry's. But well done boys! Loved this... the sheer chaos was perfect!😂

[@samfisher6606]

I would give it to J. His dishes feel thought out and feel like two completely different dishes. Bangers and mash and even the eggs on toast feel like "eeh, I need a second dish, here's what I have left over. There it's on a plate."

[@vinland5558]

I'd love to see the boys tackle a workweek lunch for the people who don't work from home. Stuff you pack into a container, toss in a microwave after it's been sitting in the fridge for a few hours, that kinda thing. The food you get is totally different from something you'd cook and eat at home, but it's something I think tons of people would relate to.

[@mercerholt8299]

This, but an auction with bundles of ingredients that don't normally go together would be fun

[@AdcrofromTikTok]

Jamie killed this one if you ask me. I’d absolutely love his two dishes for lunch and tea!

[@MrChrisr21]

100% a win for Jamie. 2 proper dishes. Mike’s sweet potato dish looked nice. How did Barry basically just make 2 egg sandwiches with a £10 budget?

[@megwyn1611]

Right? It was just two sandwiches. Nice, but the other two met the brief of two different dishes

[@Lt.Commander_Data]

I love the idea of a shopkeeper format series like this!! This was an amazing idea guys!

[@wallythewondercorncake8657]

Glad you've basically got rid of the store cupboard. You were way too generous with that in the past, including things like exotic spice blends and coconut oil. Salt, pepper, and olive or vegetable oil should be the only freebies IMO

[@adamrobinson6951]

Sounds pedantic, but after the frozen food episode I would also add water as a specified free ingredient. I also wouldn't be opposed to allowing flour. It's a store cupboard staple, and so many recipes require using an insignificant amount of it to make a roux, dust a surface or similar. Besides, if someone goes to the effort of making bread or pasta from scratch they deserve the advantage the free flour gave them.

[@scottmcintyre2809]

I always got the impression that their store cupboard was exactly that: whatever they happened to have left over in the studio cupboard from recent videos so it could get used up and not go to waste, and I'm fine with that, sometimes you've got a random odd ingredient kicking around your kitchen you can put into something else.

[@jeromethiel4323]

Agreed. But i would substitute water for the olive oil. And flour is not a bad idea either, as it is dirt cheap anyway. Good olive oil isn't cheap. The freebies should be very restricted on a budget battle. However, allowing homegrown or harvested ingredients should also be allowed. People should be growing more of their own food. It's not that hard or that time consuming. Plus, it gets you out and touching grass, which people need more than they think they do.

[@eliskarezlerova7424]

Maybe a bit of flour - not enough to make a sough, but to thicken things.

[@A.Filthy.Casual]

@wallythewondercorncake8657 out of curiosity how much does the average bottle of consumer grade olive oil go for in the UK? (Assuming that's where you're from, based off nothing really) In the states anything except the cheapest store brand Walmart olive oil is pretty pricey and kinda considered a premium

[@vonnegan5277]

1:45 The mandatory reminder that Jamie is colorblind 😂

[@andyleighton3616]

Definitely Jamie for the win - for me Barry didn't do a big enough meal for dinner, just two lunch dishes really. I know I wouldn't be going hungry with Jamie's plates of food. A good-sized burger for lunch (and like Jamie I could easily cope with a whole one) and a large plate of pasta for tea.

[@zangrat]

A dark grey pepper. Might be the funniest thing J has ever said

[@gregbiggs9173]

Jamie's quip about Prince William delivering stuff being refered to as royal male/mail topped my list

[@andy70d35]

My win would have been Jamie, you can't beat burgers and pasta.

[@Divig]

Also the least amount of chaos and most amount of a plan.

[@roxstar5088]

I love this challenge, more of this please. Even better, combine it with mystery cans! give the boys a budget to buy different priced mystery cans.

[@chronicallyfabulous88]

The whole vs pre-chopped thing is a great example of the Disability Tax (or, as a lot of disabled people call it, the Crip Tax), in that a lot of disabled people are only able to feed ourselves nutritious meals because of the availability of pre-chopped fruit and veg. The result is that we have to spend more money for the same ingredients and we don't get to choose how they're chopped up. We're also limited to whichever fruits and veggies a given supermarket or green grocer has chosen to offer pre-chopped -- or whatever pre-chopped frozen options there are. Just one of the multitude of ways in which it's more expensive just to live as a disabled person.

[@bcaye]

There are manually operated choppers of all kinds-I even have a couple from the 1920s/30s. They work, so something like a Slap Chop is totally an option.

[@chronicallyfabulous88]

@@bcaye You don't even know what my disabilities are, yet you think you know what I (and presumably, any other disabled person) can and can't do? Also, there's still a bunch of other work involved when using those devices. You still have to peel, core, remove pits, etc. and then also wash and dry something that has sharp blades. It's also really frustrating for most disabled people that others (usually abled people) will suggest the most obvious option as though we couldn't possibly have thought of it for ourselves. If it seems obvious and we're not already doing it, it's almost always going to be because it doesn't work for us. We are experts irt living in our bodies.

[@veridico84]

Win to Jamie, he didn't cheat.

[@Benjgj]

I love sorted but videos like this were someone straight up cheats or decides to bend the rules beyond clear intention just ruin a video 😢

[@veridico84]

@@Benjgj they do it often. Really spoils the idea.

[@jennifergeorge4782]

I'd love to see another attempt at this - but with a random restriction on the shop that they aren't told about but could work out. Like, all of the ingredients are vegan, gluten free, nut free, lactose free, etc. See how they do with involuntary dietary restrictions.

[@HeyitsTaylorXOXO]

Love this video and watching the normals have a smaller reasonable budget like £10. I’d love to see what Ben or Kush would make using the same items Barry, Jamie and Mike bought

[@gigi3242]

It would be interesting to have Jamie walk us through cooking as a color blind person. How does he know when his mince is done? I would just like to know how his cooking journey is different without color; oh, sorry, colour, lol I knew he had a color deficiency, but didn't realize he is monochromatic; that has to make cooking a bit different for him. I wonder how many adaptations he has, and if he has some he doesn't even realize. It obviously doesn't stop him from making great food, so whatever he does, it's working.

[@Psylaine64]

thats really interesting! I'm not colour blind at all but I do use my nose and my hearing a lot when cooking so wonder if that is also true of Jamie

[@gregbiggs9173]

Good idea

[@FakeGuthix01]

I'm pretty in a past video he indicated that he was just standard red-green colorblind. He can still see colors, just less of them.

[@gigi3242]

@@FakeGuthix01 Oh, I thought he remarked to Ebbers about the bell peppers: the darker grey.

[@toni_go96]

Barry is so sweet to recognize and acknowledge the work the chefs put in to create sidekick recipes 🎉

[@Silentgrace11]

Kind of wish I saw this before I went to the store earlier for a few more ideas. Spent about $52 for two weeks of groceries which consisted of some frozen veg, a bunch of pasta and pantry goods, some cheese and a few rotisserie chickens (some shops sell them as a loss leader, so if you can find them for cheap enough, you can break them down, bag and freeze the chicken in individual portions for cheaper than you would getting most raw chicken. It’s easier to prep too).

[@dallasl3688]

Everyone knows Costco has the best whole rotisserie chickens at an amazing price. $3 to $5 cheaper than most supermarkets and far superior flavor. I'll usually buy one for a dinner, shred the leftover meat for another meal, and freeze the bones and carcass for making stock.

[@Silentgrace11]

That is entirely fair. I picked mine up from Sam’s club but I didn’t want to imply that it can only be acquired from a bulk retailer since a membership can be a costly expense that not everyone has access to (thankfully my mom has one to keep up with my younger siblings’ voracious eating habits so I can use her spare card haha). While I can’t speak on the flavor profile from place to place, a lot of grocery stores are starting to jump on the bandwagon of loss leader rotisserie chickens, which is definitely handy with the cost of raw poultry rising. I have friends who swear by using Kroger rotisserie chickens, which is a grocery store franchise in the eastern US (my local store just personally doesn’t carry them).

[@daginger4766]

This was an absolute banger, thanks! £30 well spent indeed 😂 more like this would be great!

[@davidkomai]

Let’s see a themed battle of a specific ingredient (let’s say Eggs). Then each normal gets dealt (or fights for) a specific way to cook it (scrambled, boiled, poached, etc) and make it stand out.

[@jfirjsmsodojensjx]

This is great but they really needed some lentils and tins of beans on the table, more protein and good cheap bulking ingredients

[@King_Dugga]

If Ben's greengrocer's had stocked beans and rice, you could make meals for a week with the rest!

[@judithelliott7614]

Jamie to get the win, as he kept within budget

[@Benjgj]

And didn't cheat

[@CarlGorn]

"I'll have the dark grey one, please." Classic Jamie reference! 🤣

[@LaatiMafia]

Would've given the win for Jamie. Barry did two egg sandwiches.

[@debbiew.7716]

I really like these budget episodes! So many are struggling these days! This helps us keep the fun in it!

[@islandicedragon]

I'd give the win to Jamie as the main problem with his burger was the under cooked garlic which is a minor thing. Where as Barry and Mike shared ingredients. Specifically Barry's cream cheese and Mikes garam masala which they didn't pay for and Barry also used the end's of Mike's spring onions. First the curry paste in the Budget Challenge then Jamie's Chicken Stock in the Unplanned Rice Battle and now spring onions. Barry used to leave the hubs on now he seems to be nicking ingredients.

[@dreadpiratewest6058]

Honestly? This was brilliant. Constrained budget, in season ingredients and more expensive spices. Absolutely a winner. Please make more of these!

[@jomasino8894]

can't lie, barry's eggs just look like dog vomit to me! no thanks

[@SortedFood]

😂 never tried spices eggs? They’re delish! Definitely taste better than they look 👌

[@piplupcola]

​@@SortedFoodBut appearance is the first thing people see in a dish, and if that was a picture of the eggs in the menu I don't think anyone would order it.

[@jaspercandoit]

I cook scrambled eggs with ginger, chilli, onion, garlic and soy sauce so they're the same colour as this... but I really hate sloppy eggs so very much a different texture.

[@akankshapatwari4167]

​@@jaspercandoit I agree with you. I hate runny eggs especially runny yolk. My scrambled eggs almost resemble cut up omelette.

[@Zuraneve]

@@akankshapatwari4167 I love runny yolks for fried eggs, but my scrambled eggs also look like cut up omelettes. I always feel like the scrambled eggs I get at restaurants are horribly undercooked even though I know they aren't.

[@kitobi10660]

"the sweetness of bum" is something i will need to put into casual conversation in the near future :)

[@mestevs6697]

If you want utter chaos set the guys up to make meals or drinks that would fit into story settings like "Alice in Wonderland" or "Dune", basically not a normal (real) world setting. You could get a bunch of books, put them into bags so the guys can't see which they are, have the guys pick a couple books and then tell them to make one meal and/or one drink that would fit in that book world setting.

[@whydoineedanameiwillneverp7790]

They have done it in the past, with Harry Potter, & some video game. Jay was scandalized at the others lack of effort (Barry made a chocolate wand, lol) - and we learnt he's a potter-head!

[@WarriorHeart2024]

​@whydoineedanameiwillneverp7790 did Ben ever read or watch any of the Potter books or films, I wonder?

[@Adderkleet]

5:00 - RE: onions. There are frozen chopped onions in some supermarkets (I assume to maximise profits and reduce food waste in places that process onions) that seem to be reasonably priced. £2 per kg. Compared to the fresh net of 3 which are about £1 for 400g.

[@daphnetilling6034]

I love these challenges but I would love to see a realistic one for the poorest of us, where you makes meals for £1 or under per portion over 7 days (and not all soups ofc) touching on various dietry requirements. When you are looking at the fact so many people are using food banks it would be nice to see those of us that can not afford even £2.50'ish per portion. Maybe that should be another challenge, partner up with you local food bank and purchase what they give for any specific time period that they do (my local one is 4 days, one in town is 5 days etc) and produce 3 meals a day for the produce you would receive. Either are unfortunate realities of life now with 3.12 million using them, including of the 3.12 million 6% children, 1% pensioners and a staggering 3% of working adults Edit: since I last checked so long ago the number of people that use food banks has gone up

[@Psylaine64]

100% yes they need to do this. I can really stretch food but thats a learned skill which a lot of people just don't have...YET guys ..

[@daphnetilling6034]

@@Psylaine64 I got so desperate to have healthy meals under a £1 per portion that took into account my diabetes that I ceated a spreadsheet with so many meals with 90% of them being £1 or under and freezable as I am single. But like you said it is a learned skill and has taken me a long time to get to this stage

[@TheCatWitch63]

I would love to find a menu for very very cheap, easy, healthy, tasty and varied meals. Am I asking for too much? I need to stretch my budget even further, but I haven’t been able to cook meals under US$4.00 per person in average.

[@daphnetilling6034]

@@TheCatWitch63 I am not sure for US prices being from the UK but one thing I have learnt is taking a meat based recipe and replacing the meat with a vegetables or legume of some description. My most recent on is a chicken balti that i swapped the chicken for cauliflower. Tasted great as it was the exact flavours of the chicken one at a fraction of the cost plus maybe healthier. Soups, stews and currys are great for cheap meals that can be stretched out, also great for freezing

[@bjdefilippo447]

​@@TheCatWitch63I end up using lots of eggs, and making lots of soup. Very budget friendly.

[@benjendersen]

Convenient how when Ebbers is in a budget battle, it's "Herbs are free, they are grown here", but all of a sudden its "1.10 per pack of herbs"

[@Orlliv]

To give him some credit though we do know that Ebbers grows a ton of his own ingredients both at home and on the allotment. Him taking herbs as a freebie I feel is warranted given if he was at home fresh herbs would very likely be free for him.

[@mokajones74]

Often I forget how ridiculously hot it is in their studio, but every now and then an episode drops where they all look beet red and dehydrated. Keep drinkin that water boys

[@woodrobin]

"Do you care which color?" "I'll have the dark grey one, please." Ebbers forgot someone was colorblind for a second there, didn't he?

[@danstn]

Been watching sorted for 10 years this month. I love this channel so much!

[@Believer1980]

Who else is waiting for Barry to fail basic math? Again.....😄😜

[@Benjgj]

He didn't have to fail he just cheated instead

[@KhronicD]

@@Benjgj Nah. There was nothing in the rules saying they couldn't share or trade ingredients, and his nabbing of the spring onion bits at the end is just "food waste appropriation." :) In fact, if the boys had thought about it, they could technically all have combined their budgets in a way to game the system. But that would have required more planning on the go than I think they were prepared to do.

[@andreassandhaland9954]

Would've been fun if they had £10-15 with the prompt "you're buying this for another normal" seeing how they would try to trip eachother only to flip it. They keep their own bags

[@andrewfrank18]

This challenge is me cooking on a near daily basis. Sometimes I cant be bothered to cook what I had planned so change my plans very last minute XD

[@csmitty3517]

I always love these challenges because it shows the difference in food prices from the UK to where I live. For those who don't know, parts of the UK has almost a 12 month growing season for cold hardier veg. Also it doesn't get so hot that it'll scorch or cause other veg to bolt. Compare that to the US where it's too cold/too hot 4 months minimum out of the year.

[@thaisstone5192]

(395) Amazing how flustered they get when staring at a table laden with food: back to basics, protein, starch, vegetable first. THEN the embellishments.

[@serebix3685]

And than you have barry that starts with three types of cheese

[@hampuskullberg9932]

THIS! Sure they are "normals" but at this point at least this much should be second nature xD

[@bjdefilippo447]

Agreed. You'd think there'd be less panic after all these years.

[@KrisAdamsTV]

Mike saying Please for everything and Baz running back for seconds is my favourite part. Love these guys :D

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Ebbers Discovered a new passion! Shopkeep! Hope we See more of it!

[@burpski15]

Really loved this ep! i think the critique at the end was really valuable and fair, would love for more like this! Could you do an R&D series where each normal has to conceptualize and then Research & Develop a dish? but show the iteration process and what they learn each iteration? Would be fascinating to see the tweaks along the way if they each work with a Chef!!

[@andersonrusnell3102]

If you have coin, Ben has wares

[@mestevs6697]

With that statement I feel should been Kush as the seller.

[@SeAnnMorgans]

I love videos like this! The panic is great but so is seeing what you all create something spontaneous for very little money

[@kumquatlich]

I know it's the wrong takeaway but I'm trying to work out how much I would be willing to pay to never have to dice an onion again. It's not 0

[@merlion6613]

Jamie is always so nice to the others complimenting their dishes ❤

[@TheJetiLP]

11:48 bruh when i cook or bake i barely have a plan and 95% it turns out great the other 5% are alright and eatable. :D Barrys made scrabbled egg. "OI!" 🤣

[@janetnz3389]

Mike had the comfort food. Barry spent far too much time making 10 minute eggs on bread. Super idea because so many of us have these challenges. Would be good to see hom Kush and Ben would cook with same restrictions. How about something similar for dietary restrictions?

[@jjcosai]

Ebbers store reminds me of a school tuk shop

[@SortedFood]

Those were the days huh!

[@WVLFRVN]

I could see him working a market stall!

[@Finwolven]

This is a good format, I love giving the normals new, harder challenges. I think here we saw them run into a wall a bit on their planning, even though there were lots of options they didn't form a plan out of the ingredients. Mikes was the most egregious of 'I don't know what I'm doing, I'll just keep buying more cheap stuff to prep and figure it out from there', and Jamie had a good idea in the start but ran into 'improvement creep' and failed to think things through (the garlic was a big mistake that was completely unenforced). Barry hit somewhere in the middle with his initial decent idea of a halloumi sandwich, but he didn't really have a plan for his second dish at all, and ended up just winging it and throwing his salvaged ingredients in there.

[@dawn5227]

Barry's scrambled eggs look like diarrhoea 🤢, edit: I'm sure they taste fantastic but on visuals, my mind is saying NO!

[@Serenity_Dee]

11:05 hahaha the sidebar box

[@marigold118]

I want Barry's low and slow eggs recipe, they sound delish

[@SortedFood]

So good and super easy. Just low heat and cook slowly…. Keep stirring…. That’s it basically. Add in spice and seasoning as required 😁

[@micheinnz]

Pre--diced onions and etc are great for people who don't have the hand strength or dexterity to dice an onion. A lot of "convenience" foods are an absolute godsend for disabled people.

[@BarkeepD]

13:37 one of the grossest things i have ever seen on this channel and ive been here a looooooong time lol

[@tyunik]

This was so fun to watch! Love seeing them play pretend shopping. Love the chaos and hecticness of it all. Please do this again!!!

[@nixi-bixi]

Yes pre prepped is more expensive but there are ways to make it cheaper. Plus plenty of people have reasons for using the pre prepped ingredients. I have a mobility disability and my hands have issues too so I use gadgets and pre prepped when I can. Generally wouldn't buy the chiller version of the pre prepped items but I do use the frozen version. I live by myself so being able to just use what I need makes sense for food waste reasons too. Asda has the frozen from scratch range, 650g chopped white onions for £1.65, vegetable base mix aka mirepoix 600g for £.1.40, mixed sliced peppers 600g for £1,60, 700g of chopped butternut squash for £2.10 is a fav just for the sheer amount of effort i save in peeling, deseeding and chopping plus clean up! Maybe the boys could check out what pre prepared items are "worth it", with an eye on disability as well as time/convenience? Don't forget the freezer section!

[@o0superflu0o]

Frozen veggies, herbs, etc. are a real life saver! I love cooking and am not disabled, but depression can make it hard to care for myself at times. Knowing I can whip something healthy up within minutes without much work or clean up is great. Any extra cost (often none) is a price I'm very willing to pay.

[@lynnsibley1172]

I keep whole onions and frozen diced on hand, because even without the extra challenge of disability sometimes I'm just too tired to chop an onion. Same with a few healthy-ish frozen/premade options - still cheaper than takeout on days when making dinner feels overwhelming!

[@lillianabaxter9125]

I love the limited store and the budget. New favorite series! Poor Mike 😅 Jaime for the win! Thank you, gentlemen!

[@dipit221b]

These unplanned budget battles are great, but I also miss the old themed battles, where the food team helped the normals to create their dishes. Barry's bunny chow beef stifado is one of my favourite Baz dishes, Jamie's lee kum kee christmas feast, the infamous lava cake splodge😂 Mike's chinese takeaway platter, Mike's cereal tower😂 those battles have given us some bangers. We would surely love to see the longer battles too.

[@robin_marriott]

Enjoyed that. The spread of ingredients causing some panic is exactly how I feel every time I shop.

[@FiXato]

To be fair, a lot of planning went out the window by having to rush to get choice ingredients before the other normals took away some of your choices. With a normal grocery run this is likely less to be an issue.