A New Microwave Burger Series Emerges | Ashens

Set your eating nodes towards Iceland - they've got Ed's Easy Diner branded microwave snack things! Burgers and hot dogs and even some waffle things, although we will not sully ourselves with dessert fripperies.
We've got a Mac 'n' Cheese Burger, Chicken Cheese & Bacon, and a Classic Hot Dog. Do enjoy, because I'm not sure I did.
#microwave #snack #ashens

[@wigglyboots2]

Starting to believe Stuart just likes these things and has found a way to monetize lunch.

[@xmlthegreat]

I've been saying this for 5 years now

[@ACOnetwork]

I agree 😁

[@SnowyzUwU]

Uh, no.

[@JiltedPecan]

@@xmlthegreat yeah this whole time he's been eating all the rotten food. Those ancient olives from a shipwreck, he ate them

[@AlyxxTheRat]

I mean I wouldn't turn down a £2.50 burger.

[@Mousy677]

"me condom's already full, mother!" has to be THE most horrifying thing you've ever said

[@JonasClark]

And most hilarious. My screen and keyboard are thankful I wasn't drinking anything when he said it.

[@MrSlendyMannn]

@@JonasClarkI was drinking a can of Monster when I came back to this the other day. Safe to say some of it went on the desk.

[@duh_dyl]

The lore of Ed's incredibly difficult diner was amazing

[@peterclarke7240]

Shame he didn't follow through (so to speak) with the open goal that was Ed's Incredibly Difficult Bowel Movement.

[@a.grimes4202]

@@peterclarke7240 Nobody wants to watch this poor man shit bricks after eating the disgusting things he did.

[@undeadhaiena2926]

@@peterclarke7240 🤣

[@brianartillery]

Hell yeah. Menus in Akkadian cuneiform, a barter based payment system, the threat of violent expulsion for not being able to quote, verbatim, the Irish Code Duello, and massive discounts only available by arriving with the clap, or letting the bouncers smack you, and anyone you were with in the face with an iron gauntlet as you sat down. Any complaints were dealt with on site, by the manager and some blokes from a non comedy iteration of the Spanish Inquisition, who were handy with red hot pincers, and a spiky iron chair. Now that's a night out in anybody's books.

[@corvus1970]

"Mother, me condom's already full, mother!" I had to quickly disassociate myself from this sentence for a bit, as I was within a electron's width of inhaling the mango yogurt with granola I was eating, and dying a ridiculous death. Well done.

[@jg4184006]

haha!

[@zetsu8ou]

69th like, nice

[@Satsuriku69]

Nice that I‘m not the only one. Even tho I was just spitting out my drink through my nose.

[@therenegades7329]

Haha wish I could construct sentences like you but I'm just lazy nowadays 😩

[@joshshrum2764]

He died as he lived eating a mango yogurt with granola, that would have been a great thing to put on a tombstone.

[@markobighead3173]

The fact that the intro didn't have the vomiting graphic tells me you're.. warming up to these items.

[@Wylf]

He is certainly warming up the items.

[@mvi6744]

What the heck is your problem ???

[@carlwheezerofsouls3273]

@@mvi6744 i think the question here is: whats YOUR problem?

[@anarcho-pingu]

@@mvi6744 how can you be this confused but somehow found your way to this comment section

[@LordDragox412]

@@anarcho-pingu What is they're just a very buff psychologist? Maybe they meant "Hey bro, what the heck is your problem??? I'm here for you if you need me bro, I'll do my best to help you dude.", but because they have more muscle than brain it didn't come out right. After all, steroids make things other than your peepee smaller too.

[@MisterMosfet]

'Mother, my condoms already full' adding that to my list of sentences I thought I'd never hear

[@TeresaHutchinson1982]

I literally laughed out loud when he said that

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

@McFlickers the mother wants more and that's the only rubber her son has

[@heggy_69]

genuinely literally and with no irony whatsoever actually what did he mean by this

[@AdoptedPoo]

i died

[@cmcgeath1180]

something, something Chris Chan

[@Flobbie]

Hearing "Mother! Me condom's already full, mother!" actually provoked a visceral reaction out of me. Horrifically cursed.

[@skylined5534]

Dud and Pete would be proud.

[@AsymptoteInverse]

That sentence in that voice evoked in me a new emotion. Not necessarily a good emotion, but something new.

[@damianruelas2880]

*slurp*

[@bitterjames]

new CapriSun flavour

[@flemmingpedersen567]

If Ashens ever gets his butt over to Barry's kitchen, they should do a "cheaper than frozen" and try to see if they can 'recreate' frozen food cheaper and better than the original... And make Barry's family be the tastetesters.

[@Dorraj]

I am 10000% for this, yes please

[@DiddyBohlen]

This should be pinned

[@SQron188]

Whatever did Barry's family do to deserve such fate?...

[@flemmingpedersen567]

@@SQron188 Their reactions are too good, so they brought it on themselves.

[@cynicalwomannoname7844]

Great idea

[@Bigfluffydragongaming]

I love that other countries have "American Food" restaurants that are just as authentic as an Outback Steakhouse is to "Australian Food."

[@chadschmaltz9790]

I had an interesting experience while traveling across the southern coast of Ireland years ago. At many of the restaurants I went to, the menus had at least one item with the words "Cajun" or "New Orleans" to describe it. As someone who grew up in Louisiana, I had to try these items to see what their interpretation of "Cajun" tasted like. Most dishes were still rather bland despite their best efforts.

[@LaynieFingers]

@@chadschmaltz9790 I live in south Louisiana, and have Cajun relatives. (I guess I'm technically Cajun, but I'm kind of a basic white person, a total mutt.) Many years ago, a film was being made here, and the film crew would end their filming days at a bar my dad would go to. He wound up hanging out with them, talking about whatever came up... One night they were discussing the food in the area, so of course my dad asked what they thought about the local food. One of the women in the group said that she really didn't like the Cajun food here, and that it wasn't as good as the Cajun food back home. Dad asked where home was, and she replied, "... California." The laughter... Oh my gosh, the laughter. Poor, sweet innocent girl. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with having a preference for the California "Cajun" food, but... The food here is the real deal.

[@ronathanjonathan257]

@@migt0w I’m from Texas so hope you don’t mind me chiming in but you can’t go wrong with a good Jambalaya

[@CosmicGaijin]

@@LaynieFingers oof, that clown make up she must’ve had on became permanent after that statement.

[@ThatOneToucan]

You need more quotations

[@ArtyI]

Never a bad day (for us) when Stuart gets his hands on microwaveable food!

[@alfulton5946]

Yeah but one day he might decide to quit or worse

[@CALAdmin88]

He makes me feel much better about eating leftover Chinese takeout.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

Best microwave bap is to buy walls microwave sausages stick it on a bap with cheese

[@cbrooke879]

Or a bad day for him when he gets his hands on a nice sausage!!!!

[@peterclarke7240]

Food?! Is that what it is?!?!

[@galebourn]

3:42 Stuart's best Chris Chan impression yet

[@skylined5534]

Chris Who?

[@inny74]

@@skylined5534 *YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW*

[@jessegd6306]

Trust me on this one: You don't wanna know. Audrey, don't tell. Ya shouldn'ta told me but you did, and now I'm telling you: you don't wanna know.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

It's a name I know, but I know nothing about it's owner. I can GUESS, and it I've guessed correctly, I do not wish to know.

[@Dorraj]

No... NooooooooOOOOOOOO

[@colinlawson8391]

Who else was hypnotised by the slowly falling piece of Mac at 7:03 ?

[@riven4121]

This man has been uploading on KZbin for over a decade and his content has not changed one bit. Never change.

[@RematodeRanger]

Legit feels like a time machine everytime i watch his stuff

[@sawedoffshottyshane9637]

Same beautiful brown couch

[@riven4121]

@@sawedoffshottyshane9637 That couch needs to become a national heritage when he decides to throw in the towel

[@peterbrown6224]

"Adapt or die" Ashens:

[@phillipcazalas1144]

not true he spends more on makeing videos now! after all there things at pound land that cost more than a pound!

[@Suraht]

Ed's Incredibly Difficult Diner sounds like the setting for a creepypasta.

[@Tillyard86]

I was wondering what was so easy about them, but his explanation makes it clear.

[@vulpesinculta3238]

"I took a job at a diner... but the kitchen had a list with 5 RULES??!!"

[@DohTheEntertainer83]

We didn't even have time to eat fries.

[@braintiac]

It's like the Key Lime Pie thing all over again.

[@andhieyusuf7008]

HYPERREALISTIC PATTY

[@itswhiteylad8696]

Stuart: "That's £2.50 I'm NEVER going to get back!" 45mins later with his head down the toilet bowl: "Oh look here comes that £2.50 again, looks like I will be getting it back after all!!"

[@eliotreader8220]

i think thats a pretty normal effect from a cheap burger

[@jayinniss8965]

How does that make sense to you? You cant pick up you own shit and convert it to money. geez

[@mrorange6660]

@@jayinniss8965 *Whoosh* Takes a big brain to understand this joke

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

Gives a whole new meaning to the "Food Stuff" intro.

[@sand0decker]

@@jayinniss8965 people do, unfortunately

[@mattd1466]

In an uncertain and constantly changing world, it's nice feeling of comfort and familiarity to see this brown couch

[@skylined5534]

Ha, truth.

[@JusterinoSan]

"Hooves and eyelids and some beaks, thats what we like in all our meats!" I love it!

[@Okurka.]

Hooves and beaks end up in Haribo.

[@korahall5540]

@@Okurka. eh? I got told it was pig fat!

[@SiobhanJohnson]

@@korahall5540 Nah, gelatin comes from hooves.

[@ThatGuy2042_]

@@SiobhanJohnson and bones and gristle too. All those delicious bits.

[@johnowen7302]

@@Okurka. omfg really 😭 😳 😫

[@mgkleym]

Its weird how bad the hotdog one was given that hotdogs really don't suffer from being microwaved and are already quite cheap.

[@DaGleese]

Yes! I've never understood this! It's cheaper and easier to buy a normal hot dog and a fresh bun.

[@pallsmortion4750]

I always thing them cheap hotdogs are made of lips and bum holes

[@josephswolin7450]

@@pallsmortion4750 any problem with that if its edible?

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

@@DaGleese Even cheaper to just get the store brand hotdogs and some store brand bread. Might cost like 1.97 CAD for the (original style) pack of hotdogs and 1.67 Canadian Dollars for the loaf of (white) bread

[@pallsmortion4750]

@@josephswolin7450 I just don't want my mouth around then parts of a pig

[@justinlardinois3828]

"They had like jukebox things on the table you could put like money in and it would play the next song you picked or whatever. I seem to remember trying to put money in it once and the coin just fell in, nothing happened." As an American, no table jukebox I've ever seen in a diner has actually worked so Ed's sounds extremely authentic.

[@HeroOfHyla]

The ones at Johnny Rocket's definitely worked when I was a kid.

[@NicolaeHolley]

10:40 "It's me job, innit?" is the funniest Brit-ism I've heard out of him in a while.

[@joshshrum2764]

This guy is one of my favorite British, people lol.

[@boskostoybox]

"Let's get this on the sofa." *jump cut* "Nice."

[@swahilimaster]

Would love to see some MRE's on here.

[@Jason1920]

@@swahilimaster He's actually done one. I think it was Estonian. EDIT: _...nice._

[@varietywiarrior]

Man that crossover episode needs to happen.

[@galactus5000]

@@varietywiarrior I now NEED this to happen.

[@Jason1920]

@@varietywiarrior Steve's biceps and Stuart's bald head... I don't think I could contain myself. EDIT: _...nice._

[@RobertHackStudios]

The diner tabletop jukebox being broken is probably the most quintessentially American thing in that "American Diner". I've never encountered a working one.

[@jeenkzk5919]

@@MrVivallo that and the damn thing is probably at least 60 years old. Purely mechanical

[@Calvin_Coolage]

@@jeenkzk5919 Honestly the only jukebox I've ever seen in a diner is the digital one you find at a Waffle House.

[@Chaos89P]

@@Calvin_Coolage Went to a roadhouse chain (forgot which one) and it had a digital jukebox. Waffle House, definitely.

[@jeenkzk5919]

@@Calvin_Coolage I’m in the US. It’s funny you mention Waffle House, they used 70s jukeboxes that played the latest 45s up until about 2010 when it was replaced by an internet jukebox.

[@c.cooper2877]

I know a diner where the jukebox still works, but I'm fairly sure the only part of it that's actually mechanical is the selection knob, with everything else being just digital music piped over the loudspeaker.

[@Smegheid]

What the world needs in a microwave burger advent calendar for this year’s series with Dan.

[@ocupersgmail]

I am VERY EXCITED to see what kind of shit advent they do for this year!

[@jinn8465]

I can hear the retching already.

[@phantomhurricane666]

dan joined that cult of whinging, guilt-ridden tree-huggers. the 'karens' of food.

[@drunkenwoodelf]

"Mother, me condom's already full, mother!" I don't know WHAT context this is from but imagining it has come up with some ghastly and hillarious results.

[@skylined5534]

Channeling his inner Pete and Dud.

[@alamais]

Footlong hotdogs are a thing here, but you would generally have a bun of a similar length, and condiments all the way down. This is just weird.

[@dobson.]

Fr, I have never seen a "standard" bun on a footlong in my life

[@riabouchinska]

They served that for school lunch sometimes at my elementary school and I remember it being actually pretty awesome

[@mukmewx]

Literally no one in America eats a foot long hot dog like that, so werid

[@lucassolomon1079]

@@mukmewx I guess some people are above Sonic.

[@thunderball11111]

Dunno, looks pretty cool really even if it’s impractical

[@john_toss]

A new microwaveable burger series means another trip to the stomach pump for Stuart

[@IvanovIvanAKrutoi]

And a trip to the mental asylum, because he's gone completely delusional by claiming that the hot dog bun split when he took it out, when it bloody did not.

[@rigormortiz5357]

@@IvanovIvanAKrutoi lol

[@mnky75]

You know the Ambulance has a parking spot outside his house.

[@CricketEngland]

Nah he just douses his stomach in vodka afterwards

[@bsvenss2]

Another trip? His private stomach pump is within arm's length.

[@DaLilVivi96]

I love Ashen's huge determination and that cartoonish bite sound he makes as he takes a bite lol 🤣👍 I'd never be that brave tbh...

[@camptube7621]

These products are designed for pissed up people. When drunk, this is pure heaven. I always have them in my freezer for ‘those’ moments.

[@channel22902]

There are so many responsibilities I have in life that I am ignoring just to watch a British man who hates tea review microwave burgers on a sofa that is probably older than me. No regrets.

[@Bill_Stranix]

The generation these days seem to be more into coffee than tea.

[@beagleboygaming1701]

@@Bill_Stranix james bond hates tea too

[@Bill_Stranix]

@@beagleboygaming1701 everyone loves tea. Even Bond. Oh and eastern Europeans who we are beginning to train.

[@chrisbaker8533]

@Teamgeist Don't really understand why pretentious prats keep referring to us as the "colonies". Pot meet kettle.

[@stabb]

@@Bill_Stranix I hate coffee. Part of gen z

[@TiberianFiend]

As a representative of all of America, we claim no responsibility for this "food." This is all on you, Britain.

[@GeneSavage]

Agreed. I was born, raised, and have lived all of my 51+ years in the continental United States. I have eaten at a number of diners. I have NEVER had mac and cheese on a burger. (I will now look for it, however.)

[@seliniumrectifier8924]

Yeah, the beef isn't full of hormones and the chicken hasn't been dipped in chlorine.

[@alexrekzu4079]

frozen tat

[@rareblues78daddy]

*Iceland

[@rundattmedia2106]

Doesn't really matter though, most of your food products are shit over in the USA. Loaded full of additives and nasty chemicals. No wonder most are obese. Greedy food corporations don't care about the consumer. Capitalism at its finest.

[@tinobemellow]

Mordor-style mustard is a form of fermented blood used as a condiment by the orcs of Gorgoroth. It is known for its potent Umami flavor and beneficial amino acids. Elvish blood is especially favored as stock, although mannish blood is more generally affordable. It was invented by the famed orc chef Gordu Ramsuth.

[@reilynn7891]

Stuart: Let's not do the rude jokes Also Stuart, earlier: Me condom's already full, mother!

[@joshshrum2764]

Then he said off to cook this

[@colossus27m]

I love how the instructions on all of these are way more complicated than just cooking a burger and sticking it in a bun

[@peterclarke7240]

These are very much designed for the sort of single man who can't get their shit together for long enough to make a sandwich or beans on toast. There's an alarmingly high number of us over here 😂

"Looks like flesh stripped from an old corpse." I mean, it basically is that so...

[@Chaos89P]

And now I'm hungry...

[@spicybeantofu]

Yeah that's what meat is

[@rhayvenlance]

Hahahaha

[@robertschnobert9090]

You know why I don't like vegans? Because they constantly want to talk about being vegans. I'm a very proud meat eater! 🌈

[@jollymastermind1237]

@@robertschnobert9090 having pride in your diet is weird whether you’re a vegan or a meat eater

[@yoyobeerman1289]

I'm quite fascinated with how American culture (and specifically food culture) is portrayed in other countries. I would honestly love nothing more than to travel to every English-speaking country and just stroll around the supermarkets looking at the shelves and visit all of the "American style" restaurants abroad.

[@riabouchinska]

Right like what the hell is "American style mustard"

[@veveraine07]

@@riabouchinska in the UK we say American mustard for the mild vinegar based mustard that you’d have on fries like French’s, to distinguish from English mustard like Colman’s which is more of a hot ground mustard seed paste, quite reminiscent of wasabi or horseradish

[@riabouchinska]

@@veveraine07 Oh I see... I don't think we have the English mustard, we have the gross bright yellow stuff and then like Polish and German mustard and Dijon and stuff like that

[@daiyahigashikata]

the american style sections in stores are usually “american” candies like nerds and swedish fish, and burgers and pizzas are sometimes labelled as american despite being nearly identical to the stuff we have here

[@joestout2959]

I went into an American store in London. It was pretty much a gas station. And cereal. I never eat any of the stuff in there but it was fun.

[@Max._Power]

seeing that the chicken burger was fully assembled, including frozen cheese slice, in the box. killed me.

[@hollowowlyt]

Honestly the only places that I’ve seen Mac and cheese on a burger here in the US are places that specialize in making burgers. Never seen it in a diner before.

[@mightyfilm]

Exactly. I've only seen such a thing over here at upscale gourmet local burger places. Any other place that serves burgers opts for the standard kind with maybe one or two more common things like bacon, barbecue sauce, sometimes mushrooms, or maybe the most eclectic ones will put like an onion ring or something on there. I know of some places that have (or had) Mac and Cheese Dogs, but those are also quite rare. Not something you can get at a McDonalds.

[@riabouchinska]

There's a (somewhat shitty) local diner chain here that had one a while back called the Trump Tower Burger (if you'll pardon the expression) and I ordered it because I'll try anything that's had mac and cheese unnecessarily slopped on top of it, it was not great tbh

[@davidfl4]

It’s what people in Europe imagine us Americans eat 😂

[@Savannah_Simpson]

@@davidfl4 Well We do, it’s just not a diner food.

[@davidfl4]

@@Savannah_Simpson idk I’ve never had Mac and cheese on a burger and my mother finds the idea revolting. This sounds like something people from the Midwest would do but I wouldn’t know because I’ve never been there.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Clammy hot dog made me laugh in public. My neighbors think I'm crazy.

[@Mdxfiend]

7:10 that macaroni starts slipping off. exquisite tension

[@jstr4life]

"Now you can enjoy the taste of America without the road trip..." That'll be quite a wet road trip.

[@yeti25934]

Only if your car isn't also a boat, like some kind of peasant!

[@jarreddean2094]

What it’s only across the pond

[@rihardsrozans6920]

@@jarreddean2094 Right? Just drive around it lmao

[@jarreddean2094]

@@rihardsrozans6920 considering the suspension of most cars in my neck of the woods you could probably plow right through it.

[@TheHutchy01]

3:44 Stuart proving himself to be a real Norfolk lad with that

[@torquetheprisoner]

i lost my shit cos it was so funny.🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@jarreddean2094]

Remind me to never go near Norfolk for as long as I live

[@joebleasdale5557]

“Yer sister is yer mother Yer uncle is yer brother…” 😂

[@IKrazeyyHD]

You could literally go to Aldi, get 8 of them ones in glass jars (forgot the brand), a pack of torpedo rolls, sauce, onions and have 8 decent hotdogs. Jesus christ Iceland.

[@ram89572]

hotdogs that come in glass jars? that's just weird. Why wouldn't you just have the vacuum sealed plastic packaging. but yeah I think it sounds like a much better idea to get a pack of hotdogs which are already pre-cooked and can be microwaved themselves then just make your own with bottled ketchup and mustard. Seems like that would be the better way to go

[@MediumRareOpinions]

@@ram89572 generally the sealed packs I've seen in UK stores are refrigerated items, the glass jars aren't. Presumably because the jars are filled with brine?

[@sweetpepino1907]

As an American I was wondering what the deal with Ed's Easy Diner is. A British restaurant, mimicking American style food, licensing themselves for an Icelandic line of frozen food? Come to find out Iceland is a chain of supermarket in the UK that "has an emphasis on the sale of frozen foods" according to Wikipedia. Which in itself is almost as befuddling a concept to me.

[@TheMrrccava]

*almost*

[@thoomish3556]

2:27 a contender for the longest ingredients list on a single product. That's 68 Items! It does make you wonder what 'Nacho Cheese Stock' is. I wasn't aware that cheese could become broth.

[@galliman123]

Go have a look at the entree in a MRE 😂

[@jarreddean2094]

@@galliman123 no don’t ruin his innocence like that i’ve seen the ingredients list on those things reads like a bloody chemistry set

[@Psychol-Snooper]

"Mother! Me condom's already full, mother." Dysfunctional family dynamics! 😲

[@Clay3613]

TWO BROKEN ARMS

[@Wombattlr]

@@Clay3613 didn't whang do a vid on that?

[@Psychol-Snooper]

@McFlickers Not something I intend to think about anymore than I have... I'm sure it's perfectly innocent. I choose for it to be perfectly innocent.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

@McFlickers Why go full Freudian? Maybe she took him to a sex worker? Maybe he was creepy and she decided he needed to learn how to protect himself; practicing on a bit of rude fruit! A young aubergine or courgette. Utterly intrusive, but not... not... that!

[@Psychol-Snooper]

@McFlickers How safe could anyone be with macaroni and cheese lubricant?

[@brianburkhardt3692]

“We’ve done beef, we’ve done chicken, next…” “Fish? Oh god, please don’t do fish.” “Hotdog! Pork” “Oh right, thank god.”

[@generalerica4123]

I love this. I love that it's the exact same stuff that it was years ago. In an ever-changing world where so little seems certain, it's very nice and almost cozy to see something that hasn't changed. Thanks.

[@kommodore6691]

The percentages work like, say for a Cheese Hamburger: Wheat Bun (50%) (Wheat, Oil, Sesame Seeds), Beef Patty (40%) (Beef, Oil, Spice), Cheese Slice (10%) (Milk, Salt) where they add to 100% of the total product but each percent is break down of that one particular part 50% bun, 40% patty, 10% cheese, and the further ingredient breakdown in each one is ordered in decreasing quantity but not specific amounts.

[@lovelyheiferdev]

Wish we had it in the States so peeps know what they be eating! 🤣

[@startedtech]

@@lovelyheiferdev a tip at least, ingredients are always ordered from most to least. Then if there's small amounts of extra stuff it will say "Contains 2% or Less of the Following:"

[@LordDragox412]

@@lovelyheiferdev If peeps in the US knew what they were eating, they wouldn't be eating it though, and we can't have that. Billionaires need to make their money somehow, you know?

[@stabb]

Thank you for this knowledge intelligent stranger ;)

[@johncoops6897]

I'm in Australia, where such labelling is mandatory. Note that the percentages are BY WEIGHT. So from the Chicken Thingie at 10:05 - the largest component is the "Chicken with Fried Coating" which is 57% of the total weight. They forgot the % for the Brioche Bun, however Cheese Slice is 9% and Bacon Rashers 6% - so that's 57+9+6= 72% of the total. We'll have to guess that the Bun makes up the rest. BTW - that labelling wouldn't be legal in Australia, because they haven't been clear on which ingredient is in which component, and the percentage for the bun is not specified for either burger (I didn't check the hotdog).

[@billybricker9202]

Title: New microwave burger series Thumbnail: Clearly a hotdog Me: Huh?

[@jimmymcgill2961]

I suppose a hot dog is technically a frankfurter burger?

[@SahiPie]

@McFlickers I-it’s a joke…. I mean come on, are people *seriously* this daft?

[@SahiPie]

@McFlickers damn I can taste the copium from here

[@SahiPie]

@McFlickers the irony is real strong here

[@tempestSH]

The description of ketchup as "tomato sauce" is more ominous than I ever would have expected

[@Abigail-hu5wf]

I will say that here in Australia, it's always called tomato sauce, you never call it "ketchup". So maybe the person writing copy was just Australian?

[@peterclarke7240]

It's sort of interchangeable in the UK, though I suspect ketchup is more commonly used now. When I was a kid, many moons ago, nobody called it ketchup unless they had delusions of grandeur.

[@sebode87]

I'm in the UK and don't know anyone who says ketchup, everyone uses 'tomato sauce'

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

I wonder if there's a business model in "Ed's Difficult Diner?" Make really, *really* good food, and have a gimmick where it's like those abusive restaurants where the waiter walks up to the table and is like "What the sister fisting fuck do you want?"

[@peterclarke7240]

That's called British customer service. The only difference is the food is just as insulting as the waiters.

[@awesomeii8346]

Go to wong hei

[@witmoreluke]

WOW LATE REPLY, but there's a place in the Carolinas called Haps Grill. I understand they've expanded their menu *very slightly* since I've been, but when I went you could get: A Chili Cheeseburger, crisps and a Pepsi (not a Pepsi product, a Pepsi) Or, a Chili Cheeseburger With Cheese, crisps and a Pepsi. (Which had an additional slice of cheese sealing in the chili which made it nicer to eat) No you can't modify your order. Take it or leave it. They're open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-2, and if you'd like to stand and eat your meal then you're more than welcome to do so. They've provided a counter ringing the checkout area for that purpose. Best burger I've ever had, and it's not even close. Crisps and Pepsi were okay.

[@tylern6420]

@@witmoreluke whats a pepsiless pepsi

[@thomasstewart9752]

it means that the filet counts for 57% of the total contents (probably by mass), and all the ingredients listed after count for the remaining 43%

[@DCGMatthew1]

I refuse to believe that people have had these burgers for a date-night at home... I don't even think people with not a lot of money would have these for a romantic date-night. There's nothing romantic about it.

[@WelshMichigander.]

I live in America and I would have a hard time in finding someone that would eat this garbage.😂.

[@ronathanjonathan257]

This is what you serve on date night if it’s not going well and you’d rather not continue forward.

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

This probably is for immigrant heavy areas and will see it and think it's fancy

[@lemagreengreen]

Yeah, £5 for two of these for your romantic date night? that'll get you three litres of white cider which is far more romantic.

[@leelarots]

eating my food while watching ashens food reviews gives me peace

[@drew-horst]

It's finally been long enough for me to rewatch the microwave series. I'm excited

[@AsymptoteInverse]

There's a special kind of pleasure when enough time has passed to re-watch an Ashens series.

[@hobartshatterdome5186]

"Quality" hot dogs, in Canada at least, are 100% beef. Pork hot dogs are generally mid=range and "chicken-wieners" are the budget hot-dog. If you can find "mechanically separated chicken" you know you're in the low-budget territory.

[@goblinsuburb]

yeah it’s pretty much the same here in the US, “all beef” is generally what you want to go with for a quality (or at least as quality as they get) dog

[@kellynolen498]

see i don't like the taste of beef hotdogs not that I dislike beef it's just I prefer a cut of steak for my beef consumption

[@FIXTREME]

The meat inside fails to matter if you don't use a hotdog roller

[@rundattmedia2106]

@@davehoward22 only if you're eating low grade crap. A quality butchers have good sausages and top brands.

[@ancientmachine9070]

I havent seen mechanical chicken in years in the uk

[@daglemj]

49% beef, 37% chicken. What's the other 14%? Sadness probably. Or sawdust.

[@favoritemustard3542]

Sad sawdust for sure... ...with a spritz of pig doink.

[@jarreddean2094]

It could be oats like how McDonald’s burgers were

[@HannahUK3595]

"Toast the buns for much more funs." Stuart Ashen - 2021. Words for us all to live by I think 😂

[@R3nnan]

I was looking intently at that random piece of Mac and cheese expecting it to fall from the burger,was not disappointed

[@blairashby7334]

I love the idea of a food chain only excepting exsact change in a defunct currency and some how still thriving

[@coyoteartist]

According to Ed's website, Norwich has one of the 11 restaurants left. You could have just gone and gotten a real burger.

[@Eisofice]

And I thought wimpys were rare

[@thoomish3556]

it's upstairs in chapelfield (shopping centre) but it's honestly nothing special, there's a reason it's going down the shitter

[@harogenkitnsg2474]

@@Eisofice there's a Wimpy still standing in my local town centre but I've never tried it. Tempted to though before my town centre gets redeveloped, is Wimpy any good?

[@inmedx]

@@harogenkitnsg2474 I've fond memories of whimpy from when I was younger. No idea what it's like these days. Worth going for the novelty!

[@stabb]

@@thoomish3556 wait I've been there 🤯

[@Dane393]

3:42, WOW that threw me for a loop... Funny as heck, but WOW I did not expect that joke... lol

[@pigmentpeddler5811]

man ashens was absolutely on form in this vid, like, I'm afraid for my wellbeing with how much I've laughed in the first 4 mins

[@speedwaynutt]

Can we just celebrate the shit Ashens stomach has gone through for our enjoyment.

[@TheJinxCast]

He should talk to his GP if there's shit in his stomach

[@Okurka.]

Allegedly.

[@6581punk]

I feel more sorry for W. C. Ubend, his trusty loo.

[@LieseFury]

never forget century egg

[@lewis5341]

I honestly don't know how he keeps doing this, he must have the world's best immune system 😂

[@jansenart0]

10:20 The chicken patty is 57% of the entire entree. It says the bacon is 6%, the cheese 9%, and the "Brioche Bun" is unlisted but I can assume it would be the balance of 28%. Probably by mass.

[@ghughesarch]

I came here to say just that, but I see I've been beaten to it. Damn. But it's the *entire* patty, not just the part made from a once-living fowl.

[@jansenart0]

@@ghughesarch Credit to you for pointing out the full composition.

[@BenjaminGoose]

Entree? Pretty sure a burger isn't considered a starter.

[@SteezyLovejoy]

@@BenjaminGoose I believe "entree" is used in the US to mean what we refer to in the UK as a "main course". I've always thought that it sounded more like it meant starter too, but apparently that isn't the case...

[@tuckeyuk]

Entree means starter

[@memyopinionsche6610]

And that hotdogs almost looks like the classic A&W footlong. Except for that hot dog the bun goes all the way to the end of the hot dog.. And covered with awesome chili. Add some fries and a A&W frosted glass root beer. Truly a pleasure.

[@daemonspudguy]

I now want a restaurant called Ed's Incredibly Difficult Diner where the menu is nonexistent, the location is unmarked and changes daily, and payments are exclusively in Fijian pounds with exact change only.

[@PeeJay7290]

I’ve never heard of Ed’s, but that box looks about 40 years old!

[@SMlFFY85]

That's what I thought, at one point I thought this was an out of date food video when he mentioned Ed's opened in the 80's.

[@rundattmedia2106]

Eds at an Bluewater was a usual visit for me..love it.

[@OldPetRiver]

Yeah it’s like he found it in a locker with a couple of Bobby pins

[@TheErador]

Oh... that's why it looks like cold war food

[@6581punk]

@@OldPetRiver Along with some Fancy Lads Snack Cakes.

[@panqueque445]

When they can't even make the BACON look good on the package, you know it's a quality product.

[@iancallender2432]

I used to watch this channel quite a lot more than I do nowadays... sometimes I don't see any videos for quite a long time (thanks youtube - I am subscribed but still don't see them). But every time I come back, I'm always weirdly comforted by the same old intro, the same couch, camera angle, voice, format, everything. Never change, Stuart. Thanks for being just a very odd, but even more oddly consistent rock in my life

[@ericshun2552]

I'm Asian so I never had homemade burgers growing up and thought it was difficult to cook at home without special equipment, so I thought these are why they exist.

[@renatusW]

Ironically the best burgers I've had were marinated in Asian seasoning. Soy sauce, mirin, Sriracha, etc.

[@Diesel436]

Nice Interstella 5555 pfp

[@peterclarke7240]

Growing up poor in the UK in the 80s, I thought burgers were what posh people ate. I shit you not. 😂

[@johncoops6897]

Imagine the worst quality frozen Anglo-made "asian" food, and an English person saying "I thought it was difficult to cook at home without special equipment". PS: There is no special equipment needed to cook a hamburger.

[@droppedpasta]

A hotdog bun here in the US is usually slit down the side of the bun, not the top (with the exception of some places in New England, if I remember correctly).

[@SahiPie]

I mean you can literally go out to any grocery store and buy both type of cut buns there….. There’s no universal rule for the cut. This is coming from someone who has lived in multiple states.

[@droppedpasta]

@@SahiPie I’ve lived in multiple states, and almost never see top cut, though I’m sure you can find them.

[@SahiPie]

@@droppedpasta Walmart carries them nationwide across different brands (Used to work there so this one was right off the top of my head), Shop-Rite has them in the NY area, Tom Thumb and Albertsons in Texas off the top. Seen them in smaller chains across a spread of other states. Just a couple there.

[@arcee420]

My local supermarket specifically calls those buns "New England Style*

[@ArchangelExile]

I live in the Northeast US (NJ/NYC area), you'll find the buns sliced on the side 90% of the time but you can also find buns sliced from the top pretty easily nowadays too. Top-sliced hotdog buns seem to have gotten fairly popular in recent years.

[@TescoOfficial]

For future vids, you should get two of each, cook one exactly as they tell you, and the other in the way that you think will yield the best results, for example, toasting the brioche, discarding the bacon and crisping up the chicken under the grill for a few minutes, or even pan-frying that sausage to give it a bit of a sear

[@marti5420]

Yes.... polish the turd Ashens

[@fujifilm5127]

This is Ashens.he's basically been doing whatever he fucking wants for 10 years. He is technically a food review channel that doesn't show his face and only eats old or frozen shit. He's technically a toy review channel that only reviews toys and decorations from pound shops on an old dirty couch. He's been doing this so long, in spite of everything. What you suggested is logical. What part of Ashens is logical?

[@bitequation314]

That would involve giving twice as much money to the insane people who make these.

[@BertGrink]

I would also recommend heating the bun in a proper oven.

[@ronaldpaterni5081]

Considering the hot dog, I don’t know if he would want 2 bad meals instead of one. Maybe just rebuy the likes to cook differently?

[@michaelkenny4124]

Ed's easy diner, where we live at least, is actually really nice, good quality food and it shocks me they've put there name to a low quality microwave burger

[@MickMod]

It's a lot like how a ton of huge companies had the exact same cheapo MP3 player as a raffle gift and such in the early 2000's, low cost of production, usually huge profit margins, and the entire goal of a business is to make money.

[@lemagreengreen]

I've never even heard of them, are they regional?

[@naedanger123]

I used to like the occasional jaunt to the one in St Enoch's in Glasgow, but alas it shut down a year or two ago. Shame, it was genuinely pretty good as you say, their milkshakes were amazing!

[@darkslayer709]

@@lemagreengreen there used to be one in Debenhams in Manchester but it closed and became a sushi place long before Debenhams went bump.

[@skylined5534]

Ed's Easy Diner, sponsored by Alka-Seltzer.

[@linkdabest2]

I went to Eds easy diner once and they kept dropping people's plates when taking them to the kitchen. So every 5 minutes or so there was just horrible crashing 😂

[@sweatyskinfolds1385]

Stuart: "I thought the spirit of American diners was Whisky". As an American I can assure you that this is a quality representation, as the predominant spirit of American diners is in fact, depression.

[@goldensloth7]

also diabetes

[@Jason1920]

If you've ever been to a Waffle House on a late Friday night / Saturday morning... it is indeed whiskey AND depression. _You're both right!_

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

@@goldensloth7 nah obesity we love our fried foods

[@jarreddean2094]

@@Jason1920 nothing reads “I’ve lost complete control of my life” like that statement you just said but yea just replace whiskey with a Black Russian ( Coffee and vodka for anybody was wondering looking at you KZbin)

[@strayiggytv]

When I think of the taste of American diners I immediately imagined biting into a jukebox

[@jimmymcgill2961]

I’m pretty sure Ed’s Easy Diner locations actually cook everything with a microwave, so this range probably taste exactly like they’re restaurant quality!

[@MickMod]

A friend of mine used to work at Ed's years ago and at least where he was most food was frozen, but cooked like a normal human would do it, so much like how McDonalds and so on do it. Could be different at other locations though.

[@thunderball11111]

@@MickMod The Ed’s near me has really good food but I think they might be a spin-off of Ed’s easy diner and not actually affiliated.

[@dyerwulf5459]

I hope everyone properly appreciates the sacrifice Ashens makes for you. "Are you not entertained!?!"

[@joetrp-3553]

Ashens has never changed. Respect man

[@GigaChad..]

Always amazes me how I've been watching these videos for like 10 years and they never changed in style, it's one of the reasons i watch them, always brings me back.

[@retrocjt]

Stuart, an incredibly common product here in The States, are frozen microwave breakfasts. Such as omelettes, breakfast wraps, breakfast sandwiches and sometimes even whole feasts off egg and bacon and sausage. I was wondering do you have much of the same in the U.K.? Thanks and awesome video!

[@caturdaynite7217]

Gas / convenience stores sell a lot of them too. Some are good, some are awful. A whole new world of flavors for one to explore! I like the Jimmy Dean breakfast sammies. Those seem to be the best. I've tried Smithfield's and Bob Evan's, which are just OK. And then of course there is McD's and the other chains. I always crave a McD's sausage and egg muffin when I have a hangover. Thankfully, that doesn't happen too often. If I'm at home, I find it's better to just make a breakfast sammie from scratch. At least you know what's in it.

[@TheRealFallingFist]

I recommend Brutalmoose's video on frozen breakfasts

[@zarach11]

Kershaw's is a brand that does some stuff like that, and it's not terrible for the cost

[@SahiPie]

Where in the fuck do you see frozen *omelettes*

[@retrocjt]

@@SahiPie You can get them at Walmart or Sams sold under the Jimmy Dean brand name! It’s kind of odd but it’s real!

[@fernandomejia5772]

I can't believe I started following this channel approx 6-7 years ago.... 😂😂😂😂cheers from Honduras!

[@JackMcSomeone]

There's a local burger joint where I live called Two Kings Burgers. They have a mac and cheese burger called the Mac Daddy and it is absolutely massive (and pretty tasty too)

[@SSmotzer]

I know the exact taste of that hot dog. Here in the states we have a brand called Bar-S, and it is one step above dog food and tastes exactly how you described. They are only 50 cents for a pack of 8, so they have that going for them at least.

[@CannaCJ]

My autistic brother won't eat any other brand of hot dog. He'll eat any quality pork sausage out there, but only bar-s hot dogs, and only that waxy pre-cooked bacon.

[@supermegazeldaland]

I enjoy those mostley because i grew up with them, they just taste nostalgic to me.... but ya bottom of the barrel misc food paste in the shape of a tube

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Bar-S bacon is surprisingly good though.

[@strayiggytv]

Uggh bar-s. I've always hated that brand. They make literally the worst tasting meat products. Once I accidently bought the chicken hot dogs from bar-s and my dog wouldn't even eat one.

[@shaunsmith1825]

Not just suspiciously cheap, but scary cheap.

[@eilrahc__]

I have some treasured memories of going to Ed’s when it was still only in London, some friends and I used to go fairly regularly. Now there are none in London and it’s a brand for microwave crap from Iceland. There’s probably a metaphor for something here, but it’s too early in the morning for me to work out what it is.

[@charliejones3119]

No it's still a restaurant but only ever saw 2 ever

[@DynoSkrimisher]

I think I got a good metaphor for that. In my own words though. _They let you have good for a few years before they'll take it away_

[@TheBanana93]

There is 21 locations apparently. There is one in the bull ring in Birmingham I went to like 6 years ago I didn't even remember the name until just now so nothing to write home about.

[@lhaviland8602]

I was NOT expecting 3:40 and spit grape juice everywhere 😂

[@TheZombiebaiter]

16:35 I bet that was bone, If I were a gamblin man

[@RufusOmega]

Ashens is completely correct regarding doing hotdogs yourself. I regularly buy proper American hotdogs, rolls and American-style mustard from my local supermarket and the result is really good. It's also quicker to prepare as all you have to do is put the hotdog in the microwave for a minute rather than mess around defrosting stuff, and when you take into account the quantities it works out far cheaper per hotdog.

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

I cook hotdogs with oil in a pan and they taste much better than microwaving or boiling them. I only ever ate boiled ones at a friend's house

[@nickrustyson8124]

Not only that as a American with a lot of experience with shitty Microwavable meals (Use to work night shifts for a Dollar Store in a small town where everything was closed by 10) I never even seen a Microwavable Hot Dog Meal

[@cynicthehedgehog385]

Stuart making excuses for his terrible hot dog preparation previously is the best part of this video lol

[@ShadowStarkiller]

I actually went back to the old one and checked. If it did break exactly in half, then he edited it out. And it was too straight an edge to be a break anyway.

[@NarmyHiiragi]

He still doesn't seem to understand what he did wrong lol.

[@oliverbrooks4588]

I love youre chanel found it couple of years ago and its always nice seeing one of youre videos pop up every few months and just see some random items its great

[@Ocaljr]

That classic hotdog box looked like those 1960's toy boxes.

[@wesleythomas7125]

It's beef! It's chicken! It's bricken! Also, you should know that "Saussage Inna Bun" means "instant regret."

[@TOPOFTHEBOBS]

I like the name "Cheef"

[@LaynieFingers]

"Sausage inna bun" makes me think of Rincewind. And yes... instant regret!

[@wesleythomas7125]

@@LaynieFingers Yeah, I didn't remember the description of Dibbler's hot dogs, but I did remember that they were tubes of I.R.

[@LaynieFingers]

@@wesleythomas7125 Yes! I couldn't remember Dibbler's name, so together we figured it out? 😝

[@wesleythomas7125]

@@LaynieFingers Guess we did :)

[@mn_twisted4319]

Don’t lie, your just pumping yourself full of processed food in a bid to be immortal.

[@TARmedia]

The fact that Stuart can phase through time like that is truly incredible

[@MrSlendyMannn]

3:42 One of the most cursed things I’ve heard you say over the years, Stuart. I adore how your style of content hasn’t changed except for the camera quality.

[@Dr.Kornelius]

Plot twist, the hotdog was originally made for Ed's Difficult Diner 40 years ago

[@skindreads]

Tbh, if made correctly, a mac n cheese burger sounds bloody brilliant

[@heidistokes9273]

Had them correctly made. They're not bad but not stunning. Best way to do it is somehow make a disk of macaroni cheese and deep fry it so it doesn't fall apart and gives it a better flavour. Unless you're starting with the best macaroni cheese on earth there's no way to make it amazing

[@heidistokes9273]

@McFlickers basically

[@SahiPie]

@@heidistokes9273 I’m not sure about home made ones but I’ve had some made from restaurants and those are delicious

[@heidistokes9273]

@@SahiPie apparently I've been to some shitty restaurants then as the ones I've had were all restaurants

[@lemagreengreen]

Nah it's one of those things that just sounds good, trust me. Always a disappointment yet so tempting.

[@Crosshill]

oooh i just realized, bread and sausages both freeze nicely so you could repackage them and keep em in ur freezer for a quick snack, takes maybe half an hour to thaw naturally, just make sure that the bread is 100% sealed before it goes in the freezer or it might get soggy, great way to avoid food waste

[@Viewer-ld5rc]

When I watched the Ashens microwave food videos as a kid I laughed; now as a broke college student I envy the food.

[@RaunienTheFirst]

"it looks like flesh stripped from an old corpse" Well, technically...

[@skylined5534]

Well now, imagine if this comment had a use by date... we'd all die of food poisoning. Not to mention overuse...