Dine In Alone FREEZER TEA

Everyone has had a freezer tea. Here is mine. Home cooking. Food review. For more home cooking reviews click this link • Home cooking

[@JanetBrown-px2jn]

As a retired person living alone,I found the comment section on this video great fun,I had a good laugh thank you all that participated.I have no quick teas in my freezer though I have tinned tuna,salmon,and sardines,in the cupboard and flat breads,some tomatoes, but mainly I cook 3 days a week,and alternate my meals,then the next week I make 3 different meals,I like a verity of different foods,I have some sort of soup in the fridge every week too.

[@PaddyMacWorld]

Some of the tastiest soups are the dry packet ones (not cup-a-soup types) that you rehydrate on the hob. Often best to use slightly less water than recommended. Plus nice with some cheater garlic bread (toast some bread; rub with a little bit of raw garlic and then butter).

[@ivegotelvis3577]

And of course always remembering those who live and dine alone every night and take comfort from nice videos like this 🙂

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

My pleasure 😊

[@johndavis7944]

There are many of us!

[@mairi2693]

​@@johndavis7944 Absolutely!

[@C_Pedro13]

👏🏼👌🏼

[@richardneale246]

So very true my friend, well said. 👍

[@TheFirstCalled.60AD]

A freezer tea is always full of surprises! Love em 👍🏻

[@sean-wh3it]

I'm partial to a fish finger sandwich

[@welshpam1958]

Me too!

[@juliec70]

Oh me to 😊​@welshpam1958

[@baldieman64]

A posh one, with crusty bread, lettuce and tartare sauce.....Yum!

[@cathym9603]

Me too, love a fish finger sandwich with Heinz ketchup. Fab. Xx

[@aj8ky]

After Gaz reviewed Aldi’s jumbo cod fish fingers in salt and vinegar batter I’ve been addicted to them. They only take 11 minutes in the air fryer. I have them with Bramwells tartare sauce and fresh tiger bread. It’s now my go to fish finger sandwich, thanks to Gaz! They’re massive too I can only fit three in the bread I use.

[@wilderbeestmcc6539]

Nice to see family life in action, Sadly as life goes by some of us do end up dining alone… we just need to think of the happy times gone by and try to stay healthy not too many kebabs 😃👍

[@ianm2170]

Nice job putting vinegar on the peas. Very few people seem to do it, but with a knob of butter and lots of pepper it takes them from bland to scrumptious, for me.

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

I always ask for vinegar in my mushy peas at the chippy. Always had them like that, my gran and mum made them that way.

[@sihill1667]

I also like to add sliced spring onion (green onion) to mushy peas

[@kathsmith5064]

It is mint sauce in peas for me. Yum.

[@CoffeeCupVT]

This looked delicious! When I saw the title "freezer tea," as an American, I was puzzled. I know how to make "sun tea" (iced tea made by brewing the teabags in the sunlight), but I couldn't figure out how brewing tea in the freezer would work. I'm just glad you can't see me blush!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

haha cheers

[@DansTech307]

Hi Gareth - We add a knob of butter to mushy peas. gives a nice rich flavour to them.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

oh nice one

[@tonytaylor3476]

Never heard of that but will be trying a knob of butter. Had the same Ramsdens with batchelors mushy on Good Friday 🤤

[@15dollardietcoke]

I personally find adding just a knob in peas is delicious. Really elevates the experience!

[@cowgirl.4363]

Yes a big knob! And pepper and salt.

[@andrewsbirch9043]

Yes a blob of butter much better and sugar 👍

[@aj8ky]

These types of dinners were called ”ifit’s” growing up in my family. If it’s in the freezer, or it’s in the cupboard,… it’s dinner! We mostly ate ifit’s towards the end of each month.

[@johnfinch4672]

You can't beat a rummage in the freezer , there's always a surprise lurking in a corner.

[@judithmatthews8460]

I’ve a nasty habit of not labelling stuff thinking oh I’ll remember what that is. Then later having a rummage and fetch something out for tea. Occasionally what I thought was curry turns out to be stewed apple. 🤢

[@parkerbarbietinker9655]

Yes, usually 5 years out of date!

[@shirleyburke1571]

😂

[@lparky4409]

My inlaws bought a reduced price Turkey after Christmas one year and cooked it for the following Christmas.

[@Romft17]

The only thing missing for me Gareth is a mug of tea - I love a mug of tea with my fish and chips.

[@SylviaAlana]

You are right a cup of Tea, Bread and butter is lovely with fish and chips 🍽️

[@davidcoates9123]

When you find yourself watching a guy warm up stuff from the freezer, and you like it. You know you enjoy the channel.

[@raphaelandrews3617]

Those mushy peas are excellent, I get about 3/4 can a month. They go good with soup as well. I have the chips from frozen and defrost the fish.[I find when I cook from frozen it gets very dry but if defrost and then cook it gets crispy] cooks good either bake or fry. ALSO like eggs chips, sausage and beans.

[@gizmo1252000]

i don,t blame you adding sugar ,to many foods today ,have had most of the sugar and salt removed ,and it tastes bloody horrible ,i remember baked beans as a child ,the tomato sauce was lovely ,but baked beans these days ,taste bland :)

[@garyfraser8584]

Sugar is a killer that should be taken out of everything

[@janetpendlebury6808]

Everything in moderation, it is a good thing that they have reduced the salt and sugar content in processed foods, you can add both to it if you desire, but for most of us it is a good thing. Using less of each means you actually get to taste the food itself, not just sugar or salt.

[@christophuk1]

Just want to say, I watch you with my gf, and we love how normal you are. Keep going with your channel.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

I appreciate that!

[@Slycockney]

There were thousands of us around that table with you Gareth, you need a bigger house. I was ok with this meal until you got to the vinegar part.

[@conormacdougal2344]

Healthy vegetables?! Since when were mushy peas healthy? Looks OK though. If this is a freezer tea, I wonder what a fridge tea would consist of? Quiche and salad? You need to get into stews and homemade pies, thinking of Cottage Pie or Sausage Pie. I'd give you a 7 out of 10 for your efforts. Bon Appett!

[@mark-andrews]

If I was reviewing food as frequently as yourself, my frezer, cupboards, maybe even a cellar full of food might have accumulated by now. Since we're now getting into spring, maybe it's a good time to, kind'a spring-clean, clear the backlog, and create more videos, potentially great ideas for mixing up ingredients- in turn creating space. A positive step, in life! I think that for me would lead to a reduction in my own stress levels, when I create space, in my kitchen it's available for future use, instead of me feeling confined and trapped, by a seemingly unusable mountain of food.

[@john07973]

Good stuff 👍I always put a splash of cold water on the plate before a 40 second warm up in the microwave

[@cottonfoo]

Fish fingers, chips and beans/peas. Or cod fillet like you have. If I really cannot be bothered, a bunch of frozen chicken nuggets. Healthy!

[@matty007]

You'll damage your microwave running it without food inside, mine broke doing this and found out the heating element over heats when it's not disturbing through food.

[@TelstarFirst]

Actually there is moisture in the plate - that's the only reason it gets hot.

[@des632]

Ive tried that tartare, didn't like it , so i always get a colemans, ocean spray or a supermarket best of , except tescos which are rubbish 😵‍💫

[@johngreen7619]

White sugars are very common. But brown sugars? Demerara ...

[@parkerbarbietinker9655]

Top tip for tinned mushy peas to add a chippy style taste to them...add a pinch of Sodium bicarbonate & stir in well before cooking.

[@ScottishT]

Two bags of mccain chips. This KZbin must pay well buddy 😂

[@briz1965]

Nothing wrong taking it easy at whatever age, but I do like my mushy peas with mint sauce and vinegar.

[@judefrazier4727]

I eat alone every day, until the weekend. I love to cook so it doesn’t bother me at all. Wish I knew what mushy peas taste like

[@catdog726]

When I cook mushy peas I use a tea spoon of honey instead of sugar and plenty of vinegar on the fish and chips

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

Hi Gareth, it’s lovely to hear you and your wife are doing your best bringing those children up as it’s not always easy being a parent. Freezer tea for me is Hot n Spicy Chicken Steaks with a few chips and a little salad and if Im feeling adventurous I whip up a quick coleslaw too.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

sounds good

[@valeriewright8686]

Lockwood frozen mushy peas are the best, take a while to cook but we’ll worth the wait. When you use tinned mushies you have to mess about with the seasoning otherwise, tasteless.

[@lindabrand5144]

We have that frozen fish from Aldi and its lovely in the airfryer but not keen on there mushy peas lol.

[@nicobass1966]

Love it - I do the same and have a frezzer clear out

[@lead66belly]

little tip dont put your bananas with other fruit will over ripen them

[@peterclarke3300]

The best teas are the ones you throw together with things you find and just fancy nice one Gaz 👏👏👍👍

[@jamesjimbob71]

looks very nice, but i have gone of chips lately cos the are always dry but i will try them in the air fryer to see if they are any better

[@Dodgy1]

Where`s ya bread n butter lad for ya chip butter................ LMAO I typed this 10secs before you yelled out about yer B&B lol

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

haha 👍

[@digitalimager4946]

A man of simple taste. Me to 🤗 I’m hungry now 😝🤣

[@2toneleo]

I already commented earlier but obviously just watching it till the end you mentioned one thing I did say in a previous comment.. you never eat alone mate .. yes that was a comment I said and I mean it .. I may have different opinions and views about what you share but at the end of it all.. you are incredible for doing what you do and I personally enjoy your content.. and I meant it.. you won’t eat or drink or be alone because you have us guys supporting you and your channel.. just stay safe and keep doing what you do 👍👍

[@Turnbull50]

i just had a freezer dinner same reason i ended with ALDI's haddock in batter and tinned mushy peas with homemade chips. Cooked the fish in the Air Fryer but as my wife does not like Air Fryer chips they where done in our Tiny Amazon electric chip pan. It all worked out OK. I always look forward to your videos.

[@Dunco3550]

I find that the Iceland £1 Chicken Curry & Rice with a few frozen chips added is ideal for either a quick snack or a main meal 👍

[@triplehbkid4036]

i normally add white pepper and vinegar to the peas when cooking

[@peter3946]

chili flakes

[@matbritton6816]

Freezer dinner. Ben and Jerry's Phish Food, Magnum Classic and Arctic Roll.

[@JanetBrown-px2jn]

Right on!😂😂

[@Koldobika8A]

I like having chicken kiev , either the original garlic ones or the bacon and cheese ones with chips and baked beans or spaghetti hoops ✌🏽

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers Koldo

[@jasonbourne4426]

This is also my go to when i can't be arsed to prepare a fresh meal. Love it. I add butter and white pepper to the Mushy peas, there's plenty of sugar in them already.

[@Shaun30-3]

Hi Gareth, had fish and chips last night, Auntie Bessies frozen chunky chip's"Nice" and Iceland frozen fish ( 2 of them ) from the £1 range not bad at all Alaskan pollock . with a side of beans left over in the pan ( from the mrs beans on toast ) and a bit of Bisto chip shop curry sauce,. That was my frozen tea last night, but don't worry I'm dining with you tonight ,as i'm watch you i'm having a meat ball and red onion pizza from Morrison's . Catch you soon take care

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Nice one!

[@jacquelinewatt1241]

Sugar in peas?? Jeez Louise!!

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

Try a wee pinch in your carrots too, along with whatever else you add to them when cooking. White obviously, not demerara like Gaz 😂

[@magicaardvark1]

Oh lovely. A battered bit of fish with Spicy Wedges is my freezer tea to go to. That looks lovely Gareth. Cheers Lad!

[@bobstanden6788]

Made a beef Japanese curry, with onion, potato and carrot. Served with either steamed rice or cous cous, very tasty.

[@orcue70]

Gaz your gas! dousing with sugar was hilarious! batchelors marrofat peas are my favourites. the bananas left in the fridge will last ages, congrats on video youtube made on your channel keep up the good work man

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it, cheers

[@BigBadBradleyGaming]

Please go to Asda and review and compare the walkers wotsits (cheese) and Asda’s wiggles (cheese)❤ I love your videos! Keep up the fantastic work! :)) ❤

[@rehenhawksmusic]

Yeah you can't beat good old fish and chips even from the freezer is bang on. If you want to cook it's very simple with @Spiceandeazy ready mixed spice kits as they come with the ingredients list and method so its pretty easy to make delicious home cooked food. I have recently made a Moroccan Meatball Stew with was really really good 👍

[@paulwalker2873]

You probably know this anyway but you should keep Bananas away from your other fruit as they release a gas that speeds up the ripening of other fruit which then might go off before you gather a chance to eat it. All the best. Great vids BTW. Paul.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks for the tip!

[@johnpettitt896]

Adding sugar to your peas, you hooligan! This just needs some Stokes brown sauce.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

🤣

[@Agrq111]

Add salt n white pepper to your mushy peas.. Miles better. Wheres the bread n butter too.. Great vid mate.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers

[@Jan-j1b]

Nowt wrong with a freezer dive 😅❤

[@lizstaley621]

You should try a kershaws dinner again. I had the lamb one, this is the first time I've said price has gone up and got more food.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

wowsers cheers will do.

[@timcrook2231]

🍑👌Well done Gaz your not alone bud,fish fingers and potato waffles for me🎉❤😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers Tim

[@nicolavallely8076]

Hi Gareth, mind is southern fried chicken steak with potato wedges and mixed veg xx

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

chess Nicola nice x

[@neave789]

my freezer full of foil trays filled with my homemade meals tonight it's pork in homemade sauce used Dr pepper in that with sweet potato garlic mash. Every evening meals a meal for one which isn't as bad as people think my little dog George has chicken and peas .

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds great!

[@johnwatson5235]

Proper northern tea that lad. Nice to hear all your family sit down to eat together rare that. Loved the vid.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks 👍 cheers John

[@Vanosphere]

When my parents used to go away on holiday my Mum would leave a freezer full of stuff. On the last day all I had left was a Hollands Meat & Potato pie and some custard. It's the only meal I've ever not fully eaten. Was orrible

[@lyn1951]

Are those triple cooked chips better than the other ones not so dry? Love your channel Gareth😊😊😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

think so

[@annetteminett8500]

I had 4 fishfingers in a buttered sandwich 2night-delish x

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

yum 😋

[@onevastanus]

So you finally got divorced?

[@TeaganSoulsby]

What a silly comment. He's not divorced!! His wife took the kids out.

[@onevastanus]

@@TeaganSoulsby She took the kids away, and he can't even afford to turn the heating up look.

[@michaelfeeney8437]

Dining Habits . Interesting subject. I can sometimes find dining with company strange as well. Particularly if your fellow diners eat at a different pace to you ! And do you find that you can eat certain foods faster than others ? Another thought provoking video. Many thanks…

[@wesdonze2014]

I usually have a couple of roast meals in the freezer in case I cannot bother to cook. The cod looks like worth a go as well ( and also fish fingers)

[@jenniferalldred7215]

Can’t beat having a meal on our own 😊 do what you like and lick the plate 😂

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

yes 👍

[@tomgibson3200]

Brilliant freezer tea there Gaz, a teaspoon or 2 of mint sauce in those mushy peas and you have minty mushies 😋 can't beat it but yeah you've motivated me to have a freezer tea tomorrow now lol

[@uglenddalejones2]

You made me chuckle quite a lot in this one 😁😊🤪🤩 Job lot lol Windy city is mighty pretty (soz,I’m singing this) And neon lime green mushy peas . You can’t beat one of these meals- I have a fish fingers sandwich in my plans soon- Stamford street,Sainsbury’s-80p for a box and apparently they’re the best of all budget lines in supermarkets

[@uglenddalejones2]

I like cooking as you know (instagram) but it really does mash me up because of standing and chronic pain. But I do like a burger(frozen burger) salad and chips.if I’m in a I want a hot meal but don’t want to cook and hang around- il go for microwave chips. Or sausages out the freezer Another is southern fried chicken,few chips and a sweetcorn cob.and been fancying fish fingers recently so they’re lined up. Also lately- boil some fresh beetroot

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers Glenda, hope you're well 👍

[@Stretch2024]

Looked spot on that gaz. Love a freezer tea, my fave is nuggets, chips and curry sauce

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers mate, hope you're well pal

[@Stretch2024]

@@BaldFoodieGuy I'm good thanks pal. Hope you are doing well. If u go to asda try the lamb karahi in the bom bahia range of currys mate, really nice. Its the hottest one

[@arthurvasey]

I have freezer teas all the time - I live on my own and it’s too much trouble to cook lavish meals - I sometimes get unusual stuff- different sorts of potato products (mainly chips), stuff like sausages and burgers - just get out some meat or fish and some potato product and put it in the oven - I’m not a good cook, anyway! My meals come c/o Iceland!

[@Tom_murray89]

Love a freezer tea

[@pauljennings8432]

Nothing beats the occasional freezer food dinner, all the best to you too Gareth.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

all the best Paul 👍

[@a11csc]

could you not get any bigger chips gareth

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

haha 👍

[@mohammedvachhiat4233]

No chip spice?

[@billmoss7677]

Not dining alone! Dining with about 8 million who live alone (for all sorts of reasons) and really love your videos. And you can cook : better than most, and not a chore!

[@suemills9045]

Odds ands sods tea always seems a nice tea. Pumpy peas lol

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers Sue, hope you're well 👍

[@vortexx8340]

Another great review pal got a game changer for ya for the vinegar get yourself a small spray bottle the vinegar spreads so much better and the fish gets it all

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers pal

[@sco467]

00:01. PLEEEASE do a cooking vid mate, it'd be absolutely gold to watch.....👍🏼

[@roymillsjnr5172]

I dine alone everyday love it 😂

[@andrewhayes7055]

Sugar in mushy peas😫

[@pauljackson1981]

Freezer jolly good fellow...

[@davidmccallum6420]

Yeah luv a piece and chips (chip sandwich)as we say in scotland Gareth . Keep up the good work son👍😀

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

cheers will do

[@JonPaul1953]

Fish, chips and mushy peas for not much more £2, Gaz? Bargain👍. I like a bit of mint sauce in me mushies, mate.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Good idea

[@markdaniels2200]

Hope you enjoyed your freezer tea. I like curry, rice & chipsters… 😁👍.. It will be windy tonight in Trumpton…. 😂👍….

[@DJDonnelly]

I was looking to see what is in our freezer and we have lots of steak, gammon steak, a bag of chips and roast beef And you upload this eerie or what? lol

[@paulballinger1218]

Frozen sausages, Hash Browns & baked beans is a common freezer tea combo if my wife is short on time 😋

[@kathrynsteadman397]

I would !like a review of tinned peas. The Last time I bought Sainsbury's own brand mushy peas they were actually unpleasant.

[@anneperry9014]

Sorry, dont like those chips. Dont cook evenly and tasteless. I eat alone most nights and i like it like that. Anyway, great vid. Poor you ah!!!!!!!!😂

[@briangowland9034]

Dude! I eat freezer teas pretty much every day. 😁 I eat frozen fish probably 2-3 times a week (normally Birds Eye battered or breaded haddock). I used to get Batchelor's mush peas but switched to Newgate brand from Lidl (just as nice but a lot cheaper). I stick them in a plastic bowl and put a good bit of fresh ground black pepper, a bit of salt and a dose of chilli flakes in then microwave. I get Asda Homestyle Crispy straight cut frozen chips - they're nice and I oven cook them with the fish 30 minutes.

[@lizholmes2730]

Oh I so want fish n chips NOW ... Where's the wedge of lemon....????... I taught my girls about tartare sauce and lemon wedges for fish.... We visited a cafe somewhere ordered fish n chips n peas bread butter juice.... Plates came to table and the 3 of them looked at their plates and the waitress and said... Can we have tartare sauce and lemon please.... If looks could kill... I would be a dead Mum, the waitress was so u chuffed!!.... I had to explain to the girls not everyone ate tartare sauce or had wedges of lemons with fish etc..... Oops. My Girls are adults and they insist on having tartare sauce with chips every time.... Salads and fish /prawn/calamari must have lemon (I did not introduce them to calamari the youngest loves cooking so has a very wide range of likes....) so to answer the question..... Freezer tea... Birds eye chicken chargrills original or BBQ, chips or wedges whichever is there... Sweetcorn relish (for chicken husband uses onion relish) maybe baked beans or maybe BBQ sauce, sweetcorn.

[@ukoldgit]

Hi Gaza, Just picked up pig's kidney's, pig's liver, ox heart and a tray of belly pork all ready for some homemade faggot's, mincer will be working overtime tomorrow but I did think those chips and pea's would go with them, especially with a splosh of onion gravy. Great scavange vid, thank's mate.👍

[@simonacuthbert1]

That kind of crisis cooking is an everyday occourance in my house, Gaz. Welcome to my world...

[@dodgybodger3124]

That's a lot off peas Gaz. 😄 More Tea vicar 😉 If ya get me drift. 😂 Gonna be windy round your way. 😂😂😂

[@jeanhopman5659]

0We are having exactly that tomorrow night, but I will be making the chips from scratch. (pre steamed then air fried) We'll be having marrowfat peas and (frozen) battered fish too. Not bread and butter tho - it was always forced on me as a kid so i just don't.

[@williamfrazer8691]

Can't stand mushy peas. Everything else looks just fine.

[@dann756]

My guilty pleasure before moving to arizona was kershaws steak and chips. I went through a phase where i think it was morrisons done 3 for $6. Id have them breakfast, lunch, dinner. I know they're disgusting but its like something you shouldnt look at but cant help yourself.

[@skinteastwood2358]

Are you able to find Hendersons Relish where you are fantastic with Fish & Chips my friend. Mmmm

[@DamonSlater]

Need some Encona hot sauce for the chips

[@combiuk]

I did almost exactly the same as you last Friday, same chips, similar fish & mushy peas (i put mint sauce in my peas) and tartare sauce on my fish. Great Meal!