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To be concerned about Jamie Oliver's kitchen

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soupyspoon · 02/02/2026 20:22

I love Jamie. Wont hear a word against him

But I grow more and more 'concerned' (I like this word more and more these days, everyone has 'concerns' about something and this is mine) about his kitchen and his handling

Poor Jamie does not seem to have many bowls and spoons

He mashes up things on a wooden board with his hands

He scrunches things with his hands, no spoon available

He chops and bashes things with the wrong implements, like the bottom of a glass or something

Tonight he mashed potato on a chopping board and now scrunching up mince potato and carrot with his hands.

Then with his mincey hands he moves the bowl, touches this, touches that. No tea towels either.

Here he goes again right now, layering all his chopped veg on the worktop. Directly on it

No plates available again I see Jamie.

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wordledrivingmemad · 03/02/2026 07:43

Theworldisupsidedown · 02/02/2026 21:27

I use kitchen scissors to chop up tinned tomatoes in the can. He is a bit pretentious but I do enjoy watching him. Wouldn’t like to clean up after him.
For budget meals I’m enjoying a woman on instagram who is making meals with five ingredients. With can and frozen veggies. She is great.

Is that Katie Leonard? She’s brilliant, I watch her on TikTok (never got to grips with instagram!)

Didimum · 03/02/2026 08:04

MushMonster · 03/02/2026 07:36

I do not agree with this. Actually, watching TV chefs cook has put me out of the idea of eating out quite a few times. They stick their fingers in and touch everything! I mean everything!

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Classic Mumsnet.

Damnloginpopup · 03/02/2026 08:12

BeanQuisine · 03/02/2026 02:20

Heh.😂

I only watch him when he's on the telly in my GP's waiting room. Like a lot of male foodies his main "skill" seems to be cramming loads of superfluous ingredients into things, like his "coleslaw" which includes every species of veg he can lay his mincey hands on. And then he mixes it all by hand instead of using tossing tools, perhaps to demonstrate what a prize tosser he is.

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no No NO! It's SLAW! The first bit, Cole, doesn't remotely come from Kohl, German for cabbage, which is what coleslaw is predominantly.

What a fucking prick.

DeathBanana · 03/02/2026 08:20

7238SM · 02/02/2026 20:49

If you are referring to his £5 meals show, maybe he thinks people who can only afford a £5 meal don't own spoons, a masher, whisk etc ??? 🤷‍♀️

Yes this is true. Jamie knows as well as you and I the poor only spend their money on sugar and UPF and Must Be Stopped

IfNot · 03/02/2026 08:59

I couldn’t cut plum tomatoes with scissors because they look so much like testicles.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 03/02/2026 09:14

Hasn’t he always cooked like this from early The Naked Chef or whatever it was (in his flat) days?

Disgusts me re his business affairs though that’s not on and it’s hardly as if he’s poor is it?

Blondeshavemorefun · 03/02/2026 09:18

Def wooden boards used last night

Rosealea · 03/02/2026 09:20

Truly can't stand him so would never watch anything he's in, but I'm sure he can afford to top up any supplies he needs. Please don't lose sleep over him op 😊

HelpMeGetThrough · 03/02/2026 09:23

MungoforPresident · 03/02/2026 02:37

I do as much as possible by hand! I get a hand in the bowl and squish those ingredients by hand 100x times more often than I would use any implement. I do, though, use disposable gloves.

But when mixing and squishing and blending by hand, the results are far better; the fingertips are there to be sensitive and delicate. As such, I rely on touch to know if something has the precise consistency I am after.

As for using 'the wrong things,' it is a weird, bizarre human trait to say 'this is for that!' I butter bread with the back of a dessert spoon! It's much easier and more even. I am always repurposing things in the kitchen. We have these peculiar human 'rules' about what is right or wrong, and I just don't follow those.

My friend came to see me a few weeks ago, a well-educated millionaire. We sat and drank Champagne from wide-mouthed cocktail glasses quite simply because we both enjoy it far more that way.

Edited

Hows the jam going Megan?

TheActualQueen · 03/02/2026 09:26

HelpMeGetThrough · 03/02/2026 09:23

Hows the jam going Megan?

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🤣👏

TheActualQueen · 03/02/2026 09:27

IfNot · 03/02/2026 08:59

I couldn’t cut plum tomatoes with scissors because they look so much like testicles.

Lol

Scoose · 03/02/2026 09:28

LorenzoCalzone · 02/02/2026 20:37

It's ironic given he has a range of cookware. I've got a jamie pestle and mortar. He probably uses a shoe and a shuttlecock

This didn't half make me laugh

SevenYellowHammers · 03/02/2026 09:29

Bish bash bosh

LauraNorda · 03/02/2026 09:29

soupyspoon · 02/02/2026 20:22

I love Jamie. Wont hear a word against him

But I grow more and more 'concerned' (I like this word more and more these days, everyone has 'concerns' about something and this is mine) about his kitchen and his handling

Poor Jamie does not seem to have many bowls and spoons

He mashes up things on a wooden board with his hands

He scrunches things with his hands, no spoon available

He chops and bashes things with the wrong implements, like the bottom of a glass or something

Tonight he mashed potato on a chopping board and now scrunching up mince potato and carrot with his hands.

Then with his mincey hands he moves the bowl, touches this, touches that. No tea towels either.

Here he goes again right now, layering all his chopped veg on the worktop. Directly on it

No plates available again I see Jamie.

And yet he and his family are thriving. What point are you trying to make?

HelpMeGetThrough · 03/02/2026 09:34

This tread has got me worrying about Tom Kerridge now.

I’ve got his pots in my kitchen. What’s he heating up his pasta in? 😮

To be concerned about Jamie Oliver's kitchen
ProfessorBinturong · 03/02/2026 09:49

Poor potless Tom. He's probably having to use a paper bag.

HelpMeGetThrough · 03/02/2026 09:54

ProfessorBinturong · 03/02/2026 09:49

Poor potless Tom. He's probably having to use a paper bag.

😁

ArrghNoJustNo · 03/02/2026 09:58

Didimum · 02/02/2026 20:27

Watching him cook recipes for TV is not supposed to pass health and safety standards for restaurant level service. This is how people cook at home.

Only those with poor hygiene.

KimberleyClark · 03/02/2026 09:58

He sticks his finger in sauces etc to sample, rather than using a spoon.

ArrghNoJustNo · 03/02/2026 10:03

Mylittlepea · 02/02/2026 20:57

made with love….a little bowl of joy 🤣

With a sprinkle of splinters and fairy dust for extra flavour.

Sweetiedarling7 · 03/02/2026 10:09

IfNot · 03/02/2026 08:59

I couldn’t cut plum tomatoes with scissors because they look so much like testicles.

Now that has made me want to try it.

Ragruggers · 03/02/2026 10:12

Washing his hands under running water all the time but where’s the soap after handling meat?

ArrghNoJustNo · 03/02/2026 10:17

fruitbrewhaha · 02/02/2026 22:35

He does have tea towels, but they are ornamental and stay folded on his oven door. Which is much better than my poor tea towels which I think my DP uses to wipe the dogs feet with.

🤢🤮

ProfessorBinturong · 03/02/2026 10:24

Sweetiedarling7 · 03/02/2026 10:09

Now that has made me want to try it.

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On tomatoes or testicles?

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soupyspoon · 03/02/2026 10:24

ProfessorBinturong · 03/02/2026 09:49

Poor potless Tom. He's probably having to use a paper bag.

Don't worry, if there's money left over from Jamie's gofundme we can get Tom a pot and a shuttlecock

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