To be concerned about Jamie Oliver's kitchen

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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.

That made me choke on my tea, it's come out of my nose. You're probably right.

My grandson is looking concerned.

But they've all got larders full of herbs, spices, etc.

Maybe that’s how he keeps his immune system intact

He does all this because he's used to someone else clearing up after him. No one in their right mind would mash on a board ffs.

In this new series he washes ( briefly dips) his hands in a bowl of soap water.

who, James Martin? He has got a traditional soap holder on the wall over his sink. One of these https://chateaudusavon.com/products/copy-of-provendi-rotating-wall-soap-holder-lemon-soap-gift-set-combo-in-chrome-finish?variant=39545395380383&country=GB&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21375042869&gbraid=0AAAAAC62Le4_Vuq0OVRVeSAxdmr7ILDfz&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs_-n2ZK9kgMV85tQBh1h1BTFEAQYBSABEgKmc_D_BwE

Watched James Martin Live and he licked his fingers instead of washing his hands.

Mind you, he did saw a Barbie doll in half too. 🤣

Just coming on to say that I'm sold. Clearly have to now find and watch this! I had NO idea there was such comedic value

Mumsnet needs a laugh emoji!

This strength and versatility could be a real selling point for his mugs though. They can be used as mugs, mortars, meat tenderisers, in a traditional autumn playground game, as self defense against attackers that give the holder plausible deniability when brought up on weapons charges - the list is endless.

Oh god yes.

I'd forgotten that scene. That's exactly it.

I’ve a friend who interviewed to be his nanny. She’s a polite gal but said he was a complete and total condescending wanker. His wife is apparently lovely though

I've just added 1/4 of a nutmeg, 2 teaspoons of oregano & 2 tablespoons of cream to my shopping list for tomorrow's dinner.

We spotted Jamie mashing potatoes on a chopping board last night too, I've never seen anything like it, I was genuinly a bit shocked haha. I think he's trying to be edgy, but it's just coming across as a bit sad and like he needs a trip to B&M.

You can smash up the nutmeg in the shop with your shoe to get that quartered.

On a vaguely related note, I followed a Mary Berry biscuit recipe that had crushed boiled sweets in them.
There was literally nothing I found in the kitchen that could crush the flipping sweets, honestly they seemed indestructible. The only thing we managed to break was a plate

Rolling Pin? They’ll smash anything.

Either

Triple bag them, take them outside to the nearest patch of concrete and use a hammer to smash them against the ground? But if you've had to open the toolbox you've left the realm of home cooking I think.

There's no way Mary Berry has the upper body strength for this kind of destruction. I wonder how she did it.

She got Jamie round with his shuttlecocks.

Oooh Matron.

😂😂

I hate Jamie. Sorry, he was bought up in a posh part of Essex, his mum and dad didn’t talk like that. I came from the east end and I’m posher than him! So posh in fact that I can afford a garlic crusher. Yes it’s from IKEA, but it works. In fact there’s an IKEA in Harlow now, so his mum can pop in and buy him one for his birthday.

I have done this using a wooden rolling pin to bash them and a wooden chopping board to bash them on. Yes triple bag them to stop the shrapnel.

Oof, boiled sweet shrapnel

One of the deadliest injuries known to man.

You just made me choke on my cup of tea!!!

Someone called The humble pescatarian