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Jamie Oliver is a twat!!!

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MrsMertle · 30/09/2008 22:55

Discuss......

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Upwind · 30/09/2008 23:24

I also admire what Jamie Oliver is doing and has done

zippitippitoes · 30/09/2008 23:24

but they werent demosntrasbly poor

there homes were smart asnd one had an 8 burner cooker for gods sake

expatinscotland · 30/09/2008 23:25

we'd love to have either of those houses shown, zippi.

i wish!

DH was salivating at that cooker.

we private rent and it's always some shite electric hob.

Notalone · 30/09/2008 23:26

Agree with Carmanere - more education is definitly needed. And no JO is not a twat in answer to OP.

lucykate · 30/09/2008 23:27

dittany - a packet of seeds to grow some basil in a pot on a window sill costs 49p from wilkinsons. i usually have basil, thyme and coriander on the go in my kitchen. a handful of fresh herbs make a huge difference to even my crap cooking.

brimfull · 30/09/2008 23:29

well I am going to say it

they could buy salmon and basil with the ££ they spend on fags

expatinscotland · 30/09/2008 23:30

salmon is cheap in Lidl!

but IIRC they don't sell fags anymore.

better run fast, ggirl!

there will soon be all the talk about how they need the fags because of the stress. you don't understand how hard it is and all that . . .

zippitippitoes · 30/09/2008 23:30

tbh on tv por people always seem to have smart houses

i can never quite get this as it isnt my rl expereience

Upwind · 30/09/2008 23:31

I private rent and have a cooker that was purchased in the early 1960s and, while it demonstrably works, none of the heat settings are even slightly consistent. The oven was not designed to go past 180 and it is not possible to simmer things in pots. Poor me, I can still cook up a cheap meal that tastes reasonably good and it is not due to any education whatsowever. All my recipes are adapted from the backs of packets, nobody showed either myself or DH how to cook but we can read.

shabster · 30/09/2008 23:32

PMSL ggirl - just going out for a cig girls wont be long.

dittany · 30/09/2008 23:32

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SorenLorensen · 30/09/2008 23:32

No, he's not a twat. I think he's spitting in the wind but, like WW says, his heart's in the right place. Who else is doing what he's trying to do? Most people either don't care about those he's trying to help or, like me, think it's just too little, too late and too much for one person, no matter how well meaning. But I don't see anyone else doing what he's trying to do - certainly not any other 'celebrity' chefs.

I think the only thing he's guilty of is naivety - salmon, fgs. Yes, you can make £80 a week go a lot further if you don't spend it all on takeaways but salmon is just ridiculous. And I wouldn't have started with meatballs and pasta - some of them couldn't boil water. The initial outlay was just unrealistic for people who have nothing in their cupboards - they would have to buy it all: olive oil, herbs, garlic, bloody Jacob's cream crackers, plus all the other ingredients. I would have started with scrambled eggs, beans on toast - that kind of thing. Really basic.

But I don't agree that "He is patronising and acts like all northerners are idiots who feed their kids crap". I think what comes across is that he just can't understand how people can't know this stuff - because it's second nature to him. And, tbh, it's beyond me how anyone can not know how to light a gas ring on a cooker.

I felt sorry for him tonight.

expatinscotland · 30/09/2008 23:33

we currently have this piece of shit ceramic hob, Upwind. i feel your pain!

lucykate · 30/09/2008 23:33

i've bought salmon from aldi, it was actually cheaper than the sawdust filled pack of sausages. dd loves salmon, calls it pink barbie fish

shabster · 30/09/2008 23:33

You lot dont understand - Im a Northerner, under a lot of stress, you dont understand how hard it is .....and all that

zippitippitoes · 30/09/2008 23:34

i agree that to say you dont understand when water is boiling is extreme lol

expatinscotland · 30/09/2008 23:34

'Did you see that woman saying that she couldn't afford the bus fare and she got so stressed it was making her sick to cook.'

yeah, i saw that.

and i can't for the life of me understand how she can't afford a bus but she can afford a takeaway for 4 and fags.

those are not cheap, even in council estates.

zippitippitoes · 30/09/2008 23:34

i bought 8 wild salmon fillets from tesco for 4 quid last week

AbbeyA · 30/09/2008 23:35

At least he is trying. I don't think he will succeed but I admire the fact that he perseveres.

brimfull · 30/09/2008 23:35

lazy feckers

expatinscotland · 30/09/2008 23:35

salmon also comes in a tin!

so does mackerel.

and anchovies.

expatinscotland · 30/09/2008 23:36

i'm with DH. 'these folk use every excuse except the truth: they're fecking lazy.'

zippitippitoes · 30/09/2008 23:36

and one would feed tewo with some other stuff like couscous which is very cheap and only needs boiling water poured over

and some frozen veg and tonato sauce lol

Notalone · 30/09/2008 23:36

But it was just an excuse. As I said, I know where she lives and she can WALK to the supermarket. Fair enough, it may only be a Netto so not a massive choice but she could still cook some decent meals by shopping there rather than getting takeaways. Even if she just makes jackets or beans on toast it would be better for her kids than takeaways. I have no sympathy for her as she can still afford to smoke so not THAT skint then.

lucykate · 30/09/2008 23:37

dittany, i do know what you mean, most people don't bother to grow their own, daft really with the price of food increasing the way it is. have to admit, in our house, our weekly food shopping bill has gone down not up recently, totally due to shopping around more, veg from market, toiletries/cleaning stuff from wilkinsons, etc. where there's a will, there's a way.