I used to work in Greggs and all bakes/items come in frozen and we'd just cook them in batches when we'd need them! These Iceland Greggs bakes aren't dupes, they're actually supplied from Greggs directly! I used to often survive off the sausage and bean ones through Uni 🤣
Also an ex Gregg's employee. I can vouch that they must be the same. I think we just cook them in super power ovens in store which makes them taste different!
I worked for m&s and the supermarket pastries are a different but similar recipe than the ones in store even though both are supplied frozen. It's due to different legislation for supermarket products Vs from bakery. I feel like Gregg's could do a similar thing with greggs
I can imagine a lot of food is the same or similar, but the cooking methods are different. At restaurants a lot of things are deep fried and covered in salt and msg which makes them delicious 😋
I live in the United States and I recently have started purchasing the Great Value brand in Walmart. I was very wary at first, but it turns out that at least 89% of the Great Value Brand is BETTER than name brand. I was shocked, surprised, and am currently saving a lot of money and enjoying my food more.
As a Greggs Employee I can confirm all the products come out of the the same supply site/bakery. Kinda looks like your local branch weren't baking those pasties correctly, we have to rest the pasties before baking at a cetain temperature, seemed like they may have baked them at the wrong temp or not rested them before baking seeing as your chicken bake was raw on bottom x
I think it might be because they can’t have a hot plate in Greggs anymore? So the pasties have gone cold & coagulated. They are defo the same though! X
Funny to watch this as a Greggs employee. Those bakes definitely looked a bit undercooked from them, I'd say! The way you cooked your bakes are what I tend to aim for lol
I used to work in Greggs! Sadly the front display units aren't hot and they are not designed to keep food hot, nor are they advertised to. Best to just head into store when they're likely cooking fresh batches often, ie. lunchtimes!
Greggs uses Combi ovens with steam, cooks faster, higher temp and doesn't dry out the pastry. What airfryers and a home oven can't do, add extra moisture. When you are use to cooking with steam combi home tabletop oven.
That’s the biggest mistake most people make with ‘restaurant style’ chips at home. They bake/roast them in the oven, but almost guaranteed, the chips you get in a restaurant have been deep fat fried! They always taste better and more similar if you can deep fat fry them don’t they!
Really fun video, thank you! Was it an absolute nightmare to have everything done at the same time? I would have struggled to get to the recording of a video like this because of absolute chaos in the kitchen! Very impressed
I agree as I dont usually find that the supermarket items are as great as the restaurant ones but it is still fun to try. Could you do a video of only shopping and eating from odd or even numbered aisles in one supermarket. Love from Canada.
Guessing the Greggs were bad because they weren't left to defrost for a bit...used to work at Greggs and the food was always so much worse when it hadn't sat outside the freezer for at least 5 minutes. And I'm almost 100% sure the stuff from the supermarket is just the Greggs supply repackaged-remember my manager telling me that pretty early on!
Fries you can make good at home by deep frying. We bought a little counter top deep fryer and it was worth the $30!!! And deep frying th frozen chicken tenders, the cheese sticks etc... So much better!!!! It's on another level!
once it's cooled down, I strain it and store it in a bottle until I want to use it the next time. just be aware of what has been fried in it and don't mix too much flavours in there, but otherwise it's fine to reuse a couple of times@@Kleigh8484
@@Kleigh8484I didn't know this until literally a few weeks ago. But you're supposed to pour the oil into a sealed container (maybe even a glass one specifically?) and throw it in with the garbage. Do NOT pour it down the sink whatever you do, it clogs pipes x
@@Kleigh8484you can strain the oil, I use cheese cloth, and put it back in jug to store for a time, I make a mark on the jug to keep track of how many times I've used the oil and toss it after 8-12 uses.
im 100% sure the greggs items found in supermarket are official greggs items. its just the way of cooking that changed its taste. ALSO ugh annoyed me so much you gave greggs a point bcuz you burnt your cookie :))))) shouldve skipped the cookie altogether
South African living in UK here😊 It's just their word for a chicken pie. They're not very nice and I don't know why they don't just call them pies. I think maybe it's a marketing thing. Because pies here are quite cheap things but if you call it a chicken "bake" you can charge more for it and people will think it's a bit fancy.
@@rebekahjoytaylor8002 A bake (sometimes called a slice) is a different shape to a pie - places like Greggs sell bakes/slices because they're easier to eat on the go. Pies also have more filling, due to the difference in taste, but that does make them harder to eat with your hands without making a mess. You also get pasties which are similar, but a different shape again and are made with shortcrust pastry.
It's rare that frozen supermarket foods are as good as or better than restaurant versions. I DO like some of the Trader Joe's frozen foods, but they aren't duping restaurants. However, I find I prefer to cook foods on my own rather than buy supermarket frozen meals anymore. Frozen pizzas run the gamut, but I think the best one is Red Baron or DeGiorno ... rising crust. You do have to cook them in a very hot oven with a pizza stone or directly on the oven rack to get the best results.
I could be wrong but I don't think these products are 'dupes'. I think the actual companies produce them for the supermarkets. They wouldn't be able to sell them under the restaurant names otherwise. It would surely be against the law.
greggs sausage rolls too me are so dry and like fake pork lol im from Belfast we only got greggs here like 6 years ago so being used to real bakery ones for so long it cant compare
I know you are an air fryer girlie .... can you find frozen tater tots in the UK? IMHO, air fryers would earn their place in my kitchen if they ONLY cooked tater tots!
They aren't fakes. They wouldn't have the official branding if they were fakes. Do you imagine that Gregg's make fresh pastry every day! Apart from the chips, which are deep fried in the restaurant, the products are identical providing you cook them properly. The biggest difference between them is the price.
Hello there Grace, you will ALWAYS find that fried chips from a Fish & Chip Shop will taste nicer than supermarket oven chips. I recommend you try out the new seasoned French Fries from KFC - they are seasoned in the same secret blend of eleven Herbs and Spices that KFC use in the batter coating for their Chicken. You will find out that Burger King French Fries come in second place followed by McDonalds. Best wishes and take care. Kind regards, Peter Skuce. St Albans. Hertfordshire.
I used to work in Greggs and all bakes/items come in frozen and we'd just cook them in batches when we'd need them! These Iceland Greggs bakes aren't dupes, they're actually supplied from Greggs directly! I used to often survive off the sausage and bean ones through Uni 🤣
Are you 100%!? Because those pasties tasted worlds apart 😂😂😂
Also an ex Gregg's employee. I can vouch that they must be the same. I think we just cook them in super power ovens in store which makes them taste different!
@@Sarah-js8oqI agree. It’s definitely the industrial ovens that give them the greggs touch!
As a ex-employee I can also vouch for this comment they are the exact same🤣 Leave them to rest for 20mins it helps!
I worked for m&s and the supermarket pastries are a different but similar recipe than the ones in store even though both are supplied frozen. It's due to different legislation for supermarket products Vs from bakery. I feel like Gregg's could do a similar thing with greggs
The editing is great in this video, especially when you put the text on top of the plates, that looked very nice!
Glad you enjoyed 🎉🎉🎉
I can imagine a lot of food is the same or similar, but the cooking methods are different. At restaurants a lot of things are deep fried and covered in salt and msg which makes them delicious 😋
The reason the fries taste different is that they are fried at the restaurant and you cooked them in the oven at home..
I live in the United States and I recently have started purchasing the Great Value brand in Walmart. I was very wary at first, but it turns out that at least 89% of the Great Value Brand is BETTER than name brand. I was shocked, surprised, and am currently saving a lot of money and enjoying my food more.
When you said dissertation it just reminded me I’m watching this to avoid writing mine😂😭💅🏼
Please make this a series. Would love to see more. LOVED this!!❤
PLEASE PLEASE do itsu next!! i feel like their supermarket stuff is always good but would love to see a side by side comparison
wagammma and itsu for comparing for supermarket and in restaurant
Oooh definitely Waga Mamas for sure!
As a Greggs Employee I can confirm all the products come out of the the same supply site/bakery. Kinda looks like your local branch weren't baking those pasties correctly, we have to rest the pasties before baking at a cetain temperature, seemed like they may have baked them at the wrong temp or not rested them before baking seeing as your chicken bake was raw on bottom x
I love the confirmations on the food from mr grack, so cute !
I absolutely love these type of videos! I’m now craving Greggs sausage rolls and gonna get myself straight down to Iceland 😍
i haven’t watched a Grackle video in literal years and today out of the blue I was like WAIT i wonder how this girlie is doing, hope she’s good :)
I think it might be because they can’t have a hot plate in Greggs anymore? So the pasties have gone cold & coagulated. They are defo the same though! X
This is a great idea for a series!
This! This is the kind of CZcams series that is great
Funny to watch this as a Greggs employee. Those bakes definitely looked a bit undercooked from them, I'd say! The way you cooked your bakes are what I tend to aim for lol
I just love your videos and your crazy extensive knowledge of adjectives.
All this vid needs is Papa (or should I say GRAND-papa Booth)!
Huh is she pregnant
@@junee1216 no her sister just had a baby
@@kates7277 oh I forgot her sister was pregnant 😭
I highly highly rate the TGI Fridays frozen onion rings from Iceland. Absolutely stunning
I live for the greggs frozen range because I can make it as hot as I want 🤣🤣🤣every time I get it from greggs it’s cold 😅😅😅
I used to work in Greggs! Sadly the front display units aren't hot and they are not designed to keep food hot, nor are they advertised to. Best to just head into store when they're likely cooking fresh batches often, ie. lunchtimes!
@@sarah8592-t1b nope tell me about it. Been poorly twice from eating Greggs, unfortunately won’t go back anymore 🥲
We need a hot cross bun taste test!! Aldi has some wild flavours (BANOFFEE!)
Another great vlog Grace…I imagine papa booth would have licked his lips at this one🤣🤣
I didn't know I needed this video. Loveddd it! I think it would've been a fairer taste test if you fried the chips, chicken and mozarella thingies
Greggs uses Combi ovens with steam, cooks faster, higher temp and doesn't dry out the pastry. What airfryers and a home oven can't do, add extra moisture. When you are use to cooking with steam combi home tabletop oven.
Ahh I never knew that
Loving the editing!!!! Pro pro pro!
loved thiss ❤️
Your videos brighten my day, so damn wholesome
Such a good video! I always buy TGI food from Iceland but never actually had it in the restaurant ❤
such a good video! the pace of the videos are so good! could you do more vegan/vegetarian food stuff?
The TGI sesame chicken strips are honestly elite, I think about them on a daily basis 😂🥵
I use a deep fat fryer at home to cook frozen oven chips. They actually taste really good, being almost on par with restaurant ones.
That’s the biggest mistake most people make with ‘restaurant style’ chips at home. They bake/roast them in the oven, but almost guaranteed, the chips you get in a restaurant have been deep fat fried! They always taste better and more similar if you can deep fat fry them don’t they!
@@bethannie2433 Exactly. Also good to use triple cooked chips for that extra crispiness.
Currently recovering from a nasty infection and can’t eat much but damn, this made me hungry! great video x
Such a fun video!!!
Really fun video, thank you! Was it an absolute nightmare to have everything done at the same time? I would have struggled to get to the recording of a video like this because of absolute chaos in the kitchen! Very impressed
aldi skin on chips have never let me down theyre so much better than most oven chips
Please compare the pizza express range sold in Tesco !
I agree as I dont usually find that the supermarket items are as great as the restaurant ones but it is still fun to try.
Could you do a video of only shopping and eating from odd or even numbered aisles in one supermarket.
Love from Canada.
Guessing the Greggs were bad because they weren't left to defrost for a bit...used to work at Greggs and the food was always so much worse when it hadn't sat outside the freezer for at least 5 minutes. And I'm almost 100% sure the stuff from the supermarket is just the Greggs supply repackaged-remember my manager telling me that pretty early on!
I once had the frozen Millie’s cookies from Iceland and I thought they were delicious!
Imagine greggs pastries in the air fryer 😍 tgi chicken, supermarket version is tempting to try now….
At some Tescos they also do the TGI Friday ribs I wonder how they compare to the iceland ones x
Try the wagamama meal kits vs the real ones
Fries you can make good at home by deep frying. We bought a little counter top deep fryer and it was worth the $30!!! And deep frying th frozen chicken tenders, the cheese sticks etc... So much better!!!! It's on another level!
I want to deep fry but I what do you do with all the oil afterwards, can I ask? Especially if you don't do much deep frying?
once it's cooled down, I strain it and store it in a bottle until I want to use it the next time. just be aware of what has been fried in it and don't mix too much flavours in there, but otherwise it's fine to reuse a couple of times@@Kleigh8484
@@Kleigh8484I didn't know this until literally a few weeks ago. But you're supposed to pour the oil into a sealed container (maybe even a glass one specifically?) and throw it in with the garbage. Do NOT pour it down the sink whatever you do, it clogs pipes x
@@Kleigh8484you can strain the oil, I use cheese cloth, and put it back in jug to store for a time, I make a mark on the jug to keep track of how many times I've used the oil and toss it after 8-12 uses.
@Radisgrek thanks! I read that too which is why I have always avoided deep frying but sometimes it would be nice to get that crunch!
please do pizza express! their supermarket range compared to in restaurant is like night and day! x
Just curious, why didn’t you re-bake another cookie to make up for the burnt one? 😅
Grace your title has greggs in it twice not sure if that's on purpose or not lol
I remember trying the Greggs cheese and onion bakes when they first went into supermarkets and they were far superior to the store bought.
What a great video
Tescos has a frozen Zizzi’s range!! the chorizo pasta is my favourite
I feel like you need to do this blind folded! x
Air fry frozen chips especially the tgi ones 🤤 "Ranky doodle" 🤣😂
I do believe this is the first video I’ve seen Grace reply to comments! Hittin the big time!
She replies to them every now and then 😊
im 100% sure the greggs items found in supermarket are official greggs items. its just the way of cooking that changed its taste. ALSO ugh annoyed me so much you gave greggs a point bcuz you burnt your cookie :))))) shouldve skipped the cookie altogether
A really interesting video
Pizza express to try please! I think the supermarket products are better than restaurant these days
Pizza express, try that next. Thay have all sorts in store. Only tescos though I think.
omg grace ily
Can we just appreciate the sheer quality & quantity of content Grack has been churning out this year! ❤❤❤
When you were listing prices were the ‘dupe’ prices per whole pack or per portion?
Per pack I think
I’m… suddenly craving a sausage roll.
You have to try Aldi’s Four Seasons Crispy Skin On Fries, they are the closest thing to restaurant fries you can get. So good
you should do more videos with your dad. the energy that bounces off the pair of you is great
I really rate the frozen sesame chicken defo needed more sauce 👌
Iceland has gone very expensive
Is a chicken bake our version of a pie in South Africa? Here a 'savoury bake' would be like a casserole or veggies baked in the oven in a dish.
South African living in UK here😊
It's just their word for a chicken pie. They're not very nice and I don't know why they don't just call them pies. I think maybe it's a marketing thing. Because pies here are quite cheap things but if you call it a chicken "bake" you can charge more for it and people will think it's a bit fancy.
@@rebekahjoytaylor8002 A bake (sometimes called a slice) is a different shape to a pie - places like Greggs sell bakes/slices because they're easier to eat on the go. Pies also have more filling, due to the difference in taste, but that does make them harder to eat with your hands without making a mess.
You also get pasties which are similar, but a different shape again and are made with shortcrust pastry.
I got confused and i thought you were trying to recreate restaurant food with supermarket food like a fakeaway series that would be cool to see
This is a great video idea 👏
I wonder how much of the TGI stuff is cooked from frozen in the restaurant
Previous employee 👋🏻 everything is, the Ribs are microwaved first and then cooked 😅
@@charmainex2598 I thought that might be the case x
Not me liking the Iceland chicken bake 🧍🏾♀️🧍🏾♀️🧍🏾♀️😭😭😭😭
The like the chicken bakes if they are hot, when they cool down they go gelatinous, stodgy and gross.
It's rare that frozen supermarket foods are as good as or better than restaurant versions. I DO like some of the Trader Joe's frozen foods, but they aren't duping restaurants. However, I find I prefer to cook foods on my own rather than buy supermarket frozen meals anymore. Frozen pizzas run the gamut, but I think the best one is Red Baron or DeGiorno ... rising crust. You do have to cook them in a very hot oven with a pizza stone or directly on the oven rack to get the best results.
It really depends how youve cooked the food. Usually it is identical to the restaurant, how you cook it really determines a lot of factors
Getting the restaurants' frozen versions feel like a weird middle. I would get either the frozen brands or deliveries, not the middle ground.
I could be wrong but I don't think these products are 'dupes'. I think the actual companies produce them for the supermarkets. They wouldn't be able to sell them under the restaurant names otherwise. It would surely be against the law.
Exactly
I thought TGI Fridays only had restaurants here in the U.S. are they in the U.K too?
Yes and Australia but the popularity had really died. Melbourne has such better food, only kids eat there.
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pizza express oven pizzas vs restaurant? 👀
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greggs sausage rolls too me are so dry and like fake pork lol im from Belfast we only got greggs here like 6 years ago so being used to real bakery ones for so long it cant compare
Just to echo what everyone else has said. Previous manager of Greggs, both products are the same.
Restaurant food vs Supermarket dupe *Greggs, TGI Fridays vs. Greggs*
Grackle love louis shirley
Pretty much anything served in a restaurant That is deep fried was frozen too.
To be a fair competition they should all be cooked as in the restaurant. Fried to air fried are even footing.
please do zizzi next!
its 4st or 5st of ramadhan month some people do fasting for 30 days sir
I think your camera thinks the floral decor item on your radiator is a person 😅because it keeps focusing in on it instead of you.❤
Hate to break it to you all TGI items come in frozen too!
I know you are an air fryer girlie .... can you find frozen tater tots in the UK? IMHO, air fryers would earn their place in my kitchen if they ONLY cooked tater tots!
Deffo need to try the steak bake!!
Maybe we should do another episode 😊
Pls do more
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should u visit restaurants in Turkey & make vlogs
They aren't fakes. They wouldn't have the official branding if they were fakes. Do you imagine that Gregg's make fresh pastry every day! Apart from the chips, which are deep fried in the restaurant, the products are identical providing you cook them properly. The biggest difference between them is the price.
Hello there Grace, you will ALWAYS find that fried chips from a Fish & Chip Shop will taste nicer than supermarket oven chips.
I recommend you try out the new seasoned French Fries from KFC - they are seasoned in the same secret blend of eleven Herbs and Spices that KFC use in the batter coating for their Chicken. You will find out that Burger King French Fries come in second place followed by McDonalds. Best wishes and take care. Kind regards, Peter Skuce. St Albans. Hertfordshire.
Best fries are five guys not burger king or mcdonalds.
@@hadtobeme - Five Guys chips are best served with the Cajun seasoning!
Chicken Gougeon? Am I alone here?
Never heard that before.
Goujon - it's a posh version of a chicken nugget/strip, you also get fish goujons (posh fish fingers).
:)
Chicken gizon? What word is she saying
I am laughing that you call it "TGI's". The TGI is tiny on the sign. Here, we shorten it to Fridays, not TGI's
Particularly because the TGI stands for Thank God It's. So Grace is up there saying "thank got it's" over and over and over. It tickled me
You’re never going to get frozen, oven cooked food to taste the same as restaurant, largely deep fried options
Hahaha I know! But they claim to be the same…so v interesting 🧐
I don’t eat meat so haven’t tried many of these options. But the Greggs vegan sausage rolls are actually better cooked at home imo
Raw undercarriage bs soggy bottom: Sound off in the comments!😂
Even worse: A soggy undercarriage and a raw bottom 😳
@@Radisgrek 😂😂🤣🤣
Maybe it was more meaty coz it was up against the vegan alt 😂
I didn’t actually mean to say vegan 🤦♀️ I should of corrected on the edit! Neither were vegan, silly me!!!