Fray Bentos All Day Breakfast Pie - Weird Stuff in a Can # 170

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  • čas přidán 9. 12. 2022
  • Sometimes it's the stuff in the can that's weird; occasionally, it's the can itself that's weird, and sometimes, it's just weird to find that specific thing in canned form. I think pies in a can are a pretty strange idea.
    I paid £2 for this in Poundland - this brand of canned pies is available in most UK supermarkets (although not all places stock all of the range)
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  • @Dodeforel
    @Dodeforel Před rokem +850

    Video suggestion: Make your own all day breakfast pie, but on a budget/cheaply as possible. Cheapest tin of beans, foraged mushrooms, black pudding made with the blood of your enemies etc. Could be interesting to see!

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 Před rokem +68

      You had my vote up to the blood of your enemies part lol

    • @pangadajski7687
      @pangadajski7687 Před rokem +72

      He could use the blood of scammers. It's black already and he has contacts just sitting there idly.

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 Před rokem +8

      @@pangadajski7687 yes!

    • @Mark-nh2hs
      @Mark-nh2hs Před rokem +8

      I was thinking the same thing - make his own All Day Breakfast Pie lol

    • @cjparsons6748
      @cjparsons6748 Před rokem +5

      This is what we want!!!

  • @ohmydinosare
    @ohmydinosare Před rokem +428

    "it will rise again" is a bit of an ominous statement. Sat eating cold cereal and tepid toast in my freezing kitchen I can't deny this pie looks a lot more appetising than it otherwise would

    • @barbosaguzman6101
      @barbosaguzman6101 Před rokem +1

      Can you cook?

    • @ohmydinosare
      @ohmydinosare Před rokem +51

      @@barbosaguzman6101 I can cook, like I am physically able to carry out that function, but a cooked meal for breakfast is a luxury I can't afford.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Před rokem +45

      It's fun, this whole British cost-of-living crisis, isn't it?
      It's like going camping half way up Ben Nevis without a tent, but without having to leave your flat!
      I joke, but i am actually wearing a hat and gloves while sat at my desk. Cheers, Tories! Hope you're all snug getting your heating paid for by the taxpayer! 😂

    • @MagralhoPT
      @MagralhoPT Před rokem +12

      @@peterclarke7240 I can relate... its getting troublesome... and its a double whammy... cost of living is high and u end up doing even more compromises on top just so u can save a bit extra and end up in even worse positions...
      Im so sorry we have to endure such travesties... hang in there brother and layer up inside your home like u going out...

    • @MagralhoPT
      @MagralhoPT Před rokem +11

      Freezing kitchens of britain... what has life become under these conditions... mine is now used to "store food" and I hop there to grab some and retreat back under my fleeced blankets while engorging on whatever I laid my hands on... soon we will have icicles in the house!

  • @dalebaker9109
    @dalebaker9109 Před rokem +128

    Back in the day, the steak pie from Frey bentos had about 40% meat, now it’s 10-15% if you’re lucky. They are basically taking the mick with the lack of anything meaty. Brilliant video as always.

    • @tfk5853
      @tfk5853 Před rokem

      can you provide evidence? ;)

    • @blacksquirrel4008
      @blacksquirrel4008 Před rokem +3

      @@tfk5853of the prior 40%?

    • @rogink
      @rogink Před rokem +9

      I don't know if the meat % has reduced, but they are much shallower than in the past. I seem to remember the pastry ballooning out of the tin sometimes in the past - so there is definitely less puff in the pastry!

    • @tfk5853
      @tfk5853 Před rokem +1

      @@blacksquirrel4008 Yep

    • @jshaw4757
      @jshaw4757 Před rokem +2

      Wouldn't make any money if they didn't everything is more expensive than it used too be also much more competition these days..I'm sure they would love too put 40% meat in them again but I doubt there even making much money these days nobody buys em lol

  • @peterclarke7240
    @peterclarke7240 Před rokem +159

    "I'm just going to eat this bit, that could be a bit of sausage."
    *eats unidentified item*
    "Hmm. Could be."
    I think that neatly sums up the standard Fray Bentos/British culinary experience. 😂

    • @MannyJazzcats
      @MannyJazzcats Před rokem +5

      Fray Bentos is the good end of these kinds of things...the stuff that comes out of the cheap canned breakfast products is scary lol

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Před rokem +1

      Those things are... something else, certainly. 😂

    • @dennis8196
      @dennis8196 Před rokem +3

      Fray Bentos does not represent the UK taste buds, maybe poverty, not taste

    • @duncanmoore3623
      @duncanmoore3623 Před rokem +5

      He wouldn't be videoing this if Fray Bentos was the standard British culinary experience. Tbh the whole "British food is bad" thing online is mostly a meme and the biggest things actually wrong with it basically never get brought up.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Před rokem +4

      @@duncanmoore3623 Thank you for enlightening me to my own country's culinary standards.
      By the way, the whole "British food is bad" thing has existed for longer than the internet. My own mother, who's in her 80's now, used to say British cooking could be summed up with "Roast it to buggery and add gravy, boil it to buggery and add salt, but if in doubt, fry it in lard and add tomato sauce." And she's a Northerner.
      This is why Chinese and Indian food came as such a revelation, because they added all these funny foreign herbs and spices DURING the cooking process.

  • @TheLoxxxton
    @TheLoxxxton Před rokem +156

    Quote of the week. 'Is that bacon? No its just congealed sauce!' Classic and so descriptive

  • @KaidoFujimi
    @KaidoFujimi Před rokem +83

    American here! I happened to find a Fray Bentos Steak/Kidney Pie in an "international" section of a supermarket nearby. I decided to pick one up mainly because being a fan of organ meats in general, I figured there wouldn't be anything too terribly unfamiliar or offensive to taste. I wasn't unhappy after baking the pie and having a serving. I would say the pastry (especially the soft under-pastry was quite satisfying and flavorful. I would say It was a bit salty. This also however wasn't something I wasn't expecting either considering the packaging and delivery system of the product. It reminded me of a microwave dinner item of sorts even though I did indeed bake it. Meat textures weren't super out of the ordinary for the nature of the product either. Overall I can't say that I was unhappy with the pie at all. If I found it again I can confidently say it would be something really satisfying to take on a camping trip or something of that nature.

    • @JimboDoomface
      @JimboDoomface Před rokem +2

      How on earth would you cook it camping?

    • @Emeraldwitch30
      @Emeraldwitch30 Před rokem +11

      @@JimboDoomface id crack it open wrap it in foil and bury it in the ashes/coals of the camp fire. Or in my Dutch oven with coals.
      But a lot of "camping" is not wilderness camping now a days but in campers with electric or gas so microwave and ovens are available.
      We take my uncles RV deer hunting even lol.

    • @KaidoFujimi
      @KaidoFujimi Před rokem +5

      @@Emeraldwitch30 precisely this. My preference would be to use my personal collapsible wood/coal driven rocket stove with a lid and heat diffuser. Weighs nothing and just straps on to your backpack .

    • @philrobbie1670
      @philrobbie1670 Před rokem

      @@JimboDoomface the same way you would bake bread when camping

    • @philrobbie1670
      @philrobbie1670 Před rokem +4

      i really like the idea of saving the can to use as a bowl for some reason

  • @Poppins242
    @Poppins242 Před rokem +46

    I actually enjoy these. My mum used to call it tinned tea, we'd have the pie and a tin of new potatoes and mushy peas with gravy. She worked a lot and needed something quick some days.

    • @pm2886
      @pm2886 Před rokem +1

      Comfort food!
      Meantime I much prefer tinned ingredients to processed or fast foods, when it comes to quick emergency meals. You can do a LOT with canned meat and potatoes, when you can add home grown vegetables and herbs/spices. Tasty, reasonably healthy, and very cheap 👍

  • @kennenandersen
    @kennenandersen Před rokem +329

    One of my bucket list wishes is to visit England to have one of those giant, "traditional" English breakfasts with the blood pudding, beans, everything.

    • @xvenomxreap3rx
      @xvenomxreap3rx Před rokem +53

      Won't be disappointed mate

    • @dees3179
      @dees3179 Před rokem +28

      Try and get someone local to cook it for you, cafes can do you dirty.

    • @AcornElectron
      @AcornElectron Před rokem +14

      I’d always recommend anyone visiting asks for the bacon to be well done. Hope you get to come over here and have many full English breakfasts!

    • @AcornElectron
      @AcornElectron Před rokem +2

      Love the addition of the time stamp button! Is that creator enabled?
      As always, great video and, in my opinion, horrible pie 😂.
      Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe!

    • @galeparker1067
      @galeparker1067 Před rokem +4

      Yes, I hope you make it over there!! You might find a CZcams channel "morts' interesting and informative... He camps all over..... IN HIS SMALL CAR!!!! 👃✌️🥰🇨🇦

  • @sickranchez4742
    @sickranchez4742 Před rokem +7

    Legend says that Shrimp is still looking for the bacon

  • @boogieman2k1
    @boogieman2k1 Před rokem +35

    Your other "Weird Stuff in a Can" with Fray Bentos pies had me wanting to bring some back on our our last trip to London. I was willing to lose them at customs just to give the meat ones a try (we can only get the Cheese & Onion or Vegetable Balti in Canada)....but they let them through! Can not wait for a beer night to open them up and give them a try. Three suitcases filled with British goodies later - it almost seems like we did a trip to London just to do a Tesco Grocery Run.

  • @ModernDayKnight03
    @ModernDayKnight03 Před rokem +10

    Headed back home from College now, your videos have been very encouraging when I was on my own.
    Probably won't be able to watch or like your videos for a while, but know that you have affected my life in a very positive way these past few years. Thank you so much!

  • @hwallen9316
    @hwallen9316 Před rokem +2

    I brought one of these back to Australia after a UK visit. The quarantine guys were amazed; went through every ingredient listed on the tin, Googled them all and then let it pass. It held me up for an hour. When I ate it I wish I had left it in the UK.

  • @peterclarke7240
    @peterclarke7240 Před rokem +8

    In my Atomic Shrimp head canon, his trusty Brabantia can opener was forged in the fiery pits of Hell by the Great Nemesis, and can literally open anything, including the very fabric of reality.
    I believe it calls to him at night, with promises of unrivalled power and riches beyond his wildest imaginings, and is only kept in check by regular prayers to the Goddess Anoia.

  • @steammachine3061
    @steammachine3061 Před rokem +27

    My memories of fray bentos pies are a lot more forgiving than the reality of them as I tried them again relatively recently and was left incredibly underwhelmed. One of the bonuses is the tin is reusable and you can make a real pie in one after you've forced yourself through the original filling. They would make excellent makeshift frying pans if you're camping as well if you fashion a handle from a bit of wood

    • @legatelaurie
      @legatelaurie Před rokem +4

      I do think they have gone downhill quite a bit (amount of filling, amount of meat, etc), but I really don't think they were ever actually "good", asper say. I did enjoy them, but sort of in a bad junk food way

    • @Zoboomafoobar
      @Zoboomafoobar Před rokem +3

      I agree. S***e in a can.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 Před rokem +7

      @@Zoboomafoobar you're allowed to swear on the Internet you know

    • @Surv1ve_Thrive
      @Surv1ve_Thrive Před rokem +4

      Maybe we were all just much hungrier?

    • @auntia7687
      @auntia7687 Před rokem +2

      Yea,I used to like the pastry, now it's horrible

  • @ShellyS2060
    @ShellyS2060 Před rokem +5

    I think it's neat that a company recommends a specific type of can opener for the product.
    Love this series and was happy to watch

  • @kitchenworker446
    @kitchenworker446 Před rokem +19

    I was just thinking ( having watched several of your "weird stuff in a can" videos) that you are clearly not a fussy eater, I have often admired your fearless aplomb when you tackle something that looks pretty revolting ( to me!) well done Mr Shrimp for boldly going where others may fear to tread...

    • @1234j
      @1234j Před rokem +2

      Fear to tread, or fear to chew?
      Thank you for doing this for us, Mr. Shrimp.

    • @hootenanny1001
      @hootenanny1001 Před rokem +4

      Aye, the contents looked vile to me

    • @IRVDawg
      @IRVDawg Před rokem

      @@hootenanny1001 same goes, least there wasn't eggs in it 😌

  • @Moggster23
    @Moggster23 Před rokem +22

    Congrats for following the all day breakfast rules by adding the egg. I was getting worried for a while there! 😁

  • @eloquentsarcasm
    @eloquentsarcasm Před rokem +9

    "I'm not much of a fussy eater" sums me up nicely, reminds me of eating in the Army chowhall, as long as it was hot, and relatively edible I shoveled it down. Food doesn't always have to be fancy, sometimes just a filling and decently tasty dish gets it done.

    • @Emeraldwitch30
      @Emeraldwitch30 Před rokem +3

      My hubby was in air force and I swear he can eat half awake and fall asleep leaning on a wall. He loves my fancy cooking(exchef) but will eat damn near anything for dinner lol.

    • @eloquentsarcasm
      @eloquentsarcasm Před rokem +1

      @@Emeraldwitch30 Hehe, he might not say it, but I'm sure he appreciates a home cooked meal, grunts will eat damn near anything, but when we get a proper meal, it's a treat. I fell out of a lot of US Air Force planes as a paratrooper, much respect to those guys!

    • @Emeraldwitch30
      @Emeraldwitch30 Před rokem +2

      @@eloquentsarcasm he is a man of few words for sure lol. But he does have stories about watching guys jump out of planes. He was a load master on a big C130 mostly tho. Got to see a lot of the UK and EU flying round.

    • @eloquentsarcasm
      @eloquentsarcasm Před rokem

      @@yyy-875 Ha ha, you ain't wrong.

  • @MamguSian
    @MamguSian Před rokem +73

    Yum, this takes me back to when I was a kid and Fray Bentos Steak and Kidney Pie was a real treat. I think that was the only one they did then. Have to confess that the contrast of the soggy bit underneath the crispy top was part of its appeal. 😆

    • @JimboDoomface
      @JimboDoomface Před rokem +2

      YES

    • @JimboDoomface
      @JimboDoomface Před rokem +5

      Yeah watching that process of deconstructing the pie to avoid the soggy bit of crust was a bit distressing. I don't think I'd enjoy it as much with the crust all homogeneous.

    • @danielcoppock
      @danielcoppock Před rokem +5

      the suet pastry is awesome in these the best is steak and ale for me but they steak and kidney is a close second for sure :D

    • @moniquem783
      @moniquem783 Před rokem +1

      The steak and kidney version has recently become available in Australian supermarkets. I'm tempted to try one just for the sake of tasting something Brits love, but they're $9 which is pretty steep. A 4 pack of regular meat pies costs less. Is it worth the extra?

    • @JimboDoomface
      @JimboDoomface Před rokem +1

      @@moniquem783 some people think they're disgusting! But if you don't try it you'll never know. I love the steak and the steak and kidney ones. There's a chicken one too which is good. Steak and kiddly for the win tho

  • @homeskateco.538
    @homeskateco.538 Před rokem +5

    I can't say the thought of Baked Beans in pastry fills me with joy

  • @SallyMangos
    @SallyMangos Před rokem +9

    For £2.00 a can of bacon grill, a can of beans and a cheap loaf of white bread would be a better value breakfast.

    • @capitalb5889
      @capitalb5889 Před rokem +1

      Yes, it's pretty poor value. I think an IKEA breakfast is cheaper than that.

    • @Foxkitten86
      @Foxkitten86 Před 6 měsíci

      Okay at Poundland found cheap.

  • @oshea6702
    @oshea6702 Před rokem +40

    These videos are golden.
    We must cherish and protect Shrimp, Jenny and Eva at all costs!

    • @barbosaguzman6101
      @barbosaguzman6101 Před rokem +4

      Why? Are they in mortal danger?

    • @thetalkingfist9482
      @thetalkingfist9482 Před rokem +4

      @@barbosaguzman6101You never know when a little pie gremlin alien is gonna come out of one of these cans, trust me…

  • @Pooky-Cat
    @Pooky-Cat Před rokem +14

    Really appreciate the things you do for science (and our entertainment) Shrimp. I too think you should make an all day brekky pie to your own recipe, that would be amazing 👏

  • @mrtecsom6951
    @mrtecsom6951 Před rokem +19

    Your commitment to your art is commendable Mr Shrimp 🦐
    You could probably make an entertaining and informative 30 min video on dissecting and cooking a pot noodle 🍜

    • @Quebecoisegal
      @Quebecoisegal Před rokem +3

      Mmmm. Pot noodle disection. That I look forward to!

    • @galeparker1067
      @galeparker1067 Před rokem

      @@Quebecoisegal you're so right!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣Get on with it!!!🤔

  • @HayTatsuko
    @HayTatsuko Před rokem +16

    We get re-engineered Fray Bentos _and_ Lazy Latkes in one video? Thanks a brunch, indeed!

  • @simonh6371
    @simonh6371 Před rokem +6

    You're a brave man for trying this so we don't have to. On a serious note though, I love English/Irish breakfasts, and I love pies, but I think there is a reason that nobody else makes these pies. It doesn't work in the same way a steak and kidney sandwich would be revolting, but a bacon/egg/sausage/tomato sandwich is delicious.

  • @rocklover7437
    @rocklover7437 Před rokem +4

    Wow looks like not even a dog's dinner .I remember their pies as a teenager and they was a thing of beauty .

  • @ProfaneGod
    @ProfaneGod Před rokem +17

    I think you're always gonna have that soggy bit because its not the cooking method its the fact it tends to soak the moisture of the filling into it and the sheer thickness of the pie top, But the bacon tends to be tiny little nuggets like the classic ox tail soup in a can and you probably wouldn't notice it unless you bite down on one of the very few lumps.

  • @Luncheon23
    @Luncheon23 Před rokem +4

    Thank you for all the content you post. Restful and refreshing ☺️

  • @gyro_rella
    @gyro_rella Před rokem +4

    There is something unsuaully comforting about Fray Bentos, I remember having steak and kidney pie in a tin and it was really good

  • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa69
    @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa69 Před rokem +1

    can never get over the grim uncooked pastry with these

  • @8arcasticallyYours
    @8arcasticallyYours Před rokem +6

    I would have to be VERY hungry to eat that 'pie' 😒, but thank you for taking the hit for us.

  • @danielcoppock
    @danielcoppock Před rokem +3

    haha man these videos chill me out after a nightshift ya very well spoken man props to the success of the channel its well deserved :D

    • @myownsite
      @myownsite Před rokem +3

      So I'm not the only one!

  • @IanSlothieRolfe
    @IanSlothieRolfe Před rokem +9

    I have saved so many hours of my life by developing a taste for the soggy bottom of the pastry in Fray Bentos products! Mind you I stopped eating them with any frequency years ago as I felt the quality generally went downhill, although I do get nostalgic for them from time to time. There are many better pie options.
    I find all these "all day breakfast" disappointing because they are all homogenous, the tomato sauce overpowers the flavour of everything else. For some reason some brands of sausage-and-beans don't have this problem, but thats probably because the sausage is larger than the lumps in the all day breakfast and may have some kind of skin on them. I think the best "instant" all day breakfast I had was one of those vacuum sealed in a bag ones, and I think the beans were seperated somehow.

  • @MrDannyDetail
    @MrDannyDetail Před rokem +31

    I kind of assumed the point of cooking the pastry separate was so that you could turn it over halfway through cooking, and thereby cook both sides evenly, instead of ending up with the top very brown and the underside as pale and soggy as it was before it went in the oven.

  • @TheChaotiCake
    @TheChaotiCake Před rokem

    I don't know why I love these videos so much, but they never get old. I could watch 1,000 of them. I don't even eat meat, and I limit dairy, so I can't eat most of anything in this series, but it's just so enjoyable to watch.

  • @traceymoores218
    @traceymoores218 Před rokem +5

    Original steak and kidney FB pie is $9 in Australia. It’s my takeaway treat when I’m not actually having a takeaway. Love it with a bit of ground white pepper. Have had problems re opening the tin over the last several years/decades but recently found a very easy-to-use opener so can now quickly and safely get the top of the tin off, no jagged edges. It’s a Savannah. Happy with the can opener, happy with the pie…

  • @euler73
    @euler73 Před rokem +6

    This seems like a lot of hard work for a very substandard pie. (I will add however that Fray Bentos pies are something of a guilty pleasure for me. The pastry is a mixture of nice and crusty on top and very grim and soggy underneath)

    • @suzannebaxter3661
      @suzannebaxter3661 Před rokem +4

      I think this is one of those times where it's about the journey rather than the destination.

    • @SvobodovaEva
      @SvobodovaEva Před rokem

      substandard is still a euphemism

  • @jwalster9412
    @jwalster9412 Před rokem +1

    "some people are going to find this pretty grim"
    *Starts scooping the guts out of a disemboweled pie without hesitation*

  • @scottbelcher9026
    @scottbelcher9026 Před rokem +2

    I definitely love the soft of the pie crust at the bottom as a feature and no bug at all!!! ❤️

  • @ivgotballsofsteel4048
    @ivgotballsofsteel4048 Před rokem +3

    The soggy pastry is what makes these pies for me tbh

  • @ABC1701A
    @ABC1701A Před rokem +3

    Interesting. I like these pies - Fray Bentos that is, my preference is steak and kidney - and always try to keep some in the cupboard for a quick meal if I'm out late. I always find the pastry rises well and is lovely and crispy as well as very flaky when cooked. Not sure if it's because I use a gas oven, maybe I cook it at a higher temperature. This pie though is a new one of me and I must look and see if it's made its way over to Ireland.

  • @PaulFromBrighton
    @PaulFromBrighton Před rokem +1

    Great video as always. Reminded me a bit of those autopsy programmes Gunther von Hagens used to do on Channel Four in parts, mind.

  • @Bev.S
    @Bev.S Před rokem +3

    My nan would reuse the tins to bake homemade pies and cakes, and even as cat feeding dishes 😊

  • @cliveramsbotty6077
    @cliveramsbotty6077 Před rokem +3

    Fray Bentos is the stuff of nightmares, you're a brave man for the scoff

  • @kathleenfleming7519
    @kathleenfleming7519 Před rokem +2

    That was an interesting video. I'm from America, I don't think we have breakfast pies here, but I liked what you cooked more. Love your weird stuff in a can videos. Keep them coming!

    • @Emeraldwitch30
      @Emeraldwitch30 Před rokem

      @blude banquet jumped on the breakfast pie wagon a few years ago too.
      One is sausage gravy in a double crust and one is cheesy potatoes with ham in a double crust.
      We tried them both and with hash browns and a fried egg it was a decent breakfast.

    • @markbajek2541
      @markbajek2541 Před rokem

      @blude The difference is the swanson stuff is frozen and not actually already cooked , not shelf stable like Fray's which you seem to be able to eat directly from the can as pleasant as that might be without heating it at all. But at that point you could include all the banquet pot pies in the mix (chicken, beef, turkey etc) , not really breakfast fare but the crust is flaky more or less when done in a traditional oven and not if you microwave it.

  • @rebeccas7823
    @rebeccas7823 Před rokem

    "Oh well, we'll do the best we CAN"
    Your pun didn't escape me! Hehehe

  • @arhythmicnick9929
    @arhythmicnick9929 Před rokem +8

    Sometimes I watch these videos and think I would like to eat the item, either just because it looks nice, or it's something I've never tried and I'm intrigued. Today, however, I fervently hope I will never be in a position to eat such a pie (the only scenario I can imagine is a post-apocalyptic one where I am holed up in a Fray Bentos warehouse and the choices are pie or starvation.) The potato cakes and fried eggs look lovely though. Thanks as always for the video.

    • @ASBO_LUTELY
      @ASBO_LUTELY Před rokem +2

      If in a warehouse of the things you may as well open 4 or 5 pies to get a decent amount of filling to make "the ultimate pie!"

  • @pixie706
    @pixie706 Před rokem +5

    I always preferred the Frey bentos steak and kidney puddings. Somehow suet pastry seems more suitable for canning.

  • @tonyinit8488
    @tonyinit8488 Před rokem +1

    I've followed AS for quite some time
    I seem to remember a video where he mentioned his earlier life and where it wasn't as you'd expect. He's very clever, articulate and very very entertaining. Yet I think he took alternative route to his current success. Great content, I'm hoping he continues, happy Christmas my man - and many more !

  • @Mishona17
    @Mishona17 Před rokem +2

    I must confess, I'm one of those who consider it a feature rather than a bug! I live for the soft, soggy half underneath the somewhat crisp shell on top. Shame I can't seem to find any of the chicken and bacon ones any more though, they were an absoloute staple!

  • @ianc4901
    @ianc4901 Před rokem +5

    I'll give that one a miss !
    Have you ever tried covering the frying pan when frying eggs ? They cook much quicker with lower heat so don't burn underneath and the white still cooks through but you can still have runny yolks if you get the timing right. I use a large domed lid which came with a wok that got thrown away years ago but the lid happened to be the most useful part of the set as it fits on frying pans.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Před rokem +1

      I do the same, but use an egg poaching pan when i can't be bothered to poach eggs.
      Works a treat with omelettes, too!

  • @pek5117
    @pek5117 Před rokem +4

    Full English breakfast is one of my fav dinners. I was excited for this one but it didn't look very good. I could probably make one myself.

    • @capitalb5889
      @capitalb5889 Před rokem +3

      English breakfast is fairly easy - "get ingredients, apply heat".

    • @alangknowles
      @alangknowles Před rokem +2

      You could cook it quicker than the 20 minutes needed for the pie. Throw all into the frying pan with the egg.

  • @babaza1972
    @babaza1972 Před rokem +1

    Yum yum! Love these videos, keep them coming

  • @zacharywidener
    @zacharywidener Před rokem

    First time I've ever seen a product actually recommend a specific brand and model of can opener. Very interesting!

  • @jpaulc441
    @jpaulc441 Před rokem +4

    While I like pies in general, I prefer the ones with pastry encasing the contents. I feel slightly short changed when it's just a pastry lid on a stew.

  • @77jamess
    @77jamess Před rokem +4

    I really quite fancy a big pie with mashed potatoes now.

  • @legojenn
    @legojenn Před rokem +1

    It's good that you mentioned how Black Pudding doesn't appeal to everyone. My dad who was English used to make it during the Christmas holidays. The smell was enough for one to consider vegetarianism. The idea of a breakfast pie has some appeal though. Thans for the demonstration.

    • @Emeraldwitch30
      @Emeraldwitch30 Před rokem

      I used to love my aunts head cheese recipe. Lightly sour lightly sweet lightly spiced. All the weird chewy bits.
      But oofta! I went to help make it once and it was a hard swallow after lol. Watching that pig head bobbing along in the big cauldron lol. But now that I'm older I do like head cheese again. But it is a shocker to make.

  • @MrTheKrafter
    @MrTheKrafter Před rokem +2

    Mr. Shrimp, have you ever made/eaten Marmite Pasta? It's a super easy dish and is suprisingly tasty. It consists of roughly 1TBS of marmite/serving of pasta, butter and spaghetti of some sort. Optionally really good with blackpepper and parmsean as well! Just melt the butter and Marmite into cooked pasta and its done!

  • @Schlups
    @Schlups Před rokem +5

    Here's a suggestion: When you try to identify bits and pieces, maybe it would be an interesting challenge to do that without reading the ingredient list first?
    Anyway, thank you very much for entertaining your viewers as you do!

  • @DevinMoorhead
    @DevinMoorhead Před rokem +3

    Thanks for doing this for the discord folks Mr Shrimp

  • @gafrers
    @gafrers Před rokem

    Great to see one of the staple series of this channel

  • @NONO-kd4ld
    @NONO-kd4ld Před 9 měsíci +1

    Not sure you'll ever see this but I've been watching some of these old WSIAC videos and I have to say I can't believe how unlucky you've been with the defects in the Fray Bentos pies. I've eaten many of these pies in my life and can't recall a single time I've had an issue. To have as many issues as you've had in the various videos you've done on these is remarkable, or perhaps me not having any in all I've eaten is remarkable, who knows. Love the videos

  • @sairbearprincess
    @sairbearprincess Před rokem +27

    I remember having these as a child and calling them flobby pies! I used to quickly swallow that weird layer in the same way I’d quickly swallow kidney in the steak and kidney pie at school…convincing myself it couldn’t surely be actual kidneys and was just a name thing like Toad in the Hole! 😂😂😂

    • @thestrangegreenman
      @thestrangegreenman Před rokem +6

      "If you didn't eat all of your kidneys, urine trouble!!"

    • @jimheaton9503
      @jimheaton9503 Před rokem +1

      "Blethery" (my Mum's coinage) half way between blubbery and leathery. Quite like flobby though - the term, not the texture.

  • @dankart4924
    @dankart4924 Před rokem +3

    I still remember Poundlands old tagline: "Yes, everything's £1!" Nowadays you're lucky if half of the things in the shop are that cheap.
    Although to be fair, imagine £1 clothing or headphones etc.

    • @TM-lz8hw
      @TM-lz8hw Před rokem

      Can confirm
      My headphones broke on the way home and I don't like walking around with no tunes so I risked the £1 poundland ones because they only needed to last me 30min.... sounded like someone was faintly playing music inside a particularly large truck while it roared past you. I used them for all of 30 seconds lol

    • @MagralhoPT
      @MagralhoPT Před rokem

      @@TM-lz8hw hope u return them and got ur money back!

  • @paolamura3497
    @paolamura3497 Před rokem

    This guy is so entertaining and creative. His english Is so perfect...very nice to listen to.

  • @Onio_Saiyan
    @Onio_Saiyan Před rokem +1

    My aunt made her own breakfast "pie." It was eggs, sausage, hash browns (which was just shredded potatoes and not fried), and some sweet apples. It was all in a homemade pie crust and it tasted phenomenal. No idea on all the prep steps, but that's what it was.

  • @paulmorris5166
    @paulmorris5166 Před rokem +3

    ROFL, you have put me off Fray Bentos for life.

  • @sharkinahat
    @sharkinahat Před rokem +3

    I had no idea that 'all day breakfast' can be a thing you can put in a can.

    • @eimdeima
      @eimdeima Před rokem +3

      @@buffys3477 student/hangover food at its finest. 🤣🤣

  • @Quebecoisegal
    @Quebecoisegal Před rokem +2

    Good to see that the table cloth made it in your recent domicile move! Good to see haute cuisson again, hope Eva appreciated it.

  • @Kiremaki
    @Kiremaki Před rokem +2

    This is basically watching Ashens, but it's not on the couch.

  • @NorthBorneoLights
    @NorthBorneoLights Před rokem +5

    Mr Shrimp, will you ever do an episode on jellied eels?

  • @ball1
    @ball1 Před rokem +3

    I just watched your redux video on stinging nettle soup and it reminded me of eating it during a day out in school, it also reminded me of easily my favourite soup: Swedish spinach soup (spenatsoppa) which is served with hardboiled eggs, incredible combination.

    • @hannakinn
      @hannakinn Před rokem +1

      My mother's family, who have Irish and Welsh ancestry, always cook hard boiled eggs which they slice and put atop spinach after it is cooked. I've never seen anyone else do this. I wonder if my ancestors got the idea from someone from Sweden. No one in the family knows who started doing it. The spinach and eggs dish was made by my grandmother's mother as long as she could recall my grandmother was born in 1900. It sounds odd but taste good.

    • @ball1
      @ball1 Před rokem +1

      @@hannakinn Very interesting! I've never seen anyone do it outside Sweden or Finland (not that I've really looked or thought about it haha) so it may be an imported thing. Maybe they simply happened upon the combination and kept doing it, since it is very good :)

    • @hannakinn
      @hannakinn Před rokem

      @@ball1 I like it, my sister and I both fix it occasionally. I'm going to look for the recipe for the Swedish Soup. I'm sure my mom and sister will like it and it's always great to have another soup recipe for cold Winter days.

    • @ball1
      @ball1 Před rokem

      @@hannakinn If you try it make sure you find a recipe where you only chop the spinach, if you blend it up it becomes a different soup in my opinion. Good luck!

    • @hannakinn
      @hannakinn Před rokem +1

      @@ball1 Thank you for that advice! Atomic Shrimp has a community of very nice viewers. I love how varied his content is. This is a fun channel with nice viewers.

  • @ThisGuyAd.
    @ThisGuyAd. Před rokem

    Industrial response to surplus animal by-products, under pasty in a can. 10/10

  • @frogjunk
    @frogjunk Před rokem +1

    Yessssssss !!!! I absolutely love weird stuff in a can. I wish there was more things in cans that mike could find. It’s not always so strange, like rootbeer but I love this series. I hope you can find more things mike!!

  • @lizg5574
    @lizg5574 Před rokem +4

    If we can get a Fray Bentos pie (in NZ) I admit - I give my husband the crisp pastry and most of the filling, and just have the stodge and some gravy, with whatever vegetables we are having! That, to me, is a treat! Not healthy, but as we get a Fray Bentos pie every 2 years, I think I can get away with that indulgence!

    • @bjnz4328
      @bjnz4328 Před rokem +1

      The price in NZ is about 3 times what Shrimp paid, so I can understand you saving for 2 years to buy one.

  • @Flipendo64
    @Flipendo64 Před rokem +1

    I've been eating fray bentos pies for as long as I can remember and I've never removed the top before cooking. The fray bentos curry pie is my current favourite.

  • @nickhassebrook9300
    @nickhassebrook9300 Před 9 měsíci

    We really just enjoy watching this nice man live his pleasant life

  • @Hello_69269
    @Hello_69269 Před rokem +1

    Wish we could get Fray Bentos here in Australia 🇦🇺 I miss these pie’s 😮😊😢🎉

  • @jamesbarcley2970
    @jamesbarcley2970 Před rokem

    Thanks again for your very logic approach

  • @thermonuclearwarhead
    @thermonuclearwarhead Před rokem +1

    I would suggest, to the people who recommended doing this separate cooking thing, if it's something you do on the regular, to try making a pie. From scratch. Or with like a premade pie-dough. It would probably take as long, be less of a mess, and taste twice as good.

  • @soniashapiro4827
    @soniashapiro4827 Před rokem +2

    Not the least bit tempting. I kept thinking about what splendid thing you could make if you had a budget of two pounds plus one egg, oil, and a large potato and your spice kit. How do you like your new stove?

  • @kirstypollock6811
    @kirstypollock6811 Před rokem

    I did the Fastnet Yacht Race in 2005 on a 38ft (really small for this ) boat. Despite that we should save weight, we took a Fray Bentos pie each for when we rounded the Fastnet Rock and set off back to Plymouth. We got there and rounded ... And the tin opener broke! 2nd mate said "I'll make pasta". Us:"no way". Old boy whips out a knife and laboriously breaks into all the pies for us! A few hours after we set out, we thought we'd forgotten the teabags. After a FRANTIC search, we were relieved to discover them. When we asked the skipper "what would we have done if we hadn't?" he said "go back and get some of course". He was a serious racer ( and survivor of the 1979 Fastnet disaster, who'd had to be rescued) but I do believe he was serious!

  • @oshea6702
    @oshea6702 Před rokem +1

    Morning Shrimp, I watched my grandfather do this for many years, the trick is to rub some veg oil on the underside of the crust before placing the crust directly on to the oven shelf to cook.

  • @MadFordEngineering
    @MadFordEngineering Před rokem +2

    Using an air frier works great for the Fray Bentos pies, i use it all the time for them now , great content sir, keep them coming

  • @nocturnalexplorer
    @nocturnalexplorer Před rokem

    Ha, this is such good timing! I've literally just come back from grocery shopping and saw these in Poundland as well. Was intrigued, but ended up not buying it. Now I get to sit down and see if I'd missed out on anything!

  • @gavinhammond1778
    @gavinhammond1778 Před rokem +1

    I like the soggy bit of pastry, long time since I had a Fray Bentos pie though. Fun vid thanks.

  • @ByHerHand
    @ByHerHand Před rokem +1

    I’ve always wondered about these. They were a staple in supermarkets here in Australia when I was a kid.

  • @howdy000
    @howdy000 Před rokem +1

    Not just any pie... It's the ALL day pie 😅🥧🇦🇺🍻👍

  • @remote44
    @remote44 Před rokem +2

    @Atomic Shrimp 1 suggestion if you want to bake the pastry and avoid more browning, put a bit of foil over it as a heat shield. This will allow it to dry and steam out. You gotta get the moisture out. The other option after it comes out of the oven put the soggy bottom pastry into you frypan and finish it in the pan with some butter.
    Please try again. I don't get these pies easily in Canada

  • @AlissaSss23
    @AlissaSss23 Před rokem +1

    I'm excited about this experiment 🙌

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery Před 7 měsíci

    I do love these pies - I have fond memories of eating them when I was a kid. We always had a small stack of them in the cupboard, as my late dad loved them, too. He'd often have one as a late snack if there was something like 'Sportsnight' on TV. My favourite way to eat one, (any kind) , is with some mashed potatoes, and spring greens (or Savoy cabbage).

  • @Angela-382
    @Angela-382 Před rokem +2

    Grim indeed! I think I'll stick with baked beans on toast 😄

  • @GeoNoob
    @GeoNoob Před rokem

    This is my favourite channel because its just a british guy doing random things, humble and entertaining

  • @galeparker1067
    @galeparker1067 Před rokem +2

    Saw a pie-type thingie in a can at a liquidation store that sometimes deals with weird things......🤔 Rang a bell from somewheres in my chaotic childhood......🤔🤔😱. LOL..... Anyways, it was over $6 Canadian!!!! So I reluctantly passed on it....
    BUT, I might go seek the product out.... Some small bits of pleasant nostalgia, I guess..... BTW!!! Love this channel AND all the effort that goes into maintaining it!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @elliott9995
    @elliott9995 Před rokem +1

    In my experience a Fray Bentos pie is like shaking hands with the devil. Absolutely delicious but you'll have chronic diarrhea for a day after. A deal worth making.

  • @M320VVK
    @M320VVK Před rokem

    "set in a monolithic block" killed me 😭😭😭😭😭

  • @firstname4337
    @firstname4337 Před rokem

    damn, 3 am and I see this was just posted -- now I MUST stay up and watch it

  • @Mark-nh2hs
    @Mark-nh2hs Před rokem +1

    With black pudding depending on the size of it generally melts down in sauces or pies and enriches the gravy or sauce and once cooked you don't notice it. But it depends on the cut size.

  • @b.l.a.biglovealwaysbiglove4053

    What I've took away from this is: the perfect way to make these pies perhaps flip the pastry at some point while still baking, maybe slightly longer than the filling if needs, add my own extras & voilà. However this particular pie wouldn't be one I'd try tbh. But still I learned something, so thank shallot! 😆