hi. thanks for doing just what I needed to see. As an older lady living alone I lose the motivation to make any kind of meal. I live on toast, soup and a bit of fruit. Today I remembered my mum used to buy tinned stewing steak, but when I read the reviews for morrisons, sainsburys and princes they made me retch! The reviews mentioned huge lumps of gristle, fat and VEINS !! That was my plan for a proper little meal of meat and veg gone west. Then I went to utube and found you....I am really grateful for your method of testing. I think you said Tesco and Asda the best, so when I can get hold of some I will definitely try it. Thanks again. 😊

Real genuine man, rare on KZfaq thesedays

Years ago the government decided to give away tins of cooked beef from the beef mountain from the EU. There was also butter and cheese from what I can remember. We did get a couple of these cans of beef and I think it was ok, we ate it anyway. We could do with mountains of stuff today with what is happening in the world. It’s strange isn’t what happens sometimes.

I put a tin of stewed steak ( Aldi ) in my stew and dumplings , never used anything else . My mum uses it like you did with a pastry lid , both lovely . I have noticed tinned meats have shot up in price recently !

Hi Gareth. Thanks for another brill review. What a great idea. Every one of those stews had their pros and cons but all looked good. It's really good that you are showing people how to cook easy meals from scratch on a low budget. Keep up the spot on work. Best wishes from Scotland.

Brilliant video gareth and steak pie chips and peas pure heaven and as soon as you opened the cans the aldi one was onto a looser and I don't mind tinned steak but the thicker and more broken down the better do you remember Tyne Brand tinned meat that was nice minced beef and onion and steak and onion both brilliant with chips or mash and vegetables 👍👍🥩🥩🥧🥧

My mouth is watering watching this, and it’s nearly 10:30 pm!

I buy the Tesco's one for my pie, I add salt, pepper, onion and a bit of tomato puree to enhance the flavour.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏 great comparison mate, struggling families need to know what’s the cheapest and tastiest 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

When I was in college I'd have a tin of princess stewed steak and tinned potatoes with tinned peas and carrots . I'd make dinner for 2 days and loved it . Great review Gareth buddy . 👏

My dog was licking his lips when he saw the pie filling 😂😂😂

I love canned stewed steak but I always add an oxo cube for more flavour.

Ah Yes. A steak pie, chips, peas washed down with a ice cold beer. Heaven🥧🍺

I have to say fella that iv only just found your channel (yes iv subscribed) today-and as a single parent to my Daughter (wife died) im very impressed with the way you explain "stuff"! i aint no cook either (im a forestry contractor) well used to be till wife died.Your money saving tips an advise is brilliant--just wish id found your channel before. All the best fella--From North Wales(Snowdonia) an yes its raining!!

Brilliant Gareth really enjoyed that. Plenty of ideas for different dishes to eat 👍👌

Beer is great! Love your rolling pin, found Ɓralweĺs a bit watering, looks tasty xx

Good effort

aka Tracy, Pass on all, But you and the pastry made the video!!! Laughed!

Great review I was going to buy tinned steak didn't know what one to try this helped thank you

Good, and a fair review. Keep them coming. Peace be unto you.

Ok so you made me lol again!! Princess 😂😂😂 I always like to keep a tin of stewed steak in the cupboard as it always makes a quick easy meal 🤗👍 and yes I usually buy Princes 😉

Good video - thank you very much and SPOT ON! 😎👍😎

Thats a good idea mixing different tins puffa pastirs i Like beef oiinìns minced beef thats a top Tip thanks g man you ĺove good Food shareing your kñowleage thank you have a pukka Time you family be safe my your god be with you all kev

Hi Gaz..i saw that smart price stewed steak the other week whilst in asda, but bottled it when i saw how cheap it was and went for the princess instead, it werent too shabby as a pie filling, but after seeing your down too earth honest review, next time im heading for the smart price option..Cheers Harry

Well done 👍 Gareth looked really good what you did there! Great idea!

Great comparison , cheers .

Steak pie chips and peas you can't go wrong. More kitchen skills on show Mary berry watch your back British bake off here we come

I know it's now 5 months on since the review but, I've bought a deep fill pie maker. I love the short crust pastry with the puff pastry lid with Princes beef filling. I sometimes go for a chicken curry filling which works great. If you see this - have a good one mate.

Hi thank you enjoyed video keep up the valuable information spot on 👏🤙🏻🙋🏼‍♀️

excellent content ! A great tip to make yourself a quick and easy steak pie.

Thanks for doing this very worthwhile review Gareth

My wife and I (strangely) love Fray Bentos (no meat) Steak & Kidney tinned pies, we add a tin of Sainsbury's Stewed Steak, adding an Oxo cube and a dash of Sherry - tasty :)

I’d happily eat that dinner😋😋

Fantastic and comprehensive review, sometimes stuff in a tin works better, you've done the lot there lad; Princes run with the hares and the hounds on prices but a very independent balanced view, love the slight fluffs, Saturday Kitchen Live couldn't do it better

Give me slice look. Lovely

Looks delicious Gareth.😋👍

Cheers buddy great review, The pie looks good mate .made me feel hungry, was the meat warmed up when you tried them all ( I just wonder ) also I like your plates great for curry’s & Stews etc , saves it running all over the dining table . Can’t wait to make my pie , I going to add some mushrooms and some red wine . Thanks Gareth your a star 💫👍🍻👍🍻👍🍻👍

Thank you for reviewing the tins of stewed steak a couple of years ago. I’ve been trying the different supermarket tins of steak and some are a bit cheaper but don’t have a lot of steak pieces. I’ve noticed that the cheaper tins obviously have more fat and less steak, so you should pay that little bit extra for better quality. It’s about £2.50 for supermarket own brand near me.

Love your enthusiasm trying to stretch your pastry Gareth. We've all been there. Great viewing. 🤩

The only one of those four i have tried is the Tesco and i thought it was fairly okay, maybe 6/10 and 7/10 if made into a yummy pie, quite tasty!

Spot on as always Gareth. Thanks chap.

You might like the Stockwell version from Tesco £1.75, Gaz. I wouldn't choose that pastry as it's got margarine, not all butter. Otherwise, an interesting review of mis-labelled Pedigree Chum 😂

Marks and Spencers Tinned Minced Beef is excellent. I think they do a tin of steak and kidney to.

Another great video Gareth. I always use the Tesco one as I have been happy with it , I add potatoes and onions and shortcrust pastry always a success with my Husband. Lovely to see a longer video.

Thanks for the review, Gareth. I've just eaten a chicken and pulled pork pie that I bought from my local Heron Foods, it is one of their "Now or Never" range. Their are two frozen pies in the pack weighing 650g, so each pie weighs 325g and there is plenty of meat in them. Another variety in the range is chicken and mushroom, they are well worth trying before they sell out and become unavailable in the future.

I always have tesco's own..Chuck a few peas and some tinned carrots in..Lovely with hash brown's!!

Great review gaz dont no why some people snobby about claggy pastry lol..i love it soft ..that pie looked scrummy.keep the videos comming garath you make alot of peoples day😉😉

Hi there another fantastic video from you like always very interesting to see what you say really brilliant keep up the good work never tried that think I might give it a try to see what it is like a brilliant work

This is excellent review Gareth. I have tried Princes years ago and it was grizzly, so never had that again, nor any of them. The finished pie looks tops pal. Years ago, if I had a pie, I would put Victoria’s chutney all over the crust after it was cooked and let it rest for a minute, game changer! I love beetroot and would have that with tomatoes too. Keep up your great work, all the best to you and yours.

Nice Review. Cheers 🍻

Nice pie from time to time mate!

Loved the video by the way.

Not sure about mixing 2 different tins of steak.a bit long drawn out but think separate pies was the way to go..I did the lide one was OK but very runny.did pastry on the bottom as well using lidle puff pastry.but should have cooked base first before adding steak as the base was not cooked enough.your doing a great job and love your reviews. Got the Iceland curry mix .almost spot on. But got the ratios wrong .was like glue.think one tub will do 4 curry sauce mixes. Keep up the good work 👏

1 tin of cooked steak 1 tin of peas 1 tin of new potatoes pepper to taste crusty bread of the condemned shelf, BOOM truckers one pot winter tea, all the best kid, many thanks Michael and Elvis the dog 😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Hello, thank you for an honest, no nonsense taste test on all your products, sausages and the steak tin steak meat. It’s nice to have some and it’s not fancy but it’s down to earth and tries to save all of us money. Thank you😊 15:43

I mix it with mash Gareth to make meat and potatoe pie and they make a great quick scouse as well

Rover the puppy speaking: why are you dishing my food up to humans and in pastry? It's mine mine mine! Only stiring you Gareth!! Ha ha! I would try it. Take care Debra from Melbourne Australia xxx

Interesting one this one Gareth, Even with 3 tins of smart price the filling is costing £5.25 + the pastry,say £6 in total,…or you could buy a ready made family steak and gravy pie from all the supermarkets at various pricing and hit and miss filling quantities,….I guess by making it yourself,you know with a family of 4,you will all get a decent portion to get down your grid 😂,great review as always,take care and ATB 👍

Looks really lovely!!!

Hi I like the smart price one it’s the one I use thank you ❤️👍🙏

That pie looks the dogs bollox mate,brilliant stuff love it.

just had a cleaning fit in the kitchen and yes i did my toaster (barrow lad starts a craze fer emptying toasters lol) its had bread in it every day for at least 2 years i opened it on a baking tray and you can imagine the amount that dropped out of it, hopefully it will still work !!.

Prior to watching the vid I thought good luck finding the meat but it seems there was actually meat present. Pre prepared pies usually consists of pastry and gravy and very little meat

Your pie looked lovely Gareth, I've used that pastry before, it comes in handy. The only one of the stewing steaks I have used in the past was the prince's one. I found it ok

😅😅😅 Your pastry skills tickled me!! Great review ❤

Short crust is my favourite pastry i do a base and top for my pies on a oven proof dinner size plate also i love stewed steak pies and some times with potatoe's happy days. Great review Gareth.

The last can of tinned steak I had was back in the mid 70s. When I tipped it out there was a piece of meat with a blood vessel the size of a bicycle inner tube attached (slight exaggeration there!) Put me right off, and haven't touched any since!

The problem with tinned Stewed Steak is that you have to watch out for tubes.

Baldy is a top guy he’s funny but not trying be funny I love it, keep up the good work

Gareth bottled Champion is the best bottled beer ,you can buy ,good on you mate !👍👍😁😁🍺🍺🍺🍺

I used to buy the Tyne brand years ago, they were nice. I buy the prince's now, I did buy a couple of tins of dewhurst the butcher's brand. I opened it up, it was steak in jelly, looked more like dog food, I wondered if they had the right liable on it, cooked it, it smelt terrible, tasted it, it was terrible, buy anything except dewhurst. I will try the Tesco's, as there things are usually quite nice, thanks Gareth.

Great video. Really enjoyed it. That Princes ain't what it was in the 80s. Fray Bentos has gone the same way. Just gravy in a tin.

Looks pretty bloody nice mate 👍🏻

Delicious happy days 🙂

My rescue greyhounds love them as a treat - a tin shared between them with a Yorkshire pud and peas and carrots ❤️

I got a tin of Tesco stewed steak I put it in a warburtons thin in to the air fryer to crisp very tasty 😋 I think I told you this last week 🤔🤔 😊

If I'm doing these stewed steak tins, (I use Tesco) I normally empty the contents into a sieve and wash under a cold tap to drain off all the clag. ... I use two cans and then warm in the microwave and add some Bisto gravy granules with some course black pepper. ... It tastes much better without the stodge, then serve over some mashed potato - heaven on a plate mate.

Put a few gravy granules in the Bramwells to thicken it up.👍

Nice mate now I know make pie quick 👍

Hey G man👍 sorry mate I thought times were so tight that you were taste testing and reviewing pet food😂I have horrid memories of tinned mince and 'stewing steak' from my childhood, grim and rough but each to their own regarding tastes and preferences. Enjoy your holiday buddy ✌️🍻

i used to work for princes, they also make the Tesco, asda etc.. they just change the labels!

me and my partner watch all the time after seeing your plates we have bought 5 got 4 left one had a accident but they are fantastic we got ours from tesco £2.50 ea bargain!

Thanks

gotta love home made ,more rewarding :)

Not a bad little lunch that.......i love beetroot 👍

I've eaten Asda Just Essentials tinned Stewed Steak several times, both as a pie filling and served with potatoes and veg. I find it more than acceptable. It tastes great to me......the gravy especially seems very tasty, and the steak is really tender. I wasn't shocked when the Asda one pipped the rest..... The inevitable question is - if we all start buying Asda Just Essentials stuff, will the price go up, or would the alternatives come down?

Gareth with you doing all this cooking you will be giving women ideas that we can cook a meal for them lol, as for the pie I'm sure desperate Dan would be proud of you .

I had asdas ultimate burgers last night. Absolutely massive. Pack of two for £4. I weighed them before cooking and they were 3/4 of a lb each. Didn't shrink much at all. Because they took so long to cook they dried out a bit but we're still nice. I melted some extra mature cheddar on top and they were lovely. Be interested to see you cook them and what you think.

Asda price looks the best Gareth. Get the mint sauce 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

pie chips and peas gazza yummy looks good to be fair mate hat off to yer

Not sure if you have tried them from Asda hot & spicy chicken breast fillet burgers frozen really nice

I've just purchased myself a couple of tins of lidls newgate stewed steak.. we are htting a strong 75%.

Minutes to make some suet pastry babe. Lovely baked on some of this stewed steak filling or any other pie.

I made a lovely curry with Aldi tin , put in curry last min 👍🏻

Great review lol I bought those plates after seeing them on your videos, they are great but a nightmare to put in the dishwasher lol

Beetroot with it! Wouldn't have thought of that,think I'll give it a go cheers fella👍

🤣🤣🤣 Bit of a dogs dinner that mate but great review and entertaining as usual, that beer is lovely.

Great video. I used to buy the prince's one I did once buy a cheaper one but never again. It was full of fat and gristle. When I used to eat meat I always once a week made meat and potato pie but always had hendersons relish to put on it. My 4 sons are wanting me to make another. I guess now I'm better I will make them one x

@Bald Foodie Guy, you should do Harry Ramsden's 6 Jumbo Battered Cod Fillet Fish Fingers (from Iceland)

Well I was a bit shocked didn’t think any of these brands would have been any good , but I think by yo mixing them up a bit you made a really good job ! Well done G that pie didn’t look to bad in the end. Great stuff!🤩🙏🏽💙