Viewers slam Jamie Oliver’s £1 wonders as ‘out of touch’
Jamie Oliver’s £1 Wonders is slammed as ‘nonsense’ by viewers who say he doesn’t ‘seriously understand poverty’ while cooking in the ‘best-stocked kitchen ever seen’ with high-quality equipment
- Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s £1 Wonders series started on Channel 4 last night
- Said he hoped to ‘fill up the oven with two £1 dishes’ to ‘save time and money’
- However viewers were impressed and slammed the idea of the programme
- One wrote: ‘Bit confused who this Jamie Oliver show is aimed at’
Viewers have slammed Jamie Oliver’s £1 Wonders as ‘a load of nonsense’ after saying the Channel 4 cooking show doesn’t ‘seriously understand poverty.’
The celebrity TV chef, who is worth an estimated £240million, launched his new series on the channel last night, saying he ‘wanted to give viewers as much inspiration and confidence to keep costs down and flavour up.’
On the show, he cooked up a recipes including a meatloaf, vegetable lasagne and curry, claiming all could be made for less than £1 per portion.
In order to find the cost of each portion, Jamie claimed he took the average cost of each ingredient, and the quantity used, at the big four supermarkets.
However many of those watching felt the programme was ‘not the strongest’ for ‘seriously understanding poverty’, with one viewer writing: ‘Bit confused who this Jamie Oliver show is aimed at.
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Viewers have slammed Jamie Oliver’s new cooking programme £1 Wonders on Channel 4 as ‘a load of nonsense’ after saying it doesn’t ‘seriously understand poverty’
‘£1 meals (in reality £3 meals to serve 6) being cooked in the best provisioned kitchen I’ve ever seen, top quality pans, endless fridge/freezer space.’
Meanwhile another wrote: ‘£1 meals – what a lot of nonsense. What they’ve failed to tell you, is you’ll need to go to the supermarket and spend about £50 first.’
A third added: ‘Except these aren’t £1 wonders are they? They’re ‘sorta £1 per portion, not including stuff middlecass people have in their pantries.
‘It’s just Jamie Oliver doing his usual repertoire of pubgrub with a cynical austerity marketing spin.’
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However many of those watching felt the programme was ‘not the strongest’ for ‘seriously understanding poverty’
A fourth commented: ‘As helpful as it may be, we really shouldn’t have Jamie Oliver on TV telling people how to make £1 meals.
‘We should have a functional government that doesn’t plunge the country into a cost of living crisis. We can’t normalise this.’
One tweeted: ‘I’m now watching the Jamie Oliver programme about dinners for £1.
‘I totally get it’s been created with good intentions, but it just feels like it’s saying ‘It’s on individuals to individually dig deep and find solutions to the hellish financial nightmare folk are living.’
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During the segment, Jamie shared a number of recipes, with added tips including advice on how to cook using the microwave, and cutting back on energy costs
During the segment, Jamie shared a number of recipes, with added tips including advice on how to cook using the microwave, and cutting back on energy costs.
Jamie said he wanted to give recipes which could ‘bend and stretch’ to give ‘many meals’ to be used all week.
With salt, pepper and oil in the kitchen, Jamie said the recipes could be made fore less than £1 per portion.
He added: ‘These £1 wonders are delicious and nutritious, and great to have up your sleeve whenever you need them.’
The first recipe in the programme was a ‘mega meatloaf’, which Jamie described as ‘a mouthwatering way to upscale one of the cheapest cuts of meat into a family favorite.’
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The celebrity chef insisted his recipes on the show were ‘celebratory’ and ‘optimistic’ (pictured, enjoying his spaghetti recipe)
He claimed it could feed six people for under £6.
He said: ‘With clever cuts of meat, and clever flavoring, this is a classic recipe that will work well for you and your wallet.’
Jamie said he was adjusting his cooking, from using the oven, to using the hob and microwave.
His tips included cooking on the hob using a pan with the lid, saying it could ‘save on energy.’
Jamie described his meatloaf as ‘clever cooking which makes him happy’, saying it’s ‘optimistic’ and ‘tasty’.
Elsewhere, he struggled to set the timer on a microwave as he made a spinach and chicpea curry.
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Elsewhere, Jamie also made a cajun chicken traybake and a vegetable lasagne (pictured, cooking in the test kitchen on the show)|
He admitted it ‘wasn’t cooking as usual for him’ but added he ‘does like the challenge.’
Elsewhere, Jamie also made a cajun chicken traybake and a vegetable lasagne.
The programme was released weeks after it was revealed Jamie Oliver is believed to be cooking up a deal with Netflix as he hopes to promote his healthy eating campaign via the streaming service and his charity BiteBack 2030.
A source told The Sun last month: ‘Jamie has ended his exclusive contract with Channel 4 and is looking to work elsewhere. A team from BiteBack is developing ideas aimed at Netflix’.
With Jamie’s production company already advertising for producers to work on ‘Netflix development’.
However in a bid to keep the star the publication reports the channel have ordered a third series of Jamie’s Mediterranean Adventures.
The source added: ‘Channel 4 aren’t thrilled about sharing Jamie but have made sure they won’t lose him altogether.’
As well as a third series of his Mediterranean adventures the broadcaster has also recommissioned Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders and Jamie’s season which will air next year.
He founded the charity BiteBack 2030 in 2019 with the aim of educating children about healthy eating.
Jamie originally joined the channel back in 2002 after originally finding fame as The Naked Chef on BBC2.