ROAST DINNER BUDGET BATTLE | CHEF (£2.50 Budget) vs NORMAL (Unlimited Budget) | Sorted Food 

"Don't you hate it when you go to a shop and the shopkeeper starts questioning your purchases" Haha, Barry your only job is to put the right numbers into the calculator!

I love that there is a budget restriction on the chef. It shows that technique alone can make an amazing meal without having to rely on expensive ingredients. Thanks, guys!

I would like to see is Jamie vs. James in a steak dinner budget battle.

Ongoing petition for "Drunk chefs remote control sober Normals." I need it in my life lol.

Visiting Barry’s Deli is half the battle. The sass! The judgement!

I want to see James vs Ben on a budget challenge.

One of my favourite things about watching British meals as a Dane, is that everything feels so familiar, and still so very foreign at the same time. Never had bread sauce (only heard about it even existing maybe a month ago) never had cheese with cauliflower, never had yorkshire pudding (which I must admit are the ones I wanna try the most) but at the same time, it all feels like it would fit perfectly into Danish cuisine? If someone made me this meal, I wouldn't question it one bit

As someone stuck in an ovenless Japanese apartment, I want to see a cooking challenge for everyone--an Ovenless meal! No ovens, no toaster ovens. Ideally no fancy blenders either, but just ovenless would be great to see.

As a budget battle, I'd like to see them attempt afternoon tea. As that's typically an expensive treat, I'd allow plenty of time for the chef to bake stuff from relatively cheap ingredients. This could also show the difference between using more expensive, processed ingredients compared to relatively cheap basic ones.

Utterly love this format. Best you've ever done - the mix of battle with actually genuinely passing on tips about levelling up with a budget is both enjoyable and appreciated

Thank you for making these videos. I lost my husband about a month ago and watching your videos and slightly crushing on Ben has been a very welcome distraction. I don't feel up for much cooking as we always did that together but watching you guys cook in a sometimes silly manner does give me an appetite sometimes. My apologies if you have already done something like this as i haven't been a subscriber very long but how about a pandemic themed video such as cooking with just pantry ingredients or substituting some fancier stuff for what you have at home. Thanks again. Much Love.

I’d love a Christmas feast budget battle - a big, festive meal for a larger number of servings (6?) With as small a budget as possible. Lots of people are doing it tough for the holidays this year, and might get some inspiration for how to make sure they can still celebrate

Love how Barry saschays out of the deli

For Christmas, I'd love to see a mince pie battle or recipe-less mince pie challenge!

I would love to see revamping through back recipes. Here in the US, casseroles were big for a while, crock pots were a huge craze, jello had a sweet and savory hay day. It would be fun to see those revisited.

Honestly, I think the budget battles are my favorite segment thus far. It really shows how one can make a standout meal with affordable ingredients by using ingenious cheffy hacks. Thanks for the new video!

Mike being able to do ALL of that in 2 hours is insane! What a champ!

These are really cool to see what can be done with such a small amount! Times are really rough for my family and this inspires me.

This is probably my favorite series out of all. Probably because it could help others in so many ways, and for a long time. It's also though provoking for others in expanding their own creativity when cooking. That may sound really vague to some.

Barry’s little slide/sashay out of the Deli at 1:42 has me cackling everytime I watch this video!🤣😂🤷‍♀️👍🏻

No matter how many times I hear it, bread sauce is just the weirdest sounding thing.

The gingerbread man never ceases to amaze me

I don't think it gets said enough, you guys are making movie level quality stuff. Too good!

I really love seeing how amazing a dish can be even on a very limited budget and wasting as little as possible. Love this series (and Barry's questionable customer service)!

Love the budget battles, but it would also be interesting to see what the same chef would do with the different budgets! Which parts would you be able to tell were more expensive when they're prepared the exact same way?

Such a crazy few days in America, it's nice to take a break with you guys. I appreciate you.

I was so confused for a moment seeing the '2,50' in the title and then seeing James buy a 3,50 chicken... took a moment to realize he has 2,50 a portion, so he has 10 to spend...

id love to see a battle which used frozen ingredients, theyre cheaper then fresh but how to thaw them and get the best out of them is an added challenge, especially when you're trying to work within a time limit

A roast chicken dinner is just perfect for this format. Theres so much technique that can be honed and perfected resulting in an overall better dish... but you also can drastically improve the meal by, as they say in the video, getting a nicer quality chicken, or splurging for a few extras here and there. Well done by both Mike and James on this one!

It’s the middle of the week and I’m now craving a roast dinner!

Barry's exit from the deli was priceless! Cream tea, fish n chips, or lasagna would be nice budget challenges. :)

Absolutely LOVING these new budget chef vs normal challenges!

Have actually got some tips out of this battle which I'm definitely going to use - particularly with parsnips. Also never thought of resting batter as a chef-y thing as it's always something we've done. Whether we're cooking yorkshire puddings or pancakes. Just gives better results.

Reckon it would be good if the people eating it at the end didn't know which one was cheap and which was expensive before tasting

This is the first time I've ever heard of bread sauce...... I'm Canadian. Over here all roast meats have a gravy (hopefully) from the drippings, but roast birds have a stuffing of bread/nuts/herbs/stuff. It gets very competitive who makes the best stuffing!!!

I always love watching you transform veggies into something special, I would love to see more of that!

reusing juices from the meat to create a gravy or jus always looks so good

9:41 i see jamie paid back mike his 26 seconds. lol

In my house we make double Yorkshire pudding mix and have the extra ones with jam or chocolate spread for pudding😍

Loving these battles! Really shows what you can do on a budget and I love the little tips from James. "Loads of pepper on carrots, is important" Okay! I'll remember that. Also didn't know there were standard elements to a british roast dinner, like cauliflower cheese and bread sauce? I should try it sometime.

I love the handicap budget battles!

What is super interesting to me is how much "more vegetarian" James was. Ignoring the chicken and gravy, a vegetarian could eat everything else on James plate where as Mikes had most things coated in beef dripping. I know it wasn't part of the battle to incorporate vegetarians but it's interesting that the cheaper meal was more veggie!

Mad respect for James and Mike for serving a roast dinner within 2 hours, that’s spectacular!

allow me to just say how much i love this channel? It's the only channel whose videos i follow. Was just watching the croque em bouche pass it on and still dying with laughter...then it struck me how many PIOs i have watched (and rewatched), how many chef battles, how many ultimate battles, how many gadge reviews, how many pretentious ingredients, how many Mystery Boxes, and a series I used to love, where you guys went out all over London to find the best pasta, fry-ups, fried chicken, fish and chips at different price points....y'all had fabulous food marathons, and did some great stuff in several American cities (loved the sake pairing one in NY) and Japan. Thanks for the endless hours of great content, and for sharing your wonderful camaraderie and sense of humour and cooking skills with us! Love Sorted!

Wednesdays and sundays are the best days of the week because it means new Sorted vid! 😃 (but I’m hungry now 😅)

At this point it's just James flexing his chefy muscles. And im okay with that.

Thank you for addressing the elephant in the roast dinner room. My partner and I had a proper falling out over Yorkshire puds. They go with any roast dish and therefore belong on the Christmas dinner! On that note - could we see a festive feast either on a budget or with a twist please? I think it's just what 2020 needs 😄

That was such an enjoyable video. I love seeing James at work, thank you. Well done Mike, this was a hard task to complete in only two hours.

Two hours for a whole roast dinner? Easy. We do that as a midweek meal. The trick is to put some chicken stock in the bottom of the roasting tray and then seal the whole thing with tinfoil. It basically steams the chicken, self-bastes, and it can do that for an hour. Then you drain off all the juices, leave the veg and chicken in the tray, spoon the fat from the juices over the chicken and put it back in for half an hour to get the outside nicely golden and crispy. That last hour you can spend on veg (parboiling is your best friend), gravy, yorkshire pudding etc

Hahaha the last budget battle James did so well they had to remove any kind of budget limit for the normal!

This is my second fav game next to the one where they swap turns.

Always love how even thought these are competitions, it’s still educational and everyone’s friendly. Keep doing what you do, Sorted!

RU-vid peeps work your magic: I need a gif of Barry leaving his deli please 😂

I still miss "gooey in the middle"

I am loving these budget challenges!! So good at letting you know where to spend your money if on a budget

11:09 -- "Ohhh... Oh, James! Naughty!" I had some 007 flashbacks, haha

Pass it on theme: Indian Order :spice level-high to low Let Ben go last so he can’t brag

The West End needs to think about ‘Barry’s Deli : The Musical’. I hope someone is listening.

digging the idea of an authentic family roast, and sitting barry and jamie at the kids table was a nice touch

These budget chef vs normal w/ expensive ingredient videos are sick boys, keep up the good work!

To make sure you don't lose any cloves in your milk, you can spike the onion with them. I'm surprised James didn't do that. Also, when you're doing the next of these battles, I'd love to see the chef have a "budget" on pots and pans as well.

A deli owner daying i guess you can only afford the cheap one is bang out of order and the questioning 😅😅😅😭

James is a deadset legend. You can learn so much just from watching him and he always has something clever or interesting to say.

I know someone’s already said it but a budget afternoon tea would be amazing! Love this new challenge!

Wheres Tyrone these days. Ben hiding him again? He must be nearly a teenager now!

I was so confused, I thought you guys uploaded late! Turns out there’s a thing called British Summer Time. Or was I wrong?

Budget Battle Idea: James VS Jamie Burgers - James get unlimited, Jamie is the limited one! Can the burger master beat a chef when he's on a limit?

There’s a lesson for us all in Mike’s humility. Really nice to see.

Budget videos are brilliant, what I wanted to see from Sorted for ages.

Michael did very well. His dinner, even though on an unlimited budget, looked like an excellent family dinner that would be served on a weekend, especially a Sunday. I intend to serve this to three guests & myself of course, that I will invite over this weekend. During these rather stressful times in America, sharing food with friends is very important!😸

I really love your formats and your friendships. A battle like this doesn't in theory *require* the two hosts commenting/supporting on the side throughout the cooking, but it would be SO not the same and much less fun if they weren't there. Y'all are essential and fun and have differently charismatic personalities and are just all-round 👌 🥚🥚 and I love you guys and now I'm gonna shut up.

Loving these budget competitions! Seeing all the little tricks in these is so interesting and useful. Can't wait to show off my gravy

Great video. I'm a Brit living in Finland for the past 5 years and I reaaaaaaaally miss having roast dinners. This video has inspired me to have a go at making one!

NO NUT NOVEMBER... i myself am allergic to nuts and sometimes it makes it so i cant eat a food maybe you guys can make a recipe that normally uses nuts and replaces it

You really have to impressed how must the difference is. Both how the money spent can do a difference, but also pure technic can lift a dish so many ways. Really shows reason to always improve and continue to learn. -Thx Sorted, for the learning and what to come.

i really like these chef on a budget. cuz i don't have that much to spend on food, but these rule of thumbs on how to make the most out of little is super helpful

I'm actually curious how much Mike ended up spending, with an unlimited budget. Budget beef wellington?

"Who wins" I mean it's a roast, there might be some slightly better veg on one and nice gravy on another, but it's roast dinner, i'd still plow through both of them

budget stir fry maybe. I love that a stir fry as a student is a fast and cheap way to make a decent meal, but ideas on different ways to shake it up would be amazing

Wish we could nominate sortedfood for 'keeping us calm and carrying on' through this year of unfortunate events. Seriously guys, not a falter in the goodness you bring us. And please know that we do not take it for granted. You've got lives, ups and downs, we can't say the pandemic affected you guys any less than us, which makes it even more amazing that you still bring us something to look forward to. Appreciated all the way from Africa boys👏👏👏

I love this series, it really shows how you can have excelent meals on lower budgets

Barry's deli can be made into a Bennuendo by just adding an emoji to form Barry's Deli 😏

Bold idea but I want to see a Sorted Kitchen! You know. A actual kitchen. I'd travel from Manchester to see James and Ben Cook up a solid Sunday roast

I enjoy the battles... I like the way Jame looks under control, and regardless who is cooking, to be able to use lower cost ingredients and do so well is a plus to me...

Much needed break from doom scrolling, and I haven't even watched the video yet

"Naughty." Do I love how the brits say it.

I totally agree with Ben. Those were two fine looking plates of food and I think it's about picking those quality ingredients that don't break the bank (I mean those carrots, come onnn haha) but go for a chicken that you know had a good life, even if that means to spend a little more. I love how you guys show how to treat products with respect and prepare them in a way that celebrates them!!! So good! Thank you !

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“Mike, that’s a good looking bird.” - Jamie Paul Romanio Spafford aka The Spaff, 2020. To quote Janice: “Oh Dear, Oh Dear!”

I’d love to see an afternoon tea budget challenge!

The sound Barry made at 6:46-6:49 is me throughout the whole video, wanna taste these dishes sooo bad

I am not a foodie. My boyfriend owns the kitchen in our home and it was him that introduced me to your channel. I can't watch enough. Thank you all and looking forward to more! P.s it is awesome to see that knowledge of how to cook can make an amazing meal on a low budget.

"Get the best chicken you can" Yes! Any meat or dairy really. I'm happy to raise our own ducks,geese and for Mike, heritage chickens. Also there's Cappercallie, black grouse, hazel grouse and ptarmigan in the woods and will never take this luxury for granted. Thanks for the cooking inspiration!

I'd be keen to see some content around weekly meal prep. Thinking things like a dish you cook on a Sunday and make 5 portions to cover your lunches for the work week.

I'm loving this new series :D So much fun to watch you guys getting creative even with a limited budget! You've thrown some nice tips and tricks in there! I must say, I will not be using the parsnip core one as I've never had problems with them being woody but I love he way you prepared your potatoes guys- I ma sure my fam would love them :D . Sending all of you lots of love! Stay safe and have a great rest of the week!

got a history cook for them - when I was a kid there was a processed lamb pattie called a sheppey (can't remember the company that made them), had some chilli flakes and no idea what the other herbs/spices were but were covered in breadcrumbs and I LOVED them, I think about them at least once a week

"That gravy is different... level" Was fully expecting the Dad joke there...

Fun vid as always, would love to see more vegetarian stuff in the future tho!

I’d love to see a video working on James’s point about meat: how to make the best out of a low budget which for this meal includes spending more on the meat. Really, this could even be a series! Like, sure buy whatever store butter for general cooking and baking, but is it worth upgrading when making pastries? Etc.

Love to see that nothing is wasted, and that you can extract flavors from, well, everything. I'd like to see a mix of 2 styles. Relay race meets Dish done three ways. A brutal event, I know (and I apologize for the anguish caused if this gets made).