Pie Fillings

cookie_monster

If i was going to make a pie I would need to use the oven anyway to cook the chips so sounds like a waste of energy. Can't eat my pies without any chips.

PasturesNew

cookie_monster wrote: »

If i was going to make a pie I would need to use the oven anyway to cook the chips so sounds like a waste of energy. Can't eat my pies without any chips.

If you're doing oven chips, you can find that the chips take 15-20 minutes and a pie might take up to 45 minutes, so it'd still be a saving... but ... you can cook your oven chips under the grill and so it could still work out as an energy saving method.

I've always fancied a pie maker

Triker

I resisted a pie maker last time there was a thread about it, I will resist again, I can do this .......... :drool::silenced::whistle: **goes off to look at link again and wonders where I could [STRIKE]hide [/STRIKE] put one**

Trow

5-8 minutes! That is tempting...

I think we should place a ban on mentioning gadgets, this is supposed to be about saving money..... although could I justify it by saying that when we have leftovers, I'll just make some pastry and put it into pies to freeze? Would be a quick and easy way of using up fruit thats past it's best for puddings that can be frozen as well, so its really a way to reduce wastage....

anguk

I've got 2 pie makers. One off freecycle and another from the car boot.

What I do is when I've got pastry left from making big pies etc cooked in the oven I cut circles out (tops & bottoms) and stick them in the freezer. Then if there's ever a little bit of stew/mince/curry etc left from dinner I make a few pies for lunch the next day, the nicest pies I ever made was with leftover liver, bacon, onions & gravy. :drool: The frozen pastry circles only take about 30mins or so to defrost.

Edit: apparently they're quite popular in Australia.

huston_kw

julietiff wrote: »

Does it really?:rolleyes: So I made my own pastry by hand. I made my own
filling as I said mushroom, onion,cornbeef and put it in. The pie maker
cooked it for me so whats not OS about that?

apologies, jumped the gun a bit, didn't know what one assumed it did it all for you.

pixie1

I love my pie maker. I batch cook about 10 at a time and then freeze them.

Then when i have little time to cook fully i reheat them and serve with mixed veg and gravy - yummy!!

I know some dont think gadgets are very OS but for me its all baby steps. I would never of thought i would be making my own pies but now i do. I just need to get into the habbit of making my own bread now but like i said, for me its all baby steps.

Pix

thisuseridistakenagain

ooh its like a sandwich toaster. i like a gadget. gets me cooking more from scratch.

Triker

Resistance was futile, I now the proud owner of a Breville Pie Magic.:rotfl:

randomer

Happy pie making julie! and you have my sympathies if you suffer with back/joint pain. It's horrible.
I could ravage a pie right now!