Fray Bentos pie vent!

Laura_Scotland

My OH is (or now was!) a big fan of Fray Bentos pies and I didn't mind them every now and again as they're quite a quick easy dinner with some vegetables and mash! Anyway, last night we had a steak and ale one and as he was eating his half, he came across a kind of small hollow hard tube with another little bit attached. He thought it's from the cow's throat perhaps.

I was about to phone them a few minutes ago to complain, so looked at the bottom of the packaging for the phone number when I noticed it says 'although every effort is made to remove all bones, some may remain.' So I'm assuming it must be a common issue? Didn't bother phoning after I read that as they probably won't do anything about it. I don't expect it to be the most top quality meat but you don't want bits like that in your food :eek: Horrible...

crazyguy

Email them and see they may send you a voucher out or may just say never mind , worth a try

brettcta

well at least they put it on the tin to make you aware that there may be bones in there.

i haven't ha a fray bentos in ages. i might have one tonight as my cheat meal and feel my arteries clog up

SandC

Yeah not encountered one of those for a long time, we used to call them tubes. Quite common in cheap meat/pie products. Think they're some kind of artery.

But yes, they do put you off the product in question. Im like that with any kind of gristle - sausage rolls are a particular item that need careful sourcing I find.

Laura_Scotland

crazyguy wrote: »

Email them and see they may send you a voucher out or may just say never mind , worth a try

Thanks for the advice but after that we decided we're not buying them again! I wasn't after compensation or anything like that (maybe the £2 for the pie if they offered) just made me feel sick thinking about it ever since.

SandC wrote: »

Yeah not encountered one of those for a long time, we used to call them tubes. Quite common in cheap meat/pie products. Think they're some kind of artery.

But yes, they do put you off the product in question. Im like that with any kind of gristle - sausage rolls are a particular item that need careful sourcing I find.

Ah ok, I'd never seen anything like that before so was pretty horrified! OH has been saying we need to spend less on dinners as I'm quite fussy about eating value meals etc but think I'd rather spend more and it hopefully not happen again! No more Fray Bentos pies anyway that's for sure.
I know what you mean about sausage rolls, remember we got some from Lidl once that had lots of hard bits...

crazyguy

get the voucher if they offer it and give it to a friend who may need it, ( the one you dont like very much )

bigfatface

exact same thing happened to me years ago, and I haven't touched a Fray Bentos pie since.

Lip_Stick

My sis bought some pate from Home Bargains, unsure what brand. She got half way through it when she found a flap of skin. Gross!

donnap83

I was eating a burger from Morrisons (the fresh ones from meat counter) and found a 'tube' in the middle. Was nearly sick. Won't eat burgers now...

fluffnutter

These tubes are common in meat products, particularly cheaper ones. You've no cause for complaint - they won't hurt you. Although I agree they're not the most attractive parts of the animal to eat...

Fridaycat

I knew there was a reason why I've been a vegetarian for the last 23 years..... :rotfl: