MSE Mince Pie Taste Test 2022

DullGreyGuy

Murphybear said:

I found in general terms that the artisan pies from bakeries were very good but expensive

The clear winner was (drum roll)

Home made.  Especially if the mincemeat was home made.  

So you discredited artisan ones as too expensive but how did you calculate the cost of home made ones @murphybear? 


The best ones I've ever had were artisan but a close second best were home made... my aunt used to make her own mincemeat but if you add in a cost of labour they were would have been in a similar price bracket

Rosa_Damascena

sevenhills said:

TheBanker said:

jacko220 said:

Morrison's Puff Pastry Mince Pies for me but I have to travel across town to get them. 

Do you mean the ones from the instore bakery? I bought a pack yesterday and was surprised by how nice they were (and not a bad price at £1.25 for six). They had hundreds of packs, mostly dated 23 December (but some dated 25 December at the back) so expect some reductions!

My most recent experience of shortcrust pastry baked in store, seemed under cooked. I usually like them.

Morrison's bakery is hit and miss.

YoungBlueEyes

Himself brought some puff pastry ones home from Co-op last night as they were reduced. The pastry was ok but pale, the mincemeat was sparse and bland. 

I ordinarily prefer puffy ones but I'm not having much luck with that this year. Aldi and Lidl ones (not puffy) are both going down a treat though!  

Murphybear

DullGreyGuy said:

Murphybear said:

I found in general terms that the artisan pies from bakeries were very good but expensive

The clear winner was (drum roll)

Home made.  Especially if the mincemeat was home made.  

So you discredited artisan ones as too expensive but how did you calculate the cost of home made ones @murphybear? 


The best ones I've ever had were artisan but a close second best were home made... my aunt used to make her own mincemeat but if you add in a cost of labour they were would have been in a similar price bracket

I didn’t mean to discredit the artisan ones but thought it would be useful for people to know they were more expensive.  

I had all of the ingredients  for home made pies already in the house.  I do a lot of baking for our sheltered housing afternoon tea twice a month.  The mincemeat  was my own homemade from last year, I livened it up with a touch of blood orange Cointreau.  I buy this for cooking and a bottle lasts for a good number of years 

This was about the taste rather than the cost.  

I’ve made a big batch this year and put them in the freezer.  Having lost 29kg I don’t want to put it on again by stuffing my face with mince pies.  I have 32 people who will do that for me