just have to share. i made beef pies for 32p!

PasturesNew

redballoon wrote: »

i was fortunate enough to get a pie maker on freecycle, and just wanted to share my sucess of making cheap meals with it!!

I brought one packet of froozen pastry £1.92 only used one block so 96p. one tin of princes stewing steak £1.00 and made 6 individual pies in my pie maker!

£1.96 for six beef pies =32p each!!!

I've always liked the look of the Breville Pie Makers.

I'd not thought you could use tinned meat. I'd probably go for those nice quality tins of chicken in white sauce I've been seeing for years and couldn't ever think what I could use one for.

Except .... I couldn't eat 6 pies. And as I don't have a freezer either I'd have to use both pastry amounts. So I'd end up with 12 pies!



The other things that would worry me would be:
- can you just make 1 pie in one half of it? Or would that damage it?
- how you re-heat the pies once they're cooked (as I could only eat one at a time)

gemmaj

Handy thread... I have a pie magic in the attic and this has motivated me to clean it up and eBay it !!! :rotfl:

I *think* you could cook just one, its very similar to a sandwich toaster but with a different size "hole" (deep and circular instead of bread shape!) and you can do just one toastie in a double toaster machine. I also suspect that you could reheat the pie in the machine.

Its been a while since I used it, but I must confess I never liked it. The pies were always little and I couldn't fit much filling in - so it was more like a pastry pie than a meat (etc) pie, and also I found they tasted better done as giant pies in the oven as the puff pastry cooked better. I can live without mini pies! Better luck with yours though!

pixie1

pixie1 wrote: »

Thanks, i really want a pie maker but my hubs will kill me, ive only just got rid of the veggie steamer that i never used.

I may have to sneak one in and then win him over with lush pies :rotfl:

Thanks

Pix

Well its taken me over 14 months to get one but i have via ebay!!

I was just wondering if anyone has done a curry type of pie and if so what the recipe was?

Also, which is the best pastry to use (brought not home made, this old style way of cooking is a bit advance for me.....baby steps and all that)

Many thanks

Pix

lushkat

Just seen they have pie makers on QVC website!!

anguk

pixie1 wrote: »

Well its taken me over 14 months to get one but i have via ebay!!

I was just wondering if anyone has done a curry type of pie and if so what the recipe was?

Also, which is the best pastry to use (brought not home made, this old style way of cooking is a bit advance for me.....baby steps and all that)

Many thanks

Pix

I made curry pies for my OH but must admit they weren't very old style, I found a tin of chicken curry in the back of the cupboard so used that, OH enjoyed them though! Now I just tend to chuck any leftovers into a pie, mince, casserole, chilli etc.

You can get frozen or chilled pastry from the supermarkets but I've found that 1 pack doesn't stretch very far. Pastry really is quite quick & simple to make, half fat to flour, rubbed into breadcrumbs & mixed with a bit of cold water to make a dough. I always buy frozen or chilled puff pastry though.

pixie1

Well Im using my pie maker for the first time today - Im making minted lamb in gravy

Fingers crossed they turn out ok!

Pix

Bitsy_Beans

pixie1 wrote: »

Well Im using my pie maker for the first time today - Im making minted lamb in gravy

Fingers crossed they turn out ok!

Pix

That sounds delish
off to post on freecycle as I would love one!
There will be a great pie maker shortage in the UK at this rate.

pixie1

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

That sounds delish
off to post on freecycle as I would love one!
There will be a great pie maker shortage in the UK at this rate.

I just wondered if you had managed to get one?

Good luck

Pix

julietiff

lushkat wrote: »

Just seen they have pie makers on QVC website!!

Just been looking at theese, my finger may have pressed the buy button:rotfl:

pixie1

julietiff wrote: »

Just been looking at theese, my finger may have pressed the buy button:rotfl:

:T I love my piemaker, i just wish the pies were a little deeper.

Let us know what you make first!!

Pix