


I'm craving KFC chips and pies. This lockdown is shit.
I'm not sure Pie Face is cheap and nasty enough to be in the same league as Georgie Pie. (Shudders)Zakar wrote:Yes. Pie Face.Jay Cee Gee wrote:Answer me this, MOG - has Australia had a national fast food chain devoted to meat pies?
A fat + carbs explosion to save the planet withdinsdale wrote:I make my own pork pies from time to time. It's really not that difficult and you have a better idea of the quality of the meat that went in.
A quick look at the ingredients confirms they are not part of any calorie controlled diet.
Having anticipated such cravings, I bought a dozen steak/cheese/mushroom and mince pies from the local bakery the day before the lockdown. Now safe in the freezer. Lunch sorted on a few days of the lockdown.naki wrote:I baked a steak pie for the family yesterday. It took hours and I really enjoyed it, flicking flour at the kids and listening to Physical Graffiti in its entirety.
It tasted like absolute shit. Never again. Somebody lift this house arrest, please
I hadn’t actually had a pie in months and was really looking forward to itobelixtim wrote:Having anticipated such cravings, I bought a dozen steak/cheese/mushroom and mince pies from the local bakery the day before the lockdown. Now safe in the freezer. Lunch sorted on a few days of the lockdown.naki wrote:I baked a steak pie for the family yesterday. It took hours and I really enjoyed it, flicking flour at the kids and listening to Physical Graffiti in its entirety.
It tasted like absolute shit. Never again. Somebody lift this house arrest, please
The bakery guy was rapt.
Refreshing honestygrievous wrote: I'm a pasty man.
Jesters <ahem>, they're not so greatFat Old Git wrote:I'm not sure Pie Face is cheap and nasty enough to be in the same league as Georgie Pie. (Shudders)Zakar wrote:Yes. Pie Face.Jay Cee Gee wrote:Answer me this, MOG - has Australia had a national fast food chain devoted to meat pies?
Oh yeah, I didn't bring up Georgie Pie cause they made nice pies. They're the pie equivalent of a Macca's cheeseburger.kiap wrote:Jesters <ahem>, they're not so greatFat Old Git wrote:I'm not sure Pie Face is cheap and nasty enough to be in the same league as Georgie Pie. (Shudders)Zakar wrote:Yes. Pie Face.Jay Cee Gee wrote:Answer me this, MOG - has Australia had a national fast food chain devoted to meat pies?
... but they have exported their Oz chain to NZ.
One-owner bakeries tend to be a better bet for a proper pie
You win. The pasties that is, no one but the Cornish want to win that competition.grievous wrote:Great thread MOG its got the Kiwis off their chairs claiming a contest that can't be won.
Anyway I'm a pasty man.
I had a pie face once, it was worse than an Irvine’s pie from a BP that was bought at 8pm that had been sitting since midday.Fat Old Git wrote:I'm not sure Pie Face is cheap and nasty enough to be in the same league as Georgie Pie. (Shudders)Zakar wrote:Yes. Pie Face.Jay Cee Gee wrote:Answer me this, MOG - has Australia had a national fast food chain devoted to meat pies?
And still better than a Georgie pie I suspect.UncleFB wrote:I had a pie face once, it was worse than an Irvine’s pie from a BP that was bought at 8pm that had been sitting since midday.Fat Old Git wrote:I'm not sure Pie Face is cheap and nasty enough to be in the same league as Georgie Pie. (Shudders)Zakar wrote:Yes. Pie Face.Jay Cee Gee wrote:Answer me this, MOG - has Australia had a national fast food chain devoted to meat pies?
I don't mind pasties.UncleFB wrote:You win. The pasties that is, no one but the Cornish want to win that competition.grievous wrote:Great thread MOG its got the Kiwis off their chairs claiming a contest that can't be won.
Anyway I'm a pasty man.
No way. But then again I have nostalgic memories of Georgie Pie ... $5 gets you a steak and cheese pie, an apple pie, chips, sundae and a drink, or you could go across the road and get a $5 kfc 1/4 pack, 2 pieces of chicken, chips, 2 rolls, potato and gravy and a drink.Fat Old Git wrote:And still better than a Georgie pie I suspect.UncleFB wrote:I had a pie face once, it was worse than an Irvine’s pie from a BP that was bought at 8pm that had been sitting since midday.Fat Old Git wrote:I'm not sure Pie Face is cheap and nasty enough to be in the same league as Georgie Pie. (Shudders)Zakar wrote:Yes. Pie Face.Jay Cee Gee wrote:Answer me this, MOG - has Australia had a national fast food chain devoted to meat pies?
No way. But then again I have nostalgic memories of Georgie Pie ... $5 gets you a steak and cheese pie, an apple pie, chips, sundae and a drink, or you could go across the road and get a $5 kfc 1/4 pack, 2 pieces of chicken, chips, 2 rolls, potato and gravy and a drink.Fat Old Git wrote:And still better than a Georgie pie I suspect.UncleFB wrote:I had a pie face once, it was worse than an Irvine’s pie from a BP that was bought at 8pm that had been sitting since midday.Fat Old Git wrote:I'm not sure Pie Face is cheap and nasty enough to be in the same league as Georgie Pie. (Shudders)Zakar wrote:Yes. Pie Face.Jay Cee Gee wrote:Answer me this, MOG - has Australia had a national fast food chain devoted to meat pies?
During the late 90's renaissance, my brother used to feed his dog a GP steak pie (at 75 cents) for dinner as it was literally cheaper than dog food.UncleFB wrote:I have nostalgic memories of Georgie Pie ... $5 gets you a steak and cheese pie, an apple pie, chips, sundae and a drink,
naki wrote:I baked a steak pie for the family yesterday. It took hours and I really enjoyed it, flicking flour at the kids and listening to Physical Graffiti in its entirety.
It tasted like absolute shit. Never again. Somebody lift this house arrest, please
I approve of this postFat Old Git wrote:I'm just going to drop this in here from the Pat Lamb thread.
The Burleigh pork belly pie, followed by the Fairly version.
And the Fairly bakehouse version
I always used to order the cheese triangles when order my lunch (same paper bag I assume with money sealed inside by the parents) which was odd because we always had blocks of cheese at home and I never ate it.The Optimist wrote:Sure it is the taste, but it also brings back the nostalgia of it. The BBC article invokes great childhood memories. We were a poor family (How poor?), I usually had to make my own sandwiches for school. Dad was frugal, but on the odd occasion when we were given money to buy a school lunch, I often remember the pride of being able to write on the brown paper bag. my order like the other lucky children then putting it in the wire basket at the front of the class.
Then when you took it out of the bag and sat eating with the other children, everything was right in the world.
The pasties and sausage rolls were good to. Everything tasted better when you weren't being killed by a virus. Good times.
Paper bag? You were lucky t'ave paper bag. In our day we 'ad to use pair of grandads old underpants to wrap our piece of mouldy bread, if we were lucky enough t'ave mouldy bread...And t'underpants 'adn't ever been washed, we couldn't afford water.The Optimist wrote:Sure it is the taste, but it also brings back the nostalgia of it. The BBC article invokes great childhood memories. We were a poor family (How poor?), I usually had to make my own sandwiches for school. Dad was frugal, but on the odd occasion when we were given money to buy a school lunch, I often remember the pride of being able to write on the brown paper bag. my order like the other lucky children then putting it in the wire basket at the front of the class.
Then when you took it out of the bag and sat eating with the other children, everything was right in the world.
The pasties and sausage rolls were good to. Everything tasted better when you weren't being killed by a virus. Good times.
That Pie Thief joint I mentioned did one of these as a special the week before they were supposed to close, but I didn't get to try it out...MungoMan wrote: Scallop pie
I can agree with this statement. I’ve eaten boutique pies in QLD, NSW and VIC and not had one yet that compares with decent bakery NZ pies. I’d ask how many Australian posters have actually tried a NZ Bakery pie?Clogs wrote:I can finally weigh in on a thread where I have some degree of expertise.
I can safely say the NZ pie is generally of superior quality to the Australian pie. I believe I am safe in making this statement due to my exhaustive testing/sampling.
I was planning on just buying frozen puff pastry, if that's what you mean...Nieghorn wrote:naki wrote:I baked a steak pie for the family yesterday. It took hours and I really enjoyed it, flicking flour at the kids and listening to Physical Graffiti in its entirety.
It tasted like absolute shit. Never again. Somebody lift this house arrest, please![]()
Know where you went wrong? I probably botched a good half dozen pie crusts before I got the hang.
Mog, you doing your own crust? Proper art that is. Keeping everything cool and not mixing too much keeps things separate = flakier.
While mine taste good now, they still look rough. Edges wonky, some parts thicker than others, uneven lattice, even bits where you can tell I grafted a piece on to shore up the edge. Presentation is a skill I won’t bother with.
So you were too tight to buy a decent pie? Ok, we get that.gurudoright wrote:The pies in England are rubbish. Pukka Pies ffs. I best pie I’ve ever had was one in Picton, New Zealand.
fudge making puff ( though at moment possibly have the time to do it). Rough puff is pretty good and easier to make.Mog The Almighty wrote:I was planning on just buying frozen puff pastry, if that's what you mean...Nieghorn wrote:naki wrote:I baked a steak pie for the family yesterday. It took hours and I really enjoyed it, flicking flour at the kids and listening to Physical Graffiti in its entirety.
It tasted like absolute shit. Never again. Somebody lift this house arrest, please![]()
Know where you went wrong? I probably botched a good half dozen pie crusts before I got the hang.
Mog, you doing your own crust? Proper art that is. Keeping everything cool and not mixing too much keeps things separate = flakier.
While mine taste good now, they still look rough. Edges wonky, some parts thicker than others, uneven lattice, even bits where you can tell I grafted a piece on to shore up the edge. Presentation is a skill I won’t bother with.
That's lovely.The Optimist wrote:Sure it is the taste, but it also brings back the nostalgia of it. The BBC article invokes great childhood memories. We were a poor family (How poor?), I usually had to make my own sandwiches for school. Dad was frugal, but on the odd occasion when we were given money to buy a school lunch, I often remember the pride of being able to write on the brown paper bag. my order like the other lucky children then putting it in the wire basket at the front of the class.
Then when you took it out of the bag and sat eating with the other children, everything was right in the world.
The pasties and sausage rolls were good to. Everything tasted better when you weren't being killed by a virus. Good times.
Cornish is one type, not my favourite.UncleFB wrote:You win. The pasties that is, no one but the Cornish want to win that competition.grievous wrote:Great thread MOG its got the Kiwis off their chairs claiming a contest that can't be won.
Anyway I'm a pasty man.
ChipSpike wrote:Meat and potato pie, layer bolied mashed onions in the bottom of a pie dish, then a deep mixture of stewed skirt beef and boiled waxy pots, cover with a short crust pastry and bake. Serve with the stew gravy.
Or steak, ale and kidney pie with suet crust.
Need to do some essential shopping tomorrow.
Mash on top, if using thinly sliced put them all round like pastry. Will help thicken sauce (so don’t need flour) and will be best tasting tattles cooking in the sauce.MrJonno wrote:ChipSpike wrote:Meat and potato pie, layer bolied mashed onions in the bottom of a pie dish, then a deep mixture of stewed skirt beef and boiled waxy pots, cover with a short crust pastry and bake. Serve with the stew gravy.
Or steak, ale and kidney pie with suet crust.
Need to do some essential shopping tomorrow.
That could be tasty but.....
Stew with a bit of pastry stuck on top, IS NOT A FKIN' PIE
Potato on top, OK but if you use pastry it goes all the way around.
danny_fitz wrote:In fairness a good cornish pasty is a think of beauty. I tried making a few last month, being the greedy bastard that I am I decided that the ingredient quantities from the recipe instructions were too stingy so elected to triple them which resulted in two enormous pasties each the size of a rugby ball. Proper man verses food size, and yes, I ate it all much to the disgust of my wife.