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Old 16-09-2012, 21:20
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Sorry it there is already a thread on this, I'm new.

What is everyone's opinions on the fray bentos pies?

Now I pride myself on making a lot of my food from scratch as I want to be as healthy as I can but...

These things are so bad they're good! I enjoy them as a treat. I think it's the soggy pastry that does it for me haha!

Anyone else agree?
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Old 16-09-2012, 21:21
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I prefer the Birdseye frozen pies since the pastry is a lot better than Fray Bentos
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Old 16-09-2012, 21:30
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I prefer the Birdseye frozen pies since the pastry is a lot better than Fray Bentos
See I'm not a huge fan as the pastry is shortcrust is it not? I'm a puff pastry gal
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Old 16-09-2012, 21:38
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I used to really like them. 20 years on I tried one, (beef and ale) and now they seem incredibly lardy too me.

I like the Denby Dale pies for an emergency dinner.
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Old 16-09-2012, 21:38
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See I'm not a huge fan as the pastry is shortcrust is it not? I'm a puff pastry gal
I thought only the top was puff pastry ?
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Old 16-09-2012, 21:45
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Its pieminister pies for me all the way these days
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Old 17-09-2012, 07:28
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Its pieminister pies for me all the way these days
Never had those before!


And yeah the top is but the under is the soggy pastry that I also love, which you don't tend to get on short crust!
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Old 17-09-2012, 08:46
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Quick easy and keep for years - very useful on a day when you don't want to cook, hardly any washing up too as the tin it is cooked in just goes in the bin.

The pastry is flaky not short crust.
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Old 17-09-2012, 09:06
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I had a steak & kidney one years ago. While the pastry had a nice flakey top it was the soggy underneath that put me off. I wonder if removing the pastry lid and putting it on the already heated baking tray to dry out for the last few minutes would make a difference? I could buy a Poundland pie I suppose and see if it works.
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Old 17-09-2012, 09:13
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Yuk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 17-09-2012, 10:16
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Yuk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed. What is that sludge inside. Actually I know what it is and I wouldn't touch one with a bargepole.

Many years ago when OH and I first lived together I was horrified that he liked these things. Thankfully I've trained him to appreciate real food now!

BTW Has anyone ever read 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair? Over a hundred years old now but still worth a read.
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Old 17-09-2012, 10:37
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Bought a couple of these dinner plate-sized ones when they were half-price at the supermarket recently.

Nearly binned them both, because we couldn't get them open with either of our can-openers - traditional and lift-off!

Ended up hacking them open with a Swiss army knife and nearly ripping my hand open.

I'll resist the bargain next time!
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Old 17-09-2012, 10:39
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I can't open them with our electric opener but a normal can opener works well. The type that leave a safe edge would be going through a thickened metal so also won't be good I would imagine.
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Old 17-09-2012, 10:49
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I bought one recently on the spur of the moment as I hadn't had one since I was a kid and they always used to be a "special treat".

I was so disappointed. It was horrible - and much smaller than I remember them being.
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Old 17-09-2012, 11:31
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Bought a couple of these dinner plate-sized ones when they were half-price at the supermarket recently.

Nearly binned them both, because we couldn't get them open with either of our can-openers - traditional and lift-off!

Ended up hacking them open with a Swiss army knife and nearly ripping my hand open.

I'll resist the bargain next time!
not sure why you were having a problem. I use a traditional can opener without problem.
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Old 17-09-2012, 11:33
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Agreed. What is that sludge inside. Actually I know what it is and I wouldn't touch one with a bargepole.

Many years ago when OH and I first lived together I was horrified that he liked these things. Thankfully I've trained him to appreciate real food now!
BTW Has anyone ever read 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair? Over a hundred years old now but still worth a read.
come on then, lets hear it. What is 'real food' ?
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Old 17-09-2012, 11:37
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I've not had one since the late eighties I think. I very rarely eat pie because I get fat easily, but if I do it's from the chippy.
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Old 17-09-2012, 11:37
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not sure why you were having a problem. I use a traditional can opener without problem.
A quick Google search confirms that I'm not the only one.
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Old 17-09-2012, 11:54
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come on then, lets hear it. What is 'real food' ?
Simple. Good ingredients, the best you can afford, and cook from scratch. You have total control of salt, fat, sugar and dairy content. All of which are included in my cooking BTW.
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Old 17-09-2012, 12:19
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One pie occasionally won't hurt you - some of us were brought up on foods like this and strangely survived.

Oddly it is only since I started eating more healthily I have discovered I am allergic to almost every raw food ever eaten and it's only when things are cooked to death I can eat safely.
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Old 17-09-2012, 13:54
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Simple. Good ingredients, the best you can afford, and cook from scratch. You have total control of salt, fat, sugar and dairy content. All of which are included in my cooking BTW.
Which is all great, having some crap every now and then is not going to kill you.
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Old 17-09-2012, 15:57
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Which is all great, having some crap every now and then is not going to kill you.
Of course not. I use loads of butter, occasionally beef lard, I'm addicted to Malden salt ( despite being on low salt diet ) and sugar, mainly in desserts. But I control it and therefore the end result . No offence to anyone who likes them but the thought of a Fray Bentos pie turns my stomach.

Today I had a homemade beefburger (shop bought bun) which many would say is crap food but, even if I say it myself, it was better than any takeaway I've ever had. £7 for a kilo of good, low fat mince plus another £1or so for seasonings etc. made 10 burgers. Why buy rubbish when you can have homemade quality much cheaper?
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Old 17-09-2012, 20:15
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Today I had a homemade beefburger (shop bought bun) which many would say is crap food but, even if I say it myself, it was better than any takeaway I've ever had. £7 for a kilo of good, low fat mince plus another £1or so for seasonings etc. made 10 burgers. Why buy rubbish when you can have homemade quality much cheaper?
There's nothing "crap" about a good quality burger. If it's well made then it's the perfectly balance meal - lean protein, salad, carbohydrate and dairy (if you have cheese)
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Old 17-09-2012, 20:20
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There's nothing "crap" about a good quality burger. If it's well made then it's the perfectly balance meal - lean protein, salad, carbohydrate and dairy (if you have cheese)
I know. I did say 'many would say is crap food'. I was just trying to explain the benefits of home cooking.
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Old 17-09-2012, 20:36
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I have one about once a year, I quite like both the flaky pastry on top and the soggy stuff underneath.

If they had a quality filling I'd eat them more often (maybe twice a year).
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