Shop bought pork pies - hot or cold?

BigBilly · 22 Mar 2019 at 15:21

I cannot believe the folk who think a cold pork pie is superior ! From the chiller they are hard and tasteless. Warm ‘em up, serve with spuds and peas and a marmite gravy. Mum did that for Dad every other Saturday or so for 40 or more years and I still love it now and miss the ‘normal’ family meals we had. The Pork Pie is a wonderful thing - don’t chill it to death !!

bsoltan · 22 Mar 2019 at 16:31

What an odd thread to find and bump from 3 years ago.

BigBilly · 22 Mar 2019 at 16:48

I see your point, hadn’t looked at the dates. I had googled ‘safe internal temperature to heat Pork Pie’ after a row with my far to safety and hygiene conscious daughter and up came this thread !

Semple · 22 Mar 2019 at 16:53

Can't say i've ever had a pork pie warmed up, i've always had them cold.

robfosters · 22 Mar 2019 at 17:24

Always have them cold too, with mustard, pickle and a dash of salt.

SexyGreyFox · 22 Mar 2019 at 19:58

My reply is probably still the same from 3 years ago:
Warming pork pies up is weird

Jonnybmac · 22 Mar 2019 at 20:26

I prefer a warm pie but if you microwave a cold pie it just wrecks it as the jelly melts amd turns the pie soggy.

Warm in an oven yes, in a microwave no

K.C. Leblanc · 23 Mar 2019 at 00:29

K.C. Leblanc said:
Never heard of warming up pork pies, and for me the only condiment is english mustard.

I'm now vegitarian, so this has become a moot point.

robfosters · 23 Mar 2019 at 00:32

K.C. Leblanc said:
I'm now vegitarian, so this has become a moot point.

So it’s true then. How do you know someone’s a vegetarian?

They’ll tell you.

K.C. Leblanc · 23 Mar 2019 at 00:46

robfosters said:
So it’s true then. How do you know someone’s a vegetarian?

They’ll tell you.

If this thread was about chick peas no one would be any the wiser.

haaammit · 23 Mar 2019 at 09:13

My stance remains the same - cheapo porkpies warmed up are pretty good!

I'd eat decent ones cold though. I keep meaning to try and make my own at some point!

Dave M · 26 Mar 2019 at 20:25

SexyGreyFox said:
My reply is probably still the same from 3 years ago:
Warming pork pies up is weird

Little butchers in black rod, near Bolton, still makes his own - his old mum cooks them upstairs!

Get there while they're still warm from the oven and it's godly. Not as good reheated.

Merlin5 · 27 Mar 2019 at 00:22

I've never tried them heated up. Always cold with salad cream, sliced tomatoes, and coleslaw.
I also love Gala Pie! Pretty much the same but loaf shaped and with an egg in the middle.

DJ85 · 27 Mar 2019 at 00:34

Has to be cold with either pickle on top or onion chutney

Malevolence · 27 Mar 2019 at 07:20

Cold, with either loads of Colman's mustard or a large dollop of Branston pickle.

Spuj · 27 Mar 2019 at 08:08

Cold with either Branston pickle or sweet chilli sauce is the way to go.

Dyson · 19 Feb 2020 at 16:38

D.P. said:
Why is ******* your granny like eating a pork pie?

Been waiting nearly four years for the punch line now!

Lartyconshayo · 19 Feb 2020 at 16:49

Dyson said:
Been waiting nearly four years for the punch line now!

Well the secret to great comedy is timing

D.P. · 19 Feb 2020 at 17:15

Dyson said:
Been waiting nearly four years for the punch line now!

lol.

you have to break through the crust and jelly to get to the meat!

Dyson · 19 Feb 2020 at 17:41

D.P. said:
lol.

you have to break through the crust and jelly to get to the meat!