Mince pies, my rolling thread of which is best

Mince pies, my rolling thread of which is best

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Road2Ruin

5,905 posts

231 months

Thursday 21st December 2023
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Murph7355 said:
dimots said:
The best.

Had some last year. For the price... Meh.
I completely agree, not the best, but certainly the most expensive.

PugwasHDJ80

7,609 posts

236 months

Thursday 21st December 2023
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Ooh I do love a good mince pie

The best are my mum's home made, obvs....

The worst I've ever had were this year with a box of Waitrose number one brown butter mince pies. Absolutely inedible- first time in my life I've not finished a mince pie. Utterly rank!

Regbuser

5,496 posts

50 months

Tuesday 29th October 2024
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Quick opening survey:

Tesco boggo - not nice
Waitrose boggo - not nice
Sainsbo boggo - acceptable
Asda boggo - good
Waitrose all butter - better
Greggs - top o the pile

DoctorX

7,756 posts

182 months

Tuesday 29th October 2024
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Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and M&S not boggo versions: meh.

COOP Apple and mincemeat: nice pastry, very deep filled, artificial apple flavour but very acceptable.

I’m coming around to Costco mince pies this year. Always thought they were a bit dry and spongy but I chucked one in the air fryer for 5 minutes and was quite taken with them.

Bettys pies at some point when I’m feeling flush. Always the best.

Alickadoo

2,955 posts

38 months

Tuesday 29th October 2024
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Regbuser said:
Quick opening survey:

Tesco boggo - not nice
Waitrose boggo - not nice
Sainsbo boggo - acceptable
Asda boggo - good
Waitrose all butter - better
Greggs - top o the pile
Where's Aldi and Lidl?

Lidl mince pies are always good.

ambuletz

11,264 posts

196 months

Tuesday 29th October 2024
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I was actually thinking about this thread today and yesterday, wondering when it'd get revived.

Regbuser

5,496 posts

50 months

Tuesday 29th October 2024
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Alickadoo said:
Regbuser said:
Quick opening survey:

Tesco boggo - not nice
Waitrose boggo - not nice
Sainsbo boggo - acceptable
Asda boggo - good
Waitrose all butter - better
Greggs - top o the pile
Where's Aldi and Lidl?

Lidl mince pies are always good.
Ain't tried em yet, perhaps you should, and report back

sherman

14,403 posts

230 months

Tuesday 29th October 2024
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House of Bruar Mince pies are excelent.
The pastry is like a soft shortbread in consistency and the mincemeat is not too jammy.
The are delicious.
My wife brought home 2 packs biggrin

Road2Ruin

5,905 posts

231 months

Wednesday 30th October 2024
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Regbuser said:
Quick opening survey:

Tesco boggo - not nice
Waitrose boggo - not nice
Sainsbo boggo - acceptable
Asda boggo - good
Waitrose all butter - better
Greggs - top o the pile
It's October, back off.

dunkind

422 posts

35 months

Wednesday 30th October 2024
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Hot mince pies with lots of very cold whipping cream poured over the top, the breakfast of champions!

Fluffsri

3,299 posts

211 months

Wednesday 30th October 2024
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We had the Aldi iced mince pies a few weeks back. They were alright to be fair, not as sweet as Id thought they would be.

shirt

24,312 posts

216 months

Wednesday 30th October 2024
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I think I’ll be in the minority but im looking forward to smashing a box of heston’s lemon ones.

The mince pie hunt is an international thing btw. Me and a mate in Dubai go through loads of them.


Jonnny

29,664 posts

204 months

Wednesday 30th October 2024
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Road2Ruin said:
Regbuser said:
Quick opening survey:

Tesco boggo - not nice
Waitrose boggo - not nice
Sainsbo boggo - acceptable
Asda boggo - good
Waitrose all butter - better
Greggs - top o the pile
It's October, back off.
Absolutely not, the day Mince Pies launch in store is a good day.

Fluffsri

3,299 posts

211 months

Wednesday 30th October 2024
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Jonnny said:
Road2Ruin said:
Regbuser said:
Quick opening survey:

Tesco boggo - not nice
Waitrose boggo - not nice
Sainsbo boggo - acceptable
Asda boggo - good
Waitrose all butter - better
Greggs - top o the pile
It's October, back off.
Absolutely not, the day Mince Pies launch in store is a good day.
Yep, I'd eat them all year round.

mtvessel

65 posts

30 months

Wednesday 6th November 2024
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Tried the Lidl all butter deluxe. Too much pastry to filling and too sweet for my taste.

Dapster

8,075 posts

195 months

Tuesday 19th November 2024
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You have to walk past a lot of overpriced hipster tat and braying middle class coffee morning mums to get to them, but Gail's mince pies are absolutely incredible. Brown sugar topping for extra crunch - they are the Bentley Flying Spur of mince pies



https://gails.com/products/mince-pies-boxed?pr_pro...

nordboy

2,390 posts

65 months

Tuesday 19th November 2024
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£16 for 6 mince pies!!! I'm FAR too tight for that.

I haven't started this year yet, may chuck a box of tesco finest on the order this weekend and see how they are?

Alickadoo

2,955 posts

38 months

Tuesday 19th November 2024
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I recommend Lidl mince pies..

Either the standard or the De Luxe, they are both excellent.

McGee_22

7,447 posts

194 months

Tuesday 19th November 2024
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A shout out for the Aldi puff pastry mince pies - very tasty, very more-ish.

dapprman

2,582 posts

282 months

Tuesday 19th November 2024
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Alickadoo said:
I recommend Lidl mince pies..

Either the standard or the De Luxe, they are both excellent.
Might try those next week, last year I thought the Lidl stuff was poor (posted a fair few pages back), same for Aldi though I could not get hold of the specials ones there which is what people really were raving about,
This year Morrisons Luxury - meh on all fronts.
Asda Luxury - nice pastry, bland filling.