Fray Bentos Pies

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Do you remember them? How long is it since you had one? For me it had been a few years, but after a discussion with Mick about them the other week when I was in my local supermarket I thought why not.

So I bought a Steak and Ale Pie and also one of their traditonal Steak and Kidney 'Now with Oxo Gravy'.

The Steak and ale pie was nice, not very nice just, nice.

The Steak and Kidney 'Now with Oxo Gravy', wasn't nice in fact it was very disappointing, the brown water with lumps of meat in it in fact were a complete let down. I therefore did a quick google to try and find Frey Bentos'
web site, they don't seem to have one but I did find this:-
pie-man.com

They give a far better revue than I could ever possibly hope to do in a million years!
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I keep a couple in the pantry for emergencies.

The nice thing is you don't have to wash up, just throw the tin away.:)
 
garinda said:
I keep a couple in the pantry for emergencies.

The nice thing is you don't have to wash up, just throw the tin away.:)
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Yes, Rindy I have one of these pies left and it too, is going into my don't really like but will keep for next time I'm desperate cupboard.
 
I do prefer the white plop plop filling [chicken,] to the brown plop plop fillings [beef] though.
 
I to keep a couple for emergencys with the enphasis on emergency. Its a toss up between Frey Bentos and Pot Noodle when this happens.
 
I do know somebody who tried to cook a Fray Bentos pie with the lid still on....:D I like the steak ones, but haven't had one for years, I do love the pastry though.:)
 
Haven't had one in years, the pastry was good though, remember having them on a regular basis 1 pie to serve 4, great cook my Mum!
 
I remember when one pie served four but you'd never find enough meat in them to share between four these days.

The pastry is definitely the best part.
 
If I ever have to eat another Fray Bentos pie, it will be too soon! I am seriously emotionally scarred by them things!

My mum used to get the steak & kidney ones because my dad was mad on them. To say I hate kidney is an understatement! Bless her, mum did try rooting all the kidney out that was on my plate but everytime without fail a tiny piece always found it's way into my mouth and I'd be sat there wretching with this kidney in my mouth, my dad shouting "just bloody swallow it" OHHHH :(
 
I still buy Fray Bentos pies now. Ginger doesn't like them and neither do the kids so usually i get a full;) one to myself.

The pastry is the best bit.................YUMMY!!!!!:D


Tinks, mum should have just give me your portion of the pie, saves you being sick at the table:p
 
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i can honestly say i can't stand the things they are awful............much prefare making my own pies.
 
mez said:
i can honestly say i can't stand the things they are awful............much prefare making my own pies.
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Yes mez a few of us have tasted your pies and hot pots, if Fray Bentos ever found out about them they would sell the cannery and give up 'baking', leaving you to corner the market!
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If memory serves right, David Brent!!! (bloke from office other wise know as R, Gervais) once mistook the name Fray Bentos to be that of a South American dictator.

A worthless piece of information but there you go!
 
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