Mince Pie Appreciation

Looks amazing

Had one from Bread Ahead at lunchtime. Big boy. Would be better warmed up. Lots of filling. pastry a little crisp and not buttery enough. Good tho

in the absence of either a microwave or an air fryer i usually heat up my mincers perched over toaster slots, sometimes with a bowl over the top to catch and distribute heat. i get good results with this, don’t like a cold mincer. Anyone else do this?

No, but as a sans microwave/air fryer person, I'm going to try it now!

Metal case off I assume?

Um, i’ve done both, both have plusses

Tried these today as currently eliminating gluten. Would rather have that sweet gluteny pastry and have dire digestive issues than eat another one of these mingers. Fucking spendy too.

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Get down to sunflour bakery on cally Rd - got both shortcrust and viennese options. Tried the latter and it was sublime

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Good to see that they contain ingredients

Yes and those ingredients are cardboard and dust

The Waitrose gluten free ones were surprisingly good, or I've forgotten what a proper mincer tastes like.

A crumble topped mincer from Ty Melin bakery in Cardiff. Wonderful with a Bailey's hot chocolate.

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Disappointed in the offering from Kember & Jones in Glasgow today - was looking forward to it as well...

Nicely presented, good pastry with a pleasant frangipane lid but the filling was watery sultanas & sadness - no detectable citrussy tang, syrupy goodness or booze... could have had 3 of Gregg's finest for the same price too, would not mince again

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Yeah - I tend to agree, I wouldn't buy them but I'll eat a couple... FOR SCIENCE!

Ahh fair. Yes I respect that. Gotta try at least one…

Ooh, a Viennese. Might upset the purists but got to say I could get behind that

Battle of the M&S fancy supermarket options. The Classic on the right and Collection on the left. Both well filled as you'd expect of an M&S mincer - no 'Scrooge's Air Pockets' to be seen here.

Both good mincers, pastry was really short and crisp on the Collection which was the best part - I would have been happy to just eat the lid like a biscuit. It had fancier decoration on top. The Collection mince was a bit dark, strong and a little sour and sophisticated for my taste (7/10). The classic was the best all rounder for me, pastry was still nice but the mince was a bit sweeter and more balanced. Would mince again (8/10).

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Iceland luxury.

viennese options. Tried the latter and it was sublime

Oh gosh

I bought a dozen from Pavilion today and am underwhelmed.

I bought a dozen

Please donate the remainder to a good cause.

Two are for @dbr in my defence. Doubt the remaining three will last long enough to leave the house :P

Iceland luxury.

how do these compare to Tesco Finest?

Tesco and Iceland are the two sources I have near to hand. Currently working through a 6 deck of TF; they are significantly less good than Waitrose made with love. Ok, they are also less than half the price.

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A Christmas miracle

We has access to a few fancy bakery mincers here in Sydney but tbh I just don’t feel like eating one while it’s 30 degrees.

They’re good, I think, they’re a store bought pie made in bulk. But the mincemeat doesn’t have that aftertaste of too much sugar/weirdness.

They’re at least as good as Greggs, while being different to Greggs.

If that makes sense.