Just opened our Pork Farms Pork Pie and found it had no jelly inside it :rant:

I had to throw mine away as it was unbelievably dry :gag:

This is the big £4.99 size pie from Morrisons at Catcliffe

Anyone else bought one of these from here and had the same problem, just wondering if its a bad batch.

I used to work for Pork Farms many years ago. Nice little job, that was.

I used to work for Pork Farms many years ago. Nice little job, that was.

Did they have a jellyless pie problem back in the day Hal ? ;)

Don't throw it away, take it back and get a refund.

Don't throw it away, take it back and get a refund.

I wasnt sure whether its a new recipe or not as I havnt had one for ages, but doesnt taste nice at all if it is.

Just opened our Pork Farms Pork Pie and found it had no jelly inside it :rant:

I had to throw mine away as it was unbelievably dry :gag:

This is the big £4.99 size pie from Morrisons at Catcliffe

Anyone else bought one of these from here and had the same problem, just wondering if its a bad batch.

If you found out what went into pork jelly, you may not be that disappointed. :gag:

Just opened our Pork Farms Pork Pie and found it had no jelly inside it :rant:

I had to throw mine away as it was unbelievably dry :gag:

This is the big £4.99 size pie from Morrisons at Catcliffe

Anyone else bought one of these from here and had the same problem, just wondering if its a bad batch.

The pork will be on a bench somewhere.

Did they have a jellyless pie problem back in the day Hal ? ;)

Occasionally. There was a display board in the staff canteen though, showing some of the foreign bodies that found their way into the pies.
Bits of blue or red plastic from various containers we used were quite common, more rarely you'd see a nut or bolt from one of the machines.

The pork will be on a bench somewhere.

I think some people should have asked Santa for a sense of humour ;)

Occasionally. There was a display board in the staff canteen though, showing some of the foreign bodies that found their way into the pies.
Bits of blue or red plastic from various containers we used were quite common, more rarely you'd see a nut or bolt from one of the machines.

I wouldnt have minded a nut and bolt if it had been gree ussed :D at least there would have been some moisture in the pie

I think some people should have asked Santa for a sense of humour ;)

You are right there my friend.

I wouldnt have minded a nut and bolt if it had been gree ussed :D at least there would have been some moisture in the pie

That's what ale is for, surely?

If you found out what went into pork jelly, you may not be that disappointed. :gag:

Okay then let us know whay you think the pork jelly was made of, are you an expert of what it is ?.

Okay then let us know whay you think the pork jelly was made of, are you an expert of what it is ?.

Amongst other things, trotters, ears and snout! Yumyum!

Amongst other things, trotters, ears and snout! Yumyum!

Well sorry to disapoint you, but I worked in a pork factory that made pork pies and other pork products, at no time was the items you state used for the jelly in any pork pies, what was used was the juice of the boiled pork rind that was taken off pork loins and shoulder pork by machine. Then gelatine was added to thicken the juice so tha it would set, this is going back to the 1960/70s. These days it is only gelatine based thats why the taste is so different

And that is why google is a lifesaver!

Various recipes out there my friend, granted most of them recommend trotters and pig bones but you do come across the odd one that mentions parts of the face.

Amongst other things, trotters, ears and snout! Yumyum!

As it should be. When I made my own, I used to buy trotters from the market to stew up for the jelly. At the end of the day, it's only meat and bones, same as leg or shoulder.

Just opened our Pork Farms Pork Pie and found it had no jelly inside it :rant:

I had to throw mine away as it was unbelievably dry :gag:

This is the big £4.99 size pie from Morrisons at Catcliffe

Anyone else bought one of these from here and had the same problem, just wondering if its a bad batch.

No sympathy at all!
Fancy buying a growler from Morrisons when there are dozens of small butchers and pork shops all over Sheffield making their own proper tasty pies!

Just opened one of these P/Farm pies bought from ASDA @ £4.50,suprise suprise small amount of jelly in it but the meat was crap, much prefer their smaller size pies.

If you found out what went into pork jelly, you may not be that disappointed. :gag:

Correct !! We once had to tour a pork pie factory as nursing students. I never ate a pork pie again.:mad:

The pork pies from the shop at the entrance to the market at Crystal Peaks beat any you can buy from the supermarkets. Full of lovely tasting meat, there is jelly but not a lot because there is not much space between the meat and the pastry.

Correct !! We once had to tour a pork pie factory as nursing students. I never ate a pork pie again.:mad:

If you visited any kind of "food factory"you probably wouldn't eat anything made in any of them!

Homefarm products pork pies Tinsley were the dogs gonads:roll:

Homefarm products pork pies Tinsley were the dogs gonads:roll:

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Just opened our Pork Farms Pork Pie and found it had no jelly inside it :rant:

I had to throw mine away as it was unbelievably dry :gag:

This is the big £4.99 size pie from Morrisons at Catcliffe

Anyone else bought one of these from here and had the same problem, just wondering if its a bad batch.

Just opened mine. Absolutely the same. No jelly, dry pastry, dry meat. :rant:

Bought from Tescos in Chesterfield, so not specific to Catcliffe Morrisons

Hope its just a bad batch. I used to love these pies :(

Pork pies contain all the "pork" that cannot be sold as traditional cuts of pork, it's all the yucky stuff.

Pork pies contain all the "pork" that cannot be sold as traditional cuts of pork, it's all the yucky stuff.

Exactly!! :rolleyes:

Pork pies contain all the "pork" that cannot be sold as traditional cuts of pork, it's all the yucky stuff.

How untrue. A proper pork pie will use meat from a decent cut, usually the same as what is used for decent ham. Can't really go wrong with a Melton Mowbray pie - chopped (not minced) meat and plenty of jelly.

But if you're talking about them pies with that disgusting pink solidified meatish
gloop then I 100% agree.

The jelly in a pork pie is foul, better off without it.

I don't think anyone here is trying to say that pork pie is healthy, or that it is full of prime cuts of meat. However, I have been eating Pork Farms pork pies for as long as I can remember, and there is nothing wrong with me, neither have I ever been made ill by one.

The point being made was that they have either got a bad batch out, or they have changed the recipe. I hope its just a bad batch, because if this is a recipe change they have made a mistake IMO.

And the jelly is to keep things moist, I believe. The pie I had was completely lacking in jelly, and the whole lot was extremely dry.

At homefarm products we used Leg pork for the pork pies
It was the sausage that had belly pork, rusk, fat, ice and god knows what added to it

I don't think anyone here is trying to say that pork pie is healthy, or that it is full of prime cuts of meat. However, I have been eating Pork Farms pork pies for as long as I can remember, and there is nothing wrong with me, neither have I ever been made ill by one.

The point being made was that they have either got a bad batch out, or they have changed the recipe. I hope its just a bad batch, because if this is a recipe change they have made a mistake IMO.

And the jelly is to keep things moist, I believe. The pie I had was completely lacking in jelly, and the whole lot was extremely dry.

Exactly Greg :thumbsup:

As far as I am concerned, these are one of the best (mass produced) pies and I am just hoping that this is just a bad batch.

Exactly Greg :thumbsup:

As far as I am concerned, these are one of the best (mass produced) pies and I am just hoping that this is just a bad batch.

Me too, I bought two medium Pork Farms from Sainsbury's Archer Road and they were the same as already posted. If this is to be general issue I will not be buying any more, a shame really as they were the best around. Why change the design of what already was a winner or is it another victim of greed and profits for the sake of inferior ingredients?

I use belly pork for my pork pies, and sausages too. Good mix of fat and meat.

I use belly pork for my pork pies, and sausages too. Good mix of fat and meat.

The tastiest of cuts!:thumbsup:

Look away if you're squeamish!! The jelly is the best bit, my mother in law used to make a fantastic brawn using a pigs face and its tongue, natural jelly at its best !

It's just meat. Face-shaped maybe, but meat all the same.

Pork pies contain all the "pork" that cannot be sold as traditional cuts of pork, it's all the yucky stuff.

When I was a pork butcher making pork pies the following mixture was used in each mixing, 10 pound of minced pork belly, 20 pound of minced shoulder pork, seasoning and rusk for binding the pork together. If shoulder pork was in short supply the leg pork was used. These were the reknowned Coopers Pork Pies of Rotherham one of the best if not THE BEST made in South Yorker. No yucky stuff added as you imply.

Homefarm products pork pies Tinsley were the dogs gonads:roll:

Oh dear do they put them in as well