Pork Farms Pork Pie.

[gregoryhouse 10]

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

 

I had to throw mine away as it was unbelievably dry

 

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.

 

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

 

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

[Timeschange 10]

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

[pattricia 574]

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

 

Exactly!!

[I1L2T3 10]

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.

[Wildcat 10]

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

[gregoryhouse 10]

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.

[tynan 10]

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

[jongo 10]

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

 

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.

[neil memmott 10]

Exactly Greg

 

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?

[Yog Sothoth 10]

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

[shanes teeth 10]

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

 

The tastiest of cuts!

[Fibutton 10]

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 !

Edited December 30, 2009 by Fibutton
apologies to vegetarians