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December 2018

Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Sainsbury’s Deep Filled Mince Pies

          Appearance –Good colour and holly detail on the top is nice enough. Lets just say its OK, but nothing to get that excited about. Mine to Pastry ratio – Medium. The filling is fairly deep (as you’d hope given the name!), but then the pastry Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years3 years ago
Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Heston’s Chocolate & Sour Cherry Crumble Mince Pies

            Appearance – Chocolatey and distinctive. It doesn’t look like a mince pie at all, but what do you expect from this nutter? Be grateful theres no real meat in it – unlike his Meat Fruit! Mince to Pastry ratio – Low levels of mincemeat Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years3 years ago
Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Marks and Spencers Puff Pastry Mince Pies

            Appearance – Not usually a fan of a ‘puffer’, but this looks very pleasing to the eye. With a slotted top design and the baked on sugar. Only real negative is that they are more oval than circular as shown on the box. Mince Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years ago
Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Aldi Black Forest Mince Pies

              Appearance – Random distribution of icing sugar, but makes a change to see the use of ‘Noel’ on the top. Chocolate pastry also gives the pie a distinctive look. Mince to Pastry ratio – Minimal air gap and a good deep filling – Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years ago
Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Mini Mince Pies

            Appearance – Small but perfectly formed! Attractive design with the mincemeat spilling over slightly. Great conformity across a box of 9 as well. Mince to Pastry ratio – Low – the pastry thickness is the same as a normal pie, but with reduced space Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years ago
Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Aldi Salted Caramel Mince Pies

  Appearance – Poor conformity – some domed but others flat. Had a nice colour and pattern on top though. Mince to Pastry ratio – Wow, just WOW! The air gap is strong on this one. If I’d have brought these I would have felt ripped off – only half Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years ago
Taste Tests

The inaugural Mr Mince taste test

Today was the inaugral Mr Mince taste test – sorry there was no prior announcement it was a surprise to me as well! My so called colleagues felt it was time to test my mince pie tastebuds to the limit by purchasing 9 of the best mince pies they could Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years3 years ago
Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Tesco ‘Finest’ Mince Pies

            Appearance – Attractive design and a good golden colour to the pastry. A very good looking pie –  even if mine was slightly squashed in the handbag of my Tesco buyer! Mince to Pastry ratio – Another pie with an AIR GAP so loses Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years3 years ago
Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Marks & Spencers ‘The Collection’ Mince Pies

            Appearance – An attractive pie that’s spoiled a little with too much icing sugar – why do they do it! Slight browning to the pastry, but nothing too bad. Bonus points for the gold case (Shiny!) Mince to Pastry ratio – A good deep Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years3 years ago
Mince Pie Reviews 2018

Sainsbury’s Iced Topped Mince Pies

                        Appearance – As expected it looks like a cherry bakewell minus the cherry – the Katie Price of the mince pie world. Mince to Pastry ratio – Lower than you’d expect given the lack of pastry on top. Read more…

By MrMince, 3 years3 years ago

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