/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19013843
i tried a banquet chicken pot pie once and it was the saltiest thing ive ever put on my tongue, unreal how salty it was

I'm not going to argue they're good, that's obviously not true but I've never gotten one that bad. I don't know if I've ever gotten one of the beef ones but the chicken ones usually have a reasonable amount of veggies. Cheap on the chicken, though.

>>19013843
You should honestly stop being a faggot your entire life. Seriously.

>>19013855
anyways so yeah stick with marie calender, costs more, but is not only better, its just straight up a nice meal

>>19013859
straight people like pot pies?

>>19013843
Been there my man. It's not much but at least you can say you ate, you ever tried looking into food banks? The couple I've been too were really nice about not making you feel like you need the food

Just pay a dollar extra for the marie calenders

>>19013843
The chicken ones aren't quite as bleak. Contain at least a marginal amount of chicken and overall don't taste as shitty.

>>19013843
>spends $1
>"where's the beef?!"
boomer detected

>>19013875
I may end up trying one, the last time I got a bundle from a mobile pantry was a bit of a wash because about 2/3rds of it was stuff my wife is allergic to. It just sucks that a ton of staple foods I'd get to make meals at home have gone up so much lately

I know it's not the thread for it but I'm just thinking out loud: You could make chicken pot pie filling and freeze it in a muffin pan. When you want to eat, pull out a couple of chicken pot pie "ice cubes" and eat it with crackers. Alternatively you could make dough that you roll flat, freeze, and throw on top of the "ice cubes" and bake.

Whole chicken pot pies freeze well but it's obviously too much for one. Chicken pot pie is one of those recipes that takes longer than you think.

>>19013843
Just build your own.

>>19013843
>remembering peas

>>19014128
Don't skip the egg wash. (1 egg scrambled plus 1 tb water.) It makes the surface brown nicely, gives it a nice sheen, reduces burning, and gives flakey salt something to stick to.

>>19014121
yeah you can even make a pretty good shortcut and buy some Campbell's savory pot roast to put in em.

>>19014145
I'm gonna try that soon when I make the same crust for a pie.

>Buying frozen dogshit when broke
>Not just buying some chicken thighs and frozen veg and doing some basic meal prep for work meals
Never gonna make it when you're this retarded

>>19013843
They're not bad, esp for the price, shut up. Also they hardly make a meal.

>>19014148
Good point, this is the better way to go. OP butter these tins, dump in the filling, and just put the crust on top. (It will be enough.) Also make sure you make the dough circle larger than the top because it will contract during baking. You can freeze them and bake from the frozen pies.

>>19014156
What kind of pie? It's personal preference but for a lot of fruit pies I just prefer a "water wash" and then a sprinkling of sugar. Egg wash can sometimes be too savory and give it a film.

>>19014174
Cherry pie

>>19014169
>just put the crust on top. (It will be enough.)
absolutely LMAOing at your life

for $1 they are pretty good

but still garbage compared to cornish pasty or sausage roll or any british steak pie

>>19014189
I'd do an egg wash for that. Lattice pies seem to benefit from an egg wash.

>>19014206
I've tested it both ways. For individual pot pies just a top crust is enough you fat fuck. Forming a bunch of bottom crusts into small pot pies is a big pain in the ass, too. If you look around it's common to just do a top crust.

>>19013843
The beef kind sucks. The good ones? Chicken, Salsbury Steak, Turkey, and PICREL

The beef they use in the "beef" is like this touch stringy shit, it's noticeably lesser quality than all the other meats, even the Salsbury meatloaf shit is more satisfying to eat

>>19013843
learn to cook you fucking child

>paying a dollar for these
I regularly see them for 50 and 25 cents. chicken one needs hot sauce or cheese. beef needs cheese or A1. wipe up the dripping with a piece of bread or a scoop of mashed potatoes.

>>19013875
>food banks
A word of advice, only go to ones affiliated with any sort of Christian church. Secular food banks/pantries aren't meant to serve their respective communities, they only deceive and propagandize them.

>>19013843
What a rubbish looking pie.

You laugh at the Brits but they have much better pies than this.