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Why Cant I freeze Pork Pies?

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Myriad2112 | 20:06 Wed 21st Dec 2011 | Food & Drink
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I found some nice pork pies with cranberry in Tesco's but it doesn't say that they are suitable for freezing. The normal ones are the same, is there any good reason for this?
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Avatar Image tamaris
I would freeze them, it doesnt always say you can on packs
20:08 Wed 21st Dec 2011
Avatar Image vodkancoke
I don't know the actual answer but could it be to do with the jelly? I don't think jelly freezes. I could be wrong though!
20:08 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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Avatar Image Postdog
They wouldn't taste very nice from frozen.
20:11 Wed 21st Dec 2011
Avatar Image fliptheswitch
If you freeze them, the bottoms can go and bit soggy when defrosted.
You can stop this, by wrapping them in tin foil.
20:11 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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Have you tried this fliptheswitch? I don't want to poison anyone!
20:14 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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I have successfully frozen pork pies but they were from a specialist pie makers, not supermarket ones. As flip said, wrap them in foil.
It might be worth emailing the manufacturer though because they may have been frozen previously?
20:16 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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You can freeze them.I have bought them frozen before too.
20:16 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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You certainly won't poison anyone, Pretty much anything can be frozen and eaten once thawed with no danger, it's just the texture (more so than the taste) that might be affected. Pork pies freeze fine but (as FTS said) the pastry can be a little soggy once thawed, but nothing a few minutes in an oven doesn't fix.
20:17 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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Thanks Chuck, That just what Mrs Myriad said, I'll give it a go.
20:19 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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It could be that any ice crystals may not defrost in the middle of the pie. You won't be able to warm that sort of pie up to make sure it's defrosted, (salmonella goes great in pies). And I imagine that the pastry will be soggy once defrosted and won't taste as fresh.
20:21 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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I meant to add especially with the cranberries on top.
20:22 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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I've gone off the idea now askyourgran
20:26 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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they keep for yonks anyway....
21:48 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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Yes you can freeze em- no you won't poson anyone- just make sure you given em plenty of time to defrost.
21:50 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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Farm Foods sell six packs of frozen pork pies so it can't be that much of a problem.
22:53 Wed 21st Dec 2011
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They keep for a while, cover it with foil and keep it in the fridge and take it out to room temperature before eating it.
22:57 Wed 21st Dec 2011

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