I tried a £20 Electronic Pie Maker!
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- čas přidán 4. 12. 2022
- I've never really needed a pie maker, there's a few about though and they are tasty little things. So lets try out a budget kitchen gadget and attempt to make a little bit more than pies in it! More kitchen gadget testing videos here • I tried Onion Goggles!...
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Main reason I watched the vid
It's a shame it doesn't have a variable temp setting so you could be more inventive with it
@@geraldwalker6101it’s just cheep and nasty
It just reminds me of a Breville Sandwich Toaster I had in the 1980s that made cheese sandwiches at the same temperature of a Hawaiian volcano.
haha gotta love the molten cheese tongue burns
I still use my 80s tostie/lava maker. The new ones are too small for the bread.
Ahh man, the ultimate Saturday hangover cure
The newer ones are exactly the same! But then, cheese has thermal properties that science can't fully explain.
@@JoMarieHartup Agree that the new ones being too small, i remember the one we used when i was a kid and they used to be a lot bigger. Don't understand the new ones cus bread hasn't got smaller!
"This is possibly one of the least safe appliances I have ever used" I don't know, Barry, I don't think anything beats the grilled cheese toaster 😂
They're only dangerous when Barry uses them, because he ignores advice, doesn't read the instructions, or know the difference between (betwixt?) 120v and 240v.
He did say one of 😂
It's a lot safer when you take the time to read instructions or research how other people have used it.
There is a machine like that for making homemade dog treats. I think you should get it and make some for Boston . He deserves a video all about him . He is so handsome and adorable.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that this is not the first time Barry has completely ignored advice from a Becky, when it comes to experimenting in the kitchen (usually to inevitably messy results).
Probably not the first time and surely not the last time either
he does have 2 kids
The mini 4 or 6 pie makers have been pretty big in Australia. They work super well. We turn all our leftovers into pies (Curries, casseroles, roast veggies and gravy, etc). You can also very successfully make doughnuts, quiches, brownies, scones, etc.
Two tips though. You have to preheat the pie maker first to stop the outside burning before the inside gets warm, and it's better if you under-fill them slightly. Gives the filling room to bubble away without spilling. We don't make pies any other way since buying one of these.
i have a Breville Gourmet Pie Company it makes 4 pies - i place the pastry in it while the cooker's cold, fill with precooked meat and gravy, plop on the pastry lids and bake util the pastry is done, approx. 10 minutes. Best pies ever \^_^/
Здравствуйте, подскажите какое тесто используете ?
hello, what kind of dough do you use?
@@Psiheya86 Hi. We just use a store bought Puff Pastry. You could also use Shortcrust Pastry if you wanted to.
When Barry said about this being the least safe appliance he has used, I immediately thought of the toasted cheese sandwich maker in a previous video. 110v appliance plugged into 240v, and he wondered about the smoke and flames coming out of the top!!
Improper usage doesn't really make the appliance itself unsafe though, imo.
I have a very similar one made by Schallen. There are a number of tips and tricks to getting the best from them. NEVER warm them up. It make putting the pastry in *properly* impossible. Additionally, the pastry starts shrinking immediately, which makes the already tricky task of fitting the pastry even more so. I find the best results are 8 mins from cold, turn the maker upside down (to give more contact to the top) and another 7-8 mins. The bases may look too big when cut, but they aren't if they are fitted properly (pushed in fully to all edges). Invariably there will be excess pastry when the lid is shut and the pies are cooked. I nearly always have to trim the rims. Better to do this when they're cooked though or the pies will leak everywhere... 😉 Keeping the excess also makes getting the pies out a hell of a lot easier! If I'm making more than two, I fill the deep dishes with cold water to cool them before doing the next two. I do a water wash to seal the lids better. I keep cut lids and bases in the fridge between batches to stop them shrinking. Puff pastry is a complete waste of time in the pie maker. Many of these tips were in the Amazon comments for the product.
I have a Sunbeam 2 pie maker. Loads of stuff you can make that dont involve pastry. I dont know why people think they are just for pies.The only pastry I have a problem with is sweet short. Every time I use it, I say "never again". It burns too easily probably because of the sugar in it.
@@maxineb9598 " I don't know why people think they are just for pies."
Because it say's it's for pies and it's pie shaped. This is evidenced by people asking the company/seller if it can be used for anything else when it's literally just a hot iron like any other shaped version. The company/seller will also always say "No, it is designed for pies." because it is pie shaped, for pies, and for liability reasons and why these always say "use only pre-cooked filling" same as every other shaped version. (And yes, the danger of a hot-iron in it's nature has it's own excuse/get-out for liability.) Any hint of doing anything else would leave them open to liability from peoples imaginations. -- A sorta, "if you have to ask, you probably shouldn't" kinda thing.
Also... this is also partly because they want to use the "pie maker" marketing to sell it, rather than it just being a shaped electric hot iron. It being a "maker" would introduce more liability requirements.
U p s i d e d o w n! CraZy but GENIUS and I will definitely try that! THANKS!! And I LOVE the idea of starting from cold as 'fitting' the base pastry as it slumps from the heat is far too stressful. One thing I found helped though was to use a little bottle to push/work the pastry down into the base - that helped even from a hot start but will still help from a cold start. And I'll try my home-made pastry for the top too. Such great suggestions and much appreciated! Best wishes for many wonderful pies for you in 2023!! Cheers from Australia.
For those outside the UK, the Berry Hikers are a famous duo who walk around the country finding the best spots to pick blackberries to turn into pies. (I actually kinda wish that was true!)
Hairy Bikers
They actually endorse a restaurant near my house, the kayal and the kayal herb which is the vegetarian/vegan version, if you get off at the Leicester train station it just across the road, karela Indian food, if you want authentic prawn curry and such, or go to the herb if you want amazing curries that use tons of coconut and get the flavour from the ingredients instead of tons of spices
I actually experienced something close to that when I was working in rural Wales as an archaeologist. Random people in this tiny village just kept coming to our house with buckets of the biggest blackberries I've ever seen or blackberry pies or crumbles. It was amazing!
I'm curious now if the more expensive pie maker is safer and easier to use (and therefore worth the money) - would love to see a comparison. Maybe the cheap vs steep series could include appliances.
When I got my pie maker for around £10 from Aldi I tried nearly everything I could think of. The Breakfast Rosti style thing was the biggest hit, grated potato instead of the pastry, filled with bacon bits, a spoonful of sausage & beans & a small bit of egg topped with more of the grated potato..
I use mine for mini omelettes
In Becky's defence, she didn't say you can't make other things with it, she just said it was DESIGNED to make only pies. Loophole! ;)
Honestly, I think the muffin might've worked if you didn't fill it up that much. That way it would have had space to rise up to the top without touching so fast. I think if you fill it max halfway it could work out
Barry needs a playlist of “the most dangerous appliances” 😆
It'd only have one thing on it though. This isn't dangerous. Absolutely nowhere near catching fire.
@@DaveF. No the bacon cooker was bad and cheese bread toaster thing set a fire I think.
@@melissalambert7615 Yeah, it was the toast I was thinking of. The bacon cooker? I don't remember that one, I'll have to watch. The toaster was properly lethal though - pushing 3kw through an American toaster
Dont forget the hot dog appliance that shorted out the electric lol
I think he’s accidentally already made one with this playlist 😂
This has to be one of the most hilarious vids I have seen in a long time. Thanks for the laughs:)
Hoping one of Barry's vids goes viral soon and he finally gets over that one-million-subs hump. This channel deserves it; so silly and so entertaining.
"least safest appliances", flashback to the grilled cheese toaster that literally caught fire
Exactly!
To be fair, putting 220V on a device that's made for 120V, is not the fault of the device.
Mum bough one of these a while ago, different brand but equally as cheap. It had a whole book of recipes, some of which weren't normal pies. Also it said to put nomal pastry on the bottom and puff pastry on the top, that's how bakery pies are made normally I think
Bakeries typically use the same pastry for the top and the bottom (usually shortcrust), but the filling compresses the bottom part of the pastry, making it denser than the top
Put a strip of baking parchment in first to make it easier to remove the finished pies. I have a pie maker (not that model) and use it regularly.
ive already tried that and it set the paper on fire and my smoke detector alarm
@@juliagregory5696 Never had the baking parchment do that with me, but try a strip of foil instead 🙂
I had a panini maker similar to this. I never pre-heated it either and it worked out well.
It said not to overfill... you did so on a couple tries there. 😂 Mainly the cookie and the muffin.
If it’s not overfilled then what’s the point
Each thing Barry cooked ended with “this does not bode well for my next one” 😂😂😂
My piemaker is great. I always heat it up first lay pastry over a jar and use that to push pastry safely into the piemaker. Barry as others have said you definitely overfilled!
I make little cakes in mine but I don't put as much filling in as you did and I put them in patty pans, much easier to get in and out and much less cleaning. Thanks for the other ideas though Mr B
Barry: Don't overfill it.
Also Barry: Proceeds to overfill every single one.
I have one of those I love it
I make small quiches, scalloped potatoes and toasted sandwiches etc
You made using it look very difficult ... lol ... hilarious
That is a very cool pie maker
The wild things they come out with
Indeedy!
The Australian KMart pie maker has been around for years and is extremely popular there. And their sausage roll maker makes a multitude of things non roll related.
Good lord I have to admire you for trying that's all I can literally say.peace and love 💛
I got my pie maker in a charity shop for £3.00 and it brilliant. I put ready roll short crust on the bottom and flaky on top . No egg wash needed.
That answer was definitely Mrs B. She did it to stop you trying and burning your kitchen down. Obviously she didn't succeed. 🙂
I've had one of these pie makers, I never preheated mine before putting the pastry in. Shortcrust pastry works better than puff I've found. You also waaaaay overfilled that first pie, as the filling will expand as it heats. With the pizza one, you made it a calzone, you could have warmed the sauce in the microwave before putting it in and had the cheese as room temp, that would have given the centre a chance to be warmer. The muffin failed because of the sugar in the mix, it burned because these pie makers operate at quite a high temperature. The biscuit one also had too much marshmallow filling, greasing the pie maker there could have helped release it.
Nice pun in the thumbnail BTW
A suggestion! Look up "swedish sticky cake" (kladdkaka). It's a chocolate cake that is supposed to have an uncooked center. See if it works.
I think this ties with the grilled cheese toaster when it comes to danger levels 🤣
I do appreciate the pun and your willingness to sacrifice your safety so that we don't have to. Good on ya, mate.
I have cried with laughing with this video! it was hilarious! Thank you for Cheering me up! Do NOT try this at home folks lol xxxxx
The mini pie makers are much better - they do 4 at a time and you can make sooooo many different things. We have one in Australia that comes from Kmart and it’s a cult item with its own recipe book and Facebook page with over 225k followers.
I cant believe so many posters have the wrong idea about pie makers. I have the 2 Kmart pie maker books and use them all the time even though my pie maker is a Sunbeam.
I bought a Quest pie maker 18 months ago use it every week still working perfect you should egg wash the lid of your pies take about 5 minutes taste lovely made chicken and mushroom pies today
I have 2 of the Quest ones and they're absolutely brilliant!
I've had one for over 5 years - it looks like a rebranded Salter.
It works fine, but takes a little learning.
If you overfill it, sometimes it won't stay shut and you need to reclose it.
12 mins is usually about right.
And PLEASE. don't try to put pastry in it when it's hot - it needs to be cold.
And yes - turn it upside down *then open it* to get the pies out, and turn it upside down for the last 5 mins to ensure the lids cook.
A bit of a tip for you, lay the bottom crust down and push it in with a soup ladle.
That was peak Barry 🤣 Great video, thanks for taking one for the team!
I made pancakes/hot cakes in my pie makes and it was a fantastic success!
Why not just close the thing , flip it upside down and then open it? Pie will stay on the flat bit and will be easy to remove. The only thing to watch out for is any spilling napalm gravy/cherry juice that may run out onto your hand.
EDIT: Oh, he figured it out. Kind of.
I’ve got the bikers one.. and that’s exactly how I do it everytime.
Making a quiche in this might work, because it would have a pastry crust and hopefully cook the middle without charring the outside.
I have a pie maker just like this (but mine makes four at a time) and I love it. You can totally make other things in it - pizza is my favourite thing to make in it actually but I don’t put the top crust on for that. I think your cutter is too big, I don’t know why they provided the not-right-sizen cutter. I’ve also done cookies but not s’mores ones.
It’s cheaper to go buy a pie instead of buying an appliance you really don’t need. ❤❤
I wonder if the muffin didn't work because of how much blueberry mix you used. Maybe you should have put a third or half of the mix to give it more room to rise without touching the roof. I'd also add a baking sheet when doing muffin mix so it comes out easily.
I bet the cookie pie would have worked. Probably needed to use something like a sugar cookie dough though and roll it out really thin and then don't use quite as much filling.
I have used sweet short pastry in mine and it wasnt successful.
That pizza pie looked good, I would like to try it.
The way Barry cut that pastry dough sheet triggered me a bit. There was easily enough for two pies if he'd just thought about where to put the cutter!
Haha me too! I was streaming inside
The good thing about dough, unlike something like fabric, is that you can roll the dough out again, so it's not actually a waste
@@Werevampiwolf if it's puff pastry, as this was, yes its a waste as it'll never roll out as good as you bought it.
Hi Barry, I have the HB Pie Maker and it is very good. I found out you don't need to pre-heat the same way as you and just add a couple of minutes extra to the cooking time. Use a spatula to remove the pies, they come out really easy. Shortcrust pastry on the bottom and puff pastry on the top is best, plus brush with water to avoid mess. Lastly the HB Pie Maker is 1.8kg and the one you have is 1.5kg. The difference in weight shows they are not the same and the HB one is far superior. Stick with it as they are great little machines. The excess pastry always gets eaten first in our house :)
💚❤ Least Safest😂 Love all of the Barry-isms😹
Entertaining and informative. Very well done and a BIG thumbs up.
Loved it!
I got bought the Bairy Hikers pie maker a while ago, I've only used it for savoury pies using homemade shortcrust and they turn out great. I was pretty sceptical at first as it look like a toasty maker but was pleasantly surprised
My enjoyment of pies stems mostly from the fact that someone else has made them, and therefore they're nice.
Was hoping for a pie chart - pie chart! 😂🤣
Love that you went and updated the Argos Q&A 😂
These type of cooker are great, better if the cooking surface separates for easier cleaning.
I had hopes for a future "Will it pie?" episode with Ashens, but t looks like we already know the answer.
Loved the video Barry! You are a bit crazy aren’t you? 😂 I’ve just used my pie maker (to make pies!) for the first time. They turned out okay but the lid needed longer cooking time. Thanks for the laughs. 👍🏻
So glad I was here for the premier!!!
You're welcome, i'm hoping to do more
I used to have something just like that in the late 80s/early 90s. I made some good little chicken pot pie type things with biscuits in a tube.
😂 I think we now know why the Bairy Hikers one is more expensive!
Use a glass to put it in. Push it down so you don’t get burnt.
Muffin mix might have worked if youd just put a small spoonful in, like a tablespoon, so there was room for it to rise. It relies on the filling being already cooked.
Barry: So I've left a little room for the muffins
Me: No you haven't barry! half a cm isn't enough room!
This is what happens to me when I get ill, I watch my comfort creators and want to yell at them for being like me when it comes to cooking
If you half filled it with muffin mix it would of cooked properly and would of expanded to fill the space. It's common sense really. I've been using one of these for over ten years to do more than pies in. I've done muffins quiches sponge puddings etc. Don't ever preheat them and use bamboo skewers to get whatever you've baked out of it. Also use a spray oil on it to hel the non stick later last longer and to ease pie removal. Also another thing worth making in these pie makers is stuffing and bubble and squeak.
Yes we have one from Kmart (think it's Kambrook brand) and they are smaller than those (not the deep base). We've made all of the things you've mentioned, and even poached eggs and made bacon in it. But yes never preheat. There are Facebook pages devoted to cooking in the pie maker, so many who make pudding mix cakes, scones and muffins.
@@daisylarson4936 yes, they are a handy thing to have in your kitchen cupboard. Similarly, toasted sandwich makers (the type that make grilled cheese sandwiches in a triangle shape) are handy for making omelettes, waffle/pancakes etc in. I think that many a student managed to get through college with one of those to do most of their cooking on!
There are creative ways to use most kitchen gadgets and paraphernalia to cook things they might not have been intended for. I've seen soft boiled eggs cooked in an electric kettle before now!
Nice demo! Think the omelet would work if you half filled.
Was thinking that with the muffin mixture. Waaaay too much in there
Barry, I’m going to buy a Pie Maker for myself, thanks for the video.
i found the pie magic by sunbeam to be excellent, smaller pies therefore they cook right through, and you can cut the tops and bottoms from sliced bread if you dont have pastry, but they are no good for a big family unless you stagger the eatiing times
"My sole purpose is to prove you wrong!"
My mums motto x'D
Can we expect a Barry / Ashens 'Will it Pie?'.
The device has terrible instructions. I have a sunbeam piemaKer. Works great. Has pastry cutter as well. That cuts with petals(tabs). You take a tab and over lap the side of it on the next tab along. This ends up forming a wall for the pie and makes a cup shape. Love my pie maker.
I have a Sunbeam as well. Instructions are totaly clear and anyone should be able to follow them. lWouldnt have any other brand.
I love the royalty free Hans Zimmer "Interstellar" knockoff tune playing while he goes for the initial bake. Hilarious. Equally as epic.
Omg... Haven't had Fluff in years! My favorite, as a kid with P.B. & J 🤤🤟💙🇨🇦
Frittata might work if you just coat the bottom.
I was hoping you would try Yorkshire pudding. 😄💗
So there's a company called "Dash" that makes mini waffle makers and they also have a mini-pie maker. I use this mini pie maker to make "poached" eggs, in addition to pies. Crack an egg into a cold mini pie maker, turn it on for a few minutes, turn the pie maker off and leave the egg in there for a little bit and bam. The egg is cooked similar as too an egg poached in water. (For my Dash mini pie maker I cook the egg, starting from cold, for 3 min. Then turn it off and leave it in there for 1 min. And it's cooked the way I like it to put on a salad or some toast. Your times may vary based on your mini pie maker and altitude or whatever.)
Hello there. I have the waffle maker that I used to make the cinnamon waffles. With each one you can top with pumpkin custard(it’s actually the pumpkin pie without the crust;baked in a casserole dish)top with whipped cream! I also have the griddle that I put prepared pancake batter with chopped apple and pecan pieces-delicious pecan pancakes….also the pie maker is great for making corn muffins. I’ve experimented because I have to eat gluten free. Hope anyone tries these tips. I’ve had lots of fun and will continue trying different recipes. The pancakes were a rewarding surprise! Don’t forget to add cinnamon,though! I get my mixes at Aldi for pancakes,corn muffins and I haven’t made anything yet with the yellow cake mix….all gluten free! Already made stuff is so expensive!!😊
"THATS CAKE!"
Barry Lewis,
05/12/2022
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This is a good test of how many times someone can say "This does not bode well for my next idea" in under twenty minutes.
Read the directions. Pleat the bottom crust and it will fit (and eliminates open areas). Only put 1/3 c filling in each well. (A gazillion people have successfully used this appliance for any number of things.)
Mrs Barry 🥉 💙❤️🌼 have a lovely evening 🌃
Is it just me,thinking that the big cutter, cutes perfect sizes for those folds to fold in as a topper for the pie?
This reminds me of my breville pie magic maker! Lol I used to cut the pastry first then put cold filling in it and take out the pies
I think the egg recipe might actually work if you leave it in the pie maker for a few minutes after turning the power off. I mean eggs hold a lot of heat. You take scrambled eggs out of the pan while they're a little wetter than you really like and they finish cooking on the plate, right?
That would be funny dog food pie . Love the video
I have the bairy hikers version. The cutter turn the base is smaller and there is a robber to push the base into the machine
*dobber
I have one by salter when you make the first two pies do it from cold so the pastry doesn't shrink before you put a filling in then put the top on and then turn it on to make the pies but if doing more than 2 pies let it cool down before making the next batch to reduce the shrinkage of the base. normally have to turn the pie maker over to get the pies out and I make a batch of at least 10 pies at a time and any filling left over I have as a meal with chips or jacket potato and veg.
you can place a strip of tin foil across the center of the bottom plate to help it lift out .. I have the emeril and wolfgang puck mini pie makers.
You can always keep it Barry. Doubles up as a weapon... Ask your Missus 🌼 🤗
With frittata, I suppose you can stir while it's cooking and only top it up and close the lid when it's cooked through in the cup.
I think even if you *are* successful in cooking something not-pie in this, it automatically becomes a pie anyway. It *makes* pies, after all :P
Could be a fun gadget to hack! Seeing as it's just a resistive load, you could potentially hook it up to a dimmer switch and control the temperature (sort of) that way :P
Maybe get one of them PID temperature controllers with a thermocouple and use that :D
Nope. Non pie things do not become just another pie.
I think i still have mine. I used that pie maker so much as a kid. Mine is almost 30 years old
I gotta get me one of those.
I've always loved the hairy bikers, very nostalgic haha
I never preheated my pie maker either, its been sitting at the back of a cupboard for well over a decade
Would be handy of you could make the bottom of it rise like a toaster of something to make it easier to get out.
Pies shouldnt stick.
OMG I love mine xx
Barry would put anyone off getting any sort of appliance if they watch his uploads.
I think I'd stick with an old-fashioned muffin tin in the oven.
Some people just like to buy gadgets. Go buy a pie. ❤❤❤
That would work well in my kitchen Barry
I bought a pie maker about 20 years ago and only used it once. Technology obviously hasn't improved in that time. BTW, a Bairy Hiker pie maker's selling for £42 on Amazon.