Fray Bentos Steak and Kidney Pie

First of all, a disclaimer. This isn’t about steak and kidney pie. It’s about chicken and mushroom pie. There wasn’t a category for that and when you suggest a product to Ciao it generally takes ages for them to be arsed to add it. I haven’t got that kind of patience, frankly. Anyway, you’ll probably like the chicken and mushroom one more. After all, kidney tastes just offal (apologies). Believe it or not, I have never in my life had a Fray Bentos pie. That’s unusual, given that my diet consists mainly of peanuts, toast and the occasional banana. You’d think Fray Bentos pies would have slotted ... more

It's not "Pie in the Sky" There is something homely and appealing about these Fray Bentos Pies. The height of my Nana's culinary expertise was to serve us one of these. It's real comfort food. But.....If Argentina's navy had been built from the stuff the pie cans are made from, Mrs Thatcher would have been singing a very different song from the one she sang over the Falklands! They would have been unsinkable. Doing the Can-Can or Can-Can't ? It is very nearly impossible to get the cans open without maiming yourself or distributing grease and gravy on the floor walls and ceiling of your kitchen ... more

I went to my mate's house for tea last Friday night and her mum served up a Fray Bentos Steak & Kidney pie. I hadn't had one of these for quite a long time (well, about three months or so) and now I think I'm going to have to eat them all the time as I'd forgotten how lovely they are. They are the perfect 'winter' food as I think they are really lovely to eat on freezing cold winter nights when you get back home, stick your pie in the oven, and settle down to eat it in front of the telly. My mate's mum served us up ours last week with mash, carrots, broccoli and lashings of gravy, but when ... more

What is it about the Fray Bentos steak and kidney pie that is still so appealing? Every time we switch the television or the radio on we are bombarded with dietary advice, no chips, lower our fat intake, reduce the amount of salt that we consume and I am sure that the Fray Bentos pie contravenes every healthy eating schedule known to man. In the major supermarkets expect to pay a penny or two over the £1.50 mark for a large (425g) pie but take a look around your local discount store and you may well find them on the shelves for a good 30p cheaper. It seems that the iconic Fray Bentos pie is ... more

I have decided to be brave and write a review on Fray Bentos Steak and Kidney Tinned Pies. When it comes to pies nothing, in my humble opinion, can beat a Fray Bentos Tinned Pie, especially when it is a Steak and Kidney one. "TINNED PIES!" I hear you all shouting out in disgust, surely not, it must be a typing error, but please don't reach for that Not Helpful quite yet. For those of you who prefer to spend a few hours each evening in the kitchen with a rolling pin and your work surfaces covered in flour then my hat goes out to you. However the reality is after a long day at work I really do ... more