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for Ginsters Cornish Pasty

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  • 50 of 50 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 bluefrog199

    Member since 15/11/2005

    Reviews written: 53

    4 Stars Not a Scotch Egg 10/11/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages good value

    Disadvantages Disadvantages bad pastry

    I actually wanted to write a review on a scotch egg, but there isn't a category for it. So instead I'm going to write a review of a cornish pasty. Those of you wanting to know my opinion of scotch eggs will have to contact me personally. Sorry about that - I don't make the rules. So - a Ginster's Cornish Pasty. Usually purchased at a petrol station, these slabs of nutrition can be eaten hot or, if you like, cold. Many petrol stations offer a microwave facility in order to heat up your pasty, but I never dare ask to use it. If you're made of sterner stuff, you might like to give this a go, and ... more
  • 34 of 34 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Spottydog11

    4 Stars Pasty 18/01/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Tasty, handy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    Luckily, you do not need to go all the way to Cornwall to enjoy a good old fashioned Cornish Pasty. Thankfully, Ginsters are right there in the refridgerator department in the supermarket to offer packaged, ready to eat pasties. Ginsters are actually Ginsters of Cornwall and I believe cornish pasties are like champagne, they cannot be called a cornish pasty unless they have actually been made in Cornwall. So, all the better for us as I have been to Cornwall and their pasties are some of the best I have ever tasted. Basically a pasty is a type of pie or filled pastry case that is folded over to ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Sarahjh1

    Member since 02/11/2008

    Reviews written: 452

    5 Stars A Mammoth Undertaking! 05/05/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A tasty and very filling snack meal.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages High in fats

    From little acorns big Oak trees grow! During the 1960's Ginster's was a small egg packing business, as time went on the company expanded and diversified and today employ over 700 people to manufacture their famous pies, pasties and sandwiches. I don't know about you but I enjoy a Cornish pasty hot or cold and the Ginster's pasties are a mighty undertaking, far more than a mere morsel! Sainsbury's have the large pasties on offer at the moment, a 227g pasty for £1. usually they are about 30p dearer than that. If you were feeling so inclined then you could offer to share one between two but I'm ... more
  • 50 of 50 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    numberthree

    5 Stars They really are Cornish 16/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great flavour, easy to cook

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hard to find the cooking instructions

    I came across Ginsters Cornish Pasties about 2 years ago, after a holiday in Cornwall. I thought that maybe they would taste as good as the real thing, as they are made in Callington! Well read on and find out what I think. Ginsters Cornish Pasties come in a black packet with a red label on the front saying ’Ginsters Cornish through and through’ in white. There is a picture of a cut pasty on the bottom right corner showing you the filling, and a description saying ‘fresh beef with potato, onion and swede wrapped in a light puff pastry case’. Inside the packet is a cardboard sleeve used to ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    suehome

    4 Stars Is it a Pasty or is it a Pastie? 07/10/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Wholesome, flavoursome snack

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Filling unattractive but still tasty

    Given the option this would be him one's choice for a lunchtime snack. I say snack advisedly, since weighing in at a hefty 227g,: that's half a pound in old money. In 1969 Geoffrey Ginster began producing his own Cornish pasties from a site in Callington, Cornwall just two years after starting a van sales business buying and selling fresh pasties to local retailers in Cornwall. The business quickly began to grow and distribution channels were opened up throughout the south of England. By 1977 Samworth Brothers had acquired Ginsters and it remains within this group today. This group is behind ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    annie247

    5 Stars Ginsters Cornish pastie.... tastes how a Cornish pastie should! 23/05/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great tasting filling; top quality Cornish pastie.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Fattening

    I love these Ginsters Cornish pasties and in fact I love Cornish pasties in general. I have recently been buying these quite frequently for me and my partner; we usually take it in turns!! We have been quite fortunate and occasionally these have been on special offer at Asda in particular. Currently they are only a £1.00 for one in Tesco. We will usually have these at lunchtimes; just on their own; microwaved. It states on the packet that they can be microwaved in one minute 30 seconds. However, i always find that it needs 2 minutes, for it to come out piping hot. It is most likley the case ... more
  • 27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 pmcds

    Member since 07/11/2005

    Reviews written: 1198

    4 Stars Get your pasties out! 15/07/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Tastes great, quality product and packaging

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Calories, price if not on offer

    Ginsters have a bit of a rep at the moemtn (and for quite a few years now) for being sort of the cream of the crop when it comes to pastried foods. I really like the slices they do, sucha s the Ham & Cheese slice, and the Peppered Steak slice, alothough the price usually makes me restrict myself to whenever they have an offer on them somewhere. The same goes for their Cornish Pasty, and the other day I managed to pick it up on offer for £1, whereas usually it would be closer to the £2 mark, depending on where you get it from. I was instantly impressed. I know that you can heat these up and ... more
  • 44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mark-southside

    3 Stars Crafted in Cornwall 29/04/2004
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages available everywhere

    Disadvantages Disadvantages mass produced, bit peppery

    I see there are currently three other Ops on this product, I am going to add mine as I disagree Ginsters of Callington in Cormwall send their Pasties, Sandwiches, Wraps etc the length a breadth of the UK. They are available in most supermarkets and motorway service stations. At the latter there is a considerable markup on the 49p I just paid in Kwik Save (currently on Offer) Before I go any further, if you are sqeamish be warned I am going to decapitate and discect a Pasty in the name of Research First what's in it? There is wheat, gluten and mustard seed in case you've got an allergy - nearly ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    missinformed

    3 Stars The closest you'll get to a proper Cornish pasty 16/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A quick and tasty snack

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Very fattening

    Having lived in Cornwall for nine months, getting fat on their gorgeous home made pasties, I'm now quite fussy with my Cornish pasties and usually I don't touch the pre-packed, supermarket ones. However, I bought these for the boys I work with and decided to try one for myself. I was actually pleasantly surprised with the quality of them. I bought a pack of four, which cost £1.97 - not bad value at less than 50 pence each. They came in a black packet, with the "GINSTERS" logo, and (not surprisingly) a picture of a Cornish pasty on the front, set above a monochrome image of the (Cornish?) sea ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 pdoyle007

    Member since 04/08/2003

    Reviews written: 152

    4 Stars A Taste of The South 23/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Filling, Tasty

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Fattening

    Having never lived further south than Liverpool my idea of what a 'true' cornish pasty consisted of was slightly tainted. I'm not naive enough to think that the thin, and frankly tasteless, varieties you can get a football matches were the real thing, however I was not prepared to travel 300 miles to find out. One day, as I was looking through the savory section of the supermarket I came across this item. I've always been more of a fan of sausage rolls, although ginsters stands out in this field (not as nice as those made fresh but best of the pre-packaged bunch). Being an adventurous sort I ... more
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