Salter EK4082 XL Double Pie Maker - Twin Deep-Fill Pie Machine, Non-Stick & Crimp-Edged Cooking Plates, 3-5 Minute Pre-Heat, Locking Latch, Fruit/Meat/Mince Pies, 9cm Diameter x 7cm Depth Pies, 900W

My family just love to go to football matches and in the colder months love to take with them a comforting pie and using this simple to use gadget and handy pastry template, which makes two conveniently sized and filling pies.I can be happy knowing that my family can still have a pie on match day, I know exactly what’s gone into them using left-overs, saving me time and money.I even have batch pie making days and put them in the freezer, ready for the next footie season.Please note that this gadget is not designed for cooking raw meats but if you have pre-made a stew or casserole, even left over curry or chilli, use this to make your pies. I also agree wholeheartedly with one reviewer who said to ignore the instructions of pre-heating it prior to inserting your pastry, you’ll burn yourself easily and makes inserting the pastry into the mould difficult as the pastry starts to melt. Start each batch from cold, you’ll still have a beautifully cooked pie in 10 minutes!

All my family are very happy with this purchase, I keep getting requests for more 🥧

This is a lovely little gadget. Easy to use and clean. The pies are cooked perfectly. The only downside for me is getting the pie out. I just tip them out. (One of my son’s has a different make and has the same problem. Plus, his was far more expensive than this one) so that’s the reason for 4star instead of 5.

Quick and easy to use. Just the right size for a home made pie. Easy to clean and stores nicely. The design is simple but stylish and the food cooked comes out at the right temperature and tastes great. I use a lot of slater products and think it’s well worth the money

I really enjoy making pies in this. It doesnt cook the top of the pie unless you pack it out well, which I do now and there are no issues. One thing though is that if you want to cook a second lot of pies the unit stays hot and so if you put any pastery in, before you can put the filling in the pastry shrinks and ames it difficult to cook a good pie.

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Like many of the latest gadgets I have bought, I didn't believe it would be long before the pie maker was consigned to the back of a cupboard.How wrong I was. I just want to keep on making pies! Now, I would definitely recommend not switching the pie maker on until the pie has been assembled in the maker. My pies turned out perfect (she said smugly) anyhow. People have said the have problems lining the Wells. The cutter has little cutting lines and you fold these in on themselves make a cup to insert into the well. Don't worry about the steam coming out of the maker after a couple of minutes after heating up. 15 minutes seems about the right cooking time from cold but you could lift the lid after 13 to check the colour. To remove the pies is dead easy. Have an oven glove on one hand and tip the maker from one side to the other catching the top pie as it topples out into the oven glove. Repeat with the other pie. So easy being non stick. Any frilly edge you don't like can be snapped off to tidy off. These bits are tasty! I had nothing to clean when my pies were out but a pastry brush might be useful. I wish there was a recipe book and a 4 hole pie maker. Yes, I really don't think this machine will be put away any time soon.

Not very successful, unfortunately. The pastry cutter they give you means there's far too much pastry in the "cup" of the pie, and the "lid" isn't big enough to meet all the edges around the top, meaning the pie comes apart when you try to get it out of the machine. There's no seal to join the top and bottom. Rectified by not using their cutter, which means it's more of a faff than it needs to be. Also, ignore the instructions telling you to heat up the unit first and then line it with pastry. That is nigh on impossible without burning yourself or partially cooking the pastry as you try to get it in the mould, meaning you're trying to line a very small, very hot object with pastry which is trying to cook before it's even in there properly let alone got any filling. Do it from cold and allow a longer cook time.