Consumer Report - McKenzie High Country Pies

[Fatt Max]

Fucking mmmmmmm.....

Me and Mrs Max have just enjoyed a McKenzie High Country Pie, available from your local supermarket.

Nice, rustic packaging leads to 280g of light fluffy pastry with excellent filling. 15 minutes in an oven and it's a cracking pie.

I had the savoury mince and cheese, Mrs Max had the roast chicken. All up these are fantastic pies and my local bakery in Cockle Bay can fuck right off now, we have been converted.

Mrs Max is off down the supermarket to stock up first thing in the morning.

To accompany this feast, we chose cold Corona's with lemon. Herself has been tipping me the wink now for about 20 minutes or so, meaning I am in for a bit of horizontal jogging at some point.

In summary, McKenzie High Country Pies are:

(a) Reasonably priced
(b) Well presented
(c) full of nice tasty filling
(d) covered in a light pastry with a solid base, and
(e) tip top for getting the missus in the mood

Right, I'm off to brush me teeth and run a flanel over the old hairy brain, it's business time.....:eek:

[Usarka]

Mr Maxx I have to agree. And they are even better *after* a few of said corona's.

And taking McJiims criticism of good old watties sauce objectively, I've come to the conclusion that said pies are enhanced by watties "lite" sauce (which is not a girly option when you're wolfing a 25g saturated fat pie) or a squirt of old blighties heinz ketchup.

Enjoy the post pastry coitus!

[Love my Bonnie]

All this talk of pies and food
Not fair on us single girls, on a diet

[Blackshear]

All this talk of pies and food
Not fair on us single girls, on a diet

THIS JUST IN: MALES LIKE PIES

Hint hint ha ha.

[Oakie]

But are they made in the MacKenzie High Country? Seriously, I'm interested. I lived there for 15 years and the closest they came to haut cuisine pies was when the 'Black Stilt' in Twizel offered their mince pies with a choice of Watties or Pams tomato sauce.

[Trouser]

They are nice pies but the $4.50 price at the local is a poke in the eye though. The local bakery does a better pie for a much more reasonable $3.20.

[Magua]

(a) Reasonably priced

Yeah, right.
They look like quite a pie, but the price puts me off everytime, then again, I am a student. :P

[JimO]

But are they made in the MacKenzie High Country? Seriously, I'm interested. I lived there for 15 years and the closest they came to haut cuisine pies was when the 'Black Stilt' in Twizel offered their mince pies with a choice of Watties or Pams tomato sauce.

Steve Hotton (ex all black) has a bakery/cafe in Kurow and he makes a pretty nice pie that are avaliable up nth/

[Pussy]

Okay Max.... just for research purposes... could you try the steak version, please?

Lovemybonnie.... pies are good, mmmkay?!!

[Headbanger]

If I hadn't just eaten 2 packs of biscuits I'd been keen on a pie.

Well, If I had a pie I'd eat it.

But that goes without saying, who has a pie and doesn't eat it?

Crazy people, that's who.

I've been eying up the family sized pies at the local bakery, We had one for dinner the other day, I was tempted to fight the family so I could have the lot, But we aren't allowed to even smack the kids around these days, never mind smack them around and steal their pie.

Was a damn nice pie though, and I was tempted.

[Love my Bonnie]

Im sorry pussy
I stopped eating pies when I left school

& thats a fucken long time ago now lol

[oldrider]

Those (Mackenzie) pies were really good when first onto the market but they lack consistency, the best pies on the market are "Jimmy's" from Roxburgh, just can't beat em!

Hotten's pies are crap. IMHO. but then, so many men, so many opinions!

[Murray]

the best pies on the market are "Jimmy's" from Roxburgh, just can't beat em!


Totally agree and surprised jimjim who has posted above hasn't given Jimmy's pies a thumbs up. expecially with the avatar he has??

[Squiggles]

Yeah, right.
They look like quite a pie, but the price puts me off everytime, then again, I am a student. :P

Cafe next to the Bus ticket place has epic pies, cant believe it took me till my last semester to find it :cry:

[Magua]

Cafe next to the Bus ticket place has epic pies, cant believe it took me till my last semester to find it :cry:

Hm, I'll have to try them tomorrow.

[peasea]

Those (Mackenzie) pies were really good when first onto the market but they lack consistency, the best pies on the market are "Jimmy's" from Roxburgh, just can't beat em!

Hotten's pies are crap. IMHO. but then, so many men, so many opinions!

Damn! If I'd known that when we were there the other day I'd have bought a couple. It was a cold day too, perfect pie eating weather.

[JimO]

Totally agree and surprised jimjim who has posted above hasn't given Jimmy's pies a thumbs up. expecially with the avatar he has??

jimmys pies are also good

[rachprice]

Yay I was wondering if they were as good as they looked.....I have recently gone back to eating pies after years of not touching them.....nothing like a good one but man I get disappointed when its a shit one!

[Insanity_rules]

Max me old china, when next you are in the fair town of Welly vegas remind me to take you for the cullinary experience...... Trishas pies! Next to "Curry to go" it is food straight from heaven. When they came out with a curry pie I thought I'd explode with excitement.

Insanity...... KB's resident curry gourmond.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I want a picture.


of max's hairy brain. or the pie. whatever.

Copenhagen bakery in Christchurch if in town, Hoon Hay bakery if in the burbs. Nom ne nom nom. Want pie.

[Pussy]

.....I have recently gone back to eating pies after years of not touching them.....
About time, too! Pies are good for you! :niceone:

[rachprice]

About time, too! Pies are good for you! :niceone:

Nah actually Im getting a bit chubby, not good!

[Pussy]

Nah actually Im getting a bit chubby, not good!
Pffftt! You have to run around in the shower to get wet! Skinny little bugger!

[rachprice]

Pffftt! You have to run around in the shower to get wet! Skinny little bugger!

nah you havent seen me in a while....since before xmas actually so yeah....not so good hahahaha

[Pussy]

nah you havent seen me in a while....since before xmas actually so yeah....not so good hahahaha
Bit of meat on your bones won't hurt you!..... :)

[oldrider]

Pitty those "Georgie Pies" got bought out of business by the other fast food outfits, we thought their pies were really good!

What did other people think of them?

[JimO]

Pitty those "Georgie Pies" got bought out of business by the other fast food outfits, we thought their pies were really good!

What did other people think of them?

not as good as hottons pies........LoL

[oldrider]

not as good as hottons pies........LoL

Actually to be fair, we tried out some of Hotten's meat again at the new "Cellar Door" in Kurow the other day and it was bloody delicious, so I might give his pies another crack! :drool:

[pc220]

Oxford pies nuff said.:drool: