From the building site to the boardroom Aussies love a good meat pie. But what’s the difference between the big brands? Which offer the best value for money? And perhaps most importantly — which tastes the best. We asked three tradies to give us the their verdict.
The competition
Bocastle Black Angus pie: Considered a premium frozen pie.
Four’n Twenty meat pie: Australia’s most popular pie, owned by Patties Foods.
Cole’s beef pie: The generic pie sold by Australia’s second biggest retailer.
Herbert Adams: The premium offering from Four’n Twenty owner, Patties Foods.
Pie Face chunky steak pie: Not a frozen pie that can only be bought in Pie Face’s retail outlets.
Last place
Surprisingly the lowest ranked pie on a mere 13 points out of 30 was the Bocastle’s Black Angus pie.
The Bocastle website claims their pies are “The foodie’s favourite” but our tradie taste testers were clearly looking for something different.
When Al the tradie was asked what he liked about pies he commented “pastry, mainly. Filling's just there to fill me up."
Runners up
It was a three-way dead heat for second place with the tradies unable to split the Herbert Adams, Four’n Twenty and Cole’s beef pie all scoring 15 points out of a possible 30.
The winner
Pie Face’s chunky steak pie emerged at the top of the standings with a score of 16.5 out of 30.
Mystery bags
The law stipulates that meat pies are only required to contain a minimum of 25 per cent meat.
The pastry makes up another significant slice but the remaining 50 per cent of the matter found in pies remains a mystery.
