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bigbadmarty | 21:15 Thu 27th Oct 2011 | Food & Drink
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how come you cant microwave a pie without the pastry resembling glaziers putty ?
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Once you heat the interior of the pie to 100C the steam produced condenses in the pastry crust thus turning it soggy. If you heat it to say 90C this effect will be negligable.If you leave it outside the microwavelong enough for it to dry on the surface and not long enough for the interior to cool too much you will get a more acceptable pie.
07:25 Fri 28th Oct 2011
'cos microwaving generates steam/water in something like a pie, it makes all pastry rubbery.
Pies, rubbery grub. Yum yum
Once you heat the interior of the pie to 100C the steam produced condenses in the pastry crust thus turning it soggy. If you heat it to say 90C this effect will be negligable.If you leave it outside the microwavelong enough for it to dry on the surface and not long enough for the interior to cool too much you will get a more acceptable pie.
Pretty much what everyone else says, but if possible I decapitate my pie crust prior to nuking and cook it on the plate beside the rest- this also stops the top becoming as soggy:)

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