This afternoon my lovely flatmate went to Sainsburys and I was delighted when she bought me in a box of these mince pies as a treat! I love mince pies any time of year and these were one's I hadn't ever seen or tasted before so I couldn't wait to get stuck right in believe me! The Packaging: Red box with a picture of a bow on the front and a photograph of the mince pies on there. I am told that they are Sainsbury's '6' Deep Mince Pies and that they are suitable for Vegetarians and there is an at a glance nutritional chart shown. On the back of the box other information listed includes a full nutritional chart, ingredients and allergy advice is ...  Read the complete review

Its a deep mince pie, and what I am expecting is a bit of depth. that could be a depth in flavour or a depth in the ingredients, or quite simply a depth in the crusty container which holds the essential mincemeat. Sorry to go straight in so abruptly. Taking a pie from the box and looking at it, it doesn't strike me as being deeper in dimension than any other mince pie that may or may not make any claims of deepness - it does though look to be a reasonable size for a mince pie, so from here on in I will assume the depth to refer to the ingredients or the flavour. Well, as you will know from reading my other reviews, I am not one for typing ...  Read the complete review

So on with the great mince pie off of 2009. Please see my other review of the 1st entry from Mr Kipling himself. Today's entrant is a Sainsbury's own brand; the Deep Mince Pie no less... Before I kick off, following the 'catastrophe of crumbs in keyboard shocker' experienced in from my last taste test, this is not a live review. But with only a 10 minute lag, I hope you'll forgive. I also experienced my first mince pie related injury of the year. More on that later. So what instantly impressed me about these mince pies was the name, and in particular the word 'Deep'. This ticks boxes for me somehow. A deep hole is by far more impressive hole than a ...  Read the complete review

Sainsburys deep mince pies......irresistably good and a great bargain As the feel of christmas creeps slowly in so does the craving for all things chrsistmasy.....crisp white snow,singing carols and of course christmas would not be complete without the faithful mince pie!!And with numerous brands out there to choose from I thought I would give you a hint towards what I feel are the best mince pies on the market!!And i have tried a few!! Sainsburys deep mince pies come in a pack of six for the bargain price of £1.This is on offer price although the standard price is only about £1.15 which for a mince pie as good as this I think is a bargain!The box ...  Read the complete review