Pierate Pie Rating Demo – Mince Pie Edition

Pierate Pie Rating Demo – Mince Pie Edition

On board the Pierate Ship we are always looking for new ways to share our love of pies with the world. So when attending a Christmas Party with some friends, Pierateer RAS decided to - ins-pie-red by @aliimdadbakes cake making demo - host the first ever Pierate Pie Rating Demo!

That's right - an informative and educational whistle stop tour of how to rate a pie - the Pierate way! With three mince pies each to rate in a near blind taste test (the lights had been turned down low to create ambience in the room, which led to us having to use our mobile phones to see the plates of pies!!!) a group of wannabe Pierateers joined Pierateer RAS for a thorough brief.



Pie Rating Demo - before and after!

All ‘Pierateers in Training’ were given a copy of the 7 Cs - the way us Pierateers have been rating pies since we started four years ago - and were guided through the requirements. None of the guest Pierateers were told where the mince pies were bought from, let alone which one was which!

But before I tell you whose pie was rated highest by me and by the 'Pierateers in Training', here are the scores on the doors:

Cs	Pie A	Pie B	Pie C	Average
Colour	6	5	5.5	5.5
Capacity	4.75	5.25	6	5.3
Consistency	4.5	5	5.5	5
Condition	5.5	5	5.5	5.3
Chewiness	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Cheapness	3	6	5.5	4.8
Content	5	5	6	5.3
Seven Cs Score	4.89	5.25	5.64	5.26

Name	Pie A	Pie B	Pie C	Highest Rated
Tim	4.14	5	5.5	Pie C
Ramin	1	5	4	Pie B
Tom	3.71	5	5	Pie B and Pie C
Will	4	4	5	Pie C
Brittany	2.86	5.14	3.57	Pie B
John	3	3	4	Pie C
Pierateer RAS	4.89	5.25	5.64	Pie C
Average	3.37	4.62	4.67	Pie C

And for those intrigued as to which pie was which, the results were:

Pie A = Heston from Waitrose Puff Pastry Mince Pie
Score: 4.89/7

Pie B = Tesco Mince Pie
Score: 5.25/7

Pie C = Sainsbury’s Deep Filled Mince Pie
Score: 5.64/7

So there we have it – while there were a few slight differences in scoring, we have a winner by a very small margin. Well done Sainsbury’s on winning this particular Pierate Pie Rating Demo – Mince Pie Edition! Until next time...