LogFAQs > #933083328

jkdarlow posted...

I wonder whats in these pie if theyre that cheap.

Most of the typical ingredients for chicken pot pies are actually very cheap, and if they're being mass produced, the labour/energy costs per pie are pretty negligible. The majority of the cost would come from the chicken (and to a lesser extent, butter, which is generally going to be replaced with shortening in something this cheap), so I'd guess they use some kind of byproduct meat, like whatever they could strain out of a pot of chicken stock (which would be used for other purposes or possibly sold on its own) after boiling a few carcasses.

Obviously, it's not going to be a very good pie at that price, but you can actually get them surprisingly cheap without having to sacrifice all ingredients that would qualify as food. Given that this is a sale, it's also likely that the store is selling them at cost or at a small loss to use them as a loss leader.

WhiskeyDisk posted...

Knowing you have 2 dozen pot pies sitting in the freezer can provide piece of mind after a long and frustrating day when you know you don't have to think about grabbing something on the way home or what to cook. You can just get home, kick off your shoes and throw one of those bad boys in the microwave or oven and 6-20 minutes later, dinner is served with minimal hassle and clean up.

That's not wrong, but you can get the same peace of mind by meal prepping for the week before you have that long day, usually with better food. Labour-wise, there's not much difference between pulling a dirt cheap pot pie out of the freezer and pulling a tupperware full of sesame ginger pork and garlic green beans out of the fridge, but the latter's going to taste better and generally be healthier. Just a matter of planning.

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