pie pans

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/foil-flan-and-pie-dishes/F/keyword/pie/product/2518_2519_2507_2508 - Lakeland has packs of 20 foil ones for as low as £3.50. Maybe ring them to see if they're in stock and ask them if you ordered them today would they ship out today. If they ship today they might make it by Thursday morning's post....

Sorry, I've got a really annoying "if there's a will, there's a way" streak!

I'll be the first to admit that my pie making skills aren't the best (I can make lovely cakes and bread though), but could you use a round casserole dish?  That is what I have used in the past and will use again this year. 

So, what's wrong with the flan dishes with the scalloped edges?
That's what i use, and my pies are pretty! 

So, what's wrong with the flan dishes with the scalloped edges?
That's what i use, and my pies are pretty! 

I don't guess anything is wrong with those, but I just don't know how to use them.  They seemed a bit shallow for these kinds of pies, but I am sure I could give them a go sometime and see how I do.  I've only made pies a few times since I have been here, my MIL showed me how to make plate pies and I have made a few of those (savoury ones) for DH over the last few months, but I am still really inexperienced with this stuff. 

BUT crisis is averted because I stopped by the tiniest little shop on our high street during my lunch break (advertises toys and household goods and is the size of the average wardrobe) and they had LOADS of the foil pie pans that were the EXACT thing I was looking for.... I was so happy I could've done a backflip, and they were dirt cheap!  Pretty sad I was in tears over pie.  I guess it's just because this is my first Thanksgiving away from my family and I just wanted the dinner to be exactly the same as they were having, and after being around so much that is unfamiliar, I just REALLY wanted to have the familiar Thanksgiving dinner.  (I'm sure the time of the month thing didn't help with the crying either!)

I was having the same problem. None at tesco's  and wilkonsons is out of stock.

I ended up buying disposable foil ones

I got mine at John  Lewis last year.  I think it was about 7-10 pounds.  I freaked out also. 

They have foil ones that are sort of close at Tesco and I used those for a year.

I was having the same problem. None at tesco's  and wilkonsons is out of stock.

I ended up buying disposable foil ones

At least we found some!  I couldn't even find the foil ones at most places.  I'm just happy I found anything to use at all!  I will definitely buy some reusable ones if I ever see them, or just have my mom send me some later on. 

I don't guess anything is wrong with those, but I just don't know how to use them.  They seemed a bit shallow for these kinds of pies, but I am sure I could give them a go sometime and see how I do. 

my one (bought from ikea) is quite deep.

Glad you found something suitable.

my one (bought from ikea) is quite deep.

Glad you found something suitable.

Thanks!  The ones my MIL has are very pretty, but with my unskilled hands I am not sure the finished product would have looked quite so nice (you should've seen me the last time I made a simple plate pie, I was covered in flour and swearing like a sailor!)  I think I might give those fancy-edged ones a go with a quiche or something first... 

Glad you found something. 

For future, you could probably even buy a pre-rolled shortcrust pastry for the tart pan and then fill it with your usual pie filling and adjust the cooking time down a bit - it would just be a bit more like a tart than a pie. Yum! Actually... I might try that myself this year....

Glad you found something. 

For future, you could probably even buy a pre-rolled shortcrust pastry for the tart pan and then fill it with your usual pie filling and adjust the cooking time down a bit - it would just be a bit more like a tart than a pie. Yum! Actually... I might try that myself this year....

I saw some that were already in a foil tin at Tesco's.  Shortcrust pastry in a scalloped edge tart pan type thing.  I thought about getting those, but the crust was pretty thick and didn't leave much room for filling.  In retrospect, I could've just made two pumpkin pie tart things with those.

I guess it's just because this is my first Thanksgiving away from my family and I just wanted the dinner to be exactly the same as they were having, and after being around so much that is unfamiliar, I just REALLY wanted to have the familiar Thanksgiving dinner.  (I'm sure the time of the month thing didn't help with the crying either!)

I'm sure the dinner will be lovely    Just a word of caution for a newbie: don't expect it to be the same as back home.... my first Thanksgiving many moons ago was spent making a fabulous meal for 10 dear friends....who all disappeared promptly 2 hours after arriving. To them, it was just a neat dinner party...   Not an opportunity to eat all day and all night.....    If someone had just warned me that it's really only going to be a special day for me and possibly hubbs, it would've saved an evening of sobbing in my tea towel. :\\\'(

I'm sure the dinner will be lovely    Just a word of caution for a newbie: don't expect it to be the same as back home.... my first Thanksgiving many moons ago was spent making a fabulous meal for 10 dear friends....who all disappeared promptly 2 hours after arriving. To them, it was just a neat dinner party...   Not an opportunity to eat all day and all night.....    If someone had just warned me that it's really only going to be a special day for me and possibly hubbs, it would've saved an evening of sobbing in my tea towel. :\\\'(

Yeah, I have already realized that, I think. I am preparing myself for a bit of disappointment.  I think my in-laws will think of it as just another Sunday dinner, except it's on Thursday night.  We aren't having dinner until 6:30 or 7 pm because most of DH's family has to work, but my family usually always has the dinner around 1 or 2 pm.  Anyway, usually everyone in my family leaves 2 hours later, and I would sometimes then make the rounds to my best friend's house, etc., to pick at their leftovers...    I will miss my best friend's famous cheesecake this year!

But I do feel happy because my bros-in-law are taking a half day off to come to the dinner, and they all seem to be looking forward to it to some extent, so at least they are coming to celebrate with me.  And I will get to see my family and friends on the webcam before and after dinner, so that helps a bit!     And there is always alcohol to ease the pain....

Alcohol always helps any holiday 

Good job on finding the pie pans!  I have my old school American Pyrex pie plates, and they are too big (in diameter & depth) for the prefab short crust pastry sold here.  I have to either make my own (which is yummy) or if I buy the ready made short crust pastry - I have to graft some of the second circle of pastry onto the main one I'm using in order for there to be enough to cover my pie plate & crimp an edge.

(My Pyrex dishes were my grandmother's originally, so maybe they just make them smaller now?!  Lol!)