On 2015-09-20, Dave Smith > wrote:

> You can get good ones in a bakery, but those mass produced
> commercial pies tend to be pretty sad examples. It does not surprise
> me that someone whose experience is limited to those things would
> not be impressed.

Mrs Smith pies usta be pretty darned good. MS makes resto grade pies
that usta be great. Some even filtered down to sprmkt shelves.

I think the MS premium deep-dish apple pie was a resto grade pie.
That was about 15 yrs ago. The last time I bought one, it was not so
good. That's when I started making my own.

My next effort will be a bourbon pecan pie made with a pte brisée
crust in a spring form pan. See my ChefSteps thread.

nb