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[@jeanb.7963]

Tammy I truly appreciate you doing this taste test..I'm 62 and I've been baking since I was 12 years old. Here's my opinion the refrigerated pie dough has some what of an odor to them, and an after taste.I bake mine from scratch like mom and grandma used to. I've had bad experiences with store brands,therefore I never buy anything that's a store brand. I have use the Marie Callander once in a while,It's as close to homemade. I try to keep homemade on hand, I make and freeze them. This is just my personal opinion, and I respect your choices and opinions from one baker to another. I enjoy your video's again thank you.

[@cinderella23queen37]

Good morning. I have in the past made homemade pie crusts, but I uses Pillsbury pie crust

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

Your Southern accent sounds exactly like my mom and her entire side of the family. It makes me want a hug. Oh, and great video, so thanks a bushel and a peck. (God I miss my mom.)

[@tlr8879]

Great Video. This is exactly what I needed. I had a few questions. The longer I watched, you answered all them 🙂 Thank You

[@donnasmith5697]

I have always made my own crust-and it’s fabulous! Now, thanks to you, if I want a pie in a jiffy, I’m willing to try the Wal-Mart refrigerated kind.

[@huytrinh1205]

Thank you for taking the time to do this! It's very helpful and informative!

[@marthajane7058]

THANKS FOR TESTING THESE FOR US.EXCELLENT VID.THANKS SO MUCH!

[@moonlitbalcony2861]

Chris seems so supportive and humble! Y'all are very blessed. I've never tried anything other than the Walmart frozen crust. Tfs ❤

[@medsurgcutie]

Girl yes! Thank you for this video. When I eat pie I'm there for the filling, I just am not going to worry about making no homemade crust.

[@darettablack3794]

Loved this video so much,thank you for doing this test. I’ve always used the Pillsberry piecrust or I make my own. I have tried just about all of the pie shell’s that you shared. Great Video.........💞😊

[@MrMeezerlover]

I’ve struggled with pie crust and now you were the problem solver Walmart refrigerated for me Tammie you are so sweet and kind and your viewers love you💜

[@nspetals6443]

Thanks for this, it's really helpful and it answered a lot of questions for me.

[@U2416510]

This was very interesting! I used to use Pillsbury refrigerated dough, but I thought it tasted bitter. I now use Marie Callenders which I thought had a good taste. I also bake pecan pies in it without any issue. I will have to try Mrs Smith's now! Thank you to both of you!

[@Linda-qq5mg]

What an interesting video! My moth-in law was the champion pie maker in our family and she used lard! Thanks for this. Loved it!

[@coloradotrish7297]

I've seen a few of your posts and very well done! This one is especially helpful in going thru all the key points from taste, smell and texture. Great your husband is a part of it. I appreciate the info - thanks from Colorado! ps pretty bad that lard is used so extensively across brands - obviously much healthier to make your own..

[@johnfrench6561]

When I blind bake a pie crust, I line the crust with foil or parchment and fill with pie weights or beans. I have no bulging, cracking or slipping of the crust.

[@karenlatham4053]

I know this is an older video. But it was fun to watch.. I've just started making my own crusts because I think the store bought ones always taste off.. Maybe I'll try the winner 😉 thanks.

[@Patty-jj4en]

I used my first refrigerated pie crust this past thanksgiving and I loved it and will not buy frozen again.

[@patc.318]

Excellent video, y'all! I've always just grabbed whatever pie crust was available at the grocery store when I've been in too much of a hurry to make my own. Good information in this video, The Walmart refrigerated pie crust looked flaky when you crumbled it in the pie plate. Definitely will give that a try! Thanks, Tammy & Chris, for the video!

[@brendak8175]

Tammy, my mom liked Mrs Smith frozen and Pet Ritz. However, mom mostly bought Pre made Mrs Smith Apple, Berry, Cherry, and Peach Pies. Filling for pies can be a little time consuming; mom wanted something Easy Peasy LOL! I’m going to try and bake a pie, at least semi homemade 😘💖🙏🌈

[@justjan147]

Growing up my maternal grandma either made her pie crust from scratch or used a Pet Ritz frozen crust. When I started making pies I used the Jiffy pie crust mix. They always turned out beautifully. This Thanksgiving I used the Walmart frozen pie crust for my chess pies and they turned out very well. Thank you for doing this taste and baking test. Sometimes we think you get what you pay for but in this case that isn't true, is it? I'll have to give the Walmart refrigerator crust a try. I love that Chris is supportive and a good sport. God bless ya'll!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Thank you Jan!

[@ashleyadams6803]

This was really interesting. I always make my own pie crust, I learned when I was 15 and it is always light and flaky. I’m going to try the Great Value refrigerated crust, probably wouldn’t have considered it without this video. Thanks!

[@nancyashley5271]

Yes I did enjoy that!!! Thank be you for thinking of this. No more guessing for us.

[@craiglollar7726]

My mother would use Pet Ritz when I was growing up but she now uses only refrigerated dough. Great video. Love it when it’s both of y’all in the video. But why is Chris in a UGA shirt?! He looks so much better in the Bama gear!!!! Roll Tide! Keep up the good work with these amazing videos!

[@elainedavidson9047]

I like this taste test. Chris is a good man to do the taste test !! I'm glad ya'll did the taste test. Now I know Walmart has the best pie crust !!

[@shavonnenease9616]

Thank you for taking your time and doing this for us!!! My goodness all the pie crust gave there life for this show!!!! Lol!!!!!!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

It's a shame isn't it!

[@mi6438]

This was such a good video! I make my own crust,but my Mom never has and uses refrigerated dough.I Love her pies though

[@evondiamond3676]

Give Chris another cup of coffee lol for being a good sport. I’m sticking to my Pillsbury! This was a great idea! Thanks, love y’all

[@judyabernathy80]

So glad you did this test, Tammy. It helps to be able to use an already prepared crust when you want to, or need to. I never know which one to buy! Do you ever use beans, or those little round balls, in the bottom of the pies as you prebake them so they won’t rise in the bottom? Chris is a great sport!!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

I have not used those!

[@charlottedugan6758]

Tammy you need to try pie weights sometime. Some people use beans or macaroni & just keep them in a labeled jar to reuse. I have ceramic that I really like using.

[@jw77019]

Thanks for this comparison. Any of them will do in a pinch, but the America’s Test Kitchen technique is extremely good and may be the ultimate pie crust.

[@peachy75019]

I have used the Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts for more years than I can remember. I have never had any pie crust bubble up like those did. First of all, I only bake the empty shell if I'm going to make a pie filling that doesn't need to bake so in that case I do prick the shell and bake it with foil and beans inside ... comes out beautiful. For any pie that the filling is going to be baked, I don't bake the shell first and I have never baked a pumpkin or pecan pie that the shell bubbled up. Actually, my Mom made the best pie crust of any I have ever seen or tasted in my 67 years, but I just don't have the patience to try and do hers. EDIT: I guess I should add that with the Pillsbury refrigerated crust, I have always unrolled them on a floured board and rolled them out a little as I think they are a little thick for my liking.

[@TressasSouthernHomeCooking]

This was the coolest video ever Tammy and Chris! Thank you because this is information I really wanted to know. Lots of fun to watch too!------Tressa Daigle

[@jerryhubbard4461]

I have made pie crust many times, but it is not worth the time when you can buy them already made and hard to see the difference. The only thing you can do at home that you can't buy is a thicker crust. Chef Jerry

[@jlo10000]

Enjoyed your excellent video. I only dock my pie crust is when they are baked without a filling. Never dock when baked with a filling, because like you said the filling will tend run under the crust.

[@cindypattana6071]

I've never been a huge pie fan, but recently had a piece of homemade peach pie that was amazing, and I'm talking about the crust was unbelievable! I asked the woman what her secret was and she said it was an Amish recipe with vinegar and lard in it.

[@diansolomon614]

Thank you for this experiment. I always choose the GV refrigerated pie crust

[@ManifestationMayven]

Love the video! My fave is the pillsbury refrigerated dough, unfortunately my Walmart has never had their brand refrigerated dough, my second fave is Mrs smiths. Mrs smiths is wayyyyy to delicate and puffs up too much with my custard pies tho. Happy holidays!

[@B.Weedster]

Thank you this is the video I needed because certain people where I live make it impossible for me to bake like I want too. I would prefer to make my own ,but I can't with this person around.

[@wendyodell356]

Great video Tammy. I think woman actually have better tasting skills because most men will eat any sweets. Either their Momma was a good, or a bad cook. Chris however is used to your good cooking and cooks himself. My son too is a good cook, he cooks dinner most every night. He grew up eating my good cooking which I learned from my Momma as you did. Like you, he uses the refrigerated pie crusts, even for such things as chicken pot pie. He knows and tastes the difference. My husband whose mother was a horrible cook didn't know any better, would have loved any of them, before he married me. Then there are those guys and girls that will eat anything. Tell Chris Thanks for being part of the taste test. It was interesting 🤗 God bless ❤ XOXO

[@CollardValleyCooks]

I will, thank you Wendy. A lot of men and women for that matter eat so fast I don't know how they taste anything lol!

[@dianedavies6399]

Tammy, your hands and nails are so pretty. I love Marie Calendar pies. Interesting video.

[@karenthomas7082]

Thanks for this video! I always wondered what was the best. I always liked the refrigerated dough best but, now I’ll buy the Walmart brand. 😊

[@Walmart]

Let us know how you like it, Karen. 😁

[@Sweetpea1128]

I have always used Marie Callender’s. I will try Mrs. Smith’s next time. I do like Walmart’s refrigerated dough much better than Pillsbury. 👍🏼😁

[@kwalker1127]

I just love ❤️ you I have laughed so hard when said I smelled it Texas here

[@debbiestuttgen1825]

As far as I know, you only prick a pie crust that you are going to use to bake without a filling, ie like a banana cream etc. Love your accent and your videos.

[@joannebutzerin6448]

I wish we had a Wallmart around here. I hate what they done to this place where I live. Seattle. But at least if I stick with refrigerated dough made with lard, my chances are better.

[@cherylvalentine693]

Chris is such a good sport. Thank you for taste testing and thank you Tammy I learn something new every time I watch you.

[@terrysavage2745]

Love to watch your KZbin cooking shows. The pie crust that you did not put holes in. Could you put beans in them from having the bubbles in the dough?

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Yes you can

[@sambinononeyabiz5338]

I dont kniw much about pie crusts but ive always like the look of marie calendars best.

[@alfredmasullo]

Mrs. Smith's frozen pie crusts' instructions say that if you are going to prebake the crust, to put a second pie pan on top of the crust and weigh it down with something (rice, lentils?) to prevent air bubbles.

[@allisonwhisler4149]

Please help me! When I use a store bought pie crust (Pilsbury), it shrinks and folds in on itself. Do I need to roll it out more? I usually just stuff it in the pie tin.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Use a pie plate with a rim and pinch the edge over the rim and it will not draw up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fafEkJqbo6ucfJo watch how I did it in this video.

[@lindaquinn4257]

Lard is animal fat so it would taste better I had a friend who made her biscuits and she would only use lard because she said they taste better than Crisco or other shortening.i never heard whether she ever made pie crust

[@deejo2]

How in the world did you do this without the whole crust sliding down into the bottom of the pans? My favorite is refrigerated crust but it never stays up on the sides unless there's filling in it. I don't spray or oil the pie pan either. I would LOVE IT if someone could tell me how to prevent this without using pie weights. Btw, thank you for doing this testing video. I've seen you do this with other things like flour & I love this kind of info. ☺

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Make sure they are pressed all the way in and use a pie pan with a lip to hold to

[@deejo2]

@@CollardValleyCooks Thank you!!! That makes sense. I'll definitely try it. ☺☺

[@tarmancer]

I have been using the Walmart one a long time now. i cant find Mrs Smiths or Marie Callendar where i am. or just havent seen them

[@sonsiehollingsworth5342]

Morning !! You got a haircut didn't you ? So cute 😊 I LOVE your videos ❤

[@CollardValleyCooks]

This is an older video Sonsie!

[@sonsiehollingsworth5342]

@@CollardValleyCooks Oh ...hahaha.😄😄 it suits your face ❤

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

Last night I made a blueberry pie using the Great Value Walmart refrigerated pie crust (not frozen), and while the homemade filling turned out very tasty, the pie crust itself tastes horrible. Hence why I'm on here trying to find a better alternative. They were all out of the Pillsbury brand, and since I was making a fruit pie To me it tastes artificial. Whatever fat they used in producing the crust most certainly isn't butter or even Crisco. It tastes like something not made for human consumption, like you'd more likely use it to grease the axles on a trailer than you would cook with it. Which is why I'm here trying to find a better alternative. Short of not being lazy and making my own, that is. I really wish those frozen crusts in their own pans came with a top crust as well. Why doesn't any company make that? UPDATE: Okay, now that I watched the video, I'm shocked you chose the Walmart pie, and think maybe I might have just gotten a bad one. However, in all fairness, when I was at Walmart choosing the pie crust, they were completely out of the Pillsbury refrigerated crusts, and they only had about 5 or 6 of the Great Value ones, and I picked and looked at all of them because all of the boxes looked kind of tattered and beat up. So I don't know, maybe it was a freshness issue, and I need to wait until they replenish their stock and try and new one. What I actually need to do is stop being a lazy ass and actually make a homemade pie crust. But it's just sooooo much work 😭

[@Laura-zs7ys]

Can i make my own decorative edge with a store bought crust ? I want to try the marie calender

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Yes you can

[@Laura-zs7ys]

@CollardValleyCooks thank you chef!

[@janice8014]

I love watching your videos and you do a lot of things just like my mama did, so please don't be offended at my nitpicking. You are not supposed to pronounce the "r" in Mrs. I'm from the South also, so I talk a lot like you do and you are obviously a wonderful cook. But please take note of this.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Chris tells me that but it is a lifelong habit!

[@jewelcooke7601]

Too bad you don’t have a Trader Joe’s, they make the best piecrust close to homemade I have ever eaten in my life

[@calixan]

Hi, Jewel..How do you defrost the Trader Joe pie crust? I was reading online that it tends to break apart if not defrost correctly. Suggestions? Thanks in advance!☺

[@janicescott7338]

You went to a lot of trouble and thanks. I’ve always heard lard or Crisco is the secret to the best crust. That and ice water.

[@sheag6200]

Of all Cooks I am so surprised that you don't make your own pie crust

[@fj9129]

Do you think if I do meat pies Itll be good on the Walmart too?

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Yes I do

[@fj9129]

Yaaaaay so its Walmart refrigerated ones right?

[@weotu]

I used to always use the Pillsbury rollout refrigerated crust but since about last year, they must have changed the recipe or something. No longer is it delicately flakey and reliable. Now it shrinks under the filling or edges will just slough off and burn in the bottom of the oven. The texture is dusty and not flakey at all, more like a Nilla Wafer except the taste is just oil and flour. I'll try the Walmart refrigerated crust but if anyone has ideas, I'm all ears. I used to make beautiful lattice apple pies and the repeated crimes against my art are depressing me

[@blayne2029]

I appreciate the effort that went into this video!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Thank you Blayne!

[@sheilabundren2037]

I only use Pet Ritz. Thanks for sharing.

[@peggyhurley5367]

Fantastic video! A BIG help! Thank you!

[@sandlappersue01]

That is exactly what I will buy then. I would choose the lard first anyway as it would be healthier. I have never used refrigerated before but will now. I just hope the lard isn't hydrogenated though. I like real lard.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Lard is preferred by many people!

[@melissagilliam4551]

I am so glad you tried that so much good information

[@lindap.p.1337]

Well, here is my input. I read that if you do not eat the piecrust that you save 100 calories!

[@patsyrhodes6342]

Loved this Tammy!! You and Chris did a Great job ❤️❤️

[@Barbarra63297]

Always used Pet pie crusts when I didn’t make my own.

[@kimberlyvillatoro8863]

Exactly the video I needed. Thank you!

[@sheliamurray8031]

I do not like Marie calendar crust at all. Love the rolled dough as well.

[@angief516]

Try Trader Joe's pie crust..it taste more like homemade

[@mariansmartt]

Such a fun video! I just love it! Chris is great!

[@MaryWoodard1952]

I love this video tammy & Chris I love pie thanks for sharing

[@moblackbird]

Very helpful video! Thank you!

[@CynthiaHunterNightwillow]

Great video..we need to know this stuff ty ty

[@nicolethornton6409]

Thank you for sharing this with us. Tell Chris Roll Tide Roll

[@fields-n-feathers]

This was very helpful, Tammy. Thank you.

[@maureenmckenna5220]

Thanks for doing this. Easy choice now.

[@frankrueger8538]

This was hilarious, you two. Also instructive and I thank you.

[@RicarteRivera]

Great video! Thanks for doing all the leg work!

[@lovesmith1489]

Great video, thank you!

[@sammyhakimvlogs5608]

This was really interesting Ms. Tammy and Chris.

[@ritaturner9906]

Love the pie crust comparison. I have always loved Pillsbury refrigerated dough but I never realized or looked to see it had lard. Lard makes food taste so good but it’s so bad for you!

[@Cladman3001]

make your own it is simple and fool proof.

[@SueZeeQue]

OMG…..I love you two!!! 🥰

[@debbiewoods4232]

Tammy this was a fun video. Thanks!

[@cherrytop9616]

That was so good!

[@pamchamberlin6703]

Thanks for this !

[@joyduty7704]

That was great !

[@deborahmekaowulu5645]

Thank you so much for this.

[@kayoertner1540]

I enjoyed this video

[@SueZeeQue]

My girlfriend tells me Aldi brand BEST refrigerated pie crust. Much better than Pillsbury.

[@paulatighe7073]

great video-thank you

[@tuberfying]

What a great video 👍🏼

[@amypatton6730]

Great video!

[@lisapeck2617]

U Need To Get Alidis

[@PsalmistAngelBrown]

Great video

[@lisapeck2617]

I Like Alidis .

[@barrybird5070]

What about pie weights?

[@CollardValleyCooks]

I know that joke!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Or do you mean the things you put on there to keep them from bubbling up?