Here’s How To Reheat Meat Pie & Keep It Warm for Hours!
You can keep your meat pie warm by placing it in a pie warmer or buffet server warming tray, leaving it in a warm oven, and wrapping it with aluminum foil. But there’s more to keeping meat pie warm than meets the eye. In this article, I covered all the techniques you want to know to keep your meat pie warm and how to reheat it if need be!
How to keep meat pie warm for hours?
There are several reasons you might end up with a cold meat pie. Luckily, there are ways to keep your meat pie warm, and you can even keep it warm for hours.
Use a pie warmer
You must have seen the pie warmer in bakeries and pastries. It showcases pies and other dishes and keeps them warm.
Your meat pies can stay warm at 149 °F in a pie warmer for up to 4 hours.
Note the order in which you stored your pies. This will help you know which to remove first.
Pie warmers are a great tool, but they take up space and are pretty costly. Amazon offers great pie warmers, so you can check them out here.
Use an oven
If you don’t have a pie warmer or prefer to use an oven, you can still keep your meat pies warm for hours.
To keep your pies warm in an oven, set it to around 392 °F. Be sure to cover your bowl or baking dish adequately, either with a lid or a foil. This will keep the snacks warm without continuing the baking process.
After about 10 minutes, you can turn off your oven. Take out the bowl or baking dish, wrap it in towels, and place it back in the oven. This would prevent heat from escaping and keep the pies warm.
Put the pie in buffet server warming tray
If you are having guests over for dinner, using a buffet server warming tray is a really convenient option. This is especially true if you have several types of warm dishes you want to serve.
I found one on Amazon that is worth trying. Check it out here.
However, if you close the server tray, your pie crust may become a bit soggy.
Wrap the pie with aluminum foil
Aluminum foil will keep your meat pie warm, but not for too long. It is a good option if you want to transfer a warm meat pie when going to someone’s place.
But, if you are looking for an option to keep the pie warm for hours, this is not the way to go.
Can you reheat a meat pie?
Many people just don’t have the time to make their meat pie from scratch. This is why they bake (or buy) their meat pies and store them in the freezer. Fortunately, meat pies can stay frozen for months without losing quality or taste.
It is possible and relatively easy to reheat meat pie. You can heat meat pie as many times as you wish. However, remember that the often you reheat your pie, it will likely go bad. [1]
Reheating a room-temperature pie can also help give it that’ freshly baked’ flavor.
How to reheat meat pie?
There are several methods for reheating your pies, whether frozen or not. You can use a microwave or an oven. Whatever you decide, follow these steps correctly to avoid mistakes like burning your pie’s crust.
Using a microwave
Reheating your meat pie in the microwave is quick and easy. Just ensure you use a microwave-safe container.
However, it is the most convenient way to warm only a slice or two.
- To reheat your pie, place it in the microwave. If serving appearance doesn’t matter, slicing the pie in small pieces will help warm it evenly.
- Set your microwave on high and time for about 1 minute if the whole slice is warm or 30 seconds if the small pieces are warmed.
- If your pie isn’t properly heated, you can heat it for an extra 30 seconds, ensuring you check it every 10 seconds.
Remember that microwaves work differently, so this timing might not work for you. Just ensure that you do not leave the meat pie in the microwave for too long.
Using an oven
If you wish to use an oven, you can defrost your pie in the fridge for about ten hours to allow it to thaw uniformly. Alternatively, you can choose to reheat it frozen (this will take longer).
- First, pre-heat your oven to around 375 °F.
- Place the pie on a sheet of foil or a baking sheet and bake it in the oven. Cover the pie with aluminum foil to prevent it from discoloring.
- Reduce the heat to 350 °F and cook for around 15 to 20 minutes.
Like a microwave, all pies won’t reheat properly using the exact time measurement. This is why you should use your discretion when reheating.
How long do meat pies last?
Meat pies will last a couple of hours to months, depending on how you store them.
At room temperature
Bacteria can multiply between 40 °F and 140 °F (which is why pie warmers work at 149 °F). Therefore, meat pie can only last about 2 hours at room temperature. Any longer than that, and the pie will go bad.
In the refrigerator
You can store your meat pies in the fridge for 3 to 5 days. However, to keep them as fresh as possible, cover them with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
In the freezer
Meat pies can last for two months in the freezer. [2] Just like storing them in the fridge, ensure you wrap your pies in aluminum foil or plastic wrap to protect them.
