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That's made with lamb...I'm using beef.
It's got another quirky name.

I see Cottage Pie is made from beef...

Yeah I was just looking at that.
Cottage pie and Cumberland pie.
(Cumberland has cheese)

And I am wondering if these hand pies would sell here in the States...

And if they would sell will they make money? Can I make them fast enough to be profitable?

Beef (chuck, brisket, and all sirloin) starts at $5/lb here. ($11/kg) it only goes up from brisket, which is about half fat...and I need lean meat. Which means probably around $7/lb.

So each pie can only have 1/16th of a pound of meat in it...and still sell for $6-7 ea....that doesn't sound spectacular now does it? Ugghhhh...

Maybe if I upped the size and meat but go $8-10?

You also have to factor in labor and the use of equipment and electricity. In the end some people do it because they enjoy it

Well I've always enjoyed cooking...since I was 13 years old. I went to culinary school and became a chef.

Costing out menus is something I can do in my sleep...I know the financials of the food service industries so well I can do it by just guessing.
As I've been putting together the business plan I keep surprising myself by nailing the complicated numbers with a guess. I've been out of the kitchens for 20 years...but I can still get them right with a guess? Shocking myself to no end.

chicken pies are better

Do you have an instant pot?

No.... wouldn't touch one ...I do better without.

I see Cottage Pie is made from beef...

God invented pies for a reason. Because He also invented
Apples
Peaches
Blackberries
Blueberries
Strawberries
Pumpkins
Sweet Taters

THOSE ARE PIES!

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Don't mess up what God created.......

How's everyone else doing today?

My friend from England recently corrected me. I thought my mom loved shepherd's pie, but that's made with lamb. Since I make it with beef, it's cottage pie. Aldi has this really good shepherd's pie sauce, but I couldn't always find it when I did live near Aldi, and now there are none anywhere close.

chicken pies are better

You talking like someone who has never strayed across the Mason Dixon line...

The rest of the world eats pot pies that you can hold in your hand. They go by various names in different countries. But essentially they are a much more nutritious version of a hot pocket. They have real meat and veggies and sometimes cheese...not a lot of gravy in them...but lots of real meat.

I just did the costing on them...
It was extremely pricey to make which means that it's even more expensive to sell. Really lean beef is running around $8/lb at the moment. Pie dough made with butter is around $2/lb...
Food is outrageous currently. Probably not going to get cheaper either. Never has in the past.

They're called empanadas in Spanish speaking countries.

Have you tried one? I'm making soup right now.