What's everyone eating today?

Just a little PSA here. Been on the road for work for the last few days and had occasion to stop at a 7-11 (there are none near me), so I grabbed a cheese and bacon traveller pie, with very low expectations. It was surprisingly good for a mass produced, packaged, hot box pie. The pastry was nice and held together well, and the filling seemed to have all the flavours and textures I'd expect.

Later in my trip I stopped there again and tried a smoky bbq beef pie and again was pleasantly surprised. Pastry might be a little thick for some, but it was enjoyable, and the filling had real chunks of meat in it.

So if you're like me and you'd normally avoid trying a 7-11 pie in a plastic bag just on principle, maybe reassess if you're in a pinch, you might be surprised.

My qualifications - going back not that many years I travelled constantly for work, and have had far more than my fair share of servo pies. Mostly I'll avoid them, though I don't mind a villi's. The only ones I refuse to eat no matter how hungry I am is four n twenty. They're absolute trash. I'd rate the 7-11 pies near the top of the pack for frozen, bagged, reheated pies.

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

I work in a small regional engineering consultancy. On Thursdays we have byo meat BBQ lunch, company supplies bread, sauce, and onions and I cook. Well a few weeks back our old coolabah 4 burner finally kicked the bucket, so I was tasked with getting us a new one.

I wanted something footy club style, not built for finesse or style, but for brute forcing it's way through mountains of meat to feed a crowd. Saw a lot of bad reviews of the ones sold in store at Bunnings, and bbqs galore didn't even really seem to have anything in that category, so eventually I settled on this one - https://www.bunnings.com.au/char-griller-premium-flat-iron-4-burner-griddle-gas-bbq_p0353728?region_id=117343&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1

It finally arrived yesterday, I put it together this morning. Only had time to put one quick season on it before cooking (I gave it a good clean and oil after and I'm not worried about getting it to where I want it). What an absolute joy to cook on. This thing slaps. Heat control was a little bit of a learning curve, but the one big solid plate with a lip all around and nowhere for anything to go except down one credit card sized hole on the front corner was awesome for my giant pile of onions.

I wouldn't pick it for my home setup, where I cook a wider variety of foods and am a lot more adventurous. But for smashing out snags and onions or an occasional steak for 10-20 people, I think this thing nails it. I'm excited for next Thursday!

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?

What's everyone eating today?