While I’m not  going to advocate ready meals, I was certainly impressed to hear that scientists working for Pukka Pies have developed a way for pies to be microwaved whilst keeping the pastry light and crusty.

According to today’s News of the World, the new design has nothing to do with the pastry but the packaging, which now contains laminated card. The card heats up enabling the pastry to brown and cook without becoming soggy – just as if it had been cooked in a conventional oven. Impressive!

These new Pukka Pies are currently available from Tesco in either chicken or steak.  They only take three and a half minutes to cook and cost £2.38 for two pies.

I have no idea what they actually taste like, and I won’t be trying them either, but do let me know what you think if you happen to come across them…