Nostalgia Electrics Pie-400 4-Pie Electric Pie Bakery

by Nostalgia Electrics

• Bakes 4 individually sized sweet or savory pies in about 10 minutes
• Non-stick coating
• Convenient cord storage
• Power and preheat indicator lights
• Includes pie dough cutting tool

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 13 x 4.2 inches ; 5.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B005QSI5JO
• Item model number: PIE-400
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,579 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

The Nostalgia Electrics Countertop Bakery lets you create up to four individual-sized pies full of your favorite fillings! You can make pot pies, fruit pies or tarts and all in about eight minutes. Pie making has never been easier.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 68 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Little Pie Maker December 9, 2011

By B. Savage

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First of all, the styling of this pie maker is very hip and reminds me of a 1950's Chevy since it has aqua diecast metal on the top (which does get kind of hot while cooking, FYI). It's bigger than I thought it would be, but it makes pretty good-sized mini pies.

One thing that bothered me about using this cooker was that you had to preheat it and then put the bottom pie crust in -- this is tricky because pressing the pie dough down can make for wrinkled pie crusts if you're not very careful when pressing down. I put the circle of pie dough (which was easy to cut out with the cutter that's provided with the maker) on the top of the well for a second and then lightly push the dough down to prevent too much wrinkling.

Although that bothered me, I still was able to make crowd-pleasing pumpkin pies (without tops, obviously). I did take some scraps and made letters, hearts, and random things that my sister tried to analyze that I put on the tops to make them individualized. One can of pre-made pumpkin pie filling (with the added 2 eggs and egg nog substituted for evaporated milk) makes about 20 pie fillings, depending on how much you put in there. They seemed to do the best with cooking 10 minutes or slightly more, not the 5-8 minutes the pie maker believes will cook all pies. Still, that's not very long for delicious baby pies.

I'm hoping to bring these baby pies to events and possibly cutting them up into slices. Overall, I'm pleased with the pie maker from Nostaglia Electrics and am looking forward to making berry pies with tops next.

UPDATE: I did try to make cherry pies with tops but found out that you have to fill them almost to the point of overfilling to get the top to cook correctly.... I used store-bought pie filling, and while it tasted good, only the last two that I really filled were cooked correctly. I'm not sure I want to make those again.

However, I did make pumpkin pies again for an event recently and did cut them into quarters. The crusts broke a lot while doing so, but they were definitely awesome and tasted wonderful, of course. Perhaps using a better knife instead of a plastic one would've made them come out better. I still recommend this pie maker! Read more ›

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars cute little piemaker November 29, 2011

By magab55

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B005QSI5JO
Works great and makes perfect little pies. I used pie dough from the store. i left the pies in about 3 min longer then stated and the rop was nice and golden brown. Great item.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What fun! January 22, 2012

By Ginita Wall

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I made chicken pot pies and it was -- well-- easy as pie! Fun to make and fun to eat, and soooo much better than the ones from the grocery store. Marie Callendars, eat your heart out!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A great little pie maker February 2, 2012

By Rachafied

I had wanted a pie maker since I moved to the USA from Australia in 2002, where I had to leave mine behind. They were hard to find, and when found, pricey. But for Christmas last year my husband surprised me with this pie maker, and I couldn't be more thrilled about it. So far I have used it to make egg, ham & cheese pies, meat pies, apple pies, peach pies, and deep dish pizza pies. It is very easy to use, the pies cook beautifully (of course depending in your fillings they usually need to be pre-cooked), and it is super easy to clean. I just love it.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Got it, LOVED IT, and would highly recomend it!! July 20, 2012

By A. Ridgeway

I was going to buy one here at Amazon but found one on sale at Macy's for $8.99... seriously ;) Brought it home and used it the first day to make mini apple pies. They were done in just 9 mins and were fantastic! Since then I have made blueberry, strawberry, nectarine, peach and even mango pies as well as pineapple upside down cake, pie style samosas, pies filled with channa marsala (spicy Indian chick peas), and tons more. I would highly recommend this product. It works better than advertised and I just love it!

Ignore the people that have made comments about the cutter not making a big enough round... clearly they don't know how to use the cutter. One side of it makes the bottom round, FLIP IT OVER, then use the other side to make the top round *gee* ya think!? ;)

It's fun for all ages, its easier than you would possibly believe.... buy.. and ENJOY!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I had no problems - Easy and Fast! April 21, 2012

By L. Murphy

Amazon Verified Purchase

I thought it was worth the gamble for under $30, so I tried it tonight. Now, so far, I've only made one set of pies, but they were PERFECT. I made meat pies. I did NOT pre-heat the appliance. They cooked in well under 10 minutes and did not burn. They were... absolutely PERFECT.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars NIFFTY March 8, 2012

By Sandra S. Moore

Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this product last week...tsk tsk it it lower by $5.99 this week but still love it enough that I am purchasing another to give as a gift to my daughter for her upcoming birthday. I also showed this item to a friend and she purchased it today. After coating it with shortening as suggested in the instruction manual I rolled out my crusts and cut the bottoms and tops with the enclosed pastry cutter. Placed a couple of spoonfuls of my filling in the bottom crust, placed top crust over filling and closed the lid. The closing of the lid crimps the edges of the top crust and bottom crust together. Appox. 7 minutes later I had the nicest mini pot pies ever. I allowed the unit to cool off and wiped it clean with a damp paper towel. Some of the filling oozed out but not a single mini pie stuck and I did 20 of them while I was playing with my new kitchen toy.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun and mine works great! January 15, 2012

By Breck Sullivan-carpenter

Amazon Verified Purchase

I got my pie maker this week and tonight I made chicken pot pies and apple pies. I had the fillings pre-made and the simple crust recipe in the booklet included was simple and easy.
It doesn't heat evenly but I was easily able to swap pies to get them all cooked properly.
Also, like has been noted, the pies take 3-5 minutes longer then the company suggests but again, it's not a major problem.
I do wish it were easier to clean, but it's the price one pays to have a new kitchen 'toy' to play with :> and it still beats heating up the oven and the end result ... PIES! :