piemaker

Crust and filling

A piemaker is someone who makes pies, whether professionally in a bakery or restaurant, or as a home cook known for their pies.

The term can also refer to a kitchen appliance designed specifically for making small enclosed pies: The electric piemaker turns out perfect hand pies in minutes.

savory

potpie

Pastry-topped meat stew

gravy · hearty

crust

flaky

Crumbly or unreliable

crimping · lattice · edge · vent · dock · shrinkage · gluten · chilled · decorative · braided

baking

oven

Enclosed cooking chamber

butter · preheat · temperature · golden · browned · timer · apron · eggwash · glaze · kitchen

sweet

meringue

Baked whipped whites

  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
  • fillingMaterial placed within
  • compoteFruit cooked in syrup

preserve · cinnamon · nutmeg · streusel · dessert · slice · shoofly

craft

artisan

Skilled manual tradesperson

tradition · craftsmanship · apprentice · guild · master · bespoke · handcrafted · custom-made · trade · expertise

Opposites
type of baker/food artisan

piemakerbread baker

Person who makes loaves

breadmaker · pastry chef · confectioner · chocolatier · sushi chef

production vs consumption

piemakerdiner

Casual American eatery

customer

Family

piemaking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G