A pie bird pie vent pie whistle pie funnel or pie chimney is a hollow ceramic device originating in europe shaped like a funnel chimney or upstretched bird with open beak used for supporting or venting a pie.
How to make a ceramic pie bird.
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They are also sometimes referred to as pie vents pie chimneys pie whistles and pie funnels.
Ceramic pie bird vents steam from pies while baking to prevent the swelling and collapse of the top crust missanthonysattic.
They can also be called pie vents because that hollow core allows steam to escape during baking.
Bird shapes came later.
Make your pie dough according to recipe directions like those for this butter flaky pie crust.
These cute critters have been around for hundreds of years but grew more popular in the 1940s as manufacturers started producing them in varying.
Funnel style steam vents have been placed in the center of fruit and meat pies during cooking since victorian times.
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Pie birds are only necessary for double crusted pie like this fresh pear pie so if your recipe doesn t use a bottom and a top crust you don t need to use a pie bird.
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