This makes a decent size pie, had an older version many years ago and you would have to have 2 pies to fill you up. One of these does the job. Cutting pastry to make the pies can be difficult from the point of view with the bottom you only get 2 bottoms out of a sheet. I stick the bits together to make more. When you can't eat the shop bought ones due to food allergies it's really nice to be able to make a pie and enjoy it like everyone else.

Awesome machine. Very easy to use and clean. The pastry cutters make it easy to get the right size and shape. This maker does get very hot and i have found that it is a very fine line between a perfectly cooked pie and an over cooked one, so make sure you set a timer based on the recipe book and check at the end. Money well spent.

I love our 4 x pie maker.. its compact and easy to use.. we take it camping and weekends away. I think its also great that it came with recipe ideas for both savoury and sweet. The only recommendation would be for the base to be a little deeper to allow more ingredients - other than that - I love our purchase!

I had an earlier model and updated to this newer one because it makes bigger pies. I love this pie maker. Easy to clean. Easy to use. The cord winds snuggly underneath the machine. It heats up very quickly and cooks the pies in a few minutes. The manual includes a lot of different recipes too.

This little pie maker is brilliant - its excellent quality, very sturdy and practical. No annoying bells and whistles, just does what its supposed to brilliantly, which is make yummy pies. Cooks the pies perfectly and they look quality, I am getting rave reviews when sharing them around. I make my own pastry so can easily cut to the correct size and the pastry cutter is brilliant. The recipe book provided is also excellent. All in all a quality product from Sunbeam. Update: I was so pleased with this one I went out and bought the family size one too which is excellent (since discontinued). There's not as much fiddling involved with cutting all the pastry and the large size is brilliant for family meals. Thanks Sunbeam.

Very disappointed, pies to big and deep, prefer the old smaller ones. This one there is alot of pastry wasted unless you join leftover bits together, i dont have time for that. Please bring back the smaller pie maker please. I will be going to buy the kmart brand smaller pie maker, such a shame i would prefer sunbeam. My old one lasted for many many yrs.

I replaced my old snack size pie maker and bought this one online to find that the pie size is quite a bit larger which in turn caused a lot of wastage of pastry as previously one sheet of frozen pastry would make exactly two pies. This pie maker only gets one pie per sheet with a lot of wastage. Although you can re roll the excess, I have always found this to be a quick and easy method of making pies and do not want to be bothered with this process. Please bring back the snack size in the four pie size not two.

Used first time today. Used puff pastry, for the 1st time I did waste a bit of pastry but you can put the bits together and roll out the pastry thus reducing the wastage. Cooks very quickly so watch that. Possibly put in a tad more (but not too much) filling. Otherwise it worked well and all pies cooked evenly and browned quickly.

Makes good pies. Like alot of cooking, you need to experiment a bit with techniques and pastry types but all in all it is a simple handy little machine.
The non stick surfaces work well and a little bit of oil or spray makes the pastry crispy without over cooking.
Be aware it cooks quite quickly so don't leave too long.
Try to reduce the moisture (water) content or thicken it, if the filling is very saucy/runny so the pastry is not soggy.

My friend had one of these machines years ago and I have always wanted one too. It seems they have changed the size pie dishes. The old one you got two bases per pastry sheet. Now you only get one base per short cut pastry a huge down size - it results in a lot of waste. I tried rolling out the left over pastry to make more bases. This must do something to the pastry as upon cooking it shrinks and expands meaning the top does not attach to the base. Very frustrating two decent pie to three wonky ones.

Apparently K-mart makes a pie maker where you can get two bases per sheet. If I knew then what I know now I would have bought that one.

Love using this pie maker. Gone from making by hand and taking all day to pumping them out and freezing for camping 10/10.

I thought it was a gimmicky thing but exceeded my expectations. Got the leftover Xmas ham ready to chop up, add the cheese and an egg and yummy snacks as we camp and travel.

Just bought one of these PM4800 pie makers and love it!..If I had a criticism, it would be to the pastry cutter, since the larger diameter end obscures the smaller end when cutting the pastry circles..If I had a suggestion, it would be to make 4 removable inserts to enable the user to make smaller pies if required..Otherwise a great product that feels robust and should last..Picked it up at a great price at Kambo's near where I live here in WA.
Would have given 5 stars if the cutter were better or if supplied with two!

I would give this product a 5 Stars, but the cutters are missing. I was given this pie maker, as a gift for our wedding. When I opened it, several weeks later, I found there was no cutter in it. I'm really disappointed, I've been to several stores, but they won't do anything without a receipt, which I don't have, and my friend doesn't have anymore!

After having a mini pie maker for many years we decided to buy a new PM 4800 Sunbeam Pie Maker and are absolutely thrilled with it. Have made many different varieties of pies and they have turned out so well. Just don't overcook them... if they are light brown and look cooked then take them out. We have also found you can make quiches. You don't need pastry on the top. We also make omelettes and they are excellent. The other morning we cooked eggs in the pie maker. They cook in only 2 minutes and you can throw some ham or bacon in the other wells to cook in that same time. You don't have to grease them and just a damp cloth to clean the pie maker as it is cooling down. All in all...10 out of 10... so far.

I used to spend hours blind baking bases etc but this gadget makes pie making very easy. I can get one top and one base from a Pampas shortcrust pastry sheet. If you join the left over corners from one sheet you can get another top or from 2 sheets you get another base so I didn't think that was too bad. I did find that the front two pies took longer to cook than the back ones so watch the cooking time. My edges looked a nice dark golden brown but tasted bitter and burnt so go for 'just cooked' rather than deeply golden! Otherwise, too easy. An exciting new use for my beloved casseroles - pie filings! Only bought it last week so can't comment on the long term endurance of the machine...

If you like making home made pies - this item is fantastic! Does such yummy pies! and a great size too. Really love this machine - but I do love pies :) have used it for savoury & sweet, and also to reheat them the next day. Very handy that it comes with the pastry cutter to cut the sheets to perfect pie pieces.

I also bought a sunbeam magic 4 pie maker last year. It makes beautiful pies, oh, and by the way I remove my pies with a soft spatula. Within two months the Teflon inside the lid started to make bubbles and soon after that it peeled off. I was going to turf it, but, it still worked perfectly. I removed the flaky Teflon on the lid and am still using it. COME ON Sunbeam, you can do better then that! That was a great disappointment in a Sunbeam product.!

Having a old pie machine that lasted 20 years, we bought a new one, this was $69 from the Good Guys in Hervey Bay, must say it makes bigger pies then the last one we had, I will admit the pastry cutter does seem to waste alot, as in we can only get the 1 pie from it BUT having said that I do no reuse the offcuts & roll out & get alot more pies out of it so now its not such a waste. The pies it makes is fantastic, I use it all the time with leftovers, including vegies that way kids still eat healthy, have made some apple & custard pies with different pastry............I love it totally, throw a egg on top of the mix & wow its sensational.....1 of the best appliances I have bought.