I enjoy cooking and since last year have often made pies, sausage and onion, chicken and leek and various apple pies.
At the beginning I could never get rid of the 'soggy bottoms ' thing.
But I've tried various methods including baking the base for a while first. Then I started to use those porcelain beads or rice that is put on a piece of baking paper inside the base to keep the shape. I recently heard about placing a heavy iron dish under the shelf of the pie, it's meant to produce more heat.
It also depends on the type of dish you use. Some say glass is better because it let's more heat through.
Any suggestions?

My suggestion is to buy the ready made ones

Or.........towel dry your soggy bottoms

One more and I'll report you

This is a very serious problem

Report me to me??

Arrowroot Powder (a spice) reduces the moisture in recipes.
Usually used for thickening.

(I think we can take 'er down spanky!)

Thanks soufie.
I was hoping you would appear, need to put those scotts in there place

I'll look into the spice

Seriously Mikey, I think soggy bottoms are caused by 2 things. The first is usually having too much liquid and the second is the oven is not hot enough and/or not cooked long enough.

Could be. I also heard that when they say pre heat oven you should leave it longer than when the light goes out as it's the air temperature and not the actual temperature!

I also think fan ovens help too because the temp is the same regardless which shelf you use thereby having a constant even temperature

Well don't take the lid off in the store to do that.
(Oh, oh, watched an episode of Rosemary&Thyme!)

Is that about herbs?
I didn't think to suggest that. Did you enjoy?

I did enjoy it, a wee slow, but I have learned with Brit shows that
nearly every piece is character-driven, that all Brit actors can
actually act, so one needs to pace one's self and let it unfold
at its own pace ;-) I see many more listed on YouTube..AND they
actually do work in gardens ;-)

Yes it's typically English. I used to have a crush on felicity kendal when I was young. she never answered any of my letters

I will guess that was the blonde one? ;-)
I started at Episode 3 but all have to do with gardening
maybe your soggy bottom query will be answered on it!

Mikey, you need to start watching Great British Bake Off. They know all about soggy bottoms

I know, and they get very cross about them too