Problem with non-stick pans and cakes.
After 30 years, I decided to replace my beat up baking pans. The only type I could find in the chain stores are Teflon or other non-stick coated. My cakes don't seem to be rising on the edges. They rise in the center and taste fine, but the edges are low and tough. Is it the pans or does anyone have any other ideas or advice?
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5 Comments:
Try the internet look at a site like cooking.com I like the Calphalon baking products, they are aluminized steel with a non stick interior, a little more expensive, but you get your monies worth.
nelson5757 at 11:08AM on 02/27/07
I buy all my bakeware at restaurant supply stores. It's durable, functional, inexpensive, and readily available. I don't like using non-stick bakeware, I find it unnecessary.
savvy at 12:43PM on 02/27/07
I get the restaurant type pans at sur la table.
I think that your cakes are rising because the batter has nothing to hold onto, try buttering and flouring them even though they are nonstick.
monica at 3:49PM on 02/27/07
I'm onboard with the restaurant supply store's cookware. They will last a lifetime for a family. A few cake pans and half-sheet pans, maybe a big lasagna pan because they are usually a bit bigger and cheaper than a roasting pan but make great roasters.
Make sure to get a box of half-sheet pan sized parchment paper! Don't worry, you'll use it all eventually. Another great buy is Reynold's plastic wrap in the half length box. It costs about as much as four or five rolls at the grocery store, but it is the equivilent of about ten grocery store rolls. Not only that, but professional Reynold's plastic wrap sticks to most plastic containers!
Calichef at 8:55AM on 03/01/07
I buy restaurant supply pans and Wilton. Never throw them in the dishwasher. Grease and flour your pan and then line with parchment. I will not buy non stick pans. I have a teflon phobia.
King Arthur has Chicago Metal http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/landing.jsp?go=Home
which are my all time favorite and come in recipe unique sizes. I have a few Williams Sonoma pans. Bit pricey there.
JerzeeTomato at 7:54AM on 03/06/07