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Good bakeware is hard to find
When you look at all the different bakeware that's available today, it is easy to be confused about what you should use. The materials used include steel, aluminum, ceramic and now even flexible silicon. Pans may be insulated or non-insulated, coated or non-coated. So, how do you know what to buy?
A good place to start is in the bakery. Bakeries will typically use solid, uncoated aluminum baking pans. Why? Because aluminum is the best conductor of heat that is practical for baking. Steel is much heavier than aluminum, but doesn't conduct heat as well. Steel is also prone to developing hot spots, so your results may be uneven. Aluminum is lighter than steel, will heat up quickly and cool down quickly when it comes out of the oven. In spite of aluminum's preferred characteristics for baking, most manufacturers use steel to make their pans. A steel pan will either be stainless steel, or covered with a non-stick coating. The coating is touted as being important so your baked goods won't stick, but we think the real reason steel is used so often is because it is cheaper to buy than aluminum, and easier to form than aluminum. The heavier weight gives the impression of quality, but steel pans aren't preferred for baking. And, when the coating finally wears off, the pan beneath it is going to rust.
If that weren't enough, the darker the coating on the pan, the more likely you are to see burning on the bottom of your baked goods. Think how you feel when you wear black clothes outside on a sunny day. You heat up quickly! The same thing happens in your oven, and the result may be that your cookies are burned on the bottom before they are cooked on the top.
The Doughmakers have several advantages:
- Made of solid, heavy-gauge aluminum
- Have a shiny surface that reflects heat around the food for even baking & even browning
- Have our patented Original Pebble Patternâ„¢ textured surface which allows air to flow around your baked goods for even browning and an easy release
- Made with handles for easy in-and-out of hot ovens
- Formed with high, straight sides for better formed cakes.
Pebbleware, LLC
Proudly Manufacturing Doughmakers Brand Bakeware
1650 E. Industrial Dr. Terre Haute, IN 47802 | Tel 888.386.8517 | Fax 812.299.7788