| Baking can be a truly happy experience, bringing back | | | | microwaves making them extremely versatile. |
| memories from childhood, thanks to our olfactory | | | | However, when putting them in the oven, it is likely |
| senses. From cakes, muffins, meat pies, and lasagne | | | | you will need at least a traditional baking tray to put |
| to breads, pancakes, tarts, and brownies, baking can | | | | the mould on and you can’t use them on the |
| be a fun thing to do, especially if you and your family | | | | hob. Jamie Oliver and Bakers Pride have an |
| are food-lovers. | | | | assortment of moulds for muffins, loaves, cakes, and |
| However, baking can be a cruel pastime and when | | | | tarts. |
| results don’t go according to plan, such as a | | | | Non Stick Bakeware |
| case of a cake not rising or having a soggy bottom, | | | | Non-stick bakeware can be made of both aluminium |
| it is particularly annoying. But this may not be your | | | | and steel, but characteristically has a non-stick coating |
| fault. As Delia Smith said: “….there is a lot of | | | | applied to allow food to be easily removed from it. |
| pile-it high, sell-it-cheap rubbish out there, that claims | | | | Such a bakeware is suitable for baking items like |
| to be baking equipment…” and “…tin size | | | | layered cakes, cupcakes or muffins where the food |
| is where 99% of cake making goes wrong….” | | | | has to be served after removing it from the baking |
| Hence, to avoid turning a great dish into a | | | | dish. This bakeware can provide excellent results, but |
| heartrending failure, here are a few tips and pointers | | | | the non-stick coating will wear with use and hence |
| that will help you select the ideal bakeware. | | | | lose it’s performance over time and they can be |
| The Materials | | | | susceptible to hot spots. Anolon and Bakers Pride |
| Bakeware comes in various sizes, shapes and | | | | series of bakeware include loaf pans, cake tins, pizza |
| materials. Each material will have a varying effect on | | | | pans, roasting pans, muffin cups and springform pans |
| the dish. Some of the materials available are anodized | | | | of the non-stick variety. If you are someone who |
| aluminium, silicon, non-stick, glass, stainless steel, | | | | does not do too much baking and do not want the |
| stone and tinned steel. | | | | expense of the hard anodised and silver anodised |
| Hard Anodised and Silver Anodised bakeware – | | | | bakeware, this may well be the solution for you. |
| for those who bake regularily. | | | | Types of Bakeware |
| Anodized aluminium comes in two varieties- silver | | | | There are several types of bakeware available. The |
| anodized and hard anodized. Made of aluminium | | | | most basic is the baking dish, available both in square |
| through an electro-chemical process, which hardens | | | | and rectangular varieties. It is a versatile bakeware in |
| its outer surface, anodized bakeware is rust, peel and | | | | which you can cook a range of dishes like lasagne, |
| blister resistant, and is highly durable. Hard anodized | | | | roasts, poultry, fish, etc. Another simple bakeware is |
| bakeware is ten times harder and hence more | | | | the cake pan that comes in rectangular, square and |
| durable than silver anodized, but both are excellent | | | | round shapes, meant for cakes and savoury dishes. |
| conductors of heat, owing to the presence of | | | | Baking sheets or cookie sheets are flat metal sheets |
| aluminium. This property ensures quick and even | | | | with one or two turned ends and are used to bake |
| heating, essential when wanting the best results | | | | cookies, biscuits, meringues etc. Bread pans or loaf |
| when baking and it is generally agreed that this type | | | | pans, as the name suggests, are meant to bake |
| of bakeware is amongst the best available. | | | | breads or meat loaves. |
| Furthermore, both can be used on the hob. However, | | | | Bundt pans are heavy-walled with decorative |
| as with most high quality cookware there is a slight | | | | indented curvature and a hollow tube in the centre |
| downside. Avoid using sharp knives on anodized | | | | for uniform rising and baking of cakes. Generally used |
| bakeware as this might lead to scoring and this kind | | | | to make coffee cakes or sweet cakes, the |
| of bakeware is not dishwasher friendly. You will have | | | | bakeware is turned upside down for the cake to fall |
| to hand-wash it with hot soapy water. Food particles | | | | out into a decorative shape with a golden crust. |
| on its surface can be removed by soaking it in water. | | | | Doughnut pans are shaped to bake doughnuts, and |
| Checkout the wide range of silver and hard anodized | | | | muffin tins, cups and pans for baking muffins. |
| bakeware such as pans, trays, moulds and dishes | | | | There are numerous other baking wares such as flan |
| from Silverwood, or take a look at the hard anodized | | | | pans, brioche pans, French bread pans, jelly roll pans, |
| bakeware from Mermaid. | | | | pie plates, shortbread pans, popover pans, tart pans, |
| Silicon Bakeware | | | | tube pans and springform pans. |
| Oven, microwave and freezer friendly Silicon | | | | The choice is endless, and all you have to do is |
| bakeware is comparatively a new addition to the | | | | decide what to buy, depending on what you need. |
| kitchen range, but has caught on soon enough | | | | Prices will purely depend on the quality each |
| because of its easy storage capability and durable | | | | bakeware offers plus the number of pieces you |
| nature. With a capacity to withstand temperatures | | | | purchase. Hard anodized is the most expensive, |
| ranging from 40 to 580 degrees F, silicon bakeware | | | | followed by silver anodized and silicon, and in reality |
| transfers heat to the food without absorbing it. The | | | | that reflects the quality of the product. Finally, make |
| second food is out of the oven, the bakeware stops | | | | sure when you don’t have the most suitable |
| the cooking process, avoiding further browning at the | | | | bakeware for a particular dish, go for one that is |
| bottom or edges. Flexible and bendable and made | | | | closest to the size of the ideal baking dish. This |
| from silicone, silicon bakeware is mostly used as | | | | ensures even cooking and therefore, the best results. |
| moulds and can be used in dishwashers, freezers and | | | | |