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Basics Of Baking Pans Explained

By: Chris Channing..

When you are getting ready to bake something it is important that you know about the baking pans and baking dishes you can use. There might be more than you think you need to know about baking pans. Baking pans are available in different sizes and shapes and can be made out of different materials.

To figure out how much batter your baking pan will hold you will need to know the size of it. Using the wrong size baking pan to make something could cause you to make some mistakes in your baking. If you use a pan that is larger it will cause the depth of the batter to be shallower and the batter will bake at a quicker pace. Using smaller pan will cause the batter to be deeper and take longer to bake.

There are a few different sizes of baking pans, such as: cake pans, loaf pans, and pie pans. Cake pans come in two main shapes, round and square. There are two other shapes though, the angel food cake pan and the springform pan. A large pan with a flat bottom is a loaf pan. Last of all, the pie pan is meant only for pies and has a flat bottom with flared up sides all around it.

Baking pans are made generally from glass and metal. It is commonly required that you will have to reduce your oven's temperature by twenty-five degrees if you are going to use a glass baking dish in it. Recipes will generally tell you whether you need to use a metal baking pan or a glass baking dish.

It's always important to know your baking pan's dimensions, depth, and volume. Finding the dimensions of your pan is quite simple; all you have to do is measure from one edge of the pan to another. Make sure that you measure the inside of the edges because if you measure the outside the pan's thickness will be added into the measurement.

If you want to measure the depth of your pan then all you have to do is put a ruler straight up from the bottom to the top of the pan. Make sure you do not slant your ruler or else it will throw off your measurement. Lastly if you are figuring the volume of a pan then simply pour pre-measured water in cups into the pan until it is filled to the brim.

Closing Comments

Whether you're getting ready to buy a baking pan or use one to make a recipe, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. Generally most ovens cannot hold baking pans with dimensions larger than 17 x 14 inches. To prevent mistakes you should measure the dimensions, depth, and volume of the baking pan. When measuring the dimension of a pan it may help to know that 1 inch is equal to 1.54 cm and for the volume 1 cup is equal to 237 ml. Make sure that if a recipe calls for a certain type of baking pan that you use that type. Most recipes will tell you what type to use so you shouldn't have anything to worry about as long as you follow directions.

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