To make the baked goods lush and beautiful, a good recipe, fresh products and culinary skills are not enough. It is important that the correct baking dish is chosen. In addition, a wide selection of materials and colors allows any housewife to choose exactly the dishes that are not only ideal for baking the selected dish, but also fit into the interior of the kitchen.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, study the cooking technology of your chosen dish, because the selection of the form depends on the temperature at which you will cook and how long the dishes with pastries will spend in the oven. Based on this, decide on the material from which the form is made. It can be cast iron, aluminum, steel, ceramics, glass, or silicone.
Step 2
Opt for cast iron molds if you value the durability of your cookware. Cast iron does not deform over time, and its non-stick properties only improve. This form heats up evenly. However, keep in mind that cast iron cookware is quite heavy. But aluminum molds are very light. But when buying aluminum baking pans, make sure that the bottom is thick enough. Purchase steel tins for muffins, pies and biscuits. Steel cookware is easy to clean and is not susceptible to mechanical damage.
Step 3
Use a ceramic pan for casseroles, soufflés, and puddings. Keep in mind that ceramics do not tolerate temperature extremes, so the dish with the dough is placed in an unheated oven. Ceramic dishes have an attractive appearance and the finished dish can be served directly in the form in which it was baked. Glassware has the same advantages, besides it retains heat for a long time. Bake biscuits in it - it is convenient to determine the degree of readiness of the product through the transparent walls.
Step 4
Try fancy silicone molds. It is easy to remove baked goods from them and at the same time it is not necessary to constantly grease the bottom and walls of the form with fat. However, due to its softness, silicone cookware does not hold its shape well at high temperatures.
Step 5
Please note that in addition to the material, when choosing dishes, its shape plays an important role. For cakes with jelly or soufflés, pies with wet filling, choose tins with a split wall and a removable bottom. For muffins, choose tins with wavy edges and a hole in the center, for muffins and crumpets - baking trays with indentations, for pies - tins with high sides.
