What are the best pans to cook in?

Answer 1

You basically have a choice between metal, ceramic or glass pans. I would be sure to choose a large sized pan to allow a lot of rising space (there are slightly smaller ones available that i have used for loaf shaped cakes but I find them useless and a waste of time for bread). With metal pans you can get non-stick or aluminum. The non-stick ones are fine but I find that the non-stick material eventually comes off. Then the metal gets into the bread and without the coating they tend to rust more easily. Aluminum is great and light weight. Also has the advantage of not breaking like glass might under certain circumstances. Glass and ceramic are nice if you want a lighter bottom crust (metal ones have darker bottom crusts), but they are heavy and improper use can cause them to break. All bread should fall out of the pan easily if the pan is sufficiently greased. I would recommend that your bread pans are only used for bread and then I would not wash them. Perfectly clean bread pans are more likely to have the bread stick to them. Finally, even better than the perfect bread pan is no pan at all. It is fun to twist, braid or otherwise shape your breads however you like.

Answer 2

pans that give food room so that they can cook and it depends on what your cooking.

Answer 3

you put the dough in the pan and bake it in an oven

Answer 4

A non-stick, flat, heavy frying pan is best for pancakes. These will keep hot as the mixture is added, and the non-stick surface will prevent damage to the pancakes and make it easier.

Answer 5

That would depend upon what you were baking; a cake pan for a cake, a muffin tin for muffins, a loaf pan for a loaf of bread, etc.

Answer 6

A cookie sheet is best, but you could also use a Pizza pan or large baking pan if there's no cookie sheet available.