Common Knowledge In Baking Pans
June 10, 2008 – 6:40 pmIf you are preparing to bake something there are a few things you might want to know beforehand. You will need to know about baking pans and the different kinds of them. Baking pans come in all sorts of sizes and shapes and are made from 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.
Some examples of different sized baking pans are a cake pan, a loaf pan, and a pie pan. Cake pans can be round or square. Two other types of cake pans are the angel food cake pan and springform pans. Loaf pans are generally large with flat bottoms. Pie pans are only meant for baking pies in; they have a flat bottom with sides all around.
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.
Next we have the pan’s depth. To measure the depth of the pan you simple put a ruler straight up from the bottom of the pan to the top. Make sure the ruler is straight and not slanted or else your measurement will be incorrect. To find out a pan’s volume you should pour pre-measured cups of water into the pan until the water reaches the brim of the pan.
Final Thoughts
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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