Bakeware
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Bakeware Review
Serious bakers like serious equipment, because they know that investing in “the good stuff” makes it easier to bake “the good stuff.” At 3LUXE, some of us consider the experience of a biting into a freshly-baked, warm, gooey cookie to be nothing short of divine. Others of us will admit to scraping down our plates for every last bit of tender, flakey pie crust. Regardless of the demands of our palates, we know that these transporting gustatory moments require not just a talented cook, but also innovative and hand-crafted bakeware. We’ve found picks that will please the pro and newbie alike, helping you have your favorite cake (or cookie or pie) and eat it, too.
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Cookies are the great after-school snack and often a child’s first introduction to baking. But finding a cookie sheet that won’t burn your dough to charcoal can be a problem, one that the founders of
Doughmakers were also frustrated by. Sisters Bette LaPlante and Diane Cuvelier initially marketed their cookie sheets for a Boy Scouts fundraiser. When customers went wild for the pans, with their uncoated, pebbled surface, the sisters expanded their business, eventually launching a retail line in ...
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MSRP $20
In an open-sided yurt in the Ozarks, potter Tom Hess has a workshop. There, beside fellow artist and basket-maker Lory Brown, he hand mixes red clay slurry, siphons off excess water and lets it sun dry until it’s the right texture. Then he throws his custom plates in the same carefully-crafted manner as ever, despite the fact that these terra cotta beauties are in high demand by pastry chefs, caterers and foodies all over the world. Besides being dishwasher and microwave safe,
Tom Hess’s pie ...
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MSRP $30
Wilhelm Ferdinand Kaiser started making traditional European bakeware in 1919 and his company, which has continued producing quality bakeware for over three generations, is also credited as the inventor of the springform pan. With removable outer sides and bottom, springform pans are ideal for preserving the desired round shape of cheesecakes and other specialty tortes. Kaiser’s La Forme line is a collection of state-of-the–art baking equipment for the serious home baker and the 10”
Leakproof Spr...
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MSRP $48
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