Use A Baking Sheet Under Glass Dish

There are some care tips you need to consider with glass bakeware.

Use a baking sheet under glass dish.

Never heat glass on the stovetop or under the broiler or it can shatter. To avoid the risk of the glass shattering we know not to put a hot pyrex baking dish on a cold surface but we have often recommended the opposite situation when baking pies in our favorite pie plate from pyrex. Teamfar baking sheet cookie sheet set of 2 pure stainless steel baking pan tray professional non toxic healthy mirror finish rust free easy clean dishwasher safe 4 5 out of 5 stars 1 033 19 98 19. When to use glass bakeware glass is a poor conductor of heat but it also distributes heat more evenly.

Something to keep in mind is that you should reduce baking temperature by 25 degrees and check the food often as it may be ready up to ten minutes earlier if you are substituting a glass dish for a metal baking pan. Most of us gravitate towards metal baking sheets when we are baking a batch of cookies but glass dishes for lasagnas and casseroles. We typically chill the dough lined pie plate before transferring it to a preheated baking sheet which helps ensure proper browning of the bottom crust. This is because glass doesn t heat up as quickly as metal but will become very hot once heated up.

To see how disposable aluminum baking pans would perform we made a batch of our new york style crumb cake may june 2007 in a disposable aluminum 8 inch square pan and our sticky buns with pecans september october 2004 in a disposable aluminum 13 by 9 inch pan.