Ceramic Pie Plate Vs Glass

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Ceramic pie plate vs glass. Both the standard 9 and 10 inch aluminum and pyrex pie pans are widely available in cookware sections in groceries and hardware stores. Sweese 521 002 porcelain mini pie pan set 6 5 inch 12 oz individual pie plate non stick pie dish round pie tins with ruffled edge set of 6 hot assorted color 4 9 out of 5 stars 98 31 99 31. Very early on i discovered that thick ceramic and stoneware turned out pale and greasy crust even though my pies are baked for about 75 minutes at 400 f. But ceramic plates vary more in thickness and density than glass plates and in our tests some ceramic dishes took longer to fully bake a pie.

Pie plates are usually made of one of three materials. Metal pie pans range from thin disposable aluminum pans that might come with a store bought graham cracker crust to heavy duty steel pans. Product title pyrex glass bakeware round pie plate 9 x 1 2 average rating. Beautiful stoneware lightweight aluminum painted ceramic you name it.

In most cases the difference was only a few minutes. Use ceramic bakeware the same way you would glass. Many ceramic plates are freezer to oven safe a major advantage when you want to bake ahead. Glass pie pans which includes pyrex brand plates and ceramic pans are typically thicker and heavier than metal pans.

I have both and especially with a butter crust the glass pie plate produces burned and misshapen pie crusts. And while each turned out a gorgeous pie not all produced an equally crispy crust. It s great for casseroles. A relative newcomer to the marketplace the creo smartglass pie plate was created with the aim of combining the best features of glass pie pans and ceramic pans and largely succeeds in doing so.

Ceramic plates in my opinion provide the best of both worlds they conduct slow even heat similar to glass pie plates but they also provide a beautiful serving vessel. Like glass ceramic bakeware is sensitive to extreme temperature changes so don t place that hot dish in a cold water bath. You can find the pyrex for between 4 and 4 50 at the. Ceramic dishes come in a wide array of colors and patterns which can be a real highlight on the dinner table.

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