Equipment Expert’s Top Pick for Baking Dishes
Equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for 13×9 broiler-safe baking dishes.
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Did the new video come out yet for this topic?
This looks like a wonderful baking pan, and I found it on Amazon and put it in my wish list. But I have two major complaints here. First of all, the link provided below this video does not take me to the item that one the test. There is no excuse for this, and it needs to be corrected. Second, the price on amazon, as of December 19th, 2022, is actually $61, not $37. I know the price increase is not the fault or responsibility of ATK, but it is still frustrating nonetheless. Even so, I'm willing to pay for it. The one thing that makes me hesitate to purchase this baking dish is the fact that there is no lid made for this thing. It would be tremendously helpful to have some sort of lid fitted to this baking dish..
Once again omitted the best….STAUB
14.25 cup capacity?
Wouldn't 13 x 9 x 2.5 be more like 20.22?
(13 x 9 x 2.5 = 292.5 cu in = 20.2244078 cups)
The Wirecutter actually chose the others, because of the handles being a weak point at only two connections. Interesting.
If you want something durable but heavy, get the Lodge cast iron. It will handle the broiler without a problem. The only thing the broiler will do is flake off the seasoning. It goes about $40 and will last for over a 100 years.
How does the Staub rate? In Canada the ATK pick only sells on Amazon, and for $170. No joke. I can find the Staub on sale for $50. Is the Staub worth buying?
Let’s support our American companies please!!
Those big handles also make it so that the dish will not fit in a countertop oven. Not everyone has those giant, insanely expensive Wolf ovens they have in the ATK test kitchen. Stick to a standard size pan with smaller handles, and use less bulky kitchen mitts. Or, do as chefs do and don't use mitts, at all.
Mrs. Andersons is now $75 on amazon….. this seems to happen a lot when a product gets a test kitchen endorsment.
Not sure if it's due to the publicity the pan got from you guys, but now the pan is 89 bucks. Quite a hike! Any runner ups?
$37??? Nope, on Amazon or at Walmart, it's $90.
Mrs. Anderson baking and lasagna pan with handles (top pick) hasn't been below $70 in a year. The current price on Amazon is $90 thanks to third party seller price gouging. Might be time for a new pick ATK …
I could not find the Mrs Anderson pan except for one that is selling for $99.99 on Amazon.
Ceramic 9×13 with large handles
Link goes to a Pyrex dish!!!
You did not mention the white one to the right of the Mrs.Andersons. Why? And does Mrs. Anderson make a white dish of the same. I just cannot do red.
I have the "biggest" Emile Henry and I've never had an issue with the handles. Also, the downside you listed about it looking sad is just esthetics and nothing else.
If you look up the dish (versus following the link to the incorrect product) you'll find every place is selling this for about $75. Good thing no one is price gouging. /s Guess I stick to my old Corningware.
I own the one on the far left (with the small handles). It's a La Creuset and it's a beautiful color and made amazingly, but yes the handles are a little small so be careful with it!
Where can we get a list of the other pans tested?
Please test food mills
Wrong link and Mrs Andersons pan is $74.99 @ Amazon just FYI
Just be aware that the handle will crack off at some point in time. One of my handles broke while putting in back in it's place in a cabinet. With one handle, it is still usable but understandably needs to be carefully removed from a hot oven.
The winning red pan is now $75!
When ATK puts out these videos the winning item gets a huge sales spike which then leads to a price spike. If you want to save some money, add the item to your cart or wishlist and wait a few weeks. The price will go back down after the initial wave.
I can’t find a Mrs. Anderson 13×9 lasagna pan for less than $74.99. I’d like to know where to purchase for the price of $37.00. Pray tell.
FYI, the link in the description (https://cooks.io/2LnYmXi) does not go to the winning product. The winning one in their opinion is Mrs. Anderson’s Baking Oblong Rectangular Baking Dish Roasting Lasagna Pan, not Pyrex.