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Disappointing to see so many Pfas coated pans. Only the loaf pan is safe. Please be mindful that food should nourish us, not poison us. No non-stick pans are truly safe.
You might consider adding links to all of your top picks in this video so you can get a commission while helping people find the right product. I only see the link to your bundt pan.
All that nonstick coating is bad news for people and the environment. These are forever chemicals that ruin groundwater.
The Bundt pan is $39.95 at Williams-Sonoma not $31. 🙂
I'm a Baseball player & during the off season, I love to bake. My favorite pan is a bunt pan.
Maybe next time show the them in use it doesn't look like you've never used before
Over priced items.
Love the information.
I make microwave english muffin bread and use a glass pyrex loaf "pan" – I also have found silicone cake pans superior to "non-stick" metal ones, because they are easier to use and clean and are actually non-stick
Did Nordicware sponsor this video?!
I have a lot of Nordic ware live them
The bundt to beat — love it!
Nordic ware….. well at least they did something good with all that money they got from sales of their Micro-go-round… a wind up turn table you put in microwave before manufacturers started to make them standard.
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Why can't a springform pan double as the regular cake pan?
Team cake! Adam knew what he was doing… 🍑
I've never had a good time longterm with nonstick cookware synthetic or ceramic, I accept pyrex but its risky around my butter-fingers. for my money you cant beat metal.
Thanks Captain Cake
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The one cake that most gets my blood pressure up is bundt cake. I have had four different bundt cake pans and every single one of them was anything but nonstick. It didn't matter if I sprayed the heck out of the pan greased it with shortening made a paste of shortening and flour, nine out of 10 times I have made a bundt cake, it never comes out in one piece. I still have these pans in my cabinet, but I don't often reach for them unless I have had a long streak of consecutive good days, and an unusually high reserve of patience and willingness to DARE the universe and take a risk.
Why are they so obsessed with recommending non-stick pans? They don't actually help with anything – you still need to grease & flour before putting the batter in. And then they scratch when you use a knife to loosen around the edges or cut in the 9×13. What about just plain aluminum, ATK?
"Pan" is bread in spanish.
I have the Nordic ware swirl Bundt pan that is the most popular and produces stunning results. I also have their stadium cake pan that just doesn’t work well.
My two USA loaf pans are wonderful. But there are many good 8 inch cake pan brands out there.
Just looking at a Bundt pan gives me anxiety.
Great information as always. I have only ever used glass for everything baking. It washes easy and I don't have to worry about scratches that end up rusting on me.
Love the advice
😀 LOOK! at those ridges
Nordic Ware make some other bundt pan designs that are quite striking: Jubilee, Pine Forest and (especially) Heritage, plus numerous others.
I only use cake pans made of a very special alloy found deep within the caves of Appalachia. Not only is it naturally non-stick but it has a lovely champagne color that really impresses my high-class guests and relatives. And for me that matters so much more than price! Not only does the mine employ locals who are desperate for work but they also send you a CD of banjo music with every purchase!
I would like to know what is your take on cast iron loaf pans? Please and thank you 🙂
5hanks Adam .Always appreciate your tips and knowlede.
Thank you 😊
Thumbs up for team cake 🤷♂
ATK
Hi from California 🤗
Salutations 😋
I just can’t justify a loaf pan with crumb-catching seams when loaf pan technology can produce a seamless pan…I have 2 very heavy duty 9×5 dark loaf pans that I LOVE…problem is I can’t recall where I bought them years and years ago and the manufacture’s name isn’t on them so I can’t go buy more…but I’ll have to pass on ATK’s loaf pan recommendation tho…the others look tempting…
What about an angel food cake pan?
Great information!!! I have yet to purchase Quality pans for baking, especially loaf pan.
I can vouch for the USA Pan loaf pans, I have two each of the 1 lb. and 1.5 lb. and they're fantastic. Even with the seams in the corners they're insanely easy to clean and they're nice, heavy pans that I'll have for the rest of my life.
I can see them sitting around a table saying, We can't give them ALL to Nordic Ware.
Keep on testing!!🤣
Good information. I will be checking out those cake pans ! Thank you, Adam. 😊