Bit OT - what's the best bakeware?

[Catherine]

Hi Karen,

I too am fed up cheap bakeware which rusts first time through the dishwasher - and I don't want teflon or aluminium either!   And yet my other requirement is that they must be dishwasher proof as well - don't like my chances...

So what did you decide/buy in the end, if anything?

Cheers,

Catherine

[CreamPuff63]

The Romans have been cooking with clay for mileniums of years, why not look at Romertophs (don't know how to spell it). Very healthy cooking using claypots and steam cooking. Very delicious way of cooking, and when you wake up in the morning the food has a thick layer of jel in the fridge) which is to my way of thinking means that meal is extremely nutritious.

[Catherine]

Thanks creampuff - romertopfs is terric cookwear so thanks for the reminder. 

Although I'm more thinking about oven baking trays, decent friand trays, cake tins etc.

Any other ideas?

Cheers

Catherine

[Shayla]

I like Silicon bakeware - have bread "tins" quiche dish trays etc. Freeform bread is always good - plaits cobs etc and paper or silicon can be used for fairy cakes.

[brazen20au]

i obught one proper bread tin of unknown brand and then couldn't afford anything else lol

so nothing

[Sundari]

What about glassware like they have here www.greenurlife.com.au
or the stuff like le creuset (rather expensive)

[brazen20au]

great link, thanks sundari!

hey did you see that sigg water bottles have bpa in them? 

ummm i would love some le creuset... one day...
does anyone know if the other version is just as good? le chasseur

[Sundari]

Re BPA in Sigg yes and I have 3 of them that I have to replace. Looking at the klean kanteen bottles From the store I linked to

[obbie]

i have alot of pyrex, corningweare, and silicon.
But with silicon its pays to buy a better quality, not the cheap ones.

happy cooking.

Robyn

[brazen20au]

i'm finding that generally silicone is better to cook gluten free in (other than GF bread) though i sort of agree - my pyrex silicone is crap compared to the tupperware but my aldi stuff (ultra cheap) is fabulous!!

[Tebasile]

I like Pampered Chef stoneware. I'm not sure, if it's  available in Australia 

[gertbysea]

Brazen,I am in the same quandry needing a new loaf pan for bread. I too am sick of the crapola and some  expensive crapola at that Let us know what you decide. Next time I am near a bakery   shop i will inquire  about  the tins they use. All my other cookware is Scanpan which I love an have had for years which I  bought from Peters Of Kensington in Sydney.

Gretchen

[brazen20au]

Gretchen i ended up getting a bread tin at a local kitchen wholesalers, no idea what brand it is but it's fantastic!

[gertbysea]

Good idea. I am going to go to a couple of chef's outlets here. Looked on line and saw the Chicago Metallic  commercial brand which looks reasonable but it costs nearly as much to post as it does to buy so will see if anyone here has one.

Let me know how yours works. How much did you pay for it?

Thanks,
Gretchen

[brazen20au]

mine is a slightly smaller size than you'd probably buy for "rea" bread and cost me about $24-26