Cooking Reviews

After searching all over town for several weeks, I realized that, unfortunately, 8" cake pans are a rarity nowadays. Then I remembered that Amazon.com can locate almost anything. Thank heavens! With these calphalon commercial 8" pans, my homemade cakes now cook evenly and the thicker layers look like a professional baked them.

This angel food pan is certainly the best I've ever owned. I was so tired of making what had the potential to be a great cake, only to have half of it left in the pan, despite my best efforts. Since buying my first piece, I've cleaned my cabinets of all my old bakeware, and replaced everything with Calphalon.

This is as close to perfect as you can get with an angel food cake pan. You should definitely follow Calphalon's directions when they say prep the pan as you would any other, and follow the cake recipe as though this were not a non-stick pan. That is the only way you are going to have the easy slide-out.

Take note of the fact that you can't stack Calphalon - make sure you've got the room to store it, and are prepared to take the time to care for it properly. (Paper towels in between)

Also, you cannot put it in the dishwasher. This is a very important point when it comes to Calphalon.

Again, make sure you read the use and care instructions.

You will never need to own another cake pan again.

THIS PAN IS EXCELLENT AND VERY HARD TO FIND.

The Calphalon Commercial Nonstick Bakeware collection is excellent. I recommend them without reservation. This rectangular pan is a great size for large cakes. This pan is very high quality and the nonstick coating is superb! You can count on a perfect cake with this pan. One note: you may want to check on your cake a couple of minutes early. I have noticed that cakes are done a little quicker in pans with a dark finish. Many newer recipes will indicate the timing for dark finish bakeware. This pan is also a breeze to clean, just a little soap and water and you are done. Wonderful Pan! Highly recommended!

Also, read the Calphalon brochure in the box, if you plan to nest this pan with others make sure to put a paper towel between them to prevent any damage to the nonstick coating. And, this pan is not dishwasher safe.

I wouldn't even trade it for an All Clad bake pan, all my cookware is All Clad and I love it but nothing beats high quality, heavy duty Nonstick bakeware!

Ok, this is Calphalon quality, so of course even cooking and nonsticking!!!

Also this is a great size for social gatherings like...
Church functions, Ladies tea or Bible study snacks, KIDS school and birthday parties.

Perfect Size...not quite bitesize but not full size!!

The Calphalon Commercial Nonstick Bakeware collection is excellent. I recommend them without reservation. I really like this 24 cup muffin pan. I also have one 12 cup pan and two 6 cup Calphalon Commercial Nonstick muffin pans. The 24 cup pan is a perfect size for tea cupcakes. It is nice to have a variety of sizes, depending on the size of the recipe you can make 24 mini and 6 - 12 regular size cupcakes. Frost or decorate them differently and your guests with think you spent all day slaving over your desserts. This mini size is also nice for holidays when you may be making a variety of desserts, after you put out your pies etc. decorate the buffet table by placing mini cupcakes around the pies. The nonstick finish on this pan is excellent, however I always use muffin cups. Not because you have to, I just think it is easier and looks nicer.

One note: you may want to check on your cup cakes / muffins a couple of minutes early. I have noticed that cakes are done a little quicker in pans with a dark finish. Many newer recipes will indicate the timing for dark finish bakeware. These pans are also a breeze to clean, just a little soap and water and you are done. Wonderful Pans! Highly recommended!

Also, read the Calphalon brochure in the box, if you plan to nest this pan with others make sure to put a paper towel between them to prevent any damage to the nonstick coating. And, this pan is not dishwasher safe.

I wouldn't even trade it for an All Clad bake pan, all my cookware is All Clad and I love it but nothing beats high quality, heavy duty Nonstick bakeware!

This is yet another offering from Caphelon in their bakeware line. I love this line of bakeware. The pan is heavy and the non-stick surface works well as it should. I sing only praises for this pan and others in this bakeware line.

This is obviously not a must-have for the pantry, but if you are a parent you may find special uses for this with your children. The mini-muffin pan can be used for muffins or cupcakes. Offering children these small cupcakes is a way to offer a complete cupcake without the larger size of a normal cupcake. I'd rather bake great cupcakes from scratch than buying these same sized small ones that are always in the grocery store which are laden with preservatives and chemicals. This small size is great for limiting portions for both adults and children, especially with cupcakes! (I serve the very healthy muffins in the larger size in hope that my children will consume the larger portion.) I have found my children are not receptive to being offered half of a normal sized cupcake so I can use this pan to make smaller sized cupcakes instead. A fun idea to do with the kids is to first put a white colored frosting on the top, then have the children decorate the tops with colored gel frosting, sprinkles or colored sugar however they like. This is a fun activity for holiday parties such as Easter egg hunts or birthday parties. It is easy and fun to make the activity and the food item tied into one rather than have a game or some separate game for me to organize and execute! Serving one cupcake per child for a child's birthday party is a fun alternative to serving an entire cake. (You can save the big cake for the family party instead. In our family I do a separate party for child-friends and family for crowd control purposes.)

The Calphalon Commercial Nonstick Bakeware line is excellent. The nonstick coating is superb, they are heavy, sturdy and very well made. The nonstick coating is so slippery nothing sticks to it. I have the large, medium and mini set of loaf pans and they are all fantastic. The large and medium sizes are great for breads, banana bread, pound cake, etc. and the minis are great for holiday baked gifts or personalized desserts. Who wouldn't like their own mini pound cake?

Although you could, I don't use my bakeware for meats, I prefer to use bakeware for baking and stainless (All Clad) or stoneware (Le Creuset Poterie) for meats and meatloaf.

One note: you may want to check on your baked goods a couple of minutes early. I have noticed that everything is done a little quicker in pans with a dark finish. Many newer recipes will indicate the timing for dark finish bakeware. These pans are also a breeze to clean, just a little soap and water and you are done.
Also, read the Calphalon brochure in the box, if you plan to nest this pan with others make sure to put a paper towel between them to prevent any damage to the nonstick coating. And, this pan is not dishwasher safe.
I wouldn't even trade my Calphalon Commercial Nonstick bakeware for All Clad bakeware, all my cookware is All Clad and I love it but nothing beats high quality, heavy duty Nonstick bakeware! Wonderful Pans! Highly recommended!

I bake breads a lot, especially sweet breads. I had bought a medium Calphalon loaf pan from the same line and absolutely love it. However, I couldn't find the Calphalon brand mini-loaf pan locally, so I bought a set from Williams-Sonoma. The WS pans looked very similar, but were absolutely no comparison. For one thing, the WS pans started rusting under the rim immediately (after the first wash, and, believe me, I baby my bakeware!) So, needless to say, the WS pans went right back to the store! I found these pans here at a great price! I am so glad I have these now, and I will never make that mistake again!

I can't tell you enough good about these mini baking pans. Around the holiday's i bake pumpkin nut bread to give to neighbors and friends. I used to buy those aluminum throw away loaf pans and they are terrible, i would re use them and they would stick in the pan after i baked them...wasted a lot of money on them. Now i have these wonderful mini loaf pans that i will have and use forever, no more wasting my money on those throw away pans. Nothing sticks and they come out sooo nice, looks like i am a real professional baker..thank you calphalon.

This is another excellent baking pan from Calphalon. I have the entire collection of Calphalon Commercial Nonstick Bakeware and I think the whole line is superb but I have to say this brownie pan is one of my favorites! It is the exact size for brownies! My brownies come out perfect every time; I barely get them out of the oven before my husband has his face in the pan! It has a very slippery nonstick finish; you couldn't make anything stick to this finish if you tried. This pan (like all nonstick items) is not dishwasher safe but it is a very, very easy to clean, and is easy to store. Make sure that if you nest it with other pans that you put a paper towel or cloth between the pans so the don't scratch each other. Very, very highly recommended!

Also, I recommend you pick up the Calphalon nylon baking spatula/cutter and the Calphalon nylon all-purpose spreader. I am not a big fan of nylon utensils (silicone is so much better) but I do like to use the spreader for cutting and the brownies, it is shorter and serrated on one side (it is also great for frosting) and the spatula for lifting them. The spatula is long and flexible so it is easy to get right under them and lift them out of the pan. With the nylon utensils you will not have to worry about damaging the nonstick finish. You could use the spatula to cut as well as it also has a serrated side but it is long and can be a little cumbersome so I prefer the shorter spreader for cutting.

I just recieved my Calphalon Bundt pan nonstick...
I expected this to be the best ever, after all that I heard what Amazon buyers had to say about it...

WHAT A BIG DISAPOINTMENT....

I oiled and floured the pan as said, waited for the cake to cool somewhat,and used a thin wooden spoon to go around the sides...I just got it out of the pan,and one half of the cake came out,finally the other half, and all of the bottom of the cake stayed stuck to the pan.This is a cake that I make all the time, with out this much trouble. Glad I was not having any company for this cake ..
I have another cheap nonstick, that doesnt even have a name on it, that works better then this one...

I just bought a few piece of Calphalon Commercial nonstick and Hard-anodized cookware that I just Love, so I expected the same preforminst, what a disapointment...
Will be sending this bundt pan back as soon as I can get the rest of the cake out of it!!

If any of you think that I did something wrong, that I had this much trouble, please let me know?....
I will call Calphalon to find out also...
I did notice when I recieved it,that around the inside of the pan it looks that there is crimp all around it!!!
Thank you,
C.

Because I loved using my Calphalon cookware so much, I decided to find out if their bakeware would give me improved baking results. I'm happy to say that I have been very pleased with this pan. I've had problems in the past with a Nordicware bundt pan - it became scratched on the inside, and my bundt cakes would always stick to it. This Calphalon Commercial Bakeware Bundt Form Pan is very heavy duty, so cakes bake evenly.

Before pouring in my cake dough, I grease the inside of this pan with a bit of shortening, wiping off the excess with a paper towel. Although the pan is nonstick, I find that this method works best. I use the shortest of the suggested cooking times for my recipes. If I need to loosen the edges of the baked cake when removing it from the pan, I use a Calphalon nylon spatula/knife. I hand-wash this pan as I do with all my Calphalon cookware and bakeware.

This bundt cake pan is certainly the best I've ever owned. I was so tired of making what had the potential to be a great cake, only to have half of it left in the pan, despite my best efforts. Since buying my first piece, I've cleaned my cabinets of all my old bakeware, and replaced everything with Calphalon.

You should definitely follow Calphalon's directions when they say prep the pan as you would any other, and follow the cake recipe as though this were not a non-stick pan. That is the only way you are going to have the easy slide-out. When I didn't do that, thinking to myself that the pans were that amazing, my cakes stuck somewhat - although nothing like what I'd experienced before.

Take note of the fact that you can't stack Calphalon - make sure you've got the room to store it, or are prepared to take the time to care for it properly. (Paper towels between them.)

Also, you cannot put it in the dishwasher. This is a very important point when it comes to Calphalon.

Again, make sure you read the use and care instructions.

You will never need to own other cake pans again.

Having just spent 5 minutes cleaning 2 of these expensive "non-stick" pans, I have vowed never to bake bread in them again. Perhaps they work well for sweets and meatloaf, but they do not release yeast breads easily--in fact, my loaves are marred by the holes left from chunks of bread that stuck to the pan.

And they are tedious to clean: They are harder to clean than any cast-iron or stainless steel pan. Baking seems actually to forge a new composite material from the metal and the dough. The folds and the corners are natural traps for debris and the worst parts to scrub, but even the flat parts cling to bread.

These are expensive pans and require babying. They have not worked for me, despite my taking extraordinary care to protect their "non-stick" surface and making numerous trials of using different lubricants and oven settings.

The Calphalon Commercial Nonstick Bakeware line is excellent. The nonstick coating is superb, they are heavy, sturdy and very well made. The nonstick coating is so slippery nothing sticks to it. I have the large, medium and mini set of loaf pans and they are all fantastic. The large and medium sizes are great for breads, banana bread, pound cake, etc. and the minis are great for holiday baked gifts or personalized desserts. Who wouldn't like their own mini pound cake?

Although you could, I don't use my bakeware for meats, I prefer to use bakeware for baking and stainless (All Clad) or stoneware (Le Creuset Poterie) for meats and meatloaf.

One note: you may want to check on your baked goods a couple of minutes early. I have noticed that everything is done a little quicker in pans with a dark finish. Many newer recipes will indicate the timing for dark finish bakeware. These pans are also a breeze to clean, just a little soap and water and you are done.
Also, read the Calphalon brochure in the box, if you plan to nest this pan with others make sure to put a paper towel between them to prevent any damage to the nonstick coating. And, this pan is not dishwasher safe.
I wouldn't even trade my Calphalon Commercial Nonstick bakeware for All Clad bakeware, all my cookware is All Clad and I love it but nothing beats high quality, heavy duty Nonstick bakeware! Wonderful Pans! Highly recommended!

I absolutely love this pan!! It is the perfect size (the more common 9x5 size is too big for most bread recipes, resulting in flat, disappointing loaves) and is a great quality product. The nonstick surface is great for sweet loaves. Every loaf I've baked in mine, including the first, slid right out without any prodding. It bakes evenly, and puts those lighter duty pans to shame in durability. I wouldn't bake a loaf with any other pan!

This product is excellent. I have used it twice with no problems (knock on wood). Even though it's nonstick, I still coat the pan with shortnening. The loaves come out with no problem and the pan is a snap to clean. Just rinse and that's it. Nothing gets stuck in crevices and the loaves come out just the right texture and color. Great pan for a great price.

I have taken much pride in my kitchen wares, only buying what I thought was better products. Then I discovered Calphalon! I am presently replacing everything. I purchased this large loaf pan and compared it to what I presently have. The pan is heavier and obviously is of quality. I could not beleive the results that I acheived with this pan. I immediately got rid of my other three loaf pans and will only purchase Calphalon from now on.

The Calphalon Commercial Nonstick Bakeware line is excellent. The nonstick coating is superb, they are heavy, sturdy and very well made. The nonstick coating is so slippery nothing sticks to it. I have the large, medium and mini set of loaf pans and they are all fantastic. The large and medium sizes are great for breads, banana bread, pound cake, etc. and the minis are great for holiday baked gifts or personalized desserts. Who wouldn't like their own mini pound cake?

Although you could, I don't use my bakeware for meats, I prefer to use bakeware for baking and stainless (All Clad) or stoneware (Le Creuset Poterie) for meats and meatloaf.

One note: you may want to check on your baked goods a couple of minutes early. I have noticed that everything is done a little quicker in pans with a dark finish. Many newer recipes will indicate the timing for dark finish bakeware. These pans are also a breeze to clean, just a little soap and water and you are done.
Also, read the Calphalon brochure in the box, if you plan to nest this pan with others make sure to put a paper towel between them to prevent any damage to the nonstick coating. And, this pan is not dishwasher safe.
I wouldn't even trade my Calphalon Commercial Nonstick bakeware for All Clad bakeware, all my cookware is All Clad and I love it but nothing beats high quality, heavy duty Nonstick bakeware! Wonderful Pans! Highly recommended!