Good cheap Baking Dishes and Trays

Lyndsay_21

i bought a le creseut style one from aldi last year and it is fab, it is very heavy but cleans like a dream and was much cheaper than the real thing i also bought some pyrex in woolies the other week and they are also good as you canuse in the dishwasher, oven, freezer everything!!
i am a bit of a cookshop-a-holic i love kitchen stuff!!!

~Chameleon~

Having ruined several baking tins/trays in the dishwasher recently (the coating started peeling off ) I'm wondering what people think about using stoneware or even pyrex dishes for roasting meat & veggies etc? oh and baking cakes etc too?

The only problem I can foresee so far is being unable to make gravy on the hob after cooking a joint in one of these dishes like I usually do in the roasting tin.

Also what about yorkie puds? Do these really need a metal tin to bake in?

fizzel81

i use stoneware, a set purchased from price drop tv last year pink mason and cash

aside from needing a soak in a hot soda crystals solution or similer (the outsides are not quite as sparkling as the insides) there looking good

ive got a stoneware dish from over 6 years ago now that is also still going strong (but is mainly now used for roast potatos,wedges simler)

flat baking trays i get from poundland, though do find i replace them yearly

sandy2_2

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I'm wondering what people think about using stoneware or even pyrex dishes for roasting meat & veggies etc? oh and baking cakes etc too? Also what about yorkie puds? Do these really need a metal tin to bake in?

I always use pyrex for roasting and OH uses oval or round pyrex for Yorkshires, but it's one big one that needs to be cut in portions.

for gravy I use pyrex jug, gravy granules (don't all shout at me:o ) and pour in juices from the pyrex dish. I have also got one of those jugs that separates the meat juices from the fat

OH uses pyrex dishes when he makes bread pudding but I've not used them for cakes

Olliebeak

torianut wrote: »

I bought 3 casserole type dishes(1,2 & 3 ltr) from wilkos for £5 and a lasagne type dish for £1.99 in the online sale last week - delivery was £2.95 I think but was ordering some furniture too so was worth it.

Good idea to have paid for delivery - have you felt the weight of those dishes :rolleyes: ? I made the mistake of 'picking some up' while out shopping once. Had to get a taxi back home as I'd not thought about the weight of the darn things - especially along with the weight of the shopping!

mother_noah

I have a hugh collection of pyrex and stone ware dishes bought from a local auction at £2.00 a large box.Found a plate in one that I sold on E Bay for £50.00 !.Look in local paper for home clearace auctions near you.

Stephen_Leak

Katgoddess wrote: »

I've found pyrex dishes half price in Woolworths and Morrisons in the sales. It the type of stuff they buy in specially so there should be loads available.

I always try to go for the best quality for the lowest price.

ASDA and Poundstretcher/InStore have genuine Pyrex stuff as well. The latter are doing their classic oval 2L casserole dish & lid for half-price at £3.49.

nopot2pin

I recently bought 2 loaf tins and 2 baking trays from Poundland. They did have other sizes, roasting tins, ect.
The first baking tray I bought from there wouldn't fit into my oven, so I had to take it back. But they have been great otherwise.

liz545

My local branch of woolies had twin pack enamel dishes in the sale, for £5. There's a deep roasting dish and a shallow baking tray, and they're quite sturdy for the money, they also had lots of Pyrex. HTH!

powershopper

In my experience, the words good and cheap don't belong in the same sentence.
A while ago I gave up on cheapie cookware, bit the bullet and forked out millions on some really good baking tins, saucepans etc. They are great!!!! No longer do I fret in case the coating comes off on the cakes, or that the stew will burn!
In fact I am using the Le Creuset casserole that Mum bought me 30 years ago, still going strong. If you possibly can, buy the best you can afford, even if it means doing without something else. The expense pays dividends in the long term.