Good cheap Baking Dishes and Trays

boiler_man

Sainsburys have some silicone round "tins" at £2.99 at the moment.

philb120

boiler_man wrote: »

Sainsburys have some silicone round "tins" at £2.99 at the moment.

Just picked up some of these to see what they are like.

SunnyGirl

I'm intrigued by the silicone ones & would be interested to see what others think? I've seen the adverts on the tv and am sceptical but very prepared to have my mind changed

Olliebeak

I bought a 2lb silicon loaf 'tin' from Asda and have been very disappointed with it.

It has a 'wavy ridged bottom' - sounds very familiar - that everything sticks in.

Somebody suggested brushing the inside with some cooking oil, which does sort of work.

But overall, I'd be very wary of buying any more of them - I'd need a proper demonstration to really convince me!

SunnyGirl

Olliebeak wrote: »

I bought a 2lb silicon loaf 'tin' from Asda and have been very disappointed with it.

It has a 'wavy ridged bottom' - sounds very familiar - that everything sticks in.

Somebody suggested brushing the inside with some cooking oil, which does sort of work.

But overall, I'd be very wary of buying any more of them - I'd need a proper demonstration to really convince me!

That's whats worried me about them. I'm dubious that a cake, for example, would actually come out un-stuck. It's a faff greasing & lining tins but at least the cake turns out.

jessicamb

the mermaid ones from Lakeland arent cheap but should last forever. I think baking tins are definitely something to invest in and get the best quality you can afford as over time you will save money in not replacing them.

Poppy9

I've been thinking of getting a silicon muffin tray. I have silcon utensils and find them brilliant, can't understand how I ever did without them:rolleyes: but my tins are mostly 20 years old so time to upgrade.

Can the aluminum ones go into a dishwasher?

Grumpysally

I have some silicone bun tins, can't say I'm too impressed, stuff tends to come out "sweaty", plus you still need a decent non warping metal tray to stand them on.
Our local Morrisons has some enamel tins on special offer at the moment, might examine them closer next time I go in. Have told OH that I want some baking tins for my birthday next month so may justify the extra expense of some of the ones from Lakeland. : )

nesssie1702

I've been replacing some baking tins and sheets recently and have been buying from Lakeland and TK Maxx.

Got a Stellar pizza tray in TK for £6.99 that should have been £14.99, and it's a seriously good tray. Maybe treat yourself to a tray/tin a month and build up a good collection that way.

I've got a silicon loaf "tin" that I got given as a present and I don't have any problems with it. It's been good and I do use it regularly.

siaoeh

I thoroughly second the recommendation on mermaid trays. I have 3 and use them all the time, going to chuck out my other trays. a little soak and everything comes off, even if you need to scrub, just a little action is needed (I use steel wool, hardly any elbox grease required), you can use metal stuff on it as the whole tray is made of non-stick material so no coating gets scratched, it heats up extremely fast (brilliant for wedges and roasties) and are so sturdy there is no chance of any warping. I use it on the stove top to heat the oil up for roasties and to make gravy all the time, no sign of warping at all. unfortunate about the price though.