FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - Looking for circular baking pan with rotating blade flush against bottom (to sweep and detach)

pltrgyst[_1_]

On 13 Jan 2007 14:10:48 -0800, wrote:

>>I wonder if anyone has seen this in the US. My dad has a circular
>backing pan that has a movable blade riveted in the center and runs
>flush against the pan bottom to the edge of the pan and then up along
>the side and pointing out. This allows one to, once baking is done,
>hold the outer end of this blade and sweep it around pan (sort of like
>a compas) and the blade separates the bottom of what you have baked
>from the bottom of the pan. Incredibly useful - no more wedging
>spatulas....

We had one ( as did my Mom when we were growing up), but we checked it. Too
often it makes a mess of the edge or bottom of whatever you've baked. Plus,
they're a bitch to clean -- you can never remove the blade, so you can never
know if the bottom of the blade is truly clean.

A simple circle of parchment paper is simpler and works much better. If you
don't want to cut your own from a roll, you can buy the circles pre-cut to fit
your pan from any good kitchen store.

-- Larry