A short time ago, we received a load of new CM products. While we have had the little purple cake pans in for a while, new to the shelves is the Bake-Lift-Serve Brownie Pan, the Single Square Pan, the Lift-and-Serve Sweetheart Pan, and (not seen here) the Lasagne Trio Pan. The beauty of many of the specialist CM products is that they combine the exceptional non-stick surface of CM, with a nifty little in-built "lift" function: in most cases, this is the equivalent of a loose base, so individual squares or cakes can be popped out with ease. In the case of the Brownie Pan, the convenience boat is pushed right out: the mixture is poured into individual sections (meaning 9 perfectly-cut, equally-sized brownies), and then the removable bottom and lifting platform means they will emerge from their baking receptacle in immaculate, professional condition. This is most important, as a perfect brownie will be almost undercooked in the centre, and the necessary squidginess means extra stickiness. Here, you simply cannot go wrong.
The Lasagne Trio pan is another non-stick pan, approximately 38 x 30cm, with three separate channels. Sounds odd? Not when you think of the three different lasagne flavours you can create all at once. Got some fussy guests coming for dinner? You could do a traditional beef lasagne, a spinach and ricotta one for the vegetarians, and a chicken one for the pretend-vegetarians (don't pretend there's not one in every bunch). The only limit to the possibilities with this pan is your imagination. And don't forget that the Lift-and-Serve Single Square Pan could be used for savoury as well as sweets. Perhaps little square avocado muffins? The bite-size dimensions make them perfect for entertaining.I have never made an Angel Food Cake, but this pan is the one every customer catering for Angels seems to ask for. The 12-cup Mini Cheesecake pan comes with the highest recommendations from Susy Porter, our local cake supplier: she's spreading her mini raspberry cheesecakes all over Sydney. Chicago Metallic has the convenience of Nordicware, but slightly less "themed". While Nordicware pieces are more directed at specific events or occasions, Chicago Metallic pieces can be easily utlilised in a variety of applications, and will consequently "earn their keep" in your kitchen in no time.
Forget the Windy City: baking with Chicago Metalllic, you'll never have a hair out of place.
