Bake To Your Heart's Content With These 11 Essential Baking Pan Sets
Cookies, pies, muffins, or sweets, you'll have the bakeware to make all of the desserts.
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Using top-notch baking pans and tins can make the difference between soft, gooey cookies and hockey pucks—between perfectly baked brownies and dry, crumbly ones. Trust us: Hundreds of sweets recipes and a best-selling dessert cookbook later, we know a thing or two about baking treats.
As does Kelly Peterson, product manager for Lodge, the maker of everyone's favorite cast-iron baking line: "When it comes to bakeware, it's important to think about product versatility, durability, and even heat distribution to really set yourself up for success in the kitchen, whether baking a savory loaf of bread or sweet cinnamon rolls," she says. "You can never go wrong with bakeware pieces that can be used in a variety of ways and will last for a long time."
Obviously, the kind of set you'll need will depend on what type of desserts you make most often, and the high-quality options below include tons of different collections of pans and dishes. Not to mention all the different shapes and sizes, from round pans to muffin tins to cookie sheets to loaf pans, ceramic to cast iron to aluminum. But not to worry. We've rounded up the best baking pan sets for every recipe you could ever dream up.
Ready to get baking? Shop our favorite sets below. Then, bake your way through our cookbook and browse some of our go-to cookie, brownie, and cupcake recipes.
All-Clad All-Clad Pro-Release Bakeware Set
Frequent bakers need a baking set that will withstanding the different temperatures and cooking times of all sorts of recipes. This set form All-Clad is up for the challenge. The pieces are made of ceramic-reinforced, heavy gauge aluminum—and they're prepared to handle all the muffins, loafs, and brownies you can throw at them.
Anolon Anolon Eminence Nonstick Bakeware Set
So your love for baking is only rivaled by your love of cooking, huh? Well, for starters, you're on the right website. And second, you need to invest in cookware set that does both. Anolon's nonstick pans, pots, and dishes are versatile enough to be used for making the main course as well as dessert.
Lodge Lodge Cast Iron Bakeware Line
Cast iron isn't just for cooking your favorite meals to perfection—the heat retention and distribution that this material allows for makes for fluffy and flaky baked goods, too. Standouts from the collection include the 9 Inch Seasoned Cast Iron Pie Pan, the Seasoned Cast Iron Loaf Pan, and the Seasoned Cast Iron Baking Pan.
Wilton Wilton Non-Stick Diamond-Infused Navy Blue Baking Set
No matter which baking pans you mix and match from this collection, every one you buy will be glossy, sleek, and diamond-infused(!)—plus, they cook as well as they look.
USA Pan USA Pan Bakeware Aluminized Steel 6 Piece Set
Judge your bakeware by the company it keeps—you'll find these aluminized baking pans used by the pros in restaurants and bakeries around the country. That's how you know they're legit.
Williams Sonoma Goldtouch® Pro Nonstick 15-Piece Bakers Set
Not satisfied until you have it ALL? Say hello to your dream set. It features a whopping 10 pieces, including a muffin tin, cookie sheet, cake pan (with a lid!), loaf pan, and more. Everything's nonstick and boasts a heavy-gauge steel core that promises evenly baked desserts.
Delish Essentials Ultimate Bake Bundle
When we set out to create our very own Delish branded bake set, we added everything we'd been missing in pieces we'd used before—like debossed guides showing you where to place your cookies and slice your brownies. The five-piece bakeware bundle is made with a double-layer, silicone-reinforced coating that prevents scratching and a heavy-grade aluminized steel for even heat distribution. We may be biased, but this is a great bundle.
La Rochelle 7-Piece Non-Stick Ceramic Bakeware Set
This ceramic baking set is one of the most unique on the list. Perfect for creating dishes like lasagna and banana bread, each piece features a gorgeous design on non-stick ceramic—and the rectangular pans all have handles. What continues to set it apart is the four pastry dishes that come with, perfect for small desserts and individual portions.
Libbey Baker's Basics 6-Piece Glass Baking Dishes
Sometimes you just wanna keep it simple. This 6-piece set has everything you need for sweet and savory baking in a classic clear glass design. You can watch and make sure your food is cooked perfectly while never taking the lid off. And yes, they're all dishwasher-safe.
All-Clad Nonstick Pro-Release Bakeware 3-Piece Set
This set puts a focus on cookies. You'll get two heavy-gauge aluminized steel cookie sheets that resist scratches and never let cookies stick, as well as a cooling rack with wire handles. All that's left to figure out is what you'll bake first.
Pyrex Easy Grab Bake Store 6-Piece Value Pack
You can't have a list of the best baking dishes that doesn't feature Pyrex. This set is incredible for the price—something the hundreds of five-star reviews will tell you. The clear glass dishes are microwave- and oven-safe, so you can cook your food, serve it, refrigerate it, and reheat it all in the same vessel. Plus each of the three containers even has its own lid. It honestly doesn't get more convenient than this.
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