Product Description

Why does Rose Levy Beranbaum, a.k.a. the High Priestess of Baking, love Lekue? Lekue Bakeware is the most accommodating bakeware in the marketplace today. It's microwave, freezer, dishwasher and oven safe up to 500 degrees. And it can go straight from the oven to the freezer and back without stopping to moderate in between. Lekue bakes evenly, and goodies slide right out when cool. Edges don't burn and food stops cooking after removed from the oven. Lekue is made of FDA approved food grade silicone, it's easy to rinse clean and it can fold up easily to store in small places. Lekue's colorful, expertly designed and quality constructed bakeware pieces will brighten any kitchen and enhance any baking experience. This fluted pan is 9 inches in diameter and 4 inches deep.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11848 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Blue
• Brand: Lekue
• Model: 19262
• Released on: 2007-02-23
• Dimensions: 4.20" h x 8.80" w x 11.60" l, 2.50 pounds

Features

• FDA approved food grade silicone, oven safe up to 500F, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe
• When using, place Lekue molds on a flat cookie sheet in the oven, do not use sharp tools on Lekue
• Bakes evenly, won't burn edges, foods stop cooking when removed from oven to avoid over-baking, baked goods slide out when cool
• Lekue is the silicone bakeware choice of some of the world's top bakers - "Silicone is the now of baking." - Rose Levy Beranbaum, Author of The Cake Bible, the #1 selling baking book of all time
• 9 inches diameter, 4 inches deep

Amazon.com Review
Looking nothing like traditional bakeware but borrowing many of its best characteristics, Lekue's fluted pan cooks evenly, releases food easily, and is made of FDA approved, food grade silicone. It takes some getting used to, but the pliable silicone construction carries many advantages such as immediate cool-down, the prevention of burnt edges and crusts, and a foldability that extends storage options. Although cooking times may be slightly shorter, the fluted pan comfortably bakes any recipe calling for a bundt pan. Nonstick surfaces help food to release easily but greasing is still recommended--especially if regularly being washed in the dishwasher. Freezer-, microwave-, and oven-safe up to 500 degrees F, the pan seamlessly transitions from cold to hot and back again. Contact with direct heat sources such as burners or hotplates should be avoided and sharp metal tools can damage or cut the material. The pan measures 9 by 9 by 4-1/2 inches and benefits from a quick rinse before use as small crumbs and particles easily adhere to its rubbery surface. -- Amy Arnold

Customer Reviews

Silicone Cooking
Truely great cooking pan. Cakes pop right out. However note that cooking time and temperature may have to be adjusted. I cooked a cake that I have made over 100 times in an alunimum fluted pan at 350 for 45-50 minutes. In this silicone pan I notice that it cooked much faster and now reduce time to 40 minutes.

love this!!
I bought this pan to make a kugelhopf for the Tuesday with Dorie blog group where kugelhopf was the recipe for the week. The recipe came from "Baking: From My Home To Yours" by Dorie Greenspan.

This pan worked great. The cake released without any effort when I turned it over. It is super easy to clean. This was my first experience with a silicone pan, and it won't be my last.

$14.99 for foldable kugelhopf mold
I prefer to have the traditional shape in silicone for easier storage because the mold is required for a proper kugelhopf and I don't plan to make kugelhopf on a regular basis. I found a recipe by Dorie Greenspan on the internet and followed most of the instructions. The kugelhopf tasted nice the next day - nice enough for me to have several slices for breakfast. I would use neither cherries nor raisins but pineapples next time and treat it with a sugar glaze and maybe almonds. The only problem I had was the release from the inner ring. It was not heated enough to toast the dough away from it and should have been buttered.