Nordic Ware Square Cake Pan with Lid, 9 Inch

I was thrilled to find that Nordic Ware, a highly respected company in the bakeware business, had this pan available.

First, it's the 9" x 9" size. This size can be hard to find. If you do much baking, you will run across recipes calling for a 9" x 9" pan; adapting the recipe to an 8" x 8" size is difficult and the results are not reliable.

I find this 9" X 9" size perfect for brownies and small-family cakes. It's easier to remove bars and brownies from this size pan, as you won't have to "dig them out"! This pan will give you 9 generous servings.

More importantly, this pan is made of aluminum. Aluminum is the best surface for baking, as chefs will tell you. Much of what is in the stores today is cheap steel. Steel is a poor conductor of heat, bakes unevenly and burns food. Aluminum is an excellent heat conductor, and will give you perfectly cooked, and evenly browned, cakes, bars and cookies.

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I like these Nordic Ware pans however this 9-inch one's lid doesn't fit as well as my 9x13 pan. Less of a seal. Still really great though! Very high quality and has some girth behind it.

I bought the sheet pans with covers and the square cake and brownie pans. They are quality sturdy pans. They bake very well and clean up easily. I am very happy with them and was very glad they were USA made.