Baking Guides

UK loaf tins come in two standard sizes. A 1lb loaf tin is about 19cm long and holds roughly 0.8 litres (450g of dough); a 2lb loaf tin is about 25cm long and holds roughly 1.5 litres (900g of doug …

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UK muffin tins come in three cup sizes. A mini muffin tin has 4.5cm cups holding about 30ml each, a standard muffin tin has 7.5cm cups holding about 120ml, and a jumbo (sometimes sold as a "deep" o …

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An egg ring and a crumpet ring do the same basic job: they hold something round in shape while it cooks in a frying pan. The difference is the build. A typical egg ring is thin metal or silicone, a …

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There are two ways lining a loaf tin goes wrong. Either the paper wrinkles and bakes pleats into the sides of your loaf, or you discover, at the exact moment you turn the tin over, that the paper itse …

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There's a noise every baker knows and nobody enjoys: the metallic pop from inside the oven, ten minutes into a bake, as a thin tray gives up and buckles. If you've heard it, the tray was almost certai …

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In June, Ella of Ella's Better Bakes got in touch and asked whether we would send her our 12-cup mini cheesecake tin to test. The arrangement was simple: we send the tin, she gives an honest review, g …

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