Glass tray

In modern kitchen, you can find a lot of utensils, which are used by the hostesses for various purposes. Especially popular are appliances for cooking in the oven. For example, a glass pan is used widely enough for baking and baking. Many may think that it is not difficult to purchase such kitchen implements, but in fact, it is necessary to approach carefully its choice. The matter is that modern manufacturers offer a huge assortment of products of this kind and choose one is quite problematic.

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Varieties of kitchen trays

Today, there are a wide variety of baking trays, differing in shape and material from which they are made.

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There are several basic categories of trays:

• Universal. They are used by modern housewives for a variety of purposes.
• For baking bread. They take them to professional inventory, so they can be used not only at home, but also in bakeries.
• Baking tray for baking. Produce them from various materials, due to what you can cook in them you can not only pies, but even pizza.
• Baking trays for baking.

Important! Before choosing a glass pan, be sure to think about what you cook most often.

Classification of trays depending on the material:

• Cast iron products are characterized by unpretentious care and durability. You can clean them with both metal brushes and detergents with abrasive particles. It warms and cools this material for a long time, due to which the dishes keep the heat for a long time, even when the oven is off.
• Glass pan for oven - ideal for baking in the oven a wide variety of dishes. It looks nice, does not allow food to burn, but due to the transparency of the glass you can observe the cooking process. You can wash it by ordinary means, the main thing is to avoid collisions with other hard objects so as not to break it.
• Ceramic forms. Use them better for putting out and languishing dishes. Due to the constant circulation of air in them, the bottom and walls of the cookware warm up equally, which allows you to store valuable nutrients and vitamins that are contained in the ingredients used.
• Silicone dishes. More often in such forms bake various pies, muffins, casseroles and biscuits. They are easy to clean and you can not be afraid of accidental damage. You can use them not only in the oven, but also the fridge, microwave and freezer. Forms of steel with non-stick coating. This is quite a popular, practical and easy-to-use option. The only thing - you need to closely monitor the heating of dishes, because because of too thin walls it can unevenly warm up and deform.

Important! Determined with the material, consider not only the quality characteristics, but also the cost. For example, the price for a glass baking tray will be higher than the silicone mold, but also the quality and environmental cleanliness, and the long-term use of such kitchen implements is many times better.

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Advantages and disadvantages of glassware

Initially, heat-resistant glass pans and baking sheets were used for microwave cooking, but now they are more often used for baking in the oven. Glass kitchen utensils are increasingly found today in everyday life, and it is used not only by ordinary housewives, but also by professional cooks. They look externally, they are very stylish and attractive. For many housewives and cooks, such utensils are as convenient and safe as possible.

Important! Before you buy this or that form, carefully study the instruction to make sure it is suitable for use under certain conditions, for a particular purpose.

Advantages of the glass baking tray for the oven:

1. Transparency. This property allows you to see at what stage of cooking are the ingredients placed in the dishes and track the entire cooking process.
2. Versatility. The glass counter is ideal for baking, stewing, baking any products.
3. Durable thick glass walls. Due to this property cooked food remains hot for a long time due to low thermal conductivity of the material itself.
4. Storage. In glass baking trays, you can not only cook dishes, but also store them in the refrigerator. Tempered glass can withstand both very low and high temperatures.

Important! Before you put the dishes in the refrigerator you need to wait until it is completely cool.

1. Chemical Inactivity. This property makes it possible for the cooked food to preserve all the palatability and useful qualities. The fact is that this material does not react with any products, does not endow the food with extraneous smells, taste.
2. Aesthetic appeal. Glass dishes can be put even on a festive table, because they look beautiful, neat.
3. Long service life. The glass does not lend itself to corrosion, the formation of scale, therefore it serves a long time.
4. Practicality. Some models have special handles for more convenient use.

Important! It is quite easy to take care of glassware, because the food does not stick to it, which means that it is not necessary to rub it heavily.

Disadvantages of glass baking trays:

1. Even though the glass for their manufacture is specially prepared, it still does not tolerate too sharp temperature changes. Therefore, do not put a cold liquid in a heated form or put refrigerated products. In the oven, it is recommended to put it only when it is warmed up properly, in order to prevent the formation of cracks due to sharp heating.
2. Friability of the material. Although they produce baking sheets from impact-resistant material, they must still be used carefully. Try not to drop the object, do not put too heavy objects on top.
3. Poor heat conduction is both a plus and a minus of this material. The glass baking sheet is heated unevenly. Therefore, during cooking, you need to constantly add water or oil to it so that food does not burn.

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How to choose the right glassware for the oven?

• When choosing a glass pan in the store, be sure to pay attention, first of all, to its surface. Really quality products do not have scratches, inclusions, bubbles, irregularities, roughness.
• Glass should be perfectly transparent, and you can check it by looking at the shape in the light.
• If it is a heat-resistant dish, then it must be present a mark that it is heat resistant. If there is no such icon, then it is better not to buy it.
• Also pay attention to the presence of complete set of handles, a flat cover.

Now you know all the features that a glass pan differs from its counterparts from metal, ceramics and other materials. We hope that you have become convinced that such kitchen utensils are the best option and you have not regretted buying.