When I make brownies, I just want to eat all the corners and chewy edges. The Baker’s Edge Brownie Pan is my dream come true.
Gadget Name: Baker’s Edge Brownie Pan
Price: $35
It looks like: It’s made of heavy cast aluminum for good heat distribution.
How it’s supposed to work: The pan holds a whole batch of brownie batter, but it’s actually sectioned, so that it has six more baking edges than ordinary pans, giving each brownie at least two chewy edges.
How we tested it: We baked batches of brownies in the pan, both with our own recipe and our favorite box mix. We also tested the Baker’s Edge’s accompanying spatula that’s specially designed (it’s exactly as wide as the pan’s channels) to cut and remove the brownies after they’re done.
How it actually works: The pan ably holds a single batch or box mix, so filling and baking were easy. The edgy brownies came out awesome; Baker’s Edge delivers on its promise.
Best for: Those who adore brownie edges (you know who you are).
Overall: Thumbs up.
Raise your hand if you’re an edge-brownie fan… anyone?
About the Author: Lisa McManus
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I have a different kind of “all-edges” brownie pan that I used to make mini meatloaf portions. It has the same outcome…everyone gets a crusty end piece of their own.
I love the edges, and my wife loves the centers. This would be a hard sell, unfortunately. On the bright side, I get ALL the edge pieces from the normal pan…
I’m an edge-brownie person! I love that extra chewiness and slightly more solid feel to the texture. It’s like when eating a grilled steak – I go for the meat right next to the bone. There’s something special to edges. Could this pan be used for other bar cookies like chocolate chip, blondies or seven layer bars?
Oddly enough, brownies are the one thing where I prefer a middle piece. Everything else, I love the edges. The meatloaf idea is a great one, though!
I LOVE the edges. I’ve been saying for decades that someone needed to invent a pan (or an insert for a pan) so that all the brownies had corners.
Now they need to invent a pan that bakes only fudgy middle pieces for those of us who are not edge fans!
You can’t just bake brownies in a muffin tin? Are corners that important?
I am wondering if you tested any of the other similar pan styles out there. $35 for a brownie pan? That’s dinner for two in my house – for at least several days. Granted, I have the removable insert style that I found on clearance and can’t say anything bad about it other than it’s two pieces instead of one, but I feel it’s a bit more flexible that the style you highlighted in that it allows individual portions to be created whether it’s brownies, meatloaf or cornbread.
I have one of these and use it when making brownies–which is not very often. Seems to work well and worth using since we have it. Can’t say I’d buy it though–probably just because we dont make brownies much since we don’t want to eats sweets(diet). Have used it for meatloaf too but don’t normally. Probably just don’t think to when we make meatloaf.