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Getting to grips with bakeware essentials

If you fancy trying your hand at baking, the latest celeb craze (just ask Victoria Beckham and Fearne Cotton if you don’t believe us!), then you need to make sure you have the basic bakeware essentials to hand. Do you see yourself as the next star of The Great British Bake-Off? Then you need to shop the bakeware essentials, stat. From fun and kitschy bakeware tools, such as novelty cookie cutters and baking tins, to serious must-have bakeware items, such as rolling pins, tins and sheets, it can be tricky to work out exactly what bakeware you need to get yourself started.

The basic bakeware you will need:

Most amateur bakers will have two eight-inch baking tins in their bakeware collection, as they’re the absolute perfect size for creating birthday cakes, Victoria Sponges and more. And, for savvy bakers looking to get the most out of their bakeware, you can also use the tins separately to create brownies, fruit crumbles and pot pies. Whoever knew bakeware could be so flexible?

You’ll also want to add at least two cooling trays / racks to your home bakeware selection. Not only can you use this versatile bakeware item for cooling cookies, biscuits, cupcakes and fairy cakes, but you can also use them as a drip-proof oven shelves when making pizza or steak. Bakeware becomes steakware – who knew? Two sheets will make sure that you can finish up on your baking quickly and efficiently – perfection!

What else?

Scales may not be the first thing that come to mind when discussing bakeware, but there’s no denying that all amateur bakers would be lost without them. Stop guessing the weight and volume of your ingredients, lest you create a bakeware monster not even the Master Chef himself could salvage, and get specific with this must-have bakeware tool.

Planning on getting your Mrs Lovett on and baking up the best pies ever seen? Then bag a bakeware must-have with a 9 inch pie tin and have a go at steak, key lime, apple or lemon meringue pie whenever the craving hits next. Everybody appreciates a good pie, after all, so you’ll soon find that this bakeware essential will never have the chance to gather dust in the kitchen cupboard. Finally, all bakers need at least two mixing bowls, a rolling pin and a mixing spoon in their bakeware cupboard. They’re bakeware beauties and most bakers can bag them on a budget too!