Norpro9-Inch Stainless Steel Cake Pan, Round

I have ordered these cake pans before, several years ago, for myself. Recently one of my daughters said she wished for 3 good quality cake pans. I wanted stainless steel because I feel that they're safer for health purposes. I also wanted a light finish, with gives a lighter baked product. I always line my pans with parchment paper for multiple reasons: easier to remove cake layers from the pans, easier to clean up and keep clean over the years, and easier to freeze before frosting. Lining the pans keeps these beauties looking clean and new. I never cut in the pans!! I also never use any scratchy scrubbers on these pans. These stainless steel cake pans are medium priced. They are not cheap pans and are therefore not priced like cheap pans. Conversely, they are not expensive either. I feel they are worth the money. The pans are a very solid weight. I'm fairly particular about kitchen items and I can easily recommend these pans!

Well-built and easy to clean.

I have written about this pan sometime ago. It serves my needs very well; as I use these pans for baking cake and potatoes as well as for warming precooked foods in the oven. When baking any type of potatoes, I add more than an inch of water to the bottom pan after placing the prepared potatoes in it. Then I place another Norpro 9-inch Stainless Steel Cake Pan in an inverted position over the bottom pan. I set the temperature for 350 degrees F. and bake the potatoes, undisturbed for at least an hour. If a fork goes through the potato easily, it is fully baked. Sweet Potatoes or Yams generally take longer to bake than Yukon or Red Potatoes. A special treat I discovered is to cut up washed unpeeled (raw) potatoes into French-fry slices or any type of sliced size, place in bottom pan with some water in it. Sprinkle a small amount of Canola and/or Olive Oil on the sliced potatoes which line the pan, then sprinkle granulated or ground onion bits on top of them. Cover the pan with an inverted pan of the same size and bake at 350 degrees F. for about half an hour. The end result to eat, especially for the red potatoes, is that they taste like real French Fries without too much oil! This process could be done with several pans at a time, with the inverted pans; or one long roasting pan on the bottom, and an inverted pan of the same size. "Yummy for the tummy!" as my children used to say! (Oven-mitts, of course, are a must to use when handling anything hot from the oven.)

I love these cake pans, they heat evenly, and they don't look all dingey and discolored and all dented up like the aluminum ones do after you use them for a while. I've used the aluminum ones my entire life, and don't get me wrong I'm not going to throw out the ones I have, but I spoiled myself with a couple of these stainless ones and I am so pleased with them.

Product looks nice. It is a little lighter than I thought;but appears to be a nice baking pan. I have not used it yet.

Would purchase from seller again

I was impressed with the weight and the stainless steel. The pans were much better than anything I had seen in all of the stores I searched. I'm picky too. I've tried other cookware but I only cook with my grandmother's original Revere Ware made from heavy gage high quality United States steel (the finest in the world) with the thick copper bottoms. They still look as good today as they did 93 years ago. I'm not saying these cake pans will hold up that long because I don't know where they purchased the steel to make them, but they have a smooth finish and are the proper shape for layer cakes. Most important of all is that they are of heavy weight, so they heat evenly, and that makes for a great looking and tasting cake.

For anyone who would like to know where these were made, all of the paper inserts that came with each of the pans I ordered said 'Made in India for Norpro'.I bought 8 stainless steel Norpro pans because of the predominantly good customer reviews at Amazon. They are heavy-duty and come in a nice variety of shapes & sizes. However, all of the Norpro pans I received have tarnish marks and also discoloration on the inside of each pan. I am concerned about the quality & safety of these foreign-made products. Will chemicals or alloys leak into food as these pans are heated? Therefore, I'm returning the 8 pans and requesting a refund. I don't mind paying a little extra money if health & safety are concerns, and will hopefully find similar items of better quality produced in the US or Europe.UPDATE:For anyone interested in buying Made in USA stainless steel bakeware, I highly recommend ALL-CLAD. I bought several baking pans and baking sheets made by them and they are excellent. They are easy to clean and always come out looking like new when cleaned with Bar Keeper's Friend instead of abrasive soap powders.Main features of ALL-CLAD stainless steel bakeware:- Bonded tri-ply 18/10 stainless steel construction with aluminum core that produces supremely-even heat distribution- Designed to withstand extreme heat of commercial ovens. Maintains precise shape throughout a lifetime of service- Brushed stainless steel exterior, polished cast stainless steel handles and flush interior rivets for easy release- Lifetime guarantee of superior performance and made in the USA- Dishwasher safeYou can get ALL-CLAD stainless steel products through Amazon. Just do a search on 'ALL-CLAD stainless steel' and many of their cooking products will come up.You can buy Bar Keeper's Friend Cookware Cleanser locally or on Amazon. Only very little is needed to clean the ALL-CLAD pans, so it lasts a while.ALL-CLAD makes high quality products that will last a lifetime, so the additional expense for these Made in USA goods is well worth it.I'm sharing this because it is so hard to find really good products that are still made in the USA, and I hope the above info is helpful to you.