The box says you can use a metal or a glass pan, but if using an 8x8 inch pan, glass is not recommended. It doesn't say WHY it is not recommended, and that's a pet peeve of mine. What am I, a robot who will mindlessly follow instructions without knowing the reason behind them?
I love to bake brownies with my 8x8 glass pan in my toaster oven, and they seem to come out fine.
2006-09-02 08:40:12 · 6 answers · asked by Diane H 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Glass cooks things hotter and it is recommended to set your oven 25 degrees cooler than if you were using a metal pan so you will have the same outcome. I always use glass pans to bake in and have never had a problem. I actually like the product better in glass. Good for you to not just mindlessly following instructions without knowing the reason behind them. Send and e-mail to the company with this question. You'd be surprised at the response you'll get. Yay brownies!
2006-09-02 08:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by kksay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think that its about the glass but rather about heat distribution:
A 9x13 has 117 square inches of surface area .If you poured your brownie mixture to a depth of 1" you would of course have 117 cubic inches
. An 8x8 pan has a surface area of 64 square inches, if you poured the same quantity of mixture into the 8x8 pan it would have a depth of almost 2 inches. The significant difference in the surface area to volume relationship between a 9x13 pan and an 8x8 pan will significantly alter the cooking times and temperatures. I'm pretty sure the glass has something to do with it also - insofar as thermal mass and other things go.
2006-09-02 10:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is because they hold the heat longer and technically could still be cooking the brownies for a couple minutes when you take it out.
Brownies are supposed to come out of the oven when the center is still a little jiggley, it sets as it cools. If you don't watch it they will be over cooked.
I cook all my cakes etc in a 9x13 glass "pyrex" brand pan. It comes out great every time.
2006-09-02 08:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by Crystal Violet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because they assume most bakers do not have common sense to cool them longer since they are in a smaller pan and glass cooks hotter. I have used my 8x8 glass pan for years and also have had no problems...
2006-09-02 08:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the glass dish gets hotter, and with the smaller size may cause brownies to burn or cook more on the outside. However if you set it at a lower temp as someone else already suggested you should be fine as long as you monitor it closely toward the end of the cooking time.
2006-09-02 08:53:34 · answer #5 · answered by Debster 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can definitely use regular pan .
2016-03-17 06:41:20 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋