Best Baking Dishes

Are you (or someone you know) an avid pizza or bread baking fan? This steel is great if you're looking for that crispy pizza crust or bake your own… Read more

bread without the costs of specialist pizza ovens or other MUCH more expensive equipment.

It's a plate of steel, what's special about it?

Believe it or not, this steel (even the thicker 3/8") is much cheaper than buying a cut plate from the local steel supplier. I did some "shopping around" and found that a comparable piece from three steel suppliers had quotes that ranged from $90-179 Australian EACH, and that's picking it up from the warehouse. So I bought two of these instead for the ticket price of $72 each delivered, but with a discount code, I actually got it down to $65 each. That is still much cheaper than some of the $170+ charged by domestic stores, and nearly $400 delivered price from overseas stores.

Shipping heavy plate is really expensive.... normally.

These steels are 3/8" or 9.5mm thick, (There's a thinner model is only 6mm or so that's about $7-10 cheaper) and definitely heavier than even the dome-lidded cast iron loaf pans like the Brunswick, and Skitchen's "Brisbane Large" that I've reviewed . At 11Kg per steel, I was a little worried about sticking two of them in a 60cm wide wall oven (I have a base model Neff) but that load is successfully held up by the shelving. The steels themselves are NOT wide enough to run on my rails so I could take the shelving out (much as I wanted to), and do sit at a slight lean because my shelf curves up either side. We're talking only a few degrees off from level leaning left/right depending on which side I raise to fit. It causes no problems with any steel-worthy bread dough, and hasn't caused any issues with pizza toppings yet.

This is a carbon steel, NOT stainless steel, so it will rust if you don't look after it. So like cast iron cookware, maintaining a seasoned coat requires ongoing effort, but will prevent rust and create a reasonably non-stick surface. Like all seasoned cookware, it's NOT dishwasher safe, (it's the fastest way to remove your seasoned coating) and the coating can be scratched off, particularly at the edges when scraped along other objects.

Honestly, I really like these steels for pizza/sourdoughs, but since EVERYONE shows that capability, I thought I'd show you some french "milk bread" baguettes I baked on these steels. I've also included a picture of the BOTTOM of a loaf, cooked at 215C for 25 minutes on the pre-heated steel. It's dark, but not burnt and despite being a softer loaf, I think the crust (and crumb) came out pretty much perfectly.

I've baked with these steels on several occasions now, and they fit in my oven, they work well, need the same care as most steels, and come delivered at the most affordable price I could find. What more can you ask for?

Great product! – Baking Tray is reasonably large with low sides (40x27x2cm) and great for oven baking vegies. We have a similar sized stainless steel one that buckles… Read more

in the heat - but this one stays flat. Cleans easily - just soak off the difficult bits. The enamel finish is a great alternative to aluminium or alternative teflon type finishes if you want to avoid them. Masterpro advise that their vitreous enamel products have all passed the lead and cadmium tests, with any traces too low to be detected during the testing process.

Good – This is a fantastic bakeware and storage ware. Its perfect for serving food for dinner guests and you have a great glass lid so its perfect to put it… Read more

into the fridge as well. I think nowadays the material they make it out of is different. You still pay a high price, but some are breakable. Overall, I have a good collection of Corning Ware which I what I use daily for storing and serving my food. This is a fantastic product and I have to say that I got into Corning Ware from my mother. She swears by it, and now, I do too! It is pricey, but can be found on sale in the Corning Ware outlets and also in the bigger shops. Its supposed to be unbreakable, but we accidentally dropped a casserole dish in the kitchen sink, it basically slipped out my hand, and it broke! So, that shouldnt have happened at all!

Good – This is a great casserole dish that is very useful for me. I can bake in it and then serve from it and then store it in the fridge. Afterwards, I can… Read more

reheat it in the microwave. With Corningware, you can either buy all the plates and casserole dishes in one design like Shadow Iris or you can mix the designs and buy whichever one you want. Overall, these are great value for money because they are useful for everyday use, and for dinner guests and are easily cleaned too. This is one of the newer ranges from Corningware. It comes with a glass lid and is perfect for using everyday. My mother used Corningware and now I am stuck on buying them because they are so versatile and pretty to use. These can be a bit expensive, but you can buy this design from the outlet shop or sometimes BigW have a bit of a selection.

Good Quality – I ordered an Ovenware Large Tray and 3-ply Stainless Steel Rectangular Roaster while on sale as my previous tray and roaster had started to become… Read more

damage. I am extremely happy with the quality of the items. My previous trays which were more basic had quite a bit of use and lasted a reasonable time. I anticipate these should last longer as one is stainless steel.

Marinex bowl shatters! – I purchased a set of 4 small Marinex bowls last week to use in microwave oven. Last night I was reheating warm corn. Put the microwave on high for… Read more

40 seconds and within a few seconds I heard a loud explosion, which was my new bowl shattering into a thousand pieces. I was not impressed! I have never had a problem with Corningware.

It shattered.

colour leaks – we brought this at woolies last week and i decided to rest some pizza dough on it thinking it be ok boy was i wrong it felt a blue stain on the dough

Once upon a time this may have been a good quality product but in 2025 definitely not. Used 4 times to bake bread, only ever washed carefully and the… Read more

coating is rapidly coming off and deteriorating. Literally in front of my eyes. Agree with other reviewers of this brand that the non-stick quality is very poor and should be avoided. Recommend you keep your receipt and return to place of purchase.

Wasteful - Cake tin leaks cake mixture into oven – Mastercraft non stick springform cake pan leaks cake mixture. Don't buy this cake tin, your time and money will be wasted. Then you'll have an oven to clean. Worse than useless.