Calling fellow bread bakers, question about greasing pans

[nukeswife]

Hi all,

Well after I came out of my fog and sold my Kitchenaid Pro 5, which I had bought after selling a Bosch Universal (Yes I was a total goober on that one) I received my new Bosch Universal Plus (and it's gorgeous) I dug out the bread pans which I haven't used since last year because the KA just couldn't handle my large batches and I use white bread flour at the moment ( I plan to eventually get a nutrimill and grind my own wheat) I have a question about them. They are all sticky from the residue of "Pam" overspray. I would like to find a better alternative because I hate that sticky goo.

 

What do you all use to grease your pans. I have nice Norpro dimpled pans which I love, but hate the stickiness that has come upon them.

[gardening momma]

I don't remember how well this works for bread, but for other baked goods it's great...shortening. You can't spray it on--you have to spread it, but it cleans off nicely and doesn't bake on like a non-stick spray does.

[ktgrok]

I use butter or olive oil, just rub it in with my fingers or a bit of paper towel.

[justamouse]

I use the stoneware 'pans'. I butter them once in a while, but for the most part I roll up the dough, plop it in and when it's done baking it just pops right out. And the crust is gorgeous and crisp (if I plop them in a bag to cool the crusts soften like storebought).

[stormy weather]

What if you were to oil the pans and bake them(without anything in them) like you were seasoning cast iron?

[Ellie]

I use some sort of spray, but I guess my dishwasher works pretty well, because the pans are not gooey. :-/

[OrganicAnn]

I use butter or olive oil.

[Carol in Cal.]

What do you all use to grease your pans. I have nice Norpro dimpled pans which I love, but hate the stickiness that has come upon them.

 

I use butter to grease metal or glass bread pans. I don't want a layer of oil or margarine or shortening on my bread, but a little butter is just fine with me. It works well, and the pans clean entirely in the dishwasher. I am not sure what you would use for stoneware pans, though.

[nukeswife]

Thanks ladies.

 

I've never put them in the dishwasher because I wasn't sure if they were dishwasher safe. I normally don't wash them after each use because I did remember the instructions saying to just wipe them out and wash only occasionally. I like butter, I usually brush the tops of my bread with melted butter after they come out of the oven to help soften them, so I'll try a few with that to grease them and a few without greasing to see how it goes.