Bakeware Guide: Choosing the Best Pans for Baking

The type of bakeware you choose impacts everything from brownie edges to cake cooling times. Learn the differences between light and dark pans, how to use specialized pizza pans, and how to adjust oven temperatures for different sizes.

Can You Use a Frying Pan As a Baking Pan?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Jane Smith

Frying pans or skillets are typically used to saute, pan-fry or sear foods. Certain situations may lead you to use a frying pan for other uses, such as baking. Electric and stove-top pans typically have flat bottoms and deep, flared or straight sides, a convenient shape and size for some baked dishes.

Jane Smith has provided educational support, served people with multiple challenges, managed up to nine employees and 86 independent contractors at a time, rescued animals, designed and repaired household items and completed a three-year metalworking apprenticeship. Smith's book, "Giving Him the Blues," was published in 2008. Smith received a Bachelor of Science in education from Kent State University in 1995.