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(More customer reviews)I've been using this cookware for years with no problems and I believe the reviewer "science2000" is really going too far criticizing the product; especially since they admit never using it.
The product description for the 6pc set falsely points out features available on other items in the Farberware line. This does wrongly create the impression these features are part of the 6pc bakeware set.
There are no "Heat resistant silicone rubber safety grip handles" on the bakeware. The bakeware is safe to 500 degrees not 350 degrees.
You get a loaf pan, two 9" rounds, a 9" square, a 13x9x2 and a medium size cookie sheet.
Also, the Farberware bakeware line uses "Two-coat silicone polyester nonstick coating" not SilverStone. IMO, both surfaces are not ideal for roasting. For baking, I see no advantage to SilverStone. IMO, only a real amateur (or someone with limited resources) would use nonstick bakeware on the range anyway.
I can understand how the description is misleading, but it's just an error that Amazon will correct. Note to "science2000", Amazon will accept this product for return, provide you a refund and also pay your return shipping. Just call and tell them the description is wrong.
I also own two insulated SilverStone baking sheets. They are top of the line and each sheet costs more than all my Farberware bakeware combined. But, I don't regularly use the SilverStone sheets because the darker surface produces inferior results in my opinion. I do on occasion cover these SilverStone sheets with a silicon baking mat or aluminum foil (to reduce burning) and use them for baking cookies as they are insulated (I prefer insulated baking sheets for cookies as I've adjusted my recipes for this type of sheet).
So, why does someone with redundant top of the line cookware purchase cheap Farberware bakeware? Because the loaf and cake pans in this line produce superior results and, for the price, I'll use the baking sheet provided for something like warming leftovers. My problem with the baking sheet is the smaller size and my preference for insulated sheets. I've actually purchased insulated "silicone polyester nonstick" baking sheets from another manufacturer and I like them for my purposes.
In my experience, the great cookie bakers use old-fashioned non-insulated cookie sheets that are not nonstick and are made of steel or tin. Why? Nonstick surface cause the cookies to "spread" and darker nonstick surfaces lead the cookies to bake too rapidly.The dark surface is also a problem with cake and pie molds.
Farberware bakeware is made of 0.6-mm cold-rolled steel (professional gauge) and the nonstick surface has proven durable for baking in my experience. Also, these pans are more lightly colored than the SilverStone pans I own and don't require the same level of temperature adjustments. The oversized metal "handles" on the bakeware allow the user to easily manipulate the pan in the oven. My "Chicago Metallic" SilverStone cake pans lack handles and I have stopped using them in favor of the much cheaper Farberware cake pans. I have 4 of the 9" Farberware cake pans at this time.
These are by far the cheapest pans in my kitchen, but I'm totally satisfied with them. And, unlike the other reviewer, I've actually used the pans for some time with zero visible wear (I hand wash all nonstick FYI).
To allege these specific pans may have "release properties" with no apparent backing in research or fact seems unscientific. And, I did an Internet search on "toxic silicone polyester" and found words like food safe describing the material.
Finally, some people tell me that Teflon based coatings like SilverStone are toxic. I did an Internet search on "toxic Teflon" and "toxic Teflon, SilverStone" that seems to back up those concerns. For example, one article claims "DuPont studies show that the Teflon offgases toxic particulates at 446°F". But, I'm not a scientist, just a dedicated cook, and I don't really know about "toxic Teflon", "offgases" or "release properties" and frankly I'm not too worried about it.
I highly recommend this set for new cooks (all non stick is forgiving), people on a budget or serious cooks who, for whatever reason, choose to violate convention and use non stick bakeware instead of tin.
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FARBERWARE 6PC BAKE SETIncludes a 10-by-15-inch cookie pan; a 13-by-9-inch cake pan; a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan; a 9-inch square cake pan; and 2 round 9-inch cake pans.
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