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With the MSR Flex 4 System Cookset, you have a complete set of cookware for a group of four--at least for basic cooking jobs. The set is versatile enough to cook at home or pack for a trip. It includes a nonstick 3.2-liter pot, a 5.3-liter pot, lids for both pots that double as strainers, a Talon pot handle, four polypropylene plates, and four insulated mugs. The only thing missing the silverware, assuming you don't want to eat with your fingers. The different parts of the cooking set nest together, minimizing the amount of space they require … Read more

Cupcakes are great, but sometimes you want to go a step beyond. The Sweet Rides Classic Car Pan, from Nordic Ware, lets you turn your cupcakes into truly sweet rides. The pan shapes each cupcake into a different car--they aren't made in any particular models, but you'll be able to pick out a truck and even a convertible. While the pan does add quite a few details to your cupcakes, there aren't so many that it's hard to remove the cupcakes after you're done baking. You can also get away without completely icing these treats: … Read more

Bundt cakes, as a rule, aren't particularly fancy. With the right pan, though, you can make your cake a little fancier. The Aloha Bundt Cake Pan is perfect if you're looking for a tropical feel. The pan's design shapes your cake to look like six small pineapples that form a ring. You don't even need to frost it to get a great look. Unlike many pans that mold details into a baking cake, the design on this pan is not so delicate that you won't be able to get the cake out of the pan … Read more

There are plenty of ways to liven up a stack of pancakes: you can mix in blueberries or add a handful of chocolate chips or even use a pan that adds fun designs to your breakfast. The Bug Pancake Pan lets you take that last option, adding pictures of dragonflies, ladybugs, and more to your pancakes.

The pan comes from Nordic Ware and has a non-stick surface that's also heat-reflective, offering uniform browning for your pancakes. The pan offers seven different sections into which you can pour pancakes, each with its own bug theme: a dragonfly, snail, butterfly, ladybug, … Read more

Sometimes one meal at a time isn't enough. I don't necessarily mean overeating; rather, I speak here of flavor. The Spanish concept of tapas or small plates is appealing to me: lots of different flavors and foods during one meal. In a single setting you can have fish, fowl, beast, and everything in-between. It's a great idea for those among us who enjoy sampling different bites during a meal. Sometimes however, we know what we want in general, but perhaps not in the specific.

Like Neapolitan ice cream, this Triple-Channel Lasagna Pan covers all bases. It's … Read more

Cupcakes are fun to decorate and fun to eat. But occasionally, you have to bake a bigger cake. The Dimensions Giant Cupcake Pan from Wilton gives you the option of baking a giant cupcake, and sticking with the fun of decorating and eating a cupcake in larger sizes. The pan actually bakes the cupcake in two pieces--the top and the base--which you'll be able to assemble after backing. To put the pieces together, you'll need to spread a thin layer of icing so that the top and the bottom hold together. The fully constructed cake will stand about … Read more

Having an egg pan is of interest to most cooks. Eggs can be delicate or strong, and as such, they require special attention. Once you find your good egg pan, it should be guarded and kept away from all of your other every day pans. Even if you don't go to such extreme measures to protect your good egg pan from unwanted use, it should at least be noted that good egg pans are important enough to consider special.

The Calphalon Unison Slide Nonstick 10-inch Fry Pan with Poacher Insert makes choosing an egg pan easy. The nonstick surface … Read more

There is an amazing variety of cake pans available these days, but who has room in their cabinets for all those different options? With the Bundt Fancy Springform Pan with Two Bottoms from Nordic Ware, that question is a little less of an issue. The pan uses a typical springform ring but allows you to easily switch between a flat bottom with a waffle pattern--ideal for cheesecakes, layer cakes, tarts and more--and a fluted tube bottom--which works well for Bundt cakes. The ring is 9 inches, and will work with any recipe that is meant for a 9-inch pan. The … Read more

I've seen some amazing tiered cakes that have been made intentionally a bit topsy-turvy; Uneven tiers with odd angles adds a fun feel to cake designs. But it's surprisingly difficult to create a topsy-turvy tiered cake. There's a high risk that an off-balance cake will collapse. But Wilton's Topsy Turvy Pan has made getting that look a lot easier. Rather than trying to build a tiered cake, the pan produces a solid sheet cake with the appearance of a tiered cake at funny angles. You may not get the full effect of a whimsical leaning cake, … Read more