This or That: Should you cook with metal or glass baking pans?

Ceramic or glass baking pans are the way to go. Compared to metal, glass and ceramic retain heat much better and so use less energy to cook your food. Many recipes have separate baking instructions that suggest either lowering the oven temperature about 25 degrees or shortening the bake time when using glass or ceramic. Plus, I've always preferred glass and ceramic over metal because they're easier to clean -- no worries about scratching too hard and damaging a non-stick coating.













