Pampered Chef Bar Pan Review

This is one of my favorite and most used products form the Pampered Chef line.  I purchased this bar pan because it was the most versatile in the stoneware line.  I use it to bake cookies, chicken, home-made pizza, whatever can be made on a flat surface!

My pan is currently turning dark brown, which is normal for well-used stoneware.  It's easy to clean and food doesn't really get stuck on it.  Cookies come out perfectly.  I love that I don't need to use a cookie sheet, which to me, has a very short life if you bake a lot.

One thing a stoneware owner must remember is not to wash it with soap.  Warm water should suffice, and use the scraper it comes with to get food off.  That is kind of hard, I admit.  Especially whe have fat residue on the pan.  Oil doesn't wash off that easily with just hot water.  What I do in those instances is I wash it the best I can with water, let it dry out, even f a little greasy, and then I wipe off the excess oil with a cloth or paper towel later on when the pan is dry.  That does the trick.  And I have never made anything on there that had the flavor of what was cooked on it previously.  The food odors just don't stick to it.

As mentioned above, browning and shine is part of the stoneware's natural aging and use process.  When comapred to a new stone, it might even have dirty or burnt look to it.  That is perfectly fine, it does not mean you are a terrible dishwasher or that you should use soap or even replace it!