Constructing a Well-Centered Garden: Tips & Tricks

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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around the use of torte and tart pans, with participants sharing their experiences and clarifying the differences between the two types of pans. Questions about how to create wells in the center of desserts using these pans are also discussed.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses confusion about how to create wells in the center of a dessert using a torte pan.
  • Another participant mentions that the wells are already molded into the torte pan, which may explain the confusion.
  • Several users clarify the distinction between torte pans and tart pans, noting that tart pans come with a tool for fluting.
  • One participant shares their experience of not having issues with the wells when using torte pans.
  • Another participant discusses a misconception from a family member regarding the need for a removable bottom in torte pans.
  • Some participants express a desire to have kitchen tools, even if they may not use them frequently.
  • One participant shares their habit of keeping unused products in their original boxes for easier storage.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ regarding the necessity of a removable bottom for torte pans, with some participants agreeing that tart pans have removable bottoms while others clarify that torte pans do not.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects personal experiences and preferences related to kitchen tools and baking practices, with no official guidance or recommendations provided.

Who May Find This Useful

Participants interested in baking with torte and tart pans, as well as those who enjoy discussing kitchen tools and their uses.

PCCHeather0506
PCCHeather0506
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How do I get the wells in the center? I've made a few of these and can't figure that part out. THANK YOU!!!
 
Do you have our Torte Pans? If you are using the Torte Pan Set the wells are part of the pan.
 
?? Are you using the tore pans?
 
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YES...so how do I use them, before baking or after?
 
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what I mean...now that I read what I wrote, it doesn't really make sense. The tool it comes with, is that how you make the wells? How does it work?
 
I think you are using the TART pan - that's different form the TORTE pan.
 
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No...I'm pretty sure I'm using a torte pan...
 
PCCHeather0506 said:
No...I'm pretty sure I'm using a torte pan...
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Well, if you are using the torte pan, they're molded so the wells are already there. That's why we're having difficulty understanding your question. It's the tart pan that comes with the tool for fluting (and that's in the gift set #2118 - Easy Pies and Tarts gift set).
 
Torte is the 2 round pans that look like cake pans. I have never had a problem with the wells when using them.
 
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Ok...I get it now! Thank YOU!!
 
This is a Torte Pan:

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc293/lindachild/tortepans.jpg

This is a Tart Pan:

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc293/lindachild/tartpans.jpg


Which one are you trying to use?
 
I don't even think I realized there was a tart pan. I noticed the gift set but didn't pay attention to what was in it. kinda makes me want to have one now - I don't know why? I wouldn't use it but I like to have STUFF, especially in the kitchen.
 
pcsharon1 said:
I don't even think I realized there was a tart pan. I noticed the gift set but didn't pay attention to what was in it. kinda makes me want to have one now - I don't know why? I wouldn't use it but I like to have STUFF, especially in the kitchen.
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LOL you are my twin! I want everything.
 
slight hijack here... since we are on the topic of what is a torte pan, kind of...My sister was wondering (okay, criticizing) that our torte pans don't have a removable bottom. I asked her if she is sure she is talking about a torte pan. I told her how ours you can flip out and then use it well side up or the top one well side down, but she insists that there are gourmet (yes, she's a gourmet junkie) recipes that need to be 100% completed in the torte pan, and that gourmet pans then have a removable base. Is she thinking of the wrong name of a product? Or are there torte pans like she is describing somewhere out there?
 
babywings76 said:
slight hijack here... since we are on the topic of what is a torte pan, kind of...

My sister was wondering (okay, criticizing) that our torte pans don't have a removable bottom. I asked her if she is sure she is talking about a torte pan. I told her how ours you can flip out and then use it well side up or the top one well side down, but she insists that there are gourmet (yes, she's a gourmet junkie) recipes that need to be 100% completed in the torte pan, and that gourmet pans then have a removable base. Is she thinking of the wrong name of a product? Or are there torte pans like she is describing somewhere out there?
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TART pans have removable bottoms. So she is thinking of the wrong thing.
 
okay, thanks. I can't wait to tell her! ;)
 
pcsharon1 said:
I don't even think I realized there was a tart pan. I noticed the gift set but didn't pay attention to what was in it. kinda makes me want to have one now - I don't know why? I wouldn't use it but I like to have STUFF, especially in the kitchen.
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:D LOL!!! I am so that way too! I have to have everything, whether I have a clue what to do with it or not. I'm driving my DH crazy with Pampered stuff coming out of our ears!
 
ChefPaulaB said:
:D LOL!!! I am so that way too! I have to have everything, whether I have a clue what to do with it or not. I'm driving my DH crazy with Pampered stuff coming out of our ears!
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I still have some things from several years ago that we don't sell anymore - IN THE BOXES - but I won't get rid of them! My husband thinks I'm loony and I know the Army wonders what the heck we eat every time they send someone to pack us up for a move. But then when I do say "we don't sell this anymore and I've never used it, maybe I should get rid of it" he says "but how will you get another one if you don't sell it anymore. Just keep it!" A lot of help he is.
 
pcsharon1 said:
I still have some things from several years ago that we don't sell anymore - IN THE BOXES - but I won't get rid of them! My husband thinks I'm loony and I know the Army wonders what the heck we eat every time they send someone to pack us up for a move. But then when I do say "we don't sell this anymore and I've never used it, maybe I should get rid of it" he says "but how will you get another one if you don't sell it anymore. Just keep it!" A lot of help he is.
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Yep, they are no help when you need them!
 
I like to keep some of our products in the boxes even though I use them often, it makes storage much easier.
 

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What is a well-centered garden?

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