Covering and Transporting Your Rectangular Baker: Tips and Tricks

[taterbug]

What do you use to cover your rectangular baker? I often make cobblers and casseroles for church functions and other events. I bake them in my rectangular baker and prefer leaving them in it for serving, but my problem is trying to find the best product to cover them with (for transport). Foil doesn't seem to stick well and it is difficult to "smooth" it down over the edges of the pan because it is so hot. Saran Wrap melts........
How do you cover and transport yours?

 

[JAE]

I use foil and smooth it down with my oven mitts on my hands. If I don't want anything to stick to the foil, I spray it with oil before placing it over the food. I always buy the heavy duty foil, too. It just works better. I still have the really old insulated tote for the Rectangle Baker, too. I use that for transport, and I have the old cover which sometimes I'll place over the foil.

 

[Shell Northway]

Foil. Now I do remember when I first purchased my rectangular baker the consultant told me you could purchase another to use as a lid. Though I wouldn't transport that way.

 

[taterbug]

I use my oven mitts too while trying to get the foil on. It just seems that the foil doesn't want to always stay in place. I will make sure I am using the heavy duty foil; if not, i will try that.

 

[babywings76]

I cover it w/ foil. The best foil is the Reynold's Release Non-stick foil. One side is non-stick so it's perfect for covering over things like the cheesy top layers of a casserole.

 

[taterbug]

I don't have a problem with the foil sticking to the food....it's getting the foil to stick to the sides of the pan. You know how metal pans have sort a ridge around the top edge....you can sort of tuck the foil under the ridge. You can't do that with the stone pan because the edges are smooth. Does that make any sense?

 

[JAE]

Yep, it makes sense. I don't have too much of a problem with foil, but like I said, I use only heavy duty. It certainly doesn't seal, but it should be fine for transporting.

 

[sklay723]

I've also used foil, but I use a HUGE longsheet, set the pan in the middle of it, and bring it up on both sides and then fold down the ends together...that way it goes all the way around and covers without slipping off. It's kind of a waste of foil, but I don't have to do that very often, so it's no big deal once in a while.

 

[esavvymom]

That's one thing I think is severely lacking in our PC line...a way to TRANSPORT the food! They got rid of the woven basket (which by the way- I use that for my rectangular baker, and then cover either with foil, or I have the flexible "lid" that sort of sits loosely- in case the moisture/heat needs a way to escape and not condense back onto the food).But our SA & Bamboo platters, pans, etc...other than the Trifle Bowl and DCB, don't really have any easy way to transport to events! And of course they don't fit in much of anything else! (Like tupperware). SO unless I'm hosting the event, it's hard to show off my pretty PC pieces because I can't GET them there.

 

[taterbug]

I've also used foil, but I use a HUGE longsheet, set the pan in the middle of it, and bring it up on both sides and then fold down the ends together...that way it goes all the way around and covers without slipping off. It's kind of a waste of foil, but I don't have to do that very often, so it's no big deal once in a while.

I will try that as well.

 

[taterbug]

That's one thing I think is severely lacking in our PC line...a way to TRANSPORT the food! They got rid of the woven basket (which by the way- I use that for my rectangular baker, and then cover either with foil, or I have the flexible "lid" that sort of sits loosely- in case the moisture/heat needs a way to escape and not condense back onto the food).

But our SA & Bamboo platters, pans, etc...other than the Trifle Bowl and DCB, don't really have any easy way to transport to events! And of course they don't fit in much of anything else! (Like tupperware). SO unless I'm hosting the event, it's hard to show off my pretty PC pieces because I can't GET them there.

Agreed! And quite frankly, the Trifle Bowl and DCB lids aren't that "great" for transporting. I am on my second Trifle Bowl lid and it still won't stay on and the DCB lid is not that difficult to slide around.