Fat Daddio's PCC-73 Cheesecake/Cake Pan 7 x 3 Inch

If my title was confusing, I meant to say that you can quarter most recipes for 9" cheesecakes and fit them nicely into a Fat Daddio 5 by 3 inch pan. 4 blocks of cream cheese required becomes 1!This is a simple, great product. It's easy to handle. The removable bottom allows you to either press your crust on it directly or cover the circle with foil. The seal holds up both ways; no filling leaks after twelve cakes baked. Use a small glass to remove the cake after it sets. Just make sure you have something with a small rim but tall enough that it will let you remove the side walls comfortably!Washing is easy enough. I do wish they designed the top lip a little differently. It curls around and forms an area you can get water stuck in. It's minor. I hand dry after washing and rack it standing upright to allow it to drip as needed.The sticky labels do take some elbow grease to remove. I was more annoyed scratching off the side label than the bottom one, but at the end of the day neither of them touch my food and I honestly haven't thought about it after cooking my first cake.You'll have to adjust your bake times when using these smaller pans. Unfortunately, due to the small radius, you can't really use the "center jiggle" rule to help judge when it is ready. Best bet is to use an instant thermometer. If you don't have a thermometer, you'll just have to guess. You can use the "toothpick in the middle" to know when it is definitely done, but it may be overcooked a bit at that point.I think the price is reasonable at about $11.50. As long as you make sure not to poke it with metal utensils, they seem like they'll last a long time. If you buy two, you can work on a second cake while the first is setting in the fridge!These 5x3 sized pans are just the right amount for 4 reasonable sized portions or 2 really big servings. The finished 5" cheesecake also fits perfectly into a Pyrex 4-cup round container, which works out great for storing them in the fridge or freezer.I've personally only used it for cheesecake, but I can see them working for quiche, pies, or even cornbread.

I have never made cheesecake before but decided to try it in my new Instant Pot. Bought this pan with no clue how to use it. You Tube to my rescue. I greased the whole pan and cut a parchment round for the bottom. When it was done I let it cool on the counter about 25 min. While it was still warm I used a soup can to push the cake up out of the pan, just like You Tube taught me. Feared it would stick or fall apart but it worked beautifully. Didn't have a spatula so I used a big knife to get it from the pan bottom to plate. Again I feared it would fall apart but the knife worked fine. (I have since bought a 13" spatula.) Refrigerated cake for 4 hours then covered with ganache. Wow, it was gorgeous. So happy to know I can make wickedly good chocolate cheesecake with Oreo crust in my IP and I really love the 6" cake size. I'll get a lot more mileage out of this pan. I don't have a springform and don't think I'll need one. Some butter leaked into the IP water under the trivet the pan was sitting on. Normal apparently. Very happy with this pan and my IP. Also baking in an IP keeps my kitchen cool in the hot summer months without needing the oven.

I’m absolutely loving the new Fat Daddio removable bottom cake pans! I’ve been using them for cheesecakes, so I can’t vouch for regular cake batter. There hasn’t been ANY leaking from the butter in the crust or the cheesecake filling. I also have the 9 and 8 inch removable bottom pans with the same excellent results!

The PCC-53 is a perfect size to fit in a COSORI Mini Air Fryer (2.1 Qt). Makes a great cheesecake with no need to mess around with a water bath or springform pan. Easily removes with the separate bottom disc and straight sides.

Very heavy duty, loves the way my cakes turn out. Will definitely buy again

I’ve bought this brand several times before have been very pleased, but I needed a specific pan with the removable bottom to make mini cakes. I actually bought eight of these and they worked perfectly. They are well-made and sturdy.

Great cake pan and I love how the bottom of the pan pops out! It makes it so much easier to get a cake with a perfectly flat surface, once you flip it.It is also easy to wash.

If you're looking for something to make a cheesecake in your Instant Pot, this fits perfectly!