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Best Pie Pans

We baked seven blueberry pies in glass, metal, and ceramic pie plates from Le Creuset, Oxo, Pyrex, and more to find the ones that deliver flaky and evenly browned crusts

By Shalwah Evans

December 12, 2025

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Pyrex and USA pie plated, Staub pie plate with pie and ingredients — Metal, glass, or ceramic pie plates—which bake up the best pies? We cooked seven to find out.

Whether you fancy yourself a baker or swear by store-bought delicacies, certain times of the year might make you want a home-baked pie. But if you want your recipes to come out right, you need the right tools. Yes, the pan is important if you want to make pies as good as Patti’s (if you know, you know).

In this article

Pie Plates We Tested: King Arthur Le Creuset Heritage Fluted Ceramic Oxo Lidded 9-inch Glass Pyrex 9-Inch Staub Ceramic USA Pan 9-Inch Williams Sonoma Goldtouch Pro Nonstick
Advice From a Pastry Chef

To find the best pie pans, I baked simple blueberry pies with the same store-bought ingredients, assessed how even the crust turned out, whether the pie stuck to the pan, how easy it was to clean each pan, and whether it had features or details that made it easy to use. I also took into account whether the pans were BPA-, PTFE-, and PFAS-free, according to their manufacturers.

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Shalwah Evans

Shalwah Evans is a journalist with more than a decade of experience covering beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and culture. Her work has appeared in leading digital and print publications, including Essence magazine and essence.com, Travel + Leisure, PS, The Cut, Thrillist, Well+Good, and makeup.com. She's a self-proclaimed skincare fanatic and ingredients nerd. Formerly NCSF certified, she has also worked as a fitness operations manager, which she carries into her writing. She earned her Master of Journalism from the University of California, Berkeley.