Reddit reviews Mrs. Anderson’s Baking Ceramic Pie Crust Weights, Natural Ceramic Stoneware
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Mrs. Anderson’s Ceramic Pie Weights bake empty pie shells, known as blind baking, without them shrinking, bubbling or bucklingMade from natural, food-safe ceramic stoneware; heat resistant to 480-degrees Fahrenheit; includes convenient storage containerIndividual beads are easy to place and arrange as needed; effectively weighs down pie dough to keep bubbles from forming and transfers heat evenlyBlind bake pie crust for banana cream and chocolate cream pie, lemon meringue, strawberry rhubarb pie, banoffee pie, and moreEasy to use; great for any size frozen and homemade pie crust; wipe clean with a dry cloth or hand wash in warm, soapy water; dry thoroughly before storing
It keeps the crust from bubbling up during baking. You can use a variety of weights (they even make specific pie weights) to achieve this.
After a bit of searching the net it seems that the winners are glass and ceramic. Almost all metals it seems will leach/corrode in acrylic. Lead getting bonus points for being nice and toxic.
There is a thread on coolminiornot that talked about ceramic being best. I wonder if these Ceramic Beads would work.
Ok makes sense. Only thing I've found on Amazon are these pie weights lol
Mrs. Anderson’s Baking Ceramic Pie Crust Weights, Natural Ceramic Stoneware https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004S1BT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_WHi.AbM921MA5
[I thought those looked familiar.] (http://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Andersons-Baking-Ceramic-Weights/dp/B00004S1BT)
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