Mrs. Anderson's Baking Aluminum Pie Crust Shield Review

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My Pyrex pie plates are larger than standard. They're 10" pie plates instead of the usual 9" plates. So I figured that a 10" pie crust shield was what I needed: 10" plate, 10" shield, right?

Wrong. This 10" shield between one-half and one inch too small in diameter to fit what's called a 10" pie plate -which I learned, after getting out a ruler, is actually 11 inches from outer edge to outer edge. A 10" pie plate apparently has an *interior* measurement of 10 inches, and if the crust goes up onto the edge, then the crust ends up being more than 10" across.

So I'm going to keep looking... hoping... trying to find a substitute for making little tents with aluminum whenever I put a pie in the oven. Wish me luck: I think I'm going to need it.

Meanwhile, it will cost as much in return shipping as I paid for this pie shield, so I'm going to see if one of the neighbors wants it.

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I bought these because I was sick of creating foil shields on the pies I bake. I love that these slip perfectly on and off. However, I've found that since they're made of metal or aluminum, they actually conduct heat and cause the crust of the pie to darken faster than the center--which is exactly what I DIDN'T want it to do. That said, I have to admit that while the edges of my pies look darker than the rest, it hasn't come out burnt as it would if I were to bake the pie without any sort of shield.

I'm planning on buying another brand's--something made from silicone instead.

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I LOVE this product! I have been waiting all week for it to arrive, and it finally did today! I baked my pie (I've been anticipating this moment for days), and when it came out of the oven, there were no spills to clean up! And my crust, lets just say it was a perfect golden brown, light and flaky, mmmmmmm.......

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The shield is top quality and does a fantastic job. However, I'm using the 9" shield with my 8" pie plates. For a 9" pie plate, remember to order the 10" shield. But, I no longer have burnt pie crusts.

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I am a long time pie baker and usually make at least 20 pies around thanksgiving time. I used to use strips of cloth (old sheets etc) that had been wet and then wrapped around the fluted edge of pies to keep the fluted edge (usually on two crust pies) from getting too brown. But that sometimes ripped the edge off when you removed it. Then I used strips of aluminum foil, but those had trouble staying on. After that I had some disposable aluminum pie shields that someone gave me, but they were for 10" pies and my pies were 8 or 9" so I had to fold them down. After using each one many times, they were really cruddy. So when I saw these I thought I would try them. They came through great this thanksgiving and they washed up really well as well, so they should stand up to many uses. My only complaint (hence the 4 stars instead of the 5) is that they do not fit over the fluted edge of a 9" pie! On a pie, the fluted edge (properly done) is not inside the edge, but sitting ON the edge, so the pie shield needs to be a bit bigger than the size of the pie tin. These are 9 1/4" so you think this would be fine, right? But, no...if you measure a 9" pie tin, it is 9" from the inside. If you measure from edge to edge of the outside, it is closer to 10". So these shields worked great on my 8" Marie Callendar pie tins, but did NOT work on my 9" pie tins. The moral of the story is, you need to order the 10" size for your 9" pie plates. I have glass 9" pie plates and also the wonderful stainless steel pie plates that Amazon sells so inexpensively. Hope this helps.