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The Cuisinart Chef's Classic Nonstick Bakeware Square Cake Pan is a single square cake pan from Cuisinart's Chef's Classic Nonstick Bakeware line. On its Amazon listing, Cuisinart describes it as having heavy-gauge aluminized steel construction, a nonstick coating on both the interior and the exterior, and thick rolled edges.
This review goes through what the listing says about each of those points, along with the care, material and warranty details. It also covers the places where the listing's own fields don't match, and shows each one exactly as it is written.
Quick Overview
The pan is listed in silver with a square shape, and it is sold as one item. The Included Components field lists "Cake Pan," and both Number of Items and Unit Count are given as 1. In the product information, Cuisinart lists a limited lifetime warranty and an upper temperature rating of 450°F.
Construction and Materials
According to the bullet points, the pan has "heavy-gauge aluminized steel construction for even heat distribution." The product description says the same about the whole Chef's Classic Nonstick Bakeware line: it is constructed of heavy gauge aluminized steel "to provide even heat distribution and consistent baking results," in Cuisinart's words.
The manufacturer section repeats the aluminized steel wording and ties it to "Even Heating."
The Material field in the product information gives a different answer. It reads "Alloy Steel." The listing does not explain the difference between the two, so both are noted here exactly as they appear.
Nonstick Coating, Inside and Out
One of the bullet points describes a "durable nonstick coating on interior and exterior," in the listing's wording. The product description adds that the nonstick interior and exterior "ensure easy food release and cleanup," according to Cuisinart.
In the manufacturer section, Cuisinart names the coating as Whitford Xylan and describes it as "Whitford Xylan Non-Stick Interior and Exterior for Easy Release and Cleanup." The listing gives no further detail about the coating beyond these lines.
Rolled Edges
The listing states that "thick rolled edges prevent warping even at high temperatures." The product description words this as "extra-thick rolled edges prevent warping."
Separately, the Upper Temperature Rating field in the product information is 450°F.
Cleaning and Care: What the Listing Says
The listing is not consistent on cleaning, so here is each field as written.
- Special Feature: "Dishwasher safe"
- Specific Uses For Product: "Dishwasher safe"
- Product description: "The entire line is dishwasher safe."
- Product Care Instructions: "Hand Wash"
Three parts of the listing call the pan dishwasher safe, while the Product Care Instructions field says hand wash. Both versions are shown here as the listing gives them.
Size and Dimensions
The listing gives the pan's size and its item dimensions as two different figures. Both are shown as listed in the specifications table and the FAQs on this page.
Warranty
The Manufacturer Warranty Description field reads "Limited lifetime warranty."
The product description also ends with a line of brand wording: "Cuisinart quality promises you a lifetime of great performance, whatever the baking task." That sentence is Cuisinart's description of the bakeware. The warranty listed in the product information is the limited lifetime warranty.
About the Chef's Classic Nonstick Bakeware Line
Several statements in the product description are about the full bakeware line rather than this pan alone. Cuisinart says Chef's Classic Non-Stick Bakeware is "ideal for today's cooks," that "the full line is constructed of heavy gauge aluminized steel," and that "the entire line is dishwasher safe." The Item Type Name field lists this pan as Chef's Classic Nonstick Bakeware.
Listing Details That Don't Match
- Care: dishwasher safe in the Special Feature field, the Specific Uses For Product field and the description; "Hand Wash" in the Product Care Instructions field.
- Material: "Alloy Steel" in the Material field; heavy-gauge aluminized steel in the bullet points, description and manufacturer section.
- Size: the Size field and the Item Dimensions field give different figures (see the specifications table).
Final Verdict
Going by its listing, the Cuisinart Chef's Classic Nonstick Bakeware Square Cake Pan is a silver square cake pan with heavy-gauge aluminized steel construction, a nonstick coating inside and out, thick rolled edges, a 450°F upper temperature rating and a limited lifetime warranty. Cuisinart describes the line as "ideal for today's cooks" and says it gives "consistent baking results."
The listing does disagree with itself on care (dishwasher safe versus hand wash) and on material (aluminized steel versus alloy steel). Both versions of each are reported above exactly as the listing states them.
