The perfectly dry brownie maker

Originally, I was going to borrow a Perfect Brownie Pan but decided to just purchase one. I feared I may like it despite being told by friends and co-workers that the brownies cooked in the pan were both rubbery and dry. The pan came in a very large box and included the decorating stencils and a small recipe book for $19.99. The price seemed to be at least reasonable.

I rushed to Meijer to get the ingredients for a batch of brownies-from scratch mind you, not a box. I would recreate the brownies I made in a regular brownie pan the previous week. While I drove home, I started to worry that the pan would be too large for the amount of batter the recipe made. How could the batter for a batch of nine brownies made in an 8" x 8" square pan fill a pan that said it would make 18 brownies? The picture on the box showed large delicious brownies. I decided I would make a second bowl of batter if needed.

I opened the box and my smile quickly dissipated. The pan inside was about half the size of the box it came in. I would definitely have enough batter. The browines would end up measuring about 1" x 2", much smaller than the ones made in a normal pan.

All the instructions were carefully followed, and it was a good thing too. Although the brownie pan had a nonstick coating, it still needed to be sprayed with cooking spray-even then there was some slight sticking, not terrible though. The brownies came out cooked evenly. Unfortunately, evenly cooked means no gooey center. These brownies were a little dry, but that's just in my opinion. I tend to enjoy most of my baked goods being a little under done.

The tiny browines looked quite nice on display. The pan would be great for a person that participated in a lot of bake sales. All the baked goods would come out evenly cooked and equal in size. I thought the pan would be a great option for cutting down on the paper mess of cupcakes. In the end, I decided to keep the pan. I enjoy baking for work and friends. The pan would make travel and display much easier. Overall, the pan was pretty good-despite the slight dryness and tininess of the end result.

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**On another note...I received a Shake Weight for my birthday from my friend Jessica. I would love to be able to blog about it now, but it will take some time to get results. I started my six minute a day workout, complete with before photos. After day one, I feel the burn more than with my simple free weight routine. There could be some potential in this. Stay tuned...