

This means that you can slide the tart ring off of your baked tart to unmold the tart, and then you can slide the tart off the flat metal disk base onto a serving plate. Why do they have a removable bottom?Ī tart pan with a removable bottom is a two-piece tart pan where the ring and base are separate. On the other hand, if you are baking a tart with a crust that you would like to remove from the pan to serve, this is when you need a tart pan with removable bottom. If you are going to be pouring a fluid batter into your tart pan, this is when you would want to reach for a one-piece tart pan to avoid leaks. Which tart pan you use is entirely dependent on what you are baking. Most tart pans are shallow, although quiche pans are deep tart pans, allowing for more filling. Some tart pans come as one piece, and others have two pieces. Most tart pans have a crinkled or fluted edge, but some may have a straight edge. In fact, the sharp edge of the tart pan is used to trim the dough to fit the mould exactly. On the other hand, tart pans have a straight, vertical edge to them and often don't have any kind of rim at all. Pie plates are shallow and have an angled edge (for easy serving so that you can easily slide a pie lifter under slices), and pie plates often have a wider rim.

Tart pans are not the same as pie plates. Can you make a tart without a tart pan?Ī tart pan has a straight, fluted edge and no rim, whereas a pie plate has an angled plain edge with a rim.Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
