Nordic Ware Platinum Collection Heritage Reviews Summary

Design and Aesthetics

Pros:

• "This pan creates the most beautiful cake and I have gotten many compliments about its unique design."
• "Another great design from Nordic Ware. It's a bit smaller than the original bundt pan, but the cake is stunning whether glazed or not."
• "The swirl pattern produces a cake so perfectly balanced, so interesting and enticing that you want to bake every cake you have ever baked in this pan just so that you can admire the beauty of your cakes all swirled and perfect."
• "Your cake made in this pan will have a beautiful swirl pattern."
• "It's a gorgeous design and I'm looking forward to baking my first bundt cake."
• "I love the elegant shape as well!"
• "The shape is GORGEOUS!"

Cons:

• "It's a real pain to clean, though. The corners where the swirls are lead to some major stuck on food."
• "Cleaning out the ridges in the pan is a bit of a pain."
• "The only drawback about this shape and the need for a lot of oil/butter is that cleaning it takes a lot of soap and many checks to make sure the grooves are clean."
• "Due to the design itself I feel the slices of cake are small and misshapen when actually cut and put on a plate."
• "When placed on a plate, the tips of the swirls (the bottom of the cake) have a sharp, jagged appearance."
• "The second is that the ridges can get a bit crispy."
• "But a small note - the exterior has some small cracks after my first bake."

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "Nordic Ware is a brand you can trust."
• "Probably the best quality item I’ve added to my kitchen in the last 20 years."
• "Very well built. Much heavier than I expected."
• "Heavy-duty pan. Great quality."
• "This item isn’t some cheap, light cake mould. It is fairly heavy, and solid!"
• "The pan is well made, has a hefty weight, and a beautiful finish inside and out."
• "The pan is very sturdy and strong; not thin (cheaply made)."

Cons:

• "I'm very disappointed and will be returning this item."
• "I am super disappointed and I can't believe that I paid that much money for a ONE! time use pan."
• "Also the paint inside the mold comes off very easily when you try to get your cake off from the mold."
• "After about 7-8 uses my cakes stick to pan."
• "After a couple uses, cake kept sticking/breaking and non stick was coming off."
• "I noticed a few chunks of the non-stick coating is already coming off."
• "Had to get the first one I had ordered replaced. And the replacement was also not what I expected."

Performance and Ease of Use

Pros:

• "Sturdy heavy baking tin which conducts heat quickly to give that beautiful exterior."
• "It slipped right out and was perfectly browned all the way around."
• "Whatever the recipe, the cake comes out evenly baked and elegant."
• "It bakes perfectly every single time, never sticks and it looks as perfect as when I got it."
• "Cooks the cake perfectly and evenly."
• "The cakes release perfectly and the presentation is definitely eye catching."
• "It provides a perfect, even bake with lovely crisp, peaked lines."

Cons:

• "It's a bear to grease and flour, but so worth it!"
• "I must b doing something wrong, but every Bundt cake I make won’t come out easily .. it’s a pain."
• "But after so many times using it, your cakes will STICK!"
• "When I tried to take it out it just wouldn't come out no matter what I did. I literately had to take the cake out in pieces."
• "I eventually had to pry it away from pan but not without the cake breaking up in chunks."
• "It's a little pricey, but I would not hesitate to buy this again either for myself or as a gift for another avid baker."
• "I could tell it would not hold 10 cups of batter without overflowing."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "I paid 34$. I am not rich but i dont regret buying it."
• "Also it was less than the same thing elsewhere! THANK YOU AMAZON!"
• "Yes it’s a pricey pan. But it’s so worth it."
• "You get what you pay for."
• "This tin is pricey, and it took ages to arrive because it came from the US, but sometimes you get what you pay for."
• "It is a little pricey but i think this is a case of getting what you pay for."
• "It is very heavy duty and worth the extra cost."

Cons:

• "The tin is really expensive, but I will use it a lot now."
• "But I think its an expensive option."
• "The product is not worth that much money."
• "I completely failed my past four cakes using this pan."
• "I'm sad about the whole thing. It was great while it lasted I guess."
• "I want to love this pan but very disappointed."
• "I have to order a new one and will be much more careful when it comes to cleaning it."