EV677 - Baking Pan Clips
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I’m a big fan of thick bacon. My preference is to cook it in the oven, using the half sheet pans from USA Pan that we sell (the only pans we use at home).
As you know, these are excellent pans. You also know that they carry a premium price that reflects their quality. While they have an excellent non-stick coating, I often line them with parchment paper or aluminum foil to ensure they stay in tip-top shape. Then too, it makes clean-up a snap.
My problem is that sometimes the foil or paper shifts in use, when loading the pan or when flipping the bacon halfway through. I wanted to find a way to hold the liner in place.
The first thing I tried was a metal binder clip, which worked well but left skin-searing pieces of metal projecting above the pan. A good proof of concept but not a great solution. I then bought a product that I thought was silicone, cut the clip part off and gave it a shot. It held the parchment paper superbly…then melted into a smoldering pool on the oven floor. It was an instructive and odiferous fail.
Fast forward a few months, after tasking our R&D team to develop clips with a profile that fit as universally as possible, had the required heat resistance and hardness, and were cost effective – pan clips were “born.” The first samples were enthusiastically loaned out to testers.
I quickly discovered there are definitely two types of people in the world for just about any decision, and this one was no exception. People either landed on the “I can’t do without them” side or the “You’re ridiculous, I don’t have that problem” side.
Clearly, I listened to the first group the most.
So, we now have a partial first shipment on hand to test the waters. There are a lot more coming, but they will not arrive for another 6 weeks or so.
We are offering existing USA Pan users first crack at a unique product that complements something you already own. These will eventually retail for $11.50 for a dozen, supplied in a tin storage case. For you – the savvy early adopter – they are available for $9.50 until November 20. Yes, a $2.00 saving isn’t a lot, but the price is not high to start with. It’s all the room we have.
I have already bought mine and expect the balance to sell quickly. They will also be a slam dunk for stocking stuffers this year.
So – which side do you land on?
Cheers,
Robin Lee
P.S. The “You’re ridiculous” tester? They’ve already borrowed my set twice…
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Baking Pan Clips
I’m a big fan of thick bacon. My preference is to cook it in the oven, using the half sheet pans from USA Pan that we sell (the only pans we use at home).
As you know, these are excellent pans. You also know that they carry a premium price that reflects their quality. While they have an excellent non-stick coating, I often line them with parchment paper or aluminum foil to ensure they stay in tip-top shape. Then too, it makes clean-up a snap.
My problem is that sometimes the foil or paper shifts in use, when loading the pan or when flipping the bacon halfway through. I wanted to find a way to hold the liner in place.
The first thing I tried was a metal binder clip, which worked well but left skin-searing pieces of metal projecting above the pan. A good proof of concept but not a great solution. I then bought a product that I thought was silicone, cut the clip part off and gave it a shot. It held the parchment paper superbly…then melted into a smoldering pool on the oven floor. It was an instructive and odiferous fail.
Fast forward a few months, after tasking our R&D team to develop clips with a profile that fit as universally as possible, had the required heat resistance and hardness, and were cost effective – pan clips were “born.” The first samples were enthusiastically loaned out to testers.
I quickly discovered there are definitely two types of people in the world for just about any decision, and this one was no exception. People either landed on the “I can’t do without them” side or the “You’re ridiculous, I don’t have that problem” side.
Clearly, I listened to the first group the most.
So, we now have a partial first shipment on hand to test the waters. There are a lot more coming, but they will not arrive for another 6 weeks or so.
We are offering existing USA Pan users first crack at a unique product that complements something you already own. These will eventually retail for $11.50 for a dozen, supplied in a tin storage case. For you – the savvy early adopter – they are available for $9.50 until November 20. Yes, a $2.00 saving isn’t a lot, but the price is not high to start with. It’s all the room we have.
I have already bought mine and expect the balance to sell quickly. They will also be a slam dunk for stocking stuffers this year.
So – which side do you land on?
Cheers,
Robin Lee
P.S. The “You’re ridiculous” tester? They’ve already borrowed my set twice…
