Side by Side Comparison of: Wilton vs Zenker

UPDATE after multiple usage:I've used the pans for cakes and biscuits and cookies so far.The little circle at the bottom is nice for cooking exactly 1 cookie... which is something I actually do from time to time lol but my absolute favorite daily usage of this pan is biscuits!! If you want a large 1 serving biscuit (4 inches as you know...) just plop the dough in here a bit more than half full...about 2/3s really, and it will rise to about 1 cm over the rim. Of course the rising will vary by recipe, I only make simple cream+selfrising flour biscuits. Anyway..these are divine! they are the perfect size for making a big ol breakfast biscuit sandwich, or you can cut a bowl out of it and fill with chicken noodle soup or whatever savory dish you like with biscuits. I just like single serving items since my family doesn't enjoy biscuits the way I do so I fill all 3 of these with dough... then freeze... then bake the entire thing pan+dough!They are not super strong though... one of mine is a little bent after traveling in a tote bag with no support, still works for me, but if you're making something that uses runny batter like regular cake I'm not so sure this is a long term solution, more like 1-5 uses ...then maybe 5 more with some fixes (wrap with foil, line with cookie sheet, etc)Used 1 time so far... for a basic vanilla cake. My kid wanted a blue birthday cake and I really didn't want to food color a huge cake ...so just did a tiny one. I know it varies by recipe but I filled about halfway and it came just over the rim which was lovely.I let them cool for 15 mins then released the clasp and they didn't stick. I also oiled the pans with vegetable oil. Cleaning these will require a bit of soaking or creativity to get the tiny crevices.

I love these so much. I used them to make my mini Christmas fruitcakes. They're practical, a great size for 1 or 2 people and they work really well.

Used these for the first time today. When they arrived I thought they looked too small, as I wanted to be able to make small cakes to give to some of my friends who would never be able to eat a regular sized cake. But when I baked a cake today, I felt one layer would be fine for a everyday cake for someone, two layers for a couple, and three layers for a special cake. The cake baked up beautifully, came out of the pan beautifully and pans cleaned up beautifully, except for the cake that got caught in the curled edge. I may still buy a 5" pan, just because. But very happy with these, cost and utility of them.

I purchased these to make individual cheesecakes and red velvet cakes for holidays. These work great and add an elegant touch to any dinner party. However, please keep in mind these are not individual size for a normal person. My family of four share one of these. My father who is a big sweets eater, can only eat half of one. Since, the first time I used them, I have learned not to fill them so much. This makes it a much more manageable size to consume. Unfortunately​, one of the pans was a little less round than the others. I'M OCD so it bugs me but I really don't think anyone has noticed once the sweet treats are out of the pan. Also, if you make something like cheesecake with graham crust, do not leave them in the pans for more than a day. The crust sticks and is hard to get off the pan cleanly without ruining the look of the treat once it's been in there too long.

These are small!! Just make sure you grab a ruler right now and get a sense of how small these things are. I knew what was getting into, since I wanted to make some nice small cakes (so that I wouldn't have to eat a huge one by myself and instead I would be able to give away two out of the three).The cake pans are nice and solid, and for the price I couldn't ask for more. They are not perfect as some tiny bits of batter leaked from the bottom, but that wasn't an issue at all.One thing I do not like is the fact that the batter will get into these nooks and crannies at the bottom of the pan, and they are VERY hard to get to to keep these things clean, especially after the cooled down batter has gotten caked in there.

Perfect!I ordered these with the intent to use for making Paula Deen's pumpkin cheesecake in mini form for my sweet neighbors. There's only 2 of them, so they don't need a huge dessert, but I wanted to bring them something. I'm a pastry chef by trade, & these are some of the best non-stick pans ever. The springs are durable & seem sturdy enough to withstand frequent use. I'll also eventually use these for miniature mousse cakes. Wilton is not my preferred pan brand, but I would both recommend & purchase these again. If my review helped you, please click "yes". Any questions you have, I'd be happy to answer as well.

Very convenient!

Great Bundt pan! Nothing sticks!

Did what I wanted. That's all a buyer can expect. Your service was spot on as usual.

Excellent pan, only pan I can make my Mom's Sour Cream Coffee Cake in like she did. Worked perfectly, easy to use, very good quality and hard to find.

Excellent price...I paid twice as much for my last pan.Excellent pan...my coffee cake bakes a bit faster (I set my timer for 7 minutes less) because of the dark color but it isheavy enough so it bakes evenly.

Great German quality. Does not leak or stick. Cakes come out beautify. Much easier to use than a solid bundt pan that does not have a removable bottom.

These work well. I've had a blast baking little cakes in them! As other reviewers have noted, they do leak a little bit. They're also not that easy to clean around the bottom of the ring. There's a small lip that's curled under and collects leaked batter. I have to go at it with a brush for a minute to get all the little pieces out. But you know, they're cheap, and they work fine, so OK.

In all honesty, they were not what I wanted or expected, but that is my fault. I haven't used these so I can't say how well they work. However, they appear to be good quality.

I've used these a few times for making individual mini-cakes for family and friends. I personally think they're a good sized cake portion for two or three people. They're exactly what I expected and more. I really enjoy the size. I really found these handy especially since this is one of my first springform pans. I did not however enjoy the little crevices of this pan because it would get a lot of batter stuck in it, making it impossible to clean. I spend well over 10 minutes with a toothpick trying to get all of it out. It's a huge hassle. It has leaked small amounts but not enough for me to see it as an issue. Overall, I really enjoy having these pans but beware of the clean-up.

Product was shipped as pictured and described. I found they had an odd smell when I received them, but, after soaking them in soapy water and washing they were okay.I haven't used any other brand mini springform pans to compare, but, I didn't experience any batter leak and my cheesecake minis removed cleanly from the pans. Cleaning these pans, like any springform pan just requires a little extra attention at the crevices where the bottom attaches; a non-scratch scrubber will do the trick.

Cute little pans, but wish I'd bought the 4 pan set. Made Christmas cakes for the neighbors and they were the perfect size. 2 per house worked great, but that meant multiple rounds of baking. They leak some, but I always place my springform pans on a cookie sheet.

seems okay. It didn't leak the first time I used it. The space in the middleof the bundt is very big.

good product

I bought two sets. Two of the six total pans don't fit tightly, but they have worked OK enough and not spilled into my oven.

This is a nice little product - it looks exactly like pictured and makes great cakes.The size decrease does create some issues with baking and they aren't appropriate for every recipe - I've found some recipes actually take longer to cook and result in an under baked inside and very over baked outside. Additionally, they are easily misshapen and since the ringer closes around the outside of the bottom plate, they have a tendency to leak a fair amount - not enough to change the cake but enough that a sheet pan underneath is necessary.Overall not a bad buy - I've used them tons and will continue to do so.

As an avid baker that is trying to open up my own bakery, I was hoping these pans would live up to expectations. However, I guess you get what you pay for. After washing in very hot water, the pan started to deform from a circle to more of an oval. It got a little worse after I baked a cheesecake in it.I made a special cheesecake where I needed to bake a brownie on the bottom first and that mix did leak through the pan. The only way this doesn't leak is if you have a graham cracker crust high enough to cover the crease.I figured for $8, it would be worth trying out and my conclusion is that although these aren't totally useless, they are not good enough quality to use for professionals or even for serious bakers. I would recommend spending the money and purchasing a better quality pan.

I baked a few mini cheesecakes in these, one of the pan warped after the second use, but it's not too noticeable. They do leak though but what springform pan doesn't! I secure the outside of the pan with foil so water doesn't seep in and for cakes without a crust, I secure the inside with spray and parchment to prevent cake batter leaking out a little. This is my first and last springform purchase. I think I'll stick to my regular cake pans. It's really easy to release the cake from the edges with a small offset spatula.

I'm pretty sure I'll be throwing these away after my daughter's first birthday.These have gotten a lot of use in the past few weeks, as I'm trying to perfect an actually edible gluten-free birthday cake for my daughter's first birthday. I purchased these for this purpose, and initially thought they were pretty awesome. They make the perfect size cake. I can use a regular sized cake recipe and it distributes excellently between all three pans. They are certainly non-stick, and I have yet to break a cake in removing it from the pan.The first signs of discord appeared when I tried to clean them the first time. As other reviewers have noted, cake batter tends to leak a little around the bottom edges of these pans. This didn't impact the cakes in any way, but batter got baked into all sorts of little nooks and crannies and crevices of the pans. This was NOT easy to clean.What prompted this review is that the batter leaking issue seems to be getting worse with time. The last two times I've used these I have had to take down my smoke alarms while baking because batter has dripped into the bottom of the oven and burned there. I will attempt to solve this by putting the pans on a cookie sheet in the future, but I'm a little worried that this will impact the even baking of the cakes.

I like the size, and they certainly are sturdy, but I made mini-cheesecakes in these last week, and only one of the graham cracker crusts survived coming up off that diamond patterned bottomed intact. There is a definite lip to that bottom piece, and that, coupled with the diamond pattern just made it tough to get the crust off in one lovely piece. Don't think I would order these again for cheesecake, although they may work beautifully for a regular cake.

I ordered this from Amazon warehouse and was disappointed with them when they arrived and all three were bent out of round despite the description of being in good condition. However the size was just what I wanted and will be nice to make single serving cheesecake desserts.

These would be great for so many things however, my 3 pans were all bent and mishapen when they arrived. I tried to use them anyway and the batter leaked out into the oven. Hmmph

I made frittatas in these and some of the egg leaked out. It was disappointing. I went back to using Pyrex. I haven't tried cheesecake yet. Maybe the thicker batter will work better.

These have rusted after the first use even after thoroughly drying them, so it seems at the bottom of them. VERY disappointed in them.

It works but it's not a perfect circle or anywhere close to one. It looks pretty oval to me. This is on all three of the set that I got so maybe it's a defect in the factory.

Makes such cute and tiny cake cheesecake, but the butter in the crust nearly completely drained from the pan. I wrapped the pans in foil to prevent water-logging, but that wasn't enough.I plan to buy mini cake pans and line them completely in parchment (see the Alton Brown video on YouTube that demonstrates how to make a cheesecake) and hope for the best

Sadly we used them once and could not get the cake out of the ridge in the pan. We had to throw them away after several times trying to wash and scrub them out.

Terrible shape. None are round. None hold water. 0/10 would not reccomend.

1 of the 3 pans came deformed and the other 2 leak :(.

These are not functional pans. All the cake batter spilled out of the bottom when I put into the oven. Horrible product.

Junk too hard to clean

Complete crap, all came bent and leaking.

Need I say more?

I needed two 10 inch pans. This claims to be a 10 inch pan, but it isn't. It is a little over 9 inches. They are also flimsy, and the tube bottom is useless because there's no way to stop it from leaking.

Was so excited to finally replace my 10" springform pan that I had used for the last 10 years, and to get a bundt pan as a bonus! But what I received in the mail, even though a sticker says 10", is only a 9.5" pan. The Amazon description says it's 3.5" deep, but the pan is clearly only 2.5" deep, per a sticker that was placed on the actual product. My go-to cheesecake recipe clearly needs a tall, 10" diameter springform. False advertising, or a mistake? Am disappointed that I need to now return this because does not have the capacity I need for my recipe.

I bought 2 of these pans. I was very happy at first because these pans comes with 2 types of bottom. You can either use it to make cheesecakes or cakes/coffeecakes. I use it twice to make coffeecakes and I was very happy with it not until I notice the bottom paint started to come off. In my house, I washed everything by hand, pots and pan, dishes, you name it. So, this pan are just poorly made. I also would like to point out that this pans are very light in weight...so, I start to question ....do these really made in Germany or China. It is somewhat like those pans that are made in China. I felt so bad returning it because you cannot find a pan that comes with 2 types of bottom but in the end our safety comes first.