Baking Beans

Baking Beans are essential for blind baking pastry cases to achieve flat, even crusts for tarts, quiches and pies. This range includes reusable ceramic and aluminium baking beans suited to busy commercial kitchens and professional bakeries. By evenly distributing weight and heat, they prevent pastry from shrinking or bubbling, improving presentation and consistency. Ideal for restaurants, cafes, hotels and bakeries that need reliable results service after service.

• Reusable baking beans in convenient pack sizes for professional pastry work.
• Even weight distribution to keep pastry flat during blind baking and pre-baking.
• Heat-resistant materials designed for repeated use in commercial ovens.
• Perfect for tart shells, quiche bases and pie crusts in restaurants and bakeries.
• Compatible with standard tart, quiche and pie tins used in professional kitchens.
• Pair easily with other bakeware such as baking sheets, tart tins and cooling racks.

How to choose the right Baking Beans

• Consider the volume of baking you do and choose pack sizes that match your daily or weekly pastry production.
• Decide between heavier aluminium beans for fast heat transfer or traditional ceramic-style beans for gentle, even baking.
• Check compatibility with your existing tart, quiche and pie tins to ensure full coverage of the pastry base.
• Think about oven type and maximum temperatures to ensure the beans suit your commercial baking environment.
• Plan storage space so beans can be kept together in containers, ready for quick turnaround between bakes.
• Match your baking beans with quality bakeware, cooling racks and pastry tools for a streamlined workflow.

Care and maintenance

• Allow baking beans to cool fully before handling or returning them to storage containers.
• Clean beans after use according to manufacturer guidance, removing any pastry crumbs or grease.
• Dry thoroughly before storage to prevent moisture build-up and potential odours.
• Store in a heatproof container or jar so they are easy to transport between prep and bake areas.
• Inspect regularly for damage or contamination and replace any beans that are chipped or misshapen.
• Avoid harsh chemicals or abrasive pads that could damage the surface of the beans.

Explore our wider bakeware, tart and quiche tins, baking sheets and pastry tools to complement your baking beans and complete your pastry setup.

Need help choosing? Call Caterboss on (01) 687 5772.