Ceramic Pie Weights

The perfect home-made pie requires the perfect crust. Sometimes to get it just right, that means "blind" baking. If you are new to the art of crafting delicious, mouth watering pie, then here are a few tips that we've found helpful.  So what's "blind" baking all about? To "blind" bake a pie crust means to pre-bake it naked, without any of its delicious filling. You may choose to "blind" bake your crust if the filling is not baked, say a yummy cooked custard filling, or a filling that sets when its chilled. Or just maybe your fruit filling is an especially juicy one, and you want to give the crust just a little head start on crisping up before adding all the good stuff.So why the pie weights? This is where our American-made, ceramic pie weights become the behind-the-scenes hero and save dessert. And trust us on this one, dessert MUST be saved! Pie weights prevent the blind baked crust from bubbling up and shrinking as it cooks. They "weigh" down the dough so that it holds its shape and