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Pan Sizes

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So, you have a casserole that you want to prepare and you don't have the exact pan that the recipe calls for. Here are a few possible alternatives.

For a 4-cup baking dish you can use:

a 9 inch pie plate

an 8 X 1 1/2 inch layer cake pan

a 7 3/8 X 3 5/8 X 2 1/4 inch loaf pan

For a 6-cup baking dish you can use:
an 8 1/2 X 3 5/8 X 2 5/8 inch loaf pan
a 10 inch pie plate
an 8 OR 9 X 1 1/2 inch layer cake pan
For an 8-cup baking dish you can use:
an 8 X 8 X 2 inch square cake pan
an 11 X 7 X 1 1/2 inch baking pan
a 9 X 5 X 3 inch loaf pan
For a 10-cup baking dish you can use:
a 9 X 9 X 2 inch square pan
a 11 3/4 X 7 1/2 X 1 3/4 inch baking pan
a 15 X 10 X 1 inch jelly roll pan
For a 12-cup or more baking dish you can use:
a 13 1/2 X 8 X 2 inch glass baking pan (12 C)
a 13 X 9 X 2 metal baking pan (15 C)
14 X 10 1/2 X 2 1/2 inch roasting pan (19 C)
Here are the capacities of various molds and specialty pans:
Molds:
an 8 1/2 X 2 1/4 inch Ring Mold holds 4 1/2 cups
a 9 1/4 X 2 3/4 inch Ring Mold holds 8 cups
a 6 X 4 1/4 inch Charlotte Mold holds 7 1/2 cups
a 7 X 5 1/2 X 4 inch Melon Mold holds 6 cups
a 9 X 3 1/2 inch fancy tube mold holds 12 cups
a 10 X 4 inch fancy tube mold (Kugelhupf) holds 16 cups
Spring-Form Pans:
an 8 X 3 inch pan holds 12 cups
a 9 X 3 inch pan holds 16 cups
Brioche Pan:
a 9 1/2 X 3 1/4 inch pan holds 8 cups
Tube Pans:
a 7 1/2 X 3 inch Bundt pan holds 6 cups
a 9 X 3 1/2 inch Bundt or "fancy" tube pan holds 9 cups
a 9 X 3 1/2 inch Angel food Cake pan holds 12 cups
a 10 X 3 3/4 inch Bundt or "Crownburst" pan holds 12 cups
a 10 X 4 inch Angel Food Cake pan holds 18 cups
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