# What happens if I don't use a bundt pan?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-dont-use-a-bundt-pan/765023>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 4, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-dont-use-a-bundt-pan/765023 "2016-09-04T15:43:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-dont-use-a-bundt-pan/765023/21 "2016-09-15T22:27:13Z")

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Ooh! Ooh! I have a fun Bundt pan story.

When I was a kid, my Mom was making \*something \*(long lost to memory) that required a Bundt pan, but she didn’t have one. She borrowed one from a neighbor down the street, no problem. When she was done with it, washed & dried the pan, she found that it was _all scratched up inside_, and Mom was **horrified**. She immediately splurged on a new Bundt pan (which she was trying to avoid in the first place) and sent the new one back to the neighbor. The neighbor called a few days later to ask where her scratched-up old Bundt pan was, and why she was given this fancy, shiny new one!

Since then we’ve used our very own Bundt pan loads of times. Anybody remember the old boxed Tunnel-of-Fudge mixes? Mmmm. Tunnel of Fudge. I miss those.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-dont-use-a-bundt-pan/765023/22 "2016-09-15T22:54:22Z")

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> [@TruCelt](#):
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> If you break down and buy one, don’t be tricked into getting the [extra fancy](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41wPVZ%2B-TnL._SY300_.jpg) ones with the [sharp cuts](http://www.kingarthurflour.com/item-img/11437_12_12_2013__16_20_40_700) in them. Get a good old fashioned [rounded one.](http://rk.wsimgs.com/wsimgs/rk/images/dp/wcm/201632/0081/img72o.jpg)
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> The sharp bits tend to burn, and to stick and rip off when you try to get the cake out. Don’t torture yourself!

I got my Mom this one since she loves carousels 🙂 Not too many sharp edges.

[![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b3/d5/b2/b3d5b2da67e99422a233059f5185a5fa.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b3/d5/b2/b3d5b2da67e99422a233059f5185a5fa.jpg)

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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-dont-use-a-bundt-pan/765023/23 "2016-09-19T23:19:48Z")

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Surprised no one’s suggested doing a test cake, just to see if you like the results. Like nuking from orbit, it’s the way to be sure.

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