Achieve perfectly formed pastry crusts every time with KitchenCraft Ceramic Baking Beans. Designed for blind baking, these reusable beans prevent shrinking and puffing while ensuring superior, even heat distribution across your sweet or savoury pastry bases. Key Features & Benefits Perfect Blind Baking: Prevents pastry from shrinking or puffing up during blind baking, ensuring a well-formed crust. Superior Heat Distribution: Ceramic material conducts oven heat evenly throughout the pastry base. Reusable & Cost-Effective: Made from durable ceramic, these beans can be used multiple times, unlike dried alternatives. Versatile Use: Suitable for any type of pastry, whether sweet or savoury. Fills Any Shape: Small ceramic balls roll out to fill various tin and dish sizes, from tiny tarts to large pies. Convenient Storage: Comes with a reusable container for easy cleaning and safe storage. How to Use For blind baking, line your pie casing with baking paper, pour the ceramic beans on top, and place in the oven. The heat-resistant ceramic conducts heat evenly for consistent results. Specifications Brand: KitchenCraft Material: Ceramic Weight: 500g (Approximately 1 lb) Color: White Model Number: KCBEANS Dimensions: 99x99x89mm (Packaging Dimensions: 28 x 28 x 30 cm) Care: Hand-wash only Oven/Microwave Safe: Yes Invest in these durable, heatproof ceramic baking beans from KitchenCraft to eliminate pastry woes and ensure professional results in your kitchen.