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Kitchen Craft Ceramic Baking Beans 500g

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£6.35(£7.62 inc VAT)

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Baking beans are a straightforward blind-baking aid used to weigh down pastry cases during the initial bake. Placed over a layer of greaseproof paper inside the unbaked shell, they hold the pastry flat against the tin, preventing the base from puffing up and the sides from collapsing inward before the filling goes in. This set contains 500g of ceramic beans, supplied in a lidded storage tub.

Ceramic is a practical material choice for this application. It retains and distributes heat steadily, which helps the pastry base cook through evenly rather than leaving soft or underdone patches. The weight of the beans is sufficient to keep the pastry pressed firmly in place throughout the blind-bake, reducing the likelihood of air pockets forming beneath the base.

  • Reusable and easy to store in the supplied tub between uses
  • Ceramic construction handles repeated oven cycles without degrading
  • Even heat distribution supports consistent results across the pastry base
  • Suitable for shortcrust, sweet pastry, and similar blind-baked cases

These beans are suited to smaller professional operations — patisseries, café kitchens, and catering teams producing tarts, quiches, or pastry-based desserts in moderate volumes. For high-output production where multiple tins are blind-baked simultaneously in rapid succession, a larger quantity of beans will typically be needed. That is worth considering before committing to a single 500g tub.

If you are equipping a pastry section and are unsure how much to order for your production volumes, the team is happy to help you work that out.

Frequently asked questions

Is 500g of baking beans enough for a busy pastry section?

For kitchens blind-baking one or two tins at a time, 500g is generally sufficient for standard tart or quiche cases. If you are running multiple tins simultaneously — as is common in higher-volume production — you will likely need to order more than one tub to ensure adequate coverage across all cases.

Can these beans be used with all pastry types?

They are well suited to shortcrust and sweet shortcrust pastry, which are the most common blind-baked cases in commercial kitchens. The same approach applies to any pastry that requires pre-baking before a wet or cold filling is added. They are not intended for use without a parchment or greaseproof liner between the beans and the pastry.

How should ceramic baking beans be cleaned and stored between uses?

Once cooled, the beans can be wiped or rinsed clean and returned to the storage tub. They should be fully dry before storing to prevent any residual moisture affecting the tub or surrounding kit. Ceramic is durable under normal kitchen use, but like any ceramic item, the beans can chip or crack if dropped onto hard surfaces.
Kitchen Craft Ceramic Baking Beans 500g

£6.35(£7.62 inc VAT)

£6.35(£7.62 inc VAT)

Baking beans are a straightforward blind-baking aid used to weigh down pastry cases during the initial bake. Placed over a layer of greaseproof paper inside the unbaked shell, they hold the pastry flat against the tin, preventing the base from puffing up and the sides from collapsing inward before the filling goes in. This set contains 500g of ceramic beans, supplied in a lidded storage tub.

Ceramic is a practical material choice for this application. It retains and distributes heat steadily, which helps the pastry base cook through evenly rather than leaving soft or underdone patches. The weight of the beans is sufficient to keep the pastry pressed firmly in place throughout the blind-bake, reducing the likelihood of air pockets forming beneath the base.

  • Reusable and easy to store in the supplied tub between uses
  • Ceramic construction handles repeated oven cycles without degrading
  • Even heat distribution supports consistent results across the pastry base
  • Suitable for shortcrust, sweet pastry, and similar blind-baked cases

These beans are suited to smaller professional operations — patisseries, café kitchens, and catering teams producing tarts, quiches, or pastry-based desserts in moderate volumes. For high-output production where multiple tins are blind-baked simultaneously in rapid succession, a larger quantity of beans will typically be needed. That is worth considering before committing to a single 500g tub.

If you are equipping a pastry section and are unsure how much to order for your production volumes, the team is happy to help you work that out.