Okay, I have a few small squared Fat Daddio pans (4", 5" & 6"), and I love them! Everything else I have is Wilton, mostly with flared sides that I DESPISE. I do have a few Wilton Decorator's Preferred, which are okay, though some of the larger rounds seem to be losing their shape. I hate this mis-mosh of pans that I've collected, as they all bake differently, and I can never remember which one bakes how. So I end up setting the timer for too short a time, and then checking, checking, checking the cake to see if it's done. So frustrating...

My question is...which line of pans to you like most? I'm mostly just a hobby baker, so I can continue with what I have for a while. But, if I could have any pans I wanted...what should they be? I notice quite a price difference with Fat Daddio's and Magic Line....is one really that much better than the other?

Thanks much!

Another hobby baker here. Hate the wilton pans and the flared sides. Have slowly traded up to the fat daddio pans and love them. I've heard good things about the magic line pans but as a hobbist, I can't justify them. My thought is that if you already have some fat daddio pans, keep expanding that set instead of mis matching fat daddio, magic line and wilton.

Magic Line are top of the line. I don't have any, but I do have quite a few Fat Daddio pans and love them. They're a great mid-range pan. I actually like my Wilton pans with straight sides. They've served me well.

I do "baby" my pans. I wash them all in the sink rather than the dishwasher. I don't like the way the dishwasher seems to etch the Wiltons. I don't think it hurts the Fat Daddios but once I've run a sink of water...

I just like saying Fat Daddio! What a fun name for a product.

I don't have a huge pan selection (and they're mostly Wilton), but I've tried all three brands. Magic Line is definitely my favorite, but Fat Diddio is good, too. Unless you're planning on going professional, or have all kinds of extra cash on hand, I think Fat Diddio will be just fine for you.

I have Wilton and Magic Line. I absolutely love the Magic Line. We have a store about 30 minutes away that sells at a very reasonable price, so I will add to my collection.

I have the 3 brands but I love my magic line pans

Magic Line absolutely. I have one FD pan and do not like it.

Magic Line, without a doubt.

i have one FD and it is the very last pan I reach for.

I have mostly magic line and they are grrrrrrrrrreat!!!

Don't toss the Wilton pans. They come in very handy for making deepdish pizza.

Magic line

Mike

Never tried a FD pan, and probably never will. Love my Magic Lines.

Most of the pans I have are Wilton, simply because I collected most of them before I ever knew there were other pan makers. I have a couple FD and one ML. I do prefer the straight sides of the ML, but I get that by trimming the Wilton too. It's not too big of a bother for me.

Having said all that...in your shoes, I'd get the ML.

Somehow I ended up with 1 FD pan, I seriously don't remember how but anyways I don't like the way it bakes at all. I keep meaning to toss it or use it for a water catcher under a plant or something.

I've slowly over the years added Magic Line and highly recommend them. They make my life SO much easier.

What's so great about the Magic Line pans? By this I mean what makes them so much better than the Fat Daddios? I prefer the Fat Daddios that I have to my Wilton ones without a doubt but am wondering if I should try some Magic Line the next time I buy pans.

I just got a huge set of ML squares, and have fallen deeply, deeply in love with them lol. Besides the obvious advantage of having perfectly squared angles, they just bake better than Wiltons. They are heavier, professional quality pans. The crust bakes up a nice even color--no dark crusts! I'm replacing ALL my Wiltons with ML, slowly but surely.

Never tried FDs, and I've read mixed reviews on them. Don't think I've heard anything negative about the MLs, though.

It's worth trying.

Like I said I wouldn't have even noticed the difference if I hadn't baked the 2 side by side. I consistently had issues with the FD pan, even more so then with my old Wilton pans.

I have all 3 brands and by far my favourite is Magic Line because of their crisp corners and level cakes. I only have access to a michaels here so Wilton was my only choice for a while but with my eagle eye at thrift stores and garage sales I have gotten several magic line pans for less than a dollar each!!!
If I had a choice before buying I would save my pennies and buy magic line. If you look after them they should last forever.

wow. what great information! Magic Line it is. Very slowly moving to Magic Line, but will eventually get there!!!

I am a hobby baker and have tried all three +LLoyd's. The ML and LLoyd's are nearly identically Great!! LLoyd's are a bit cheaper, But Amazon had ML that qualified for free shipping with purchase of $25 before Christmas which made them even. Just to try them, I bought a square FD to fill in a size space and was not happy with it. It is thinner metal and had very pointed top lip on the corner. I filed it off to keep me from poking myself it was so sharp. But it also had rounded corners on the pan part that I didn't like. I started with Wilton, and if I had known better would have never bought them. The round and oval shaped ones are just barely OK. But what were they thinking with those slanting sizes on the rectangle pans?

Magic line hands down!

It's been said before, but I'll say it again -- Magic Line all the way!

I love my fat daddies, HATE WILTON, nothing they make is really worthwhile

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Magic Line. I have a few of the FD shaped pans (wish ML would make some!) and they do the job, but there's not much I love about them.

Amazon almost always has them as part of their 4-for-3 promotion (buy 3 get 1 free) and since I'm have Prime, I always get them with FREE 2nd day shipping.