| Flaky crust forever No Images? Click here   The Best Pie Plates for Crispy, Flaky Crusts There are about as many pie plates on the market as there are recipes for pumpkin pie. Beautiful stoneware, lightweight aluminum, painted ceramic, you name it. And while a well-cooked filling is important, we all know that the real star of the show is the buttery, flaky crust. Through rounds and rounds of testing, Stella found that most plates produced a perfectly good middle, but not all produced an equally crispy crust. Shop Stella's favorite  Stella loves tempered glass pie plates because they're cheap, sturdy, and nonreactive. Since glass conducts heat more quickly than stone, the butter melts more quickly, too, releasing steam to preserve the dough's flaky layers and creating a golden, crisp crust. Let them eat pie!  Now that you have the proper vessel, all that's left is to choose the perfect recipe. 
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