The pans are a breeze to clean, and the wide rims mean you'll be able to keep a steady grip on them.

There are certain items that can act as both cookware and bakeware: Cast iron skillets (or any oven-safe skillet), for example, can be transferred from the stovetop to the oven as needed. Our only grouch with the mitts is they are pretty small, which is OK for small to medium hands, but large hands would be unlikely to be able to use them. Still, these silicone mitts from Ninja are remarkably heat resistant yet thick and flexible enough to lift out hot air-fryer pans, trays et al. A reusable liner for an air-fryer is a useful accessory as they help immensely make a fryer easier to clean and takes no longer to rinse under a hot tap than to screw up a paper one and throw it in the bin.

Oversized handles like the ones on the Wilton Non-Stick Diamond-Infused pans make it easy to grab the cake pan when the timer goes off, but they can make the pan bulkier. The cooling rack is an added bonus that can be used to cool cookies or serve as a trivet or roasting rack. Since these pans are uncoated, Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab Director Nicole Papantoniou says it's best to grease and flour the pans and to use parchment paper to ensure the cakes release effortlessly. If the pan is uncoated, you'll want to prep each cavity with cupcake liners or grease so the baked goods will pop out easily.

You can bake the multilayer cake of your dreams with these pans, and level up with the 4-piece set that includes 6-, 8-, 10- and 12-inch round baking pans.

Last-minute bake sales or landing dessert duty for the potluck might require you to have a cupcake tin, brownie pan or baking sheet handy. Baking sets allow you to get all of these pieces with a single purchase — for yourself or as a gift for the baker in your life. There’s a cake tin, silicone mat, pizza pan, a metal trivet which acts like a shelf in the air-fryer meaning you can stack ingredients in for cooking, six skewers with a rack and an egg bites mould used to cook an egg dish from the Cosori recipe book, though we cooked delicious mini banana muffins in it. The accompanying lids and utensils are nice extras, but note this set doesn't include a loaf or square pan.