A Ground beef should be used within two days of purchase. Be sure to check the use by information on the package label before purchase. You can store ground beef safely in your refrigerator at 35 to 40 degrees, for one to two days. If you can't use it within that time, freeze it.
Quick loaf pans. Most quick loaf recipes (banana bread, zucchini bread) are written for 9 x 5 x 2 3/4-inch pans, a traditionally shaped loaf pan that's just slightly larger than a yeast bread loaf pan. Caveat emptor: Using a yeast loaf pan for a quick bread recipe may result in batter overflowing the pan. Likewise, using a quick bread pan for a yeast loaf recipe may result in a loaf that doesn't dome. These pans, though similar in size and shape, are not interchangeable. Quick loaves also can be baked in a longer, narrower pan (about 12 x 4 x 2 1/2 inches).
Layer pan: This is a round cake pan available in a variety of sizes of diameter, usually with 2-inch-high walls. The 9-inch size is the most commonly used. You'll want two layer pans so that you can bake both layers at the same time.Butter cake layers and genoise layers are baked in layer pans.Springform Pan: This consists of two parts: a round base and a wide band with a buckle closure that fits around it.ellyroll Pan: This comes in the standard sizes of 10 by 15 inches and 11 by 17 inches. A commercial half-sheet pan (12 by 16 inches) is also a good choice and holds approximately the same amount of batter as the larger jellyroll pan.