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This Circulon baking pan set scored perfect scores in performance and ease of use tests. Cake and cookies came out evenly browned and had a fine texture with few air pockets, and broccoli also came out nice and consistently crisp. The pans are also easy to clean and the wide rims allow for easy handling. The set comes with two round cakes pans so you can easily make a tiered cake, a cover for the rectangular baking pan so goodies can be stored or transported easily, and a rack that can be used for cooling, roasting, or as a trivet.

This Chicago Metallic set can't be beat for its performance, ease of use, and price. It earned perfect scores in tests for performance, and was just shy of a perfect score for ease of use since the pans lack handles. The sharp corners and straight sides produce professional-looking cakes, brownies, and bars. The only downside is that it only comes with one round cake pan.

For newbie bakers or those with small kitchens, Anolon's Advanced Nonstick Bakeware set has the most useful assortment of pans to get started, including two round cake pans and a square pan for brownies. The half sheet tray resembles a cookie sheet with shallow edges, but is still rimmed, which makes it good for roasting juicy foods. The cooling rack is an added bonus that can be used to cool cookies, as a trivet or roasting rack. All of the pans performed well in tests, and they scored the highest for ease of use, thanks to being dishwasher safe and easy to handle.

Each pan in this baking pan set from Calphalon has silicone grips on the bottom, so you can place them directly from the oven on your counter. Since these grips also make the pans nonslip, keep in mind they might be a little difficult to take out of the oven. In our tests, the cookie sheet produced impressively even cookies, and we like the assortment of pans that are included in this genius set.

All of the All-Clad Pro-Release pans are solid and sturdy, made of heavy gauge aluminum. They performed very well across baking and roasting tests, but be warned that broccoli caused some staining and the pan required some elbow grease to clean. The handles made moving the pans easy, and we like the assortment of pans, which includes two round cake pans, a half sheet tray, a rectangular pan, and a square pan. The cookie sheet, rack, and quarter sheet pan are bonuses that will surely go to good use.

Wilton is known for baking, so it's no surprise that its eight-piece Textura set performed well in tests. The pans feature a wavy, textured pattern, which, according to the brand, allows for more airflow and even baking. One downside is the pattern imprinted the bottom of cakes, so line the pans with parchment if you'd like to avoid that. In tests, the nonstick coating caused the cookies to practically slide off the pan – in a good way! The handles also made rotating and moving easy.

During tests, this set stood out for ease of use and would be a great addition to any baker's kitchen. Each of the pans has handles that make them easy to grab and move around, and they're super easy to clean. In addition to including the pieces valued most (two round cakes pans, a half sheet tray, a rectangular pan, and a square pan), it comes with a cover for the rectangular pan, an oven rack, and two loaf pans for all of your baking needs, easy transportation, and then some.

The baking sheet trays in this set are ideal for home chefs. Included with this set are two handy quarter sheet trays, a half-sheet pan, two jelly roll pans, a cookie sheet, and a pizza pan for any culinary task. The bottom of each pan is textured to increase airflow for even cooking, and in tests, cookies baked perfectly on the half sheet tray, and although the pan was a little hard to clean by hand, it produced good crispy veggies.