Chef's Gallery 26cm round tart pan review

A dedicated fluted tart pan in high-grade carbon steel with a published 220°C oven ceiling, for under a hundred pesos. The listing does not say whether the base comes out, which is the spec that matters most.

What a tart pan does that a round pan does not

Two things, and both are structural rather than decorative.

The fluted rim shapes the pastry edge for you. A tart shell pressed into a fluted wall comes out with a scalloped edge that would otherwise need crimping by hand. It also stiffens a thin shell, so the sides slump less during a blind bake.

The proportions are right for pastry. A tart pan is wide and low, which is the shape that lets a filling set evenly across a thin shell. A deep cake pan does not.

Underneath is high-grade carbon steel, and on a tart that material choice does real work: carbon steel conducts heat into the base of the shell, which is one of the things that stops a soggy bottom.

What is the oven rating worth?

Chef’s Gallery publishes 220°C / 428°F, which almost no competing bakeware listing does. Most blind bakes run between 180°C and 200°C, so you are well inside it. If a recipe opens with a hotter blast, you are outside what the brand will vouch for, and knowing that up front is the point of a published number.

What is the problem?

The listing does not state whether the base is removable. That is the single most useful feature on a tart pan, and it is the reason most people buy one.

A tart shell is fragile. With a removable base you push the finished tart up out of the ring and serve it on the base disc, and it survives. With a fixed base you have to lift a set tart out of a fluted pan, and the flutes are exactly what makes that difficult. This omission is the main reason it ranks where it does.

The other limitation is scope: a tart pan bakes tarts and quiches and nothing else. It is a single-purpose shape, and 26cm is a big one, so check your oven clearance too.

Is it sulit?

Around ₱91 as of August 20, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee. That is very cheap for a dedicated tart shape in carbon steel with a published temperature rating. Even if the base turns out to be fixed, at this price it is a low-risk way to find out whether you bake enough tarts to want a better one. The record is modest: 137 sold with 43 ratings at 4.9.

Who should buy it

Buy this if you make quiche or fruit tarts and want the proper shape without spending much. Ask the seller about the base before ordering if you plan to serve the tart whole.

See how it ranks in our best non-stick bakeware in the Philippines roundup, or read which shapes earn their space in our non-stick bakeware buying guide.

Alternatives to consider

Want a pan whose removable base is confirmed? The ART EXHIBITION round cake pan states one. Want a shallow round pan from the same brand for cakes rather than tarts? The Chef’s Gallery 23cm round cake pan is the one to compare.