Metro Bakewares MB 5537 24cm springform review

Twenty-four centimetres is the diameter European cheesecake and torte recipes assume, and Metro states it plainly. Aluminium, so lighter and softer than the carbon steel springforms here.

Why 24cm is a meaningful number

Springform sizing is a tale of two traditions. American recipes are written in inches around 9 and 10-inch pans. European recipes are written in centimetres around 24 and 26cm.

If the cheesecakes, tortes and tarts you cook come from the second tradition, 24cm is the size that removes an arithmetic step from every recipe. That is the practical argument for this pan over the inch-sized Chef’s Classics springforms.

Metro Home carries the MB series on its own Philippine retail site, so the model number and the diameter can be checked away from the marketplace listing. That traceability is worth something in a category where most listings are a photo and a paragraph.

What does the dark finish do?

A black pan absorbs oven heat faster than a bright one. On a cheesecake that is a small but real advantage, because the usual failure mode is a base that stays soft while the filling above it sets. Getting heat into the base sooner helps.

It also makes browning harder to judge by eye, which cuts the other way on anything where you are watching the colour of the crust.

What is the trade?

Aluminium. It is lighter, which is welcome on a pan you lift out full, and it heats faster. It is also softer, and on a springform that matters more than on a plain pan.

The reason is the seal. A springform keeps batter in by pressing a hoop tight against a base disc. Dent the hoop and it no longer closes evenly, and a pan that used to weep only thin batters starts weeping everything. Carbon steel resists that; aluminium does not, as well. Do not stack anything heavy on it.

The depth is not published, which is the same gap as on the Chef’s Gallery springform and the one that matters most for a tall cheesecake.

The owner record is thin: 39 ratings, on 195 sold. The 5.0 average is a good early sign rather than a settled score.

Is it sulit?

Around ₱343 as of August 20, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee. That is close to the Chef’s Classics springforms, which are carbon steel and publish their depth, and well above the Chef’s Gallery 26cm. What you are buying here is the metric diameter and the traceable model number.

Who should buy it

Buy this if you bake from European recipes and want the pan they were written for, from a retailer with a physical presence. If you want the most durable springform body, buy carbon steel.

See how it ranks in our best non-stick bakeware in the Philippines roundup, or read what to check on a springform in our non-stick bakeware buying guide.

Alternatives to consider

Want a carbon steel springform with its depth published? The Chef’s Classics 9.5-inch marble springform is the one to compare. Want a metric springform for far less? The Chef’s Gallery CG-RCS26 26cm springform is the one to compare.