Metro Bakewares MB 5539 six-cup muffin pan review

Six cups is the muffin tray that actually fits a countertop oven, which is the oven most Filipino homes bake in. Two passes for a standard recipe is the price of that.

The size problem nobody mentions

Muffin pans are sold in twelve and twenty-four cup trays because that is what recipes yield. Those trays are sized for a full-size oven, and most Filipino kitchens do not have one.

A wide tray in a countertop oven either does not go in, or goes in touching the walls, which is worse. Heat moves by circulating air, and a tray blocking that circulation on one side browns the cups on that side ahead of the rest. You end up with six good muffins and six pale ones from the same bake.

Six cups is the largest tray that reliably clears the walls of a countertop oven with air around it. That is the entire case for this pan, and for the kitchen it suits, it is a strong one.

What else works about it?

Standard cupcake cup size. Ordinary paper liners fit, which sounds trivial until you own a mini or jumbo tray and find yourself hunting for liners that match. Standard is the format everything else assumes.

Aluminium heats quickly, which is genuinely useful in a countertop oven that loses and regains temperature every time the door opens.

Metro Home carries the MB series on its own Philippine retail site, so the model number is traceable rather than being a Shopee-only listing.

What do you give up?

Two passes for a standard recipe. A twelve-muffin recipe means baking half, then the other half in a pan that is already hot. Those second-batch muffins set faster on contact with the cup and come out with a slightly different crumb. Waiting for the pan to cool fixes it and costs you twenty minutes.

Aluminium dents. On a muffin tray the realistic risk is stacking heavier pans on top of it, which creases the coating around the cup rims where release matters most.

Moulded cups are hard to clean around the rim once batter has baked on, and the coating rules out scouring pads.

Is it sulit?

Around ₱343 as of August 20, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee. That is a lot for six cups, and it is the weakest value proposition in this roundup on a per-cup basis. What you are paying for is fit rather than capacity. The record is thin but clean: 275 sold with 49 ratings at 5.0.

Who should buy it

Buy this if you bake in a countertop oven and a wide tray is not an option. If you have a full-size oven, a twelve-cup or two-shape tray gives you far more for the money.

See how it ranks in our best non-stick bakeware in the Philippines roundup, or measure your oven first with our non-stick bakeware buying guide.

Alternatives to consider

Have a full-size oven and want round and square cups both? The SLIQUE muffin and cupcake pan is the one to compare. Want maximum capacity in one pass? The Chef’s Classics 24-cup mini muffin pan is the one to compare.