Parrish Magic Line Baking Pan Factory Retail Store, Gardena (Los Angeles)

Parrish Magic Line Factory in Gardena, California

Southern California Friends,

Heya! Pick up your cake round and flip it over. Does it say "Magic Line" Gardena, CA 90248? If so, I went to the factory where it is made today!

Parrish Magic Line is located in Gardena, California (in the South Bay area of Los Angeles). The factory is located in the very industrial part of the Gardena and you can just walk in and buy stuff Monday - Friday!

I've been once before and picked up a few cake pans. My favorite place, Surfas carries Magic Line pans. I've seen them in most restaurant supply stores like ChefsMart and Chef's Toys. I think they are the commercial, industry standard.


I love how the edges of the square or rectangle pans are perfectly square. Not like the casserole Pyrex 9 x 13 pan...save that for the lasagna and Jell-O. The edges make lovely brownies, coffeecakes and all bar cookies. All the bakeware is easy to clean, sturdy and offers consistent baking.

Today, I picked up extra 9 x 13 rectangle,  9 x 9 square, and 8 x 8 square pans. (I'm going to do some major baking next week and the extra pans will come in handy.)

I checked my closet and realized I own a lot of Magic Line. Um... some of my inventory includes lots of cake rounds (from 10 inch down to a 3 inch round, most are 2 inches high, but a few are deeper 3 inches). I now have two sets of 9 x 13, 9 x 9, 8 x 8 rectangle and square pans. I also have a jelly roll pan and I think there is a larger square one too...I think I'm pretty covered.


The retail outlet in the factory is less expensive than stores I visited. Today, I went to ChefsMart and a 9 x 9 square was over $14. At Parrish, it was $13.50. The 8 x 8 square was $12.50 (it's $15.50 on Amazon) and the 9 x 13 was $15.50.

Don't think this is like a fancy Outlet Mall factory store. You can walk around the shelves and pick what you need, while passing workers who are busy filling orders. You might see some people making the pans too! They have wedding cake size pans, metal rings and some other baking stuff. The staff is friendly...I spent time talking to the cashier about libraries and crazy Friday nights of watching 20/20. It's low tech...the cashier looked up prices on a sheet, swiped my credit card and then used those carbon sheets to make an imprint of my card (remember that?)

Amazon's description says "Made in the USA" - it should say "Made in the awesome South Bay!" I love them...as you can tell by my collection!

If you aren't in the South Bay during the week, here are some links to get the pans on Amazon (full disclosure, I'm in the Amazon Affiliate program so if you buy something, I get a few cents)
Parrish on Amazon
Parrish Magic Line 8 x 8 x 2 Square Pan is $15.50 on Amazon

Parrish Magic Line 9 x 13 x 2 Inch Oblong Cake Pan is $20.00 on Amazon

Parrish's Home of Magic Line Factory Retail Store (I couldn't find a working website for them)
Open (as of May 2013) Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 4:30 PM
225 W 146th Street
Gardena, CA 90248
(310) 324-2253
Yelp (just has the address and phone)

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The Food Librarian's Bundt Pan Collection

The Food Librarian's Bundt Pan Collection

This is a quick "bonus" I Like Big Bundts 2010 post. A few readers have asked how many Bundt pans I own, so I thought we'd do a little fashion show.

First of all, I don't have enough pans to get myself on Hoarders on A&E. They all fit in a Target plastic bin.

Classic Nordic Ware Bundt. This one is my favorite. Non-stick (but always use Pam with Flour) and classic curvy curves. 12-cup capacity, also called 10-inch Bundt. If you need one pan, this one is it!

 

Heritage Pan from Williams Sonoma. This is a 10-cup capacity Bundt pan sold online or in the Williams Sonoma store. You can also get it from Amazon. It is my second favorite pan.

 

12 mini-bundt Nordic Ware pan. This one is cute but they don't have holes in the middle. Sorta like an upside down muffin. You can top it with a dollop of frosting too. I've seen this for sale at TJ Maxx for $20.

 

Chrysanthemum Nordic Ware Bundt Pan. This is pretty and works best with light colored batters.

6 Mini-Bundt pan with holes in the center. Amazon sells this commercial grade one, but I have seen my non-stick one at many stores. It is perfect for giving out individual cute portions of Bundt cakes. I use this one a lot!

6-cup Nordic Ware Pan. This is perfect for 1/2 recipes.

Bavarian Nordic Ware Pan. This is a 10-cup capacity pan. Very pretty...but be sure to Pam with Flour spray the heck out of all these curves!

Multi Mini Nordic Ware Pan. This is the one my cousin picked up at the Williams Sonoma outlet. Cute little minis.

Nordic Ware Rose Bundt pan. This one works best with light color batters, like the other flower one.

Fiesta or Festival Party Nordic Ware Pan. I like this one a lot...during the holidays, these look like little trees. Well, I guess they look like regular trees all the time, but they take on special prettiness during the holidays!

Wow. When you look at it this way, perhaps A&E will drop in on me.

P.S. Nordic Ware is my favorite brand. I don't like the Wilton pans because the curves aren't very curvy. And, FYI, I don't work for Nordic Ware or anyone like that! I've been buying Bundt pans since my college days (started with the 6 mini-bundt pan from Crate & Barrel). Most others were picked up more recently though. Just wanted to let you know what I have in my collection. You only need one pan to be a Bundt baker though; I hope you pull that out for National Bundt Day tomorrow!

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