Loose Bottom Tin -v- Normal Tin

[babysbreath]

i am going to do a pudding which says that you use a loose bottom tin and then line it with cling film. I don't have a 'loose bottom'! So do you think I could use an ordinary tin?

Loose bottom stipulation usually means that whatever it is will be easier to get out at the end in one piece. What's the pudding?

Chil is right, but I would also use a strip of greaseproof paper which you can run down the side, across the bottom and back up the other side (with the ends poking out). Then put your clingfilm in. This will give you a little more chance of getting your pudding out.

I take it that, if you are using clingfilm, it is a non-cook pudding. If it is something that is not too stiff on the bottom, it might be worth putting a stiff cardboard disc between the greaseproof paper and the clingfilm as you do not want to crush your pud whilst removing it from the pan. A loose base would stop this from happening.

It is a pudding that you pop in the freeze for about four hours, then when ready to serve you put it on a plate. I thought if the cling film overlapped the edges of the tin I could pull it out quite easily!