--- slug: do_you_need_ramekins category_path: home_kitchen/kitchen_dining/bakeware/ramekins title: "Do You Need Ramekins?" lead: "Two 150-200 ml oven-safe ramekins earn their shelf in almost any kitchen — mise en place bowls on weekdays, crème brûlée and soufflé molds when dessert gets ambitious. It's the cheapest bakeware with the widest double life." recommendation: name: "A pair of 150-200 ml porcelain ramekins — oven-safe, straight-walled" reason: "The ramekin's secret is that its baking résumé is the smaller half of its life: most days it holds beaten egg, chopped aromatics, and soy-sauce portions as the world's sturdiest prep bowl, then on occasion it becomes the mold for crème brûlée, pudding, soufflé, and one-egg gratins. The 150-200 ml size is the dessert-recipe standard, straight walls are what soufflés climb, and porcelain moves from oven to fridge to table without a costume change. Verify the oven-safe stamp — lookalike cocotte dishes sold as decor are microwave-only. Two is the honest starting count: desserts serve pairs, and prep needs multiply on their own." published: 2026-07-07 updated: 2026-07-07 ---