I bake "healthy muffins" in batches of 48 & freeze them. They are a staple for my family, serving as a quick breakfast, snack, dessert. Whole grain flour & oat bran, honey instead of sugar, fruits, nuts etc. These are the only muffins I bake, so I can't speak for muffins which are made with white flour, sugar, etc. which may react differently to the discussed muffin pans.

My experience: Non stick muffin pans made the muffins unappealingly dark everywhere the muffin actually touched the pan (sides & bottoms). My old funky aluminum muffin pans turned out a better muffin, but small & not very pretty. The Chicago Metallic 12 c commercial muffin pan turned out a "just right" muffin, the best size and conformity. So I ordered 2 more.

Chicago Metallic Muffin Pans

The market is over saturated with dark, non-stick muffin pans, and it is a shame. They tend to burn the bottom of the muffins.

My husband makes the best bran muffins ever, so I did a little research to find the very best muffin tins available. I believe these are the ones. Every muffin we've made in these pans has turned out picture perfect.

Free tip:
Only butter (or grease) the bottom of the tin, or only a miniscule part of the sides, in order to get a good dome.

Buy these muffin pans. It's a joy to have a quality product, and it's a fair value.

I like this pan because it has a solid feel yet has the heat transfer of Aluminum.

Best new one I've seen

The closest thing in quality to this muffin pan I have found over the years is an old relic I found at an antique store, and I mean that in the most complimentary way! Standard department store muffin pans are flimsy, don't hold much batter, and give very uneven baking results. Not so for this pan. It is performance-built and a pleasure to use.

Love it, want another one!

I love this muffin pan! I baked 6 dozen muffins in one afternoon (I like to bake in batch and freeze for easy breakfasts and snacks), and even with spillovers it was super easy to clean up. I have a silicone muffin pan as well, and when it has spillovers, it is so hard to clean. I retired the silicone pan, and plan on buying another one of these pans!