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Item # 4055-30-300 is a 4-cavity aluminum giant muffin pan with 3 1/2 inch cups and a 1 15/16 inch depth, built for jumbo, bakery-style muffins with the oversized mushroom top that cafés sell at a premium. Each cavity takes roughly two standard muffins' worth of batter, and the square rigid tray carries four giants without a support pan.
| Item # | Description | Capacity | Top Out | Cup Dia (Top) | Cup Dia (Bottom) | Depth | Rim | Case Pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4055-30-300 | Giant Muffin Pan, 4 Cavity | 21 fl oz | 8 1/4" × 8 1/4" (210 × 210mm) | 3 1/2" (89mm) | 2 15/16" (75mm) | 1 15/16" (49mm) | FC | 300 |
The giant muffin is a pricing strategy as much as a pastry: one oversized muffin with a dramatic mushroom top sells for more than two standard muffins at half the batch complexity. Item # 4055-30-300 is the mold for that product—four 3 1/2 inch cavities with nearly two inches of depth, so batter rises into the high crown and overflows into the wide top that defines the bakery-style look.
The signature giant-muffin silhouette—a tall body with a top that spreads past the cup—comes from overfilling a deep cavity. The 1 15/16 inch wall gives the batter a deep climb and a strong initial set, and when the center pushes up it has nowhere to go but out, forming the wide cap. Getting that effect in a shallow or narrow cup is unreliable; in this cup it is the default outcome.
Four giant muffins carry nearly 21 fl oz of batter—serious weight in a foil tray. The rigid-gauge body and rolled perimeter rim keep the square 8 1/4 inch tray flat and the cavities separated under that load, so filled trays stack on the bench, load directly onto oven racks, and lift out without folding. The square footprint also nests efficiently in delivery boxes for café supply runs.
A 3 1/2 inch cup of batter is a genuine baking challenge: the wall sets quickly while the center lags, and a poor pan leaves a doughy core under a burnt cap. Aluminum's rapid conduction pulls heat into each cavity from all sides, so the giant muffin bakes through in a manageable window without overdrying the crown. The tapered cavity releases the tall muffin cleanly.
Cafés and coffee chains merchandise giant muffins as the top of the pastry case—blueberry, banana nut, double chocolate—priced individually rather than by the dozen. This pan completes the family alongside the standard six-cavity and the mini twelve-cavity, so one supplier covers bite-size, standard, and jumbo. The case packs 300 trays at 16 lbs.
