I'm ready to put my cake in the oven, and I'm using my sisters bake even strips. I'm not sure how to use them, and I don't have the directions. Does anyone know what I do?

Thank you so much!

soak them in water first!! then wrap around and pin.

Thank you so much!

I'll go do that!

Soak them for like 30 minutes -- they MUST be thoroughly saturated! Then take your fingers and run lightly down the strip -- you want them to be very wet but not dripping. Then wrap around the pan. You may have to increase the baking time. Hope that helps some!

Use cold water.

For a much easier solution just use flower nails it works like a charm. Put them flat in a prepared pan(you can grease the nail also) and pour the batter on top bake and you're ready to go.

I put my strips in a bowl of water with a coffee cup on top to hold them down. I do that first so when the cake goes in the oven it's good and soaked.

This is what I've done which has worked just as well. I wet thin tea towels (1 piece for small cake and two pieces for larger cakes), wring out the towels, fold into long strips and then secure with safety pins around the cake pan. Baking temperature remains the same. The sides tend to brown a little less and the cake rises evenly.