These popovers are amazing- delicious and they rise gorgeously. Way bettter than those pretentious Cook's Illustrated guys managed in their cookbook! But mine keep dumping out onto the floor of the oven: one side sets & starts to rise, and the other side of the cup isn't ready yet so it goes sloshing out on the slow side initially. On 3 of the 6 popovers. The other 3 go up straight and gorgeous. (I'm using a regular 6-cup popover pan.) Any tips there? Should I preheat my pan? (I sort of did today, but maybe not enough?) Or maybe this recipe is really bigger than a 6-cup pan? It's not hard to clean up, but the smoke alarm isn't the best baking accompaniment. Try filling the cups a little less full, Kay. Also, sounds like your oven is heating unevenly. Have you tried baking on a lower rack, to see if you can perhaps catch some different oven-flow? Perhaps canting the pan at a diagnonal, rather than putting it in straight? And do put a piece of parchment on a cookie sheet, then set the popover pan atop the parchment - saves on cleanup! :) PJH

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