Pros and Cons of Pre-, Post- and No-bake Plates

Whatever your personal preference is—to bake or not to bake—it's a sure bet that plate vendors will continue to move toward plate products that require less baking or no baking at all. However, it could be some time before the need for post-baking is completely eliminated. Bartram comments on the need to post-bake to get these much longer run lengths: "It won't go away soon. It's necessary to satisfy the million-run-length needs."