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You can always check out the the Betty Crocker Store  or amazon.com for finding pans. 

Also, my mom bought be a Silicone tube pan... and I really love it for baking... Hope this helps! Sincerely, CC

About the only place you will find an aluminum anything is at a commercial restaurant supply, the Goodwill,  a resale shop or yard sale. At least it will be made in the USA and probably of a good gauge metal and cheap at that. All of this non stick coated stuff regardless of how careful one is to not scratch still doesn't last very long and I don't relish having this stuff in my food. Heat deteriorates these finishes. Anything dark or black increases heat absorbtion by 15% be it a roof on your house, clothing or cookware. Greasing and flouring helps as do silicone bands wrapped around the pan, but with angel food or chiffon cakes you can't  grease and flour. These cakes require being able to cling to the side of the pan. I bought an aluminum square angel food heavy gauge tube pan at a yard sale for 50 cents. It had not been used but very little. A steel wool soap pad and lots of elbow grease and a good boiling water scalding made it shiny new and I use it all the time.

Hi Wilted.  omamcm is correct about the angle food cakes.  You do not grease or flour so they will climb the side of the pan during baking, but will also stick.  You must loosen with a knife blade.  If the pan is dark, that is why it may have burned due to the heat absorption.  You may need to reduce your heat by 25 degrees and also reduce the cooking time to cook in a dark pan without burning.  Good luck.