"I have never in my life made apple pie before and didn't even have a pie dish (it is not so common in Germany), but only a regular spring form. The work is elaborate, but the apple pie was the best cake/pie I have ever had - and my girlfriend whole-heartedly agrees. I used Elstar apples, which worked just nicely, and added baking paper at the bottom of the spring form. It was a little shocking how much the filling shrinks during cooking, but it was sufficient for the pie. There was no need to bake the crust first and nothing seeped through or was too liquidy. I am not sure what went wrong for other reviewers here, but as a tip: I took my time with cooking the apples on the stove until they were completely cooked. Maybe that makes all the difference? I baked the pie on ~190°C and it turned out just perfect.