Loaf Pans Buying Guide
Baking can be a really joyful experience, if you have
commercial loaf pans.
Types
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Large Pans: They enable you to bake breads with a more airy and fluffy texture.
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Small Pans: These pans can be used to make dessert loaves in less time. They are great for making delicious mini loaves for family or friends easily at home.
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Lighter Pans: If you want a lighter colored loaf of bread, then these pans are great for you.
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Darker Pans: These are glass pans that are used to make bread with golden tan and browned crust.
Material
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Cast Iron Pans: They heat the bread evenly, and are ideal conductors.
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Aluminum Pans: Made from thin aluminum, the interior surface of each pan is finished with a coating system enabling you to release food easily.
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Anodized Aluminum Loaf Pans: These have superior heat conductivity, and produce brown crust.
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Pyrex Pans: These are widely used for making loaves of fresh homemade breads. These are easy to clean and use.
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Paper Pans: Paper loaf pans are attractive and greaseproof. You can directly pour the batter and bake.
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Silicon Pans: If you are looking for extremely durable loaf pans, then silicone is a good choice. Silicone loaf pans can conduct heat evenly without melting or warping in intense temperatures. You can remove baked foods from silicon loaf pans easily.
Loaf Pan Linings
Loaf pans come with three lining options:
* Baking Parchment
* Waxed Paper
* Brown Paper
Application
* You can make meat loaf or ham loaf with a low-fat pan set. There are two pans, one fitted within the other. The upper pan has holes in the base, which allows the fat and oil to get below into the firm pan sitting beneath it. This way, it keeps the meat from touching the fat that is in the bottom pan while being baked.
* You can also use these pan sets them for making breads. Not all pans make a crunchy outer layer with lightly colored crumbs, so you have to choose your bread loaf pan carefully.
* Loaf pans can also be used to make tea cakes.
Tips
* First of all, assess the number of times you might be using your
loaf pan. If you are love baked foods, then you might want to purchase an assortment of loaf pans. If you bake only during certain occasions, a small variety of loaf pans will do.
* Opt for loaf pans that do not attract grit and grease.
* Loaf pans that can be washed in the dishwasher and are a great option.
Quick Picks
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Food Network Nonstick Loaf Pan: Integrating metal construction, they are great for making breads, meatloaves, and cakes.
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Reston Lloyd PrepCo Bake Porter Loaf Pan with Serving Cover and Extra Pan: These bake porter loaf pans come with serving cover and extra pan. The serving cover is made from 100% melamine with silicone corners.
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