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Steam insert in a loaf pan

AnnaInNC's picture
AnnaInNC

Steam insert in a loaf pan

Has anyone tried this loaf pan suggested for yeast breads ?

http://www.csnstores.com/Anolon-54715-ANN1376.html

anna

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flournwater

Looks to me like another useless gadget.  Unless of course I want to make steamed bread.  With steam originating inside the baking pan below the bread dough the majority of the steam would simply permeate the underside of the loaf.  That's not the purpose of adding steam to the oven when baking bread.

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AnnaInNC

In any case, one would have to use a top for the steam to be effective.

I can see using this pan for a meatloaf to catch the grease.