Ceramic:
Pros: Looks fancy. Shape of loaf is pristine
Cons: Bread typically needed to cook longer as it seemed to trap more moisture especially on the bottom of the loaf. Harder to remove bread from pan after baking. Can not see progress while the dough rises (except for top of loaf).
Glass:
Pros: Can visualize the dough as it rises giving you a good idea of how well the crumb will end up. Easier to clean.
Cons: Difficult to remove bread from pan after baking at times.
Metal (Steel):
Pros: Excellent shape. Bread seems to cook through faster and more "even". Easy to remove bread from pan after baking. In my opinion, this pan produced the best product;)
Cons: Can not see the "underbelly" of bread as it rises like you can with glass pan.
Pans used in this experiment:
Ceramic- Wilton® Indulgence® Professional Stoneware 9-Inch x 5-Inch Loaf Pan from Bed Bath and Beyond
Glass- Pyrex Corning NY (Not sure where I bought this from)
Metal- Wilton® Advance® Loaf Pan from Bed Bath and Beyond
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of dough and did you put the same volume in each?
Good question;) If I remember correctly I tried my best to keep the dough volume as even as possible for each pan. I believe I put about 500 grams of dough in each pan. I don't think this was exact as I just eyeballed it for this particular experiment. Usually I will use a scale when I divide up my dough. I did notice that the dough rose much faster and higher in the ceramic pan than the other pans. I'm not sure if this is because it trapped more heat or what;) I also would not be surprised if I subconsciously put more dough in the ceramic pan as it is taller than the other two. This inherently could have had an effect on the experiment as a whole too.
I usualy use the iron raw pan for bread, pizza e focaccia. This material is very good and allow to create a golden crust in less time.
Have never tried iron was pan ?
In your image iron pan seems coated with nonstick material.
I have never used an iron pan before but it sounds like a great idea. I'm pretty sure there is some kind of nonstick coating on the metal pan I used, but I'm not sure what it is;)