Is it good for bread making? Is the top handle metal?
523699
I haven't try making bread in it but you are able to put in the oven with no problem. Yes the handle is metal. We've made a lot of delious meals in it, well worth it.
1935215
I bought one about 2 weeks ago and am very pleased with it. It does a nice job of toasting both sides of the bread. I only wish it was all brushed stainless steel; the top is shiny chrome.
568623
Yes, I never remove mine from the top. It looks nice and I sometimes use it to put a loaf of fresh french bread, and when the oven is being used it seems okay.
918500
It's junk.... just buy a good bread knife and cutting board and you'll be fine. Or you can have my plastic bread slicer...oh wait, I threw it away already because it was junk! :)
995344
I have been baking many sourdough breads using this pan, with kneading and rises done in a Zojirushi bread maker, and only the final rise in the pan. Michael Petrick is correct, this pan is coated with a layer of silicone, so the metal doesn't come into contact with the dough if maintained well (Don't use metal tools, wood or silicone scrapers etc. won't scratch the coating).
1200559
it does have a non collapsible paddle but it is supposed to be used only for making jams. The non collapsible paddle is made of plastic and I am not sure that it would be up to the job of making bread
1715434
The pan is a dark metal, but I use the same temp as for lighter pans and bake until the top of my bread is golden brown and the crust within the pan seems to be just fine.
264326
Have not used it for that. I have used it for other crusts, many breads and biscuits, brioche, etc. Haven't had a problem with anything yet. Gone through over 60 pounds in a few months.
1792023
Yes, the pot is very sturdy, as one would expect, the handles are metal and the top to mine is glass with a metal rim and lift handle. It goes from stovetop to oven, no problem.
18744
I have never made it by hand. I always use a bread machine. It is very good bread.
1848514
It's light weight plastic made in China... Not your old good Sunbeam mixer... If you plan to make bread it better be a small one....OK for cookies and cakes but I don't expect it will last a the old ones did.
2062703
I'm not sure I can answer that question. It looks like it's a coated metal and it's heavier than aluminum would be. It works very well. It gives the bread a nice crust.
545918
Yes, it has spikes, and it makes a nice pattern in bread dough. But if the bread rises too much, prying it off the spikes is not easy.
2126801
I have made the most amazing bread in this. I would not think it is meant to be used for anything different from bread making
1031718
It is metal. It's a nice little sander not a lot of HP, good for small work.
995341
I used to put a piece of parchment paper on top of and to the sides of regular bread dough in a Pullman pan, because I did not want to coat the sliding top with butter and flour (I didn't want butter leaking to the bottom of my oven) but completely lining a bread pan with parchment paper on the bottom and the sides looks like an awful hassle to me. My bread books say indeed that the sourdough starter should not come into contact with metal - but I guess it's alright when you're in the dough phase, that you can bake in a metal pan.
1045113
I bought it because i assumed that it didn't have lead. It is wonderful for bread that is why i bought it.