Enhance Your Culinary Repertoire with the Cast Iron Bread Pan Introducing the Crucible Cookware Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Bread Pan – a meticulously crafted kitchen essential designed to elevate your baking and cooking endeavors. This bread pan is a testament to quality and versatility, tailored to meet the demands of discerning home chefs. Superior Heat Retention: Crafted from premium cast iron, our bread pan ensures exceptional heat distribution, resulting in perfectly baked loaves with a consistent texture and taste. Lid for Optimal Baking: The included lid serves a pivotal role, creating an enclosed environment that allows steam to circulate, facilitating the ideal conditions for achieving bakery-quality bread at home. Suitable for High-Temperature Baking: Designed to withstand high temperatures, this bread pan is both oven-safe and versatile, allowing for a wide range of culinary creations beyond bread. Effortless Maintenance: The smooth cast iron surface ensures quick and convenient cleanup, making your baking experience not only enjoyable but also hassle-free. A Thoughtful Gift: Whether you're an experienced baker or a home cook seeking to expand your repertoire, this pre-seasoned cast iron bread pan makes for a thoughtful and enduring gift. Rediscover the joy of precision and artistry in baking. Unlock a world of culinary possibilities and elevate your bread and cooking with the Crucible Cookware Cast Iron Bread Pan. Order now and experience the remarkable difference that quality can make in your culinary pursuits. Specifications Length including handles:13.8" (35 cm)Diameter: 11" (28 cm) - the form excluding the handlesWidth: 5.5" (14 cm)Depth: 4.33" (11 cm)Height with the lid on: 5.9" (15 cm)Capacity: 3.38 quarts (3.2 litre)Wegiht: 10.80 lb (4.9 kg)Can be used on any heat source, indoors and outdoors.Cast iron has superior heat conduction.Conducts heat evenly for consistent baking, and has a heavy lid that traps any steam released by the bread while it cooks. Steam is useful because it keeps the outside of your loaf from setting before the bread rises, drying out, or baking too quickly. You don’t want to burn your crust while you wait for the center of the bread to cook By slowing down crust formation, steam helps the bread rise rapidly without the constraint of a stiff crust when it hits the oven, known as “oven spring”, keeps the outer crust thin and crispy rather than tough and chewy, and lets bread develop a deep brown color without burning. EAN:7350152560109EAN