Chicago Metallic 69609 Professional Nonstick Perforated Baguette Pan
by Chicago Metallic

List Price: $29.99
Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary

• Bakes three baguette-shaped bread loaves
• Heavy-gauge aluminized steel with nonstick Silverstone surface
• Safe to use in dishwasher
• Comes with 25 years limited warranty

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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chicago Metallic 69609 Professional Nonstick Perforated Baguette Pan

Customer Review: Sometimes a pizza stone just isn't enough
Summary: 5 Stars

Mindful of the recommendations in other reviews, I sprayed the pan with cooking oil before using it. I also tossed some corn meal on it. (What can I say? I like its effect on the crust.) I laid the dough in the pan's "troughs," let it rise, then moved it to a preheated oven to bake. Unable to part with the stone entirely, I placed the pan on top of it. The loaves turned out beautifully. They're almost perfectly round, about 2" in diameter; the crust was even crispier than when I used my stone, and it's fairly even all around--slightly more brown on top than on the bottom, perhaps because of the stone being underneath.

Since my kids ate them all, I had to make more the next day. This time, I didn't stretch the dough as much so they came out as 3" baguettes. I also reduced the heat a little, as the pan's instructions recommend. The loaves touched when they rose, so I pulled them apart after about ten minutes of baking. That wasn't a problem though, and they came out even better than before.

Cleanup is easy, especially if you spray the pan, but the perforations are a bit harsh on a sponge, so you might want to use the recommended nylon scrub or a paper towel instead. (Cleaning corn meal out of those holes is a little difficult, however, so I'm reconsidering using corn meal.)

If you bake baguettes frequently, I heartily recommend this pan! (No offense to my pizza stone.)

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