I bought this product as a Christmas gift for my mother-in-law, a woman who loves to bake. Even with all the kids gone, she bakes cookies, bread and makes treats; then sells them at her office to coworkers. She loves the bread pan and has already used it twice. She reports, "I love the fact that the bread pan holds the shape of a 'loaf' instead of raising flat across the cookie sheet that I used to use. The bread has a more uniform shape. Also, the clean-up is something to get excited about -- the finish of the bread pan comes sparkling clean with the swipe of the dish cloth, --no baked-on hard spots.....and I love it that you don't have to clean dough out all of the little holes with a toothpick like you have to on our old pizza sheet. I hadn't greased the bread pan first as my recipe didn't say to, and it didn't stick to the finish. I hope to bake bread more often now." It's great to have purchased a gift for her that she truly enjoys and will use often!

Great piece of cookware

I tried to use a stone to get a crisp crust on my French an Italian breads, but this nonstick baggett pan gave me what I was looking for. It also kept loose dough from flattening out so the loves were more rounded. There was no sticking at all and the browning was even all around

Nonstick French Bread Pan

I purchased the pan to bake gluten-free french bread. I didn't have to line the pan w/ foil, and my bread turned out very nice... much better than when I would try to shape the loaf on a sheet pan. It is a very useful addition to a gluten-free baker's kitchen... I'm glad I purchaed it.

French Bread made Easy

This is my second one, I had to get another so I could make loaves in quanity. The bread browns nicely through the perferations which gives a good crispy crust all around. I even line this pan with non stick foil when I make gluten free french bread. When it is half way baked, I remove the foil and finish the bread in the pan so the bottom gets browned as the regular bread does. Chicago Metallic is one of my favorite companies!

Chinzy for price

It worked good as far as non stick goes but I wish the two outer sides came up a bit further. My dough kinda fell over the edge & then baked that way. The bread did come out crispy & good. My hubby probably could have fashioned a pan like this for me for alot less $.