This article is from the How to Make Basic Bread FAQ, by Darrell Greenwood darrell.faq@telus.invalid with numerous contributions by others.
You can find perfectly adequate loaf pans quite cheaply. Check in many
grocery and discount stores - glass is nice but expensive and fragile,
while aluminum or coated steel pans are easy to care for. One particular
brand has a dark non-stick coating and works quite nicely, they also offer
cookie sheets and etc. You may find several sizes, let's stick with the
'standard' loaf pans measuring roughly 8 by 4, or 9 by 5 inches.
Stay out of Williams-Sonoma and the mail order wish books for now. See the
section on beginning toys....
 
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