Bake Three Loaves at Once: New Professional Cookware Line from Williams-Sonoma

This time of year you really don't want to keep the oven on for long. We don't want to give up our bread-baking habits, though, so if you're baking enough bread for a week, or for a big meal, take a look at these new professional-sized pans from Williams-Sonoma.

The pan up top bakes up to three loaves at a time. It's from a new collection of premium bakeware made for bakeries and restaurants, and proportioned for larger home ovens. The pan is made from aluminized-steel that distributes heat quickly and evenly, and it has a silicone-glaze finish to help the loaves release smoothly.

The one at the top of the post bakes "hearth-style" breads with rounder, softer shapes. It's not a free-form boule, but it's still prettier for the bread basket.

• Professional Size Hearth Bread Pan Set, $99

This one below comes in two sizes: three-strap and five strap. Five loaves of bread at a time! Imagine!

• Bread Pan Set, $49 for three-strap and $74 for five-strap.

And now for something to bake in these big bread pans:
• Beginning Sourdough Loaf
• No-Time Bread
• No-Knead Bread in a Hurry

(Images: Williams-Sonoma)

Comments (3)

How is this any better than just putting 3 (or even 5) individual loaf pans into the oven, and baking with convection?

yeah, I'm puzzled about why this is better than the much more flexible option of having separate pans. I usually do 2-3 loaves and a tray of buns all together (in individual pans).

I would never be able to fit these in my oven. But, with some careful arranging, I can easily fit the same amount of separated pans with comfortable room to bake evenly. Something tells me real restaurants/bakeries don't buy their baking tools from Williams-Sonoma.