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Features:

Lifetime warranty against defects

4-1/2-by-8-1/2-inch pan for pound cakes, breads, terrines

Durable, heavy-gauge aluminum for exceptional heat conductivity

Two-ply nonstick coating for easy release of food and easy cleanup

Nonstick formulated for releasing high-sugar foods

Average Rating:
Rating: - Great bread, but clean up is a pain.
Before I received this pan as a gift, I was using a glass loaf pan. Compared to that, this pan makes a much nicer, crisper crust, and a moister loaf. For results, I love it. Cleanup, however, is another story! Since the pan is "folded" from one piece of metal, rather than poured into a mold, every corner gets full of food that is hard to get out. In any case, though, it doesn't prevent me from using it. If you're willing to be a little patient with cleanup, a great pan.

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Rating: - Poor release of yeast breads & difficult to clean afterwards
Having just spent 5 minutes cleaning 2 of these expensive "non-stick" pans, I have vowed never to bake bread in them again. Perhaps they work well for sweets and meatloaf, but they do not release yeast breads easily--in fact, my loaves are marred by the holes left from chunks of bread that stuck to the pan.

And they are tedious to clean: They are harder to clean than any cast-iron or stainless steel pan. Baking seems actually to forge a new composite material from the metal and the dough. The folds and the corners are natural traps for debris and the worst parts to scrub, but even the flat parts cling to bread.

These are expensive pans and require babying. They have not worked for me, despite my taking extraordinary care to protect their "non-stick" surface and making numerous trials of using different lubricants and oven settings.

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Rating: - Calphalon Commercial Medium Loaf Pan - Excellent!
The Calphalon Commercial Nonstick Bakeware line is excellent. The nonstick coating is superb, they are heavy, sturdy and very well made. The nonstick coating is so slippery nothing sticks to it. I have the large, medium and mini set of loaf pans and they are all fantastic. The large and medium sizes are great for breads, banana bread, pound cake, etc. and the minis are great for holiday baked gifts or personalized desserts. Who wouldn't like their own mini pound cake?

Although you could, I don't use my bakeware for meats, I prefer to use bakeware for baking and stainless (All Clad) or stoneware (Le Creuset Poterie) for meats and meatloaf.

One note: you may want to check on your baked goods a couple of minutes early. I have noticed that everything is done a little quicker in pans with a dark finish. Many newer recipes will indicate the timing for dark finish bakeware. These pans are also a breeze to clean, just a little soap and water and you are done.
Also, read the Calphalon brochure in the box, if you plan to nest this pan with others make sure to put a paper towel between them to prevent any damage to the nonstick coating. And, this pan is not dishwasher safe.
I wouldn't even trade my Calphalon Commercial Nonstick bakeware for All Clad bakeware, all my cookware is All Clad and I love it but nothing beats high quality, heavy duty Nonstick bakeware! Wonderful Pans! Highly recommended!