Bread pan burnished rectangular

The baker in the neighborhood of the foundry in Shropshire bakes his "Bread Loaves" in these bread baking molds from Netherton Foundry and swears by them. Because the heat distribution in the deep-drawn, thin-walled iron molds is so even, the baking results are just as convincing. Since the iron is burnished, it is usually sufficient to grease the molds with a little cooking oil before baking. Only with sugary sweet doughs baking paper should be used to protect the burnished layer. We offer two sizes.

In Shropshire, where the beginning of industrialization has its historical roots and where the world's first iron bridge spanned a watercourse in 1779, the English iron foundry Netherton Foundry has been based for more than 30 years. As before, the production of iron objects is semi-industrial rather than fully automated. On the one hand, machines are used to shape the iron by casting, deep-drawing or spinning. On the other hand, many steps are still carried out by hand. The cookware is so thin-walled and light that one would not expect iron at first glance. At second glance, however, the surface shows a patina that is typical for the material, because in the Netherton Foundry each piece is still burnished, i.e. burned in with a fine layer of linseed oil (instead of acid). A process in which a so-called precious rust forms on the surface, which protects against further corrosion like a natural coating.