Loaf Tin sizing help

nell2

Feel like making some dough in breadmaker and then baking it in oven later on. Only problem is ... don't know what size tin to use.
Please could someone who knows tell me the dimensions of a 1lb tin and a 2lb tin. I've got a loaf tin but I've got no idea which size it is.
Any help much appreciated
Nell

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, Nell, and welcome to Old Style!

Mine are 22cm x 12cm (at the top) x 6cm deep. They're 2lb.

HTH, Penny. x

angelavdavis

I just make mine into a sausage shape and cook on an oiled baking sheet!

vfairbrass

I'd love an answer to this question too.
I have a tin that I think is half a pound size (l*w*d) 6 inch*4.5 inch*2.5 inch
One that I take to be one pound at 8 inch*4.5 inch *2.5 inch
One that I take to be two pound 10 inch *5.5 inch * 3 inch

None have their sizes on them so I've always had to guess.
Valerie

Solwaykid

My 2lb loaf tin holds exactly 1 litre of water, full to the brim,if you don't have a tape measure handy. Sorry to mix metric and imperial!

madmum33

I like baking bread on a tray, makes a nice change from standard loaf shaped loaves!

You could make a cob loaf (round, cut a cross in the top), a plait (long sausage, cut almost all the way along the length then plait like hair), a bloomer (long sausage, diagonal cuts in the top).

nell2

Thanks for the replies everyone. I decided to make baguettes with a French bread recipe and it worked really well.
However, I am now off to measure my loaf tin to see what size it is for future reference. Liked the idea of measuring it by volume Solwaykid!
Am also feeling inspired to try some different shapes. Just another quick question though, do you brush a bit of vegetable oil on the tray to stop the bread sticking if you are doing a bloomer or the like, or is that not necessary? Also, do you oil your loaf tins?

nell2

Well I've measured it and checked its volume. It's 12.5 x 22.5 x 6 and it holds about 1050 ml of water so I guess that makes it a 2lb one. It doesn't look very big to me, but I've got nothing to compare it to.
Thanks for your helpful measurements once again everyone!

JennyB

Hello

A slightly odd question but I'm hoping that someone here might be able to help out.

I've recently purchased a long desired Kenwood Chef which has boosted my enthusiasm about making bread to use for my daily lunchtime sandwich. Pret are going to miss my custom but my wallet is going to love this change!

The problem is that my current loaf tins are really for making cakes and when I make bread in them I end up with really small slices which aren't a lot of use for sandwiches.

So my question is, can anyone recommend a good size of loaf tin to use for making bread for sandwiches?

I'm hoping to find a tin that will make "proper" sized sandwiches!

Any suggestions on where to buy such tins would also be appreciated. All the shops I've located so far are more geared towards cake baking so the choice of potentially suitable tins is limited.

Thanks for your help. :beer:

thriftlady_2

Hi Jenny,
I use standard 2lb loaf tins. These are widely available, but it sounds like they're the sort you already have. If you want your bread to be the same size as a sliced packet loaf then I'm not sure I can help, sorry.

Anyone else know?

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

I generally use a 2lb tin, i do have a bigger one but it makes huge slices..
if you leave your bread to rise to about 1-2" above the top or the tin and then slash it length ways (it stops it going wonky, and leaning when it bakes).... you should get "proper sized slices"... how much dough are you putting in your tin? could it be that there isn't enough to make a big loaf? I use 500g flour in a 2lb tin... hope it helps.. let me know if you want the recipe..i make it by hand and its a doddle