I have a bread machine, but I find the loaves it baked end up oddly shaped and a bit difficult to slice, so I decided to try this pan and I’m so pleased with the results!Update: I watched a bread episode of the Great British Baking Show & learned to be really patient while making bread. I now still do most of the work with my bread machine, but now I put the dough in this bread box to rise an additional 30-60 minutes before baking. I think 1lb of dough could be fine using this method. Still love this pan & have made loaves weekly since purchasing._______________________I’ve made 3 loaves of bread so far: 2 were herbs & cheese and the other was pesto bread.PanI opted for the gold pan since it’s heavier than the black pan. Also, some reviews of the black pan stated that the coating flaked off, and while I don’t know how common that is, it’s not something I want to deal with. The gold is more of a rose gold color. There’s holes in the bottom of the pan, but I didn’t have any issues with that. If I were to bake something other than bread in it, I’d probably line it with parchment paper or foil to avoid drips. The pan looks a bit small, but I think it’s a great size since you can fit 2lbs of dough into it!LidThe lid is one of the reasons I got this pan. I love being able to bake a very uniform loaf of bread and the lid makes that possible. It slides on easily and stayed in place while baking. It was easy to remove as well.Loaf SizeI thought I’d read that the pan baked 1lb of dough so that’s what I started with and while it baked up fine, it only filled the pan about 60%. I then made a 1.5lb and a 2lb loaf which both worked, but 2lbs of dough will really fill the pan nicely. One of my photos shows the 1.5lb loaf (pesto bread) next to the 2lb loaf (herbs & cheese) and you can see the 2lb loaf really filled the pan while the 1.5lb loaf has more rounded corners.BakingI baked my loaves at 350 for 35-45 minutes, depending on loaf size.StorageI have a metal bread box, but I also purchased a LOCK & LOCK HPL849 bread storage container for this, which you can see in one of my photos. It’s not quite large enough to fit 2 full loaves, but it will fit at least 1.5 loaves. That bread container fits inside my bread box so I have double storage.Slicing BreadThe 2lb loaf was the easiest to slice since it was denser, but the 3 loaves I’ve made so far all sliced nicely. I was able to easily hand slice the bread into very thin slices, so that was pretty amazing. I’m considering getting a slicing guide so I can cut more consistently sized slices.ConclusionThis pan is amazing. I’ve never been much of a bread maker, but with this pan, I plan on making loaves for us regularly since it’s so easy and I love the results. I’m so pleased with this pan and I recommend it for anyone wanting to make a nice, uniform loaf of bread that’s easy to slice.