I purchased 2 of the Sante' Cast Iron Bread Pans a couple years ago. And I cannot imagine ever going back to anything made out of any other type of material for baking my bread. I kept an open mind enough to purchase this third pan, now made by a company that has, apparently, taken over Sante'. And I'm sad. The inferior materials and manufacturing is obvious. The pan is even smaller than the Sante' pans.