My latest triumph - Milk loaf in a pipe tin or small tin - recipes & photos

[judydawn]

I have now been given a link to this set of 3 pipe loaf tin, the supplier is in Brisbane and has now sourced it and placed it on his website.  I have told him I doubt too many people would want the triple tin, we are more looking for a single one but you never know, it may interest someone. http://www.basicingredients.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=64_95&products_id=744

[meganjane]

This looks fab JD! I've tried to find the loaf tin, but the only supplier on Amazon doesn't ship internationally.

Oh well, may be with all the enquiries going on, someone in Australia might decide to stock them.

[andiesenji]

I think that part of the problem is that these tins are known by different names in different countries.

Here's a page from  a blog by an eGullet member
who lives in Canada.

And here's one of the 4-loaf tins being offered on eBay with the same name.

I've heard and seen them described as linear tube pans, round pullman pans, Boston brown bread pans and others I don't at present recall.
One suggestion when it came up in a discussion on eGullet some time back was that in some countries it was called a "Yule Log" pan.
I thought this was a bit too far out, but one never knows.

Oh yeah, I just remembered one guy I know called it a "radiator roll" pan.  To me this was totally off the charts, but he is a bit of a nut case anyway.  And he thinks I am a nut case for owning all these "weird" kitchen appliances.  However, his wife is a very dear friend and works at the local library, so I put up with his remarks for her sake.

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

This looks fab JD! I've tried to find the loaf tin, but the only supplier on Amazon doesn't ship internationally.

Oh well, may be with all the enquiries going on, someone in Australia might decide to stock them.

Perhaps we should "target" one Australian bread tin supplier.  If a supplier received 5 or 6 (or more) emails in a week asking for pipe tins they should take notice. 

[achookwoman]

A friend suggested that we contact 'Can we Help",  TV programme.  What do you think?

[judydawn]

I only watch an hour of TV a day Chookie so have never heard of that programme. Go for it though if you think it will help.  I just find it unbelievable that it is so hard to find a tin - I love my tin to bits and will now probably be making more bread than rolls whereas it used to be the other way around. Maybe some enthusiastic entrepreneur might like to import some and supply forum members??!!

Andie you are right, in the bit of research I did the name varies from country to country which makes it even harder to find out any information if you aren't calling it the right name.

[Meagan]

JD did they say what size they were....only asking as they have tins similar in france but with a pin on the side and the loafs are much smaller than yours/mermaid tin and more for mini toasts for aperitif etc which is quite popular here for patés, fois gras ou other spread type things???  might be worth mentioning the size of the loafs just incase???

 

Frozzie in my search for this tin I found some tins for mini toast but now have no idea where. They were round and flower shaped I think 

[andiesenji]

Those are called canape bread molds here in the US.
I have seen them on ebay listed as bread or cracker "sleeves" and some other odd notes.

There are smaller commercial tins similar to the ones in my last post - I think there are 6 fixed in a "rack" and those too are made by Chicago Metallic - they manufactures hundreds of baking pans types, both for commercial and consumer sales and some are under other "brand" names. 
Some are "custom" pans like this one.
When I had my Blodgett commercial oven, I had stacks of the full size sheet pans, bun pans and etc., as they are made to slide into the oven on the side rails, as it had no racks.   And I had one of these pans that had five sections and was welded into a heavy wire frame that also slid on the oven side rails.  I gave everything to the guy who bought my oven, except for the newest sheet pans, which I use on the wire shelves in my pantry.  They are way too large for the ovens I have now.

[Debbiebillg]

Hiya all, I've been watching this thread with interest. I found a lady on ebay selling other Mermaid cookware and I've emailed her with the link that Judy put up of the mermaid milk loaf tin and have asked her if she can get hold of them and that there are quite a few people wanting them here in Australia.  The other tin she has on ebay is only 7.66 GBP international postage which is quite reasonable.  Here is a link to her other listing :
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MERMAID-NON-STICK-BROWNIE-TIN-TRAY-cookware-bakeware-/260738668392?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL&hash=item3cb53c5768

She has  a kitchenwares store on ebay so maybe it might be a go.  I'll let you know when she gets back to me.


BTW, Judy, that bread looks really yummy. 

Debbie

[judydawn]

Thanks Debbie, someone, somewhere must be able to supply Australians with this tin - hopefully your lady will come up with the goods.

[Debbiebillg]

Yes Judy, I'm not sure whether to get one or not but will see what she comes back with.  I just realised the link I put in above was the wrong one, I've fixed it now.
Debbie

[Debbiebillg]

And the response is ............

Hello Debbie, thank you for your enquiry. We have just ordered the milk loaf tins which will be online on Monday. The cost will be £19.99 excluding postage abroad and we will be getting twelve of them. Hope this is of help. Bdest regards Lynda


- vennerking

[andiesenji]

Good Show, Debbie!

[Frozzie]

I have now been given a link to this set of 3 pipe loaf tin, the supplier is in Brisbane and has now sourced it and placed it on his website.  I have told him I doubt too many people would want the triple tin, we are more looking for a single one but you never know, it may interest someone. http://www.basicingredients.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=64_95&products_id=744

so its 3 large loafs then? and not canape size mini loafs x 3...

[judydawn]

At $108.95 it certainly would be full sized Frozzie.  I did ask the gentleman to add the size to his posting but I see he hasn't so I won't push it any further.  Thanks to Debbie we now have 2 links to this sort of tin so I will leave it at that.