Superstone Covered Baker,Unglazed Stoneware Bakeware, Rectangular Bread Cloche Baking Pan,Bakes Italian Bread with Light Crumb and Crusty

I ordered this to make sourdough sandwich loaves. I have one that I got from Breadtopia that is similar shape and size that I really like but I left it at my winter palace. This one was much cheaper so I got it for the summer palace. It looks like it is made from a different clay and is not as aesthetically pleasing as the expensive one but it is heavier duty. The size is pretty much the same. I have baked over a dozen loaves in it and it works great. The loaves are smaller in diameter than a batard so a slice fits in a regular toaster. The clay seems to be holding up well and is taking a patina from the heat without any sign of cracking or chipping. I normally use a layer of parchment paper and place my dough in the cooker after shaping allowing the final proofing to take place in clay cooker. I put the room temperature clay cooker directly into a 450 degree oven. I have had no issue with any of my clay cookers cracking using this method and my loaves pop just as well as trying to drop cold dough into a hot cooker. I have used multiple methods of baking sourdough including using Dutch ovens, metal loaf pans, glass cake pans and in my opinion clay is king. This clay pan is cheap, durable and cooks a beautiful loaf. I highly recommend it.

The box came in perfect condition, upon opening I found the handle broken in pieces. The finish looks great. I feel the handle would not really affect the baking function so I will keep it.

This baker i received is not an authentic brand product, despite the title of the post stating that it is a Superstone baker. It is not stamped with the brand and the material composition is not the same as the branded product. Nonetheless, it performed well and the bread I baked in the baker turned out and didn't stick to the pan.

Questionable quality and it's a little pricey. The white finish is a bit distracting.

Fake product, not stoneware. Painted glazed cheap ceramic

I have stoneware products like this. This is definitely a clay and not stoneware. Disappointed because I will use it very heavily. And also it is bright white. Not the cream color they said.

This cloche is very handsome, but it totally failed in the baking bread department. I put the dough in the cloche, baked it in a hot oven for an hour, took it out--and the loaf was completely stuck in the cloche. I eventually pried it out, leaving chunks of bread still stuck to the cloche. Then I thought, perhaps it's meant to be greased? Unlike my previous one. But I'm afraid to try it again!

not what it was supposed to be, looks like they didnt fire it in the kiln. And it was dirty, written on, and broken.

I believe I received a factory second. One side of the handle is attached askew, there's a crack in the side of the lid that does not go through to the inside, and, there's a nick in the handle. I believe the crack and the nick were created when the clay was still wet. The pamphlet that accompanies the close indicates the item should be thrown away if there's a crack. This particular item should have been rejected at multiple steps during the manufacturing process. Nothing in the description indicates these are factory seconds, so whether or not Walmart knows they're selling seconds, I cannot say. If you choose to buy this item, be aware you may not receive the quality you think you've paid for.