Steam insert in a loaf pan

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Has anyone tried this loaf pan suggested for yeast breads ?

http://www.csnstores.com/Anolon-54715-ANN1376.html

anna

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Looks to me like another useless gadget.  Unless of course I want to make steamed bread.  With steam originating inside the baking pan below the bread dough the majority of the steam would simply permeate the underside of the loaf.  That's not the purpose of adding steam to the oven when baking bread.