The standard Australian sandwich loaf — 340g to 900g, square-ish, baked in a strapped tin — does most of the volume. But walk any good bakery's shelves and you'll see the shapes that set it apart: the oval Vienna, the high-shouldered farmhouse, the ribbed tank, the round cob. Each one is made by its pan, and each pan is its own die.

Vienna — the oval loaf

Vienna pans have rounded, oval ends instead of square corners, giving the classic oval Vienna profile with more crust per slice. Mackies presses Vienna sets as three strapped pans on Australian 16" racking widths, Teflon™ coated for clean release — Vienna loaf set (WEV 270/3).

Farmhouse — the high-shouldered classic

The farmhouse die bakes the traditional high, round-shouldered loaf. It runs as a strapped set of four for production, and as a single pan for home and small-batch baking — same die, same aluminised steel.

Tank — the ribbed cylinder

Tank loaf tins are corrugated, and those ribs are the whole point: they bake the distinctive ridged sidewall that slices into round, even pieces. The tank loaf set (T229/3) runs three corrugated tins to a strap, Teflon™ coated.

Cob — the round one

The cob pan bakes round cob loaves and doubles as a sponge pan. It comes as a single in natural finish or Teflon™ coated (CBS178/1) — a favourite for cob-loaf catering as much as bread.

And the standard range behind them

All the specialty dies sit alongside the standard 340g–900g bread pan range — strapped sets built to 16" (400 mm) and 18" (455 mm) rack standards, with steam-release and lidded options. If you're matching capacities, our bread tin sizes guide covers the full 340g–900g system. And if your signature loaf needs its own shape, that's what 530+ dies and custom tooling are for.

FAQ

What is a tank loaf?
A loaf baked in a corrugated (ribbed) tin — the ridged sidewall is formed by the pan and slices into round, even pieces.

What makes a Vienna tin different?
Rounded oval ends instead of square corners, producing the classic oval Vienna loaf profile.

Can I get farmhouse or cob pans for home baking?
Yes — the farmhouse and cob dies both come as single pans, in the same commercial-grade aluminised steel as the production sets.

Do specialty pans come strapped for production?
Yes — Vienna runs as a set of three, farmhouse as a set of four, tank as a set of three, all built to Australian rack standards.

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