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Tools for black banana bread
These are the tools the Black banana bread recipe itself calls for, and what each one does in it. We don't own, use or test these products ourselves, so nothing here is a personal recommendation.
8 × 4-inch loaf pan
What the recipe uses it for: The batter bakes in it, buttered (step 1).
What to look for: 8 × 4 inches. The recipe gives times for 8½ × 4½ (47–57 min) and 9 × 5 (45–55 min, a flatter loaf) too.
Mixing bowl and a fork
What the recipe uses it for: One bowl for everything; the fork mashes the bananas smooth (step 2).
What to look for: A bowl big enough for about 5 cups of batter.
Toothpick or cake tester
What the recipe uses it for: The doneness test: it comes out clean, a few dry crumbs are fine (step 5).
What to look for: Long enough to reach the center of a tall loaf.
Bread knife
What the recipe uses it for: Slices the cooled loaf (step 6).
What to look for: A serrated blade longer than the loaf is wide.