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Delicate honey florentines caramelized nicely on the Nordic Ware without becoming too dark. A pan should be relatively thick so that it’s durable and bakes evenly. Dented. Here are the best cookie and baking sheets we tested ranked, in order: Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker's Half Sheet. Cookies baked nicely and slide off easily, but I couldn't fit many on the sheet. But it’s dishwasher-safe and highly resistant to corrosion. Parchment paper that’s 12 inches wide should fit directly into a sheet pan. You know the kind.
It is, however, a good choice to go in the broiler. We also noted how easy it was to wash off oil and stuck-on potato bits by hand. Although you’ll find plenty of rimmed “jelly roll” baking sheets at grocery and kitchen-supply stores, they’re often thin and wobbly. USA Pan Bakeware Half Sheet Pan; Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Half Sheet; OXO Good Grips Non-Stick Pro Half Sheet; Anolon Advanced Bakeware Cookie Sheet; Circulon Nonstick Bakeware Cookie Pan Baking Sheet Set; Vollrath 68085 Wear-Ever Cookie Sheet Pan; Rachael Ray 3-Piece Oven Lovin’ Steel Baking Sheet Set
We use standardized and scientific testing methods to scrutinize every product and provide you with objectively accurate results. We cooked pizza and veggies in the pans to really get a sense for what it's like to use them. The pan bakes well and offers lots of space for your meal, but is also on the heavier side. The solid construction and smooth nonstick coating of this pan would have won my heart, if only it wasn't so small!
If it looks substantial, we’ll gladly re-test a product to try and reproduce these results. This is a set of two nonstick pans with a unique embossed design that promotes airflow around your baked goods. Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker's Half Sheet. If you want a baking sheet sized for an incredibly small oven, or one that will fit nicely on crowded counters, this is your sheet. The bottom of the pizza crust for our pissaladière also baked evenly with no noticeable dark or light spots. A quality rimmed baking sheet doesn’t cost much, and it’s one of the most useful pans you can own. Over the years, we’ve run numerous tests on our baking sheets. We always lined the pan with parchment paper, and rotated it 180 degrees halfway through baking. Baking sheets come with or without rims, and each design has its merits. Plus, it costs nearly $10 more than the Artisan. And even after several years of use, all the Nordic Ware pans in our test kitchen still lie flat. When pulling sheets like the Vollrath from the oven, you have to be careful that the parchment paper doesn’t slide right off onto the oven rack. ©2020 Reviewed, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network LLC.
So if your pans are flimsy and bent out of shape, or if you find yourself constantly burning cookies—and you know that your oven temperature is accurate—consider replacing your set with some of our picks. Tri-ply sheets are expensive, and may retain heat longer than bare aluminum ones, meaning you risk overbaking cookies after you’ve pulled them out of the oven.