Baking Pans

Hotel pans are stainless-steel pans that come in a number of standard sizes. These pans have a lip that allows them to hang on storage shelves or steam tables made specifically to the same measurements. They are deeper than sheet pans, making them well suited for use as a hot water bath for baking custards and other preparations that require one.

Sheet pans are flat, rimmed baking pans ranging in size from 17¾ by 25¾ in/45 by 66 cm (full-size sheet pan) to 127/8 by 17¾ in/33 by 45 cm (half-size sheet pan) to 91/2 by 13 in/24 by 33 cm (quarter-size sheet pan), with sides of 1 in/3 cm. Sheet pans are made of aluminum, with or without a nonstick coating. In the pastry kitchen or bakery, they are used for baking cookies and sheet cakes, among other things.