Jenny WongHas anyone got any recommendations on baking trays that don’t suck?
Would love to have some that last more than a year or two.
I know dishwasher is the killer but also, would love them to be dishwasher friendly.
assertchris@miss_jwo what about getting some silicon mats that you put in the baking trays?
Alerta! Alerta!@miss_jwo Make sure they are of steel and not aluminium. Aluminium and dishwasher usually is a combination to avoid 😁
Though I do not have a recommendation as my baking trays now last almost 20 years. But they are only hand-washed due to the sheer size.
Derick Rethans@miss_jwo yes. https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-baking-tray/p_k442
We clean it mostly with these balls of fine steel wire as they're more effective than the dishwasher. But I've diswashed them too.
@derickr do they survive the dishwasher? Aluminium shouldn’t.
Brian Richards@miss_jwo we've adopted a layer of foil topped by a layer of parchment for all of our baking. The food doesn't stick to the parchment, and any oil/grease doesn't seep through the foil. The result are baking trays we almost never need to wash whatsoever. Often the foil is even reusable, too.
We also found and LOVE sheets of parchment, rather than a roll. They are the exact right size to fit inside our metal tray and, impossibly, cost less than rolls of parchment. A+, would recommend!
@rzen yea. I mostly roast veg soo I like the sides to crisp up. Think I’m gonna get some stainless steel trays and couple of enamel trays. But then again I wanna also try out aluminium ones I’ve seen, but it feels like overkill.
Wish I had become a tester soo I could try all the things but it’s soo wasteful. lol
@miss_jwo roasted veggies are the BEST! That's our most frequent use case, too.
I can't tell you which baking trays we have, which we love, but I bet @kjrichards can. We've used them for many years now and plan to for many years in the future
@rzen @kjrichards do you still get them to crisp up on paracetamol paper?
@miss_jwo @kjrichards 100%, I wouldn't enjoy them otherwise!
Katie Richards
Amy 🌸@miss_jwo I still love the ones I bought at a restaurant supply store maybe 3 decades ago. They're big and sturdy and they've fit in some dishwashers but not all. :)
A great find, built to last with hard daily use.
I reckon they're aluminum though. These are similar: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/vollrath-5315-wear-ever-heavy-duty-full-size-12-gauge-aluminum-bun-sheet-pan-sanitary-open-bead-rim-18-x-26/9365315.html