sheet pan

noun

plural sheet pans
: baking sheet
Place pepitas on a sheet pan and bake until they start to pop, about 7-10 minutes.Ruth Tobias
No need to shell out for a high-end roasting pan and rack; just buy a cheap but sturdy sheet pan.Sara Dickerman

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Inspectors saw a mound of egg noodles that had been left out on a sheet pan for nearly three hours over the safe cooling limit. Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025 This sheet pan dinner combines sweet and hot peppers, tart tomatillos and chicken. Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024 As for the Pat-in-the-Pan Biscuit recipe, it was inspired by James Beard Award-winning Virginia Willis, a Georgia native, who visited America’s Test Kitchen and demonstrated a biscuit recipe that involved placing the biscuits close together on a sheet pan without space in between. Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024 The 11 Best Kitchen Knife Sets of 2024 for Home Cooks of All Skill Levels Her go-to use for this long-necked squash is to whip up a sweet and savory sheet pan dinner. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet pan 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheet pan was in 1916

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“Sheet pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20pan. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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