Kitchen Tools

Baking Sheet

A baking sheet is often called a sheet pan or bun pan and is typical for having a large space for baking and low rims around (about 1″).

It is perfect for baking cookies, roll-up cakes, buns, bars, and more.

You can buy multiple sizes, shapes, and surfaces (for example, special sheets for cookies), but I recommend that you select the commercial-grade version since they are usually cheaper and perform better than those made for home use.

Note: In our recipes, we often require a ½ baking sheet, but you can use any other kind of sheets you already have too.

In commercial baking, you have these three most common sizes of baking sheets:

¼ size (9 ½ x 13″) – buy only if you often prepare very small batches
½ (medium) size (13 x 18″) – best for households too, fits most ovens
Full size (18 x 26″) – great for large batches, but only fits very large home ovens

Read more about baking sheets here.

Parchment Paper

For most baking, you will be just fine with parchment paper which performs great and is disposable.

Read more about parchment paper here.

Silicone Mat

Silicone mats need to be cleaned after every usage but provide you with better burn protection. For this reason, they are more suitable for more sensitive baked goods, such as macarons.

Read more about silicone matts here.