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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Sear it, roast it, throw it on a sheet pan, bake it on parchment or even wrapped in swiss chard: Salmon deserves to be on regular rotation in your dinner lineup. Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 28 June 2025 Here are two options for a mixed berry pie: a traditional round pie with a crunchy crumble top, and a slab pie, which is a relatively new invention, made in a sheet pan. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025 Working with one ball at a time, gently roll them in the breadcrumbs and return them to the sheet pan. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025 On the set, between takes, Anne needled her assistant, Young Sun, who was arranging ricotta gnocchi on a sheet pan. Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025 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 5 Jul. 2025.

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