Product Description

Made to withstand commercial use, while still producing a professional product, this is a pan worth owning. Naturally you can make jelly roll cakes in it, but you will no doubt it comes in handy for baking bar cookies, breasts of chicken, and a host of other foods.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3490 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Size: 9 × 12
• Brand: Chicago Metallic
• Model: 77129
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 9.50" w x 13.00" l, 1.80 pounds

Features

• Ideal for rolled cakes, bar cookies, flat breads, and toasting nuts
• Measures 12-1/4 by 9 by 1 inches
• Heavy-gauge, rugged aluminized steel construction
• Safe to use in dishwasher

Amazon.com Review
This jelly-roll pan may be diminutive in size, but it offers the same strength, durability, and reliability that Chicago Metallic has provided in top-quality bakeware for more than 100 years. The compact size fits neatly into shelves and deep drawers, cleans up quickly, and is a manageable size for baking with children.

Once available only to commercial kitchens, the pan is made of professional-weight aluminized steel, so it won't buckle or bend under intense heat and consistently provides fast and even heat distribution. Foods brown quickly and evenly--there's no need to turn the pan midway through baking. Bakers new to aluminized steel should pay extra attention at first, since this heavy-gauge pan bakes more quickly than lighter-gauge varieties. The pan gradually darkens with use, which actually improves heat retention, but it may also require that oven temperatures are lowered by 25 degrees to ensure even browning. The traditional uncoated surface of this sheet makes it extra rugged and a great conductor of heat, but butter, oil, or parchment paper should be used to prevent foods from sticking. Greasing or lining the pan simplifies cleanup, since the pan will go from oven to dishwasher with no scrubbing in between. The shallow rim of the pan ensures a tidy oven as well--melting cheese and loose nuts stay contained. --Emily Wolf

Customer Reviews

It will last the rest of your life...
First of all, I must say that I've never seen a jelly roll pan so sturdy. So much inexpensive bakeware tends to be rather flimsy that it soon warps. I don't anticipate any such problems with the Chicago Metallic pan. It's heavy, very durable-feeling and I can't see the possibility of wearing it out unless you're very, very hard on your bakeware. The lack of nonstick coating has not been a problem--just use shortening or a cooking spray instead, and you don't have to worry about metal utensils scratching up the surface, etc. That, and the regular jelly roll pan is cheaper than the jelly roll pan with nonstick coating.

So far, I've been very happy with mine and think it is a great bargain considering the low price. Based on this good experience, I wouldn't hesitate to buy more products from Chicago Metallic.

Inaccurate size description
Everything about this pan is wonderful, except the size. I bought it specifically for my Cuisinart TOB-195 Exact Heat Toaster Oven Broiler, Stainless- which I love- but the pan doesn't fit. The actual dimensions are 13" x 9 1/2" not the listed 12 1/4" x 9" - making it unusable in this oven.

The best
This is a top of the line jelly roll pan. I've used it for years and found that it's still very much like it was when I bought it. It is never going to warp, I'm convinced, and it withstands high temperatures. If I'm roasting something that is likely to stick badly, I cover it with foil to minimize cleanup. It's heavy duty... not like supermarket merchandise that's only a couple of dollars cheaper and is so flimsy that it warps the minute you turn up the heat.

You won't do better than Chicago Metallic but you may pay more for another similar product and not be as satisfied.