Aluminum Vs Stainless Steel Baking Sheet

Double thick aluminum half sheet pans with rolled edges.

Aluminum vs stainless steel baking sheet. I am a bit of a health nut and i am not comfortable cooking with aluminum. So while the reviews generally tend to point as nordic ware as one of the best i won t buy it as it aluminum still reacts to food unless stainless steel and more importantly it is not dishwasher safe. Aluminized steel which is essentially steel sandwiched in aluminum is more prone to uneven heat distribution. Steel cookie sheets take longer to heat up but they retain heat.

From my own research the best baking sheets are not aluminum but stainless steel. Although sheets also come in aluminized steel and even tri ply construction an aluminum core sandwiched by stainless steel bare aluminum conducts heat more efficiently especially for baking. Stainless steel is not a great conductor of heat and so will take a lot longer heat up evenly then say aluminum will but because of the difference in weight it will hold heat for longer. Nonstick cookie sheets may be made of aluminum or steel but as the name suggests are.

Avoid this by choosing pans with equal thickness top and bottom. Most baking sheets also called cookie sheets are either uncoated aluminum or nonstick coated steel. Aluminium actually has a higher heat capacity than steel but because it is so light it does not hold it. Stainless steel is widely known to be a poor performer in this category which.

When it comes to pan sizes the most common size for home ovens is the half sheet pan. Do any of you have a ss sheet baking pan instead of the aluminum ones. Stainless steel is more expensive than aluminum but it lasts longer making it more cost effective. Aluminum heats quickly and cools quickly.

I have not used anything aluminum except for the occational aluminum foil to cover something and i was wondering about stainless steel sheet pans. They are rather hard to find it seems. They are a pro choice because they heat quickly and evenly. Stainless steel cookie sheets are another option but don t conduct heat as well and can be harder to clean.