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

Examples of sheet pan in a Sentence

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Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch rimmed sheet pan and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper. Cathy Thomas, Mercury News, 8 July 2025 For your next sheet pan dinner, batch of cookies, or party appetizers, grab this set of non-stick baking pans while it’s marked down. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 July 2025 To try this at home: Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and spritz it with oil or nonstick cooking spray. Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 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 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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