Baking sheet
Baking tray or baking tray is a rectangular metal sheet with raised edge, which in ovens are used. There it can be pushed in on rail-like bulges along the side walls at different heights. It is used to bake flat cakes ( sheet cakes ) and the like. Ä.
Originally made from sheet iron , today's baking trays are either made of aluminum or sheet steel that has been enamelled or coated with polytetrafluoroethylene .
The size of baking trays is not standardized, so they do not fit in every oven. For this reason, width-adjustable baking trays are commercially available, in which a simple telescopic half can be inserted into a double-walled half. Due to their construction, they are not liquid-tight.
In some rural areas until a few years ago (possibly here and there still today), large, round baking trays (ø 80–90 cm) were common, on which cakes were prepared, especially for holidays and family celebrations, which were then given to the local baker who baked them in the residual heat of his bakery oven after baking bread.
The drip pan is very similar to the baking sheet . It has a higher edge on all sides and is used - inserted below a grate - to catch fat and liquid when roasting meat, if it is not prepared in a roaster . The liquid collected in this way is usually used to make a dark sauce . This deeper baking tray, also known as the Reine , catches the juices and fat that escapes when roasting a goose , turkey or duck . Water can also be brought into the oven by means of a purée, which, when evaporating, ensures a more even baking and roasting temperature and higher humidity in the oven; this way the food will not dry out so quickly.
