topic Re: Cookie Sheets in Kitchen

Cookie Sheets

poohbear1 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:04:35 GMT

can anyone tell me a brand of cookie sheets that wont discolor and stain? No matter what brand I have bought they only seem to last under a year? Would appreciate your thoughts and experiences thankx

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itsmagic — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:08:40 GMT

So glad you asked this question. I have the same experience as you! Hopefully someone has an answer.

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Leelynn — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:14:22 GMT

Same experience with all of them but I started using parchment paper over the cookie sheet and no more issues. Also makes clean up a breeze. My newer sheets are staying clean and stain free.

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Mothertrucker — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:26:49 GMT

I also use parchment and it works, but I found that my WORST cookie sheets were the ones I used the nonstick spray on..that is a no no, asit leaves a residue that bakes on and never comes off...

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m0rgan — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:44:32 GMT

I bought mine at Sams Club, not sure of the brand but they are made in the USA and I also use parchment. Clean-up is a breeze.

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GCR18 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:46:27 GMT

I bought some Rachael Ray cookie sheets and they still look good. They are a darker color and have plastic grip handles. Bought them at Younkers. It's a midwest store similar to Macy's.

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Pook — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:51:21 GMT

That is what happens to cookie sheets. Any professional baker will tell you that. Doesn't bother me as the results of what I bake on them are what I care about. The pros say this is just seasoning them when they get discolored and stained. My dad borrowed one of my large cookie sheets once and scoured the heck out of it before using it then complained that his cookies didn't come out right like mine do!! It didn't bake right after that.

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hellokitty — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:57:17 GMT

Parchment paper is good but I have used silicone liners that were all the rage on the Q a few years ago. (Techinque or Cooks Essentials) I have some Pampered Chef stoneware that I use when I do bake cookies and they are supposed to get brown.

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ValuSkr — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:06:30 GMT

On an episode of America's Test Kitchen last night, they recommended Vollrath 68085 Wear-Ever Cookie Sheet (Natural Finish), 17 x 14. It's $25 on Amazon. I don't know about discoloring though. Use parchment paper if that's a concern.

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Fressa — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:28:15 GMT

I've had good luck with Wilton. I also receivedsome professional size cookie sheets as a gift from William Sonoma and they are great! I purchased a meatloaf pan fromRachael Ray's line and was very impressed with the clean up and even baking. She has a set of baking/cookie pans that has caught my eye. ( I found my Wilton pans at BBB)

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Campion — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:06:48 GMT

When you bake something with grease on it, it makes a dark film. So to keep your sheets from discoloring, you can buy dark cookie sheets and then make sure to use baking parchment instead of spray. Your sheets will stay beautiful.

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poohbear1 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:52:51 GMT

thanks for all the advice and suggestions. I actually just ordered the circulon baker sheets with the rack.. i read the reviews on amazon as well as the q and 99% of the reviews were 5 star. Maybe I'll start usuing parchment when I bake cookies.

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Nataliesgramma — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:21:19 GMT

I have cookie sheets that I use just for baking and I use parchment paper....

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SharkE — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:49:47 GMT

Those insulated ones at walmart are good the shiny silver ones higher then the other dark ones. Don't like dark sheets. I use those new pre cut cookie parchment sheets too. don't have to clean the sheets that way. LOL

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ID2 — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:10:25 GMT

The very best cookie sheet I've bought is one from IKEA believe it or not. Its hand over fist better than any of my other ones. I really like how its just a flat pan, without sides, but one side is bent up. Awesome.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:43:51 GMT

Honestly, I think they probably all will. But what I do, because I like for mine to retain that light silvery color (Mine are Chicago Metallic Pro II I believe) is to cover with either a Silpat or parchment paper and put the food atop that. It keeps them pristine.

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ChynnaBlue — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:50:48 GMT

Discoloration doesn't make them unusable, so even discolored sheets should last for years - decades, even. They are not like clothing. My gosh, my mom still uses some baking sheets she got for her wedding in 1967.

I use foil on mine, mostly because I hate cleanup, but it also does prevent discoloration.

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SharkE — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 23:40:59 GMT

Think the ones I was talking about was 'Air Bake'.

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Mominohio — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 23:46:51 GMT

I just threw out my original cookie sheets, bought in the early 1980's and very inexpensive Ecko brand. They got very discolored over the years, but like another post mentioned, if they are nonstick, it only adds to the seasoning of them. They still worked fine, just looked like they'd been retrieved in an archaeological dig!

I don't have a problem with sticking on cookie sheets (when baking cookies, and I don't use my cookie sheets for any other type of cooking), whether they are vintage aluminum, or newer non stick. There is only a rare occasion I need parchment paper, for one particular kind of cookie.

I never use sprays, they bake on and are very hard to get off, and ultimately ruin pans, in my opinion. I never put metal bakeware in a dishwasher either.

USA Pan, made in the USA are very nice, well made, and very nonstick. Haven't had them long or used them much, but they are very nice.

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Eileen in Virginia — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 01:14:05 GMT

I saw that show and ordered 2 of those cookie sheets a little while ago. So far, they've been great! They're a good weight and the cookies brown evenly. I usually use either parchment paper or a Silpat liner. I try to use these 2 sheets just for cookies, but my son occasionally bakes a pizza or other similar food on it without any problems. A little over a year later, they still look really good (apart from a few knife scratches from the pizzas).