Not quite that bad, but they def look like that all along the edges, though not quite as thick either.
KittyKatCatCat
Uh, absolutely not
King_Chochacho
Also the OP claims “things roast and brown better on it this way”.
I’m no lifer but I’ve worked in several places and I don’t think I’ve ever seen pans that bad.
NapClub
no.
but i clean them.
bassplaya899
I opened a restaurant in a space that came with some pans in a state like this. We threw them in the dumpster. Got some decent 6th pans and such though.
acrankychef
Get them back to fully silver or back into the lye bath it goes.
yeroldfatdad
No, nope, no way. Why are they upside down? Mine have a few stains but get scrubbed and washed after every use. EVERY TIME.
BoxOfDOG
My parent’s certainly do. It just comes from lazy habits, where instead of immediately cleaning off gunk like you would in a kitchen, they pretty much get put through cooling and heating cycles literally like you’re seasoning it.
*Take it out of the oven*
*Let it sit on the stove and people pick the food off of it*
*Let it cool over a couple hours*
*Clean it*
*Then oil it, slap food on it, and back into the oven it goes*
*Repeat.*
No_Sir_6649
Nowhere i worked. Maybe the shitty pan that was kinda busted and became the burn pan for the grill.
Gharrrrrr
No. Most baking sheets don’t.
guitartoad
Mmmmm. Fresh pita!
Largewhitebutt
Yes i have worked in many kitchens and have had lots of sheet trays look like that. I usually made it my project to get them back to semi normal with wire scrubs and barkeepers friend. But yes almost every single kitchen I’ve worked in (8-10) has had a couple sheet pans that look like that.
No_Squash_6551
The edges but not THAT bad.
The color will impact browning and other factors.
PibeauTheConqueror
I will say that cooking breaded lamp chops with the breading held by herb mustard, i would oil the piss out of sizzle pans and let them season in the oven before service. I was the only one who.cpuld get a correct temp with proper browning of the breading without losing it to sticking on the pan… so seasoned ironware or steel warehouse does have its place…. aluminum baking sheets maybe not so much
beardedclam94
None of mine look like that. And we have close to 200 of them
The-Great-Xaga
Like. At home yeah because they’ve been in the family since the fall of the DDR. But not at work!
louigiDDD
No, they absolutely do not look like this they get cleaned every time we use them
Puzzleheaded_Sea_851
No. Mine are dinged but absolutely do not look like that. The ones that did when I took over got repurposed by lining a speed rack for us to stack supplies on. I do not cook with the bad baking sheets. It’s not cast iron. They’re not “seasoned” They’re gross.
MariachiArchery
The one at my house? Yes. The ones in my professional kitchen? No.
-SkeptiCat
Yeah no
therealishone
Never seen pans that busted. Maybe with a few spots like that but never covered. That’s insane work.
guitartoad
Oh. Bummer.
ItsAMeAProblem
Lol no. And we do 1200 meals a day. We use a lot of fuckin sheet pans.
AliVista_LilSista
Home ones only.
Rojodi
The last bakery I worked at, yes
My house ones look like that.
rancidvat
It’s 2025 OP it’s time to let that hotel pan go
NouvelleRenee
In a few pizza places I’ve worked, they were like this. Not all, but definitely more than half.
KickedinTheDick
At the place I currently work at wjth the backs and sides, a few of them are just crusted on so much from years of caking but I absolutely blast the shit out of the cooking surfaces
I’ve worked at places where no one gave a single fuck about it. I’ve worked at places where if a pan is silver colored, it better come out of the pit shining silver all around no matter how it came to you
I think there can be a happy medium. *this* is far past it but there’s no reason imo to be scrubbing a single baking sheet for 10 minutes, especially depending on volume of sheets being used.
Eloquent_Redneck
If we get new ones, they absolutely should stay shiny and properly scrubbed clean for as long as possible, but if the old ones are already like that, its honestly a waste of time to try and get it back to bare metal and there’s really no harm, I think a lot of “restaurant” flavor comes from well loved, well seasoned stuff like that
Aint_EZ_bein_AZ
That’s dirty as shit lol
AnyTitle8579
Only lazy cooks use pans like that.
eemz53
no… that’s nasty
AdComprehensive7844
Only speaking on a personal level, I would never allow something to get near this level neglect in my kitchen.
Krewtan
Good God no. Not anywhere I’ve worked.
King_Chochacho
I just want you all to know I love you and all the validation you’ve given me today.
Either_Cockroach3627
No. Not even close.
I did work at a Taco Bell/kfc , all the chicken pans looked like this. I soaked all of them for hours, replenishing the hot water every so often, and scrubbed the fuck out of them. Took me a few days but they eventually were shiny silver again.
hotinhawaii
Is there a good way to clean aluminum sheet pans that look like this? I have a bunch of them.
RoCon52
Not nearly like that.
They were like a potato that just started browning in the middle and was crisp around the edges.
RebaJam
Damn don’t hate on Jamelle like that. He’s still cool
Different-Bag-8217
We have a soaker system in our kitchen.. I’ve had these systems in most of my kitchens where I was head chef or sous.. life for everyone was so much easier. Just soak overnight…
RemarkablePay6994
I just see gunk
TheCornWaxer
I have never worked in a kitchen with sheet pans like that. Find a better dishwasher.
OMEGA362
So the bakery has pans that look like this and pans that are shiny and clean, the ones that are black never touch food
lux414
Look into a Spectank. If you soak them regularly that won’t happen
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Not quite that bad, but they def look like that all along the edges, though not quite as thick either.
Uh, absolutely not
Also the OP claims “things roast and brown better on it this way”.
I’m no lifer but I’ve worked in several places and I don’t think I’ve ever seen pans that bad.
no.
but i clean them.
I opened a restaurant in a space that came with some pans in a state like this. We threw them in the dumpster. Got some decent 6th pans and such though.
Get them back to fully silver or back into the lye bath it goes.
No, nope, no way. Why are they upside down? Mine have a few stains but get scrubbed and washed after every use. EVERY TIME.
My parent’s certainly do. It just comes from lazy habits, where instead of immediately cleaning off gunk like you would in a kitchen, they pretty much get put through cooling and heating cycles literally like you’re seasoning it.
*Take it out of the oven*
*Let it sit on the stove and people pick the food off of it*
*Let it cool over a couple hours*
*Clean it*
*Then oil it, slap food on it, and back into the oven it goes*
*Repeat.*
Nowhere i worked. Maybe the shitty pan that was kinda busted and became the burn pan for the grill.
No. Most baking sheets don’t.
Mmmmm. Fresh pita!
Yes i have worked in many kitchens and have had lots of sheet trays look like that. I usually made it my project to get them back to semi normal with wire scrubs and barkeepers friend. But yes almost every single kitchen I’ve worked in (8-10) has had a couple sheet pans that look like that.
The edges but not THAT bad.
The color will impact browning and other factors.
I will say that cooking breaded lamp chops with the breading held by herb mustard, i would oil the piss out of sizzle pans and let them season in the oven before service. I was the only one who.cpuld get a correct temp with proper browning of the breading without losing it to sticking on the pan… so seasoned ironware or steel warehouse does have its place…. aluminum baking sheets maybe not so much
None of mine look like that. And we have close to 200 of them
Like. At home yeah because they’ve been in the family since the fall of the DDR. But not at work!
No, they absolutely do not look like this they get cleaned every time we use them
No. Mine are dinged but absolutely do not look like that. The ones that did when I took over got repurposed by lining a speed rack for us to stack supplies on. I do not cook with the bad baking sheets. It’s not cast iron. They’re not “seasoned”
They’re gross.
The one at my house? Yes. The ones in my professional kitchen? No.
Yeah no
Never seen pans that busted. Maybe with a few spots like that but never covered. That’s insane work.
Oh. Bummer.
Lol no. And we do 1200 meals a day. We use a lot of fuckin sheet pans.
Home ones only.
The last bakery I worked at, yes
My house ones look like that.
It’s 2025 OP it’s time to let that hotel pan go
In a few pizza places I’ve worked, they were like this. Not all, but definitely more than half.
At the place I currently work at wjth the backs and sides, a few of them are just crusted on so much from years of caking but I absolutely blast the shit out of the cooking surfaces
I’ve worked at places where no one gave a single fuck about it. I’ve worked at places where if a pan is silver colored, it better come out of the pit shining silver all around no matter how it came to you
I think there can be a happy medium. *this* is far past it but there’s no reason imo to be scrubbing a single baking sheet for 10 minutes, especially depending on volume of sheets being used.
If we get new ones, they absolutely should stay shiny and properly scrubbed clean for as long as possible, but if the old ones are already like that, its honestly a waste of time to try and get it back to bare metal and there’s really no harm, I think a lot of “restaurant” flavor comes from well loved, well seasoned stuff like that
That’s dirty as shit lol
Only lazy cooks use pans like that.
no… that’s nasty
Only speaking on a personal level, I would never allow something to get near this level neglect in my kitchen.
Good God no. Not anywhere I’ve worked.
I just want you all to know I love you and all the validation you’ve given me today.
No. Not even close.
I did work at a Taco Bell/kfc , all the chicken pans looked like this. I soaked all of them for hours, replenishing the hot water every so often, and scrubbed the fuck out of them. Took me a few days but they eventually were shiny silver again.
Is there a good way to clean aluminum sheet pans that look like this? I have a bunch of them.
Not nearly like that.
They were like a potato that just started browning in the middle and was crisp around the edges.
Damn don’t hate on Jamelle like that. He’s still cool
We have a soaker system in our kitchen.. I’ve had these systems in most of my kitchens where I was head chef or sous.. life for everyone was so much easier. Just soak overnight…
I just see gunk
I have never worked in a kitchen with sheet pans like that. Find a better dishwasher.
So the bakery has pans that look like this and pans that are shiny and clean, the ones that are black never touch food
Look into a Spectank. If you soak them regularly that won’t happen