baking sheet

Meaning

A flat, rectangular metal tray used for baking food in an oven, such as cookies, roasted vegetables, or pastries. It is designed to distribute heat evenly across the food.

Examples

• Line the baking sheet with parchment paper so the cookies don't stick.

  Line the baking sheet with parchment paper so the cookies don't stick.

• Spread the seasoned potatoes evenly across the baking sheet.

  Spread the seasoned potatoes evenly across the baking sheet.

• I bought a heavy-duty baking sheet that doesn't warp in high heat.

  I bought a heavy-duty baking sheet that doesn't warp in high heat.

• Slide the baking sheet onto the middle rack of the oven.

  Slide the baking sheet onto the middle rack of the oven.

• Let the roasted broccoli cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes.

  Let the roasted broccoli cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Put the cookies on the baking plate.

  ✓ Put the cookies on the baking sheet.

  Learners often translate literally from languages that use a word meaning 'plate' or 'plateau'. In English, it is always a 'baking sheet' or 'baking tray'.

• ✗ I need to wash the oven sheet.

  ✓ I need to wash the baking sheet.

  While it goes inside the oven, native speakers refer to it as a 'baking sheet' or 'cookie sheet', not an 'oven sheet'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Place the frozen pizzas directly onto a ___.

  💡 A flat metal tray used for oven cooking.

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  baking sheet

• Make sure to grease the ___ before putting the dough on it.

  💡 The flat rectangular pan used for baking cookies.

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  baking sheet