Foil over cookie sheet over broiling pan?
My wife was cooking a recipe and was confused by instructions to put foil over a cookie sheet which should sit on a broiling pan. Foil is pretty standard in recipes, but why have the sheet on top of the broiling pan? She was cooking shrimp.
Best Answer
It's possible that the recipe author was going for insulation from the heat of the oven's element/flames on the bottom. This would give you more cooking by convection - or baking without the browning on the bottom (conduction) where the food touched the thin pan.
Another way around this is insulated baking sheets - two layers with air in the middle. On cookies, they take longer and reduce browning. So this seems to me to be an approach to the insulated baking sheet, creating a workaround on the assumption that people have the other equipment at hand.
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How do you keep food from sticking to the broiler pan?
Though it may seem counterintuitive, making sure the pan is hot enough is the key to keeping your food from sticking. As Science of Cooking explains, high heat creates a "steam effect" when food is added to a pan.Can you put foil on a broiler pan?
Using Foil Because hot grease could easily stain the broiler pan and make it impossible to clean, placing a sheet of aluminum foil along the bottom of the tray is recommended.Can you put aluminum foil on a cookie sheet?
Yes, you can. Aluminum foil produces crisp cookies with moist insides. It bakes cookies faster and has an easier cleanup process. Keep in mind that aluminum foil will make the cookies darker and crispier than other methods.Can you broil with cookie sheets?
It's smart to line a baking sheet before putting it under the broiler because high temperatures can really cook on any sort of fat or marinade, making it difficult to clean your baking sheets. That liner, however, should not be parchment paper. While it is heat resistant, it is not heat-proof, and it can ignite.How to Insulate Cookie Sheets for Better Baking
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