My world and Super Bowl collide in the kitchen. What to make for Game Day? Delicious food that’s not distracting to eat.
Enter my MVP of food prep for a crowd: the sheet pan. Whether you know it as a jelly-roll pan, a cookie pan, or a half sheet, this workhorse will make your party prep a breeze. My favorites are roughly 18 x 12 inches with 1-inch sides. Heavy weight is key as you’ll want to crank the oven for some of your snacks, and you don’t want the pan to warp. In our testing in the Good Housekeeping Institute, we also found that lighter color pans cook more evenly.
I prefer aluminum over nonstick finishes because it browns better — and when you want to bake or do something with a sticky glaze just line the pan with foil or parchment. For the amount of use you’ll get from them, sheet pans are a steal. This two pack from Nordic Ware, a made-in-the-USA fave, meets all my requirements: light colored finish, commercial grade aluminum and reinforced steel rim to prevent warping. It costs about $25 and will halve your time for big batches.
Put those sheet pans to work with 60+ ultimate Super Bowl recipes — or you can find tons of great baking sheet recipes (70, to be exact!) in the Good Housekeeping Sheet Pan Cooking cookbook. While you’re shopping, consider a few kitchen utensils under $20 that are MVPs in my kitchen!
Source : Goodhousekeeping
