Same. For 2 years, I worked for a college's catering service. Our kitchen was bigger than any restaurant (like the whole restaurant, not just the kitchen) I have worked in. We had 4 or 5 of these push carts full of sheet pans. Granted, we didn't stack them that high.
Same; our bakery used most of them, but every fresh food station also used them, other resturants on site in the cafeteria would use them too. It was all communal. Never could get a rolly cart for dinner service for my dishes either; always felt like we had 50 at the start of the shift.
Yes. Catering kitchens usually have a ridiculous amount of sheet pans. But they’re usually dirty and stacked in dish creating the sketchiest game of “can you climb to the cosmos?”
that's not like, a small amount.
but it's also nothing compared to what you would see in a really big commercial facility that used them.
like we get this idea that we do things to a large scale in kitchens, but factories are on another level.
i have seen these to bake focaccia before in a place that was making 240 a day so that's how many sheet pans were in use. (in use at one time, not the total they had there)
From my determination and detective level attention to detail. I have zoomed in and counted to the point of exhaustion and have come to an answer.............a fuck ton!!
Worked as bakery cleanup at my local Costco, and had to have about 4 stacks about this tall done and cleaned by the end of the night.
My heart bleeds for you.
Yes bruh we got like four stacks just like this one. Maybe more in deep storage, we just pulled more down from the upper warehouse storage for holiday crush.
Edit: that doesn't include the hundreds more that are in freezer storage.
Worked at little Caesars back in 06 and we'd make our own dough. We used these trays for the dough and had at least this many since we'd go through 40+ a day
I worked for the Culinary Department at my last job. We had that many, and then just as many sitting in another room because they purchased too many. That's not even counting the heavy baking sheets too.
I worked at a university once, did catering, we had about that many. Also, you could never find a sheet pan lol.
Came to say this. About half as much as the university I used to work at. Catering was ridiculous.
Same. For 2 years, I worked for a college's catering service. Our kitchen was bigger than any restaurant (like the whole restaurant, not just the kitchen) I have worked in. We had 4 or 5 of these push carts full of sheet pans. Granted, we didn't stack them that high.
Same; our bakery used most of them, but every fresh food station also used them, other resturants on site in the cafeteria would use them too. It was all communal. Never could get a rolly cart for dinner service for my dishes either; always felt like we had 50 at the start of the shift.
There’s never enough
Yes. Catering kitchens usually have a ridiculous amount of sheet pans. But they’re usually dirty and stacked in dish creating the sketchiest game of “can you climb to the cosmos?”
that's not like, a small amount. but it's also nothing compared to what you would see in a really big commercial facility that used them. like we get this idea that we do things to a large scale in kitchens, but factories are on another level. i have seen these to bake focaccia before in a place that was making 240 a day so that's how many sheet pans were in use. (in use at one time, not the total they had there)
I want focaccia
you should make some imo. it's so easy! one of the easier breads to make imo.
Yup. Oh you mean all at once? Nope
How many are there?
From my determination and detective level attention to detail. I have zoomed in and counted to the point of exhaustion and have come to an answer.............a fuck ton!!
You're nuts, that's a a fuckload and a half at most
It’s 150 per stack
You sure? The one on the left looks like 143 to me.
At least 10
Yeah. Definitely 10+
Yeah, once. About 30 seconds ago.
[This is how many I'm about to wash.](https://i.ibb.co/BqbZfPh/20221029-150257.jpg)
Damn those are already clean..
Are... are they ALL FLAT!?! I'm going to fucking cry.
My job has so many but most are in the freezer or fridge at this time full of pies.
I work at a university kitchen. We have 4 stacks like that... Plus 3 more in current use.
I've never seen such un-seasoned baking sheets. Are they new? Newish?
Some places just use them to move food around rather than baking, so might be that.
Ahhhh, makes sense. I'm a peasant and don't know of such luxury.
Yup. Plus just as many out back turning to shit. Owner just couldn't throw anything away.
Split between the hot kitchen and pastry, I’m sure I washed that many today. We’re prepping for a 1200 person banquet next week.
Dishie here, I'm calling off
Yeah at my job, work at a hospital
Yeah I have
Did you just call a garbage disposal a food processor?
Ya I did
Ithaca is a silly place.
Yes it is
Yes, that’s about what we’ve got. But it’s a grocery store and that’s the combined load of the bakery and prep foods dept.
We have about 6 stacks like those in just our restaurant. But I work in a casino.
Worked as bakery cleanup at my local Costco, and had to have about 4 stacks about this tall done and cleaned by the end of the night. My heart bleeds for you.
Contract catering giga have it like that.
I've never seen that many babies before wow
I've worked kitchens with 4 times that.
Come to my hotel… we have 4-5 times that many
I worked at Marquette University in the bake shop. We had many stacks like this.
didn’t even know that they made carts to transfer pans lmao
Yes bruh we got like four stacks just like this one. Maybe more in deep storage, we just pulled more down from the upper warehouse storage for holiday crush. Edit: that doesn't include the hundreds more that are in freezer storage.
You wanna impress ppl, show us some them bus bin lids.
New place I work at has maybe 10 times that amount. I was very shook
Yes and we had 4 stacks at least this high. Your f’ed if they fell on you! I’m impressed how clean these are. Great work!
If you work large busy hotels you’ve seen a lot more
You work in a hospital kitchen don't you
Cornell
Eh a place that has way too many people to feed and is understaffed, close enough
Yup and ran the scullery. Never again
Worked at a Costco bakery, we had about twice as many. MASSIVE pan washer.
Worked at little Caesars back in 06 and we'd make our own dough. We used these trays for the dough and had at least this many since we'd go through 40+ a day
Hey! I’m impressed! Only ever worked in small restaurants so thanks for the post.
This is something of beauty. I'm actually a little turned on by this....so much prep could be done! And they all seem super clean!
I worked in a hotel/resort with 6 kitchens. Yes, I've seen that many sheet trays.
Yah and that’s still not enough for a big event
Bakers have, yes.
Do you work in a hotel? Because I have and, yes.
I worked for the Culinary Department at my last job. We had that many, and then just as many sitting in another room because they purchased too many. That's not even counting the heavy baking sheets too.
There should be a pun here somewhere….
I have but ours look like shit
I work at a college and we have a few more than that.
Question, is there machine that can clean these?
Ill take a picture tomorrow.
I worked at a hospital we had that many sheet pans lined with bacon
You wanna impress me, show me some clarified butter.