Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 1:29:00 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>> On Wed, 9 Dec 2020 06:44:22 -0800, Taxed and Spent
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/9/2020 6:14 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>> On 12/8/2020 3:22 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>>> On 12/7/2020 4:17 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>>>> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>>>>> Ii have learned to swap hotel pans between top and bottom racks when
>>>>>>> I take the covers off.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry, I am not sure what you mean?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have two racks in my oven, and I bake bread in pans on each rack. If
>>>>> I don't swap them, the lower rack overcooks the bottom of the bread and
>>>>> the upper rack overcooks the top of the bread.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect she was asking "what is a hotel pan?"
>>>> I'm wondering what that is too.
>>>>
>>>> As for "normal" bread pans, both would easily fit on one rack. Why do
>>>> you put each on different racks then switch during cooking?
>>>> Or maybe you bake more than two pans?
>>>
>>> I use four "400 pans".
>>>
>>> https://www.wasserstrom.com/blog/201...-buying-guide/
>> I think it would be more accurate to say hotel pans were devised by
>> the military, who else feeds so many in a short time from steam
>> tables.
>
> The pan's name is thought to of come from a time when hotel owners would
> serve their guest dinners at designated times, and everyone would eat at once,
> requiring the use of large pans for serving.
>
> <https://quizlet.com/114254561/hotel-pans-flash-cards/>
>
> There are other references that say pretty much the same thing, but this was
> the first one that google returned for me.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

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