Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Baker’s Half Sheet
Nordic Ware
Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker's Half Sheet Pan
The plastic-free baking workhorse: bare aluminum, steel rim, nothing to peel or flake. Pair with parchment instead of a silicone or nonstick surface.
A bare, uncoated aluminum sheet pan with an encapsulated steel rim, made in the USA. No nonstick coating means no polymer layer to flake into food, ever.
How this score breaks down
Strengths
- Zero coating, so zero coating degradation into food
- Commercial-grade durability, will not rust
- Made in the USA
- Inexpensive and endlessly reusable
Trade-offs
- Not nonstick; parchment or greasing needed for sticky recipes
- Hand wash only; dishwashers discolor bare aluminum
- Bare aluminum contacts food directly; for acidic bakes use parchment
- Retail shrink wrap packaging is likely plastic (unverified)
Scored on our durable-goods method (durables-v1, 2026-07-04). How we rank →
What's inside
Pure uncoated aluminum body with a reinforced encapsulated steel rim to prevent warping, per Nordic Ware. No nonstick coating of any kind. Hand wash only. Use parchment for sticky bakes.
Free of Nonstick polymer coatings, PFAS-type fluoropolymers, plastic parts
- Packaging
- Not stated
- Microplastics
- None. Bare metal has nothing to shed; a coated pan that degrades ends up flaking its polymer layer into food, which this pan cannot do.
Attributes
What this product is, at a glance.
Certifications
None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.
About Nordic Ware
Nordic Ware has made bakeware in Minneapolis since 1946. The Natural Aluminum commercial line is the same uncoated pan used in restaurant kitchens.
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