- A jelly roll pan is a baking sheet with sides. The sides are usually 1 inch deep. This keeps food from sliding off the pan when baking in the oven.
- A jelly roll is a cake baked in a pan, then rolled into a round cake with jam or jelly spread on it.
- A jelly roll pan is usually made of aluminumized steel, which doesn't rust. When baking, the metal heats evenly for better results. Some nonstick jelly roll pans have a dark coating added.
- Commercial jelly roll pans are made with heavy-gauge steel, so they won't bend or warp. The commercial pan is often used to cook large batches of vegetables or appetizers.
- The jelly roll pan's best feature is that many food products that slide off a baking pan will stay on this pan. If you cook any meat, there's less chance of juices running off and dripping down into the oven.













