Food Storage Pans
Nearly every commercial kitchen uses hotel pans or food pans to store and serve products. Clear food pans typically are safe for foods measuring 210 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, while amber and black plastic pans are constructed to withstand much higher temperatures. Metal hotel pans can handle typical kitchen temperatures and are often used in cooking.
Hotel Pans
Hotel pans are made to fit into steam tables or food prep tables, keeping batches of food warm for extended periods in different foodservice settings.
Plastic Food Pans
Plastic food pans are ubiquitous at foodservice venues of any size or cuisine. Keep refrigerated tables and buffets filled with pans of many colors and sizes.
Food Pan Covers
Maximize the usefulness of your food pans with matching covers. They come in solid, with notches for serving spoons, or with molded handles for easy access.
Bain Maries & Insets
Bain maries add flexible, transportable heating to buffets and self-serve stations. Options range from 1.25 to 22 quarts, available in stainless or plastic.
Chilled Food Pan
Use a chilled food pan to keep fresh vegetables crisp and deli items at safe and appetizing temperatures – essential for salad bars, delis, and pizza prep.
Spillage & Water Pans
Browse our collection of spillage and water pans here. We carry a huge range of sizes, shapes, and styles to fit whichever type of steam table you use.
Perforated Pan
Browse our selection of full- and half-size perforated pans here. These are ideal for steaming ingredients in commercial kitchens and catering operations.
Bain Marie & Inset Covers
Bain marie covers keep food fresh, hot, and moist. Snap-on plastic lids seal out dust and insects while hinged metal lids provide easy serving access.
Hotel Pans & Food Pans For Sale
Common Questions About Hotel Pans
Which hotel pan size is best for my application?
Full-size pans can be used to cook large batches of food and serve popular entrees like burgers and fried chicken in a buffet. Two-thirds pans fill two thirds of a full-size hotel pan cutout, leaving room for additional fractional-sized pans. Typically, small entrees, side items, and salad toppings are held in half-size pans, third-size pans, and fourth-size pans. Soups, salad toppings, and dressings are often stored in sixth-size pans, which is the most popular size used in prep tables. If you're looking for a hotel pan to hold seasonings, spices, toppings, condiments, and garnishes, a ninth-size pan is the best option.
What are the benefits of perforated hotel pans?
Perforated pans are a necessity if you're cooking with steam. Food comes in direct contact with steam as it passes through the perforations. These perforations allow liquids to drain, so the product's quality isn't degraded from sitting in leftover juices for a long period. These hotel pans come in standard sizes with a variety of available depths, usually between 2 and 6 inches.
What are the benefits of chilled hotel pans?
Chilled hotel pans are made with an integrated refrigerant and can be chilled in your reach-in unit for several hours. After the pan is chilled, food can be kept in it for hours while remaining cold, fresh, and crisp on salad bars. Like perforated pans, chilled hotel pans come in standard sizes, but there are also gallon containers that fit in circular cutouts.
What lids are available for hotel pans?
Lids keep food in hotel pans fresh and protected from contaminants. Solid lids are the most popular option for covering food, but there are a variety of other lid types to choose from. Notched lids have a slot that accommodates a serving utensil, so the food can be covered while keeping a spoon in place. Hinged lids provide convenient access to food in hotel pans without having to remove their entire covers. Domed lids fit over hotel pans while leaving extra height that accommodates tall products and stacked items.
