Food Pan Sizes

Clearing the Confusion...

In this business, there’s a lot of lingo and technical detail that goes into much of the supplies and equipment necessary to run a foodservice establishment. We have had some loyal customers rightfully ask about some of these details, and so we decided to clear up one of the most frequently asked questions. Surprisingly {or not so surprisingly} the subject revolves around food pans and the breakdown of their sizes. On MissionRS.com, we have a large number of different-sized food pans {full size, 1/2 size, all the way down to 1/9th sized pans}. A standard full size food pan is approximately 12″ x 20″, so half size pans are 12″ x 10″, one third size pans are 12″ x 6.67″, one fourth size pans are 6″ x 10″, one sixth size pans are 6″ x 6.67″, and one ninth size pans are 4″ x 6.67″. A fellow employee found this chart that has helped all of us, and many customers, better visualize the differences:

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