American Sheet Pan Washer | 18×26 Half-Sheet & Full-Sheet Compatible
The JD-3 fits 18×26 inch (half-sheet) pans diagonally and handles full-sheet pans (18 by 26 inch) in 2-pass mode. SUS304 chamber, 82°C sanitization, $4,400 FOB.
American Sheet Pans in JD-3 chamber
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The Cleaning Challenge
American sheet pans come in two sizes that have been industry standards since the 1950s: the half-sheet (18 × 13 in / 457 × 330 mm) and the full-sheet (18 × 26 in / 457 × 660 mm). They are workhorses in any American commercial kitchen — used for cookies, sheet cakes, roasted vegetables, sticky buns, and just about every batch-baked item. The cleaning challenge is twofold: grease that polymerizes into a hard varnish if not removed promptly, and dimensional mismatch with most commercial dishwashers. A full-sheet pan is 660 mm long — longer than the inside chamber of almost every hood-type dishwasher except the largest (and most expensive) bakery models.
How the JD-3 Handles It
The JD-3's 650 × 550 mm rack accepts half-sheets flat (one per rack tier, multiple tiers per rack) and full-sheets diagonally (clearance is tight but functional — interior diagonal is approximately 845 mm, sheet pan diagonal is approximately 800 mm). The dual rotating wash arms blast the pan surface at high pressure, breaking polymerized grease without manual scrubbing. The final 82°C rinse sanitizes and helps drip-dry within 30 seconds, so pans are ready to re-grease for the next batch. For full-sheet operations: load one pan diagonally per cycle (30 full-sheets/hour). For half-sheets: load up to 6 per cycle (180 half-sheets/hour at maximum throughput).
Recommended Settings
For sheet pans: - Cycle: standard 2-minute, extended option for deeply varnished pans - Wash tank: 65°C - Final rinse: 82°C+ - Detergent: standard alkaline commercial dishwasher detergent - Pre-scrape recommended for badly burned-on residue (saves cycle time and detergent) - Frequency: wash immediately after use — varnished grease is much harder to remove after a 12-hour delay Long-term care: aluminum sheet pans dull slightly over many cycles due to commercial detergent alkalinity. This is cosmetic, not functional. Anodized or non-stick coated pans hold up indefinitely.