Plate : nf A plate is a utensil de baking or of preparation broad and flat, more or less vast and deep.
- The rectangular roasting plate, made of thick metal, aluminum, stainless steel or tinned copper, with two handles and a small vertical edge, can be fitted with a grid when the piece to be roasted should not be bathed in its fat or its juice.
- The baking sheet, black, rectangular, is part of the accessories of the four ; it is used to lay down and bake all the cakes, doughs and pastry pieces that do not require a mold; it is sometimes lined with baking paper, but you can also butter or flour it directly.
- The clearing plate, rectangular and with a flared edge, of variable dimensions, in tinplate or stainless steel (stainless steel), is sometimes pierced with holes in the bottom or provided with a grid; it is used in catering to reserve various ingredients and preparations already cooked, or to keep preparations on standby warm.