How the Five Compare on the Numbers
All five put at least one number in the size entry, and four of them name a unit there. Three repeat all three of their field figures inside that entry, so the entry and the fields are one measurement written twice. On the other two the entry and the fields do not meet at a single number, and the question stops being how big the pan is and becomes which object each slot describes.
Nordic Ware is the only one of the five that measures more than one object in its own sentence, giving a pan exterior, a pan interior and a lid. Its dimension fields then read 9.8, 13.6 and 3.4 inches, and two of those three are the lid’s own published figures. Three of the five publish an oven rating and three publish a weight, and those are not the same three products.
What the table cannot settle is which slot to believe when the two disagree. Farberware states 13 by 9 inches in its own words twice, and its fields read 3.5, 16 and 10 inches, where the entry’s own figures appear in none of the three. Nothing on either of those two listings says whether a field measures the pan, the pan under its lid, or the carton it ships in. A reader clearing a shelf cannot act on that.
Where the Entry and the Fields Say the Same Thing
Three Figures, Twice, in the Same Order
Proigtz is the cleanest case on this page. Its size entry reads 9x13x2.3 inch and its three dimension fields read 9, 13 and 2.3 inches, in that order, so the width field holds the width figure and the height field holds the wall figure. Its fourth bullet repeats the 2.3 inch wall a third time and calls it the reason a heavy casserole does not overflow.
That matters more than it sounds, because Proigtz arrives as a two pack. A multipack’s dimension fields usually describe the carton, which is why a set’s figures get set aside. Here the maker wrote the same three numbers in its own sentences, so the fields are the pan after all. The agreement is what rescues them, and without it this listing would have no usable size at all.
The Same Three Figures, Shuffled
Wilton publishes 13 X 9 X 2 IN in its size entry and 13 by 9 by 2 inches in its title, and its fields read 9, 13 and 2 inches. Every figure survives and only the running order changes, with the longer side landing in the depth slot. For a buyer measuring a shelf that is a difference without consequence, since all three numbers are there to read.
GZYOUYI does the same thing with more precision. Its entry gives 11.02, 7.09 and 2.55 inches and its fields give 7.09, 11.02 and 2.55 inches, matching to two decimal places with the first two swapped. Its fourth bullet prints the same three figures again and attaches them to a serving claim of five people or more, which is the only place a count appears on this listing.
When the Fields Describe Something Other Than the Pan
Three Objects, One Sentence, and the Wrong One in the Fields
Nordic Ware publishes the most careful size disclosure of the five and the least useful dimension fields. Its fourth bullet gives a pan exterior of 12.9 by 9.5 by 2.5 inches, a pan interior of 12.1 by 8.8 by 2.5 inches, and a lid of 13.5 by 9.8 by 3.4 inches. Three objects, three measurements, each labeled, in one sentence.
Its dimension fields then read 9.8, 13.6 and 3.4 inches. The 9.8 figure is the lid’s short side and the 3.4 figure is the lid’s height, both quoted exactly, while the depth field reads 13.6 inches against a lid long side published as 13.5 inches. The fields on this listing are the lid, and the pan you bake in appears nowhere in them.
Two Figures and a Slot That Matches Neither
Farberware states its size three times and never once in a dimension field. The entry reads 9 by 13 inches with the words with lid attached, the fourth bullet calls it a 13×9 baking pan with lid, and the fifth calls it a 9×13 baking pan with lid. Those are the same pan written twice with the sides reversed, which is ordinary and harmless.
The fields are the problem. They read 3.5, 16 and 10 inches, and not one of the entry figures appears among them. A slot of 16 inches and a slot of 10 inches both run past the stated footprint, and 3.5 inches of height is more than a cake pan wall needs. A covered pan or a shipping box would explain all three, and the listing names neither.
What the Entry Is Actually For
A Trade Size Is Not a Measurement
Nordic Ware’s entry reads 9 x 13 with no unit at all, and it is the only one of the five that leaves the unit out. Set against the maker’s own figures it matches nothing: the exterior is 12.9 by 9.5 inches and the interior is 12.1 by 8.8 inches. The entry is the trade name for the shape, not a reading taken off this pan.
Farberware’s entry does the same job with a unit attached. Its 13 by 9 inches is the category label every rectangular pan in this size class carries, which is why it reads identically on two listings whose actual figures have nothing in common. Treat a round 13 and a round 9 as a shape, and look for the decimals when you need the real number.
Reading the Decimals for the Unit
Two decimal places usually mean a conversion, and GZYOUYI is the proof. Its 11.02 inches is 28 centimeters, its 7.09 inches is 18 centimeters, and its 2.55 inches sits very close to 6.5 centimeters. Two whole centimeters and a half do not come out of a tape measure marked in inches, so this pan was drawn in metric and the inch figures are arithmetic.
The other four read as native inches. Wilton gives 13, 9 and 2, Proigtz gives 9, 13 and 2.3, Farberware gives 3.5, 16 and 10, and Nordic Ware gives 9.8, 13.6 and 3.4, with Nordic Ware also publishing 12.9, 9.5, 2.5, 12.1 and 8.8 in words. None of those sets lands on round metric, which is a useful thing to know before you trust a third decimal.
Which One Fits Your Kitchen
The buyer who wants one number to trust. Proigtz is the pick. Its entry, its fields and its own bullets all give 9 by 13 by 2.3 inches, so there is no second reading to reconcile. It also publishes an oven ceiling of 450 degrees F and a wall figure of 2.3 inches, and it arrives as two pans rather than one.
The buyer measuring a drawer to the decimal. GZYOUYI gives you 11.02, 7.09 and 2.55 inches in both slots and a rectangular springform with a removable bottom. It is a smaller footprint than the 9 by 13 pans here and the only one of the five that comes apart, which is also the only way to get a cheesecake out whole.
The buyer who will put it in the dishwasher. Wilton is the only one of the five that states a dishwasher route outright, and it is also made of cold rolled steel without PFAS. Its three figures agree across the entry, the title and the fields at 13, 9 and 2 inches, and it publishes a weight of 1.19 lb.
The buyer who needs the inside measurement. Nordic Ware is the only listing here that publishes an interior, at 12.1 by 8.8 by 2.5 inches, which is the figure that decides whether a recipe fits. Ignore its dimension fields, which carry the lid. It is pure aluminum with an encapsulated steel rim and asks to be hand washed.
The buyer carrying a lasagna to a potluck. Farberware publishes an oven ceiling of 450 degrees F, says plainly that its lid is not for the oven, and weighs 1.55 lb. Take its stated 13 by 9 inches as the pan and treat its 3.5, 16 and 10 inch fields as describing something else, because nothing on the listing says what.
What We Could Not Verify
Six questions went looking for a figure on these listings and came back without one.
- What the Farberware dimension fields of 3.5, 16 and 10 inches actually measure, since the maker’s own words give 13 by 9 inches and never mentions a third figure.
- Why the Nordic Ware depth field reads 13.6 inches when the lid long side in its own bullet reads 13.5 inches, and whether either is the figure to use.
- A weight for Proigtz or GZYOUYI, neither of which publishes one in a field or anywhere in its own text.
- An oven rating for Wilton or Nordic Ware, where the bullets describe steel and aluminum and heat conduction but never name a ceiling.
- Whether the Proigtz 9 by 13 by 2.3 inch figures are per pan or across the two pan set, since the listing states them once and sells two.
- A washing instruction for GZYOUYI or Farberware, where neither names a dishwasher, a hand wash or a temperature for either.
