Aluminum Foil Guide: Thickness, Types & Applications

Aluminum Foil Thickness

We offer both standard and heavy duty foils, and this guide will help you decide which different types of foil best suit your needs! Foil is often referred to using general terms like "standard" and "heavy duty." These terms can be measured in gauge (thickness) too, just like plastic or sheet metal. Naturally, the heavier the gauge, the thicker and more puncture and tear resistant the foil is.

Here are the approximate gauges of our food service foil:

• Standard Duty: .; versatile all-purpose foodservice foil solution
• Heavy Duty: .; designed to withstand more wear and tear than standard duty foil

We reach for aluminum foil constantly in the test kitchen. We use it to line baking sheets for easy cleanup, to cover baking dishes to prevent the food from drying out, and to wrap food in a pouch so it will steam gently in the oven. Most times standard foil does the trick, but there are certain instances when we like the heavy-duty stuff better. The version made by Reynolds, a top-selling product, is 30 percent thicker than the company's regular foil, and its sturdiness means we can securely wrap whole bone-in roasts and enclose pointy wood chips in packets for grilling without concern that the foil will be punctured. But will a double layer of regular foil work just as well so you don't have to stock two types in your pantry?

To find out, we used a specialized tool called a texture analyzer to measure how much force it took to puncture a single sheet of heavy-duty foil versus two sheets of regular foil (pressed together to remove air pockets). We found that it took 1,110 grams of force to puncture the heavy-duty sheet, while a double layer of regular foil took 1,370 grams'or 23 percent more force.

We offer both standard and heavy duty foils, and this guide will help you decide which different types of foil best suit your needs! Foil is often referred to using general terms like "standard" and "heavy duty." These terms can be measured in gauge (thickness) too, just like plastic or sheet metal. Naturally, the heavier the gauge, the thicker and more puncture and tear resistant the foil is.

Here are the approximate gauges of our food service foil:

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• Standard Duty: .; versatile all-purpose foodservice foil solution
• Heavy Duty: .; designed to withstand more wear and tear than standard duty foil

We reach for aluminum foil constantly in the test kitchen. We use it to line baking sheets for easy cleanup, to cover baking dishes to prevent the food from drying out, and to wrap food in a pouch so it will steam gently in the oven. Most times standard foil does the trick, but there are certain instances when we like the heavy-duty stuff better. The version made by Reynolds, a top-selling product, is 30 percent thicker than the company's regular foil, and its sturdiness means we can securely wrap whole bone-in roasts and enclose pointy wood chips in packets for grilling without concern that the foil will be punctured. But will a double layer of regular foil work just as well so you don't have to stock two types in your pantry?

To find out, we used a specialized tool called a texture analyzer to measure how much force it took to puncture a single sheet of heavy-duty foil versus two sheets of regular foil (pressed together to remove air pockets). We found that it took 1,110 grams of force to puncture the heavy-duty sheet, while a double layer of regular foil took 1,370 grams'or 23 percent more force.

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