Glassine is the thin, polished, almost see-through paper that a patisserie reaches for when the customer should see the macaron before the fold goes down. This range prints it two ways: as flat bags for single portions and as rolls for the wrapping bench.
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Most greaseproof paper gets its grease hold from a long beating of the pulp. Glassine goes one step further and is pressed between hot, polished rollers until the surface is smooth enough to shine. That pressing closes the sheet so tightly that light passes through it and oil does not.
Held in the hand it looks milky. Laid over a slab of tablet or a dark chocolate it turns nearly clear. It is light, about 30 to 40 gsm, and it rustles, which is part of why it reads as a gift rather than a takeaway.
There is no wax, no film and no coating, so there is nothing to taste and nothing to flake into the food.
The two products in this range are the same sheet in two shapes. Each is made for a different bench.
| Format | Made for | Usual pick | Worth knowing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glassine paper bags | Macarons, brownies, flapjacks, fudge, single soap bars, seed packets | One or two colours on the front panel | 120 × 170 mm | Flat with a back seam; closed with a fold and a sticker or a fold-over flap |
| Glassine paper rolls | Interleaving sliced meat and cheese, lining chocolate boxes, wrapping fudge blocks, coffee bag inner sheets | One or two colours as a loose repeat | 300 mm × 150 m | Tears on a dispenser bar; can be cut to sheets before dispatch |
Choose bags when the product is sold one at a time and walks out with the customer. Choose rolls when the paper goes between layers or around a block on a packing bench. Most bakeries begin with custom printed glassine bags and add a roll later.
Butter is the usual worry and glassine handles it well. A piece of shortbread left in a glassine bag until morning leaves a faint shadow at most, because the fat stays at the surface of the pressed sheet.
Chocolate and caramel set and release cleanly from the polished face. That is why chocolatiers use it as a box interleaf and why a fudge block comes out of its wrap without tearing the paper.
Steam is the thing it cannot cope with. Glassine has no moisture barrier, so a warm pastry or a cut cheese passes water into the sheet and it goes limp. Cool bakes fully, and keep wet cheese for paraffin paper.
Measure the item and add room for the closure. A bag should take the product with about 8 mm spare each side and 40 mm above it for the fold; a roll should be the item's width plus 50 mm each side.
The 300 m rolls suit a bench that works all day; a 150 m glassine roll for the counter fits the usual dispenser.
Glassine takes ink well on its polished face, but it is translucent, so the print also shows faintly from the back. We keep bag artwork to one or two spot colours on the front panel and set roll artwork as a loose repeat at about 100 mm, so a full mark lands on every tear.
Dark inks win. A pastel on glassine almost disappears once a brown cookie sits behind it, while a bottle green or a black stays crisp. Pantone solid-coated matches hold well on white; the cream tint warms them slightly.
The printing on greaseproof paper guide shows how the proof mocks up a translucent bag over a dark and a pale filling.
Bagging straight from the oven. Steam condenses inside, the paper wilts and the bake softens. A rack and twenty minutes fixes it.
Choosing a bag by the width of the product alone. The fold needs 40 mm, and a thick brownie needs a touch of extra width or the top will not lie flat.
Ordering a four-colour, edge-to-edge design. Glassine is a one or two colour paper. More than that looks heavy on a sheet this thin and hides the thing you chose it to show. If you are unsure which weight suits the job, the guide to greaseproof paper weights covers glassine alongside the heavier sheets.
The minimum is 1,000 bags or one roll. Ask for a weight sample on the glassine quote request form if you want to feel both before you decide.
The questions UK buyers ask before a first order. Type a word to filter the cards, or open one for the full answer.
Bags. A flat bag is filled and folded in seconds at the till.
Bags. A flat bag is filled and folded in seconds at the till. A roll earns its place only when you are wrapping blocks or lining boxes on a bench.
Mostly. A faint shadow may show where the pastry touched, but the sheet does not go wet or wrinkled.
Mostly. A faint shadow may show where the pastry touched, but the sheet does not go wet or wrinkled. Cool the bake before bagging and even the shadow is rare.
Barely. Both set and lift off the polished face, which is why it works as a box interleaf and a twist wrap.
Barely. Both set and lift off the polished face, which is why it works as a box interleaf and a twist wrap. Nut oils leave more of a mark than cocoa butter does.
For a day or two at a market, yes. An oily dark roast will shadow it within a week, so for shelf stock use glassine as an inner sheet inside a heavier bag.
Rolls, torn to length or pre-cut to sheets. Slices lift away cleanly and the paper stays dry to handle.
Rolls, torn to length or pre-cut to sheets. Slices lift away cleanly and the paper stays dry to handle. For cheese stored longer than a day, paraffin paper holds moisture better.
A 450 mm roll wraps a small tin loaf, but glassine is thin and splits at the corners of a heavy sourdough.
A 450 mm roll wraps a small tin loaf, but glassine is thin and splits at the corners of a heavy sourdough. For big loaves a textured greaseproof sheet is tougher.
Yes. The 300 and 375 mm widths fit the usual bar and tear straight.
Yes. The 300 and 375 mm widths fit the usual bar and tear straight. Glassine is slipperier than kraft, so add a little drag or the roll free-wheels.
Because it is translucent and the bench shows through. On a blue card it reads blue; over a brownie it reads brown.
Because it is translucent and the bench shows through. On a blue card it reads blue; over a brownie it reads brown. The sheet itself is a neutral white.
Yes, on the same plate as the front panel. A short line of text on the flap is common; the back panel carries the seam, so we keep artwork off it.
No. Fried food throws steam, which glassine cannot hold back, so the paper and the batter go soft together.
No. Fried food throws steam, which glassine cannot hold back, so the paper and the batter go soft together. Use a greaseproof sheet for hot food and keep glassine for cold.
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