Glassine paper rolls are the same polished, translucent sheet as glassine bags, wound on a cardboard core for the cutting station. Tear or cut what you need to interleave patties, line candy trays or wrap a sandwich.
From $0.30 a sheet; rolls are priced by the roll on the quote. Written quote in one business day and a free design proof; the exact number depends on size, ink count and quantity.
From $0.30 a sheet; rolls priced by the roll. Exact price on the written quote.
| Format | Wound on a cardboard core; 12, 15, 18 and 24 in widths are the usual picks |
|---|---|
| Base sheet | Polished glassine, about 25–45 lb, white or natural cream tint |
| Coating | None; grease resistance comes from the beaten, pressed fiber |
| Heat | Cold and room-temperature work; softens with steam, not for the oven |
| Step-and-repeat along the roll, 1–2 colors in food-safe inks | |
| Order size | 1 roll minimum; printed rolls quoted per roll |
A glassine paper roll is a continuous length of dense, smooth, grease-resistant paper on a core. It has no wax and no coating, so it tastes of nothing and takes a sharp crease. Kitchens use it where sheets are the wrong size or where paper is pulled by the foot.
| Format | Typical size | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Roll | 12 in × 500 ft | Pastry interleaving |
| Roll | 15 in × 500 ft | Box liners |
| Roll | 18 in × 1,000 ft | Bakery production |
| Roll | 24 in × 1,000 ft | Converting and sheeting |
Sizes are typical starting points. Any other size is a custom cut; ask on the quote. Full sheet and roll size chart.
Choose a sheet from this paper's photos, place your logo and send the mock with your quote request.
Upload your logo to place it on the paper
The photos tell you most of what you need. A white roll on a brown cardboard core unwinds onto a flat, slightly glossy sheet. A shorter roll lies on its side with the core showing. And three rolls stand together, two bright white and one with a warm cream tint.
That cream roll is the same glassine with a natural tint rather than a bleached white base. Both print the same way; the tint warms the color of the ink a little.
Rolls suit the back of house rather than the display case. Chocolatiers, butchers, sandwich counters, caterers and bakeries with a packing bench are the usual buyers, because they tear paper by the foot and want one roll to cover several jobs.
Interleaving is the first job. A sheet torn from the roll goes between burger patties, cheese slices, cookie dough rounds or cuts of fish before they are stacked and chilled, and the stack comes apart cleanly later.
Lining is the second. Candy trays, display boards, sheet pans for cooled chocolate work and the inside of pastry boxes all take a strip cut to length. Glassine releases set chocolate without pulling the shine off it.
Wrapping is the third, and it is the one that benefits from print. A sandwich counter that wraps on a bench pulls a length, folds it around the item and tears, and a repeat logo along the roll means every wrap carries the name.
Width is the choice that matters. Length only decides how often you change the roll.
| Typical roll | Where it sits | Pulls |
|---|---|---|
| 12 in × 500 ft | Beside a slicer or on a small counter cutter | Interleaving slices, wrapping half sandwiches, lining candy trays |
| 15 in × 500 ft | Sandwich bench, chocolate room | Wrapping full sandwiches, lining half sheet pans |
| 18 in × 1,000 ft | Packing bench with a bench dispenser | Wrapping subs and loaves, lining full sheet pans, box lining |
| 24 in × 1,000 ft | Floor-stand dispenser in a prep room | Lining large trays, wrapping whole cakes, covering boards |
Any other width is a custom slit. If your dispenser takes an odd width, measure the inside of the box or the distance between the end plates and give us that number on the quote.
Glassine has no wax, so there is nothing to melt, but it is also no barrier to water. A hot sandwich wrapped in it will steam the sheet soft within minutes. A cold sandwich stays crisp for hours.
Oil is the thing it handles well. Butter, chocolate fat, cheese oil and the grease from a cured sausage stay on the surface and do not darken the paper.
Treat it as a cold and room-temperature paper. It is not oven paper and it should not go under a heat lamp. If you need something for hot food, that is a different sheet and our greaseproof versus wax paper guide walks through which one.
Yes. The minimum for rolls is a single roll, printed or plain, and that is how most first orders arrive. A 12 in by 500 ft roll beside the slicer is a sensible trial before committing to a case.
Printed rolls carry a setup for the plate, so one printed roll costs more per foot than ten. The written quote shows the price for one roll and for a case so you can see the gap before you decide.
Plain rolls have no setup. If you want to test the paper before you print on it, order one plain roll first and ask for a printed quote at the same time.
Roll printing is step-and-repeat by nature. Your mark prints in a continuous pattern down the length, so wherever the paper is torn the logo shows somewhere on the piece.
Keep the repeat loose. A logo about 2 in wide, repeated every 4 to 5 in with a staggered grid, reads as branded without looking like gift wrap. Dense repeats also use more ink, and on glassine heavy ink coverage can slightly curl the sheet.
One color is the usual pick for rolls and two is the sensible maximum. Black, deep brown and dark green sit well on both the white and the cream base. Pantone solid-coated matches are available and shown on the proof.
Because the paper is translucent, the print shows faintly from the back. On a wrap that is no problem. On a tray liner, lay the printed side up.
Glassine for rolls runs about 25 to 45 lb. Light weights tear easily on a serrated edge and suit interleaving and sandwich wrapping. Heavier weights resist tearing, which is what you want for a tray liner that gets scraped or a board cover that is wiped down.
Both faces are polished, so there is no right and wrong side on a plain roll. Printed rolls have a print face, and the wound roll is made with that face out so the pattern shows as it comes off.
The first is ordering by length when the problem was width. A roll that is 2 in narrower than the sandwich leaves no fold, however long it is.
The second is dispenser fit. A boxed roll with a serrated edge needs the roll diameter to fit the box, and a 1,000 ft roll will not. The 1,000 ft lengths are for bench or floor dispensers with a bar through the core.
The third is storing a roll on its end on a damp floor. Glassine takes on moisture from the edge and the outer wraps go wavy. Keep rolls on a shelf, in the wrap, on their side.
The fourth is expecting a roll to behave like a cut sheet in a display case. Torn edges look like torn edges. For a pastry case with a tidy look, order cut sheets instead.
Rolls that need to match a bag print already running can be set from the same file. Mention the earlier order on the glassine roll quote form and we pull the artwork across.
What buyers ask before a first order. Type a word to filter the cards, or open one to read the full answer.
A little on the first few feet, as any wound paper does. It flattens within a minute on the bench and a light weight is pressed flat by the item you wrap.
A little on the first few feet, as any wound paper does. It flattens within a minute on the bench and a light weight is pressed flat by the item you wrap. The last few feet near the core curl most, so some counters tear those for interleaving rather than wrapping.
Yes. Give us the inside width of the box in inches and we slit the roll to that figure.
Yes. Give us the inside width of the box in inches and we slit the roll to that figure. Also tell us the box's roll diameter, because a 500 ft roll fits most counter cutters and a 1,000 ft roll does not.
No, and it is not meant to. The repeat is staggered so that any torn piece shows at least one full logo somewhere on it.
No, and it is not meant to. The repeat is staggered so that any torn piece shows at least one full logo somewhere on it. If you need a logo centered on every sheet, cut sheets are the right format.
Same glassine, different base. The cream roll is a natural tint rather than bleached white.
Same glassine, different base. The cream roll is a natural tint rather than bleached white. It is slightly warmer, prints black and brown very well, and suits a bakery or farm-shop look. Both tints come in the same widths and lengths.
Yes, glassine between patties is standard. Tear squares from a 12 in roll, lay one between each patty and the stack separates cleanly from frozen.
Yes, glassine between patties is standard. Tear squares from a 12 in roll, lay one between each patty and the stack separates cleanly from frozen. For long-term freezer storage, wrap the whole stack in freezer paper afterward.
No. Set chocolate releases from glassine with its gloss intact, which is why chocolatiers line slab trays and cover transfer boards with it.
No. Set chocolate releases from glassine with its gloss intact, which is why chocolatiers line slab trays and cover transfer boards with it. Use a medium or heavy weight so the sheet does not tear when you lift the chocolate off.
At roughly 15 in per sandwich, 500 ft is about 400 wraps. A counter doing 80 sandwiches a day gets a working week from a roll.
At roughly 15 in per sandwich, 500 ft is about 400 wraps. A counter doing 80 sandwiches a day gets a working week from a roll. Counters above that volume usually move to the 1,000 ft rolls on a bench dispenser.
Yes, if you decide sheets suit you better we quote the same glassine as cut sheets in the size you need.
Yes, if you decide sheets suit you better we quote the same glassine as cut sheets in the size you need. It is a different line on the quote, not a change to the roll order, so say which you want before the proof.
A cardboard core sized for standard roll dispensers. If you have a bench or floor dispenser already, tell us its make or the bar diameter on the quote and we confirm the core fits before anything is wound.
Yes. The pressed fiber holds a fold sharply, so a sandwich wrap stays folded without tape and a tray liner creased up the sides stays put.
Yes. The pressed fiber holds a fold sharply, so a sandwich wrap stays folded without tape and a tray liner creased up the sides stays put. Cold paper creases best; a roll stored near an oven goes a little limp.
Yes. Plain rolls carry no setup and printed rolls do, so they appear as separate lines on one quote and ship together.
Yes. Plain rolls carry no setup and printed rolls do, so they appear as separate lines on one quote and ship together. Many counters run plain rolls for interleaving and printed rolls for the front bench.
Nearly. The form is the same and the written quote arrives within one business day either way.
Nearly. The form is the same and the written quote arrives within one business day either way. The difference is that a plain roll skips the proof step and goes straight to production after you approve the quote.
No match. Ask us on WhatsApp or call (503) 461-4788.
Glassine Paper BagsFrom $0.30 a bag3.5 × 5.5 in · 4.75 × 6.75 in · 5.5 × 7.5 inCookies, pastries and candySee this paper
Paraffin Paper RollsFrom $0.30 a sheet12 in × 700 ft · 15 in × 700 ft · 18 in × 1,000 ftButter, cheese and cold cutsSee this paper
Freezer Paper RollsFrom $0.30 a sheet15 in × 75 ft · 18 in × 150 ft · 18 in × 1,000 ftMeat, fish and game storageSee this paper
Textured Greaseproof PaperFrom $0.30 a sheet8 × 8 in · 12 × 12 in · 12 × 16 inNatural-look wraps and linersSee this paperSend the paper, a size and a quantity, plus a logo if you have one. We reply in writing within one business day with a price and a free design proof. Prefer to talk? Call (503) 461-4788 or message us on WhatsApp.