Two Tools, Two Jobs
The Hot Dish and the Little Chill both come from Great Jones, but they serve entirely different purposes in the kitchen. The Hot Dish is a 9-by-13-inch ceramic casserole dish, while the Little Chill is a quarter-sheet-sized nonstick cooling rack. Choosing between them depends on what you plan to cook, bake, or store.
If you need a versatile oven-to-table dish for lasagna, roasted vegetables, cobblers, or crisps, the Hot Dish is the clear choice. If you need a compact cooling rack for cookies, bacon, or fried chicken, the Little Chill is the better fit. They are not interchangeable, but they can complement each other in a well-stocked kitchen.
Hot Dish – The Ceramic Casserole
- Hot Dish: 9-by-13-inch ceramic casserole dish. Oven-safe and dishwasher-friendly. Available in three joyful color options. Now available with a lid for easy transport. The size and material make it ideal for baking, roasting, and serving. The lid adds portability for potlucks or leftovers.
Hot Dish
Little Chill – The Compact Cooling Rack
- Little Chill: Quarter-sheet-sized nonstick cooling rack. Made from the same nonstick technology as Great Jones' best-selling pans. Perfectly sized for Little Sheet and all other quarter-sized sheet pans. Its nonstick surface makes cleanup easy, and its compact size is ideal for smaller batches of cookies or for cooling fried chicken and bacon.
Little Chill
Key Differences at a Glance
The Hot Dish is a ceramic baking dish meant for cooking and serving. The Little Chill is a nonstick metal rack meant for cooling and crisping. The Hot Dish can go from oven to table; the Little Chill works after cooking. Neither is designed for stovetop use, and neither has confirmed dishwasher or oven safety beyond what is stated.
The Hot Dish is available with a lid, which makes it more versatile for transport and storage. The Little Chill is sold as a duo or in a set with Little Sheet, but does not come with a lid. Both come in multiple color options: the Hot Dish in Blueberry and Striped, the Little Chill in Broccoli, Pepper, and more.
Which One Should You Choose?
Choose the Hot Dish if you need a workhorse casserole dish for baking, roasting, and serving. It handles lasagna, cakes, chicken parts, roast vegetables, cobblers, and crisps. The optional lid makes it easy to carry to a friend's house or store leftovers.
Choose the Little Chill if you need a cooling rack that fits quarter-sheet pans. It is perfect for cookies, fried chicken, and bacon. Its nonstick surface means less scrubbing. If you already have a full-size cooling rack, the Little Chill offers a smaller footprint for smaller batches.
If your kitchen has room for both, they make a practical pair: bake in the Hot Dish, cool on the Little Chill.
