8x8 pan divider

Designing, printing and using a divider for the 8x8 pans I use for pre-freezing some food for freeze drying.

The pans were labeled 8-by-8 inches, but are actually 7″-by-7" at the bottom which works out well; the freeze dry trays we have are 7″-by-17 1/4". By putting a 1/2" wide divider in the middle of the pan I end up with two 7″-by-3 1/4" pieces. I can then use two 7″-by-7" and one of the 3 1/4" pieces the fill the pan perfectly. (file name: 8x8 pan divider w magnet and gussets)


2-07-23 Added a version that is 2 mm narrower at the bottom and is also 1 mm taller, from bottom to the bottom of the top tabs. (file name: 8x8 pan divider w magnet with gussets 2mm narrower bottom) This should fit more of the pans from Dollar Tree that we use for prefreezing. I checked all of the pans we have and found that we actually have 4 different shapes and slopes. (slightly different) I would not have noticed the difference if it hadn't been for trying to fit them with a divider.

The magnet