types of coated paper

Typically used in a kitchen / in food service:

• waxed paper
  • intended purpose(s) — anything that needs a non-stick layer during cooking
  • materials — paper impregnated with wax
• parchment paper
  • intended purpose(s) — used in baking, or anywhere that wax paper might be used but a higher temperature tolerance is needed
  • materials — paper coated with silicone
• freezer paper
  • materials — paper coated on one side with polyethylene
• butcher paper
  • materials — uncoated kraft paper

Typically used outside the kitchen:

• kraft paper
  • intended purposes — paper grocery bags,
  • materials — just paper, though it's manufactured to be more rugged and durable
• glassine paper
  • material — supercalendered paper
  • intended purposes — used by artists, bookbinders, and for food service

Typically used in industry:

• release liner
  • materials — glassine coated on one side with silicone
  • intended purpose — the paper that stickers and labels are shipped on
  • notes — I couldn't find any on Amazon sold by itself. I usually just buy self-adhesive laminating sheets or rolls of self-adhesive lamination, and then discard the sticky part.
• barrier papers [2]
  • very similar to freezer paper (coated on one side with plastic), but designed for use in food packaging
  • there are many variations of this, as it's usually a B2B transaction with customized products