Question: Silpat alternatives

Mark Shaw said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?

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Quoted message said:

Alternate question: are these REALLY better than parchment?

Matfer also makes them - google for Matfer Exopat. In my experience,
they're good for sticky things like peanut brittle. I don't use
them for baking because they seem to inhibit browning, which can be
an important element in the flavor and texture of some foods
(cookies in particular).

Jeneen

Jeneen Sommers said:

Mark Shaw said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?

...snip...

Quoted message said:

Alternate question: are these REALLY better than parchment?

Matfer also makes them - google for Matfer Exopat. In my experience,
they're good for sticky things like peanut brittle. I don't use
them for baking because they seem to inhibit browning, which can be
an important element in the flavor and texture of some foods
(cookies in particular).

Jeneen

Howdy,

I will add that for certain things, Silpats are, in my
experience, far superior to parchment paper.

For example, I frequently bake leaf fougasses. These bake at
450 for about 30 minutes.

When I did 'em on parchment paper, it became so charred that
it fell apart when I attempted to slide them out of the
oven.

With the Silpats, the results are the same, but without the
mess.

All the best,
--
Kenneth

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Mark Shaw said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?
I'd like to get a couple, but for reasons not relevant to
this forum I do not wish to patronize De Marle.
Alternate question: are these REALLY better than parchment?
Thanks for any info. -- Mark Shaw

My often used "seconds" are far cheaper than the Silpat ws or is, and
you can find them here: http://www.mdlinks.net/eshop/ItemId/B00005AXJ9

Picky (hopes the link works)

Jeneen Sommers said:

On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, Mark Shaw wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?

Quoted message said:

...snip...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Alternate question: are these REALLY better than parchment?

Quoted message said:

Matfer also makes them - google for Matfer Exopat.

Hmm. Well, thanks, but...

Let's just cut to the chase: is there a source for this sort of
thing that does not involve a French company?

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Mark Shaw said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?

Dupont makes teflon mats, which opens up a whole 'nother bag of worms
🙂

Having said that, I have both types. The teflon sheets are thinner
than the silicone which makes them helpful for lining roasting pans or
pans where you expect a sticky, difficult mess to clean up. You just
have to remember not to cut on them. I clean both types of mat in the
dishwasher.

I bought my teflon liners from kitchenkapers
http://www.kitchenkapers.com/teflon-no-stick-cooking-liners.html

Sue(tm)
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Mark Shaw said:

Jeneen Sommers said:

On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, Mark Shaw wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?

Quoted message said:

...snip...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Alternate question: are these REALLY better than parchment?

Quoted message said:

Matfer also makes them - google for Matfer Exopat.

Hmm. Well, thanks, but...

Let's just cut to the chase: is there a source for this sort of
thing that does not involve a French company?

oh that's right. the french are evil. whatever.

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Curly Sue said:

On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:50:08 +0000 (UTC), Mark Shaw
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?

Quoted message said:

Dupont makes teflon mats, which opens up a whole 'nother bag of worms

Thanks! Pretty much what I was looking for.

Quoted message said:

Having said that, I have both types. The teflon sheets are thinner
than the silicone which makes them helpful for lining roasting pans or
pans where you expect a sticky, difficult mess to clean up. You just
have to remember not to cut on them. I clean both types of mat in the
dishwasher.

Quoted message said:

I bought my teflon liners from kitchenkapers
http://www.kitchenkapers.com/teflon-no-stick-cooking-liners.html

Reasonably priced, too. How does teflon compare to silicone
in terms of non-stickiness?

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In article <[email hidden]>,

PickyJaz said:

Mark Shaw said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?
I'd like to get a couple, but for reasons not relevant to
this forum I do not wish to patronize De Marle.
Alternate question: are these REALLY better than parchment?
Thanks for any info. -- Mark Shaw

My often used "seconds" are far cheaper than the Silpat ws or is, and
you can find them here: http://www.mdlinks.net/eshop/ItemId/B00005AXJ9

Picky (hopes the link works)

It did. thanks.
I had a silpat sheet that I bought in Melbourne and never used. Believe
I gave it away or something. I was given a couple more and used them
for the first time a month ago when I was making Peanut Brittle Wazoo.
I'm really sorry I offloaded that first one. I'll be a user now.
-Barb
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On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:59:25 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email hidden]> rummaged among random neurons
and opined:

Quoted message said:

It did. thanks.
I had a silpat sheet that I bought in Melbourne and never used. Believe
I gave it away or something. I was given a couple more and used them
for the first time a month ago when I was making Peanut Brittle Wazoo.
I'm really sorry I offloaded that first one. I'll be a user now.

The only Silpats I've seen don't seem to hold their shape in your
hands. Do they do a better job with batter/whatever in them?

Inquirinqly,
Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

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Mark Shaw said:

Curly Sue said:

On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:50:08 +0000 (UTC), Mark Shaw
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is anyone besides Silpat marketing stick-free baking mats?

Oh, I went to a restaurant supply place today and found another brand
of silicone mat. See http://www.siliconezone.com

It's a US company but the products are made in China.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Dupont makes teflon mats, which opens up a whole 'nother bag of worms

Thanks! Pretty much what I was looking for.

Quoted message said:

Having said that, I have both types. The teflon sheets are thinner
than the silicone which makes them helpful for lining roasting pans or
pans where you expect a sticky, difficult mess to clean up. You just
have to remember not to cut on them. I clean both types of mat in the
dishwasher.

Quoted message said:

I bought my teflon liners from kitchenkapers
http://www.kitchenkapers.com/teflon-no-stick-cooking-liners.html

Reasonably priced, too. How does teflon compare to silicone
in terms of non-stickiness?

Identical. The teflon liners are thinner though and the edges curl
up, so I store them in the original flat cardboard folder. I am very
careful with them, as I mentioned, particularly not to use sharp
utensils on them. I have had them for years and they look it, but
they still work.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

In article <[email hidden]>,

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:59:25 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email hidden]> rummaged among random neurons
and opined:

Quoted message said:

It did. thanks.
I had a silpat sheet that I bought in Melbourne and never used. Believe
I gave it away or something. I was given a couple more and used them
for the first time a month ago when I was making Peanut Brittle Wazoo.
I'm really sorry I offloaded that first one. I'll be a user now.

The only Silpats I've seen don't seem to hold their shape in your
hands. Do they do a better job with batter/whatever in them?

Dunno. I poured some of the molten brittle onto the silpats and onto
other metal sheets. The difference I noticed is that on the metal there
is some stickage (I made that up) that makes pulling the cooling brittle
(to make it thin) dicey sometimes. No such problemo with the
silpat-covered sheets. I can't imagine baking a cake (or anything,
frankly) in the formed 'pans' I've seen. Too weird for me. Unless
someone gave me one they didn't want, I'll never know, either - very
unlikely that I'd buy one.
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