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Shopping Alert - Silpat

Posted by Elise on Nov 4, 2006

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Shopping Alert - Silpat

On sale at Amazon.com is my favorite baking accessory - the Silpat Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat in the 11-3/4-by-8-1/4-Inch size, for $11.49.

Prices and availability subject to change.

This size will fit any oven (I've had difficulties in the past buying sizes that were too big for the oven). It's not a huge sale, but the price rarely dips this low on Amazon and when it does I snatch up several for Christmas gifts. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Silpat, it is a wonderful stick-free baking mat made of silicone-coated fiberglass. Use it in place of parchment paper on a baking pan for making cookies, rolls, candy, or roasted vegetables. No butter or oil sprays necessary. Silpat will withstand temperatures of -40° to 482°F and is microwave safe. The mats are easy to clean; just wipe off with warm soapy water.

6 Comments

TIP: Measure your baking sheets before ordering, I 'eyeballed' when I found one on sale and wanted to snatch up, it's bigger than my cookie sheets which is a total pain.

Posted by: Alanna on November 5, 2006 11:22 AM

I've had a matfer brand silcone mat for a year now and I love it. the only problem is that it has developed this sticky coating that soapy water doesn't seem to remove. have you had this problem? any ideas of how to fix it?

Posted by: moonablaze on November 5, 2006 2:26 PM

I also have ruined a siplat by using olive oil to roast things like asparagus--could never get it clean all the way after that. Do you have any advice about reserving it just for cooking baking, or never using olive oil, or never going over X degrees (despite it supposedly being able to withstand 482F)?

Posted by: Sassy J on November 6, 2006 7:15 AM

Although Silpat sheets certainly would withstand the temperature, why would you want to use them on things like asparagus? I don't understand. I've never had asparagus stick to an aluminum cookie sheet or some other metal oven pan just using oil. Why use the Silpat too? Thought these were mainly for for baking pastries, cookies, candy....etc where you'd normally have "sticking" issues.
As for the sticky coating that develops I think that's just the nature of the silicone. Do you have any of the sticky compound coming off onto your food? If so, then I'd replace.

Posted by: ronlodge on November 13, 2006 7:19 PM

If your silpat is too big, you can cut it to fit your pans, to no ill effect.

Posted by: Brenda on March 25, 2007 12:08 PM

I've had silpats and matfers for about 5 years now, and I tend to used them about 10 times per month. I only wash them in warm soapy water. What is the lifespan of these liners? I wonder if it's time to replace them. Has anyone tried the 'silicon' oven liner available at BB&B?

Posted by: Joanne on April 15, 2007 12:27 PM

I apologize for the inconvenience, comments are closed. ~Elise

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