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By: Jane Maynard

Jane Maynard — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:07:40 +0000

toaster oven sized silpats! woo-hoo!!!!

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:22:52 +0000

I noticed this when I first used mine, too, but then realized it is probably my mistake!

You know putting cookie dough on a warm sheet pan will goof up your cookies? Well, I have one silpat, and was transferring it to a cold pan, but the silpat was still warm.

Another note..I just found toaster oven-sized silpats at Williams Sonoma!

By: Jane Maynard

Jane Maynard — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:23:56 +0000

melissa – that sounds like such a pain!!! I actually don’t bake with wax paper that way – as I mentioned in this post and the wax paper post from earlier this week – the ONLY way you can bake with wax paper is if it is completely submerged in the batter (so, lining cake pans, etc)…as we can see from your experience, un-submerged wax paper sounds like a nightmare! I bet the silpat would work great for granola, actually…although, I’ve never done it. just a guess!

becca – I love my kitchenaid. next time you should definitely splurge!

By: Becca

Becca — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:52:14 +0000

I have a Silpat and LOVE it. I also bought a knock-off product by Kitchen Aid a while back. It’s not bad, but if I were to do it over again I’d pay a little more for the “real thing.”

By: Melissa Cox

Melissa Cox — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:12:23 +0000

I invertly used wax paper to bake my homemade granola bars a few weeks ago. Not a good idea the wax paper melted I guess and the whole bottom of the granola bars stuck to the bottom. I pretty much had to toss out most of it since I could not scrape the bars off the bottom. I eneded up w/ quite a mess and granola instead of bars. HA!! YOu say you bake w/ it. I don’t get how? I have used parchement paper w/ great sucess and I have a slipat but I use it to bake fires w/ so it is a bit salty.

By: Jane Maynard

Jane Maynard — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:12:10 +0000

up to 480 degrees!

By: Katie @ goodLife {eats}

Katie @ goodLife {eats} — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:06:55 +0000

I am constantly using and buying parchment paper. I guess it’s about time I got a Silpat. Is there a limit on how hot the oven can be for use with it? I like to line sheets with parchment when I make an artisan shaped loaf and you preheat the oven to something like 450 or 500 for the first bit of the baking.

By: Jane Maynard

Jane Maynard — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:02:26 +0000

so, I’ve had that happen before, but usually it doesn’t happen with me. and actually they mention that on the silpat site. I think it really depends on the recipe, but I haven’t really had it happen too often.

From SILPAT website:
I tried using the SILPAT and it didn’t heat up my cookies just right?
You may have been baking with a SILPAT on top of an insulated cookie sheet. A SILPAT mat provides a certain insulation factor due to the nature of silicone technology. Therefore, you do not need to use insulated or air type baking cookie sheets with a SILPAT mat. Try using a non-insulated perforated cookie sheet or pan with a SILPAT on top for optimum baking results.

Why do my cookies flatten out so much when I bake with SILPAT?
Because SILPAT is so non-stick, the cookie dough slides effortlessly and without resistance during the baking process. This tends to produce flatter, rounder, more gourmet looking cookies.