I've noticed they are selling silicone oven mitts as well as bakeware such as cupcake pans.
I'm curious to know what people think of these products. Are they better?
Feedback would be very appreciated.
Thanks.
I have one of the trivet/pot holders (not the oven mitt) and I really like it both to grab a pan and as a trivet for a hot dish.
I had one of the silicone castle pans and I hated it, it didn't pop right out like it's supposed to and the details weren't good at all. I gave it to someone else. I haven't tried any of the other pans, I'm thinking of trying the wilton silicone baking cups because I'm always running out of the paper ones!
I love the potholders - especially cleaning, you just wash them with the dishes.
I hate the baking pans - you need to place them on cookie sheets, they are awkward to use as they are soft which makes them hard to put in oven. Also, I found that they are hard to clean and mine developed a residue that would not come off. (Not that I have a strong opinion mind you!)
I also love love the spatulas - use them for everything and buy them for presents all the time,
I actually like the silicoln pans and LOVE the pot holder/trivets. I like the pans because they are easy to store and always make a nice cake for me. I have learned you have to let it cool a bit longer than you would in a metal pan (like until it's cool enough to handle without burning) before you take it out of the pan or it will stick. After it cools to that point-it just falls out. Yes, you do have to put some of them on cookie sheets, but that is only for the cheaper ones. The heavier ones stand up on their own just fine.
sctheatre - how do you 'prepare'your silcon pans? (spray, butter, etc)
I haven't had much luck with silicone baking pans, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE my silicone baking mats (Silpat, etc)! Also love the spatulas and other utensils.
I LOVE my silicone bundt pan so I bought a 2nd one! I also have the cookie sheet liners and I won't make cookies without them. They keep my double dark chocolate cookies from sticking so I lose less of them when trying to move to a cooling rack. Of course that means less "crumbs" for me to eat though!! I also have the bread pans which are great for non-stick, but the loaves come out shaped a little weird.
Don't waste your money on a silicone ice cube tray!!! I spilled water every time I tried to put that darn thing in the freezer. If I put it in a small pan, then it froze to the pan. It made really neat long ice cubes for water bottles, but it's too hard to work with. I need a new freezer w/an ice maker.
I grease like I would with a normal pan. I'm not sure if it's required or not, but I'm too chicken not to.
The pans say they are non-stick but you are supposed to grease them anyway (just like the non-stick metal pans). I love my silicone bakeware. It cooks so evenly around the edges and cleans up very nicely. Haven't bought the mit yet but its on my want list.
Okay, I just got a 9" round for my birthday from my wonderful brother....you say grease, can you spray instead? There were no directions at all with my pan. Time/temp stay the same? I hope I like it, because it will definately store easier than the traditional (and seeing as storage space is PRIME real estate in my house......)
Yes, I used cooking spray on mine and it worked fine. Just bake at the normal temperatures you use. I know what you mean about storage, I love the silicone pans because you can just wad them up and stuff them in tiny spaces.
The pans I got said they can withstand 500 degree temps and are dishwasher safe but I have never put them in the dishwasher because I don't have one.
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