I recently bought a piece of silicone bakeware--a mini muffin pan. Been hearing a lot of advertising and it was on sale, so I though I might as well try it.
So many problems! First, it smelled funny when it baked and it even set of the fire alarm! Also, it warped, even though I'm pretty sure I had it positioned stably in its sled. And it was REALLY hard to clean! I scrubed it for a full 10 minutes and there were still stubborn bits stuck to it.

Why was this so difficult for me??? What am I doing wrong?

On the smell - did you wash it first?

On everything - is it a national brand or an off brand? I bought one at a thrift store, I have no idea what brand it was, and it was awful. It didn't smell or warp, but everthing stuck like crazy.

It had a shiny surface, not a matte finish, don't know if that made a difference.

I have a muffin pan and I love it!! I can't think what brand it is but it didn't smell and things don't stick to it either. I know I bought it a kitchen store and was thinking I would like to buy some other pieces. Now I'm not sure after you guys had such a bad experience.

I have a set with a muffin, bundt, and loaf pan. I have made beautiful corn muffins several times. No spray and they just pop right out when you turn it over. However, I tried a cake in there with no spray and it stuck very badly. That was the first cake I stored to use later as cake balls! I'm sure my set is not a brand name. I got it last year after Christmas when I went looking for clearance decorations. It was like $5.00 at WalMart! They have Baker's Secret brand now and they are about $30.00 for the set.

The brand is KitchenAid and I did wash it before using it.
The sticking might have been because I didn't grease the pan?