Hello Joy,
I've been using silicone bakeware for several years and have nothing but good to say about it. I've heard a few people mention this smoking issue, but if you use the bakeware as you should, it won't smoke any more than any other kind of bakeware. If the item you're baking or cooking tends to smoke if baked too long, or at too high a heat, then it will do so perhaps a little quicker in silicone than it might in a greased, metal pan. The main reason for this is that silicone bakes more evenly and comes up to full heat a bit quicker than does metal. Some folks tend to feel that since the silicone material is a bit thicker than is metal, they want to bake a bit longer than their recipe calls for. Almost the opposite is true. Not only do the silicone pans heat faster and more evenly, but once removed from the oven, they cool so much quicker that I can pick up a muffin pan with my bare hands in just a few minutes after removing it from my oven. I'm only speculating here, since I've never had a smoking problem using silicone. But I suspect it's a matter of folks trying to make adjustments for those pans. I just follow any standard, baking instructions, have never had anything smoke and have always had great success with such pans. I personally would never use anything else if it could be avoided.
Hope this helps. At 08:41 AM Tuesday 1/11/2011, you wrote:
Reading reviews on several brands of the silicone pans. A lot of people are saying they tend to smoke. Anyone had this experience? If so, anything that helped? Annyone have any brand recommendations? I am looking to get some new bakeware and would consider the silicone. Take care. Joy and family -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 6:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Greasing Silicone Pans? Hi Sandy, There are mixed opinions about whether or not to grease silicone pans. Some folks say that if they're not greased, the texture of the smoother baked items, like cookies and that sort of thing, have a slightly rougher feel than they do from metal pans. Some of those folks claim that if you grease or spray the silicone before using it, that texture isn't as bad. I personally haven't noticed anything unusual with anything I've cooked or baked in silicone. I never grease or spray any of my silicone bake ware and nothing ever sticks to any of it. I know some friends who use either butter or spray the pans before using them. I don't notice any real difference between their cookies and mine. The only thought I have would be to try with and without your usual grease method and see which you prefer. Either way, it won't do any harm to the silicone. I find that silicone bake ware will survive a lot worse conditions and more errors than any of my old metal pans used to. The only caveat with silicone is to never use a sharp implement, such as a knife or fork etc, that might puncture the pan. If you avoid that, they'll stand up to almost anything and nothing will ever stick to them, whatever methods you use. That's been my personal experience anyway. Hope this helps. Good luck. At 10:47 PM Monday 1/10/2011, you wrote: >Are you supposed to grease them or use nonstick cooking spray on them? >----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 6:05 PM >Subject: Re: [CnD] Cleaning Those Silicone Pans > > >> >>Hi Sandy, >> >>I've heard a few folks mention a cleaning problem with silicone >>bakeware. It's true that the silicone can build up a bit of a >>static electricity charge, which could attract dust more than metal >>pans. Since I can't see dust, or anything else for that matter, I >>generally just rinse any silicone bakeware under hot water after >>taking it out and before starting to use it. That should rinse off >>any gathered dust and will dry quickly. So far, I've never had >>anyone complain of any dirt in their muffins or cookies. >>Cleaning the pans after you're finished a project couldn't be >>easier. Because the silicone pans are quite soft and plyable, all >>you have to do is wash them in a sink using standard dish soap, >>then drop them into your dish drainer to air dry. Since nothing >>sticks to them, washing is quick and easy. If you have a dish >>washer, they're quite safe in that as well. >>I've been using silicone bakeware for anything and everything, >>whenever possible. I've never had any complaints or problems with it at all. >> >>Hope this helps. >> >>Cheers >> >> >>At 06:26 PM Monday 1/10/2011, you wrote: >>>Oh, your explanation sounded easy enough; now, people say that >>>those baking pans and cups of silicone are very difficult to keep >>>clean! Is this true or what maintenance do they require? >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay" <[email protected]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 8:16 AM >>>Subject: Re: [CnD] Making Cookies in Muffin pans? >>> >>> >>>> >>>>Hi Sandy, >>>> >>>>I just follow any baking instructions in a cookie recipe as >>>>though I was baking the cookies on a sheet or flat pan. >>>> >>>>In your examples, when I place the cookie mixture in the muffin >>>>cup, I would still use the flat bottomed glass with the sugar >>>>coating, pressing that glass down into the bottom of the muffin >>>>pan, flattening the cookie dough as the recipe >>>>instructs. Remember that since I'm using the silicone muffin >>>>pan, the cup itself will stretch enough to allow a small glass to >>>>compress the dough into the bottom of the cup. >>>>If I'm using a fork, I still don't have a problem because I use >>>>the 6 cup silicone muffin pan. I just go around the pan and >>>>press the fork down into the bottom of each cup as >>>>necessary. Since I'm following around the edge of the pan, my >>>>fork will press the edge of the pan down enough to allow that >>>>fork to compress the dough as required. I don't know how someone >>>>would do that to the cookies in the middle of a 12 cup pan since >>>>I only use the 6 cup ones myself. >>>>I hope this makes sense. I've never had any problems with it. >>>> >>>>Hope this helps. >>>> >>>> >>>>At 02:41 AM Saturday 1/8/2011, you wrote: >>>>>I think this sounds almost too good to be true! What happens >>>>>like if you are doing cheese Wafers, or shortbreads where they >>>>>tell you to press them flat with either a fork dipped in flour >>>>>or a flat-bottomed juice glass dipped in granulated sugar? >>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay" <[email protected]> >>>>>To: <[email protected]> >>>>>Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 8:41 AM >>>>>Subject: Re: [CnD] Making Cookies in Muffin pans? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Hello Claudia, >>>>>> >>>>>>I've been baking cookies in muffin pans for several years and >>>>>>wouldn't do them any other way. >>>>>>What made me first attempt this was once I got some silicone >>>>>>muffin pans. These make the job so quick and easy that I don't >>>>>>know why more folks don't use this method. >>>>>> >>>>>>So, as long as you're using the silicone pans, there's no need >>>>>>to grease them in any way. Nothing I use ever seems to stick to the silicone. >>>>>>Just follow whatever cookie recipe you would for a baking sheet >>>>>>or pan or whatever. Instead of using a greased pan or sheet, >>>>>>just drop the appropriate amount of your cookie mixture into >>>>>>the muffin cup then bake for the suggested time in the usual way. >>>>>>Once the baking is done, remove the pans from the oven, allow >>>>>>them to cool, then turn the pans over and press the centers of >>>>>>each cup to push out your baked cookies. >>>>>> >>>>>>That's all I do. I regularly receive comments on how a blind >>>>>>person can make such perfectly round cookies. >>>>>> >>>>>>Hope this helps. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>At 08:23 AM Friday 1/7/2011, you wrote: >>>>>>>Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>For those of you who make your cookies in muffin pans, do you >>>>>>>grease the muffin cups, and how much do you fill them with the batter? >>>>>>>Any other tips I need to know? >>>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Claudia >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Windows Messenger: [email protected] >>>>>>>Skype: claudiadr10 >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I moderate two groups: >>>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>>And, >>>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>>specifically for women who are visually-impaired. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of >>>>>>>virus signature database 5766 (20110107) __________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>http://www.eset.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >_______________________________________________ >Cookinginthedark mailing list >[email protected] >http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
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