Silicone baking sheets?

[Nodpete]

Buy the professional heavy aluminum half-sheet pans and you'll never regret it. Cookies bake evenly and perfect every time. We went through all kinds of different pans until we found these. Nothing works as well.

[ScarletG]

Originally Posted by Chava61

I thought silicone baking sheets were for use in the microwave?!

You could use them there I guess....but microwaves really do not bake well and most of the mats are two large for a home microwave.......they are for oven use mostly.

[Delahanty]

I've been using aluminum baking pans without adding parchment paper all my life, and everything comes out great.

[no kudzu]

I use my silicon mats almost every day. They make clean up fast for baking chicken, especially if baking on a rack. I've never had any trouble with cookies getting crisp on the bottom. We keep ours rolled up...on themselves..and secured with a large gem clip.

and since we all have some dishes to wash at the end of every meal (pots and pans don't get clean in the dishwasher--the water needed to clean them is already in the sink.

[ChessieMom]

Originally Posted by jade408

I've seen those used as a liner. Personally, I use parchment paper for stuff like that! It is awesome and works for any pan. Or just on my pizza stone!

Yeah I bought a silpat a couple of years ago thinking "THIS will be GREAT!" After realizing that it was just one more thing to wash, I decided it was more trouble than it was worth. It now sits in the cabinet, unused. I guess I need to toss it. Parchment paper is the best solution, and I use it all the time now. I can reuse one sheet about 3 or 4 times for cookies - a great time-saver, and it works perfectly.