Our Testing of Silicone Baking Mats
Gadget critic Lisa McManus reviews silicone baking mats.
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Link to winning product in the description leads to a mat more than 2x the price at the time of the video (2.5 yrs ago). $44 [$50 less a generous 12% discount]. At that price I could buy enough disposable parchment paper to last me the life of the mat before it’d need replacing.
“It’s totally safe, trust us!”
30 years from now;
“If you or a loved one have used a silicone baking mat you may to be entitled to financial compensation.”
Hello!
Do you recommend a silicone mat for pizza on a pizza steel? ATK's highly rated parchment sheets are now $25 for 100 half sheets but $10 shipping on the King Arthur site and out of stock on Amazon.
I think your video is GREAT!! You answered all my questions in less than 2 minutes… THANK YOU! 💜😊
Good to mention that ATK also recommends the AmazonBasics silpat:
"The mats in this inexpensive set are nearly identical to our winner, fitting perfectly in our favorite baking sheet and staying put nicely, thanks to a relatively heavy weight. It helped foods cook and brown well; because it's dishwasher-safe, it retained fewer odors and became less greasy over time than non-dishwasher-safe models we tested."
I brought one with no instructions I didn't know that I could use hot candy fudge to put on the mat to cool them off thank you
And how did you rate the other options?
Silpat is 90$ in Canada
I keep finding fakes, I just want the originals..
Dishwashers…..why?
People are getting lazy.
Buy made in the USA not Europe, Americans
What if my pan is too small?
I love the show !! Thank you so much.
It would be good to know the reasons they rated the much more expensive silicone baking sheet as better.
can i cut the silpat to fit the tray?
Can we roll chapati on it
good info!
My first insight into silicon baking mats, some arrived with the product I bought but without instructions., Thank you, quick to point, and no background music to make the dialogue unintelligible… 🙂 Thumbs up
As long as it has US in the products name it will always get Top Choice in Americas test kitchen.
My mother just got me silicone mat cuz I just got into baking I came here because I wanted to check to see if I put it on a tray or the oven itself
Not enough info given.
How to prepare before first use.
How to clean them.
Do they have an order when new or after times used…
Storage instructions…can they be stored rolled up and still maintain a flat cook space when needed.
You should let us know what brands your testing. I can never watch these videos because I don’t know what y’all are really doing or using
I just bought the amazon brand. How do you store these things?
I am curious which produced the better roasted potatoes: the unmatted metal baking tray, or the silpat-lines one?
We used to have problems organizing baking mats. One day we came up with an idea that's been working for us. See https://youtu.be/h8tx2mEwkWw. We now roll the mats up to save space.
Woukd have been nice to hear 2nd and 3rd choice since sil-pat are on the expensive side. Also what are some pros and cons of the other choices such as the “amazon Choice” since that is a common purchase.
I've thought about buying one of these but unsure if a silicone baking mat, parchment paper or greasing a sheet produces the best results. I have a 19x13ish and a 12x8ish cooking surface. (Big and quarter sheets. No half sheet.) 🤔 I generally use nothing.
This is a really bad video. Very little objective measurements were given, such as testing at which temperature things melted to see if they were really working as advertised. Among other things.
I love this video. Thanks for the wonderful ideas.
I'm looking at the 2020 review today. Question… What do you advise, chef-master? https://kitchendining.net/best-macaron-baking-mats-pans/