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what do we think to silcione bakeware?

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camflower · 09/01/2011 21:53

i don't do much baking (ok, practically none!) but i was in a kitchen shop with a bit of a cooking head on and i was eyeing up all these brightly coloured silicone cake tins and loaf tins etc thinking that maybe if i owned lovely things like that i would do more baking!! ok, i know i probably wouldn't but they look like a good idea. anyone swear by silicone? or wouldn't touch it with a barge pole??

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Indith · 10/01/2011 16:51

I agree with GoldFrakk, it is great for little, shaped things. For those complaining about cupcakes, you can get individual silicone cases. I absolutely adore those, they look great on the individual buns and no running out of paper ones :). I have a big square silicone tin too which is great for brownies.

results do differ between tins and silicone, I think perhaps the silicone doesn't get as hot so it doesn't seal the edges in the same way? Certainly biscuits cooked on a silicone sheet do not get as "done" on the bottom and biscuits cooked on a metal tray. I also like to make canele (a Bordeaux speciality, funny little fluted cakey things) and have silicone for them rather than the traditional copper as they are a buggar to turn out but they don't get as crisp on the outside as I would like. I think I need to borrow my mum's copper tins to experiment.

stealthsquiggle · 10/01/2011 17:28

mitigating circumstances accepted - I just wish I had an excuse to buy more baking stuff make them, TBH, but since we don't live in France and don't do a lot of entertaining I have none!

greentig3r · 10/01/2011 17:41

OP, if you own a mooncup maybe you could do a trial cupcake...:o

Suddenly the dishwasher aftertaste doesn't sound so bad.

DisparityCausesInstability · 10/01/2011 18:29

I have both and I can't get excited by either.

The silicon I have is now stained and doesn't look very beautiful anymore - the metal bun tins rusted and I wasn't terribly keen on that either. Still they both seem to produce similar results and the cakes get eaten without complaint!

charlieandlola · 10/01/2011 18:34

What do we think "Of" not "To".

Can't concentrate on a thread when there is a grammatical error in the title.

TheManWhoSoldtheWorld · 10/01/2011 18:52

Lol/eww @ mooncup bakeware!

I opened this thread to see the opinions, and that is some suggestion Grin

nannyl · 10/01/2011 18:59

ages ago i was given a really expensive silicon loaf 'tin'

im sure it was £12 / £15 Shock but it was a house warming gift

it is was a lovely pale blue colour. Now around the edges it is very brown. But its Fab... the best loaf tin ever and is my tin of choice for banana loaf of nigellas dense chocolate loaf.

It does work really well though

I have some other new much less expensive silicon bake ware which really isnt nearly as good as this tin.

Takver · 10/01/2011 19:36

Love my silicone loaf tin for loaf shaped cakes which I find stick dreadfully in a regular tin.

Don't like it so much for proper bread baking - as others have said, the loaf tends to bulge sideways.

Don't have a dishwasher, but tbh don't see why you'd need to use it even if you did, nothing really sticks to it so a quick rinse sorts it out.

Now I want some silicone egg rings for making crumpets in - though DH suggested as an alternative lining my regular crumpet rings with silicone paper, so may try that instead. :)

northerngirl41 · 10/01/2011 21:19

I have a few of these - muffin shaped, loaf shaped and big square one... I do love them because nothing ever sticks and they are easy to clean.

I don't love them because they still need a tray underneath them to keep it stable and invariably this gets covered in gunk so you have to wash it too.... However, I now have silicone baking sheets too to keep the metal ones clean.

Haven't notices bulging whilst cooking to be honest. I've also done things like lasagne and flapjacks in mine so they are pretty robust.

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camflower · 10/01/2011 21:51

hey charlie and lola isn't my typo in the title worse than the grammatical error?? Bear (whatever a bear face is)

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HouseOfBamboo · 10/01/2011 21:59

Shock at the mooncup cupcake case, that would never have occurred to me!

I've got some heart-shaped silicone cupcake cases. They are okay, but tricky to wash as are sort of corrugated. Also pricey, could only afford 6 so can only make 6 cupcakes at a time. One may come in handy as a spare mooncup one day though Hmm

peachybums · 10/01/2011 22:31

Hi i dont have any silicone bakewear but i was looking at some today :)

What does everyone think of the spatulas and the pastry brushes are these any good? To be honest DD1 was playing with the brush for ages and laughing her head off (shes 3 btw not a baby Hmm)so i dont think id get much done with it but it may keep her amused for an hour or so lol

RespectTheDoughnut · 11/01/2011 01:20

I mostly love my silic0one bakeware - things don't get so stuck in it when it's time to turn it out.

peachy, I love my silicone spatulas, but the pastry brush is perhaps not the best. I can sort of see why your DD enjoyed playing with it, though Grin

RespectTheDoughnut · 11/01/2011 01:21

Wow, silic0one. Yes. When you're putting numbers in random words, it might be time for bed...

GoldFrakkincenseAndMyrrh · 11/01/2011 07:00

Brush is great, especially for jamming cakes before marzipaning/icing. They don't trail bits of hair like 'proper' ones do when they are new or get old.

trice · 12/01/2011 11:31

Indith if you are having trouble turning out from a tin can I recommend non stick spray. It is probably made from some sort of chemical but it works really well.

evenkeel · 12/01/2011 11:39

I don't rate the silicone stuff - I have several (fell for the hype a bit when they first appeared on the scene), but I find that they're just too insubstantial. I do quite a lot of baking and it's 'proper' tins all the way for me. Getting something delicate out of a 'tin' that flops around all over the place is hopeless!

piprabbit · 12/01/2011 11:45

My DH is partial to cooking the odd Tealoaf and always used to spend a merry hour picking bits of charred greaseproof paper off the bottom of the loaf after cooking while filling the kitchen with terrible oaths and profanities.

I bought him a silicone loaf tin and the problem is solved - no charred greasproof, the loaf turns out nicely, the washing-up is simple and sweetness and light reign once more.

But the shape of the loaf isn't the nice crisp rectangle that you get with a proper tin, it can get a bit podgy looking. So if I'm doing smart cooking I use my real tins.

SylvanianFamily · 12/01/2011 11:49

Oooh, I love mine.

  1. Squashes flat out of use (small kitchen)
  2. Things just pop out! Never stick for me.
  3. Don't moult those horid non stick bits that my other tins used to do
VivaLeBeaver · 12/01/2011 11:52

I stuggle with silicone loaf tins, the bottom corners always break off in big chunks as I try and pop it out.

MumInBeds · 12/01/2011 11:57

I'm not so keen on the big ones but I do love the silicone moulds for making chocolates and my silicone baking sheet for gingerbread and cookies etc.

MayorNaze · 12/01/2011 12:05

excellente for making chocs, shaped fudge etc and bog standard buns. brioche was interesting but on the whole i think i prefer tins...

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