silicone cooking utensils?

emlou2009

are they the way forward? i find wooden ones get stained and are a nightmare to clean if something dries on, plastic ones melt and are a nightmare to clean around the melted bits and metal ones get hot and scratch off the non-stick!

i think cos they are soft and bendy i am a little dubious about their heat resisting tendencies... what do you think?

celyn90

I have a silicon spatula and pastry brush. I love them It's great for scraping cake mix out of bowls and the brush is easier to clean than a standard pastry brush and doesn't shed hairs everywhere.

They are more heat resistant than your average plastic ones

Slinky_Malinky

I love my silicone utensils - very heat resistant and kind to non stick pans. If you can`t find them at a good price and can be patient they have them in Lidl every few months for around £2.99 each iirc.

suzywoozy_3

I really really love my silicon pastry brush. I use it pretty much daily on my cast iron pan to rub oil in when I've dried it on the hob so it copes with the heat really well.

emlou2009

i'm sold - will look out for some offers on them thanks!

LoopyLinz

Emlou

I got some in B&M a little while ago and they were pretty reasonably priced. Definately a fan here (not to mention I love the fact that mine are pink!)

Linz xox

floyd

Some of them arent heat resistant, the Ikea one I had slightly melted when I was making orange curd so just check on the label to make sure that they are heat resistant.
They are indespensible when scraping down when baking

maryb

Morrisons sell heat resistant silicone spatulas in nice bright colours quite cheaply. I use one for scraping out the porridge pot when dishing up, makes cleaning the pan much easier

ALIBOBSY

I only recently tried sillicone bakeware and loved it so much sent hubby back today for more lol.

Got mine from B & M bargains, a 6 hole muffin tray (that made lovely muffins so now got second one) for £1.99. An 8 pack of sillicone "bun" liners-like the paper ones for angel/butterfly cakes but reusable (again loved these so now own 16) for £1.29.

Also got a sillicone loaf "tin" but not tried it yet for £1.99, going to make a maderia or lemon drizzle cake tommorrow.

ali x

duncan303

I have heard they can move about disateraously !!

and they can stain badly

have a baking tray forom lidl but am not allowed to use it

ALIBOBSY

Early days with mine yet, but I haven't seen any stains. I found it easy to pick up even with the cake mix in and slide in the oven although it was a bit wobbly. Second time I set it on a metal flat tray to slide it into the oven easily.

ali x