Silicone Bake Wear

v8monkeyboy

I dip mine in cold water just (and leave the droplets of water in) before I put the cake mix in and they always come out. Maybe it's worth a try?

cutestkids

I tried the silicone bakeware and didn't like it, I also encountered problems with things sticking and in the case of the loaf tin I had the shape did not hold well in the middle making an on shaped banana bread, I have since gone back to my trusty metal tins:o

lizzyb1812

Rummer wrote: »

I never greased it or used paper inserts as I thought the whole point was that food was supposed to just slip out? Never had to grease my metal bake ware and I am not keen to start. Maybe I will keep the jelly moulds and find the rest new homes.

Thank you though for all the tips and fast responses they are greatly appreciated!

I find you do have to grease but it's really minimal - a quick spray of the one calorie fry light or similar spray will do the trick - one spray per muffin cup, a few per cake tin. You can't taste it and it doesn't add anything much in the way of fat or calories. I might try the dipping it in water thing though.

Rummer

I have dragged in all out the cupboard and put it in the dishwasher so I cna give the suggestions here a good try

VfM4meplse

SUESMITH wrote: »

i have never got on with my silicon stuff, hardly use it now

I second this. I used it to bake Christmas cake in, purely because I had an excess of mixture after filling 2 deep loose-bottomed cake tins - and the result was like vulcanised rubber. The old-fashioned method of greaseproof paper worked very well on the other 2...perfect results in fact. I blame the silicone.

rosie383

2 tricks to using this stuff.

Always put the silicone thing on a baking tray before you fill with your mixture. (or, if using in the microwave, put on a dinner plate first).

Always leave your baking to cool before you try to turn it out.

Believe me...... after a few goes of fighting with the things, I now love them!!! I never grease any more, because it doesn't do anything different if you leave the stuff to cool. I also never use greaseproof paper anymore either, again, a waste of money.

My oven isn't working, so now I am having to bake in the microwave, and these have definitely been a big bonus!!