Silicone Baking Mats - are they an alternative to baking paper?

anguk

I've got quite a few that I've cut into the shape of my tins, I use them all the time for biscuits and also use them when cooking food instead of lining everything with foil. I've also got a special one that fits inside the deep fryer basket (got it from Lakeland), it's great for frying fish etc as the batter/breadcrumbs stay in the basket and not in the oil at the bottom of the fryer.
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/14837/Lakeland-Deep-Fat-Fryer-Liner

I've never used them to line cake tins though, I still use baking paper, does the cake still bake the same with a liner?

nuatha

I've found some biscuit recipes and puff pastry seems to work better on baking parchment as they are soggier when cooked on silicon mats.
Generally I'm a fan of silicon but it does need cooking times and sometimes oven temperatures adjusting, particularly if you generally use dark baking tins.
Rather than line cake tins with silicon, I've bought silicon bakeware, I've found little difference in the price between the mats and silicon "tins." Tall tins benefit from support rims or reinforced sections in the walls and they are all easier to use on a baking tray or cookie sheet.
HTH