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has anyone found their cakes sticking in the silicone? also the silicone staining? or have i just bought a nasty brandWins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.0
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has anyone found their cakes sticking in the silicone? also the silicone staining? or have i just bought a nasty brand
I only have 2 silicon round cake tins - only used them a few times and found that my cakes stuck to the bottom - they were from TX MAxx so I thought had been quite good ones! I was never sure whether you should grease them as normal or not - Maybe someone could post some tips for us silicon newbies out here;)No Longer addicted to Boots! - Well not today anyway!! :blushing:
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i bought linda barker ones off bid tv and they said on there no need to grease and said cakes just pop out! i thought the whole point of silicone was that it didnt stick like in metal?Wins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.0
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I usually grease them the first few times I use them, then after that they tend to be okay. Also I find some of the softer mixtures or ones with fruit in tend to be slightly worse - for elaborate fancy shapes I tend to use drier cake mixtures or ones with cornflour in.:staradmin:starmod: beware of geeks bearing .gifs...:starmod::staradmin:starmod: Whoever said "nothing is impossible" obviously never tried to nail jelly to a tree :starmod:0
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I bought my silicon cooking things on QVC, I was lucky enough to get them on a todays special value so they were ridiculously cheap. They are very good value too. As has been said, allow things to cool before taking out of the muffin 'tins' and always place them on a metal tray, but that is no hardship.
I never grease them and nothing has ever stuck to them.
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has anyone found their cakes sticking in the silicone? also the silicone staining? or have i just bought a nasty brand
I have the same problem. Ok stuff doesn't stick to it, however my large tray type one has burnt on stains exactly the same as a tin would have. Comes from using it to do roasts etc. At one point I must've not cleaned it thoroughly enough and now it's ark welded on!!
Currently I am soaking in solution of baking powder, washing powder and vinegar - boy did it fizz!! I did try using my nails to scrap off baked on dirt which worked - but I'm not sacrificing my nails for clean bakeware! Would take all day anyway. So if anyone has a better idea, please post.
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I've found the same problem with my silicon "tins" - they have a few stains which got baked on and now show no inclination to go!
I've tried soaking them (but the stains are across the edge of the loaf tins) and tried scrubbing with a sponge doofer, with star drops etc but to no avail. The insides of the tins are spotless though, which to my mind matters more as thats where ther food is!
But any advice or tips would be great!0 -
Staining on them is a sign they are loved and well used.. that is GOOD!! .. If they were dusty and mouldy that is another ball game altogether.. be proud of the stains on your cookware!!
I still use the silicon baking sheets/bun cases in my silicone bakeware.. they are absolutely non-stick..LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Having soaked my tins for an hour or so, I've now found that using a serrated knife edge to scrape the burnt on stains is working. Whether this will affect the non-stickability is another matter. It's also important not to stick the knife through the material - obviously. This process is gonna take forever tho!!!0
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DH bought some for me on Friday from Home Bargains, two sandwich 'tins' 2 muffin x 6 and a loaf tin at 1.99 each.
I have washed and dried them, but yet to use them. I have some individual muffin ones and a large muffin one that have been used, but these were more expensive.
Not sure whether to grease them first as stated on the sleeve. I might experiment and try one of each.
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