Matfer Exopat 11-5/8-by-16-3/8-Inch Nonstick Baking Mat
If you love to bake but are disheartened by cookies and pastries that burn and stick, you’ll certainly appreciate this flexible, non-stick Exopat Baking Mat, often referred to as Silpat. Made in France, the mat promotes even browning without burning, and easy removal from the pan without sticking. To use, simply place the mat on your baking sheet ??? no greasing required. Place your cookies or pastries on top of the mat and bake in the oven as you normally would. After baking, simply remove the mat, shake it clean and store it away until next time. The mat is freezer safe and can withstand oven temperatures up to 580 degrees. Use it over and over – it’s guaranteed to last up to 3,000 bakings.
Doing without is not an option!
I’m a make-do cook. When I saw a well-known personality touting this stuff on her TV show, I just poh-poohed the notion. Then, at a pre-Christmas sale, I decided to try a sheet. Whoa! What a wonder! I promptly bought a second sheet, and I would never try to bake cookies again without one. The savings in time (1-2 min per sheet), headaches (cutting parchment to size every time and then running out), and clean-up (nothing – I say again NOTHING – sticks to this stuff) make it worth every penny!
Stuck scrubbing cookie sheets for hours??
I’ve never used a sheet like this or parchment paper, and always ended up having to spend a lot of time scrubbing my cookie sheets after baking. I got one of these matfer sheets recently and I’m in love! At first it looked a little scary – it looks plastic and like it would melt. Since I am a novice chef, I tend to burn things and I have melted plastic in my oven before – not a pretty sight! I was happy to find out that not only does it NOT melt, but NOTHING sticks to this thing. Nothing!………Read more
