On 2017-12-04 6:42 PM, Casa del Sol naciente wrote:
> On 12/4/2017 6:37 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 2017-12-04 4:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Monday, December 4, 2017 at 5:16:32 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
>>>>
>>>> That macaron tells me she has perfected the method. I'm jealous!
>>>
>>> I like to keep out of her way when she's baking although I recently
>>> saw her matching up macarons by size and shape. I thought that was
>>> odd but now that I think about it, that's what you have to do to make
>>> great ones. She has a couple of these mats. They're cool.
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Silpat-AE4202...5E/ref=sr_1_20
>>>
>>>
>> I bought a silicone macaron thingy when in the UK. It's effing useless!
>>
>> http://www.lakeland.co.uk/15816/Sili...acaroon-Mould-
>>
>> The bloody things stick because the bases don't cook properly due to
>> the insulating effect of the silicone-rubber base.
>>
>> I now use non-stick parchment sheets that I draw circles on the
>> reverse side as a guide.
>
>
> Interesting.
>
> I have a convection bake oven, so no issues from mine.

So do I! I use convection exclusively. Silicone might work with some
cakes but IME not with Parisian macarons.
With the fan, I have to glue the sheets to the cookie pans with a dob of
the mix under each corner.