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tert in seattle

writes:
>tert in seattle wrote:
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>>
>> >> I'm not so sure that is always true about it containing silicone, mine
>> >> doesn't. And I can assure you that large commercial bakeries do not
>> >> use silicone paper for anything.
>> >
>> >If it doesn't have silicone is is not parchment paper. By definition,
>> >parchment paper is treated with silicone. Large bakeries do use them. FWIW
>> >but googling "bakery supplies parchment paper" the first hit was a
>> >commercial supplier that sells parchment paper pre-cut to baking pan sizes
>> >in boxes of 1,000 sheets, hardly the quantity for home use, since most
>> >rolls sold for household use are only 30-40 feet long.
>>
>> I believe sheet pan paper has an indefinite shelf life
>
>It had better, because 1,000 sheets would last me a life time. A 30 foot roll
>lasts 2-3 years around my house, so imagine how long 2,000 feet of it would
>last (close to 70 years). Obviously, there is a commercial use for parchment
>paper (with silicone), contrary to Sheldon's suggestion that large commercial
>bakeries do not use it.

obviously you don't do enough baking

but you could always pass it on to your kids...