dan w wrote:
> i would just like to add that using a silpat, for me anyway, has been a
> better choice than parchment.
Silpat is a brand name for a reusable parchment. All the reusable
parchments last a long, long time. And many of them cost as little as
1/3 of what Silpat costs.

My reservation about using Silpat, or other reusable parchments, is that
I am afraid students or employees will throw them away. A friend lost
about 10 of them during a class she was teaching. You can buy a LOT of
parchment for the cost of one Silpat. How many? Over 1,000 full sheet
pan sized pieces.

Also, you can reuse regular parchment paper about 3 times, depending on
oven temperature. After that it gets too crumbly and falls apart.

Mike

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