"Mike Avery" > wrote in message
news:mailman.11.1164832455.45514.rec.food.sourdoug ...
> 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

perhaps for the professional baker that is a problem. hopefully the home
baker knows the difference between paper parchment and his silicone mat.

dan w