What type of bakeware do you use?

[Phoenix]

Does anyone use silicon bakeware? :chef:

Recently I heard that teflon is dangerous when heated to high temperatures, and almost every cake / muffin tin I have seen is teflon coated. I saw some silicon 'tins' and I thought they looked good, but I was wondering if anyone knows anything - either good or bad - about them?

I haven't done any baking for years, but I really miss cake :o so I have decided to be brave and try my hand at making vegan cakes!

[1vegan]

hehe..:D Silicone was the first thing that came to mind when I read the thread title.

You're right, telfon is not that great, but long ago when I tried to make cake, a normal metal tin worked fine too, just grease it up with margerine :)

Silicone seems to be safe, I haven't researched it myself, and from what (little) I heard about it, silicone molds seem to be great?

They better be good, cause they sure ain't cheap :whistle:

[Gliondrach]

Yes, tins should be all right. When I used to bake my own bread I used the ordinary tins. You can also use that baking paper to line the tins. What about Pyrex? Or earthenware things?

[thevegantwins]

I read a post online from a vegan baker (Isa Chandra Moskowitz) who does not recommend silicon bakeware. She said it effects the consistency of the baked goods. My bake ware was cheap and good (thrift store purchases, well scrubbed). The old stuff is the best. ;)

[Bowwowmeow]

I've got some of my Grandmother's old bread pans, which might actually be made from tin, as they rust, and they are not cast iron. They could be steel, I suppose. I also use aluminum cake and cupcake pans. I use parchment paper liners, since I don't like cooking with aluminum as a general rule. Cake pans can also be rubbed with margarine or shortening (its nice to be able to get vegetable shortenings made without trans-fats now :yea: ) and then dusted with flour.

My Mom had an old teflon muffin pan. I always used paper liners in it anyway. I've never tried the silicone ones. Silicone is inert when cured, so I would imagine it to be safe, but I don't know how it performs.

I will be making cake and cupcakes in the next few days for Amelia's 1st Birthday party, but I will not be experimenting with bakeware! I might try the silicon pans sometime, just out of curiosity. We can get single cupcake molds made from silicone; I am curious sometime to make a batch, and bake half of them in my regular pan, and half in the silicone, the next time I decide that Daisy and I need cake. :o

[Oracl]

I don't bake! :no: :o

[Phoenix]

Thanks everyone. :D I think I'll just get a few of the "regular" type of tins, and perhaps line them with paper. :rubchin: I've never made a vegan cake before, so at least if it turns out badly I'll know it's me :dunce: and not the bakeware.

[Fauxmage]

I got some silicone cupcake cups, and didn't notice any difference in the quality of the cupcakes. I guess it depends on the recipe.

[Gliondrach]

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