Are Silicone Bakeware Benefits Worth Considering?

[RachelNguyen]

Hi all, I know there is a thread on the new silicone muffin pan, but I am interested in hearing some of the benefits of silicone bakeware that will help me sell it at tomorrow's party. I am making the Caramel sticky cakes. I tested the recipe today and have to say, they are to die for.

Ok, so easy clean-up? Easy storage? Any other benefits? Why did silicone come on the scene in the first place?

Thanks for your comments!

Rachel

 

[jenniferknapp]

Well one benefit of ours vs. others is that it has the metal band so that it keeps shape and isn't flimsy like most...

 

[chefann]

I think silicone is just a "hot" material right now. (no pun intended)

Personally, I don't like silicone pans. They go completely against the concept of bakeware. Here's how.

Stoneware is great because it heats evenly, right? It conducts the heat into the food, baking it evenly. Silicone is an insulator - that's why the oven mitt and hot pad/trivet are made of it. If you bake in an insulator, none of the heat travels through the pan into the food. That means that the heat has to travel through the top of the food, through it to the bottom.

That said, it is easier to create something with an intricate design in a silicone pan than in stoneware. And the silicone is lighter and easier to pick up.

Sell one to everyone who complains that the stoneware is too heavy!

JMHO