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We pan silicone bakeware.(Brief Article)

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| January 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Silicone bakeware is touted as easy to clean, stain resistant, and so flexible that it folds for storage. And oh, yes, it promises picture-perfect baked goods that slide from the pan. It's sold everywhere from cooking catalogs to Target. We chose widely sold KitchenAid, Smartware, and Kmart products costing about $11 for one piece to $40 for a set of four. The goal: to see if silicone improves on conventional bakeware. News flash: It doesn't.

Baking. Most foods tasted fine, but many looked funny. If we used cooking spray, the pans released our cakes but could flex enough that cakes broke. Brownies came off very easily but varied in thickness because pans sagged even when supported with the included ...

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