topic Re: Parchment paper in Kitchen

Parchment paper

sis1987 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:01:34 GMT

Does anyone use this and if so, what brand do you recommend? Also, is there a right side and wrong side to the paper?

Thanks for any input

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carba — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:20:30 GMT

Hi Sis. No there is no wrong side to the paper, I find Reynolds, one of the best, but occasionally if I find any other brand on sale, I'll buy it, it performs just as well.

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gazelle77 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:25:04 GMT

How does parchment paper differ from wax paper? I use wax paper in the microwave.

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hayseed00 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:31:06 GMT

I like to use the king arthur brand of parchment paper, they're pre-cut and fit my cookie sheet perfectly, and heavy duty. I can use the sheets over a few times over when baking cookies. I just think my cookies bake better on parchment.

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Sooner — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:34:44 GMT

We wouldn't be without these! They are so handy especially for roasting veggies or baking fish--which we do frequently! Having them in pre-cut sheets is wonderful. They are in a big ziplock bag and are easy to cut down if you need to because they lie flat. We keep them in a drawer on top of baking pans in a pull out drawer under the ovens. LOVE them!

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Dorothy11 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:38:34 GMT

I used to bake professionally and parchement is used all the time in a bakeshop. It keeps sheet pans clean an nothing sticks to it. No greasing sheetpans.

It can also be cut in a triangle and rolled up to make a piping bag for icing or chocolate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA_IqkD-pYo

I use it at home all the time, because I don't like washing messy pans! In addition to baking, it's good for roasted vegetables. The Reynolds brand is good, or see if a local baker would sell you a few sheets. The pro stuff is about 16x24".

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DiAnne — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:03:09 GMT

I use it several times a week. Roasting vegetables, heating up items in oven. I buy Kirkland brand at Costco.

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Snicks1 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:17:57 GMT

I use Wilton's, comes in a roll, about the size of a roll of alum foil. I use it for baking, roasting veggies, etc. Makes clean up a breeze. Would not like to do without it.

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maryebrown_1 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:36:15 GMT

On 3/28/2014 gazelle77 said: How does parchment paper differ from wax paper? I use wax paper in the microwave.

I use Reynolds parchment paper on a cookie sheet in the oven. I put fries, onion rings, garlic bread, fish, etc. on it for easy cleanup.

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RocketMom — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:41:28 GMT

I use it all the time. Costco has a large roll for less than $5. Great price and great product. There was a thread a month or two ago that had a link for something like 100 uses for parchment. Might have even been something that can be found on King Arthur's site.

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kittymomNC — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 03:00:35 GMT

Found this on a website - I learned something today too - I never knew the difference!

The main difference between waxed paper and parchment paper is their respective coatings. Parchment paper is coated with silicone to give it a nonstick, heat-resistant surface, whereas waxed paper is coated with a wax such as soybean or paraffin.

Waxed paper is not meant for use in the oven—the wax coating on it will melt if the paper is exposed to direct heat—so use it for wrapping up sandwiches or food for cold storage. Parchment paper is the best choice for cooking, as most brands can withstand temperatures up to about 420 degrees Fahrenheit (double-check your package to be safe). Parchment paper is good for lining cookie sheets to eliminate the need to grease them, and is also used to cook “en papillote,” a technique of wrapping food in a packet and baking it (like in our recipe for Roasted Fish with Thai Pesto).

The other way the papers differ is in how they’re processed before being coated. Pat Schweitzer, a spokesperson for Reynolds Consumer Products, says that the company’s parchment paper is pressed into a sheet, then dipped into an acid bath, washed, and “passed over a series of hot rotating drums that realign the fibers and give the paper its strength,” before the silicone coating is applied. Reynolds’ waxed paper, on the other hand, undergoes a process called supercalendering, which compresses the paper to give it its transparency, before it is coated in wax.

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lovesrecess — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 03:12:09 GMT

I use it for a lot of things; I have a roll that I bought at Costco a couple of years ago during a marathon cookie baking... there is so much on the roll I may never use it all

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Silkeej — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 04:50:38 GMT

Love parchment paper use if for all my oven cooking like cookies, onion rings, fries, and fish. Don't have to use any added oils. Normally buy Reynolds.

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TaylorBrown — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 13:04:16 GMT

I purchased the French Butter Croissants and the instructions said to cook on parchment paper. I had never used it before so I bought a roll from Dollar Tree. It has worked just fine. There is no right or wrong side of the paper.

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Kay SD — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 05:30:21 GMT

Try the little squares of parchment in the George Foreman when you are grilling meat (both sides). No mess, and the meat still browns with grill marks.

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auntiEM_1 — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:37:27 GMT

I make sure I always have King Arthur Flour parchment paper. I tried the roll but find the sheets much more convenient. Besides all of the obvious uses, I never bake chicken wings without parchment paper in the pan. Cleanup is so much easier!

When I send baked goodies to my grandson, I cut pieces of parchment to fit the containers so I can layer more goodies into one container.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:50:02 GMT

Love da parchment paper!

I always have a roll of Reynolds brand on hand. I also have some rectangular sheets from King Arthur that are very nice. For pre-cut rounds, I just use ones that I got at Amazon and they are perfectly fine for the uses I have for rounds.

It's all good. Some is a little nicer than others, but it will all do the job from my experience.

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Liz123 — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:31:58 GMT

What a great source of info! Thanks!

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AnneMary — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 04:26:44 GMT

It really is an incredible product, and I, too, love it! I wish this had been around when my kids were young and I baked my heart out every week! I started using it a few years ago after reading about it here on RS, and I wondered if you could use the sheets over again. I was baking lots of cookies and had only 3 large baking sheets, and I was running out of the paper by changing it with every new pan. I used it over again........each pan about maybe at least 5-6 times. I was really surprised because the cookies kept turning out absolutely perfect every time. That really sold me. Now I wouldn't be without the wonderful stuff.

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soonersis — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:56:58 GMT

I use it all of the time and buy the brand If You Care (usually from Vitacost or Whole Foods). It is unbleached and silicon treated rather than what many brands which are treated with which is quilon, a chemical containing chrome.