Silicone bakeware?

[smallblueplanet]

Just taken a loaf out of a Prestidge non-stick loaf pan and noticed the loaf has a 'silver coating'! So much for non-stick! Not happy about eating the coating!

I think I'll get a silicone loaf mould instead - can anyone recommend a brand? Are they all the same, do they have any drawbacks? Ta.

[shirlthegirl43]

I think they are much the same. I would recommend placing it inside your standard loaf pan though as they are a bit wobbly and I am not sure how well formed the loaf would be if used alone. In the US they sell them with a sort of frame to keep them more rigid.

[SarzWix]

Yeah, I'd agree with that, they can be a bit wibbly! I ended up buying a set of anodised ones - no none stick coating to come off, but easy enough to clean. I'm an old fashioned gal, seems very odd putting 'plasticky' stuff in the oven!
http://www.cookability.biz/silver-an...tins/b_255.htm

[smallblueplanet]

They look interesting sarz, I'm not keen on silicone either, I keep thinking of those 'unhealthy' implants they had to remove and wonder if its the same material?!

But having had two non-stick loaf tins leave their coating on the bread I'm not happy with that either!

Is anodized metal fairly non-stick then?

[SarzWix]

It's not as good as silicone for non-stickness (is that a word?) but it's better than the plain metal ones, and whatever does stick cleans off easier too.
A good alternative is to get the ordinary metal ones and buy the loaf tin liners from Lakeland - you don't even have to wash up with them

[Bren In Pots]

Is it just me who hates the feel of silicone bake ware.

[Apple Betty]

It's not the feel of the bakeware but what comes out of it - yorkshire puds with smooth shiny bottoms!!

[hmk]

I do a lot of baking and I love the silicone stuff

Trying not to think about implants now , but it can't be worse than the coating on non-stick which is supposed to give off all sorts of chemicals when it gets scratched.

Silicone bakeware makes baking much quicker- no greasing or lining at all.

The loaf tins tend to bulge a bit at the sides (especially with bread) I have to admit, but they were Aldis specials. I paid a bit more for the round sponge 'tins' and the traybake size ones and they're fab. I put them all in on a baking tray to prevent wibble.

I still do Yorkshires in a tin, so don't know about shiny bottoms!

HMK

[HeyWayne]

Whilst in some instances I'm not a fan of silicone , I have to say that silicone bakeware is the future for me. I'd concur with the loss of rigidity as size increases, but generally it's a thumbs up from me. We have a large circular one that does great toad in the hole.

We bought ours from Dunelm.

[Hans Mum]

i'm a silicone fan too, we got some Jamie Oliver branded stuff as a present and they are better than the cheaper stuff as it has a frame thingy which stops being as wobbly

[smallblueplanet]

...I'd concur with the loss of rigidity as size increases, but generally it's a thumbs up from me...

Hmmm, could be a problem?

I had wondered if the silicone with 'metal in it' was worth trying, HM? Gone off the anodised stuff as you have to pfaff with greasing & flouring, gonna get another silicone one, but should it be a 'stiff or wobbly' one?

[rana]

should it be a 'stiff or wobbly' one?

I would think - the stiffer the better.......................

[Hans Mum]

Hmmm, could be a problem?

I had wondered if the silicone with 'metal in it' was worth trying, HM? Gone off the anodised stuff as you have to pfaff with greasing & flouring, gonna get another silicone one, but should it be a 'stiff or wobbly' one?

if i was getting any more i would get the ones with the frame in, especially a loaf one, its the one I use most and its really wobbly when it comes out of the oven

I would think - the stiffer the better.......................

thats what they say rana