After reading about baking mats on a blog last week and amazing they are, I had to give them a try. Cutlery & More had their Nonstick Baking Mats marked down as the Deal of the Week, and I paid $30 (with the $5.95 shipping) for 4 of them! These retail for $14.99 on Amazon, so I got a great price!
The idea of these mat's are you use them on your cookie sheet for baking, so you don't have to spray it with non-stick, or line it with parchment paper. The mats them make your food pop off easily, and can be rinsed off and reused.
I tested these out with dinner, a cheesy, sauce filled, pepperoni calzone. I don't remember where I saw this recipe, but its really easy to make. I used Pillsbury pizza dough, rolled it out and layerd my toppings of sauce, cheese and pepperoni down the middle. Then I folded in the sides in a criss-cross pattern, and baked at 425 for about 10 minutes.
As you can see, there was cheese and sauce all over the mat, but the calzone came right off with a spatula. I took the mat over to the sink and all the mess just washed right off, no scrubbing needed! I'm in LOVE with these things, and I'm sure they'll make cookies and everything so much easier!
As you can see, there was cheese and sauce all over the mat, but the calzone came right off with a spatula. I took the mat over to the sink and all the mess just washed right off, no scrubbing needed! I'm in LOVE with these things, and I'm sure they'll make cookies and everything so much easier!