Thread: Re: Silpat vs. parchment: the more frugal of the two?

sf wrote:
>
> On Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:35:08 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > The cookie baking discussion made me wonder.
>
> I rarely use anything but a cookie sheet; have parchment but usually
> use waxed paper when I need a liner. Have never found a reason to put
> out $20 on a Silpat mat because I probably haven't use $20 worth of
> parchment or waxed paper in all the time I've been cooking.

I like Silpat/Exopat for baking, but even more so for a dough rolling
mat. I've been making a bit of naan/flatbread lately and my Exopat mat
works really well when rolling out the dough thin without requiring a
lot of extra flour.