Re: Baking Question

Here's some info about non-stick surfaces from my Baking page ... not sure
exactly what Silpat is made from:

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Teflon sheets ...You can bake on them- and the clay will not stick to it. I'm
not sure of any advantages over other surfaces. Kathndolls

(If you use a cookie sheet alone). .. Be careful that your cookie sheet is not
that so called non stick material that is NOT teflon but a kind of shiny grey
coating. It does really NASTY things to polymer clay...like pitting it. With
flat objects like pendants and pins it doesn't matter, but with items that are
viewed from all sides, it's a disaster. kelly . .. . (or cover it with a sheet
of white paper)

Parchment paper is also used by many clayers, but some of the parchment papers
in the US come with a silicone coating. I only mention this because clay baked
on it has difficulty holding findings attached with glues and epoxies. Mostly
the recycled paper in the gourmet grocers will have this kind. Great for
cookies. Bad for jewelry. It took me a while to figure why my pin backs were
falling off after using the same stuff to attach them for 9 years. It was fine
when I just returned to baking on regular paper on my cookie sheet. It usually
says on the outside of the box that it is silicone treated. Cary 

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Diane B.
http://glassattic.com --polymer clay "encyclopedia"
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