Would Silicone baking mats work on top of the trivet in a Dutch oven to make it easier to clean?
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I would not attempt it for the sake of cleaning ease. Cast iron is very easy to clean with warm water and soap. I have never had to scrub any of my skillets or Dutch oven, and I use them often. You may be sacrificing cooking quality simply to make it easier to clean. I agree with the previous two answers.
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Dunno.... seems like it is best to stick with the original design and intended use.
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Check the temperatures the silicone can handle. Leave a good 25-degree margin, or you'll be picking melted plastic off your cast iron. (Heh, heh. Trust me on this....) For shorter/dryer cooking, try some baking parchment. I've never steamed apart parchment, but I've never tried. Both, though, will mess with the moisture and heat distribution during the cooking process, which may or may not give you the results you want.
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Of course a silicone mat would keep anything from sticking to the trivet, but I don't find it difficult to clean. I clean it like I would any of my cast iron. After it's been initially cleaned and seasoned, I just clean it with warm water and a little Lodge cleaner if something needs scraping off. They are very little and shaped like the corners of the frying pan, but works on this too! Hope this helped you!
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Hi Edward, Thank you for your question. If by overlay you mean to fold them over we would not recommend this since the fiberglass weave (that helps distribute the heat) might be damaged. I am curiou what size is your baking mat that you would like to use our baking mats with? Thank you, Sam
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I have only use them on 2 inch pans and they works great. I would assume for 3 inch pans you could try centering them between the top and bottom. Good luck and happy baking.
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Yes! Both the large skillet and flat skillet are big enough to cover the bottom of the dutch oven. It's not a perfect seal, but it's pretty darn close. Great idea!
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You could, in a pinch, but you are better off with an actual flour sifter. Although the mesh is tight, a flour sifter is much tighter and would warrant much better results in baking. Best of luck!
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Yes. I frequently make artisan bread in this dutch oven. It's also great to have the rounded top because you can brown meat in the top while cooking stew and such in the bottom.
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It occurs to me that silicone has high friction and that a thin film of it on granite would feel sticky. So an idea would be to completely clean the top surface after sealing.
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I love the Silicone Pastry Mat. It is large and flexible. I have used it to make sticky Czech dumplings, pastry, biscuits. It works very easily for me and is easy to wash clean. You can use it on a counter top or a table and it folds easily and lays smoothly on any flat surface. I think you would like it.
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I am currently using it in a gas oven on the lowest rack. The instructions say not to place the mat on the bottom of the oven interior of a gas oven.
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I don't know; I haven't tried to do that. I bought it primarily as a mat to set my bamboo dishdrain on. It's not a trivet; if I set a pan hot off the stove or out of the oven I think it would burn.
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I don't really know the answer to that question, but the mat is quite flexible and I imagine you could fit it into the smaller baking pan and just allow the extra length to hang over the edges of your pan. The seller seemed really helpful--they even followed up with some recipes by email, so I suggest you contact the seller. I bet they can answer your question. We've really enjoyed the product--it's been fun to use and works great. It's so easy and I'm glad I got it.
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Best bet: put a standard 16"x11" silicone baking sheet on the top to insulate against the heat. Best price: "#1 Rated Reusable Non-Stick Silicone Baking Mat / Liner" by Fugami for $11 Prime (you get two!).
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I would not do so. Although it is silicone, it is not very similar to the silicone my trivets are made from, I would be afraid it might deform. That said, if that is all you want is a huge trivet ...
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I'm not sure why you'd want to, as these mats are for baking. Dough: yes. Hot glue gun: not so much.
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I used it directly on the oven rack once and it was fine - not very convenient because you can't move it around in the oven the way you can with a cookie sheet for instance but the mat was fine.
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Hi Patricia, you definitely wouldn't want to put the baking mats directly under the broiler filament or any direct source of heat. They are designed only for ovens. Hope this helps! The StarPack Team
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This silicone mar can be used inside a convection oven up to 460 degrees F. Also makes a great hot plate trivet to protect your countertop or dining table. So many versitile uses.enjoy your silicone mats!