Where did you get your silpat? I need one...

PURPLEME

What brand is it and do you love it?

I always use parchment paper when I bake cookies. 

I wanna get a slipat instead....what else do you use it for?

Stretchad

Isn't a silpat a brand? So, I bought my silpat at william sonoma. I use it to bake cookies and sometimes bread or biscuits. 

PURPLEME

PURPLEME:

What brand is it and do you love it?

I always use parchment paper when I bake cookies. 

I wanna get a slipat instead....what else do you use it for?

ahaha yes so true...sometimes they call it "silicone liner"

I have heard in the past that some silpats or silicone liners give off a smell/ordor...I really dont want that kind of liner for my baked goods... 

1krazykitty

I got mine at Macy's. No odor from it

RedheadBaker

I got my Silpat at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Never noticed an odor. 

daveandlaura2009

I have two- the Silipat brand from willams-sonoma and a Crate and Barrel branded one. They both work quite well but I prefer the larger Silipat for my baking pans because of size.

futurepivko

I got mine as a wedding gift but it was from Macy's. No odor on mine. 

Ginger Le Coeur

I have a silpat, but still use parchment paper most of the time... I just was not that impressed with the silpat. : (

moreace01

I got mine from Sur la Table I think.

To be honest - I rarely use it. I use parchment instead. The silpat holds on to the smell of foods - which probably isn't a problem if you are only using it for cookies, but I used mine for garlic tuilles once and it held the garlic smell for a long time. I also feel like I can never get the silpat clean - it always feels greasy. And finally, I feel like it affects browning. 

phatwolf72

I got mine at Crate and Barrel and it works great, however it's funny that a "silpat" affecting the browning was mentioned because I made the Cook's Illustrated perfect choc chip cookies and I noticed that they were overbrowned on the edges. I've always used parchment paper before.

The silpat works great for some things, especially cutting costs on parchment paper. However, I still keep a roll of parchment paper on hand. Just like most kitchen gadgets, it's good for some things and not for others. 

moreace01

phatwolf72:

I got mine at Crate and Barrel and it works great, however it's funny that a "silpat" affecting the browning was mentioned because I made the Cook's Illustrated perfect choc chip cookies and I noticed that they were overbrowned on the edges. I've always used parchment paper before.

  

Yeah - that's sort of what I meant - I've had problems with overbrowning on my silpat.  

CKinLA

I have the crate and barrel version? love it! No odor, although it does stain quite easily (I made the mistake of roasting veggies on it), and it's near impossible to completely de-grease. I do notice a slight odor/off taste with the silicone cupcake liners (also C&B), but it seems to go away after a couple of days.