silicon bakeware 7-13-06

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A very good grade of silcon bakeware is TUPPERWARE.

If you are interested in purchasing.

Just email me personally.

Thanks, elite

 

 

 

On Behalf Of Kim

Thursday, July 13, 2006 6:15 PM

 

Re: silicon bakeware

 

Hi Stephanie,

 

I was interested in your question as I recently bought a silicon pan

to try. So I Googled it and the only real info I could find follows,

although I did find some other info that did say to make sure you

buy quality bakeware and avoid the cheaper brands that are sneaking

on to the market.

 

http://dld123.com/about/about.php?id=A32

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Silicone

 

Silicone is now being used to make a whole variety of useful non-

stick cooking items. They are bright and colorful and easy to store.

While there are no stovetop pots and pans, there are hundreds of

useful kitchen items, including baking pans, baking sheets,

spatulas, molds, icecube trays in fun shapes (that also can double

for baking little cakes), rolling pins, and more.

 

Silicone is a synthetic polymer made from silica and other

ingredients. Silica is common sand, made up of silicon, the second

most abundant element in the earth's crust (about 28%). Silicon is

not found in its elemental form but occurs mainly as oxides and

silicates, like sand.

 

Silicones are made chemically by creating a " backbone " of silicon

and oxygen molecules, a combination that does not occur in nature.

Then various other synthetic molecules are added branching off of

the main silicon-oxygen line to create hundreds of different

silicones that range from liquids to rubbery solids.

 

I tried to find some information on the health effects of silicone

rubber, but it was not listed in any of the toxic chemical databases

I use. I went to the Dow Corning website (who makes over 700

different silicone rubbers) and looked at a random sample of their

MSDSs. The ones I read listed no hazardous materials or health

effects, or needed first aid measures. All descriptions I read of

silicone rubber describe it as chemically inert and stable, so it is

unlikely to react with or leach into food, nor outgas vapors. MSDSs

also note that silicone is not toxic to aquatic or soil organisms,

it is not hazardous waste, and while it is not biodegradable, it can

be recycled after a lifetime of use.

 

I personally use silicone spatulas and baking mats and have

experienced no ill effects. Nothing sticks to them and they are very

easy to clean. My silicone baking mats (which can be reused more

than 2000 times) have already saved yards and yards of parchment

paper!

 

Silicone has many desireable benefits:

 

- inherently nonstick without an added finish

- does not retain odors or flavors

- stain resistant

- dishwasher safe

- can go from temperature extremes of -58 degrees F up to 428

degrees F, from freezer to oven [note home ovens can go up to 500

degrees F, so keep the 428 degree F limit in mind]

- promotes even heat distribution

- quick cooling

- some items can be folded for easy storage

 

*428 degrees F is 220 degrees C.

 

Kim

 

 

<%40> , " Stephanie J.

Stiavetti " <steph wrote:

>

> hello!

>

> what are your thoughts on the health risks of silicon bakeware,

> especially regarding those of us with already irritable or

sensitive

> digestive systems? I'm thinking of picking up a few sets but am

> concerned that they are too good to be true.