Originally Posted by youme
what is freezer paper exactly like?
Is it possible to substitute with cooking sheet (the paper you put under the cookie doughs when you bake in the oven)
We don't have any freezer paper in the store here.
Freezer paper is white and has a shiny plastic on one side that makes it waterproof. It is often used by the butcher to wrap meats. You can iron that shiny side to fabric and it will stick to the fabric; you can also peel it back off the fabric.
The kind of paper used for baking is called parchment paper. It does not have the shiny plastic side and will not stick to fabric when ironed. This paper can be used to protect your ironing board and iron when using fusibles; fusibles will not stick to it, so it is a good substitute for much more expensive Teflon-like applique sheets sold for this purpose.