PERFECT 1" Squares :)
12-13-2010, 03:09 PM
#52
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I learned this weekend (the hard way! LOL) to use PARCHMENT paper to line my pans for caramels and then the white chocolate fudge I made. The caramels were too soft at first when I tried the next day to turn them out so I had to redo them to cook them to a bit higher temp....good thing as I could tell that just a heavily buttered pan wasn't going to be so great for getting them out. I had a 'well, what the hey, I'll try...' moment and used parchment paper for a lining, curling it up the sides a bit. It worked like a charm. Then I put some more paper down on the surface I turned it out onto. It was great for cutting down onto. I didn't have a lot of problems with small pieces or slices of the paper.
Parchment is silicon imbedded from what I understand. It's incredibly non-stick and heat resistant. I use it under and over fabric and fusible webs during that process to keep the ironing board and iron clean. I've used it for my work surface when using self sealing laminating sheets and it makes sealing cards, bookmarks, etc, a breeze! And, of course, I do use the parchment paper on all baking sheets, even for things that don't normally stick, as it makes cleaning up so easy.
Thank you so much for for showing me the quilting cutting board and even the pizza cutter are 'purty darn versatile! :-D
Parchment is silicon imbedded from what I understand. It's incredibly non-stick and heat resistant. I use it under and over fabric and fusible webs during that process to keep the ironing board and iron clean. I've used it for my work surface when using self sealing laminating sheets and it makes sealing cards, bookmarks, etc, a breeze! And, of course, I do use the parchment paper on all baking sheets, even for things that don't normally stick, as it makes cleaning up so easy.
Thank you so much for for showing me the quilting cutting board and even the pizza cutter are 'purty darn versatile! :-D
12-13-2010, 03:52 PM
#53
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Yes, turn ALL out of the pan on to a piece of waxed paper (you may have to tap on the bottom of the pan a few times)...then cut away - straight across...with no sides to get in your way....
Originally Posted by kat13
Great idea but I can never get the darned stuff out of the pan in one big block...is there a trick to that?
12-13-2010, 03:53 PM
#54
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Also good for cutting sandwiches at any angle....
Originally Posted by shufer1
a pizza cutter is great on brownies, and any bar cookie you make. I guess we are old fashioned - we use wax paper a lot to line pans with fudge - give a good 6-8 inches on each end and use that for lifting out of the pan.
12-13-2010, 04:52 PM
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My DH and I are getting a real hoot because of these posts. We are both retired chefs and one of our more impressive clients was the Pope. We really know the business. Pizza cutters and parchment paper are 2 of the greatest inventions in the world. You gals are too funny.
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