Re: parchment
Paper burns at about 450 degrees F (remember the old sci-fi novel "Fahrenheit 451"?). So when I bake breads at 425 F, the parchment is browning and brittle afterwards so I toss it. But I do re-use parchment for multiple batches of (the same) cookies, which usually bake at 350-375 F, and then toss the parchment when done as it usually has absorbed some of the butter from the cookies. I do have a Silpat but still can't do without baking parchment in the kitchen!
March 1, 2013 at 12:06pm