I use silicone cups and absolutely love them. Easy to use, both in and out of muffin pans, no burned edges and EASY clean up. The muffins, cupcakes, little sweet rolls, mentalities, etc. just pop right out. I freeze in them, too, resulting in even easier removal. This is one place where spending a little extra is a good thing. All silicone cups are not created equal, cheaper ones will do OK in a muffin pan but can be too thin for stand alone baking. I got ones that I can flip the sides down to make little tart pans. Clean up is so easy, it just takes a second to rinse a cup under the tap-maybe run your thumbs around the inside, toss them in dishwater, swish, rinse, a quick shake takes most of the water away, upend in a drainer or on a towel, done. It took me longer to write that sentence than to wash 12 cups. They are dishwasher safe, of course, but my dishwasher tosses them everywhere and, anyway, it's so quick to hand wash.

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