How To Cook Silicone Molds - Benefits And Harms (Part One) - Recipe

Karen Lennox Author: Karen Lennox Time for reading: ~2 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022
How To Cook Silicone Molds - Benefits And Harms (Part One) - Recipe

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Silicone baking molds have appeared recently, but are fast becoming a fashion trend in cooking. The range of these dishes is constantly increasing, and in addition to them, the market offers silicone brushes, cooking spatulas, lids for pots, knives and other kitchen necessities.

Despite the many advantages of the forms of this material, many housewives are worried about using them, as they believe that it is possible that this will affect health. Let's see if they really have cause for concern.

 

Silicone molds - benefits and harms

 

The advantages:

  • the pastries are obtained evenly baked and airy;
  • such forms have excellent non-stick properties;
  • silicone does not absorb odors and impurities;
  • they are resistant to temperatures from -40 to +250 degrees (you can easily take them out of the freezer and immediately put them in the oven for thawing, for example);
  • silicone dishes are suitable for preparing a variety of dishes: meat, fish, vegetables, casserole, pastries, jellies and many others; can be placed in all types of ovens;
  • they are easy and convenient to store, you can roll or bend them, after which they can easily return to their original shape;
  • they are much easier to wash than dishes made of other materials.

 

What is silicone made of?

Manganese, silicon, chromium, nickel, boron, tungsten, selenium, cobalt, copper and other components can be used in the silicon production process. They may be released under the influence of high temperature or when the silicone is damaged. It is not difficult to guess that many of these substances could be dangerous to health. Therefore, there are special requirements for the preparation of silicone for medical and nutritional purposes. The production of such is a very slow and high-tech process, it should not be toxic and not cause allergies. In addition, the silicone used in cooking needs to be refractory and not react with organic acids. All these properties distinguish it from construction.

 

How to recognize quality silicone molds?

  • Do not buy products without packaging and without a label!
  • Pay attention to the marking! Look for the CE and FDA markings. The first is a sign that the product meets the basic requirements of the European Union, and the second - that it complies with the requirements of the US Food and Drug Administration. This way you can be sure that you will not harm yourself or the environment.

 

In the second part we will talk about cleaning and maintenance of silicone dishes, their use in the oven, microwave and placing them in the freezer or refrigerator. 

 

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