Why You Can Consider Silicone Baking Cups A Major Find

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There are tons of information out there that can help you out with your daily living duties. From DIY makeup wall hangers to creating your own party centerpieces with decorative tissue papers, the choice is yours! Today we feature the many major tips of incorporating the use of silicone baking cups and how you can benefit from it everyday.

This is why we consider these dainty kitchen helpers a major find:

IN THE KITCHEN

Baking - Silicone baking cups can do everything that a muffin tin can. You also get to save money because you get to create the exact number you need.

Ease of Use - This may sound like a device but consider the added comfort and benefit of baking your specialty mix without worrying whether they'd all fit in your oven.

Storage - Yes, Added storage! You don't only get to have better shelving storage, but you also get to store more of your kitchen utensils with the easy stacking convenience silicone baking cups can provide.

FOR TRAVEL

Serving Dishes - They are great if you plan to put out a bunch of different snack specialties for your family and friends. 

Durability - Need we say more? Silicone baking cups are very flexible, can stand high temperatures, and does not break. 'Nuff said.

Storage - Again with storage. Because of its flexible use, silicone baking cups take up very little storage space in packing. Also they can also be used to wedge between other items to keep them from making that annoying rattling sound.

TIPS ON SILICONE USE

Don’t spray silicone with nonstick spray — it turns brown in the oven and is almost impossible to remove. Silicone is naturally nonstick, so you shouldn’t need to use anything. If you really feel that you must, use a solid grease such as butter, margarine or shortening.

Don’t overfill when baking as there is no lip to catch overflow — batter will run down the outside of the cup and onto the oven floor.

Don’t overfill with semi-liquid snacks such as salsa, either — since the cups aren’t rigid, when you pick one up, anything liquid will rise in the cup. It can also slosh a bit if the boat rolls.

Even though the cups are a little “squishy,” I haven’t needed to put a tray underneath to carry them or transfer into the oven.

The silicone baking cups are the same size as those generic paper liners you see on baking novelty stores and a set of 8 or 12 is sold at a very reasonable price. If you can’t find them at your store, they’re also available at Amazon.

A QUICK CLEANING TIP

The easiest way to get those ridges clean is to flip each cup inside out and give a quick scrub with a nail brush going up-and-down the ridges.  Only takes about 5 seconds a cup, as the silicone is naturally non-stick, so it’s not an onerous task.  In fact, they are easier to clean than conventional muffin tins due to it's flexibility and ease when turning them inside out!

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