 [Larger view] | Matfer Exopat Nonstick Baking/Roasting Sheet
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 Just wish there were more sizes! | |
| This is a great tool - really reduces cleaning time and the agony of cookies or other items that could stick to the pan. I've have no problems using it. | |
 Wow, where did I go wrong??? | |
| I used the Matfer sheet for a pizza crust but didn't have it more than 5 minutes in the approx. 400 degree oven before a horrible smell filled the apartment and the smoke alarms began shrieking. This was a brand new sheet, so there was no residual grease on this matt, as one suggested to another experiencing this problem.
A few others with the problem also seem to be in an apartment, so perhaps the smell is better tolerated or not as noticeable in a larger house? Or did a bunch of us get defective sheets? Until I'd find out, I couldn't recommend this product. | |
 Best price, great product | |
| I just bought my second Exopat from Amazon; the first one I ordered a couple of years ago to test out and see how well it stood up. I have never had a problem with them producing smoke (I wonder if the people having this problem used them with a particular type of cookie sheet or something about their ovens that caused the issue?), and I've always gotten great baking results.
Do make sure when you order that your baking sheets are wide enough for the mat to fit flat without bending at the edges; this version is 16-1/2 inches by 11-5/8 inches. You cannot cut the Exopat to size, and if it's too big you will wind up with one row of cookies that has a slight bend and doesn't cook as evenly (because the mat won't be touching the sheet at one edge, and thus the heat transfer won't be even on that area). It's not the end of the world if this happens, but avoid it if you can. Cleanup is easy with regular dish soap. You may find yourself wrangling with the slippery mat the first few times you give it a wash, but I find that a thousand times easier than scrubbing every corner of a baking sheet. If you bake frequently, you will be overjoyed at the way the Exopat simplifies a number of steps; however, if you bake relatively infrequently, using parchment paper on those occasions will probably do just as well for you. (But these mats are very cheap from Amazon and take up so little space to store, so why not?) |
