We talked to chefs to learn about the clever ways they use parchment paper—it's not just for lining cookie sheets! As a liner for cake pans and cookie sheets, there really is no substitute for ...

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Parchment paper does all in a professional kitchen. It removes oil from the surface of soup. It helps pretty little fried potato baskets come out of a mold ever so easily. It cooks vegetables to ...

This essential kitchen tool has endless uses, but is the microwave one of them?

A chef uses parchment paper to roll out dough without worrying about it sticking to the table or the roller. We showed you how making foil packets can make cooking a breeze, but parchment paper is ...

Yes, you can—with a few caveats. You can safely use parchment paper in an air fryer as long as it’s oven-safe and kept below 450°F. Trim or perforate the parchment and weigh it down with food to ...

Parchment paper for writing has been around for centuries. Using parchment paper for cooking is a modern way to present food attractively and make clean-up easy. A bonus: This paper is disposable, ...

While many recipes call for using either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat like a Silpat, the two aren't 100-percent interchangeable. Both use food-grade silicone to keep food from sticking to ...

The specialists said that a significant error many people make is encasing their food in parchment paper or aluminium foil ...

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