Parchment Paper

[debodun]

Can parchment paper be re-used?

 

[RadishRose]

Can a dirty pan be re-used?

How would you clean the paper? That might render the paper useless for the oven I think.

 

[terry123]

I would not think so. Why would you?

 

[Don M.]

You could probably write on it.

 

[Aunt Bea]

If you are thinking about reusing parchment paper to save money it would actually be cheaper to learn how to cook without it.

I can't think of one old time cook that I knew growing up that used parchment paper, a greased brown paper grocery bag maybe but certainly no parchment paper.

 

[Smiling Jane]

It depends on what you used it for, and what you want to use it for. I generally reuse parchment paper I've used for baking, but not if it was used for meat or has the potential to be contaminated.

I have a stash of used parchment paper in the freezer that I've used for cookies, bread, things like that.

 

[Camper6]

It can be reused. Sometimes you cut it just to the right size for the bottom of a pan.

Baking two cake batters? Why not?

 

[Lara]

Costco is now selling a ginormous quantity of parchment paper...3 rolls. I sometimes buy mine in TJMaxx/Homegoods where they sell pans but they only have one or two boxes, if that. I never reuse it and the rolls still last forever.

After baking on the paper it's sometimes on the verge of browning in the heat. Wouldn't it end up catching fire if you reused it then? Fresh edibles on fresh paper just feels right :encouragement:

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[Smiling Jane]

Most cookies aren't baked at a high enough temperature to cause parchment paper to brown. Then again, not all parchment paper is created equal.

Not sure how it's a health risk to reuse paper that was only used for cookies. I try to make my home, especially my kitchen, as eco-friendly as possible and a simple thing like reusing parchment paper is part of that. I don't use disposable paper products like napkins and paper towels.

 

[Camper6]

It's coated with something so that it won't burn.

it's amazing stuff. It cuts down on a lot of dishwashing.

Right now I baked a cake and can't get it out of the pan even though I greased it.

If I had used parchment paper, no sweat at all.

 

[debbie in seattle]

Use parchment paper all the time. I buy it at Costco and don’t reuse it. I’ve thought about those silicon sheets they have out, but don’t want to be washing them all the time. Parchment paper, use and get rid of, easy peasy.

 

[NancyNGA]

When my mother made a layer cake, she would just line the bottom of the layer pans with regular waxed paper. Flip the pans over, pop the cake out, and peal off the paper. Could be the waxed paper is a little different now. It seems like it has less wax on it.

 

[Camper6]

I'm going to try the waxed paper trick.
It's cheaper.

 

[HipGnosis]

I'm going to try the waxed paper trick.
It's cheaper.

But it's not made to be baked with. The wax will melt and soak into the bottom of the baked good.

 

[Aunt Bea]

If you are concerned about the wax in the paper or the cost of parchment use a commercial product like Baker's Joy or make your own pan release by combining equal parts of flour, oil and solid vegetable shortening to coat the pans before filling them with cake batter. The homemade pan release can be stored at room temperature.