Are silicone baking mats safe for heating enchiladas?
So, I had bought a ready meal (I have broken hand) enchilada, something I've never tried before. Instructions says 15 mins at 200c with plastic film lid, then take plastic film lid off and a further 15 mins at 200c. It came in a plastic tray. I never trust plastic so I took them out and put in some foil in a baking tray and that was big mistake as the underside fused to the foil. I got a mushy mess.
I have a silicone baking mat which I have never used. It says heat safe up to 250c on side of box. It seems ideal but I've yet to try it.
Best Answer
In general, your question is probably going to be labeled as health and opinion based and closed. It is very difficult to say something is safe-unsafe authoritatively because most such answers are opinion based as to who you are going to accept as authoritative. US FDA says they are safe. You will always find some group that says everything is unsafe. Taking a position in either direction ends up mostly unproductive, other than for things which have clearly been demonstrated as unsafe such as heating Teflon to very high temps.
That said, silicone mats are intended to be basically inert to most food contact to their recommended temperatures. Above that, they will start to break down and then all bets might be off. I personally assume they are safe, but would tend to avoid high acid items just for caution, but enchiladas would definitely not be high acid.
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Yes, silicone baking mats are safe for baking. The silicone baking mat temperature limit is 428 degrees. These baking mats can also be placed in the freezer.When should you not use a silicone baking mat?
Silicone baking mats: Benefits and limitations However, since most silicone baking mats are only oven-safe up to about 480 to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, you can't use them while broiling food or cooking at very high temperatures.Are silicone baking mats safe?
Flexible, nonstick, and reusable, silicone baking mats are fashioned out of fiberglass and food-grade silicone, a non-toxic polymer mostly made from silica (sand). According to the FDA, silicone doesn't react with other materials or release hazardous compounds when heated, thus making it non-toxic and food safe.What can you cook on a silicone baking mat?
They can do almost anything parchment can. In addition to cookie work, baking mats can line baking sheets for freezing stuff (everything from fruit to cookie dough), roasting vegetables, and rolling out pie dough \u2014 just like parchment paper.Are baking mats heat resistant?
Safe material: Silicone baking mat is made of food-grade silicone, heat resistant -40\xb0F to 482\xb0F.Our Testing of Silicone Baking Mats
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