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Baking Question
I've read about baking on styrofoam peanuts and other mediums but has
anyone tried baking on a silpak sheet? (a non-stick liner for baking cookies and such.) I'd appreciate hearing suggestions on what is best to bake PC on. I will be making figurines about 5-8" tall. Also, how about baking in a toaster oven. Does that offer the same results? Thanks Rachel |
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Baking on styrofoam??? NEVER. Styrofoam is totally toxic, and not meant for
the oven! I don't know what a silpak sheet is, but if youcan bake cookies on it, you can probably bake/cure your PC on it, too. I use a cookie sheet lined with parchment/baking paper. You can use fiberfill to cradle your figures on the sheet as well... this helps keep thinner parts from sagging. Unless you've got a really big toaster over, I wouldn't recommend one for figures.... they'd get to close to the heating element, and that's a no-no. Also, they tend to have temp surges and aren't as even-tempered (pun intended as a regular oven, IMO. Hope that helps. (posted & emailed) I've read about baking on styrofoam peanuts and other mediums but has anyone tried baking on a silpak sheet? (a non-stick liner for baking cookies and such.) I'd appreciate hearing suggestions on what is best to bake PC on. I will be making figurines about 5-8" tall. Also, how about baking in a toaster oven. Does that offer the same results? Thanks Rachel |
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Also, how about baking in a toaster oven. Does that offer the same
results? toaster ovens are convenient to carry around, but have a smaller cavity for heating and are not very regular. Hot spots are common and you can burn the tops of some pieces while the bottoms stay raw. If you want to use a toaster oven, get a large one. Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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Not STYROFOAM peanuts!!!!!
You probably heard of using the biodegradable peanuts (made from corn starch or something) to cradle odd shaped pieces. These peanuts are water-soluble and can me "molded" to conform to what you are baking. I generally bake my pieces on glazed ceramic tiles, usually covered with deli paper. Without the deli paper, the bottoms will often pick up a shine from the tile, especially if is is glossy. You can get cheap tiles at Home Depot, Lowes, or other similar store; they come in a variety of sizes. In addition, I think the tiles contribute to more even heating. The downside of tiles is that they are heavy and break easily if dropped. I'm considering using mason board/hardboard; it's cheap, flat and lightweight. If I can only figure out how to cut an 8'x4' slab into small pieces! I avoid cardboard or wood because those materials will warp, and metal pans because they often are not completely flat. These issues may not concern you, but for most of what I make - a lot of boxes - I need absolutely flat bottoms. Good luck. |
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Here's some info about non-stick surfaces from my Baking page ... not sure
exactly what Silpat is made from: `````````````````````````````````````````````` Teflon sheets ...You can bake on them- and the clay will not stick to it. I'm not sure of any advantages over other surfaces. Kathndolls (If you use a cookie sheet alone). .. Be careful that your cookie sheet is not that so called non stick material that is NOT teflon but a kind of shiny grey coating. It does really NASTY things to polymer clay...like pitting it. With flat objects like pendants and pins it doesn't matter, but with items that are viewed from all sides, it's a disaster. kelly . .. . (or cover it with a sheet of white paper) Parchment paper is also used by many clayers, but some of the parchment papers in the US come with a silicone coating. I only mention this because clay baked on it has difficulty holding findings attached with glues and epoxies. Mostly the recycled paper in the gourmet grocers will have this kind. Great for cookies. Bad for jewelry. It took me a while to figure why my pin backs were falling off after using the same stuff to attach them for 9 years. It was fine when I just returned to baking on regular paper on my cookie sheet. It usually says on the outside of the box that it is silicone treated. Cary ````````````````````````````````````````````` Diane B. http://glassattic.com --polymer clay "encyclopedia" . . . . . . . . . . . . . (don't use AOL address !!!!!!!) |
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