parchment paper

Nonstick baking sheet

Parchment paper is paper treated with silicone to make it heat-resistant and nonstick.

Bakers line pans with it so cookies slide off easily: Spread the dough on parchment paper.

It differs from wax paper, which melts under heat.

The name echoes traditional parchment—animal skin prepared for writing—though the materials are unrelated.

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baking surface/liner materials

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Thin metallic kitchen sheeting

silicone baking mat · wax paper · plastic wrap · butcher paper

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Applying slippery substance

cooking spray · non-stick coating · Crisco

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Thin metallic kitchen sheeting

stainless steel · tin foil

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G