Parchment Paper

They have parchment paper at reasonable pricing and it's flat not on a roll so you don't have to fight the curliness of it. Here's a link: http://www.nybakers.com/euro.html.

A few weeks ago, I was in the KC, MO Costco looking for tortillas. After a fruitless search I continued down the aisle and found parchment paper. This was a roll but much bigger than the Reynolds I find at Walmart, about 160 ft vs. 30. The cost was just under $7.

As always, the inventory at one store may not be in the next Costco and if you see something you might need in the near future, buy it then.

Be aware that all "parchment paper" is not the same. There is the original silicone based parchment baking paper like Reynolds, and then there is the newer and (much)cheaper quilon based baking paper which is also called parchment paper.

I have no personal experience with the newer quilon, but I believe the silicone is considered to be a better product. The cheaper stuff is almost always quilon. Without getting into philosophical arguments, there are reasons why the newer quilon products are less expensive than silicone parchment. That said, I don't think I would have any problem using the quilon paper, if it were readily available to me. 

The silicone paper is said to be more reuseable than the quilon. I know I have been baking a little over a year and a half, and having purchased a roll of the Reynolds near the beginning of that period, I have yet to use even half of the roll. If you will just be using it to line your baking pans and baking under 425 degF or so, the silicone paper can be reused many, many times. I believe it is thought to be more reuseable than the quilon. Of course, once you use it, you will need to have a place where it can be stored flat, and without tearing it. I bake mainly rolls, once or twice a week, lining a 18 x 13 half sheet pan. I must have used this last piece I'm on over a dozen times. If you bake at higher temps, like pizza directly on a 500 degree stone, it will not be much reuseable.

Basically, if you find having the cheaper quilon paper, shipped, too expensive, just buy the Reynold's at the grocery store. If you use it conscientiously, it will last a very long time.

One last thing, there is usually a coupon available for the Reynolds, especially around the holidays. I don't think you have to give any info unless you want to recieve more promotional mailings. Link for $1 off coupon:

http://www.reynoldspkg.com/reynoldskitchens/en/coupon/parchment.aspx

If you cannot find a cheaper source for the quilon, there are sellers on ebay offering 50 half pan sheets for about $10 shipped, no bidding. You can maybe find it cheaper with bidding.

If you have Smart and Final in your area, they sell the large full sheet pan sized parchment.  It's the flat sheets and works perfectly.  I cut them in half for most jobs.  I use them for everything - cakes, cookies, pizza, and of course bread.  I think it came in a box of 1000 sheets.  I've had it for almost two years.

Marni

Marni,

how much did you pag? thanks

I just called my local store and they quote it at $45.79 for the 1000 sheets.

Marni