Greaseproof paper – Waitrose vs. Glad

[piracer]

so i was making a batch of macarons today using waitrose greaseproof paper and it was a disaster. the macarons were just totally destroyed and i think it wasnt the batter as on another tray i used a silicon pad which has always worked nicely. Usually i use the glad brand baking paper but im befuzzled as to why the waitrose brand gave me such bad results. Anyone have some sorta input? Just by touch i could feel that the two were different, i guess the glad felt more 'nonstick'

[Mjx]

Greaseproof paper has a different coating than baking paper, and isn't intended to be non-stick under baking conditions, so I don't think any brand is going to give satisfactory results (I found this out the hard way, when I mistook a roll of greaseproof paper for the roll of baking paper next to it, at a friend's home).

[HungryC]

Isn't greaseproof paper similar to US butcher paper or waxed paper? IOW, a paper used for wrapping frozen goods? If so, it isn't silicone coated like parchment paper (or your Silpat sheet), so it's not intended as a nonstick baking liner.

[piracer]

oh their two different products? Opps maybe thats why everything went wrong...