Praise for non-stick foil

[Fat Guy]

I've had a box of this stuff around for a while but the other day I started using it. I love it. I made some toasted cheese and the cheese that dripped off the sides of the bread offered no resistance. Same for reheating a slice of pizza. For lining the tray of a toaster oven, this product is a great tool.

[Marlene]

I have loved my non stick foil for quite a while now.

[FoodMuse]

It is indispensable for honey or maple coated chicken wings. On reg. foil you lose half the sticky goodness.

[rotuts]

the times i need non stick foil I just lightly spray the reg. stuff.

is there a price dif? i wonder what they use to make it non stick

i use parchment paper a lot more for many thiings.

[chileheadmike]

I like it. I can roast acorn or other hard squash on it and nothing sticks. Amazing stuff. But I'm sure it causes cancer in lab rats.

[Emily_R]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this product. In particular, the way I can use it to roast potato wedges without having to use a ton of oil to keep them from sticking. And nothing is better for lining the pan when making homemade marshmallows. Also nice when roasting fish, or other delicate things. Huge fan.

[EatNopales]

I think it is complete bull, that they can get away with not having to tell consumers what the fk is in it.... and then we wonder why health care costs increase at double digit rates in the U.S.

No thanks... there are natural alternatives with superior carbon footprint, known health & environmental impact etc.,

[Toliver]

I like it. I can roast acorn or other hard squash on it and nothing sticks. Amazing stuff.

Yes. This. I use it when roasting veggies (cauliflower, carrots, etc).

It's great for covering casseroles/lasagnes, too. The cheese/sauce on top doesn't stick to the foil.

[Darienne]

I think it is complete bull, that they can get away with not having to tell consumers what the fk is in it.... and then we wonder why health care costs increase at double digit rates in the U.S.

No thanks... there are natural alternatives with superior carbon footprint, known health & environmental impact etc.,

To be clear...there is nowhere to find out what are the components in it?

[chriscook]

To be clear...there is nowhere to find out what are the components in it?

I've never used it, or even heard of it, but might give it a try.

The Reynolds site doesn't say what it is, other than a "special, safe" coating.

But, they seem to have a patent on the process, which you can find online. It looks like it's a combination of polydimethylsiloxane combined with a phenol of some sort. So basically a silcone-based coating.

One patent link I found: http://tinyurl.com/3dyw8uw

[Emily_R]

I don't understand why this thread is getting hijacked by aspersions cast on the safety of this product, as far as I can tell with absolutely no grounding / evidence / basis.

[EatNopales]

To be clear...there is nowhere to find out what are the components in it?

I've never used it, or even heard of it, but might give it a try.

The Reynolds site doesn't say what it is, other than a "special, safe" coating.

But, they seem to have a patent on the process, which you can find online. It looks like it's a combination of polydimethylsiloxane combined with a phenol of some sort. So basically a silcone-based coating.

One patent link I found: http://tinyurl.com/3dyw8uw

Awesome work finding the patent application... reading through it, turns out the "food contact safe phenols" are BHT & BHA both are believed to increase carcinogenicity & tumorigenicity... it was used widely in the 70's as a preservative but (althouth the FDA says it is safe in food)... food companies themselves have largely stopped using it.

I am no chemist.. but it seems obvious from the patent that the BHT / BHA will end up leaching into the food. It is funny we go out of our way to by packaged foods without the BHT / BHA but would introduce it to homecooked meals (probably featuring great ingredients)?

[andiesenji]

I've been using it since it was introduced as Reynolds "Release" - I had a coupon for a free roll and immediately tried it and found it worked as advertised.

I use so much of it that as soon as the food service size became available, I bought one.

18" x 350' The 12" wide is 1000' I found it at Smart & Final and as I recall the price per sq ft was somewhat more than half if I had purchased the regular 75 sq ft rolls totalling 525 sq ft.

I do a lot of candying and line my drip pans with it, saves a lot of effort.

I use it for the outer wrap on fruitcakes (wrapped with muslin) as it doesn't "sweat" as plastic wrap does.

I line my dehydrator trays with it when drying very sticky things - such as pineapple.

You can get a coupon here.

And they are often in newspaper inserts and on the various free online coupon services.

Edited October 6, 2011 by andiesenji (log)

[boudin noir]

I find foil sprayed with non-stick oil works very well.