# Silicone Cake Pans: Yay or Nay? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970 "2004-12-09T18:46:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/1 "2004-12-09T18:46:27Z")
I’m thinking of buying a silicone fluted tube (Bundt-type cake pan) in lieu of a traditional, metal fluted tube and I have a few questions. 1. **Are they a pain in the ass to work with?** I mean, I would imagine transferring them to the oven while they’re filled with cake batter is a little awkward. I guess you could fill them while they’re on a baking sheet and transfer the whole shebang into the oven. 2. **Do you need a baking sheet?** They’re so flexible that I can’t see how you wouldn’t make a mess unless you used one. 3. **Do you still need to oil and flour them?** If you didn’t, that would be a major plus. 4. **Are they easier to clean?** I would imagine the aforementioned flexibility would make them so. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/2 "2004-12-09T21:15:44Z")
So that’s what they call boobies these days? Cake pans? ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/3 "2004-12-09T22:16:57Z")
I’ve been meaning to post the exact same questions. Come on, surely at least one Doper has tried one of those things. I think it would be easier to get the bundt cake out in one piece using a silicone pan. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/4 "2004-12-09T22:54:53Z")
IANASCPU (silicone cake pan user), but I have talked to someone who owns several and loves them. Her answers: No Yes (or at least it helps a whole lot, although well-made ones are fairly thick and sturdier than cheaply made ones) No Yes She bakes a lot and gace them a rave review. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/5 "2004-12-10T00:47:25Z")
I use silicone baking vessels fairly regularly and I really like them. You do have to use a baking tray under the cake and loaf pans to stabilize the soft silicone, but this requirement takes care of any drips and overflows. I like the fact that I no longer have to grease and flour cake pans, and you can manipulate the cooked and cooled product out of the pan as if you were getting ice cubes out of a plastic tray. Incidentally, if there’s a Tuesday Morning store near you, you can buy a group of silicone baking products: cake pan, loaf pan, muffin pan, cookie liner and a bundt pan for about $30.00. Oh, don’t forget, you can also use your silicone pans for cold products as well. I anticipate lots of jello molds in the bundt pan that will be easily removable. I hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/6 "2004-12-10T00:50:18Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > So that’s what they call boobies these days? Cake pans? For some rason I found this funny as hell. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/7 "2004-12-10T00:55:55Z")
> [@medstar](#): > > …snip… Incidentally, if there’s a Tuesday Morning store near you, you can buy a group of silicone baking products: cake pan, loaf pan, muffin pan, cookie liner and a bundt pan for about $30.00…snip… Hey, is that the Tuesday Morning that’s in Bailey’s Crossroads (near the REI)? ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/8 "2004-12-10T01:27:40Z")
> [@An Arky](#): > > Hey, is that the Tuesday Morning that’s in Bailey’s Crossroads (near the REI)? Whoa, whoa, whoa. There’s an REI around here? How long has it been around? Why the hell wasn’t I told about this?! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/9 "2004-12-10T10:01:34Z")
That REI is about half a block south of Rt. 7 on Carlin Springs Rd. (behind the Myer-Emco). There’s another one in College Park, I think. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-cake-pans-yay-or-nay/278970/10 "2004-12-11T03:24:43Z")
Speaking of Tuesday Morning locations, there are three that I check out on a monthly basis. The one on Carlin Springs Rd next to REI, one in the West Springfield area on Rolling Road, and my personal favorite a large one in the Rose Hill shopping center right off of Franconia Rd. If a particularly good assortment has come in and parts are scattered, I’ll check in at all three locations to complete a set. I just picked up a few ceramic baking dishes from Cuisinart this way. Hope this helps.