Silpat vs Pastry Mat: What's the Difference?

[KateInTheKitchen]

A customer would like a silpat or two... am I understanding correctly that this is different from the pastry mat (which I haven't actually seen). Can you bake on our pastry mat?

 

[wadesgirl]

No you cannot bake on the pastry mat. It can handle heat as in making candies or brittle but it cannot go in the oven. Compared to other pastry mats - I LOVE ours. I don't do a lot of baking but love it for kneading pizza dough (easy clean up), making chocolates at christmas (vs using parchment paper) and more. It is stored rolled but doesn't hold that shape like plastic ones.

 

[babywings76]

Also, our pastry mat is rather large. It wouldn't work for fitting on cookie sheets like Silpat.

 

[gailz2]

I used mine for making peanut brittle and melted white chocolate with candy canes for the first time--LOVE it!!

 

[Staci]

Hi there! Thank you for reaching out about the silpat and pastry mat. The silpat is a silicone baking mat that is great for non-stick baking, while the pastry mat is a non-stick surface for rolling out dough and other pastry making tasks. Both are great tools to have in the kitchen, but they serve different purposes. You can definitely bake on our pastry mat, but it is not the same as a silpat. Let me know if you have any other questions or if you would like to purchase either of these products. Happy baking!