Kitchen

There is barely an application in the kitchen where silicones cannot play a supporting role.  From the professional kitchen to the heart of the home, silicones make an excellent sous-chef.  The popularity of silicones in kitchen applications has grown tremendously in recent years with their convenience and versatility proving useful in a wide range of applications, from cake moulds to egg boilers and heat-resistant handles on tongs, saucepans.  Even oven mitts and mats are moving to silicones.

Brightly coloured and attractive to the eye, silicone cookware is an increasingly familiar sight in homes and stores.  Silicone cookware is flexible yet resistant and durable and silicone moulds make unmoulding cakes, muffins, ice cubes and even chocolates a piece of cake.

Not only is silicone cookware flexible, but its non-stick, non-porous surface means it can be cleaned thoroughly, helping keep the kitchen clean and safe.  The surface does not affect the flavour of food or leave behind any taste or odour. And it goes even further than from oven to table.  Silicones resist extremes of temperature, so cookware can go in the freezer, oven, microwave or dishwasher with no impact on the product or the food.

Silicone kitchenware is more durable than conventional coatings used on metals to prevent them from rusting and sticking.  It is also easy-care, stain-resistant and the colours should not fade. It is lightweight and can even save space in the kitchen, with baking moulds that can be stacked on top of each other without sticking together or damaging the other moulds like a traditional baking tin can do.

Owing to its lesser thermal conductivity, safety in the kitchen is also enhanced when baking with silicone bakeware, for example the rim of a cake mould is noticeably cooler when it comes out of the oven, making handling easier and safer.  Silicone oven mitts and heatproof mats further protect hands and kitchen surfaces.

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The versatility of silicones is also shown by the diversity of silicone-enhanced kitchen accessories now on the market.  These products are not only convenient and colourful but often innovative as well.  One of the latest silicone kitchen applications are egg poaching pods but we also find spatulas, garlic peelers, pastry brushes and tongs made using silicones.  All in all, this is an application of silicones which is constantly developing, bringing performance and innovation to the kitchen.