after decades of making cheesecake, bob finally figures out that putting parchment paper on the inverted bottom makes it a lot easier to remove the crust and cut slices, or even leave the cheesecake elsewhere without having to later retrieve the pan. parchment paper is apparently a close relative of waxed paper, which sealed in bob's peanut butter and jelly and ham and individually wrapped American cheese slice on white bread sandwiches in his youth (school lunches, working with dad). there were no individually sized sandwich zip-lock bags in those days, and even plastic wrap seemed to be special. how things change.

A heavy, grease- and moisture-resistant paper with a number of culinary uses including lining baking pans, wrapping foods that are to be baked en papillote and to make disposable pastry bags. Parchment paper is available in gourmet kitchenware stores and many supermarkets.

A silicon based paper that can withstand high heat. It is especially nice to use with sugar and chocolate because they do not stick to the paper at all. Parchment paper can often be reused several times. Back to the top

Oven baking paper that is used when baking polymer clay to eliminate "shiny spots" on pieces.

A heavy moisture and grease-resistant paper used to line baking pans and wrap foods to be baked.

A moisture and grease-resistant paper used to wrap foods to be baked or to line baking pans.

Heavy grease-resistant paper used to line cake pans or baking sheets, to wrap foods for baking en papillote and to make disposable piping bags.

A paper that can withstand high heat, especially good to use as a liner or covering when making foods such as candies or chocolate because they will not stick to it.