Does anyone know if you can purchase parchment paper pre-cut to the size of your pan? I hate cutting parchment paper.

Thanks,
Lazy_Susan

Hi Lazy Susan!

I really hate cutting out the parchment paper too!!!!!!! My local cake store has some parchment paper already cut, but it is relatively expenisve and no matter what size I have on hand, I always need a size I don't have.

I keep thinking I ought to buy a big roll of parchment paper and sit down one day and cut out a whole bunch of liners for each size pan I have. So far, this is only an idea--I'm far too lazy to ever really do it! LOL

I did learn on this website (and I'm sorry, I don't remember from whom) that you can wash your parchment paper and reuse it. I have done this with the smaller pan sizes and it works really well. With the bigger sizes, it gets pretty messy, so I usually end up throwing them out. I originally thought that reusing the liners saved paper (and money) and so was ecologically a good thing. On further reflection, I think it takes more resources to clean them than to toss them, but I still like not having to cut them as often, so I persist .

And here I thought I was the only one who thought cutting these out is a huge pain...... That's why I love this website. So many soul sisters and brothers!

Shalom,
itsacake!

Yes! You certainly can buy them precut! I've seen them in-person at Sugarcraft! I didn't buy any....but they sell them in just about every size, prepackaged, some were 25 to a bag, others 50 to a bag! If you can't find them on their website, give them a call! I'm sure other places sell them too, but I know for sure Sugarcraft does!
Cammie

I did this at Christmas time, sat down and pre-cut them because I couldn't find them already done. It went super fast because I pulled the paper across the baking sheet and then ran a steak knife down the inside edge of the cookie sheet-I did sitting at the kitchen table listening to the tv and I had a ton of them quick, in fact I still have a pile & I just keep them between cookie sheets.

Why use it at all? I just spray the whole pan and bake. The only time I use parchment is on full sheets.

I buy my parchment paper at GFS. It comes already cut in the size to fit large baking pans (commercial size), 50 sheets for about $4.00. MUCH less expensive than buying in rolls, and it's flat, doesn't curl up on me!

I cut each sheet in half to fit my cookie sheets, which is what I use it for the most, but since it's flat it's easy to cut to fit whatever pan I'm using.

hth!
Laura.

I also saw some pre-cut ones at Michael's.

Ditto on the GFS parchment.

What's GFS? I'd love to find flat parchment paper!

GFS= Gordon Food Service

I washed my parchment papers last night after I baked my cakes and they came out very nice. I'm going to do this from now on

Thanks everyone!
Lazy_Susan

now that's thrifty.

I don't wash mine, i just use it over when I'm baking the same lot of cookies.

Gordon Food Service--GFS--is a restaurant supply store that is open to the public--gfs.com. No membership fees and pretty reasonable prices--if you know what prices should be.

I believe the pre-cut parchment is Quilon (sp) and it's great. It's much thinner than rolled parchment so you can see through it well when doing transfers, etc. It comes in sheets a bit larger than a jelly roll pan and it cuts easily.

I calculated the square footage of the pre-cut Quilon versus a double roll of Wilton with a coupon from Michael's and it was pretty even. I thought that the fact that it was pre-cut and a bit more manageable made even a few cents/sq.ft. more a reasonable trade-off.

If you have a GFS near you, it's worth a look. I got a fabulous 16" serated knife for cutting cakes and it cost me about $12--a hard size knife to find and a great price. You can also buy Bettercreme there, if you'd like to try it, and it is half what my local cake decorating store charges.

Hope this is helpful.
Rae

OMG, I have heard of people washing plastic utensils and Solo cups, have read on here of people putting away the "good" dish soap so family members can't use it, and have witnessed my husband's grandmother (who lived through the Great Depression, mind you) wash and reuse her ziplock bags, but washing parchment paper?!

Hahaha, sorry, but that just freaks me out.

Thanks for the info on GFS. Looks like they're clustered in a small area, far away from Texas. Poo. I'll just look at some of the restaurant supply places around here.

Hi Cakepro,

Just proves how much some of us hate cutting out parchment paper. We'd rather wash it then cut it. Nothing so freaky about that. I'm sure everyone on this board has their own ways of doing some things that others wouldn't do for anything. Luckily we are all different or the world would be a pretty boring place....

Shalom,
itsacake

Actually, it was on Martha Stewart's older show that I remember first hearing about re-using parchment paper. I think with the ecology issues we face today, recycling where we can, is a good thing. Whoops, there is that saying again!
Hugs Squirrelly

I've re-used parchment for years for cookies, BUT... I re-use it at the time I'm baking, not another day. I dont use it for cakes. I don't see a point even if you are being ecologically smart, in washing parchment paper for re-use.

And, I agree about everyone being different, it's what makes the world go 'round.

Different strokes for different folks.

You know? I have a photo of me at age 2 or so, of me hugging a tree, so in effect I am.

I completely understand about hating to cut parchment. The only cakes I cut parchment circles and collars for are cheesecakes...the rest are sprayed with Pam. But I do re-use parchment for cookies or hors d'oeuvres or whatever in a single baking session.

Prepping a cheesecake pan with buttered parchment takes longer than making the batter but I don't use Springform pans so I don't have a choice!

For 8" rounds and 8 or 9" square, I buy precut parchment sheets from Cost Plus World Markets. Anything bigger, I have to cut (yuck!).