Sil-pat silicone rolling pin -- opinions?

[Guest guest]

I received a sil-pat silicone rolling pin for Christmas. It's a nice

quality, heavy rolling pin and its selling point is that nothing

sticks to it. I can't recall the last time I used a rolling pin, but

it's still a nice thing to have on hand.

I thought that silicone bakeware was one of the safer synthetic

materials to use w/food. Is that true?

However, it has a *strong* odor, similar to paint fumes. (Well, the

odor is strong if you put your nose down to it. From a regular

distance, I can't smell it.) The odor's a big turn off. I washed it

gently w/soap and water & the odor remains.

I've been getting away from anything synthetic, but, shoot, I kinda

like this rolling pin.

What do you all think re: food safety issues w/it?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

>>>I've been getting away from anything synthetic, but, shoot, I kinda like this

rolling pin.

What do you all think re: food safety issues w/it?<<<

I'd use it. It will only be in contact with food for a short time - you won't be

heating or storing food in it :-)

Cheers,

Tas'.

" Give it to us raw and wrrrrrrrrriggling " - Smeagle, LOTR.

[Guest guest]

At 11:21 AM 12/29/04 +1100, you wrote:

>

>>>>I've been getting away from anything synthetic, but, shoot, I kinda

like this rolling pin.

>I'd use it. It will only be in contact with food for a short time - you

won't be heating or storing food in it :-)

>

>Cheers,

>Tas'.

>

> " Give it to us raw and wrrrrrrrrriggling " - Smeagle, LOTR.

Dang. And there I was just about to take it off 's hands. DANG!

BTW - ... the last time I watched TTT was at the same time that a

discussion regarding raw meat was going hot and heavy on the list - I saw

that line and rewound several times to repeat it because I was laughing so

hard. But you beat me to the sig. DANG!!!!

(p.s. it's " Smeagol " - I think)

:-D

MFJ

Our gods are dead. Ancient Klingon warriors slew them a millennia ago.

They were more trouble than they were worth. ~Worf

[Guest guest]

,

I would take a guess that the smell you notice is the " outgassing " . I

personally would help it outgas quickly if you intend to use it. Put

it in sunlight, warm it up to the hottest tempature safe for it, lots

of ventilation....

The idea is that the wamer it gets, the faster it

outgasses...therefore lots of ventilation needed. The more it

outgasses this way, the less it will outgas sitting in your drawer, or

into your food.

I leave the rest of the question of whether it is safe to people who

are not chemically sensitive!

Catz

>

> However, it has a *strong* odor, similar to paint fumes. (Well, the

> odor is strong if you put your nose down to it. From a regular

> distance, I can't smell it.) The odor's a big turn off. I washed it

> gently w/soap and water & the odor remains.

>

> I've been getting away from anything synthetic, but, shoot, I kinda

> like this rolling pin.

>

> What do you all think re: food safety issues w/it?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

>>>(p.s. it's " Smeagol " - I think)<<<

Thanks.

Cheers,

Tas'.

" Give it to us raw and wrrrrrrrrriggling " - Smeagol, LOTR.