Non-Stick Foil Uses

14 years ago

Per request by jessyf....

All the usual uses for regular foil, but in some cases the non-stick foil works even better.

-line a baking pan for brownies, bars, fudge, pressed meat, etc... especially if you are going to lift them out of the pan to cut.

-line the broiler pan in my toaster oven for easy clean-up

-wrap or separate frozen foods (hamburger patties, etc.)

-top a casserole with it during freezing (non-stick side towards the top of the casserole) and during baking, and the top or topping won't stick to the foil

-this product works great for making foil packet dinners

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/preparation/grill-recipes/grilled-foil-packet-recipes

-form a pot/pan out of non-stick foil for cooking on a grill (baked beans won't stick - and clean-up is a cinch)

-line a pan when you make baked apples - or if you want to make baked apples on the grill, make a "nest" of non-stick foil and set your apples on top of the foil nest

-you can line your bbq grill and still get grill marks on your meat, but clean-up is a lot easier - especially for something like ribs

-although I use a Silpat for pouring hot peanut brittle on, I suspect lining a rimmed baking sheet with non-stick foil will also work well

-covered the open tip of a tube of caulking and it didn't stick to the "stuff" when we went to use it again

-Grainlady

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Comments (15)

lindac
14 years ago
I am totally unacquainted with that product. What makes it non stick? Is one side coated with teflon? Grease? Is it safe in all venues....like the extreme heat of a grill? Is it on a roll? Or in sheets?
I think i need to look for some.
Linda C
rob333 (zone 7b)
14 years ago
love love love it for making bbq in the oven. And roasting sweet potatoes. All that sticky stuff. It certainly can be on the typical foil roll in a box. Can it also be found in sheets grainlady?
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centralcacyclist
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I keep a roll of nonstick foil. I use it if I'm dipping cookies in chocolate, especially. I place the dipped item chocolate side down on the nonstick and give it a quick chill. Everything pops right off. I wipe the foil and roll it around an empty tube and reuse it over and over.
foodonastump
14 years ago
I used to use it to make helmets to protect against invasive radio signals, until I read a study saying these helmets actually have the opposite effect.

{{!gwi}}

Here is a link that might be useful: study
teresa_nc7
14 years ago
I'm so glad to know people reuse foil and parchment paper. You can get a lot of mileage out of a sheet if it's not greasy, torn, or burned!

FOAS, nice photo and link! So that's what engineer geeks do in their spare time? LOL!

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cloudy_christine
14 years ago
Grainlady, some of your uses (broiler pans and grills) suggest that you can get big non-stick, wide like the heavy-duty but non-stick. Is that true? I've only seen regular-size non-stick. It's great for lining small bread pans for quickbreads and cakes.
Lars
14 years ago
I used to make foil helmets (like FOAS), but I used mine to generate heat in my hair when I was giving myself henna treatments or coloring my hair in rainbow Manic Panic colors, such as turquoise, magenta, blue, yellow, purple, etc. I was unaware that I was protecting myself against invasive radio signals.

I generally reuse foil several times, and when I was dyeing my hair, I had plastic under the foil (mostly to prevent drips) so that I could reuse the helmets.

Lars
grainlady_ks
Original Author
14 years ago
I believe it's a coat of silicon that gives it the non-stick covering, and it's heavy-duty type foil. I've only found it in 12-inch wide, 35 sq. ft. rolls, but I live in the middle of nowhere and the newest/latest/greatest may not always be available. My broiler pan for my toaster oven is pretty small - easily covered with a single width of foil; and if I need a foil packet for foil dinners, I just make them. Wish it did come in the pop-up foil sheets, but alas....

-Grainlady
cloudy_christine
14 years ago
Ah, the non-stick here is not heavy-duty. That actually makes it easier to mold into baking pans. But it would be great to have a wide, heavy-duty, nonstick version.
ghoghunter
14 years ago
I love it too. I use it when roasting vegetables especially nice for roasting potatoes. I also line the cookie sheet when baking rolls or biscuits. It used to be called Reynolds Release but now it is just Reynolds Non stick.
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arkansas girl
14 years ago
I love that stuff! When baking/oven frying meats it's the best! Nothing sticks to it like so called "non-stick" baking dishes! I keep a roll on hand all the time! Be warned though, it's so slippery it's almost dangerous...your food will slip right off of it while putting it in the oven...HA!
caboodle
14 years ago
FOAS, great photo. Very funny!

I'm going to have to buy some non-stick foil. I've not noticed it before.

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shambo
14 years ago
I found 18 inch wide Reynolds Wrap non-stick foil during the summer. It is labeled specifically "...for the GRILL" and is also heavy duty. I still have most of the roll because I usually use the smaller size.
seagrass_gw Cape Cod
14 years ago
I just read a small article in the Wednesday food section of the Boston Globe about a new aluminum foil product from Reynolds that has parchment on one side - a non-stick pan lining paper. Has anyone used this?

seagrass
jkayd_il5
14 years ago
I have, loved it. I lined a pan for meat loaf, lifted the loaf out for slicing with no sticking and then threw away the liner. Easy, easy, easy clean up.