AltarNation
Well-Known Member
This might seem super obvious to some but I just realized I can line little dishes with parchment paper if i'm careful. Oil extracts are now no longer getting stuck all over the inside of dishes where it's hard to get off without resorting to an alcohol rinse.
I know there are silicone dishes on ebay for like five bucks that do the same thing, but I prefer macguyvering when I can anyway. And when you're done, if there's anything stuck to the parchment, it can be easily pulled out and folded on itself to get the last of it.
It's working pretty good for me anyway, so I thought I'd share.
Here's a picture:
Here's what I did... I don't have in progress pictures, sorry.
What I did was:
-Measured the depth and diameter of dish
-Took the diameter of the dish and added the dish depth to the outside twice. So the dish's base size plus the height twice...
-Drew the circle on parchment paper.
-Used scissors to cut just inside the line to keep it clean of ink.
-Took a regular wine cork, centered the end of it on the circular paper, then pulled and wrapped/folded all the outside parts up around the cork.
-Inserted cork in dish.
-Using the rim as a guide, ran an exacto blade around the outside, using the cork as a cutting board to cut all the paper to the exact height of the dish.
-Traced/cut another circle to pop into the lid.
I know there are silicone dishes on ebay for like five bucks that do the same thing, but I prefer macguyvering when I can anyway. And when you're done, if there's anything stuck to the parchment, it can be easily pulled out and folded on itself to get the last of it.
It's working pretty good for me anyway, so I thought I'd share.
Here's a picture:
Here's what I did... I don't have in progress pictures, sorry.
What I did was:
-Measured the depth and diameter of dish
-Took the diameter of the dish and added the dish depth to the outside twice. So the dish's base size plus the height twice...
-Drew the circle on parchment paper.
-Used scissors to cut just inside the line to keep it clean of ink.
-Took a regular wine cork, centered the end of it on the circular paper, then pulled and wrapped/folded all the outside parts up around the cork.
-Inserted cork in dish.
-Using the rim as a guide, ran an exacto blade around the outside, using the cork as a cutting board to cut all the paper to the exact height of the dish.
-Traced/cut another circle to pop into the lid.