The 9 Best Silicone Kitchen Tools, According to Fellow Home Cooks

Pastry and basting brushes have a tendency to fall apart over time, leaving you with bristles and fibers stuck to your food. Avoid those unwanted ingredients with a set of food-grade silicone brushes that promise not to shed. One reviewer said that she preferred this silicone version of the standard bristle brushes and that she will "often use them to brush the oil in my frying pan for an even coating all over the bottom. I use so much less oil that way and food won't stick."

购买: M Kitchen World Pastry and Basting Brushes, Set of 2, $6 (originally $14) atamazon.com

Chocolate chip and banana muffins,mac and cheese bites,饼干面团能量球， 和鸡蛋松饼所有这些都从这些硅酮不粘锅中滑出，它们是烤箱安全的445华氏度。一位审稿人对她“不必润滑它们”而狂热地说，她的鸡蛋松饼出来了，而不必在它们周围跑一把刀，他们很容易在洗碗机中洗净。”

购买:Silicone Muffin Pan, 2-Pack, $15 atamazon.com

Not all oven mitts are created equally. Example: those cotton-poly blend, lemon-printed mitts you picked up at the dollar store. Sure, they're cute and they'll work with hot handles in your kitchen, but you definitely can't bring them outside to handle the heat of your grill. Enter these silicone oven mitts, which are heat resistant up to 480 degrees Fahrenheit.

购买:Gorilla Grip Premium Silicone Slip Resistant Oven Mitt Set, $20 atamazon.com

Cutting back on plastic usage is hard, but these sustainable baggies make it easy. You can reuse them, of course, but they're also built to be microwaved, frozen, and tossed in the dishwasher. When you're feeling adventurous, these half-gallon bags can be used to cook with asous vide,太。一位评论家建议you "start with one or two (sandwich size is a good starter) and build your stash as you get rid of the ziplock bags in your drawers."

购买:Stasher Platinum Silicone Food Grade Half-Gallon Reusable Storage Bag, $16 (originally $20) atamazon.com