Matfer Exopat 11-5/8-by-16-3/8-Inch Nonstick Baking Sheet

You may have been very frustrated by candy making in the past because the hot sugar would stick to anything that wasn't caked in non-stick spray. Fear no more, as this slippery wonder is a great working surface for kneading it while it's still hot or after it has cooled. If you want to keep it maleable for a longer period of time, set up a small heat lamp over the work surface.

What about cookies? These shocked me with how well they cook. Needless to say, nothing sticks (I was even able to just pick it up and slide them onto a plate), but the surface also helped for even heating of the bottoms in our wonky oven that normally burns them. This was the most even browning I've ever seen, and required less effort than normal. It makes me much less nervous about putting baked goods into the oven.

A bonus feature is that you can place this on a cookie sheet underneath a pie that might boil over in the over. This can save hours of cleanup for those messy pastries.

Then comes the cleaning. All you do is rinse it with warm soapy water, as I've never seen anything actually stuck to it. It can tend to feel a bit slimy, but that's just the nature of the material. Storage is very convenient as well, as you can roll it up and even stick it in your silverware drawer!

I really have no reason not to recommend this product. It saves time, is cheaper that less effective sprays, and is convenient. I wouldn't cook without one... or two.


Doing without is not an option!   December 26, 2001
328 out of 336 found this review helpful

I'm a make-do cook. When I saw a well-known personality touting this stuff on her TV show, I just poh-poohed the notion. Then, at a pre-Christmas sale, I decided to try a sheet. Whoa! What a wonder! I promptly bought a second sheet, and I would never try to bake cookies again without one. The savings in time (1-2 min per sheet), headaches (cutting parchment to size every time and then running out), and clean-up (nothing - I say again NOTHING - sticks to this stuff) make it worth every penny!


NO MORE BURNED BOTTOMS.......   March 10, 2002
63 out of 65 found this review helpful

After enduring several batches of cookies burned on their bottoms (sic) before she used these mats, I gave a set of these as a gift to my neice, who is learning how to bake. She had seen Martha using the Silpat brand (which I thought I was ordering, since that's what was listed as the item....Amazon sent Matfer instead). They worked great. And she especially likes the fact that she can wash them, roll them up, and put them in a drawer. I bought two, and she rolls the cookie dough out on them also. Slides right off. So, I'd recommend these mats for baking-challenged novices, and seasoned bakers alike......


Stuck scrubbing cookie sheets for hours??   December 17, 2003
Ashley Ellis (Ft Lauderdale, FL United States)
57 out of 57 found this review helpful

I've never used a sheet like this or parchment paper, and always ended up having to spend a lot of time scrubbing my cookie sheets after baking. I got one of these matfer sheets recently and I'm in love! At first it looked a little scary - it looks plastic and like it would melt. Since I am a novice chef, I tend to burn things and I have melted plastic in my oven before - not a pretty sight! I was happy to find out that not only does it NOT melt, but NOTHING sticks to this thing. Nothing!

My cookies slide off easily, so easily that I don't even have to hold down the cookie sheet! I also have used it when baking pies and cobblers, since they tend to boil over and make a mess. Recently I made a cherry cobbler and put this sheet between the cobbler and the baking sheet - and after the cobbler was done the matfer was a mess (but my baking sheet was pristine!). I ran a little water over the matfer, all the cherry goo came off with ease! I didn't even have to scrub!

Another bonus is how easy these are to store. I just roll mine up and they fit neatly in a drawer. I bought two for myself, and I also bought a half dozen more that I am giving away for Christmas this year. They are AMAZING sheets, I highly recommend them to anyone! Well worth the cost - one of the greatest kitchen investments you'll ever make!


Don't know how I ever baked without these.   June 28, 2002
55 out of 55 found this review helpful

These Exopat baking sheets are wonderful, and I can't imagine going back to greasing pans or aluminum foil. I roll cookie dough right onto the Exopat, cut out with cookie cutters on the Exopat, and peel away the excess dough around the shapes I have just cut out. No more having to transfer the cut-out dough from the countertop to the baking sheet, so no more distortion of the cookie shapes. When I have a batch of cookies in the oven, I prepare another batch on a second Exopat and have it ready to slap onto the cookie sheet as soon as the first batch comes out. This way, one baking sheet is all I need, and there's no lag time or energy loss between the batches. I roll pie-crust dough right on the Exopat, lift up the Exopat with the dough on it, and flip it over to slap the dough straight into the pie pan. No more having to fold in quarters when transfering to the pan. I also use these for patting out biscuit dough and cutting out biscuits. No more sticky mess on the countertop. These are great for kneading bread dough on, too. I also bake spare ribs on them, so clean-up is easy. Goodness, I use these Exopats for just about everything! Money well spent!