#AskTamara: “What do you use to make muffins and cupcakes???!!!”
The previous post is a long post about WHY I make the following non-toxic, lead-free choices for what I use to make cupcakes. For those of you who trust my recommendations and don’t have time to read the full post… here’s just the links to the products I use on Amazon*! (Click here to read the previous post with the deets if you like!)
high quality stainless steel cupcake tins:
non-toxic, conscientiously-manufactured paper baking cups:
and minis!
As always, thank you for reading and please feel free to ask questions!
Sincerely,
Tamara Elise Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
#UnexpectedLeadExpert
Mother of four sons!
*Links on this post may include Amazon Affiliate links. If you make Amazon purchases as a result of clicking through from these links, I may receive a small percentage of what you spend, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my advocacy work in this way!
I often use cupcake tins for the kids for art projects (see pic below! sorting legos, organizing modeling clay bit, or beads, etc.) I have relegated my older cupcake tins to those uses (including any not made of stainless steel or any with any kind of coating – including nonstick, which I also would not use for baking in my home.)
Any reason to avoid silicone muffin trays?
I found beautiful hand painted glazed ceramic dishes made in Philippines at a thrift shop. After reading your articles which are extremely important and informative I’m assuming they have lead content. Name on bottom is FRESH N FRUITY, logo STRATA GROUP, dated MCMXCI.
I eat off of STUDIO NOVA, Barrier Reef pattern, made in Thailand; NORITAKE CRAFTONE Medley 8771, made in Japan; and FIESTA new color Meadow Green. Also have Persimmon color. Should I assume they all have lead content because they’re not white or clear as you suggest for safety?
We all owe you huge THANK YOU Tamara Rubin, for your hard work and concern for others. Much aloha to you!
Hi Tamara, have you tested cooking sheets or muffin pans from USA Pans? I’m not entirely sure what alumimized steel really is and wondered if I should ditch these for alternatives? Prefer a cooking sheet with a bit of a side to it. The All-Clad one looked nice except it had no sides.
https://amzn.to/36TcPTJ (Tamara’s affiliate link).
Hi Tamara,
I have a couple of questions. 1) Does the type of muffin tin matter as long as you use muffin liners? 2) Do you have any concerns with 18/0 stainless steel pans like the the Fox Run muffin tin that was suggested? Thanks!
I have recently started diving into all of this and am starting the adventure of replacing my cookware. My question to you is if I use parchment paper on bakeware, does it matter what the bakeware is made of? Do I still need to replace my non-stick and aluminum pan bakeware?