Saturday, April 30, 2011

What's Not to Like?

Demarle's line of unique, flexible, nonstick bake ware is made with a patented process using woven glass coated with food-grade silicone. Combined with the Demarle perforated baking sheet, it cooks evenly, quickly, and beautifully. No one has duplicated the process, though you may have used some products that have tried to do so. 

You may not own Demarle, but you've eaten food prepared in it. Subway bakes bread in Demarle trays. Cheesecake Factory uses the large round mold to make their cheesecakes. Demarle comes with the kit in culinary schools and is used in Five-Star restaurants everywhere.

Top 10 reasons that I am sold on Demarle:

1.      People who own it, LOVE IT! When I ask my new customers how they like their Demarle, the response is an enthusiastic "I LOVE IT!"
2.      It is truly the "chef's secret." For over 40 years, chefs around the world have been baking with it. Only recently has it been available in the USA for use in our family kitchens. 
3.      It is the healthiest way to cook that I know:
·         The food-grade silicone is completely inert. No chemicals leach into your food. That cannot be said for coated nonstick cooking pans or bake ware, plastic storage containers that are reheated in the microwave, and packages that hold microwave popcorn. Annual Kosher certification verifies that claim.
·         The nonstick properties eliminate calories (keep reading).
4.      It is completely nonstick. Cooking and clean-up are a breeze.
·         Never use oil, spray, or flour again to coat your pans! Can you imagine never having to work to clean up a Bundt pan?
·         Baked-on spills come off easily so your Demarle continues to look brand new.
·         Never soak another pan— for an hour or a day. Quick clean-up in warm, soapy water. Casseroles, lasagna, and cheese/egg dishes come out of the pans with ease.
·         Never fill up your dish drainer with Flexipans® or Flexitrays® to dry for hours because water doesn't stick to them, either. Simply shake them dry.
·         The Roupat® allows you to roll out pastry without using flour.
5.      Originally designed for bakeries in France, it makes you look like a pro.
·   The nonstick properties and even cooking caramelizes the sugar in baked goods, creating a coating on cakes that is to die for. You no longer need to cover up a cake with frosting to make it look appetizing. Save calories, too!
6.      It has unrivaled versatility.
·         Use the same pan to bake a roast, make microwave popcorn, bake a cheesecake, bake a cake, and bake lasagna or a casserole. Clean out your cupboards!
·         It tolerates -40° to 480° for use in the freezer, oven, or microwave.
7.      Proportional sizes create portion control and unique storage options.
·         Prepare desserts and dishes in the Flexitrays® to create pre-measured portions.
·         Freeze leftovers (see hockey puck soup) in individual portions for later use.
8.      It is completely guaranteed as long as you follow the guidelines for care.
·         30-day money-back guarantee
·         2-year warranty on Silpats®
·         Life-time guarantee on Flexipans® and Flexitrays®
9.      Care guidelines are easy to follow.
·         Demarle flexiproducts cannot be used with direct heat sources such as a stove-top burner or grill and cannot touch the sides of the oven.
·         You cannot use a knife or metal to cut or serve food because it can pierce the silicone. Food easily slides off the Silpats® or Flexipats® or unmolds from the Flexitrays and molds.
·         You cannot stack heavy items on top of Demarle bakeware because it can cause creases that break the woven glass structure. You can, however, roll them up and store them in ⅓ the space of rigid bakeware.
·         Flexi-products are not dishwasher safe. They wash up quickly in hot, soapy water and shake dry.
10.  The ease of cooking with Demarle lets you enjoy cooking, even if you hate to cook.
·         My customers who hate to cook find the ease of cooking and cleanup makes their time in the kitchen more enjoyable.
·         Those who love to cook spend even more time creating healthy meals and beautiful baked goods for their family and friends.  


You have to see Demarle products to believe them.  
Schedule a no-obligation demonstration with me!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Buddy's Birthday Cake

Buddy requested a red velvet cake for his birthday.

Baked in the flower mold and frosted with cream cheese frosting:














Topped with chocolate ganache:

YUM!












Any red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting recipe will work.
This is the chocolate ganache recipe I use for my cooking workshops:

  1. Heat ½ C. heavy whipping cream in DD stainless on medium heat until it is steaming.
  2. Remove from heat and add 1 C. semisweet chocolate chips.
    Be sure chips are covered by cream.
  3. Let sit for about 5 minutes. 
  4. Stir well with whisk or heat resistant spatula until uniform consistency.
  5. Let it cool until it is quite thick before putting on cake.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Comfort Food

Sometimes the only thing that will satisfy your appetite is a favorite comfort food.  The other day I was craving my mom's original "TV" dinner, a creation made long before Swanson appeared in the stores: a hamburger patty topped with a slice of onion and a cut up potato and carrot, seasoned with salt & pepper, wrapped up in foil, and baked in the oven. 
I no longer use foil because Al3+isn't good for you, and my Demarle Flexipat cooks faster and more evenly.
Here's what it looked like:


Have you tried fixing your favorite comfort food in Demarle?