Parchment paper or aluminum foil?

[question everything]

I never put anything directly on a baking sheet. Always aluminum foil, dull side up and then thinly spread shortening.

But now I am looking at an enticing photo of squash and sausage and onion roasted together and I can see the edge of a parchment paper.

If I do use parchment will I need to spread shortening, too? The sausage and veggies are to be drizzled with extra virgin olive oil.

Thanks.

[SheltieLover]

1. Dunno, but it sounds yummy!

[riverbendviewgal]

2. Parchment paper

I use to use aluminum more before but I like parchment paper better. Works good.

[Siwsan]

3. I bake cookies on parchment and never use any butter or shortening on it

Never had a sticking problem.

[question everything]

4. Thanks, will try. I think that I had some old paper

and the food stuck. No, not cookies, ptobably sliced potatoes coated in butter (and garlic and thyme)

[fierywoman]

5. I roast veggies all the time tossed with oil and salt,

never oil/butter the paper, no sticking problems.

[question everything]

6. Thanks. Will do

[fierywoman]

8. BTW, one of my fave restaurants ever (Joe's in Venice CA -- no longer there)

told me the secret to their "creamy made without cream" veg soups: they roasted the veggies, then pureed with broth ...

[hippywife]

7. I use either depending on what I'm making.

If I'm baking, I use parchment paper; if I'm roasting, I use foil. As far as whether to grease or not to grease, I normally follow the recipe instructions, but from my own experience, I've found that it's not usually required for baking. But you can do it however makes you feel most confident.

[Major Nikon]

9. I use silicone baking mats

They are good to about 500F, no waste, and cleanup is easy.

[question everything]

10. Never hears about that. Will have to check. Thanks

[Warpy]

11. Parchment paper is stiff paper impregnated with silicone, so no greasing is necessary

as long as you poke some holes in the sausage so it doesn't explode. For this one, either option would work. The advantage to parchment paper is that nothing sticks to it, and I'm looking at you, coconut macaroons. It's also better for things "en papillote," nobody gets a piece of aluminum on a filling that way (ow!).

[question everything]

12. Thank you. The sausage will be cut

and the recipe

https://www.startribune.com/squash-and-sausage-are-a-match-made-in-autumn-heaven/600219125/

[SoBlueInFL]

14. That looks a lot like what my husband and I make when we want something savory and quick. r/o

We eat a lot of roasted veggies.

[SoBlueInFL]

13. I use both. r/o

When roasteing a half-sheet pan full of veggies, I wrap the pan in aluminum foil to prevent any oil dirtying the pan and then add a sheet of parchment to prevent sticking.

I think of the foil as the barrier to keep the pan cleaner and the parchment as the layer which does the anti-stick work.

I also line my baking pans with parchment to lessen sticking and to ease removal.

[question everything]

15. Thank you. Interesting. I have been using foil to keep the sheets clean

Will parchment alone not accomplish this?

[SoBlueInFL]

16. If I'm baking a free-form loaf or cookies, it does. Anything with oil tends to seep under and r/o

it fails to keep the sheet clean.

[question everything]

17. Thank you. Again. What does r/o mean, please?

[SoBlueInFL]

18. Read on. It alerts the reader that there is more in the post body.

[question everything]

19. Thank you. The opposite of n/t (no text)

And a belated welcome to DU.

You have already made your mark.

[question everything]

21. Thank you, again. I was hesitant and stayed with the foil and vegetable shortening

but today I prepared cod placed on top of roasted potatoes which were coated with butter and the recipe did call for parchment so I followed your suggestion: parchment on top of foil and everything came perfect.

[Vinca]

20. I love parchment paper. You don't need to spread shortening - the olive oil is enough.

[MissMillie]

22. for baked goods, parchment paper, foil for proteins and veg

just my personal preference