How to Clean Silicone Baking Pads in the Dishwasher

The silicone baking pad is a recent invention that has benefited home cooks and professional chefs alike. Anyone who has baked several times has probably had a baking sheet with food baked onto it, sometimes so bad that the sheet has to be thrown out. Silicone baking pads make baking sheet cleanup easy. Sometimes, the pads need to be cleaned as well. Usually, a quick swipe of a damp cloth or sponge will do the trick, but there are times it becomes necessary to load the baking pads in the dishwasher to get them fully cleaned and sanitized.

Liquid dish soap
Sponge
Dish detergent

Instructions

- 1
  Fill a sink halfway with warm water. Add a tablespoon of liquid dish soap, Swirl the water around to create suds. Place your silicone baking pads in the water to soak for at least one hour to loosen baked-on food or grease. Use a sponge to remove loosened debris.
- 2
  Remove the silicone pads from the sink and load the dishwasher as normal. Be sure to have tall items, such as dinner plates or skillets, on the bottom rack of the dishwasher.
- 3
  Place the silicone baking pads on their sides between the spaces of the other items you are washing. Lean a pad against the item in front of it to help it stay upright, if necessary.
- 4
  Run the dishwasher using dishwasher detergent as you normally would.

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