Baking questions

[NoCarb]

Hello

I bought a ready mix for low carb cake.

1) does the butter have to be melted? I don't want to spare extra dishes to heat it up, is there a solution?
2) are all non sticky individual muffin trays on ebay actually non sticky or I have to buy something specific? I don't want the muffin to come out into pieces and ideally, I wouldn't like to oil the tray surface (I don't want to soil my hands or use extra tools)
3) should I buy a metal or silicone tray? which is better and more convenient to take the muffins out?

thanks!

 

[Kaylz]

1. It should tell you on the pack whether the butter needs to be melted or not, I don't use mixes so don't know for definite
2. Will you be using paper muffin cases placed in the tin, if not then yes you will have to grease the tin
3. I always prefer to use silicon but each individual will choose what they like to use themselves x

 

[DeusXM]

A second vote for silicone here too. They're much easier to clean. If you've got baked-on goo on a metal tray, you usually have to get in there with a knife and you'll ruin the non-stick coating. The silicone ones, you just bend a bit and the baked-on goo should pretty much snap off.

Much easier to get them out of a silicone tray too!

 

[NoCarb]

A second vote for silicone here too. They're much easier to clean. If you've got baked-on goo on a metal tray, you usually have to get in there with a knife and you'll ruin the non-stick coating. The silicone ones, you just bend a bit and the baked-on goo should pretty much snap off.

Much easier to get them out of a silicone tray too!

good but the problem is that silicone tray is bendy and you need to place in a rigid surface to take it in and out of the oven