And while any muffin pan can do double-duty as an ingredient organizer, the silicone is malleable enough to transfer ingredients directly to the pan without having to scoop each thing out with a ...

Here's what experts have to say about silicone utensils and cookware, including the products' safety, life span and how they differ from plastic.

The best silicone muffin tray set, the SJ European LFGB Silicone Muffin Pan Baking Trays, includes two trays, so you can bake full-size muffins for a bake sale or prepare smaller sizes for children.

If you don’t have a silicone muffin tray, The Kitchn says: Once frozen, you can pop them out of the tin by placing the tray in a sink filled with an inch of hot water.

While these trays have become commonplace, they symbolize how the material used to make them – silicone – has transformed our kitchens over the past two decades.

While these trays have become commonplace, they symbolize how the material used to make them — silicone — has transformed our kitchens over the past two decades.