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▲ Parchment Paper History: How We Got Paper Perfect for Baking (2019)(tedium.co)
7 points by colinprince 2 days ago | 9 comments
▲Sharlin 9 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Parchment paper was definitely widely used in kitchens before the 00s.

▲loveandhelp 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

is it different from butcher paper?

▲wasabi991011 16 minutes ago | parent [-]

a quick google search says yes

▲eimrine an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

TL/DR: We Have Got It Because of PFAS

▲sudobash1 22 minutes ago | parent [-]

The article says nothing about PFAS. It states that bakers' parchment paper is treated with silicone.

▲eimrine 20 minutes ago | parent [-]

But the truth is that a parchment paper is impossible without PFAS.

▲wasabi991011 8 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

That is not true. Especially since TFA clearly dates the invention of parchment paper to 1847, nearly a century before the synthesis of PFAS.

▲Sharlin 10 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How so? Parchment paper is cellulose impregnated with silicone.

▲pessimizer 16 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

The tl;dr of an article should be about the article.