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I am starting to collect various piece of Silicone cookware. I would like to find out how others keep their silicone cookware clean or if they try.

I put my Silicone cupcake tray into the dishwasher last night and sure enough its does not clean well and feels greasy still. In the past I just wipe it out and learn to ignore the greasy part. But it still makes me wonder.

Thanks!

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We thought silicone cookware would be a Godsend -- we assumed silicone + dishwasher = magic. Then we got some and had a harder time keeping it clean than regular cookware so we got rid of it. Now the only silicone items we use are spatulas/scrapers/icers. – Dinah Jul 16 '10 at 16:35
This question is very similar to [How do I clean this silicone tray?][1], which has much better answers. [1]: cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24049/… – Will Sheppard May 31 '12 at 20:02

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You're doing all you can. When I first started using Silpats (love them) I noticed the greasy feeling after washing. I googled and googled but all I ever found was that this just seemed to be a fact of life. I personally wash mine in the sink, and I think it turns out better, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's just my imagination.

From what I can tell it does not affect the quality of my food. I'm also pretty sure that it's not "grease" per se, but probably just some feature of washing and using silicone regularly.

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