We’ve all done it, just admit it. You’ve put wax paper in the oven when you should have used parchment paper. Maybe you made a genuine mistake, or maybe you ran out of parchment paper in the kitchen and needed to find a swap fast. You thought to yourself, “Can wax paper go in the oven?” and then probably shrugged your shoulders and said, “Eh, it’ll be fine.” Except the you in this case is actually me. This is my memoir.
What Is Wax Paper?
First things first: What even is wax paper? It’s paper that has been coated in a thin layer of paraffin wax, which makes it nonstick and moisture resistant, but not heat resistant. If the paraffin wax makes you feel concerned, don’t worry—it’s totally food-safe. And if it makes you feel better, the paper used to be dipped in earwax. Yes, literal earwax. So paraffin wax is a substantial improvement.
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