These copper mats are the greatest invention for grilling since the barbecue itself!

 

What is a Copper Grill Mat? A copper grill mat is a nonstick grill mat that lies between your food and your grill. You place the mat down on the grill, cook your food on top of the matt, and enjoy a clean grill with closed gaps. I became so infatuated with this amazing Grill and Baking Mats that I wanted to share just a few of the reasons why I think they are so great!

 

-Nonstick coating

-Heat-proof up to 500 degrees

-Cuts easily to fit any size or shape

-Protect your baking pans

-Reduce cleanup

-Dishwasher safe and reusable

 

 

 

How do these non-stick grill/oven mats work? These grill mats are basically just sheets of some flexible, heat-resistant material—often fiberglass fabric—that’s coated in PTFE, also known as polytetrafluoroethylene. The atoms in this low-friction chemical aren’t very good at sticking to other things, which tend to slide right off. This fabric also conducts heat, which allows it to work as a cooking surface. The heat from the grates even transfers through the mat and leaves grill marks, while allowing you to add sauces and cook veggies without falling through the grates. These grill mats are state of the art as they evenly distribute heat over the full surface. So you can cook things like BBQ meals and rest assured that everyone will get an even cook each time. This makes it easier to time dinners and parties. 

 

Ultimately, you save money in a variety of ways by using a grill mat, such as for food costs. When you are preparing foods at home, there is some degree of loss resulting from food falling, dripping, or burning. Using these mats alleviates this. What’s more, you save money on the cost of reusable or disposable aluminum grill pans that are a poor substitute.

 

Plus, you get to save time cleaning! Cleaning the inside of an oven or an outside grill is quite a hassle. You have to get special sprays or solutions, rags, and brushes. These have to be specific to the kitchen appliance too. It is also cumbersome, especially when foods like cheeses spill onto the base or a tray below and burn in place. Most of the time you cannot remove the scalding hot cheese the minute you see it fall, so it is left to burn and harden. Once you are done cooking, you still have to let the oven or grill cool down before you can touch it, and often there is limited time after a late night meal to do this. Invariably, the burned food remains there overnight, forgotten until the next time you bake or grill, at which point it burns further filling the area with smoke. With the grill mat, you're able to easily clean it at the sink withou the use chemicals or the backache of reaching in your oven and scrubbing!

 

 

• DO wash on the top rack of your dishwasher only.
• DON’T use over a direct flame. (Feel free to use it over a fire, just make sure the flame doesn’t actually touch the mat!)
• DON’T layer mats on top of each other when cooking.
• And finally, DON’T use metal utensils, as they can damage the mats.