Wasted $40 on a fancy silicone brioche mold that fell apart after three uses

I bought this expensive silicone brioche mold from a kitchen supply shop in Portland thinking it would last forever. After just three batches, the sides started peeling and it got all sticky. I tried washing it gently but the material just degraded. I should have stuck with my old metal pans that cost $12. Has anyone else had bad luck with those high-dollar silicone baking molds?

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luna26116h ago

My 1950s metal pans still work fine after 70 years so that trend is just fancy marketing.

owens.laura16h ago

@luna261 Totally agree. Older stuff is built to last, not to be replaced every few years.

shane_morgan16h ago

Any chance the silicone just wasn't food-grade quality even though they charged top dollar? I've noticed a lot of those boutique kitchen shops in Portland slap a high price on stuff that's basically the same cheap imports you'd find on Amazon. @owens.laura, you're right about old metal pans being tanks, but I think the real trick with silicone is you have to look for platinum-cured silicone or it's gonna break down fast. That sticky peeling you described is a dead giveaway it was regular silicone mixed with fillers to save money.