Baking mats. ter-posud / Pixabay.com / 2006 / CC0 1.0
Mats have been used throughout human history in every phase of food preparation, from growing, gathering, sieving, storage, preparation, cooking, serving, and cleanup.
There are specialized mats for each phase; very few if any are interchangeable.
Types of mats used for food
Baking Mats
Baking mats are non-stick floppy "plastic" sheets that you put on top of a baking tray before baking, instead of greasing the tray or lining it with a cooking paper. They prevent the food item being baked from sticking to the pan.
There are various...
Pastry Cloth
A pastry cloth is a cloth on which you roll out dough.
Its purpose is to minimize sticking, and allow you to therefore roll the dough thinner. A pastry cloth also allows you to lift fragile pie crusts (such as those made of wholewheat / aka wholemeal)...
Pastry Cloth Pad
A Pastry Cloth Pad is a large pad usually made of rubber.
You place it on the counter, and place your pastry cloth on top of it, and then for the full outfitting, a rolling pin cover over top the rolling pin.
The pads, generally around 24 by 20...
Sudare
A sudare is a small, flexible mat made from strips of bamboo to help you assemble and roll up maki sushi .
The mat is usually about 20 cm (8 inches ) square.
Using a sudare mat
To use a sudare, you put a large, flat piece of seaweed ("nori...