How does the foil harm the environment and your health? It is literally (and I'm using that word correctly) the most abundant element in the earth's crust. You cannot avoid it. I understand that you shouldn't eat it. I mean everything has a poisonous dose - even drinking too much water can kill you. I doubt that enough AL leaches into food to be measureable beyond what is normally found in food. As far as environmental aluminium goes, it deson't come from foil, it comes from coal-burning power plants where it is released into the air, then precipitation releases it into the water table.

Aluminum is pretty much infinitely recyclable. It's much much better for the environment than plastic wrap

Yeah, butter it, then spread flour on the butter by tilting the tin until it covers everything, tap tin on the counter to get off excess flour. Contents won't be stuck. 😁

Even though metals are easier to recycle than paper, I'm going to guess you're refering to new aluminium and the mining thereof and not be a smart ass about that part. As for your health, wtf you doing, eating it?

When I bake I use butter cooking spray and a little flour, and my cakes never stick. Never.

Baking paper or parchment paper is great

That's right, aluminum foil causes autism (eye roll)

Tass... Aluminum is 100% recyclable...forever. You just have to clean it before putting it into the recycle bin. And some people will counter your argument by saying butter is bad for you. Not me...I butter the foil after it is in the tin...so there.

What now? No it's not.

my favourite pan release is 1 part flour/1part oil/1 part shortening. It can last forever unrefrigerated.

Parchment paper is a good alternative too. I use the unbleached "if you care" brand. They also make aluminum foil but I don't use any aluminum. It's so bad for you.

I also assumed bread, but for wetter foods like sauces, fruit, and cheese I use glass pans instead of aluminum.

you do realise aluminum is a naturally-occuring element right???

Baking paper deteriorates when exposed to grease

Some stuff benefits from the foil but one box lats me so long, I have silicone mat and parchment for baking

No...It...Does...NOT.

It's called parchment paper

How is that less environmentally harmful?

Yes! Just this!

Doesn’t butter harm your health?

Spot on

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Sanctimonious millennial who thinks because he's just discovered something, nobody else knows about it is interrupted by sanctimonious eco-freak who is too busy frothing about how people are killing the environment to realise such a thing as recycled aluminium foil exists and people know what is right and wrong for the environment.

Mini... I think things get out of hand because someone says something stupid about something, stating the stupidity as fact, and people jump in on either side of the issue. I have trouble ignoring stupid statements...so I am guilty of jumping in.

I've done it.... they were NOT amused.