Food Cooking Tips & Techniques 4 Tricks to Keep Parchment Paper Flat It's one of the handiest kitchen materials out there. But why does parchment insist on curling up? Try these tactics to scare it straight. By Heath Goldman Heath Goldman Heath is a trained chef, recipe developer, and writer. The friend everyone calls when they have an emergency cooking question, Heath has created content for women's lifestyle and food publications for over 10 years. She specializes in instructional cooking articles, features stories, and low-maintenance recipes with big flavor. Highlights: * More than a decade of experience writing and editing food articles and developing recipes * Contributor to national brands like Real Simple, Southern Living, Food and Wine, Food Network, and PureWow * Extensive cooking experience including: line cook at L'ecole Restaurant in New York, stage at Le Bernardin in New York, pastry chef at Williams College Bakery in Massachusetts, caterer for tens of private events * Graduate of the French Culinary Institute (now known as Institute Of Culinary Education), a professional culinary arts program that consists of 650 instructional hours Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 12, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: KarpenkovDenis/Getty Images 01 of 04 Parchment paper and baking ingredients KarpenkovDenis/Getty Images Lightly grease the baking sheet with vegetable oil or butter, then press down the corners of the paper until they stick. 02 of 04 Crumple the sheet, then smooth it out. 03 of 04 Place a plain magnet in each corner. (Make sure that the magnets have no paint or glue, which could burn.) 04 of 04 Cut sheets ahead of time and store them stacked on a baking sheet, with another baking sheet on top. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit