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@renn - you're right about the pans. I was hoping the silpat would help mitigate that black pan, but the real problem is definitely the oven, which heats from the bottom and doesn't retain heat, so rather than maintain a steady temperature, it's constantly trying to catch up. The result is that the flame is on much more often than it should be, and ends up burning the bottoms of things. Someday I'll have a better oven...