High end parchment paper for rosin pressing

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I press rosin single grams at a time, in puck form, directly onto normal parchment paper. Yields are good at >20%. It does bleed through a little. maybe 5-10% of the yield is on the other side of the paper. So, i figured i would buy some higher end parchment paper to see if we could fix this. The Rzam brand I picked up has a super thick coat and advertises it can be used multiple times. However, it bleeds though really bad…and the worst part is I can’t seem to collect from the non-slick side of the paper. At least with parchment, you could collect the pass though.

Anyway, maybe I am doing something wrong. Or, maybe you have an idea that can sort out things.

thanks

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I buy the pre cut sheets, in packs of ten from the dollar store, I think the brand is Betty Crocker. I double wrap every press but almost never get any pass through or break down of the parchment.

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what size press? tons? I have a 20 ton on a 3 x 5. maybe I am pressing too hard.

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I have a 12 ton with 4 x 7 plates, but no pressure gauge so I go by feel.

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I use If You Care unbleached parchment baking sheets. One sheet, no bleeding, pretty easy to release, and most importantly, no PFAS.

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Rosin evolution makes some good parchment.

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I’d second this. Have used this brand in the past and didn’t have issues

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This is great info, and im just looking at buying a press. So sounds like presure guage is good, and parchment that doesnt bleed through/easily collectible is good.

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Good call on the no PFAS; I didn’t realize that garbage was in so many food packaging products.

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I just tried using regular parchment, but with two sheets. that seems to sort out this problem. also, just yielded 27% on my sour ripper cut. so sour, and now so ripped.

I am returning the high end sheets.

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