water in empty ones and those paper cupcake wrapper things
No they aren't really nonstick. Grease your muffin cups!
How many muffins you'd get from a one pound package of muffin mix, depends on how big your muffin pans are. The package should say what the expected yield would be if you use a standard size muffin tin that aren't over filled.
You can use those paper cups just as you would the aluminum ones. I actually prefer the paper cups to the aluminum cups.
No, because if you grease the pan the muffins should not stick. However, muffin tins, or cups, are easier to use, if more expensive, because the muffins always slide out.
You can reduce the amount of papers used, decrease the amount of bags and use your own cloth bags, and you can reduce the amount of paper plates and cups and use your own.
Whether you use silicone or paper baking cups is a matter of preference. Silicone baking cups are easy to clean and have the added advantage of preventing your muffins from burning. Paper cups are easy to clean up and disposable but you may still have to clean the muffin tin after you use them.
using different cups to reduce heat loss
It is something you can only use once: Paper muffin cups, lambchop panties , parchment paper. And appliances that only do one thing, like a waffle iron .
Usually it just serves as the molder and the means of which you can hold the muffin when you eat it. It also prevents the batter to stick to the muffin molder. It also affects the look of the muffin.
Spray a muffin pan and use it without cupcake paper cups. You can cut squares of baking paper and shape them into the pan holes. This can look quite effective. The cupcake shop called Sweet Revenge sometimes does this.
Dry Measuring cups and spoons Wet measuring cup for liquids Pans (muffin, cake, etc..) Mixer or sometimes blender
you can use squashed banana as a flavoring muffin.