Apple Chips

I attempted this recipe today: http://weelicious.com/2010/02/22/pear-and-apple-chips/ ... And in anticipation of wax paper not working so well as a replacement for parchment paper, I bought a Silpat. I'm generally against involving plastics (does silicone count at a plastic?) in baking or microwaving of any kind, but considering what a disaster making beet chips on wax paper was, I thought I might as well give it a go. $20 later, I have some pretty wicked-awesome apple chips, but sadly not enough to make it worth the effort. I may need to shell out another $20 for another Silpat, but we are badly in need of a diaper sprayer and I think that may beat out Silpat number two for now. Ah well...