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Plastic vs Metal Molds
I recently bought my first mold -- not necessarily to use,
it's an antique heavy flat metal Reiche mold I bought for less than $20. This thing is completely rigid. If the chocolate doesn't come out willingly, is there some sort of trick to getting it out? Or is that never a problem with chocolate cast into rigid molds? I'm beginning to think plastic molds might make sense after all, because they're flexible like an ice cube tray. Does anyone make flexible metal molds for chocolate bars? I haven't found anyone yet. Metal fatigue could be a problem. I'm wondering if I need to age plastic molds or pretreat them in some way to remove plasticizers, etc. before using with chocolate (boiling in cocoa butter for a few weeks comes to mind). |
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Plastic vs Metal Molds
"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message ... > I recently bought my first mold -- not necessarily to use, > it's an antique heavy flat metal Reiche mold I bought for > less than $20. This thing is completely rigid. If the > chocolate doesn't come out willingly, is there some sort > of trick to getting it out? Or is that never a problem with > chocolate cast into rigid molds? > > I'm beginning to think plastic molds might make sense > after all, because they're flexible like an ice cube tray. > Does anyone make flexible metal molds for > chocolate bars? I haven't found anyone yet. > Metal fatigue could be a problem. I'm > wondering if I need to age plastic molds or pretreat > them in some way to remove plasticizers, etc. before > using with chocolate (boiling in cocoa butter for a > few weeks comes to mind). > Professional plastic molds are rigid, heavy duty things that don't flex at all, and cost about ten times as much as the flexible plastic molds you'll see in most places and on most web sites (typically at least $20-25 each). The ones that flex are really for paper, soap, hobbyists, or maybe people who use fake chocolate candy melts. I don't think that many people actually try to use metal molds anymore. Flexing is not required to remove the item from the mold. When the chocolate is fully set, it releases from the mold. You simply turn the mold upside down and rap it, and the chocolates fall out. |
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