Freshware Silicone Molds, One Size, Assorted [30 Cup]

Awesome product!Hello everyone. I recently learned to make chocolate and wanted to take it to the next level and try some silicone molds (prior to the molds I was making free form candy clusters on wax paper). Perhaps many of you are finding that after reading the reviews for various mold brands, you are still not sure which one(s) to go with. That is how I felt a couple weeks ago, so I decided to see for myself and bought 3 different brand molds. The following is what I purchased: Silikomart Silicone Easy Chocolate Mold (assorted Dinosaurs - 15 piece per mold), Fat Daddio's Interlocking Square Silicone Chocolate Mold (15 piece per mold), and Freshware 30 Cavity Silicone Chocolate Jelly and Candy Mold. Along with the molds, I also purchased the Wilton Easy Pour Funnel. In case it matters, I prepare my chocolate using cacoa butter, cacao paste, sea salt, honey and ground vanilla. All ingredients are warmed in my dehydrator at a temperature of 105 until melted (the honey is already melted of course, but I put in in there anyway so it is warm). Here is what I discovered when I made my chocolates yesterday. All three molds released the chocolates easily, all three molds had about the same size candies (can be eaten in one or two bites - I think this is just the right size) and all three produced beautiful shiny pieces of chocolate (they all had the same amount of shine). Clean-up is a cinch on all three of them; however, it is easier to clean the brown chocolate off the red 30 cavity Freshware mold. Several reviews have noted that the forms are so flexible you have to transfer them to the refrigerator on a hard surface or all your chocolate will run out. This is true; however, I do not feel this is a reason for the products to lose a star because this flexibility is also the exact reason your beautiful little candy creations will pop right out. I made sure to transfer my filled molds to the refrigerator on something stiff and it was no big deal at all. As far as I can tell, unless you are looking for a particular shape, of the three I purchased, I would recommend the Freshware one because of the following: it has 30 cavities in the mold (as opposed to 15 in each of the others),it gives you a variety of shapes (6 different shapes in the 30 cavities as opposed to only one shape in the 15 cavity molds), it is the easiest to clean up because it is red and per cavity is the least expensive option. Now, about the funnel. For $5.46, this little candy making tool was a real gem. It is super simple to use and clean. Several reviews mentioned that it did not come with a stand; however, this is no big deal. I used a narrow mouthed canning jar and it worked perfect. The wide mouth jar bumps the little handle trigger and lets the chocolate out, so I do not recommend a jar or glass with a wide top. Fortunately, I realized the wide mouth would open the funnel bottom before I actually put chocolate in it. Other reviews mentioned that the funnel drips. My experience was the following: When only the chocolate was in the funnel, I had the occasional drip (maybe 6 drips), but not at all enough to take a star away for it. Part way through my project, I added shredded coconut to the chocolate in the Vitamix and blended it in on a low speed (didn't breakdown the coconut...merely mixed it in). I found I did get more drips once the coconut was in the funnel; however, this was my own fault because the little pieces of coconut were preventing a seal at the bottom of the funnel. Even with the coconut, I did not think the drips I got were bothersome. I will add the coconut the same way next time and enjoy gobbling up the drippings when I am cleaning up. I hope the info above was helpful. Happy candy making!

I recently bought the Freshware 24-cavity mini silicone mold for my baking interests. My first attempt at using the silicone mold was with a recipe for coconut butter fudge. Since the batter was thick, I had to scoop it into the mold and smooth it out. A bit time consuming, but worth it in the end. I also needed to place the mold onto a cookie sheet to stabilize it when transferring it from the counter top into the refrigerator. After being in the refrigerator for 24 hours, I removed the fudge from the mold. Though most of the corners ended up being white for some reason ( I worked hard at working the fudge in so there would be no bubbles) the mold worked great. In the past, when I put the fudge in anything else, I would definitely have to use some type of oil to assist removing it from any bakeware. Using the Freshware silicone mold, I did not have to use any unnecessary sprays or oils to make removal easy and add more fat to whatever I am making. They came out with ease. It was also simple to clean. I just sprayed it with hot water before washing and it cleaned up nicely. It was a little tedious drying every cavity, but I would have to do that with any mold. This is the first silicone mold I have bought and used and I am very well please. I also ordered the Freshware round silicone mold and am looking forward to trying it soon.

I got these about a year ago as soap molds - make beautiful 2.25 ounce bars (travel size) I've baked gluten free cornbread, used it as a freezer mold to harden compound butters as well as rendered beef tallow and lard, used them to make jumbo ice cubes, used for pemmican molds, gluten free trail bread, no-bake cookies and a plethora of other things.never had a problem with unmolding items, never needed to use a knife or fork to get anything out.followed the directions and give them a very light oiling the first time I used them. after that, I handwash in hot soapy water, then rinse with hot water with a bit of white vinegar (like all my dishes. it acts as a degreaser)works well, great for single portions of breads, cakes and the like, makes huge cookies (gluten free shortbread with dark chocolate chips and pecans) .. more like cookie bars.yes, you will need to put this on a cookiesheet to move when filled. minor inconvenience as far as i'm concerned.easy to store, just roll up, toss in the cabinet.keep in mind the temperature safety range ( -40F to 440F) but I've found, with the smaller size, i can drop the time and temp of baked goods a bit and they come out just fine.for the soap-making, I've used it for hot process and cold process soaps, and it's never given me a bit of trouble.I've seen a lot of reviews talking about certain issues - very sugary things 'might' stick. if you use a cooking spray, don't use one that contains silicone (many of them do) as that can cause sticking as well.I'm perfectly thrilled with the little things, and I'm planning on soon buying some of the related 6 cavity pans to make larger soap bars - and to note.. petite does cover the items formed in thisthree inches long, 2 inches wide, and just over an inch deep - roughly the size of a credit card, and about a finger's width thick (give or take a little wiggle room)hope this helps!