how does one use these molds to make round hard candy lollipops... it seems impossible to me to fill both cavities , put them together while hot .
864107
I have not tried the hard candy yet. I have assembled the two halves, piped chocolate into the hole for the stick and then inserted the stick.
1982845
The snowflake molds are 1 1/4 inches deep, I used them for the Peppermint bark so I did not fill them. Maybe put in 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch of melted candy, and they came out wonderfully no breakage (made peppermint Bark). They were beautiful and put them in cello bags tied with Christmas ribbon and gave as favors
1951321
I only used Wilton candy melts and I didn't have a problem. It did take a little more time for the white and colored melts to melt than the chocolate ones. They also seem to set a little faster.
1135395
I'm not sure. I only make sugar free candies using coconut oil (mostly chocolate, some filled), and the silicone molds do not seem to work well for those. I have returned to plastic molds, and have made caramel candies with coconut oil, and those seem just fine. Sorry I can't be more help.
1394268
not sure what you mean.... melted caramels inside the mold or caramel inside chocolate? I haven't tried anything caramel and don't know how it dries in comparison to chocolate. I pour hot melted chocolate into the molds and as they cool, they become harder. When they are hardened through to the touch (When I am making alot, I sometimes stick them in the freezer for a brief time period to speed this process up) Once hardened, they pop right out of the molds. There is minimal cleanup involved!
299001
I don't think hot caramel would be hot enough to melt the trays, so you should be able to make caramels in them.
1210591
Not in the oven these are essentially molds. If you want to pour chocolate and let cool that would be the closest to baking you can get
140708
NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making everything I needed for my son's birthday party. :-( NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making... » Read More NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making everything I needed for my son's birthday party. :-( « Show Less
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Unfortunately not... spraying a little non-stick in the molds might work though. Best of luck with your Jello endeavors!
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It's a harder plastic. Maybe if you sprayed it and they could fall out but you cannot push the plastic. I wouldn't think that it would be any different than a typical jello mold though.
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I believe I read in reviews that you can make jello with these molds and I'm not sure if I read that they had trouble getting them out of the mold perhaps? I never used them for jello. They were great for candy melts (for party favors) and ice (for the punch).
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I'm using a Lee 4 cavity mold and it works fine. You do have to turn the mold around to fill.
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You may try a heat gun carefully ,to much and it will bubble. I have never had a problem of this kind before. Why it happened is a mystery. If you mixed it well this should have not happened. The one way it may have happened is the parts were not equal,sometimes it may look equal but is not. I like to role to equal ball sizes as close of diameter as possible :-)
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honestly i dont know. I know candy making uses higher heat. I do know that i can feel getting a hot glass pan out of oven, the heat is enough that i cant hold it for long but short durations is bearable. FYI they run big. hope this helps
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Once the mold is hot you can pop them out about as fast as you can fill the mold. I use wheel weights and knock them directly into a 5 gal bucket of water. Keeps them from deforming and they harden to over 20 on the Brinel scale. I've shot them at 2400 fps with no problems.
1328910
Yes! I used it with candy melts and was able to do a lovely job the very first time I used this mold!!!
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I don't really know, I never tried. I am not sure what the maximum temperature usage for this item is compared to the required boiling point for sugar to turn into hard candy. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more assistance. Please be aware that even though the item is reasonably priced it will take a few weeks to arrive because the seller is not in this country.