Antique molds

[DayGameCandy]

Hi all,  I acquired these over time to try with hard candies.  Works ok if I heat the mold to release and/or coat with oil beforehand. I’m wondering if they can still be used with chocolate or if I need any special treatment to mold in them and get a clean release. 

 

Thanks!  

Jon

[Kerry Beal]

Are you saying you have heated and oiled them to get them to release hard candy and now wonder if they can be used to mold chocolate?

[DayGameCandy]

Not really, I only used them once or twice and sprayed a little canola oil on them ahead of time to get them out.  I also tried to use a heat gun on the back to warm them a bit.  That works for some clear toy candy molds.  

 

I wanted to try some chocolate in them which was there intended use I imagine. I was really asking how they fair vs a modern polycarbonate mold and is there any special considerations to use them.  They have various degrees of tin coverage due to the age. 

 

Jon

[Kerry Beal]

The ones with bright tin will likely work well - buggers are heavy to work with when tapping for bubbles and turning over to scrape 

 

[DayGameCandy]

Not bad for the first try...

[Kerry Beal]

Not bad at all!