Or is it “moulds” ?
Regardless...
Can you bake in these copper-colored molds successfully?
Thanks for any info!
Regardless...
Can you bake in these copper-colored molds successfully?
Thanks for any info!
Baking in these molds
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These kind of molds are made out of adonized aluminum. I don’t know why you couldn’t bake in them if you wanted to, but you would need to grease and flour them very thoroughly to prevent sticking and ensure easy removal of the finished baked item. Also, the finish may change slightly from the heat, but if you didn’t care about this it wouldn’t be a problem.
Eddie
Eddie
Maybe they were meant for Jell-O molds or -- gag -- aspic -- originally.
I agree with Eddie. If you don't care about discoloration, it should be OK to use for baking but yeah, it could be tricky getting a cake to pop out of that thing cleanly.
I agree with Eddie. If you don't care about discoloration, it should be OK to use for baking but yeah, it could be tricky getting a cake to pop out of that thing cleanly.
My Mom had a whole set of molds like these that I’m pretty sure she got with some kind of Jello box top deal. She probably set in Jello box tops with 50 cents for every one or two of them. But Ralph is correct, they were originally meant for Jello molds.
I would use a yeast bread recipe, or a quick bread recipe that had a fairly stiff batter, and a fair amount of oil or fat in the recipe. There is a lot of detail in the bottom of that mold, places for a cake to stick, but I think it can be done. I’d give it a whirl at least once.
Eddie
I would use a yeast bread recipe, or a quick bread recipe that had a fairly stiff batter, and a fair amount of oil or fat in the recipe. There is a lot of detail in the bottom of that mold, places for a cake to stick, but I think it can be done. I’d give it a whirl at least once.
Eddie
I'll third that, jello for sure. Kinda wonder where my Mom's went to?
Thanks for the info!
Much obliged to all!
Much obliged to all!
Puddings
These molds were designed for classic English "puddings"(their generic word for "desserts"); a group that comprises things like Bavarian creams, Empress's rice, Jellies ( the original Jello molds) and something called Blancmange which was a sweet starchy pudding. Well-heeled manor homes had collections of these molds and at some point in the early 20th century some interior decorator decided that these molds were the fashionable thing to hang on Bob and Debbie's kitchen walls (in my Mother's kitchen it was cast-iron trivets and Aebelskiver molds). So the industry took this opportunity to mass produce iterations of these molds in cheap materials for decorations. The exact same combination used for the first Filter-Flo's copper-colored filter pans. I can't say whether these are safe to use for food or not.
These molds were designed for classic English "puddings"(their generic word for "desserts"); a group that comprises things like Bavarian creams, Empress's rice, Jellies ( the original Jello molds) and something called Blancmange which was a sweet starchy pudding. Well-heeled manor homes had collections of these molds and at some point in the early 20th century some interior decorator decided that these molds were the fashionable thing to hang on Bob and Debbie's kitchen walls (in my Mother's kitchen it was cast-iron trivets and Aebelskiver molds). So the industry took this opportunity to mass produce iterations of these molds in cheap materials for decorations. The exact same combination used for the first Filter-Flo's copper-colored filter pans. I can't say whether these are safe to use for food or not.
“I can't say whether these are safe to use for food or not.”
These molds were marketed expressly for Jello molds, so they were safe for cold foods containing acid. And since the coppertone finish is adonized I would feel safe using them for baking, or steaming a Christmas Pudding.
Now unmolding a baked or steamed recipe may be dicey with the detail in the bottom of the mold, I think with proper preparation of the mold and care in unmolding it can be done.
Just because they resemble GE FF lint filters doesn’t automatically make them toxic.
Just my two cents worth.
Eddie
These molds were marketed expressly for Jello molds, so they were safe for cold foods containing acid. And since the coppertone finish is adonized I would feel safe using them for baking, or steaming a Christmas Pudding.
Now unmolding a baked or steamed recipe may be dicey with the detail in the bottom of the mold, I think with proper preparation of the mold and care in unmolding it can be done.
Just because they resemble GE FF lint filters doesn’t automatically make them toxic.
Just my two cents worth.
Eddie
Yeah, we had a "copper" fish and a chicken on a wall in our kitchen for years when I was a kid.
Hey Paul, if you decide to bake something, let us know how it . . . turns out!
Hey Paul, if you decide to bake something, let us know how it . . . turns out!
Have several of these vintage tin and or copper molds (thrift store find), but have never used them for baking.
IMHO nearly all seem too thin and either thus wouldn't hold batter and or baking results might be off because.
But to each his or her own.
https://www.cakecentral.com/forum/t/224041/bake-in-copper-jello-mold
https://www.hometalk.com/33366549/q-is-it-possiboe-to-bake-in-a-copper-jello-mold
bonhambusiness.blogspot.com
IMHO nearly all seem too thin and either thus wouldn't hold batter and or baking results might be off because.
But to each his or her own.
https://www.cakecentral.com/forum/t/224041/bake-in-copper-jello-mold
https://www.hometalk.com/33366549/q-is-it-possiboe-to-bake-in-a-copper-jello-mold
Repurposing a Jello Mold as a Cake Pan
Blogger Sallee Bonham shows how she re-purposed a vintage, aluminum jello mold as a small cake pan. Directions and pictures included.
Re: Reply #9
In the third link that Launderess posted above they show a nicely baked cake using one of these adonized aluminum Jello molds. And the poster gave very detailed instructions for getting successful results. So it appears there is proof positive that at least a cake can be successfully baked in one of these molds.
But I agree, if it was made of copper I wouldn’t try it.
Eddie
In the third link that Launderess posted above they show a nicely baked cake using one of these adonized aluminum Jello molds. And the poster gave very detailed instructions for getting successful results. So it appears there is proof positive that at least a cake can be successfully baked in one of these molds.
But I agree, if it was made of copper I wouldn’t try it.
Eddie
Interesting!
Thanks for adding more information!
Thanks for adding more information!
