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These are perfect for making Golden Paste (turmeric supplement) for my dog. I may even use them for making chocolates someday. Just FYI, each section holds 1/4tsp.
Again, I find myself lamenting the lack of partial stars. This set of molds gets 4.5 stars from me.
I bought these to make coffee bean embeds (melt and pour) for a coffee-flavored soap (cold process). I love them, but I do take half a star off for the fact that they're *way* too deep to be a decent bean. But since I'm making small batches, it's not a real hardship to spend the time cutting the beans down (anywhere from 2/3 to 1/2 way down the bean works best, I've found). Although I read the dimensions, the sheets looked a little smaller than I expected. If you're going to be doing *a* *lot* of beans, consider ordering a second three-pack.
Pros: -Adorable beans! -Release easily. I eventually ended up adapting a chocolate-pouring technique (the one for sealing the bottom of your bonbons: you just pour over and scrape over the top of the mold to evenly distribute; you've got to watch for air bubbles, but if you know you're going to have to trim your beans anyway, it's an efficient method). -Versatile: I can think of a lot of things to do with an oval embed this small. Even if I have to do a little strategic trimming with a knife, I think the wider application is worth a little extra time. -Being so small, they set up fairly quickly.
Cons: -A little difficult to clean, since the cavities are so small. It's easy to miss spots. -The sheets were a bit smaller than I expected (but when I measured them to be sure, they were exactly as big as they were supposed to be). -It took me some time to figure out an efficient way to fill these things, since the cavities are so small, without making a big old honking mess. You may need to experiment to find something that works for you. -The molds are deeper than the average bean, so unless you only partially fill them (a technique I found to be frustratingly hit and miss), your aesthetic sense may require trimming them down to size.
Still, these cons are very minor things, and if you're like me and don't believe in putting useless decorations on your soap, then this is a good idea for when you want coffee beans... that don't end up in the bathroom garbage can.
I purchased this item to make Turmeric Golden Paste in pre-portioned pieces. While I was eventually able to get these to work, I wish I had been aware of their quality prior to purchase. They are very thin and flimsy. There is no rigidity at all. This will make spreading product into and extracting from the mold quite difficult and messy. When extracting, because of how thin the silicone is, the “beans” flip inside out when pressed. Eventually, since they’re all inside out, the whole mold starts to curl, making it difficult to flip the beans back out, and if you’re working with turmeric, like me, this makes for a very messy, yellow-stained project. Next time, I will put the whole mold into a gallon zip top bag and pop the product out of the mold that way and try to save the mess.
Bottom line: It works, it’s very affordable, but expect a VERY thin, overly pliable product.
I use this to make turmeric paste capsules. These have worked wonderfully. They are the perfect small capsule size trays. Very pleased with this purchase. If you are making the capsules like I did I would highly recommend placing parchment paper between layers as one set, for some reason, froze to the bottom of the tray on top of it. Not a big deal, I just pull them off but to some this might be frustrating.
Love these little pans. I use them for pureed fruit that I add to kombucha. Just pour the pureed fruit over the mold, then use a spatula to spread it out. Pop it in the freezer; once frozen, put the fruit in a baggie and keep frozen until ready to use. Cleans up very easily.
I used this to make soap embeds. The cavities are small, like they should be, and it makes it hard to pour your liquid into the cavities without overfilling them. The overfill is really hard, if not impossible, to remove before it hardens. So of that can be reused, but there is waste. Next time I will try it will a squirt bottle or eye dropper for less waste.
I make my own chocolate covered coffee beans and these add the extra touch to making them awesome. The sizes of each cavity are perfect. People love the chocolates as gifts and I get compliments on the coffee bean shape of each one. They are easy to clean and use.