Mold (cooking implement)
late 19th and early 20th century food molds
A mold or mould is a container used in various techniques of food preparation to shape the finished dish. The term mold may also refer to a finished dish made in such a container (e.g. a jello mold).
Uses
Molds can be used for a variety of foods:
- Cake molds (e.g. muffin tins, bundt cake and angel food cake pans, and other types of bakeware)
- Gelatin dessert molds (or jelly moulds)
- Ice cream and other frozen desserts
- Mousse
- Butter
- Springform pan