Martellato Polycarbonate Chocolate Mold, Oblong Layered Rounds

So easy!

I used to make all my chocolates by hand, but wanted to try out one of the polycarbonate molds. I’m now forever going to be lazy since this thing is so easy to use for making chocolates. I haven’t used these for cherry cordials, but I have used them for just a normal truffle, and they come out so easily that it’s not worth hand making them any more. A few minutes in the freezer and a quick tap on the counter and they come out cleanly.

The 4 star rating is for the cleaning. It’s hard to dry the underside since a towel doesn’t fit into all the little nooks and crannies very easily.

Good quality, incorrect product details on Amazon

I decided to get into making “Magic Cherries” for parties and such when everyone is asked to bring snacks. These are simply drained maraschino cherries, marinated in some strong alcohol like Everclear, Bacardi 151, etc, then embedded in chocolate in a “cherry cordial” mold. After perusing some YouTube videos on how to make these, the recommendations mostly called for a good quality polycarbonate mold. An Amazon search turned up this Martellato mold.

I find this mold to be of high quality, and it makes very nicely formed cordials. It is quite heavy in both thickness of plastic and weight. It seems like it will last a lifetime. It is dishwasher safe, and can withstand hot melted/molten candy and subsequent freezing.

There are 28 molds in the tray, in a 7 x 4 array.

Here is where I have a complaint with the Amazon listing. The seller has provided dimension text of, “Individual mold measures 1-1/4 by 1 inches (LxWxH); 10-7/8 by 5-3/8 inch mold dimensions”,…

Great product

Very happy with these molds, I have two at the moment and will be purchasing more in the future. I find the best way to release the chocolate is to pop them in the freezer for fifteen minutes, take it out and gently twist the ends to loosen the chocolates, upend it above the kitchen surface then give each indention a sharp tap with the handle of a kitchen knife or similar tool and they will come out easily.

As long as you use good quality chocolate, sticking to the mold isn’t a problem and the end result is spectacular, I’ve had to take photos when I’ve made them to prove I actually did make them! Fantastic product and as long as you take good care of them they should last a lifetime.

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