Mold (cooking implement)
{{Short description|Container for holding and shaping food}}
File:Napfkuchen-Form.jpg-style silicone and metal pans (2008)|250x250px]]File:Antique food molds.jpgA mould (British English) or mold (American English), is a container used in various techniques of food preparation to shape the finished dish. The term may also refer to a finished dish made in said container (e.g. a jello mold).{{Cite web|url=http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary/search?query=mold&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=submit|title = Epicurious – Recipes, Menu Ideas, Videos & Cooking Tips}}
Types
Molds can be used for a variety of foods:
- Cake molds (e.g. muffin tins, Bundt cake, angel food cake pans, and other types of bakeware)
- Springform pan
- Gelatin dessert molds (also known as "jelly molds")
- Ice cream and other frozen desserts
- Mousse
- Butter
See also
{{Commons category|Food moulds}}