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Chocolate Molds
If you like sweets, and especially if you like chocolate, you surely can't resist chocolate bonbons. There is an immense variety of chocolate bonbons. Moreover, its seems like making your own chocolate bonbons at home is getting more and more popular. If you're thinking about making chocolates at home, you'll definitely love our chocolate molds.
Before you get started, you’ll need a few things. 1) You need to know how to temper chocolate. 2) A couple spatulas 3) A thermometer (essential for tempering the chocolate). 4) And some chocolate, of course. If you're a beginner we recommend chocolate with at least 70% cacao, because it'll be softer and easier to work with. 5) A polycarbonate chocolate mold, a silicone chocolate mold or a plastic chocolate mold. If you want to learn how to temper chocolate, there are tons of how-tos online. But as far as molds go, there are many kinds of different types and materials, it always depends on taste and the baker's skill. For example, plastic chocolate molds can withstand up to 60º C and they come in a huge variety of shapes like pyramids, shells, stars, fluted or half round. Polycarbonate chocolate molds are professional quality and some are magnetic. Both kinds have a perfect finish and the magnetic ones can be used for making decorated chocolates. IBILI also has a wide variety of those molds in many shapes including fluted, square, spoon shaped, rectangular, classic, heart shaped or tear drop shaped. And they all come with a recipe. Lastly, there are silicone chocolate molds. These molds are very practical and can be used in the oven or microwave, they're dishwasher and freezer safe and they can handle temperatures from +230º to -60º. Silicone molds can be a very attractive option, especially for children. IBILI has silicone molds in bear, butterfly, heart, lips, star and snowman shapes and pine tree, leaf, stars and fish shapes.