Getting the candy out of the mold

[bigjohnsons]

I tried making candy the other day for the first time and had a hard time getting the candy out of the mold. Not sure if I should grease the mold first or what was the trick. Thank you

[CampHamp]

Are you using the soft silicone molds? If so, you should just be able to push them out from the opposite side without any grease.

[bigjohnsons]

No I think that I might have brought the wrong one. Mine is made of hard plastic.

[CampHamp]

I bought these (http://www.ebay.com/itm/141173716349?var=440245229814&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649) this year. It took a couple weeks to get these from Hong Kong, but they worked great for me. Just made some candy tonight in fact... My local supplier charges about $15 for the same sized mold and I almost did it because they were maple leaves, but I decided to save the $$$ and get more molds so I could do bigger batches.

[jmayerl]

Hard plastic is for hard candy(300f)

[bigjohnsons]

Thank you Camphouse, I just ordered one to try it out.

[upsmapleman]

The thing you need to consider when buying molds from foreign countries is that they carry a lead free label.

[CampHamp]

The thing you need to consider when buying molds from foreign countries is that they carry a lead free label.

The molds that I mentioned carry the international food-safe logo.