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Summary: Perhaps not the best choice for a beginner - or anyone
Comment: First, let me say that I'm not at all an expert in molding filled chocolates - I've done some, but I'm pretty much a newbie.
The mold is reasonably well-made, and they even toss in a general-purpose instruction sheet. However, the instructions don't cover filled chocolates, which is what I wanted this mold for. Fair enough - the instructions were an extra, but buyers (particularly newbies) should know some things about this mold.
It's a two-part mold - not one you fill, empty, set, add filling, set, add 'bottom' chocolate, like I'd wanted. This one needs to be trimmed, pierced, clamped closed, and should result in a spherical candy, not a flat-bottomed one. Two of these *should* produce 2 dozen candies in one fell swoop, but the 'pierce here to fill' nipple would end up on both sides, making it pointless to keep the mold as delivered. This one really wants to be cut in half, trimmed, and clamped to within an inch of its life, and you'll need to look up a good 3D mold howto.
There's no indication that the mold won't work just fine as intended, but buyers should be aware that that's what's intended - you can't use this to make 2 dozen filled chocolates, unless you're ready to deal with half-sphere chocolates, fairly small.
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Update, 3/2/08: I tried cutting it in half to mold spheres. Admittedly, I'm not an expert, but the registration bumps (intended to align the two sides of the mold) are of unequal size - the convex hemisphere is considerably smaller than the concave side, allowing plenty of slop in the fit - so they may as well not be there at all.
The divot intended to locate the hole through which one should fill the mold is recessed toward the inside of the mold, making it awkward at best to trim the plastic there. On one piece, the divot didn't even exist - sections next to each other are inconsistent.
Frankly, at this point, I'd like to revise my rating down to a 1 - I can't honestly recommend that *anyone* buy this mold, regardless of their skill level. It works, mind you - but not nearly as well as should be available, considering the state of the art of plastic molding, and only after considerable effort to alter the mold. At least the placement was good - you *can* align the two sides, anyway.
I'd wondered what the B/S in the mold's name meant, but now, I've got a guess.
Anybody wanna buy a used, cut, and carefully pierced mold? I'll let it go cheap.....
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