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Greg_Esres OP t1_j37pvms wrote

Reply to comment by Verneke in Slicing off SS ring by Greg_Esres

Doesn't have to be SS, but wanted to make sure the substance is food safe. I'm making some baking molds. I've ordered some hose clamps that might work, but those have perforations in the metal, which might make removing the items after baking difficult.

Searching on "rings" produces a lot of hits that are actual rings, cylindrical metal formed into a ring, which probably wouldn't work, since, again, the material would be hard to remove after baking. (And wouldn't produce a flat edge.)

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Verneke t1_j37thhl wrote

Hose clamps for baking molds is definitely a cost effective approach, and would save you a lot of the work of cutting things. Maybe just a liner of aluminum foil or parchment paper inside the clamps would do the trick

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Greg_Esres OP t1_j37u8rf wrote

Yep, I was thinking along those lines. Would hate to have to cut parchment every time, though. I do have some silicone bands that are too thin to hold a round shape, but might be able to line the clamps with those.

I'm hoping the dough is too stiff to go through the perforations. Will just have to try it and see.

Thanks for kicking around the ideas.

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mountainman77777 t1_j39y5a1 wrote

Can you not just buy the baking molds you want? There has to be thousands to choose from on Amazon or similar

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Greg_Esres OP t1_j39zv8v wrote

No, I've spent hours looking. My purpose is non-standard--I'm going to use them for cookies and people don't use molds for cookies. That's why I wanted them about 1/4"H. I'm worried that taller ones will make them brown funny, but I won't know until I try. I did find some that were 2.5Dx 0.75H" high on a restaurant supply site. For 3.0" D, the height jumps to 1.0".

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Park_Particular t1_j3bu0s4 wrote

Silicone tubes would be a lot easier to cut, and cheap too. I just found some food grade ones at eBay... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Food-Grade-Clear-Silicone-Rubber-Hose-Tubing-Brew-Hose-ID-0-5mm-50mm-OD-1mm-60mm/144007235098?chn=ps&var=443290852298&_trkparms=ispr=1&amdata=enc:11Z4pf3TBRqyFO1Ws2h3DRA68&norover=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=443290852298_144007235098&device=t&mktype=pla&googleloc=1018251&campaignid=17597089569&abcId=9300988&merchantid=424807978&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzeSdBhC4ARIsACj36uFFOT6v2v3GhtCNUxa3Ifc2GcGljGgDZOIQveNnICwXjzmkH4TKsf0aArCmEALw_wcB&pageci=7c238ab5-83b2-4502-8695-b12a15b904e3&redirect=mobile

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Greg_Esres OP t1_j3cn2q3 wrote

I had no idea such things existed! This item doesn't come with a big enough ID, but I'll look around. Thanks!

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