Grandmama's Goodies M033 Chess Pieces Chocolate Candy Soap Mold

This was my first time ever using a plastic mold and I was worried that the chocolate wouldn’t completely solidify but to my surprise, I had ZERO issues and the chocolate came out perfectly. I would definitely recommend this product. The size and details inside of the molds added that perfect touch to the pieces.

I made a chess cake and these worked great for me. So easy to get the chocolate out. The only thing I would say is that the pieces are large so make sure your squares will be around 1.5”at least. Mine were smaller and it barely had enough space for the chess pieces.

The plastic mold is made quite well. My melted chocolate was pretty thick and I had to use a toothpick to get rid of bubbles. These pop out of the mold very easily. Very happy.

Tips. I was new to chocolate molds, so I had a rough start. But it’s so simple. Wash mold real good and dry. Use melts or chocolate, fill up. Then into freezer for 10 min, remove and give the mold a little twist. Air dry the mold so no condensation is on it, then fill the again. Take your first set and sandwich them into the melted in the mold. Clean excess that oozes out with soft spatula. Then pop into freezer for another 10 minutes. That’s it!

The product worked well for my project. It was a bit time consuming to make them appear seamless after attaching 2 together. Anything worth it does though. The plastic was a good grade and the thickness was OK. The chocolates came out best when put in the freezer for at least 10 min. The kings neck was kinda narrow and broke many times when trying to remove it from the mold.

I bought this because I wanted to make a chess board cake with chocolate chess pieces for my husband. This was delivered with so many dents in it. And they weren't dents that I could just pop back out if I pushed in. No, it was like as if the plastic melted and then cooled that way. I couldn't even use it and I had to do something else for my husband's cake.

I ordered this mold for a special occasion and it was fantastic. I often order molds and they all usually work out so good. They are easy to use, easy to clean, not as easy to pop out like silicone but I honestly prefer this type of mold better. The sturdiness is pretty good just don't be hulking it lol. The size was great for what I needed and over all it was great for the value and it did what I needed.

I found 2-piece molds to be too hard to use when working with white and dark chocolate. The single silicone pour-in style of mold made better, cleaner, sharper chess pieces. I returned these.