Darware Copper Canelle Pastry Molds (4-Pack); 2-Inch Bordeaux French Custard Cannele Cake Traditional Pastry Baking Molds with Heat-Conducting Copper

Canneles molds made beautiful pastries with even, crisp exteriors and custard inside, just as pretty as professionally served. I used melted beeswax and butter to paint the molds insides with a pastry brush; the pastries popped out easily after baking. The beeswax is a little tough to clean off the molds, but this was just my first try. Clean the molds when they’re still warm, to help with the beeswax removal, I think. Also use a wire cooling rack on top of a parchment lined cookie sheet to place the molds for cooking. This will collect the bubbled over butter and beeswax during baking, so cleanup is easier.

I purchased three sets of Darware molds for myself. In the image shared, I show the three different sets, with various degrees of wear. I used the most-worn set ~12 times, and the newest set ~6 times in total. Note the significant product wear and copper oxidation these molds develop over time. This product provides decent quality for the price. Given that real canele molds will cost $25-28 per piece (for a total of $300-336 for a set of 12), these give a consumer with less disposable income a passable solution for making caneles the "traditional" way (i.e. without a silicone mold). These molds are certainly not pure copper with a tin plating on the inside. To advertise the molds this way is disingenuous, borderline deceitful. Mauviel (the "name brand") molds of comparable size weigh ~86g each, whereas these molds are only ~55g (fourth image). It appears that the molds are made from a cheaper metal, with an exterior copper coating and an interior tin lining. The exterior copper finish is beginning to rub off with repeated use, and the inner non-copper metal is beginning to show. The third image above shows this progression; the silver color beginning to show at the bottom of the molds is not normal "tarnish" or copper oxidation (which would present as a more pronounced bluish-green color), but rather the non-copper interior metal beginning to be uncovered. The detailed product description even acknowledges this, stating "each mold has a tin interior and exterior coated with copper for heat conduction." So, if you think you are buying true copper canele molds, buy from a French brand name, not a cheap replica piece made in India with non-standard materials. Despite this fact, the molds are wonderfully functional, and are capable of making a great canele using a proper beeswax/butter coating. I have used them many times and have produced mostly successful caneles. I would recommend them for their functionality, with the caveat that nontraditional materials are used in its construction.

I ordered 12 molds in total, two of which had holes in the bottom of them so the batter leaked out. All of the molds are of different thickness so they are inconsistent. Yes they work but not as well as better quality molds I have ordered in the past. Sometimes it’s worth spending a little extra for quality. I read mixed reviews about these molds so thought to try them out, it was a waste of money in my opinion. Rather go for the ones from Maxi Nature Kitchenware store, they are excellent quality and work beautifully, resulting in superb Caneles

These are the best canelé molds I have used! If you’ve never made canelé before, don’t worry that you have to use 100% copper molds: these ones with the tin coating give superior results when tested side-by-side with the heavier copper ones. The shape, size and definition of the details is nice too. Canelé come out with a nice deeply caramelized crust. They were also carefully packaged to prevent them from being damaged or fusing together in transit!

I updated to four stars because I ordered eight of them and one pack of 4 seems to be used. Disappointed because I am using them for my business. Still good items though * * I am french, I have a business of cannelés and I was tired to tried multiple combination of temperature with my aluminum canneles mold! As soon as I tried those was my cannelés was a succes. I ordered 7 of them and I am planning to order more and more...!

I’ve searched many sites before deciding to buy these and they did the job nicely for a fraction of the cost of “real” copper molds. It was my first time making caneles so I’ve got some more practicing to do before achieving a perfect looking cake. The molds retained their copper color nicely after baking, contrary to some other reviews that I’ve read. There were a few minor exterior blemishes on the tins but I didn’t think they were significant enough to return. And for the price the quality is about what I expected.

I would have given this review more stars but one of the molds came damaged. There was a discoloration on one of the molds and after cleaning them, part of the discolored tin started to peel off. I'm glad it didn't peel off into the pastry. Yikes. I didn't send it back because it was one of 48 molds that I purchased. But I now have an odd number of pastry molds. Sigh.....

Le Cannelé Pour mon plaisir personnel, j'ai partagé les cannelés avec mes amis, ils se sont régalés. Lors de ma visite à Bordeaux, j'avais mangé des cannelés, j'ai vraiment aimé. Ma nièce qui habite à Bordeaux m'a offert un live sur le cannelé, j'ai lu l'histoire et j'ai essayé une recette. Ce fut une réussite. C'est très important d'utiliser les moules en cuivre.

Should such molds be like this? With black /rust in between the seams. Would like some help to understand. But we refunded it after checking everyone single mold we bought.

Wanted some Caneles moulds , had the De Buyer silicone ones, but wanted individual so I can spread out in the oven and reduce cold spots. I has previously ordered a De Buyer one, when I saw them again at lowest price ever, I ordered another 5 to make a set of 6. The De Buyer is the one on the left in the picture, it weighs 55 gms. To the right is a Daware (India) one from a set of 4 I ordered, slightly narrower and taller, 65gms. I haven't cooked with them yet, but quality seems the same, the narrower and taller Daware will probably cook a bit quicker due to shape. The Daware has more copper, heavier but same internal volume, but I think they are both great, just do you like made in France or made in India, and buy your moulds from same supplier, the slight variation in shape will lead to different cooking times.

Works very well, I just love them

Worked all right but only used them twice yesterday and today, and the copper is coming off. That tells me these won’t last. I wouldn’t pay more than $5-$10 per mold so wait for a sale or pay a bit more for the real deal.