{{Short description|Container for holding and shaping food}} [[File:Napfkuchen-Form.jpg|thumb|Bundt-style silicone and metal pans (2008)|250x250px]]thumb|250x250px|Late 19th- and early 20th-century food moldsA '''mold''' or '''mould''' (British English), is a container used in various techniques of food preparation to shape the finished dish. The term may also refer to a finished dish made in said container (e.g. a jello mold).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary/search?query=mold&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=submit|title = Epicurious – Recipes, Menu Ideas, Videos & Cooking Tips}}</ref>
==Types== Molds can be used for a variety of foods:
* Cake molds (e.g. muffin tins, Bundt cake, angel food cake pans, and other types of bakeware) * Springform pan * Gelatin dessert molds (also known as "jelly molds") * Ice cream and other frozen desserts * Mousse * Butter
==See also== {{Commons category|Food moulds}} * List of cooking vessels * List of food preparation utensils * Bowl * Molding (process) * Pastry
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Category:Cooking vessels
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