Hi folks,
Does anyone know where to grab some chocolate moulds in Sydney? (preferably Hills District or Western Syd, but open to suggestions in other parts of Sydney)
I'd like a bit of a range to choose from. No idea where to even start looking, but I'm googling in the meantime…
Any help would be much appreciated! :)
P.S. - they don't have to be the cheapest/bargain-friendly. I just need moulds asap lol.
I'm by no means a domestic goddess (ie. don't ask me how to bake a cake lol) but chocolate moulds usually come in a variety of sizes and shapes, while cake moulds I expect would be larger. Think of chocolate moulds for bite size chocolate pieces, for example.
I need to make little chocolate drops with medicine mixed in - basically melting down cooking chocolate, mixing in the crushed tablets, and setting the chocolate back into solid little pieces in the moulds. It's veterinary medicine, not for humans. I have a stubborn animal who will not take his medicine lol.
Tried making a chocolate medicine chip this morning sans mould and that was a disaster. Silicone choc moulds would be perfect, I think.
I've found a cake decorating place in Castle Hill so far, so I'll possibly check that out later this afternoon, unless others have more suggestions.
Hopefully you know that dogs and cats can't eat chocolate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine_poisoning
Yeah, try something from here
The frozen yoghurt one seems to suit your need… I'd reckon you can put some medicine into that without any issues…
It's not for a dog or cat :P
Rest assured that the animal in question can safely eat small amounts of chocolate.
@ProjectZero: It's not a dog or cat.
I've already tried mixing the meds with the following, with no success: yogurt, honey, custard, meat, Ensure, whey powder mixed into a paste, bread, peanut butter, mashed banana… the list goes on.
The animal I have can eat anything a human can eat. It's a rat. lol
I have had success with mixing the medicine with minced meat instead
Spotlight/Lincraft usually have them. And uhh I hope it's okay to feed chocolate to whatever animal you're dosing, unless you mean carob!
I really don't think any chocolates are going to go well in this situation according to this article.
Also, i thought spotlight and lincraft was for sewing and stuff… didn't know they have kitchenware too.
EDIT - Lincraft store in castle hill. Don't seem to have them.
They should have some baking/decorating stuff, usually Wilton brand - cupcake liners, different pans/trays, coloured icing, fondant, melting chocolate etc. I've definitely seen it before. OP could call ahead.
Lincraft's website didn't seem to have them, maybe check spotlight then.
Also, found this. There's one on Victoria Avenue in Castle hill.
Will try Spotlight and Lincraft (I'll call ahead). Didn't think they sold cake decorating or baking stuff. Cheers!
@ProjectZero: Success at Spotlight! I had no idea they had such a huge range of stuff. I thought they only sold fabric and sewing needs lol.
Went to Victoria's Basement (Castle Hill) first. Most miserable place on Earth. Wouldn't go there again for anything.
@waterlogged turnip:
Lol glad to have helped, although i believe Somni deserves the credits since they suggested spotlight and lincraft =)
Victorias basement in castlehill or auburn.
Just use some spoons, medicine cups, I wouldn't bother getting a fancy mould for a rat lol (or any animal for that matter)
I think the easiest would be to spoon it onto baking paper
Im sure you tried but what happens when you inject it straight into their throat?
Im sure you tried but what happens when you inject it straight into their throat?
Of course I tried that. The medicine only comes in pill form, so I had to crush it up and mix with some water in a syringe. Tried to syringe that into his mouth - no go, he wriggles like crazy and only gets more stressed (which in turn makes his illness flare up even worse). Also the risk of him aspirating the liquid isn't worth persisting with that method.
The mould I got is perfect. It was $2.50. Much easier than a spoon or medicine cup :P and I can reuse the mould over and over, unlike baking paper. Less waste is best.
The warmth from the melted chocolate wouldn't affect the medication in any way would it?
That's a concern I had but considering he won't touch the medication in any other food (and still struggles to take it in the chocolate), it's better than nothing. I wait for the melted choc to cool a bit before adding the meds, so it's not molten hot.
But yeah, keeping it room temp would be far more ideal just in case.
My daughter had rats once, but it was a long time ago and I don't really recall their dietary needs etc, but can he eat butter? I've never come accross a dog who can't be conned into taking pills if they're buried in lumps of butter. I tend to give an 'untainted' sample to start with, because they check it out pretty well first up, but will usually gulp down any subsequent offerings.
Might be worth a try.
Wouldn't the Home store in Blacktown Westpoint have those? Better yet, there's a daiso there.
P.S. what's the difference between a chocolate mold and a normal cake mold?