Silicone Macaroon Mould

I've made many macarons in the past using the good old baking paper, and they have always come out lovely. However, being a perfectionist I wanted each shell to be exactly the same size which is why I bought this mat. This mat works brilliantly. I haven't had the trouble of the meringues sticking to the mat at all, just make sure you're using an Italian meringue recipe and not french meringue. I baked them for 4 minutes longer than I usually would. Also, make sure you don't under fill the mould, as they won't bake quite as round if the batter doesn't meet all the edges.

I took a punt on buying this when I was in a Lakeland store at the weekend. I have always made my macarons freehand, with varying degrees of success (they sometimes end up as big as Wagon Wheels!). I used the mat for the first time last night to make some macarons for a charity bake sale at work and I'm so glad I did! The mat made it super easy to get the perfect, uniform shape and size and I got a great rise too. I've never written a product review for a website before but this mat is fab!

These moulds are brilliant for making macaroons, you need to have a few attempts at making them. My book says to cook them for 13 min but I find this isn't enough. I cook them for at least 17 min and they then pop right out. When making the macaroon mix, the meringue mix needs to be cool and form stiff white peaks before adding to the almond base. This helps the shells keep their shape and not go runny. The mix needs to be used straight away or the meringue mix collapes and the shells go loose their shape. They also need to set for min 1 hour

Have got two of these now and are a great success, my macaroons are uniform and I have no trouble getting them off. I also use the mould for Florentines which make lovely bite sized ones that keep a good shape. Would highly recommend.

Having seen the other reviews after I bought my macaron mould I was dubious. First off I used cake release - no wasted mix and macarons come free from the mould no problem. So nothing wrong with the mould just use CAKE RELEASE! And thanks to all of you who said u were stuck you saved me time and money :)