Desmoldar gelatina

While making gelatin is very easy, you may find complication unmolding, going to emplatado, pour the pan on the plate and see that the gelatin does not fall, we miss the tab with commercial puddings, you have then the temptation inserting the blade of a knife around the edge to facilitate the task, but we played it break the aesthetics of a stylized shiny gelatin. No need to spoil it , there aretricks to unmold gelatin cooking easily.

No one, not two, there are several tricks kitchen to unmold gelatin, and every cook can choose the one that is most appropriate.Depending on the mold used to curdle the gelatin, it may be more or less complicated unmolding, if flexible may be enough to push the surface to give way to a little air and gelatin fall on the plate, but usually is made in rigid molds personally we opted for the metal ramekins to make individual presentations of gelatin.

Our preferred demold gelatin trick is to introduce the mold, to about half, in a container with hot water for said heat melt the gelatin layer in contact with the mold, thereby to dump it on the plate slightly and provide a gentle tap, gelatin will slide without problem.

You have to carefully lift the mold to ensure that the gelatin has taken off well on all sides, otherwise agree it back in hot water a few seconds. It is preferable to having to repeat the operation by default, to stay with a gelatin undone by excess. If the mold is metal, the heat exposure time will be smaller than if glass, because the former is a better conductor of heat.

Another option, very currently used mainly in professional kitchens, is to heat the container with kitchen torch at its base and contour.In this case we have to make sure that the mold tolerates the flame and also control much heat we provide.

As we know, isinglass or gelatine sheets usually used for this purpose, not heat resistant, so it will be necessary to control the temperature and the time it gets in hot water. It is well to remember that in a very hot as this summer, gelatins are not as stable as when temperatures are not as high, for the same reason.

The alternative to the gelatin sheets most common is the use of agar agar , gelatin plant known, it is faster when curdle and also heat tolerant retaining the texture and shape. As you can deduce, in this case is not as effective trick placing the container in hot water.

Therefore, some cooking tips to unmold gelatin are lubricated with oil or butter the pan before pouring gelatin, or smear with beaten egg white and chill in the fridge beforehand. The truth is that these tricks do not use them because surely change the final flavor of gelatin. What is your trick to unmold gelatin?