unmold

Remove from shape

To unmold is to remove something from a mold, typically food that has set into a shape: She unmolded the gelatin onto a serving platter, Let the cake cool before unmolding.

The word appears most often in recipes and cooking instructions, where successful unmolding requires the right timing and technique to preserve the molded shape.

baking

cake

Frosted baked dessert

  • gelatinCollagen-derived thickening protein
  • jelloWobbly fruit-flavored dessert
  • puddingCreamy thickened sweet dish

custard · bundt · aspic · panna cotta · flan · mousse · terrine · loaf · bread · ice cream

casting

foundry

Metal casting facility

resin · concrete · wax · sculpture · replica · bust · statue · maquette · ingot · form

crafts

soap

Fatty alkali cleanser

papier-mâché · concrete planter · terrazzo · coaster · ornament · figurine · release · cavity

ceramics

clay

Moldable earth for ceramics

earthenware · stoneware · porcelain · kiln · glaze · vessel · vase · bowl · figurine · leather-hard

Opposites
shaping/forming action

unmoldmold

Form-giving container

cast · shape · form · encase · press

Family

unmolded, unmolds, unmolding

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G