Melted beeswax - what can I use for a mold?

[Cat]

Hey guys,
I need to line something with melted beeswax, and I was wondering what to pour the extra into when I'm done. I tried pouring some in a plastic tupperware container, but it stuck to it. If I line the tupperware with waxed paper, will the hardened beeswax pop back out, or will it stick to that too?

I don't need anything decorative, I just need something to pour the remainder in until it hardens, and then be able to get it back out easily.

Thanks,
Cat

[InsaneIrish]

cupcake pan.

makes nice easily retreivable pucks of wax.

[Kilkenny]

Hey guys,
I need to line something with melted beeswax, and I was wondering what to pour the extra into when I'm done. I tried pouring some in a plastic tupperware container, but it stuck to it. If I line the tupperware with waxed paper, will the hardened beeswax pop back out, or will it stick to that too?

I don't need anything decorative, I just need something to pour the remainder in until it hardens, and then be able to get it back out easily.

Thanks,
Cat

The tupperware should work. If the wax isn't coming out easily, stick it in the freezer for a few minutes. The wax should contract a bit and come right out for you.

[Cat]

Thanks guys! The freezer trick worked perfectly! After a few minutes in the freezer, it popped right out. Now I will have to try the cupcake pan. That would be a good size to use for a small amount of wax.

Thanks again,
Cat

[Diglach Mac Cein]

Silicone cupcake pan - not real expensive (found mine at the local $1 store) - works like a dream.

[Lorenz De Thornham]

Simplest and oldest, just dust it with talcum powder.

[Cat]

Thanks guys! All good suggestions!
Cat