On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:22:08 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Chembake wrote:
>>
>> I have been using polycarbonate chocolate molds for long time and I
>> don't think there is such as coating....
>> Indeed its a lot better than tin molds but not because of the
>> existence of such coating.
>>
>> Maybe just a sales pitch in order to sell more polycarbonate molds?
>
>Anton Reiche went out of business a long time ago,
>after WW2 when they ended up in East Germany.
>Many consider Reiche molds to be the best ever.
>
>Whymper's book mentioning the Plattinol plating
>was published in 1921. The base metal of Reiche molds
>is something that rusts, presumably iron or steel.
>Apparently, the problem with tin is that it results
>in a matte surface, which in turn results in less
>glossy molded chocolate surfaces. Plattinol gives
>a smoother surface, resulting in glossier chocolates.
>
>I'd like to know what Plattinol really is.


I must say that I did do some digging around and cannot find the
answer. The only references I found were, surprisingly, on eBay and in
German to boot.

My German is not very good, but I could make out that the candy molds
for sale were offered as antiques and that Pattinol was mentioned, but
with no further information about the coating.

Perhaps the coating was something patented in Germany, and you can
find more information in that direction.

Boron