Interesting baking idea from the Phillipines; but watch out on the metal edges!
I love to mess around in the kitchen; and when I see something new, that I have never heard of before, I naturally want to try it out. So when I saw Ensaymada, and Puto as Filipino dishes (soft breads, actually), the first thing I did was research them, and the second thing was to order these.I believe these are genuine from the Philipines, as there are some aspects which I don't believe one would find in products made, or specified, here in America.The molds are to make soft bread products, and frankly, I am eager to try them out. They do include recipes; but I found recipes with variations, abound on the internet; so I am looking forward to testing. My problem doesn't lie with the puto molds (the colored plastic ones) although I am not sure if those are going to be safe in an oven, since there are no indications of what material was used. But they are sturdy, and the edges are safe.That last cannot be said of the metal molds. You would be forgiven for thinking you didn't get the full dozen; because they are so thin, they stick together. And the edges are so sharp, I cut myself on one trying to get it separated from another. In addition, the metal (aluminum?) is so flimsy that the bottoms ones are not the same as the top; they have been forced out of shape by the stackinng. These are fairly easy to bend.I am still going to try to use them; which is why I gave this a three; but if you bake with children, and want to try these, please don't let your younger ones around the metal molds. They are not safe unless care is taken.If these (metal or plastic) don't hold up in baking, I will be back to re-rate this product.