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I will be attempting to use this as soon as I can figure out how to use it! The mold did not come with directions for how to use it in my oven. I hope it can be used in the oven. The description of the cookie mold says you can use it on gas, electric and ceramic cook tops. I'm not sure my glass top stove will work. If not, I do have a burner on my BBQ. It is a little cold outside for that. Either way I do think I will try. It is made of high-quality heavy cast metal alloy with wooden handles. The handles do not look like they would hold up to the heat of my oven. one of them seems to be close to developing a crack. For that reason, I am giving the griddle a 4-star rating. When I find out where I can use this tool, I will update this review until then I would recommend it if you knew it would work for you. I really hope it will work for me. The recipe is available online for the dough and filling. Just can't find a demo on how to use this type of mold. Wish me luck and happy holidays to you all.

I'm quite happy with this mold which makes a fun little walnut-shaped treat. It is somewhat labor-intensive to make both halves, get them out of the pan, remove excess cookie from the edges, and then fill them. In my opinion, though, that makes them a perfect treat for holidays or special occasions when you're supposed to be stuck in the kitchen for days laboring over fantastic delicacies that no one expects you to make for another whole year. It's nice to have really special foods sometimes. Another point I like about these is that they're actually made in Ukraine. Personally, when I'm making traditional foods from a culture, I really like knowing that the molds or the kitchen gadgets that are required are from the same part of the world. Unlike another reviewer, the wooden handles on my mold are sturdy with no cracks. The mold itself is solid aluminum and well-formed. I have many cast iron food molds including a set of 2-part waffle irons that are meant to be used on the stovetop or in the oven and these are quite similar to those. One big difference, though, is that since these are aluminum (a non-magnetic metal), they are NOT suitable for induction cooktops. Also, since the handles are wood, I would not recommend trying to use this in the oven. If you're determined to do so anyway, my suggestion would be to wrap the handles in aluminum foil and hope for the best. The aluminum surface is smooth which makes these easier to remove food from and easier to clean. As with many cast iron molds, a little preparation is required before use. They need to be cleaned, heated once, then greased with oil before using them for cooking. Fortunately, they don't require as much maintenance as cast iron since they're not prone to rusting. The mold comes with instructions but not recipes so you'll probably want to do a bit of online research to choose your dough.

I am not a great cook, so it may just have been me, but I recently tried to make these and it didn't not come out looking like the picture. After using it and reading more about it, it seems like I should have seasoned the pan. Wish they would have included instructions.

This didn't work for me. I watched several you tube videos, but no matter what -- I couldn't keep the dough from sticking. I used spray, butter, oil, and nothing. I preheated the pan. Each try was worse than the previous one ( I thought maybe I just needed to "season" the pan). Anyway, I couldn't get the cookies to release, adnd wound up having to soak the pan for an hour aftetr the last try to get the dough off. However, I realize too that this is a very small pan. To have to squeeze it shut and hold it for about six minutes for each batch (give or take) for only 8 cookies....it would have taken forever. Get a biggrer pan if you haven't tried this before.

I'm super excited to try this out and make the special cookies. I have a similar mold that makes slightly larger ones and this is a rich cookie, so I'm very happy to make smaller ones. Also, this one has 16 depressions and my other one has only 12, so I can make 8 per batch instead of only 6. I plan to include these in an assortment for Christmas presents, so the faster I can make them the better! The mold looks nice, it's very smooth and the "lines" look like they will make a sharp imprint for that walnut-like look. One of the handles is a little crookedy, so I knocked off a star, but the plates seem to line up still okay, so I think it should work. I will return and update if I find out it doesn't work well.

My mold arrived in great condition, the wooden handles were in great condition. The hinges open and close smoothly and the nut molds are well formed. Instructions are not included. If you have never made Oreshki or used the mold, highly recommend watching some videos. Make sure you use an actual Oreshki cookie recipe as normal cookie dough will not work in these molds. For those not familiar: #1 this mold is NOT meant to be used in an oven or on an electric, glass/induction cooktop. You must have an actual flame for this, your mold goes directly ontop of the flame, and you flip it over after a few minutes. The outside of the mold will eventually blacken from this, that in no way hurts the performance of the mold. #2 you need to season it before using or the cookies will stick to the mold no matter how much you spray or grease it. #3 Best way to trim the excess from the cookies, is with a knife, in the pan while they are still warm and slightly soft. #4 If you plan on making a lot of these, get another mold (or three lol) The walnut shapes come out perfect and remove easily from the mold. Perfect dept for filling (can be filled with filling of choice), I typically use a chocolate filling. These are well made and work great, highly recommended!

Pretty bummed the wooden handles were cracked and broken off the arms of this cookie maker. Unable to repair. Low quality. Bummer.