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I Finally Found the Perfect Cranberry Sauce Mold for Holiday Dinners
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items Every Thanksgiving I'd plop cranberry sauce straight from the can onto a plate and watch it sit there like a sad cylinder nobody wanted to touch. If you're the one who hosts and actually cares about the table looking put together, these are the servi...
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Cranberry Sauce Molds That Slice Clean Every Time
Serving Platters That Show Off Your Cranberry Sauce
Slicing and Serving Tools for Clean Cranberry Rounds
Garnishes and Add-Ons That Make Cranberry Sauce Shine
Cranberry Sauce Molds That Slice Clean Every Time
I used to fight with cranberry sauce, trying to get it out of random Tupperware in one piece. These molds changed everything. Pour it in the night before, flip it out, and slice perfect rounds like you run a catering company.
Grab this if you want that classic ridged look but with clean edges. I flipped mine onto a white platter last November and my mother-in-law actually complimented the table for the first time in nine years.
You've gotta be forkin with me!😂🦃🍽️ JELL-O “No Thanks”
Use this one for homemade sauce since it holds shape better than anything else I tried. Perfect for the person who simmers cranberries from scratch and refuses to open a can.
JELL-O Revives Its 125-Year-Old Iconic Thanksgiving
Toss your cranberry sauce in here the night before if you want rectangular slices instead of rounds. Way easier to portion for a crowd, and nothing sticks if you spray it first.
Wilton Recipe Right Non-Stick Long Bread Loaf Pan
Switch to silicone and you'll never wrestle with a metal pan again. I just pushed the bottom up and the whole cranberry loaf popped out in one piece. Stock up before October because these sell out fast around the holidays.
Mrs. Anderson's Bakeware & Baking Pans
Serving Platters That Show Off Your Cranberry Sauce
Spending time on a mold and then plopping it on a paper plate is a crime. These platters made my cranberry sauce look like it belonged in a magazine spread, and they're not even expensive.
Keep this one on hand for cranberry rounds because the white porcelain makes that deep red color pop. For anyone who wants the table to look fancy without spending rent money on dinnerware.
Better Homes & Gardens White Porcelain Rectangular
Pair cranberry slices with this floral pattern and suddenly your Thanksgiving table has personality. My sister grabbed one after seeing mine and now we accidentally match every holiday.
The Pioneer Woman 14.5" Vintage Floral Serving Platter
Try this clear plate under a cranberry mold if you want that see-through effect where the sauce looks like it's floating. Costs almost nothing and washes in seconds.
Mainstays Glazed White Round Stoneware Dinner Plate
Snag this for bigger gatherings where you need to lay out 10 or more slices in a row. The slightly raised edge keeps cranberry juice from running off onto your tablecloth.
Gibson Home Zen Buffetware 16 Piece Dinnerware Set
Slicing and Serving Tools for Clean Cranberry Rounds
I once tried slicing cranberry sauce with a butter knife and it crumbled into a pile of red mush. The right tools make the difference between Instagram-worthy rounds and a cranberry crime scene.
Use the offset handle to slice cranberry sauce without your knuckles dragging through it. Cuts through jellied sauce like butter. Wish I'd found this before I destroyed three holiday plates with a steak knife.
Mercer Culinary Millennia Offset Bread Knife, 9", White
Slide this under each cranberry round to transfer it from cutting board to platter without it falling apart. For anyone who's ever watched a perfect slice crumble mid-air between spatula and plate.
OXO SoftWorks Silicone Flexible Turner
Try running a wire slicer through chilled cranberry sauce for paper-thin rounds. Way cleaner than any knife. Perfect if you're the type who wants every slice identical.
Norpro, Cheese Slicer, Adjustable Thickness
Grab this smaller blade for when you need more control on cranberry slices. The serrated edge grips without crushing. I keep one in the drawer just for Thanksgiving prep at this point.
Kitchenaid Classic Serrated Utility Knife with Blade Cover
Garnishes and Add-Ons That Make Cranberry Sauce Shine
Plain cranberry rounds are fine, but adding a few finishing touches took mine from side dish to centerpiece. People started asking for the recipe when all I really did was dress it up.
Toss a handful of these around your cranberry slices on the platter. The crunch next to that smooth jelly is ridiculous. For anyone whose cranberry presentation feels like it's missing something but can't figure out what.
Fisher, Chopped Pecans, 16 oz, Gluten Free No
Drizzle a thin line of this over each cranberry round right before serving. Balances the tartness and makes the whole plate glisten. Took me three Thanksgivings to figure out this trick.
Great Value Organic Strained Raw Honey, 12 oz Bottle
Tuck a couple of these between cranberry slices on the platter for that spiced, photogenic look. They smell incredible and guests always ask what that little star thing is.
Frontier Co-op, Whole Star Anise, Certified Organic, 16 oz
Lay a few sprigs around the cranberry mold right before everyone sits down. Costs practically nothing and makes the whole platter smell like a holiday candle. Grab extra because it browns fast once you cut it.
Fresh Organic Rosemary, 0.5 oz Clamshell