Silicone Mold with Dairy Mixture
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Question
If I pour a hot dairy mixture into a silicone mold and freeze it, what is the status of the mold afterward? Dairy or considered dairy?
Answer
Hello,
For the mold to become dairy, the pouring must be from a 'first vessel', meaning from the pot in which the mixture was heated on the fire, or from the vessel in which it was heated in the microwave, etc., and not transferred to a 'second vessel'. If the pouring is from a second vessel, even if the mixture is hot, it does not make the mold dairy.
Another condition is that only when the mixture is hot to the degree of 'yad soledet' [- approximately 45 degrees Celsius], does the mold become dairy, but not at a temperature lower than this.
All this is to determine the mold as 'dairy', but it is not appropriate to regularly use the same vessel for dairy and meat, even in cold use, due to the concern of mixtures.
Source
Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah 95:3, there 105:3.