Canele tops - consistent browning

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This is for the stray canele junkies who appear here on occasion.  We know that getting the tops to cook is a serious challenge. There is a lot of debate about how to mix batter, how to pour etc. I find the tops cook well only in a very thin heat range and require good timing on you temp drop.  For my setup its 440F on convection with the mounds directly on stone.  Then after 20 minutes a drop to 385 for another 35 minutes and Bob's yer uncle ;) 

you are right

now good

for another hour  

maybe not  

it's coffee time!

Did you use copper mold to get uniform color?

 

I use aluminum moulds and although I have 4 Mauviel coppers I have 24 aluminums.  Since I bake more with the aluminum ones I get better results actually.  They tend to produce a little thicker and more caramelized crust which prefer whereas the copper ones turn out a rather thin crust.  The Mauviels are also very fluted and its just a personal preference that I like a straighter tower-like canele so perhaps if I invest in more coppers I think I might try the Mafter moulds.  Do you bake canele and if so which do you prefer ?