A new design of stainless steel mold for making lemang

Abstract

A new mold to cook lemang has been designed and fabricated. The main objective of this new design is to find an alternative version of a mold to replace the existing bamboo casing. This new design was fabricated and tested against bamboo in terms of time taken to cook lemang and also in terms of the lemang it produces. The colour, aroma, taste, compactness of lemang made from this new design was evaluated by conducting a hedonic rating test. It was found that this new design was able to significantly shorten the cooking time of lemang by about 55 minutes. It also maintains, to some extent, the taste, aroma, colour and compactness of the lemang made in bamboo. In terms of cost, the cost of producing a single unit of was RM 80.