You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

During the brewing process, the pots were on the stove and the bottles were in the fridge, so the _ were colder.
bottles

The man cooked the beef for longer than the pork so the _ came out more tough.
pork

The grout needed to be replaced badly and I had the choice of cement or silicone.  I wanted it to be transparent so I picked the _ .

silicone