Pastry Equipment: What to Buy and How to Choose

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08 Aug 2024

Pastry Equipment Checklist for Beginners

The starter kit is scales, a mixer, a thermometer, silicone spatulas, a ring or tin,...

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24 Jul 2024

Types of Baking Tins and How to Choose Them

Tins are distinguished by geometry — round, square, rectangular, shaped — and by material: metal,...

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06 May 2024

How to Put a Tip in a Piping Bag

Fit the tip before you fill the bag. Cut the end so about a third...

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21 Mar 2024

Sponge Cake in a Slow Cooker: Settings and Timing

Bake sponge in a multicooker on the cake setting at 180 degrees for roughly 40–45...

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24 Feb 2024

Gas vs Electric Ovens for Baking

In a gas oven the heat comes from a burner at the bottom; in an...

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22 Feb 2024

How to Slice a Sponge Cake Into Even Layers

Slice a sponge once it is cold and rested — several hours at minimum, ideally...

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17 Feb 2024

Why Pastry Is Weighed, Not Measured in Cups

In pastry work everything is measured by weight, not volume: a cup of flour can...

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12 Feb 2024

Choosing an Airbrush for Velvet Spray

An airbrush sprays a mixture of chocolate, cocoa butter and oil onto a dessert —...

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27 Jan 2024

Cake Turntables: How to Choose One That Works

A turntable is what makes an even coat possible — without one, smoothing a cake...

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25 Jan 2024

How to Package a Cake, Even Without a Box

The usual packaging is a kraft or cardboard box sized a couple of centimetres larger...

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23 Jan 2024

How to Transport a Cake: Rules for Car and Plane

Transport a cake chilled, flat and on a non-slip mat — in the boot, not...

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19 Jan 2024

How to Choose a Cake Board

A board holds the cake through assembly and transport and stops it deforming. Choose on...

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26 Dec 2023

How to Use a Piping Bag and Tips

Fill the bag no more than halfway, folding the top outwards, and hold it with...

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23 Dec 2023

How to Use a Bottomless Cake Ring

A bottomless ring stands on a tray lined with parchment or a silicone mat, and...

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21 Dec 2023

Hand, Stand or Planetary Mixer: Which to Buy First

A hand mixer is enough to begin with: it copes with meringue, frosting and loose...

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19 Dec 2023

Silicone Baking Mats: Which to Choose and How to Use Them

A silicone mat replaces parchment: it does not slide, does not stick and lasts for...

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12 Dec 2023

Cupcake and Muffin Tins: Which to Buy

Tins differ by material — metal, silicone, perforated — and by the type of case...

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15 Nov 2023

Barista Equipment: What a Beginner Actually Needs

The starter kit is a burr grinder, a tamper matched to the basket diameter, a...

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18 Jul 2023

Buying a Planetary Mixer for Home Baking

A planetary mixer becomes necessary once meringue, marshmallow and yeasted dough enter your regular work:...

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11 Apr 2023

Kitchen thermometer. How to choose?

Everyone who likes to cook and bake at some point of their culinary journey ponders...

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11 Jan 2023

Parchment Paper Substitutes: 7 Options That Work

The best parchment paper substitute is a silicone baking mat — it is reusable and...