KITCHEN TOOLS LIST FOR BAKING PLUS
KITCHEN TOOLS LIST FOR BAKING PROFESSIONAL

It proved brilliant at breaking up the lumps and getting the water, flour and any sourdough starterВ mixed up. Its purpose is mixing the ingredients for bread prior to kneading. This unique whisk makes light work of mixing dough compared to a wooden spoon. Recommended product: Bakery Bits Danish dough whisk The food mixer, with its different attachments, is more versatile but also much more expensive. An electric whisk or a food mixer make short work of whisking and creaming. It's always handy to have one of these in the kitchen as an addition to whipping cream, whisking egg whites and gently folding in flour, and you can also use it to remove lumps from sauces. A balloon whisk is a hand-held tool with metal loops that form into a bulb shape at the end of a long handle. Whisks are designed to give volume and aerate foods, so are useful inВ cake-making. Larger palette knives, like this 13in one, are perfect forВ icingВ larger cakes as their wide metal edge helps cover more surface area. Recommended product: Wilton angled palette knife Read our review of cake decorating gadgets. It has a wide range of uses, including smoothing on icing or cake fillings, scraping bowls and cutting butter into flour. The handles are easy to grip and the set is lightweight.ДЄ palette knife is a long, thin implement with a rounded end. Neatly stacked inside, the colander and sieve are big enough to tackle standard tasks. The large mixing bowl is 4.5 litres, a goodВ size for getting big bakes underway, the little bowl perfect for smaller jobs. This nest of bowls isВ an impressive all-in-one option.

KITCHEN TOOLS LIST FOR BAKING PLUS

Recommended product: Joseph Joseph Nest 9 Plus Choose glass, metal or plastic according to preference but it's worth having heatproof ones so that you can put them in the microwave or over simmering water when melting chocolate. It's useful to have at least two large mixing bowls as many recipes require more than one. This Tala smootherВ is cheap and effective, and willВ helpВ to reduce air pockets, which you can also remove using a little pin before smoothing over. Recommended product: Tala flat edge icing smoother You can buy this from specialist cake decorating shops.

KITCHEN TOOLS LIST FOR BAKING PROFESSIONAL

Icing smootherДЄ handy tool for cake decorating, the smoother helps to give you a professional finish, smoothing down your marzipan or sugarpaste (ready-to-roll icing) after you've applied it to the cake. It has a high-grade gauzeВ lid that screws on tightlyВ and a pleasing, well-sized shape, which feels goodВ in the hand. ThisВ model is a classic dredger design andВ is strong and high quality for a good price. Recommended product: Borough Kitchen stainless steel mesh shaker However, a tea strainer or sieve can perform the same function perfectly well. Available from Amazon (ВЈ8.32)ДЄ dredger вЂ“ also known as a shaker вЂ“ is useful for lightly dusting surfaces with flour or icing sugar when rolling outВ doughs or icing. This all-rounder isВ large enough to handle two large cakes at the same time. This budget-friendly tray ticks a lot of boxes being both non-stick and dishwasher safe. Recommended product: Tala non-stick cake cooling rack This is an essential piece of equipment for helping air to circulate around your freshlyВ baked cake or biscuits, avoiding sogginess during the cooling process. ItВ has a clasp with a heat-resistant silicone cover to make unclipping that bit easier and is worth spending a little extra money on. This Le Creuset tin is a cut above your average springform tin.

Recommended product: Le Creuset springform round cake tin It's essential to use the correct tin size and shape stated in the recipe, orВ cooking times will need to be adjusted.В Read our review of the best cake tins. Dark-coloured silicone bakeware has a tendency to absorb heat and make the sides of the cake dark. At BBC Good Food, we prefer heavy-duty tins, like springform cake pans. There are many tins on the marketВ of all shapes, sizes and materials.

Kitchen tools list for baking