Substantial Baking Equipment for Bakers

 

In your Baking arsenal toolkit, some Baking tools are essential as some kitchen tools. You just have to recognize them, have them, and use them to enhance your Baking productivity in becoming a masterpiece. Having accurate tools at hand for different recipes makes your baking easier, faster, and exclusively impressive. There are good-to-go lists for beginner bakers who are just new to the baking world. The lists enable beginners to set up a baking kit, which is always helpful in every situation.

For seasoned pro(s) with already owned tools, this course will definitely provide the inspirations and motivation you need to toss that never-been-used soufflé dish.

There is various equipment in Baking; some are paramount and significant to Baking while some are not, and you can easily improvise on new ideas. Some tools are designed mainly for decorating, and some are just meant for baking from scratch. We shall be looking at the “good-to-go” list of tools for Decorating and Baking.

The must-have Baking tools    

1.    Measuring cups and spoons

 

Having a selection of different sized measuring spoons, cups, and jugs can be useful when you need to weigh liquid and powder by volume. Baking is all about precision, so having a full set of measuring cups and spoons is very significant to every practiced Baker. The dry and wet measuring cups measure accurately for any ingredient of any baking recipe. The measuring tools are easy to use tools that guide measurement. They should be kept in an easy to reach spot, because they are always necessary all the time.

The measuring cup comes in different sets with one cup,1/2 cup,1/3 cup,1/4 cup, while the measuring spoon sets have a tablespoon, teaspoon,1/2 tablespoon,1/2 teaspoon,1/3 teaspoon,1/4 teaspoon,1/8 teaspoon. 

2.    Mixing Bowl

 

It is always fun to have few mixing bowls available in case if a recipe requires certain ingredients to be mixed independently before being combined. The essence of having different sizes of mixing bowls cannot be replicated. Mixing bowls come in metal, plastic, or ceramic. Any of the types can be selected for Baking as they all perform the same Baking functions. 

3.    Whisk

 

Where there is a whisk, there is a way. Some tasks require simple whisking by hands, so having a hand whisk saves the stress of having to use an electric hand mixer all the time. We have different types of whisk, but the most commonly used one is the Balloon whisk, it is generally used in whisking in your eggs during creamy. Whisk is a necessary Baking utensil that is used to blend ingredients smooth and to incorporate air into a mixture in a method known as “whipping or whisking.” Whisks are commonly used to whip eggs into a firm foamy texture. They are in different sizes with different shaped loops with different intended functions. 

4.    Spatula

 

The usefulness of a spatula should not be underrated; it is one of the necessary tools for Baking. A spatula is an ideal tool used for scrapping the last bit of batter or dough out of a mixing bowl; it is as well used to scrape all the nooks and crannies of a jar. A spatula can also be used for incorporating your ingredients mixture; it is used for mixing dry and wet ingredients together. Spatula comes in metal, plastic, and even silicon. The silicon spatula stands up to a high heat compared to rubber type.

5.    Brush

 

Baking brush comes in different sizes. It is a handy tool that has more uses than realized. It serves a different purpose in both pre-baking and post-baking. It can be used to grease a pan before adding cake batter or dough to coat the pan either with melted butter or egg wash; it is also used to paint milk on top of a piecrust. Brush also serves as painting tools in decorating; it is used for applying color and edible dust on cake icing. 

6.    Baking Pans

 

There are different shapes and sizes of baking pans for pastries and cakes. The regular baking pans is definitely a “must-have.” Having different sizes of round Baking pans is very useful for making amazing towering layer cakes. Also, a rectangular Baking pan can be used to bake many yummy treats like cakes, brownies, cookie bars, and it has a few savory uses as well. 

7.    Plastic wrap 

 

Plastic wrap is commonly used for layering, masking, carving, and modeling. In Baking, It is also called coding work.

8.     Muffin  

 

A muffin is in the shape of a crate, use for baking muffins. You definitely need a muffin to bake fresh cupcakes for your next birthday. A muffin pan can also be used to make a lot of different savory recipes, like pizza cups, mini meatloaves, meatballs, etc. 

9.    Batter Dispenser

 

Call it batter dispenser or Dama handle cake helper; it is basically used for filling cupcakes or any watery-like pastry into muffins. 

10.    Meat Pie Cutter

 

It is mainly meant for cutting meat pies into shapes. 

11.    Doughnut Crate 

 

From the appearance, you can easily guess the purpose. The doughnut crate is beneficial for making doughnuts. Baking has been made easier; this is not your regular fried dough. This saves the stress of folding and kneading dough. 

12.    Sieve

 

Sieve is a mesh strainer use for separating wanted elements from unwanted ones. It is also known as sift, use in separating break up clumps in dry ingredients such as flour and powdered sugar. It is an essential tool with preferably small holes; it can be used to easily sift dust powders such as flour, icing sugar, Baking powder, corn starch, etc. 

13.    Scale

 

When we say baking is about precision, this is one of the tools that make baking fun and accurate. The kitchen scale helps to measure ingredients very accurately, unlike other measuring tools. It is in two different types: the analog and the digital.

According to research, the digital scale gives an accurate result and can be used in any condition, but the Analogue scale requires more attention and is not always accurate.

14.    Mixer

 

There are two main types of mixer: the hand mixer and the standing mixer. The standing mixer can sit independently without any manual support, but the hand mixer is always handy, and it as to be held while mixing. A mixer is very important in baking world; mixer mixes faster and also reduces the stress of mixing and time consumed. The standing mixer works faster and less stressful, though.

15.    Parchment Paper

 

It is the baking paper used in lining cake pans and tins; it is also used on a baking tray. Parchment paper or baking paper enables you to remove your cake from baking pans and tins easily; it stops your cakes from sticking to the pan. It is pertinent to note that the parchment paper should be attached directly to the pan without butter. However, a brown paper can as well be used to line baking pans, and it can be done with margarine. 

16.    Scissors

 

You obviously know what it is used for - cutting. Anytime we are making a recipe, baking, or otherwise, we should always have the kitchen shears handy. They are useful in different ways; scissors can be used for snipping fresh herbs, cutting parchment to fit a pan, and as well as opening stubborn packages or boxes. 

17.    Chef’s  knife

 

Having a chef knife is essential; it is primarily used for slicing cakes, dicing, chopping, mincing, etc. 

18.    Oven

 

There are different types of oven; we have the electric, charcoal, gas, local oven, etc., they are all used for baking cakes by generating heats to the batter and dough.

Decorating Tools

When working on fondant or buttercream, the best quality tools that will enhance top-notch results are needed. 

1.    Turn Table

   

 

    This is an essential baking tool used in buttercream decoration. 

    2.    Palette Knife

     A palette knife is a blunt tool resembling a putty knife with a rounded tip. It is designed especially for the use of spreading a substance onto a flat surface, such as frosting on a naked cake. It is an ideal tool for applying spreads onto sandwiches in mass quantities. However, a palette knife as a culinary tool is not the same as the palette knife used by artists. The culinary palette knife has a serrated edge that provides ease of slicing cake. 

    3.    Scrapper

 

There are two types of scrappers: metal and plastic. They certainly perform the same function as both bring out perfection in cake decorating. 

4.    Piping Nozzle

 

Cake piping nozzles are of two types; they are either metal or plastic. They are called different terms in different environments, which include: piping nozzles, cake decorating nozzles, icing tips, piping tips, and frosting tips. Cake nozzles tools are used to add designs and decorations to iced cake. There are two ways of using cake nozzles; it is either using them directly with a piping bag or using them with a coupler. Cake nozzles give a more explicit definition of shapes piped. Cake piping nozzles are grouped into different categories, which are always based on shapes and sizes. Each nozzle in that category is undoubtedly marked with a specific number and produces the same decoration. The number differs from one manufacturer to the other. 

5.    Piping Bag

 

Piping bags perform the same function as a coupler; they are used with cake piping nozzles to create artwork on cakes. 

6.    Rolling Pin

 

Rolling pins are useful for rolling out cookie, dough, piecrust, puff pastry, and also fondant. There are other ways the tool can be put to work in your kitchen. For instance, it is used in place of the food processor to smash cookies, chips, or crackers for a recipe. The about to be-processed foods should be placed in a sealable bag, and then use the rolling pin to smash them into pieces. 

7.    Wheel Cutter

 

Yes, if you want to cut out fondant layers cake perfectly, then a wheel cutter is crucial for you. It is also used to cut pastry dough, pizza, and other types of pastries.

8.    Fondant Durable Cutter

 

There are different designs and sizes of fondant cutters; they are used to cut and emboss fondant with precision. They also make clean cuts through dough without rough edges. They are always inset available in stainless steel or plastic, with plain or fluted edges and nest together in their own tin for easy space-saving storage. 

9.    Fondant Rolling Mat

 

A fondant rolling mat is very suitable for rolling out fondant, easy for rolling sugar paste, gum paste, flower paste, and any other form of modeling paste. They exist in different types and sizes. 

10.    Modeling Tools

 

Modeling tools come in different shapes and mouths; it is basically used for modeling and molding.