These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things!
Cake Decorating: Favorite Tools
Last week on the Chef Nicholas Lodge Facebook page, we asked everyone to share the one cake decorating tool they couldn't live without. There were a ton of great responses, a few funny ones, and a clear winner! I also have a favorite suggested by our very own Scott and Nicholas! Oh, and read to the end to find out how you can win a sweet surprise!
Over 50 wonderful Chef Nicholas fans responded to our facebook post! Thanks everyone! I have used all (but one) of the tools mentioned, and they are all must haves! Some honorable mentions were smoothers, levellers, rolling pins and sticks, dresden tool, and ball tools. Great tools. I own them all. I use them all. I love them all. I bet you do too. There were a few funny responses too. Dawn Marie said her must have was patience. When faced with a tornado, Linda Gayle grabbed her Nicholas Lodge DVDs, books, instructional handouts and class books (Love you LGB!).
Without further ado, the Top Five Tools according to our Facebook Fans:
4/5. Tie: Turntable and PME piping tips
3. KitchenAid Mixer (and the pasta attachment)
I think this is a pretty wonderful group of tools. I didn't vote, but if I had it would have been for the KitchenAid mixer. I love mine. So. Much. But, I also love my turntable, my piping tips, and I have so many angled spautlas that my two year old has his own set. I do have a confession. I personally own every tool mentioned above... Except... #1. That's right, I'm shamefully admitting that I don't own tool numero uno- The Mini Palette Knife. I don't know why. I want one. I work at ISAC, and we, ya know, sell them all the time. It's really quite embarassing. In order to spare myself from the wrath of the cake decorating gods, I am going to give away a Mini Palette Knife! Yay!
First, let's talk about one more favorite: the NL Floral Tape Cutter! This was suggested by Scott and Chef Nicholas when we began discussing this topic right after the ICES convention. Scott told me that they recieved so many positive comments about this tool at ICES, that we wanted to share the NL Floral Tape Cutter with everyone! You may have heard that we offer cake decorating classes at ISAC, and that quite a few feature gumpaste flowers. As you can well imagine- we go through a lot of floral tape. A LOT. Since flowers come in all sizes, one-size fits all does not apply to floral tape. Enter the amazing and easy to use NL Floral Tape Cutter! This handy dandy little tool can cut your tape roll in half or into quarters in less than 20 seconds! Easy, fast, convienant. No wonder everyone at ICES loved it! This little tool was even featured in Chef Nicholas' Craftsy Class- Mastering Modern Sugar Flowers. Guess what? I'm giving one of these bad boys away too! HOORAY!
Enough chit chat, I know you are all wondering how to can win one of our Favorite Things: The Mini Palette Knife or the NL Floral Tape Cutter. Here's how it works, you have to leave a comment below, HERE on the blog. In your comment, answer this question:
Why can't you live without having a Mini Palette Knife or NL Floral Tape Cutter in your cake decorating tool box?!
Two winners will be randomly selected and notified on Sunday August 24; one person will win the Mini Palette Knife, and one person will win the NL Floral Tape Cutter. I will post a blog with the winners and I will also post them on facebook! Remember, you need to leave a comment HERE ON THE BLOG for a chance to win! Good luck dear readers! Thanks again for submitting your Favorite Things to us! Oh, and if you would like to purchase any of the tools mentioned in this post, click on the names of the products (they are the green links)!
Sweetly yours,
Stephanie
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Would love to own floral tape cutter! Make a lot of gumpaste flowers both at work and at home and this little tool would make life so much easier and the process so much faster ! Love the blog post. Great way to find out about new gadgets.
I love both as I make lot of sugar flowers... The cutters are helpful to cut tape and mini palette knife is a versatile tool that can be used in so many ways...so hard to choose for a cake decorator.
Would love either, both have fabulous applications! I love shopping at the ISAC's retail store, and have learned so much from the workshops there.
Such a fan!!!
Hi all!! my fav, priceless item would have to be my silicone mat..It is so nice to work on, and nothing sticks to it, and easy to wash and put away for another project!!
I would love to
win hate cutting my tape with sisorors love your flowers classes have all of them and a big box full
of your cutters and vainers
I just love your show room! I've been there just once flying back to Italy and I would have buy everything! I think the floral tape cutter will be very useful and I don't know where I can find a tool like that in Italy! So I wish I will be lucky to win that!
I am addicted to creating gum paste flowers! Nicholas Lodge is an awesome instructor. To be successful you need the right tools. I would love to win the NL Floral Tape Cutter to make my life easier and to make my stems look cleaner and more professional.
I can't wrap a wire with regular width floral tape to save soul. Palette knives are to helpful in lifting off anything without damaging it. It's one oft go to tools whether I'm working with fondant, gum paste, chocolate clay, or buttercream.
The cutter is amazing!
You can't live without the palette knife. Worked wonders lifting gum paste off your cellpad and putting gum paste flowers on a cake.
The ribbon cutter say you time cutting the floral,tape the right size you need and it will be even. Thanks Nick for all your patience with me when I took your wonderful classes.
What great tools!
I would love to win the tape cutter! I teach cake decorating at our community college and I am forever trying to tear tape into smaller pieces for flowers!
Congratulations Karen! You have won the NL Floral Tape Cutter! Please call us at 1800-662-8925 or email us at customersvc@nicholaslodge.com to claim your prize!
I need a time saver. The floral tape cutter fits the bill. The palette knife is one of the first things I bought from NL. Can't live without it.
The mini palette knife is one of the best tools to have. I didn't even know the tape cutter existed. I can imagine it would be awesomely useful. I'd love to have these tools...
I don't own either of those tools! Sounds like I need them both! BTW, LOVE Chef Nicholas' Craftsy class!
I love Nicholas lodge works. He made everything to look so delicate, fashion and easy. Thanks.
Great tools!! Can't make the magic happen without them!
I have to have the sharp edge smoother!!!
OMG... to Win a Mixe!!!!!!!!!!! Dreaming......... ^.^