Baking is so much fun at the same time stressful if things don’t turn out the way you want them to be. For best results, you need to use the right baking tools. If you are a new baker or a professional chef looking to stock up your kitchen, then listed below are a few essential baking tools and equipment that you can’t live without. From tools that help you get the right measurement to perfecting your decorating skills, all that you need are right here to guarantee that your recipe comes out perfect time after time.

Listed Below Are The 10 Most Essential Baking Tools For a Baker’s Kitchen

Measuring Cups And Spoons

Baking requires precise measurements and if you get the measuring right you can never go wrong. To achieve accuracy in the quantity and proportions of ingredients while following a recipe the measuring cups and spoons play an important role. A teaspoon in a measuring spoon may not necessarily be the same as other teaspoons that you normally use. Using the right measuring cups and spoons are not an option but essential for good baking.

Hand Mixer

A hand mixer is affordable and easy to use as a baking tool. Mixing the batter requires several minutes by hand, but this tool saves a lot of your time and gives you the desired texture. You’ll have more speed and power to mix big batches of dough, cake batter, whipping cream, eggs etc. Irrespective of being a beginner or an experienced baker this baking tool is a must for all.

Spatula

A spatula is a baking tool specifically designed with a very narrow blade, allowing the baker to reach all corners without the risk of messing up. Its flexible blades are great for stirring, mixing and spreading. They are made of Silicone and perfect for use with any kind of coating in your pans. This is great baking equipment to assist with your baking tasks.

Rolling Pin

An essential baking tool that is cylindrical in shape is used to roll out and evenly flatten everything from pie, pastry, cookie to pasta dough. This baking tool has tapered ends that make rolling even sheets easy. Some special rolling pins have textured surfaces that mark and indent the top of the dough for special bread and pancakes. They may even be embossed with writing.

Oven Thermometer

There are times when you need a very specific temperature while baking. An oven thermometer is a perfect baking tool that comes with a stainless steel body and a clock face dial that gives accurate temperature reading of the inside of your oven. This ensures exact cooking time and baking with better results. This is one of the most essential baking tools mentioned here.

Pastry Brush

A pastry brush, also known as a basting brush is used to apply butter, oil or glaze to food. Traditionally, these brushes are made with natural bristles, plastic or nylon fibre similar to a paintbrush. However, lately, these brushes come with silicone bristles which are less likely to fall out or splinter and can be washed easily. This handy baking tool has more uses than you realize. It can be used to grease a pan, to coat the dough with melted butter, egg or milk. If you’re a frequent baker, then this is a must-have!

 Silicone Baking Mats

A silicone baking mat is now the in-thing in baking. It can replace parchment paper or aluminium foil as it’s resistant to high heat. This baking tool can be used in lots of unusual ways. You can place it under a cake ring to prevent cake batter from sticking to the sheet pan, lay it flat on a countertop to knead bread or roll out cookie dough and even use it as a cover while baking to ensure they rise evenly. It also helps to keep baking pans clean.

Sifter

Made from stainless steel, glass or plastic, the Sifter is used to add air to the dry ingredient to make it lighter and more uniform in texture to get the best results while baking. The sifter comes with a mesh bottom that is used to sift dry ingredients, such as flour or powdered sugar. Latest Sifters come with an inbuilt trigger attached to the handle that moves back and forth when activated. By doing so it prevents any lumps, incorporates air and lightens the mix.

 Piping Bag

A piping bag also called the pastry bag is a triangular or cone-shaped bag made from cloth, paper or plastic. This works when it’s squeezed and pressed by hand to pipe semi-solid foods through a narrow opening at one end that can be fitted with any number of shaped nozzles which will produce a different decorative effect such as star, leaf, and flower-petal shapes. A simple circular nozzle makes round shapes and is also used for filling pastries. Piping bags come in all sizes, a must-baking tool to make your cakes and pastries look tempting.

Baking Tins/Pans

One of the main reasons why most of the cakes fail is because of the wrong usage of baking pans/tins. The most commonly used baking tin materials are aluminium or a non-stick as both are economical, durable, and very easy to use. Cake pans come in different shapes and sizes like, round, square, rectangular etc. The baking tin to comes in different variants like loaf tin, muffin tin, tart tin to name a few. Because of its metallic nature, it is a good conductor of heat and allows even heating and baking. A good baking tray can make or break your baking experience, hence choose wisely.

Overall, baking is a very precise and caring craft that gives you only one chance to have everything right and that’s before it goes into the oven. I hope these baking tools and equipment will serve as a guide to your new baking journey.

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