baking essential

BAKING EQUIPMENT

• Baking Tray/sheet – choose a heavy baking tray that will not warp at high temperature.
• Deep round cake tin – A deep tin is useful for baking fruit cakes.
• Loaf tin – Useful for making bread and loaf cakes.
• Square cake tin – used for making square cakes. They are easy to decorate and cut into smaller portions.
• Measuring jug – Very essential for measuring liquid accurately.
• Measuring cups – Very essential, it comes in various measures (1 cup, ½ cup etc.). Used for measuring dry ingredients.
• Measuring spoons – standard measuring spoons are essential for measuring small quantities.
• Mixing bowls – of various sizes is essential for blending, whisking and mixing.
• Weighing scales – very essential for accuracy when weighing ingredient for cooking and baking.
• Wooden spoon – They come in various sizes, used for mixing ingredients and for creaming mixtures.
• Pastry cutters – Available in variety of shape and sizes. Used for stamping out pastry, biscuits, scones and cookies.
• Rolling pin – used for rolling out various kind of dough.
• Moulds – they come in various sizes and shapes for cakes and desserts.
• Palette knife – used for smoothing icing, cream, ganache. They are also used for loosening, tarts, pies and bread from tins.