I'm looking for everyone's two cents here! Thus far I've been using my round Wilton roll & cut mat to roll out my fondant when covering cakes - no huge complaints, it's a well-seasoned mat and has worked quite well for me with one exception - it has a wrinkle in the very middle of the mat that REFUSES to flatten or smooth, so every time I roll out my fondant for cakes - they have the same wrinkle on the very top of the cake!!! Decided it's most definitely time to upgrade and would just like some input and reviews on what you guys are using/have used. I'd like a mat that of course is food safe above all, but also something that you can use a cutter on without ruining it would be very nice as well. Thanks in advance for your help!!

The best fondant mat ever is "The Mat" by Sweet Wise. They have a website and you can view the demonstration on You Tube. I wouldnt cut on it but its the best for rolling fondant. I also Have Fat Daddio's silicone mat that I use for cutting.

Ateco has a very good blue mat that I use.

the Mat is food safe and easy to use. I love mine. as for the wrinkle in the wilton mat, my wilton instructor gave us a great tip on removing the crease. lay a pillow case over the clean mat and iron out the wrinkle on a low setting until its gone. when not using the wilton mat roll it around a rolling pin or something similar.

Kellbella - is the Ateco mat safe to cut on? Would that harm the mat at all? jade8 - thanks for the tip on smoothing out the Wilton mat! I'll have to give that a try!

Yes, I agree... THE MAT by Sweet Wise is the easiest best Fondant Mat. Just do a youtube search on "How to cover a cake with fondant" and watch the video by Sweetwiseinc. They have a lot of great videos on their youtube channel.

THE MAT! THE MAT! THE MAT! from Sweetwise!! Best investment to date!!!

I would have to agree...The Mat hands down...& you can't beat the price. It's worth way more than they charge

I went to the local fabric shop and bought a yard of heavy duty vinyl. Worked like a charm! Didn't have to use PS, CS or shortening. Best money ever spent!

I use "the mat" and love it. But there have been times that it will have a "hump" in it that I can't get to flatten out. Even though I always keep it rolled up in the tube it comes in. When this happens I put in in a warm clothes dryer for about 45 seconds, works like a charm. HTH

LOL!!! I have the same problem with my mat from Wilton!! Thanks Jade8 for the ironing tip... if that doesn't work, I may be looking into some of these other mats others have posted. Thanks everyone!

For everyone getting new Mats-- if you get the Ateco (the blue silicone)-- be sure you DO NOT cut on it!!!! It is NOT self-healing!! Believe me, I learned the hard way!

I did purchase a 24 x 36 self healing mat from I think either Joanns or Michaels- with my coupon it was around 50.00 or 60.00-- they have all different sizes- see what works best for you. Another GREAT investment.

I also have a small one, 12 x 8, that I use to work with smaller projects.

I too have been thinking of upgrading my Wilton mat. Poor thing has cuts on it. Watched The Mat on you tube & checked out the reviews on the site & just put my order in Can't wait to get it! And they just sent me an email w/a tracking # saying it's being sent today. So far so good

I used my "The Mat" last night for the first time. Love love love it!!!

You can't cut on "The Mat", can you?

I used to dread covering cakes in fondant until I got The Mat! i absolutely love it! And no, you can't cut on it.

ok i didn't think so, but I thought I would check. lol I also LOVE my mat. I must admit I would have been crazy excited if I was told I could cut on it. =)