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Masking Tape for fondant?

post #1 of 16
7/16/09 at 10:30am
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I have seen the staff from Charm City Cakes (from the TV show Ace of Cakes) use some sort of masking tape on their fondant covered cakes to help them with piping and decorating in straight lines around their cakes. The tape is easily removed without damaging the fondant. Is there a masking tape made for fondant that is food safe? I would love to use one since I am so bad at keeping a straight line also. Does anyone know? I googled fondant masking tape but I did not get any results.
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post #2 of 16
7/16/09 at 10:40am
It looked like painters tape but I am not sure what they used since I don't think painters tape is food safe. I would like to know as well.
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post #3 of 16
7/16/09 at 10:41am
It looked like painters tape but I am not sure what they used since I don't think painters tape is food safe. I would like to know as well.
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post #4 of 16
7/16/09 at 3:42pm
There's a blue painter's tape that is specifically for delicate surfaces:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=63186-98-2080-1&lpage=none&cm_mmc=search_gps-_-gps-_-gps-_-3M%20Painter's%20Tape%20for%20Delicate%20Surfaces%20Blue%201%22%20x%2060%20yds

It works pretty well on dry fondant when you need to mask off an area for painting or airbrushing. If the fondant is dry, it doesn't get marked or retain any tape residue.

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post #5 of 16
7/16/09 at 4:18pm
I thought of painter's tape but why would they use something that isn't food safe? ...or is it?
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post #6 of 16
7/16/09 at 4:39pm
You know, there are just a lot of grey areas when it comes to unconventional ways of decorating.

Nobody makes "food safe" masking tape.

It becomes a judgement call for each decorator.

My personal rule of thumb is that incidental contact is OK: will it be used on an edible for a few seconds or minutes and then removed--like masking tape would be? Then I have no problem using it.

Would I cover a cake board in it and let the cake sit on it until it was served? No.

Will anyone get sick or die from having a piece of painter's tape having touched their cake? No.

To each his/her own.
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post #7 of 16
7/16/09 at 4:41pm
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Originally Posted by RylanTy

I thought of painter's tape but why would they use something that isn't food safe? ...or is it?



My guess is that it is not food safe, since it is made to go on walls and not cake.

People use non food safe stuff all the time, sometimes because they don't know or think about it, other times cause they feel it will be okay.
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post #8 of 16
7/16/09 at 8:33pm
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Thank you, the one I saw on Ace of Cakes was also blue so they probably use the same one. I have seen another tape that said the same thing (about not leaving any residue when removed). I don't think they would be allowed to call it food safe but let each baker make their own decision. I will definitely try it, just on a piece of leftover fondant, to see. Thanks.
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post #9 of 16
7/16/09 at 8:53pm
My only problem with that is that, you can't really wash it. It's manufactured and handled in factories without being aware that it will touch food.
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post #10 of 16
7/16/09 at 10:13pm
Maybe I am naive but why wouldn't it be food safe? Ypur aren't actually chewing it up and eating it.....it goes on....comes off......
But seriuosly for future reference what would make it un-food safe in some opinions?
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post #11 of 16
7/16/09 at 10:29pm
Maybe some kind of chemical reaction, or maybe an actual chemical in the tape that is not meant to be in contact with food......
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post #12 of 16
7/16/09 at 11:11pm
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Originally Posted by momma_ash

Maybe I am naive but why wouldn't it be food safe? Ypur aren't actually chewing it up and eating it.....it goes on....comes off......
But seriuosly for future reference what would make it un-food safe in some opinions?



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post #13 of 16
7/16/09 at 11:25pm
Okay that's what I was thinking...just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something!
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post #14 of 16
7/16/09 at 11:35pm
What about using butcher's tape?
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post #15 of 16
7/16/09 at 11:41pm
butchers tape, do you mean what they use to wrap meat in paper then tape it? That is not touching the food.
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