What's The Best Make Of Food Colouring That You Use?

Decorating By slean Updated 21 Nov 2010 , 4:57pm by sugar_britches

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slean Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 3:24pm
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Hi guys, after spending hours and hours on here looking at all the fantastic work, I've come to the conclusion that the colour range available in the U.K sucks! So I would like to know the best range of vibrant colours I could order from the U.S or wherever.
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sugar_britches Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 3:47pm
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I have the variety pack of liqua-gel colors from Chefmaster and I love it. But i'm curious what everyone ls uses.

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tiggy2 Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 3:49pm
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My preference is Chefmaster Liqua Gel. It's very concentrated so it takes very little. You can get red and black without letting it sit over night to intensify.

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CutiePieCakes-Ontario Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 9:16pm
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I've never tried it, but many in my caking circle love Americolors. Very concentrated - black looks like black not sickly grey; red looks intense. I'm thinking of ordering some for Xmas baking. Beats the Wilton stuff by far.

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tiggy2 Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 9:36pm
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Americolor has to sit overnight or for several hours to intensify. It's not nearly as concentrated as chefmaster. Chefmaster will give you intense color immediately!

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Caths_Cakes Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 9:47pm
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i have to disagree with you on that one slean . . I love my little pots of sugarflair gel icon_biggrin.gif

I also have the Americolor airbrush colours, i got the neon ones as there really vibrant, fun for kids cakes icon_smile.gif

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karabeal Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 9:58pm
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For those who've used Chefmaster (I haven't yet, but just put it on my Christmas list), does their "Red" have a bitter taste? Can you get away with using so little that the taste of the final product isn't affected too much?

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tiggy2 Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 10:13pm
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Chefmaster does not have a bitter taste.

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slean Posted 20 Nov 2010 , 10:44pm
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I find the sugarflair colours a bit limited, I wanted a vivid turquoise, I'm quite happy with their reds and black. Where did you get your americolor from Cath?

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sugar_britches Posted 21 Nov 2010 , 4:57pm
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i havent noticed a bitter taste with chefmaster reds. But have with the black. If you use too much.

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