New Cake Leveler/torter...very Excited!
Decorating By BatterUpCake Updated 26 Aug 2013 , 8:47pm by BatterUpCake
I swear I'll ask to take my AGBAY with me when I go to heaven to make angel food cakes. LOVE that thing. And by the way dental floss works great but not for torting thin layers. The only comment about the AGBAY is that you have to start out at 1" and I've wished some times that it was a half inch but of course you can always raise your cake up a bit off the counter. Don't tell the people at AGBAY but I've actually used the cake blade to slice a cake dummy in half - I have the separate foam dummy blade but was in a hurry and didn't bother to change it. Worked great! The AGBAY rules!
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Original message sent by DeniseNH
I swear I'll ask to take my AGBAY with me when I go to heaven to make angel food cakes. LOVE that thing. And by the way dental floss works great but not for torting thin layers. The only comment about the AGBAY is that you have to start out at 1" and I've wished some times that it was a half inch but of course you can always raise your cake up a bit off the counter. Don't tell the people at AGBAY but I've actually used the cake blade to slice a cake dummy in half - I have the separate foam dummy blade but was in a hurry and didn't bother to change it. Worked great! The AGBAY rules!
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Original message sent by scrumdiddlycakes
aaand suddenly I have discovered I need a polka dot cake stand. My husband does not thank you, hehe.
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Really? I thought you could slice every 1/4" with the Agbay? The picture on their site shows a beautiful red & white cake with very thin slices. I guess they used cake boards to raise it and slice. However they did it creates a stunning effect. As I said, I cannot nor do I wish to compete with the Agbay. I want to compete with the Wilton, Fat Daddio market.
The Agbay is completely adjustable. You can adjust it less than 1/8" if you want. I believe that poster was referring to the guidelines on the side which start at 1".
Thanks for the idea DD.....Studying up on non toxic paints and finishes right now....
This one is 14" mahogany. Can be stained or left natural (I'm not going to paint mahogany!)...Haven't picked it up yet
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This one is 14" mahogany. Can be stained or left natural (I'm not going to paint mahogany!)...Haven't picked it up yet
You sound like my husband. Refuses to paint mahogany or walnut. :D
It just has such a beautiful grain. I know there are people who want natural wood stands....
It is beautiful. Tell me it isn't going to be as much as a Sarah?
I, too would like to get into making stands, and plateaus, but we need to clean the workshop. We have everything INCLUDING TWO KITCHEN SINKS, jammed in there. Every time my husband takes something down there, it winds up in the workshop. You literally can't walk. Let alone work.
Well for Sara's 14" natural wood it's $195. I am thinking $150 for this one. It is solid mahogany which is a very hardy and expensive wood. He hasn't decided what he is going to charge me to make the painted ones so I can't set a price. But they will be cheaper than hers. She has an established reputation.
I haven't read all the posts here, but I saw the leveler question and just wanted to throw this out there. I have two that look just like the old wilton one, but with a serrated type of wire. I've been looking for five years for these from a supplier. This past weekend at ICES I finally found them with PME, retail $7.99!!!! It's a 12" but they also carry an 18" which looks much studier than the big wilton one. I just thought I'd throw this out there as I have loved mine for 5 years now!
The leveler is on the back burner a couple of weeks while I catch up on other work...
AFor those having trouble with the less expensive cake levelers, what I have done in the past is to pull outward on the ends so that the blade stays straight and does not bend. I know this takes 2 hands so I would have my husband hold the cake while I cut or I would have the cake on the edge of the counter up against my stomach/apron amd then cut it. Works great for me.
Where can I buy one of these "husband tools" you ladies keep referring to? I can't find one in any stores or online....seems you can buy the bride tool online but I don't need one of those.
I fall into the category of rarely making cakes, and just for friends & family. I always used dental floss and wooden dowels to level/torte. It took minimal measuring, and worked pretty well. I can't afford to buy a tool I will use once a year.
Anywho, good luck with your new tool & patent (and sorry if you already updated, I didn't read through all 6 pages of the post! hehe! )
Oh, and I am new to the site, though I have browsed many times & appreciate and enjoy everyone's wisdom and beautiful cakes! I am making my daughter's wedding cake for the 31st, and haven't made one in 15 years!!! I'm a bit nervous!
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Where can I buy one of these "husband tools" you ladies keep referring to? I can't find one in any stores or online....seems you can buy the bride tool online but I don't need one of those.
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