Does anyone use the wilton guide rings to roll out fondant to cover a cake? The thickest is 3/16 which is slightly smaller than 1/4". or is there any other brand of guide rings that are better. Any tips on rolling out fondant evenly, please. thanks. is the correct thickness 1/4 inch??
I have never used mine, they kept getting in the way, they are useless.
Has anyone ever tried this rolling pin before? I just saw this in an article in the newspaper yesterday. This seems to do the same thing as the wilton rings for the rolling pin. HTH
www.williams-sonoma.com/products/joseph-joseph-adjustable-rolling-pin/?pkey=e|rolling%2Bpin|10|best|0|1|24||1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARC
I have never used mine, they kept getting in the way, they are useless.
I agree, hated them, too. When rolling out the fondant I couldn't always keep it in between the guides and so would end up with "track marks" and have to start over!
Save yourself some money, use two wooden yardsticks if you have to have a guide. Personally I just eyeball it and call it a day.
Save yourself some money, use two wooden yardsticks if you have to have a guide. Personally I just eyeball it and call it a day.
Excellent idea bobwonderbuns! Thanks for the tip. sometimes it's the simple things that make you say "why didn't I think of that?" 
Of course I didn't buy the W brand rings, but I have a set and use them often. For rolling out cookie dough and fondant pieces that are too big to go thru the pasta machine or that I want thicker than the widest setting on the fondant machine. I really like them.
In culinary school the guides, aka yardsticks (my set are stainless steel) are called "candy bars." They are mostly used for getting a molten candy to a uniform depth before cutting.
Well there's really nothing to it, just put a yardstick on either side and use those as the guides to rest the rolling pin on. The average yardstick is probably a touch less than 1/4 inch thick, which is good for fondant. (You can roll it thinner if you need to.) If you are wondering how to gauge thickness of fondant without a gauge, remember 1/4 inch is two nickles on top of each other, 1/8 inch is two dimes in top of each other. That will help you to eyeball it.
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Well there's really nothing to it, just put a yardstick on either side and use those as the guides to rest the rolling pin on. The average yardstick is probably a touch less than 1/4 inch thick, which is good for fondant. (You can roll it thinner if you need to.) If you are wondering how to gauge thickness of fondant without a gauge, remember 1/4 inch is two nickles on top of each other, 1/8 inch is two dimes in top of each other. That will help you to eyeball it.
Thx!! this was REALLY helpful!! as usual!!
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