Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
Upcoming restaurant auction with bakery equipment. Auction hosted by Auction757.com. Small and large equipment including Hobart mixer, convection oven, mobile Alto-Shaam, dough divider, cotton candy machine, shelving, cake decorating equipment, reach ins, and lots more. Image of mixer courtesy Auction757.com. Auction will be held online …read more
Great auction if you are looking for lots of equipment to set up shop or add to yours. I found a doughnut maker, doughnut fryer, several mixers, a sheeter, ovens, lots of pans and equipment, and more. Great collection here. Above picture of items up …read more
Found this auction, loads of equipment: large equipment like ovens, mixers, ranges, coolers, deep fat fryer, warming cabinet, and more. Smaller items include coffee maker, crepe maker, toaster oven, and more.
Anyone needing equipment for their business, this would be a great place to start the process.
Image courtesy PCI Auction Group.
Another gem of a cookbook found for $1.00 and this time it’s The Southern Heritage Cakes Cookbook from Southern Living. Published in 1983, this has everything from layer cakes, cakes where the main ingredients are fruits (like Blackberry Cake and Sweet Potato Pound Cake), old …read more
Latest used book find: Farm Journal’s Complete Pie Cookbook: 700 Best Dessert and Main-Dish pies in the Country. I picked it up for a dollar at a used bookstore, and I was happy to add it to my collection of Farm Journal’s cookbooks (I have …read more
With the June wedding season in full swing and May just ending, all the mum tips are back in stock. This flower tip is one of the most popular on the site. Visit the etsy store or the Pastry Sampler shop for a wide range of sizes, included the double petal.
Coming back by popular demand – “Pastry Samplers.” Unique kits or sets that help get the job done in the pastry shop. These will soon be available directly in the Pastry Sampler Shop and in the custom etsy shop. Each large tip Pastry Sampler Set …read more
The History of Sweets by Paul Chrystal is a fun and detailed look at the history of candy and sweets with colorful old advertisements sprinkled all throughout the book. Chrystal did a great job researching not only the history of sweets, but detailing the UK …read more
Here’s a little more about the 71 tip from Ateco on Pastry Sampler: Ateco 71 Asymmetrical Star. These tips get little praise and very little notoriety but can be real workhorses in the pastry shop. You can find all 6 of these tips in the Pastry Sampler Shop – Asymmetrical Stars 71 to 76.
Here are some piping examples of five different star tips. These star tips are all standard size, and fit with a standard small coupler. 75 – Asymmetrical Star – These star tips have star points only on one side of the tip. 21 – …read more