Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
National Coffee Day is tomorrow (September 29th). Here is a list of freebies from Hip2Save, including offers from Dunkin’ Donuts, Starbucks, and Peet’s Coffee and Tea. National Coffee Day Deals and Freebies (Valid on 9/29)
There is still time to register for the International Baking Industry Exposition 2013, held October 6-9 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convetion Center. Details: Full agenda of scheduled events List of demos being held Download the IBIE 2013 App to view the event schedule, create a …read more
Okay, I know National S’mores Day was a couple of days ago, but I’m a big s’more fan. We celebrate by eating s’mores every time we go camping. And with Girl Scouts in the house, well, the dessert is part of the household now. 🙂 …read more
Which country consumed the most chocolate last year? Find out with Confectionery News’ interactive map with data from Leatherhead Food Research. And the number one is not the U.S., despite its popularity. This data is important for a variety of reasons, namely marketing to emerging …read more
Here is an upcoming auction from Scott Freeman Auctioneer: Former Red Star Tavern and other restaurants in the Virginia Beach area. Lots of restaurant as well as bakery equipment is up for sale, including pizza ovens, convection steamers, griddles and grills, 16 lb. scale, coffee …read more
Chinois A chinois (fine mesh strainer) is an incredibly used and taken for granted piece of pastry equipment. It removes all the spice and herb flavorings from infused simple syrups and makes slightly curdled crème anglaise perfect again. A quick look at them and one used in …read more
A baker’s blade is described on PastrySampler.com. There are pictures of what they look like, as well as a video courtesy King Arthur Flour on how they are used to slash unproofed bread.
Hello Kitty is an example of a licensed cake decorating productof which Bakery Crafts is a licensee. This article from Modern Baking explains the concept and process of copyright laws and cakes, as well as describes how a cake decorating product is developed for the licensee. And …read more
Interesting read in ConfectioneryNews.com today about the use of botanical or herbal ingredients inside candy. Some are used to provide energy (ginseng and guarana) and others for their antioxidant properties (green tea, acerola, and super fruits). Using these ingredients will enable some manufacturers in the EU …read more
Metric Conversions From centimeters to liters, here are basic equations to help you convert to Metric: Centimeter: Inch to centimeter in x 2.5 to get approx. equiv. cm Gram: Ounce to gram oz. x 28.35 to get approx. gm Kilogram: Pound to kilogram lb. x …read more