Biscuit cutting tools

Modern cakes are amazing. They have long gone beyond the usual biscuit-cream products with flowers and curlicues. However, the monumental hyper-realistic masterpieces by Renat Agzamov and the novice pastry chef's first mastic cake combine one thing: the need to use special pastry tools that allow you to make cakes perfectly flat and equal in size. Agree, however beautiful the cake decor may be, an ugly cut can instantly ruin a positive impression. So, what is the need to equip each confectioner and how to use these tools correctly?

The basis of any cake, of course, are cakes. Of the variety of existing recipes (“Milk Girl”, “Chocolate on Boiling Water” and others), confectioners most often prefer the classic biscuit. With the observance of the technology of cooking and baking, a magnificent elastic cake is obtained, which does not lose taste in a few days, but, on the contrary, it only gets better.

To cut a sponge cake into several shortcakes, housewives use improvised tools such as:

• knife with a long blade;
• dense (severe) thread;
• fishing line;
• wire.

They can help out, but the ideal cakes with their help is not obtained. Modern specialty stores offer a wide range of tools that will easily allow you to cut even biscuit circles:

• confectionery string (blade) for cutting biscuit;
• a special knife for cutting biscuit with a long serrated or double-edged blade; for convenience, the knife is used together with plastic stands that allow you to select the desired height of the future cake layer;
• adjustable ring or shape-slicer - allows you to select the desired diameter of the future cake, usually ranges from 24-30 cm.
• knife saw for simultaneous cutting of biscuit into two or more parts.

All these tools have indisputable advantages:

• durability;
• practicality;
• saving time and effort;
• clear principle of action;
• ease of care.

The tool for creating even cakes is quite easy to use, but it requires certain skills and skills. If you are new to the pastry business, work out on a cake that is not intended for a ceremonial cake in case of a trembling hand or an unsuccessful, torn edge.

Confectionery knife-string is a convenient and versatile tool that allows you to create the perfect cakes of any shape. They are made, as a rule, from stainless steel that provides the long term of operation, and also are supplied with the convenient wide handle.

Confectionery string has several levels (up to 9-10), allowing you to create cakes of any height.

To use this device, you must:

• set the required level (they are labeled differently from different manufacturers, but the principle of operation is unchanged);
• place the knife near the fully cooled biscuit and cutting movements, as if moving the saw, cut the cake.

An important advantage of using a string is to minimize the crumbling of the biscuit, such as when cutting with a knife.

Using a knife with a long blade is quite simple, as long as the biscuit is completely cold and not sticky inside. To help beginners developed special plastic coasters, allowing you to create the same cakes with millimeter accuracy. They are two plastic "legs" with mounts and tick marks on several levels.

To get even cakes with a height of 0.5 to 4 cm, you need to perform a few simple steps:

• fasten a long knife on the same level of both stands placed on a solid flat surface;
• Biscuit must be placed directly near the blade;
• without removing the stand from the surface, you need to cut the cake, and then repeat the procedure the required number of times.

If you want to create delicious masterpieces in your own kitchen, take care of purchasing tools-assistants that will not only save time and effort, but also significantly improve the quality and appearance of the future cake.

In this video you can find out how quickly and easily you can cut a sponge cake using a slicer form.