Biscuit cutting tools

Modern cakes are amazing. They have long gone beyond the usual biscuit-cream products with flowers and curls. However, the monumental hyper-realistic masterpieces from Renat Agzamov and the first mastic cake of the beginning confectioner unite one thing - the need to use special confectionery tools to make the cakes perfectly even and uniform in size. Agree, no matter how beautiful the decor of the cake is, an ugly cut can instantly spoil the positive impression made. So, what do each confectioner need to arm themselves with 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 with Boiling Water" and others), confectioners most often prefer a classic biscuit. Subject to the technology of preparation and baking, a magnificent elastic cake is obtained, which does not lose its taste for several days, but, on the contrary, it only gets better.

To cut the biscuit into several shortcakes, the housewives use improvised means, such as:

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

They can help out, but they cannot get ideal cakes with their help. Modern specialized stores offer a wide range of tools that will easily allow you to cut smooth biscuit circles:

• confectionery string (blade) for cutting a biscuit;
• a special knife for cutting a biscuit with a long serrated or double-sided blade; for convenience, the knife is used together with plastic supports, allowing you to choose the desired height for the future cake;
• adjustable ring or shape slicer - allows you to choose the desired diameter of the future cake, usually varies between 24-30 cm.
• knife saw for simultaneously cutting a biscuit into two or more parts.

All these tools have undeniable advantages:

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

The tool for creating smooth cake layers is quite simple to use, but it requires certain skills and dexterity. If you are new to the confectionery business, practice on a cake, not intended for a ceremonial cake in case of a trembling hand or an unsuccessful, ragged edge.

The confectionery knife-string is a convenient and versatile tool that allows you to create perfect cakes of any shape. They are made, as a rule, of stainless steel, which ensures a long service life, and is also equipped with a convenient wide handle.

The 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 marked differently by different manufacturers, but the principle of operation is unchanged);
• place the knife near the completely cooled biscuit and with cutting movements, as if moving a saw, cut the cake.

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

Using a knife with a long blade is quite simple, the main thing is that the biscuit is completely cooled and not sticky inside. To help beginners, special plastic coasters have been developed to create the same cakes with millimeter accuracy. They are two plastic "legs" with mounts and divisions on several levels.

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

• to fix a long knife on one level of both supports placed on a solid level surface;
• the biscuit should be placed directly near the blade;
• Without lifting the coasters from the surface, you need to cut the cake, and then repeat the procedure as many times as necessary.

If you want to create delicious masterpieces in your own kitchen, take care of acquiring assistant tools 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 learn how to easily and quickly cut a biscuit using the form-slicer.