Baking Supplies

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I really didn’t need to go to Bed Bath & Beyond, but I went anyway.

Wall of baking supplies

I mean who “needs” to go?  It’s like Target.  You really don’t need to and sometimes you really need to avoid it unless you want to find yourself a lot lighter in the wallet, but that’s another story.

I had a store credit at BB &B and a stash of 20% off coupons just burning a hole in my pocket.  They never expire.

So I decided to venture into retail chaos but thankfully it wasn’t too crazy crowded since I went on a weekday.

I picked up another Silpat.   I have one Silpat, and I have one FlexiPat, but prefer the results I get with my Silpat so picked up one more.

Silpat non-stick matsNothing screams inefficiency like baking cookies one sheet at a time.  But I’ve actually done that and hope to never do it again now that I will have two Silpats in rotation.

I could really tell the difference in my recent Dark Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies Stuffed with Chocolate Covered Strawberries that were baked on the Silpat vs. parchment paper vs. Flexipat.  <– I prefer the results I got in that order.

Dark Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies Stuffed with Chocolate Covered Strawberries

I also got another cookie scoop.  This $3.99 item has done more for my baking and overall cookie results than any other item.  Highly recommended.

Cookie dough scoop bucket

I’m bringing the new one to Aruba.  I don’t care if I overheat the house by turning on the oven.  I will be baking cookies.  My theory is that Scott won’t mind about sweating buckets in a hot house after I serve him a few cookies.  That’s my theory anyway.

My favorite spatula snapped in half a few weeks ago, and I grabbed the clear one with snowflakes as a replacement.

Silicone spatulas

And how cute is all this egg-making paraphernalia.  Too bad I don’t eat eggs.  I bake with them but don’t eat them.

Egg-making supplies

The pink egg stuff is sure adorable though.

I’m glad Skylar wasn’t with me or I would have had had peer pressure to buy pink things.

Egg-making supplies

Secret: I’ve never decorated a cake, cupcake, brownies, muffins or anything with professional tools or frosting tips.  The closest I’ve gotten for decorating is using a Ziplock bag with the corner cut off.

I thought for $8.49 less a 20% off coupon that I should change that major lapse in life experience and can now be christened into the cake-decorating club.

Cake decorating set

Any tips on using my tips?

I have also been loving making donuts!

Various baking pans

Baked Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts with Vanilla Peanut Butter Glaze

Baked Cinnamon Bun Donuts with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze

Baked Savory Cream Cheese & Herb Donuts

Baked Vanilla Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

My donut pan is the best $8 bucks I’ve spent in all of 2011.

(And the cookie scoop is the best $4 bucks)

Regular and mini donut pans

Baked Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts with Vanilla Peanut Butter Glaze anyone?

Great use of the cheapie donut pan.

Baked Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts with Vanilla Peanut Butter Glaze

I originally thought that a mini-donut pan would be a little too “fussy” to deal with and that trying to get the batter in those tiny holes without making a colossal mess and getting more batter in the wrong places than in the correct places would be too challenging.

But now that I have the hang of bigger donuts

Baked Vanilla Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

…I figure that I am ready to try making mini donuts!

Mini donut pans

Questions:

1. What’s on your baking supplies or kitchen items wish list?

Bigger ticket:

Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer

Cuisinart or Kitchen Aid food processor

Smaller ticket:

All those little knick-knacks and gadgets that are everywhere in BB  & B.   I think they’ve built a retail empire by selling gadgets and little trinkets.

Bowls, spoons, cute dishes, cute mugs and cups

I could spend a fortune.  In this sense, I am glad I have a small kitchen and no where to store things.  Prevents me from going too crazy with things I “need” or just “have to have”.

2. Any baking tools or supplies that you love?

As I said, I love my donut pan.  I use the donut pan far more than the donut maker (appliance).  I find it’s just as easy to bake donuts in a pan in the oven as it is to use the donut maker.

The drawback I find to the donut maker is that it can’t be submerged it in water so you have to be extra neat when making your donuts or you are left with a burnt-on, crusty mess to clean up.  Not a huge issue provided you have a half a roll of paper towels to spare and don’t mind dealing with crumbs.

I also love my cookie scoop.

And if you use cake/cupcake decorating tools or tips, give me your tips on the tips.

For my other fave kitchen appliances and gadgets (the ones I love and the ones I find over-rated), check this post.

Happy Baking Season!

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Comments

  1. Hee, does this store have a webshop, because I live in the Netherlands and I want to buy those!!!

    Thankss!

  2. Ahhh I love that mini piggy frying pan! Gosh, you’re making me want to make a trip to BB&B! Hmmm on my wish list would be a vitamix (surprise surprise), a silpat, a dehydrator, and after seeing this post, a cookie scooper!

  3. BB&B is so much fun to browse and this post makes me want to go back soon. Lots of cute goodies here. But truthfully the pink pig egg tools are a little much. :-)

    New pans, a fresh herb grinder, and more non stick sheets for my dehydrator are one my wish list.

  4. Can’t wait to see what you make with your new goodies!

    I’d love to get some Silpats. Been wanting them for ages in fact. Next time I have a 20% B, B, B coupon. Same goes for those cookie scoops. What a find! The big KitchenAid Stand Mixer would be awesome too :-)

    1. You and I share those “blink and you miss it” sized kitchens….that keeps me honest in there and from going too nuts :)

  5. Pretty sure you’ll win Scott over with cookies :)
    Wish list: a juicer, spiralizer, VitaMix
    Love list: KitchenAid mixer, dehydrator (new!), bread machine

  6. The kitchenaid stand mixer would be awesome, but I’m still dreaming about a vitamix someday. I love that I now know that the BBB coupons don’t expire. I’ve been saving them up like crazy! I have never gotten fancier with decorating that a ziploc bag either, but the decorating tools look like fun.