TOOLS
Here are links to things that may not be available near you, or that you never thought you needed but now you do.
FAT DADDIO’s DECORATING TIPS
I don’t know why I always reach for these. I have the other smaller little metal ones. These are just big and fat. Which is exactly what you want when piping frosting. Fat Daddio’s says it all.
KITCHEN AID MIXERS
This is simply the standard mixer for home baking. It is old-world, solid, heavy construction, and a pure joy to work with. If you don’t have one, it’s the first upgrade I’d recommend for your baking life.
KITCHEN SCALE
These will change your life if you haven’t been using one up to now. This creates precision in measuring, and since baking is chemistry, your skill level automatically goes +1 by using one.