Biscuit Cutting Tools

Modern cakes are amazing. They have long gone beyond the usual biscuit-cream products with flowers and curls. However, the monumental hyperrealistic masterpieces from Renat Agzamov and the first mastic cake of a novice pastry chef have one thing in common - the need to use special confectionery tools to make the cakes perfectly even and uniform in size... Agree, no matter how beautiful the cake decor is, an ugly cut can instantly spoil the positive impression made. So, what should every pastry chef need to arm himself with and how to properly use these tools?

The base of any cake is, of course, the cakes. Of the variety of existing recipes ("Milk Girl", "Boiled Chocolate" and others), confectioners most often give preference to the classic biscuit. If the technology of preparation and baking is observed, a fluffy elastic crust is obtained, which does not lose its taste for several days, but, on the contrary, only gets better.

To cut a biscuit into several cakes, housewives use improvised means, such as:

• long blade knife;
• dense (harsh) thread;
• fishing line;
• wire.

They can help out, but you can't get perfect cakes with their help. Modern specialty stores offer a wide range of tools that make it easy to cut even biscuit circles:

• pastry string (blade) for cutting a biscuit;
• a special knife for cutting biscuits with a long serrated or double-sided blade; for convenience, the knife is used together with plastic stands that allow you to choose the desired height of the future cake;
• adjustable ring or slicer shape - allows you to choose the required diameter of the future cake, usually varies between 24-30 cm.
• a saw-knife for cutting the biscuit into two or more pieces at the same time.

All these tools have undeniable advantages:

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

The tool for creating even cakes is quite simple to use, but it requires certain skills and dexterity. If you're new to baking, practice on a crust that isn't meant for a birthday cake in case of a shaky hand or a bad, torn edge.

The string confectionery knife 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 are also equipped with a comfortable wide handle.

The pastry 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 the same);
• place a knife near a 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 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 cool and not sticky inside. To help beginners, special plastic stands have been developed that allow you to create identical cakes with millimeter accuracy. They are two plastic "legs" with fasteners and divisions at several levels.

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

• fix the long knife at the same level with both supports, placed on a hard, level surface;
• the biscuit must be placed directly next to the blade;
• without removing the supports 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 helper tools that will not only save time and effort, but will also significantly improve the quality and appearance of the future cake.

In this video you can learn how quickly and easily you can cut a biscuit using a slicer form.