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Best Cake Decorating and Baking Equipment by Category

Roundups with a Beginner, Intermediate and Expert pick in every category, from stand mixers and turntables to piping tips, pans and airbrush kits.

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Beginner On 4 pages
Wilton Open Star Decorating Tip 1M
Wilton

Wilton Open Star Decorating Tip 1M

$9.99

One tip, and the one that appears in more tutorials than any other, because a 1M produces the cupcake swirl and the rosette cake almost by itself.

Best for: cupcake swirls and rosette cakes

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Intermediate On 3 pages
Escali Primo Digital Food Scale
Escali

Escali Primo Digital Food Scale

$25.00

The scale most often on a professional bench: it reads fast, tares instantly, and nothing about it is trying to also be a nutrition tracker.

Best for: weighing every ingredient, which is what makes scaling a recipe work

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