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Gift ideas at every budget for the person who bakes, decorates, tempers chocolate or is about to start.
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A one second reading, which is what makes it usable for Swiss meringue where you are holding a whisk in the other hand and the syrup is still climbing.
Best for: Swiss and Italian meringue, and sugar work
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The reference dark couverture at about 54 percent, in callets that melt evenly, which is what the published tempering ranges on this site assume.
Best for: ganache, tempering and drips
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Fifty-two seamless stainless tubes from a trade supplier, which matters because a seamed tip leaves a line down every star and rosette you pipe.
Best for: a complete tip library that will outlast the mixer
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At 16.5 inches it lifts a 14 inch tier, which is past the point where anything smaller will support the middle.
Best for: lifting 12 and 14 inch tiers
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