Eight kitchen tools every amateur baker needs

Take your baking to the next level: From an adjustable rolling pin to a cake piping nozzle, eight kitchen tools every amateur baker needs

By Emily Scrivener For Mailonline

Published: 17:46 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 17:46 BST, 4 April 2020

With so many of us finding ourselves with more time on our hands, now could be the perfect opportunity to have a go at baking.

Whether you're looking to test your skills baking bread or try your hand at rustling up some simple cupcakes, there are a few kitchen tools that will help you up your game.

Ahead we bring you eight of the most important. 

KitchenAid 175 Artisan 4.8L Stand Mixer, Red, £359 

An incredibly useful piece of kitchen equipment, the KitchenAid has notched up countless fans among frequent bakers and cooks. 

While an investment, the stand mixers are built from the toughest materials and can take on any recipe you throw at them. Plus, they're likely to last you a lifetime. 

Set to become the most versatile appliance in your kitchen, the KitchenAid 175 Artisan stand mixer comes with a wide range of culinary tools that will help you bake and create an array of treats. From wire whisk to dough hook, flex edge beater for heavy mixes like batter and flat beater for frosting, you'll soon forget how you baked without one. 

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Salter Ultra Slim Digital Kitchen Scales 1068, £14.99 (was £29.99)

Digital baking scales are a great way of bringing some accuracy and precision to your bakes.  

Salter Housewares began life in 1760 and has continued to guide bakers through the kitchen ever since. As the number one brand for kitchen scales in the UK, you can rest easy knowing your measurements will at least be spot on!

This modern kitchen scale features an ultra slim and stylish design, making it the perfect addition to any kitchen. Add and weigh multiple ingredients in one go, great for saving on washing up, while the easy to read display means you can swap between metric and imperial. 

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Wilton High and Low Cake Turntable Decorating Stand, £28.33 

If all those baking shows have got you inspired and you're looking for star baker worthy iced cakes then it is well worth investing in a icing turntable. 

For bakery-worthy iced cakes the Wilton High and Low Cake Turntable is a great option. 

The non-slip base ensures that if you spin it too fast, your cake creation won't end up on the floor while the adjustable height is brilliant as it means that you can reach the tricky parts of the cake. 

Whether you are smoothing on icing, applying buttercream or getting creative with decorating, a turntable stand will help give you an edge.   

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Mary Berry With Lakeland 12 Cup Muffin Tin, £12.99  

Every one loves a muffin. From chocolate to blueberry to savory cheese they a quick and instant hit, especially with children.

If your tins are looking a little worse for wear then who better than to turn to then Mary Berry, Queen of cakes. 

This muffin tin has a non-stick coating for easy release of all your bakes and they're made from carbon steel to give you years and years of great service. 

Buy now on Lakeland  

John Lewis & Partners Reusable Silicone Cupcake Cases, Pack of 24, £15

A best-seller on John Lewis, these reusable silicone cases are perfect for displaying your cupcake or muffin creations. 

Oven safe at up to 240o these are a great environmental and cost saving alternative to paper ones as you'll get unlimited use out of them.  

The assorted pack of 24 are all made from silicone and they're dishwasher safe so easy to clean. 

Buy now on John Lewis  

Lakeland 1lb (450g) Loaf Tin, £7.99

A loaf cake is one of the most popular things to bake thanks to its quick and easy nature. 

As a result, the loaf tin is one of the most-used items in many people's baking arsenals. For one of the best we recommend the Lakeland loaf tin. 

The tin has been designed with heat distribution ensuring your bread or cake will be cooked through to perfection while the professional quality non-stick tin will ensure you don't leave half the cake behind when lifting it out. 

 

Buy now on Lakeland 

John Lewis & Partners Professional Cake Piping Nozzle Set, Pack of 12, £12 

Whether you're a baking novice or master baker, piping is a great way to add some flair to your cake designs. 

This savvy set from John Lewis & Partners has 12 different stainless steel nozzles for icing and piping cakes. 

If you're fairly new to cake decorating then we recommend getting to grips with a plain, star shaped nozzle. Master the rosette and you're on your way to creating some really lovely designs, or, hand it over to the kids and let their imagination run wild. 

Buy now on John Lewis & Partners 

Joseph and Joseph Adjustable Rolling Pin - with measuring rings, £25 

Joseph and Joseph have come up with a nifty solution to perfectly level dough.  

Super convenient and easy to use the adjustable rolling pin comes with four sets of removable discs that raise the rolling surface by different amounts- either 2 mm, 4 mm, 6 mm or 10 mm (1/16, 1/6, 1/4 and 3/8 inches).

This clever device also ensures that pastry or dough is rolled to an even thickness throughout and to the exact size required so great for taking the guess work out of preparing biscuit dough, pie tops and filo pastry. 

 

Buy now on Joseph and Joseph 

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