I'll be doing a fair amount of scrollwork on the side of some upcoming cakes and am considering getting a turntable that tilts. I've only seen the one from Wilton. Does it help to have a tilting turntable and if so, is the Wilton one ok? thanks
I hate my Wilton as it seems unstable if I place anything even slightly heavy on it. Try Ateco brand.
I have the old Wilton one (lightweight, black rubber top) and it's pretty bad.
I bought the new Wilton one (heavy, ball bearing turntable w/ purple spiral no-skid top) and it's wonderful. Pricey, even w/ a 50% off coupon from JoAnn--about $40.
Rae
Do you think the heavy duty Wilton one is comparable to the Atco or Fat Daddios one? I need another, but I really don't feel like paying for another fat daddio's.
Do you think the heavy duty Wilton one is comparable to the Atco or Fat Daddios one? I need another, but I really don't feel like paying for another fat daddio's.
I guess to compare apples to apples, you'd be talking about the metal turntables made by these companies. They don't tilt and I know that at least the Wilton metal one doesn't use ball bearings. I had it for about 5 mins. and took it back because it wobbled. The ball bearing turntables don't wobble.
Truth is, I rarely use my cake turntable for anything that stays flat. I have a large lazy susan with ball bearings and I mainly ice & decorate on that. I think it cost me about $12 at Costco.
The new Wilton one I have that tilts is the Ultra Trim & Turn Tilting Turntable and it's weighted plastic.
Rae
I thought of a lazy susan as well, but I've always wondered how much weight they can hold and still turn smooth. For example, could they hold up a 16" square red velvet cake, covered in fondant, and still spin like it's been freshly greased, ya know? If it strong enough, $12 sound lovely!
The reason I prefer the lazy susan is because it's much larger than the turntable, so it will hold a 12/14/16" cake comfortably and yes, it does spin just fine when weighted down--not very fast, but still smoothly.
Rae
I have the PME tilting turntable. Very stable, works like a charm. You can find it on amazon.
@gramof5, I was just looking at the PME tilting turntable for my extension work. Do you like it?
I have the old Wilton one and it drives me crazy! The top is not attached to the bottom. I'm used to picking up turntables by the top (bad habit, I know!) and I'm constantly dropping the bottom of the tilting one. I want one that stays together because I might go bat poop crazy if I drop the bottom one more time and struggle to get it back together without messing up the cake.
I don't like that the top of the pme comes right off the base!
Anyone ever tip a cake right off?
[postimage id="3979" thumb="900"]i specialize in scroll work and i have never used a tilting wheel. it just screams trouble to me personally. what ive always done is put my wheel up on a bucket so that it was higher and made it easier to work with. and my scrolls have always come out perfect.
Sweetceces, your cake is so beautiful!! Love all of your piping!! I, too had a Wilton turntable but it was so flimsy. I bought a glass turntable from Big Lots about 6 years ago that works great for me and it is super wide. My glass one has a beautiful bird design. I think I threw out my Wilton one into the garbage!!!
There are certain applications where a tilting turntable is a necessity, not just an option.
A few years back, I bought the Wilton Tilt-N-Turn Ultra Cake Turntable and I really like it. I use it when I do stringwork and haven't had any problems with the cake sliding, etc.
when would it be a necessity? ive done lots of cakes so i just ask, i cant think of one personally and ive been decorating for a while
With Australian and bridgeless stringwork, it's helpful in achieving a consistent, gentle curve.
20 degrees is great for stringwork or other piping where you need a little gravity behind you. Also a great angle to aid with painting
45 degrees is a great angle for side and top work
60 degrees, with the cake almost on its side is great for achieving scrolls
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