just wondering if anyone has used or tried a fondant lifter??

http://www.choco-pan.com/pages/4/index.htm

For $200?!?

Nope, don't think I ever will. I'll stick to my Wally-Mart vinyl for $2.99!

I don't think I understand how it works.

....ditto on what tripletmom says!!!!! I'd rather buy a new outfit! LOL

the price is outrageous!!! howver, my biggest problem w/fondant is trying to get onto the cake!!! I've tried numerous diff. ways!!!

and i thouhgt the same thing about agbay leveler....but went ahead and spent the $$$ anyway.....now it is one of my fav. pieces of equipment..i absolutely LOVE it!!!

...I'm convinced the agbay leveler is a must have too.......................it looks worth the money. That stupid $200 lifter makes me mad just looking at it! $30 MAYBE.............. LOLOL!

I love this ... but it's too expensive .. I'm a hobby baker ... I wonder if there is a way of making this .... hummmm

Wow! All their stuff is mega expensive!!!

I believe you roll the fondant out over the ring, trim off the excess on the outside of the ring, then lift the ring with the fondant on it and then set it on the cake. The cake fits through the center of the ring. Does that make sense??

Vinyl is much cheaper and works just fine!!

Ohhhhhhh so that's how it works. Don't you run the risk of the unsupported fondant in the middle sagging and tearing though??????

$200??? That's super expensive. I use the Wilton plastic "roll and cut mat" and it works just find. I just grease the mat with shortening, roll out the fondant, then you can pick up the mat, put it over the cake, then just peel off the mat. Works every time. Price: $8.99

Chrisj....YOU GO GIRL!!!! LOL!

Am I cheap or what

You understand how this thing works ? I don't get it

not really... but I love a good challenge ... when my sister and I want something and can't find it or it's too expensive we like to find ways to make stuff ...

I would think that you roll out the fondant over all the pieces ..then when you lift the largest and center is left open so you can put it on top of the cake ... it seems to simplify the transport of the fondant ...but for $200 I think I'll keep doing it the old fashioned way ... or figure out a way to make the circles for less

Ya know....I can't imagine anything those little circles could do that would possibly warrent a $200 price tag. LOLOL!

$200, that's crazy. I like the idea of buying an outfit!

My sister has the fondant lifters. They are a set of rings that fit together to make a big circle. You roll the fondant over the lifters to the size ring you need for the cake you'll be covering, trim the fondant, then lift the outside ring only, (and yes the fondant will sag some into the hole) then you lower the center onto the cake and down to the plate. I helped her cover the 16" base for my son's wedding cake and it was soo cool. All she really needed me to do was slide the cake under the fondant because the bar she was working on was so wide she couldn't lean close enough. If I were going to use fondant, which I'm not (I use the faux fondant) I would want a set. I want some of the stress free supports as soon as I can afford them. Ü

I want a new outfit! LOL!!!

pinkbunny, it sounds like you are rolling the fondant too thin. If it is thick enough it shouldn't break on transfer to your cake. Hope that helps.

Ok. Now that I have an idea of how this thing works could you just make a set out of an extra large sturdy cakeboard??? Scribe the circles with a compass or dividers with an extension arm and cut the circles out with a craft knife. It might take a bit of patience but it would save a ton of cash. What do you guys think??? Sounds feasible?

Personally I wouldn't want to use cardboard because you might get specks of paper on the fondant. I would think one could have them cut from a mediun acrylic or plexiglass. The trick might be getting it cut so that the rings fit closely enough that the icing wouldn't get between the rings and not want to let you lift it to put on the cake. Does that make sense? It does in my head but I think I confused myself for a sec. LOL I'm just picturing the set my sis has. I'd try making my own before I shelled out a couple hundred bucks. But then again one big cake would pay for them. My sis charges more if she's doing fondant. I'd rather eat one of the cardboard rings myself. Ü

That was exactly my thought too, use plexiglass.

I prefer shoes over a new outfit myself.

Yeah, I think $200 is a bit much for something like that. But, I guess if I had the money to spare for something like that, I would buy it anyway. I would be yeah I got that tool. LOL.