can you do simple pulled sugar art like wavy lines and such and maybe even roses without having all that equipment? is there a simple way to do simple things. Can anyone explain how you do these things like a standing wavy line (looks like seaweed)? I've searched online can't find how to do it just pics and no recipes

thank you

You might want to try this:

http://sugarwerks.myikonboard.com/ikonboard.cgi?

HTH

I have no sugar equipment but still do sugar work. All the leaves on My last competition cake was all sugar. You can see it on my website-Click on the link and go to OSSAS and go to the cake Lillies of the valley. I do spirals and bubbles. Done with what I have around the house.

Depends on how dangerous you want to live. Up to you. Also how serious you are about it. Not serious then take moydears advice and look around the house might have something there you can use. This art is not simple if it were everyone would be doing it.

Rgds

I found this forum on pulled sugar, this may help you.
http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3434

Yeah good article I was in on that discussion. I am a member there.

Rgds

You can at least see the basic's for pulling a sugar rose. You could try substituting the microwave for the heat lamo and use a silpat mat for pulling.
http://www.sweettechnology.com/sugarart/sugarflowers.htm


This is pretty much the way I was taught by Ewald Notter, but I do use the heat lamp and the warming box. The most important thing in my opinion is an accurate candy thermometer.

Go here www.pastrychef.info theres an article there that will help you a lot. It won't get you out cheap but it will help. Another thing if your not going to be doing this a lot I would not invest in isomalt because to be quite frank its really not worth the price difference when you can do the same thing with regular granulated.

You can look at all the websites which are few, but the only way to do sugar work is to get your hands in it. You can even take classes from Ewald but all he can do is teach you the basics the rest is up to you.

Rgds

Either way dead issue. Its up to her how she proceeds with this. And not misled either. People try to read to much into this stuff they just need to do it or not its up to them I do not really care one way or the other.

Rgds

Can I use an iguana lamp as a heating lamp?

Yeah you can. Might not be as effective. A clear 250watt lamp only costs about $6 at Home Depot or Lowes. That iguana lamp is going to cost you more most likely.
Another option, you can have someone place a dimmer switch in the cord of the heat lamp and this will allow you to adjust the intensity of the lamp. But yes you can use it but its effectiveness so somewhat questionable. But the others will most likely circumvent this posts but thats my take on it.

Rgds

Had I known some of things I have learned since taking a sugar class I would not have purchased the full sugar equipment kit. No one bullied me into it, I jumped in feet first. But since then there are many hints on using other things to replace the expensive tools. Jacques Torres has mentioned that he bought a small bakers rack and a small space heater, turns the heater upside down on the baker rack, leaves the sugar on a Silpat mat and used that to replace the warming box and light. You will get lots of opinions in this thread, read them all and choose to try whatever ones seem to best fit you and your budget. On the other hand if you want to get into doing serious sugar creations, take a class from a professional and invest in good equipment. In my area I can't get the price I would have to charge for this type of work, so although I will never regret having taken Ewald's class, for me I haven't recouped the money spent and I don't believe I ever will. I use the tools from time to time but it is mainly for the self enjoyment of creating something pretty in sugar, even if it is just a few perfect sugar bubbles.

Thanks, that's sweet.