Seeking Opinions On Letter Cutters

Decorating By darkchocolate Updated 24 Aug 2013 , 10:15pm by Relznik

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darkchocolate Posted 24 Aug 2013 , 11:03am
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I would appreciate anyone sharing their favorite letter cutters and where you got them. 

 

I have the Funky Tappits, but I am not crazy about them.  They are hard to work with for one thing.  I may be wrong, but they seem kind of girlish and I wonder if they would look right on a boys cake.

 

Thank you for any insight or advice.

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mcaulir Posted 24 Aug 2013 , 11:09am
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Love Clixsticks. Clixstix? Clicksticks? There's definitely an x in there somewhere. They're great. Lots of different fonts, and easy to push out.

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niniel1 Posted 24 Aug 2013 , 12:09pm
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Clikstix icon_biggrin.gif (always takes me a couple of attempts to get it right). 

 

I've started using these recently but still having some issues with them, don't know if I'm rolling my fondant too thickly or too thinly, they are certainly easier to get out than tappits though. I end up flinging fondant letters all over my kitchen. 

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darkchocolate Posted 24 Aug 2013 , 1:14pm
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Thank you for your opinions so far, I appreciate it.

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sixinarow Posted 24 Aug 2013 , 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by niniel1 

I end up flinging fondant letters all over my kitchen. 

Hahaha!! They should have named them Wack-it's. There's no "tapping" going on when I use mine!

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MBalaska Posted 24 Aug 2013 , 6:52pm
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anything, and I mean anything works better than my terrible handwriting. Tappits, Clixsticks, Wilton cookie cutters, Ateco cutters, Jem gumpaste cutters, Fat Daddios cutters, plastic chocolate letter molds, press sets.........

as long as I don't have to pipe in my miserable hand writing.  Cheers to everyone who writes beautifully with icing.

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Chellescakes Posted 24 Aug 2013 , 10:00pm
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Clixstix , Clixstix , clixstix. I love them , I saved the cost of them in hourly rate the first time I used them. 

 

Much better than damn-its 

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Relznik Posted 24 Aug 2013 , 10:15pm
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The Clikstix are quite a nice shape and size, but I couldn't get on with them until I took the back ejector bit off!!!!!

 

I love the Jem letter set - but there's a knack to using them.  Use gum paste.  Roll it THIN.  Leave it to go leathery for a few minutes and THEN use them.  Use a very fine pick to tease them out the cutter....

 

http://www.craftcompany.co.uk/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/2427/?gclid=CPT6-MGNl7kCFY_KtAodJlcA9w  (just used this link to show you what they are....)

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