Americolor Red-Red Or Super-Red??

Decorating By CakesByEllen Updated 23 Nov 2005 , 3:52pm by gilson6

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CakesByEllen Posted 22 Nov 2005 , 4:03pm
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OK, being that I HATE the wilton no-taste red, I'm listening to you folks and will order the americolor red. My question is do I want the red-red or the super-red? I want it for things like bows, spiderman, pointsettias, etc. Is the super-red stronger, or just darker?

I don't usually buy online, but my local cake store doesn't carry americolor ... so I have to buy online and want to get what I need the first time. I am also going to buy the superblack since that is another tough wilton color. I figured to save money and shipping and buy the big (4.5 oz) bottles.

Anything else I should get? I was thinking of getting a 7x11 cake pan (I think sugarcraft had an 8x12) so I can make a decent height retangular pan from a mix.

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stephanie214 Posted 22 Nov 2005 , 4:39pm
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CakesByEllen,

I use the super red...great color and as close as you will get to the Spidey color.

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CakesByEllen Posted 22 Nov 2005 , 9:35pm
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Stephanie -

Thanks for the feedback. I went ahead and ordered the super-red. The shipping was expensive though. The order totaled ~22, and the shipping added another 8+. Ugh, I hate shopping online because of the shipping charges ... if they were reasonable, I wouldn't mind so much.

Oh well. Thanks again!

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rabiah Posted 22 Nov 2005 , 9:46pm
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Where do you buy the colors online? Is the Ameri red, tasteless?

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stephanie214 Posted 23 Nov 2005 , 12:05pm
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Ellen,

Shipping is outrageous. I wanted to order a $5.00 diamond impression mat from Earlene but changed my mind when she wanted $10.00 to ship...can't understand it.

Maybe we at CC could help each other out with shipping items to each other.

Just let me know when you need something and I will ship to you when I visit the cake supply store. I try to get over there at least once a month when I take my son to the doctor, it's a 1 1/2 hour drive.

I use to live in Edison.

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Ironbaker Posted 23 Nov 2005 , 3:34pm
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A good site to order from that has a lot of stuff, including Americolor is [url]countrykitchensa.com[/url]. Shipping is $6.95 up to $25. It's $7.95 up to $40. And goes up from there depending on your total.

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Lisa Posted 23 Nov 2005 , 3:44pm
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Originally Posted by rabiah

Where do you buy the colors online? Is the Ameri red, tasteless?




Yes it's tasteless.

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gilson6 Posted 23 Nov 2005 , 3:52pm
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Try ordering from:

www.cakecraftshoppe.com

I just ordered and they are really reasonable on shipping. I got 7 bottles of Americolor, 3 bead molds and fondant. I ordered last Thursday, received it yesterday and it only cost me $6.00 for shipping. They are located just outside Houston in Sugarland. I don't know if they ship International. Worth a try for the shipping cost.

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