I just bought the Dora Fun Factory and used it to make the characters for my Dora cake. Just use fondant or a 50/50 mix of fondant/gumpaste in place of the play-doh!
I've been looking for the one that presses the playdoh out into hair-like strands but have been having a hard time finding one. Is it me or did they stop making that?
I've been looking for the one that presses the playdoh out into hair-like strands but have been having a hard time finding one. Is it me or did they stop making that?
Have you tried the clay extruder? It looks like a little cylinder with different disks and one has a hair-like pattern......
**edited to add: This is in the clay dept. at the craft store ~ it's not a Play-doh item but I thought it might work.
Just to let you all know, I e-mailed Play-doh a while back and asked them if you could use never-before-used w/ Play-doh tools on food items.... they didn't recommend it. I can't understand what would be wrong if you've never used it w/ Playdoh and you wash it w/ warm soapy water before using..... but I just thought I'd share that info - and maybe someone knows why they wouldn't recommend it and can let us all know. I've gotten the same response from Sculpey clay on their molds & products - however, Makin Clay said their items were food-safe if they'd never been used on clay.
THANK YOU CakeDiva73...never thought to explore. I'm always is one section when I go to the craft store and when I had to do strands, Playdoh was the only thing that popped and stayed in my mind. So glad I found this site. Yeaaahhhhhh!
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I'll bet Play-Doh didn't want to make an official statement saying that the Fun Factory because of liability issues. Their plastic is probably not food grade and the intended use isn't for food. Even if it is safe they probably couldn't officially tell you.
That being said, I admit I pulled out my kids' play-doh stuff the last time I did a tassle cake.
I can't think of any reason not to use the play-doh sets for fondant. I'll bet, because they're in the toy business, they don't dare recommend or even suggest, their product be used for food. It's made of hard plastic, doesn't sweat any type of petrolium products and that, in my book, makes it food safe. (I wouldn't recommend eating the play-doh set itself. Silly, but it sort of sounded like I was recommending the plastic, not.) I've used one for ropes and edgings and love it. Soften up the fondant before you try to extrude it. And, be sure to cover everything with Crisco. Have lots of fun.
I bought a playdoh set just for myself and fondant.It is the best $5.00 I ever spent!!!I really don't think anyone would get sick but I guess they have to cover there butts!!!
Well maybe I'm just gonna have to run out and get me a play-doh set and sculpey 
I guess if NO ONE on here has had issues with it - it can't be all that bad, huh? I would think there's be a major thread about it if it poisoned someone or something......
Yep - I have one too. Works great and was only $5 at Target. I think they carry them all year. I also got a small cheap (like $3) clay extruder at Michael's which works great for fondant! Oh, I have the clay impression mats from Michael's too. They're a bit on the small side, but you get 4 different mats for about $5! For someone who doesn't do many cakes (like myself) these tools are fantastic and so much cheaper than the "real" thing.
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