Clay Gun Leaves Jagged Edges On Fondant
Decorating By vdrsolo Updated 21 Jul 2007 , 8:32am by jules06
OK, I got this Makins Clay gun extruder from Hobby Lobby, it's the green one with the twist handle that comes with 20 discs. I wanted to try somethings out with it such as ribbons and ropes.
I used some Marshmallow fondant I had on hand, got jagged edges. So I tried various things: greased the inside of the gun with shortening, added shortening to my fondant, nuked the fondant until it was soft. My fondant was nice and soft going into the gun, but very jagged coming out! Any tips on these things??
Try a fondant/gumpaste mix. That's usually what I use. I do, however, have the Sugarcraft gun.
I do not have the same gun, but the first time I tried mine the same thing happened. But I have figured out that freshly made mmf or commercial fondant works much better. The first time I used some older mmf.
even though wiltons fondant is nasty maybe try that
I also just make sure the tube and the fondant is a little greased up.
I make the from-scratch fondant that uses glycerin, gelatin, milk, etc. (recipe from CC). It works beautifully for everything else, but is "wormy" coming out of the clay gun. Greasing the gun helps, but not much and not for long. Would just love to find out what to do to make clean, smooth consistent ropes.
when i use mmf in my clay gun i always have that jagged look. using premade fondant is the way to go, never had a problem since i quite using mmf. if its just a border you're doing i would use wilton as its cheap (with 40% off) and i wouldn't expect anyone to take a big bite out of the border.
when i use mmf in my clay gun i always have that jagged look. using premade fondant is the way to go, never had a problem since i quite using mmf. if its just a border you're doing i would use wilton as its cheap (with 40% off) and i wouldn't expect anyone to take a big bite out of the border.
That's good to know. I'll try the SatinIce. I was about to give up on using my clay gun to make ropes!
I brought a clay gun a week ago and tried it with some fresh scratch fondant and got the same thing.
I nuked it and was still getting the jagged edges.
Not to mention trying to force the stuff through that little hole. My hands were hurting like the dickins.
OK...I could not resist (my house still needs some cleaning), but I got it all back out.
I used both Satin Ice and Pettinice and the gun worked beautifully!! I was working with an old batch of mmf, so when I get time I'll make a fresh batch and use it.
By comparing the different fondants, you can tell whether it will work in the gun before you put it in. If it is stretchy, and really elastic, it will work. If it tears apart, it won't (and I even tried adding some Crisco to the MMF, seemed to make things worse).
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