Question About Class Kits And Such

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Cakeasyoulikeit Posted 27 Jan 2005 , 6:58pm
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Hi all,

I am going to take the Wilton class next month because I have applied to teach Wilton classes and have a few gaps to fill in. Plus, I figure the best training would be to take the class (and as luck with have it, it's 50% off in Feb). So, anyway, my question is: do I HAVE to buy the kit? I already have the coursebook and colors and I am pretty sure I have all the tips. I don't have the oval pans, but have plenty of other ones (although I've been thinking about getting an oval set). So the short of it is: has anyone taken a class once you've been into cake decorating for a while (6 years for me) and just used the items you already had??

Thanks!

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Skylar Posted 30 Jan 2005 , 8:56pm
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Hi! I have taken the Wilton classes (all 3) and my instructor told us as long as we had the tips and materials we needed, we were not required to purchase the kit. The only reason for the oval pans in Course 2 is that it doesn't take as long to put the basketweave on it --which you do in class the last night, because the pans are not very big. I hope this helps.

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Cakeasyoulikeit Posted 31 Jan 2005 , 1:09pm
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Yes, thanks!

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rlsaxe Posted 1 Mar 2007 , 6:07pm
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don't buy the kit if you have all the stuff already!

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tyty Posted 1 Mar 2007 , 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by rlsaxe

don't buy the kit if you have all the stuff already!




I only bought the 3 little items that I didn't have.

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cindycakes2 Posted 1 Mar 2007 , 6:13pm
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I went back and took Course 2 about 21 years after Course 1. In the meantime, I had self taught myself a lot of the cake techniques, so I had most of the equipment needed. You do not have to buy the kits, just check the listing on the boxes to be sure you have everything. Oh, and I just got a set of those little oval pans finally and love them!

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ChrisJ Posted 1 Mar 2007 , 6:20pm
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During Course 1, I bought the large Wilton caddy which had a lot of stuff in it already. For Course 2, I didn't have the oval pans & I used a 8" pan. I later bought those oval shape pans on Ebay so if you really want those pans, you can look there.

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fmcmulle Posted 1 Mar 2007 , 6:27pm
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I just did the fondant gumpaste class and I didn't buy the kit and my daughter took course one and I didn't buy the kit. So I think you will be ok. Have fun!

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