Thoughts On Wilton Vs. Americolor?
Decorating By andrealynmoore Updated 3 Nov 2006 , 3:35pm by cmcgarr
I am becoming very disillusioned with Wilton paste colourings. The brand new jars of any shade of pink or purple or red crystallize, the blue and green leave little specks of colour behind, and I just did a very red cake the other day and the frigging colour wouldn't blend because it came out of the jar like clumpy jelly, instead of smooth paste. I was trying to ice the cake smooth, and the clumps kept coming to the surface. And just when I thought I got them all, more would show up. Luckily the cake was for a friend and she was just happy to have free cake.
I live in Canada, and the ONLY non-liquid colouring that can be bought in my area is Wilton 
I'm wondering if Americolor might be the better way to go, even though I'd have to buy it online. Can anyone help me out?
I just bought some Americolor online here, so we'll see. Any other tips for me?
I do not have a big preferance, but here is what I have found. Wilton seems to work fine, but is hard to measure and does thicken up and gets harder to use and mix into frosting, leaving the flecks (but that is with old dye.) New seems fine.
I like the Americolor because you can calculate what you have put in as opposed to the wilton so you can duplicate the color if needed. I like being able to do that. Also, it doesn't seem to thicken as much as the wilton.
I know that you can order the americolor and have it shipped to Canada.
Stephanie
I use Wilton, but I prefer Americolor, especially the Super Black!!! I recently tried it and didn't start with chocolate buttercream; it still came out black, not grey!!! 
I was really excited about that; plus, as others have said, it's easier to measure out and no toothpicks!!!
I'm really excited now! I tried to buy the Super Black, but it's out of stock 
I can't wait to see how they come out. My dh will be eating cake for a little while! (He always complains that I make cake for everyone else but him, but then when I bake for him, he complains that I make him fat!! 
MEN!!)
Ok, I must be having problems with my Americolors because I was really excited about being able to "measure" out the drops so it would be possible to re-create colors.
BUT. I have about 10 small bottles of Americolor and not one of them comes out in nice, uniform drops that would enable me to calculate what went into a particular color. They all come out in globs. Sometimes small drops, then a big glob 4 times the size.
Is something wrong with my colors?
If your Wilton colors are thick, you can add glycerin to them. Add a few drops, stir it and then close it back up and let it sit. It should thin back to normal.
I'm not partial to either. I am a WMI so I have to use the Wilton colors in class and for things I do at the store. I can get red and black with them, but I never make big batches of either.
I've used Americolor for some things at home and while they have a bigger variety of colors I find them thinning down my icing if I need a dark color.
So I guess there are pros and cons to both.
Thanks to everyone. I'm really looking forward to using my new Americolor colourings (it's REALLY hard for me to type Americolor without the "U")
hey i also bought kopykake colorflow colorings..i must say that i love that black does not take alot and u get black and not gray....so kopykake is neck and neck with am A.C..
my 2 cents,
i like them both but i have also found that americolor really makes my fondant sticky if i have to make a strong dark color.
it is a killer for the hands. black will color my hands even when it has sat few days in the pastic bag.
you have to use much less that you would have to use wilton.
I have recently discovered something, and i don't really know why is this happening.
i used to use wilton and regal ice fondant. when i made my figures i had never problem with colors fading within a week.
last time when i had to make a figure and i made it early and i had it sitting for week.( uesd satinice and americolor) the colors just started fading away. nothing was left of a nice bright pink or yellow. so i really don't know is the problem satinice or americolor.
andrealynmoore, where in Ontario do you live?
There are suppliers that sell Americolour and Spectrum, especially in the GTA. I get my colours from Bonnie Gordon (midtown T.O) or Golda's Kitchen (Mississauga). I know Golda's ships products, and you won't have to pay duty, exchange, etc. (www.goldaskitchen.com)
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