What is everyones favorite mat for rolling out fondant?

vinyl!

silpat!!!

don't laugh!! We just did our bathroom and had leftover tub surround, it works great! Big enough to cover any size I need for a cake!

the blue Ateco one at global! FABULOUS

Thanks ladies,I have been using the Wilton one and Im not so happy with it....

Dana,
Can you tell me why you are not happy with it? That is what i have and have not used it yet.

I now use vinyl. The Wilton mat is a piece of junk - to thin - wants to constantly curl up. I had to tape it down just to use it. A wasted $10 - a yard of thick vinyl $2.50.

Stephanie,
Just any vinyl? Where would i purchase this?

I'd like to know too, because I have a pastry mat I got for free that came with a crease in the middle... Much better than what I HAD, but not the best... Something that's not always rolling up on itself would be awesome.

You can purchase vinyl in the fabric dept. at walmart or any fabric store.

wilton mat = sucks
plain and simple
...use ANYTHING else that won't stick (and is food safe of course!)

Ateco mat, all the way Baby! Cakes by Sam has them and I just used it for the first time on a fondant covered wedding cake. I've never had it so easy!!!!! It sticks when its supposed to and comes off when you lightly help it off (with a schmear of Crisco on the mat) and rolls up easy as well . . . you know. My only complaint is that when I first got it in, it had kind of a bad plastic smell but after a wash in my nice clean bathtub with some Dawn liquid and air drying, it was fine. Just be sure to use a thin coating of crisco on the mat and it's PERFECTO!!

Ateco mat, all the way Baby! Cakes by Sam has them and I just used it for the first time on a fondant covered wedding cake. I've never had it so easy!!!!! It sticks when its supposed to and comes off when you lightly help it off (with a schmear of Crisco on the mat) and rolls up easy as well . . . you know. My only complaint is that when I first got it in, it had kind of a bad plastic smell but after a wash in my nice clean bathtub with some Dawn liquid and air drying, it was fine. Just be sure to use a thin coating of crisco on the mat and it's PERFECTO!!

...simple VINYL from the fabric store!!! Awesome!!!

I bought my vinyl from the fabric store in Walmart. They have different thicknesses to choose from. I got the thicker one and got it to fit my island. Definetly SAVES your counter from scratches when cutting fondant.

Vinyl! Works awesome! Also works great when rolling out gumpaste & fondant for smaller jobs. I had different sizes cut for each project. I got mine from Hobby Lobby~

I got the blue Aetco Mat that Sharon uses in her video. I figure if it works for her and look at her cakes then I can't go wrong. I searched for it wanted to find it cheap and found it at www.webstaurantstore.com Shipping is awesome.

As far as the tub surround - aka white board you can get a 4 x 8 piece at home depot and they will cut it to size for 11.97!! No more buying white board from Office Max or Staples for lots of money. I just screwed it into the wall and now I write down what I have coming up for the next two weeks and the one I have on my other wall I make lists of what I have to bake or buy supply wise. You use regular dry erase markers - it's awesome!!!

I have two Ateco mats.. the one like Sharon uses AND a lined Ateco mat.. love them both.. I also have the Wilton mat (have to tape it down) .. vinyl... sticks to itself and I have a hard time getting it unstuck... and then I bought the Ateco mats and love them.. won't go back

Nonstick pastry mat from King Arthur flour. It's like a silpat. it sticks to the counter top but nothing sticks to it. Love it, it's great

What is silpat? Where would I find it & what about cost?

The wilton mat does suck. I bought it and didnt even use it cuz it kept rolling up on me so now its just collecting dust.

I'm bummed - I just bought the Wilton mat and haven't used it yet.

I have the round wilton mat and I've been using it with no problems. I'm going to have to get something bigger, though...the last cake I made was too big for the mat and I just greased the counter and kept on rolling and it worked in a pinch.

I also have two smaller red silicone baking mats I bought at Walmart for $9 for the pair. I use them when I'm rolling out small stuff for flowers, pearls and other details. If I'm using a sharp cutter, I have a couple of stiff plastic mats that I bought at Walmart ($3 for a pack of 3) that I use.

I bough a hard plastic placemat at Walmart for $1.00 and then went to the dollar store and bought some placemats that were made of the nonslip mesh, 2/$1.00. I put one of the nonslips underneath the plastic placemat and low and behold I have a small mat for rolling out small pieces of fondant. It works great.

My Wilton mat curled too. Since I like the guidelines on the Wilton mat, I now put the Wilton mat under my clear vinyl mat. I can still see the lines, and the vinyl keeps the Wilton mat edges from curling.

a measuring tape always works when you don't have guide lines...cheaper too!

I have a wilton one and i also have a a quilters mat my cousin got for me. I like it b/c it has everything sqaured

Now that Ive heard what to use for my fondant mat, I have another question. Does anyone use the wilton rolling pin (long one)? I use the small one with a white cutting board for the small stuff. I havent bought the wilton mat yet and Im not cause of all of the negative things Ive heard from here. Should I waste my money on the rolling pin or should I just go buy pvc pipe like Ive seen others do.

Would like to hear all oppinions.

I use pvc pipe