Why Hasn't Anyone Invented This?!?!
Decorating By Cakepro Updated 11 Apr 2009 , 11:57am by bakery_chick
speaking of a heated spatula... has anyone every used a heating pad to keep your spatulas on? it just occurred to me that it might work.
I'm loving this heated spatula idea! May I add a suggestion? Put a level indicator in the handle. Perfect, straight sides, and level tops every time!
Oh, and add me to the market testers!
and the ideas just get better and better!
Okay, I totally know how to invent the heated spatula.
Go to Michaels and buy a hot knife. They are in the craft wood section. Unscrew the end and remove the x-acto blade that comes on it (it unscrews so you can replace the blade).
Take your favorite spatula and saw the handle off of the blade. Using a grinder, file down the now handle-less end of the spatula into a narrow point, the same size as the insertable end of the x-acto blade you removed. Insert into hot knife, plug in, and turn on. VOILA!! You now have a heated spatula!
The only problem is that the hot knife heats to 1400 degrees F. Perhaps that is too warm for butter-based icings? LOL
Okay, I totally know how to invent the heated spatula.
Go to Michaels and buy a hot knife. They are in the craft wood section. Unscrew the end and remove the x-acto blade that comes on it (it unscrews so you can replace the blade).
Take your favorite spatula and saw the handle off of the blade. Using a grinder, file down the now handle-less end of the spatula into a narrow point, the same size as the insertable end of the x-acto blade you removed. Insert into hot knife, plug in, and turn on. VOILA!! You now have a heated spatula!
The only problem is that the hot knife heats to 1400 degrees F. Perhaps that is too warm for butter-based icings? LOL
You so had me going Sherri! LOL! 1400 degrees!
I'm loving this heated spatula idea! May I add a suggestion? Put a level indicator in the handle. Perfect, straight sides, and level tops every time!
Oh, and add me to the market testers!
That's a great idea too, love it.
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How much would YOU pay for the Sensational Ronco Warming Super Smooth Icing Spatula?!?!?
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AND if you order in the next 10 minutes we'll throw in a monkey with a hypo-allergenic tongue to keep that spatula super clean between passes!!!
These will go fast so order NOW!"
That is so great! I wasn't interested...until you threw in the monkey. You know those things aren't legit unless they give you the good 'ol....but wait, order now and get...
now if you have Billy Maise sell it(the oxy clean guy), I will buy a hundred of them. That guy could sell me a cake make out of jellyfish and i would buy it. He's just that good.(and oxyclean is the best ever)
A heated spatula!!!!!!!!!!...........WHY hasn't wilton come up with that? :roll Although Viva wouldn't be very happy. My husband is on vacation this sounds like a project that could keep him in the garage for days
Yes I would like to be a tester of this wonderful product as well.
Here is my input on what I would like to see invented.
You know how they have the machine at Lowe's and Home Depot where you can bring them a swatch of any color and they can make the paint match that exactly. I want a machine like that that will color fondant for me or my BC. Heck I'd be happy if it would just color my fondant for me, forget the color match!
oh, something to do the coloring for me...that would be the best! and cake pans w/ lids that still bake just right - no more leveling cakes and worrying about the layers being all the same height!
OK...this is brilliant. You need to contact a lawyer and then Wilton or Kitchenaid.
Dang, and I already posted my million dollar idea on a public forum. DOH!!! I am sure you are all reputable and wouldn't still my idea, but the lurkers would 
. Ah well, the good thing would be, at least it would get made! I have had this idea in my head for years. If I get a CAT scan could I prove that?? At least so that I could get a free one? LOL
Very interesting that similar products are already being made for the craft world...?!
Theresa: Hey, I wonder if it would work on my hips, too? 
Baaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaa!
Anyway, I don't know, I think I'd prefer the fondant coloring machine if I had to choose.
I have to share my story! I came on here today with the intention of making a post "what would you like to see invented?" I'm currently enrolled in a community college and part of my curriculum to transfer to the university required a creativity class. Long story short my semester project is to invent an item (or atleast an idea that is not yet mainstream) to support an activity or hobby that I'm interested in that will benefit other people as well as myself. How ironic that this post was already here! Keep your ideas coming (and also your blessing that I attempt to create your idea). I in no way plan to "market" anything that I haven't come up with myself, just to get a good grade on my project. So thanks to whoever started this post
As far as the fondant coloring would the bread hook on the kitchen aid work? I never tried it but seems like it would be the same sort of action needed to blend the color in.
Actually ShirleyW used to do that, at least to get a nice color blob going. Much easier to color a batch of fondant using colored fondant rather than trying to work in that messy food coloring.
I tried it but couldn't get it to work for me 
As far as the fondant coloring would the bread hook on the kitchen aid work? I never tried it but seems like it would be the same sort of action needed to blend the color in.
Actually ShirleyW used to do that, at least to get a nice color blob going. Much easier to color a batch of fondant using colored fondant rather than trying to work in that messy food coloring.
I tried it but couldn't get it to work for me
I've only ever done that with homemade (MFF or even MMF (which I don't make anymore in preference to MFF) and added it with the liquids.
Can you do this with fondant that was already made?
I've only ever done that with homemade (MFF or even MMF (which I don't make anymore in preference to MFF) and added it with the liquids. Can you do this with fondant that was already made?
Yep. Here's the thread --scroll down to Shirley's post http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-444283-.html
And here's one where Summernoelle did it in her KA food processor. http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-317413-.html
So...it's already been invented! LOL
Loving the heated spatula idea. I volunteer to be a product tester!
Does anyone remember the episode of Home Improvement where Tim and Al made the man's kitchen? When they were all done making a mess, they closed the doors and hit the self-clean button and it power washed itself. Man, I could use one of those!!!
Does anyone remember the episode of Home Improvement where Tim and Al made the man's kitchen? When they were all done making a mess, they closed the doors and hit the self-clean button and it power washed itself. Man, I could use one of those!!!
I used a self-cleaning bathroom in Paris once! *oh wait, did you really want to know that?*
If I need most of my fondant the same color I add the color to the liquid before i add the powdered sugar, it is way easier that way. But it doesn't help when i have smaller amounts of different colors. I love the idea of the 'bc machine' that would be so cool. And the self cleaning kitchen is everyone's dream I think. Although for years now I have thought that all kitchens and restaurant kitchens need to have a vacuum under the counter, so when you drop something you can just kick it under that counter and it's automatically sucked up. And you could just sweep all your stuff under their too- and it's gone.
Does anyone remember the episode of Home Improvement where Tim and Al made the man's kitchen? When they were all done making a mess, they closed the doors and hit the self-clean button and it power washed itself. Man, I could use one of those!!!
I used a self-cleaning bathroom in Paris once! *oh wait, did you really want to know that?*
I remember that eposide! Love to have a self cleaning kitchen but.....Having 3 little boys I'd go for a self-cleaning bathroom anyday!
BTW, thanks for the links for colouring your fondant with the ka ceshell.
You know how they have the machine at Lowe's and Home Depot where you can bring them a swatch of any color and they can make the paint match that exactly. I want a machine like that that will color fondant for me or my BC.
I'm loving this heated spatula idea! May I add a suggestion? Put a level indicator in the handle. Perfect, straight sides, and level tops every time!
Oh, and add me to the market testers!
I will take one of each please!!
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