i decorated my first cake just 2 years ago, as a hobby. 6 weeks ago, i signed a lease for a shop and have been working night and day to renovate and get open. i am so excited, but very overwhelmed. i have made numerous lists of everything i think i could ever need.....but i am sure i am forgetting things!
does anyone use anything in their shop that they couldn't live without?
while it isn't necessarily cake stuff-- I find that I have multiple's of office supplies. I am ALWAYS looking for staplers, calculators and tape. It so ridiculous.
I also am in LOVE with storage drawers. Most of my cake tools are organized in them.
Lastly, pampered chef has a dish brush that doesn't lose its prestles and the bristles don't bend. I have one at home and have been meaning to order one for the shop.
Cute shop by the way!
OK, if you have the Agbay, is the similar Wilton one any good?
Notepads - can't live without 'em.
Also, in redoing my kitchen a few years ago, I had a custom island built for my height. The extra room allowed for an extra deep utensil drawer. That drawer that everything goes into.
What is great about it is it fits 2c glass measuring cups upright. Ladles never catch on the drawer. I can stack several packages of nesting cookie cutters. It is like having a toilet you never have to plunge. Don't ask why.
The thing I can't live without is not necessarily cake-related, but I'm sure I'll eventually find a use for it on cakes as well. It is a tiny pair of tweezers called Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper. Intended to remove splinters and slivers from the hands, it is the most useful sewing and craft item I have ever owned. I have four, and I've given one to everyone I know who sews. Best thing ever for picking out basting, ripped out stitches, little pieces of stabilizer used in machine embroidery, on and on.
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