Many of us envy friends or relatives who know how to bake delicious cakes and cookies. We often said to ourselves "I wish I could bake that cake too, my family and kids will definitely love it". However, if you have never baked a cake in your life, chances are you will dismiss this thought very quickly as you may think that baking is complicated and cumbersome. You may not know how to bake a simple cake, or worst still, do not know how to get started at all. What are the basic equipment and accessories that you need to invest before you can start your baking experience?
Below is a list of baking equipment and accessories that you need to invest if you are seriously thinking about learning how to bake.
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1. Conventional oven: This is the most important and expensive piece of equipment that you will need to invest before starting to learning how to bake. This equipment uses direct heat for cooking and baking. It is different from a microwave oven which uses microwave radiation to heat up food.
2. Kitchen mixer: This appliance is used for mixing, beating or whipping baking ingredients such as flour, eggs, sugar and butter. It comes in two major category - hand mixer or stand mixer. This should not be confused with a blender which uses sharpened blade at higher speeds to chop and liquefy ingredients.
3. Kitchen weighing scale: This weighing device is used to weigh out the correct amount of baking ingredients as per your recipes. It comes in two different types - digital and non-digital (analog) weighing scales.
4. Baking measuring cups: Most baking recipes use cup measurement to state the amount of dry ingredients needed. Do not mistaken this cup measurement as the normal sized cup you used for coffee. Measurement cups are different from cups used for containing beverages. They can be purchased easily from most baking supplies stores.
5. Baking pan: This comes in different sizes and shape to hold different volumes of batter. The type of baking pan you need to buy will depend on the type of cake that you are baking per your recipes. Share with the staff in the baking supplies store what cake you are baking and they will be able to assist you on the correct type of baking pan you need.
You will probably need to invest about USD 300 to 500 to purchase the above basic baking equipment and accessories. This small investment is worthwhile if you wish to acquire the skill of baking. You will experience the joy of baking when you make your very first cake successfully.
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