Thinking of starting a bakery of your own? Whether you’re looking to bake cakes from your own home or setting up shop to create sweets in a brick-and-mortar store, here’s a list of some of the basic bakery tools you’ll need to secure from your local bakery supplier first:
Top-Quality Mixer
While there are many items that you can debate and decide for yourself if they are necessary for your baking or not, this is essential. To ensure top quality results in everything from cake batters, cookie doughs, icings and frostings and more, you’ll need a standard five-quart stand mixer.
The most popular brand of the stand mixer is KitchenAid, but this is also one of the priciest. Brand names aren’t important when it comes to baking – quality is. Look for a sturdy, heavyweight mixer that offers multiple speeds and functions to get the most out of your investment.
Digital Food Scale
While measuring by volume is important in baking, measuring by weight is one of the most accurate ways to measure food products. Whether you’re shopping for bakery tools or savory kitchen gadgets, a digital food scale should be at the top of your list.
Cooling Racks
When you’re baking cookies, cupcakes or other small, individual treats, you’ll need multiple cooling racks. Look for sets with nonstick surfaces to ensure your treats don’t adhere to the racks and later tear.
Top-Quality Accessories
For everything else you buy for your baking needs, you’ll need to ensure you look for quality over all else. Ignore prices and brand names until you find the features you need. Look for sturdy spatulas, measuring cups, mixing bowls and measuring cups in materials like metal, glass and heavy plastic to make sure your bakery tools last year after year. While you may regret a cheap buy later when you inevitably have to replace it, you’ll never regret a sound investment in good-quality equipment.
