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Wasted $40 on a 'professional' piping set that was just overpriced plastic.
Bought a fancy 12-tip piping set from a boutique baking shop in Portland last Saturday, used it once, and two of the tips bent out of shape trying to pipe stiff buttercream - anyone else get burned by overhyped tools?
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davis.noah4d ago
Had a buddy who dropped cash on a similar set from a local kitchen store, first batch of royal snaps cracked two tips right off. He said the metal felt thinner than a soda can, total junk for the price. Guess sometimes the name and the fancy box are all you're really paying for.
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daniel8574d ago
Bet you the problem ain't just thin metal, it's how they harden it. Some of those shops rush the tempering process so the steel comes out brittle instead of springy. Thicker metal that's been treated wrong can snap just as easy as thin stuff. Your buddy probably got a batch that was cooled too fast or something in the factory. Next time he should look for places that brag about their heat treating, not just the brand name.
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oliver_wilson494d ago
Wait, they actually snapped? Like snapped snapped? Not just bent out of shape but literally cracked in half on royal icing? That's insane for $40. You'd think a place charging boutique prices would at least get the basics right, maybe use some decent metal instead of that flimsy garbage. If I dropped that much on a set and saw tips snapping like cheap toys I'd be back at the store raising hell, no way I'm letting that slide.
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