In this Episode we will talk about the top 10 baking & photography props or tools under $15 you need to up your baking or pastry photography game! These were props or tools we continuously use in both our trades that helped achieve amazing results in baking & photographing the pastry featured in JOI.
Photography Tools & their respective suggested links for purchase!
2. Powder Sugar Duster/ Colander $10
3. Herbs (Rosemary, Thyme, Etc) - Potentially Free if you pick it up from your garden.
4. Mason Jars - $10 /Free if you save the ones from your Pasta Sauce.
5. White Plates + Coffee Cups - Good will, Target, Amazon, Crate & Barrel, Your Aunt, Thrift Shops.
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Baking tools & their respective suggested links for purchase!
Electric Food Scale $10-25
(I use Escali, Etekcity works great too. Serious bakers measure with a scale for consistent results. Much more reliable than using measuring cups/spoons i.e. measuring by volume. Also fewer dishes and less math involved.)
Thermometers:
Oven thermometer $10-15
(I like a linear one cause I think it’s easier to read and there is no dial that could get stuck. I have never met an oven where the built in thermostat was accurate. Get a thermometer to ensure your oven temp is what you want it to be. )
Instant read thermometers $15-25
(worth having if you are doing some more advanced pastry projects that involve tempering chocolate or making candy. I like the kind with the probe on a wire.)
Bowl scraper $4 / bench scraper $7/3 items
(flexible plastic. Super simple, inexpensive tools that I use for all kinds of things - cutting dough, scraping a bowl, moving a raw pastry onto a sheetpan, loosening dough from a countertop, spreading a filling over rolled out dough, marking straight lines on my dough, etc.)
My Oma had some made out of lids from plastic containers (yoghurt container) with the edges cut off.
Cookiescoop (dishers) 1-1/3 tbsp, 3-1/2 tbsp $11 each
(Called dishers in the restaurant industry. Used to portion out food, like ice cream, mashed potatoes, etc. Great for scooping batter into a muffin pan or measuring out cookie dough, to get consistent sizes.)
If you already have an ice cream scoop, use that!
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