Baking equipment - what do I need?

[WindFlower92]

I've been getting quite into baking recently so looking to expand the tools I have! So what can't you live without? I have a 9 inch cake tin and some muffin tins, and I have added some more mixing bowls and an electric whisk to my shopping list. I would like to be able to make anything and everything eventually!

The non stick spray! So much better than greasing a tin

If you're going to be decorating, then a turntable, palette knives, piping bags and nozzles. Gel colours.
Baking - silicone spatulas, pyrex measuring jug, errrmmm...... loaf tin, Silverwood multi-size square baking tin.

Scales
Measuring spoons
Palette knife
Measuring jug
Cake tester (to see if they're cooked, not to eat them!)
Spatula
Rolling pin

Digital scales that measure in oz & g because some of my recipes are ancient & it’s easier to change the scales than work out the measurements
Loaf tins
Rubber spatula for scrapping out the bowl so you don’t leave half the mix in them.
Palette knife for smoothing chocolate on the top
Washable piping bag & a couple of simple nozzles
Rectangle tin for tray bakes / flapjacks/ millionaires shortbread
Selection of sprinkles for ott decorating

Also a tapered rolling pin, much lovelier than a normal one.

Thanks all, will add these to my list! Made a chocolate and banana cake which went well today, will look at recipes for next week!

Ready made liners for your tins, much easier than faffing with rolls of baking parchment.

I now only make loaf cakes or 7 inch round ones because that's the size/shape of the liners I bought from the pound shop - other sizes may be available but they're several times the price. If I want to do brownies, I'll probably just use two loaf tins, which is about the same area.

If you're making biscuits then a rolling pin with the depth gauge or the separate ones you put on the counter so you have a uniform biscuit height.

I use most of the above plus
Kenwood chef
Biscuit cutters Lake Land sell lots of different ones
Loose/separate bottomed flan tin for pies and cheesecakes
Palette knife
Baking parchment for tray bakes
Silicone cake cases
Loaf tins
Thin cake tins that you can layer up
Decorations - I love pound land edible glitter
Mini saucepan for melting butter etc
Tablespoons
Lemon squeezer

Good baking trays and silicone liners for them.

Start small and build up high quality equipment you don't have to replace.

Heavy gauge cookie sheets, muffin and cupcake tins (that don't warp in the oven)
Springform or loose bottom cake tins.
Square ones for brownies / traybakes
I second silicon spatulas and stuff.
Large mixing bowls (like really large)...escaping double batches do not go well... and you will make them more than you think. 12 cupcakes does not a bake sale make.
A bookcase for the lonely orphaned cookbooks that will find a home in you.
Speaking of, maybe start saving for the new home you'll inevitably need for your new kitchen dreams.

My favourite method for lining is to coat in butter then flour. Read it a cookbook once and saved hours of faff cutting lining paper. Haven't had anything stick yet!

Yes to buying good quality as you go rather than cheaper stuff all at once.

Silicone baking tins are very useful - no lining or greasing.

Also maybe a set of cups for American recipes.

A Kitchenaid for mixing (this is the big one, so maybe save for a special birthday or Xmas. When I bought mine (about 10-12 years ago) I let me tiny DD help choose the colour and told her it would be hers when she was grown up. so far so good, it's still going strong and she's now 15...

I've never heard of silicon baking liners or cake cases! Good idea about buying for stuff to last, I want to use this stuff with my daughter so it would be lovely if it lasted until she was older! @IliveonCoffee we talk about a new kitchen constantly - DH loves cooking and if we add baking into the mix we'll need a professional kitchen soon!

Rather then an electric whisk, I'd maybe get a good quality hand mixer, that does whisking and beating. But we may be talking about the same thing!

I'd probably then get a big springform pan, a loaf tin and a tin for brownies.
And a couple of silicon spatulas THAT YOU NEVER USE FOR SAVOURY FOOD as the flavours do transfer. Hide them if you have to.
Perhaps a cheap teaspoon/tablespoon measure, and same for cups.

Then have a think about what other type of baki g you want. If you want to do lots of decorating, there's loads to buy there. If you're more of a butter icing (the best) neatly smeared on person, then an offset spatula and big palette knife will do you.

In addition to what others have said, a “magic whisk” - absolutely the best thing for whisking eggs

I also have 2x 20cm loose bottom pans, loaf tin, Bundt tin, mini muffin/quiche pan (24 to a tray), palate knife