Baking Supplies for Beginners in Baking

Many of us have a hobby that we do in our spare time to relax or have fun. Baking is a hobby that you will like if you enjoy food, especially desserts. You can eventually make money from it if you take it seriously. While not all people can get formal training in baking, there are tutorials and communities available online, where you can join and train yourself to learn the basics. 

If you want to start baking at home, here are some tips that I can share with you because this hobby is somehow expensive. You have to invest in tools, pieces of equipment and ingredients which costs money and of course, it includes patience.

So for you to avoid buying things that you don't need yet, I'll share with you the things that you must have when starting baking.

1. Measuring Cups for Wet and Dry Ingredients and Measuring Spoons - In baking, accurate measurements of ingredients are crucial because a simple mistake or adjustment can affect the outcome of the baked goods. Some recipes were in cups for dry ingredients, and liquid ingredients were in ml (milliliter). Other recipes ask for grams instead. In this case, you might have to get a kitchen weighing scale to get an exact measurement of your ingredients.

2. Measuring Spoons - Like other food recipes measuring spoons are essential so that every ingredient are well balanced. As a beginner, you should learn how to follow measurements strictly so that you will not waste the ingredients.

3. Flour Sifter - This is used for dry ingredients to break lumps in flour to get an accurate measurement, and it will make the ingredients mixed easier.

4. Mixing bowl - There is a variety of mixing bows that you can buy. They have ceramic, stainless, glass, or plastic. Depending on what you plan to bake, if you will make bread, you might need a big mixing bowl. 

5. Whisk and Spatula - You will need a whisk to blend the ingredients and add the volume of the mixture to make it smooth until it is ready for baking. A spatula is used to stir or spread the mixture on the pan for the batter to be cooked evenly. 

 

6. Baking-Pan - You will find different shapes and sizes of baking pans in the stores. Before you buy them, decide first what baked goods you would want to start baking. You can buy at least one for brownies, one for cake and one for cupcakes.

7. Hand mixer / Stand mixer - You may have to spend money on this one, especially if you plan to make baking a business. Although there are recipes that do not require you to use mixers like brownies, it will be a good investment in the long run.

8. Oven - As a beginner in baking, you can buy a countertop oven since it does not occupy too much space. Most bakers use a convection oven. It cooks evenly and faster than other types of oven. On the other hand, if you don't have a budget for an oven yet, you can still bake using an improvised one or a steamer. Although, when using an alternative way of baking, you must check the time and temperature to avoid under baked or overbaked pastry. With that, you have to buy a baking thermometer to get the right temperature.

9. Cooling Rack - In baking, it is also important that you let the baked food cool down before transferring it to another plate, cutting or decorating it. Allow it to cool down for at least 10 minutes to cool completely. 

These are some of the baking utensils and equipment you need if you plan to start baking at home. At first, you may find baking a bit challenging, especially when preparing the ingredients. But as long as you follow the instructions carefully and keep on practicing, you will make it with no sweat. Who knows, you might create your new recipe. Enjoy!