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Product Reviews Of Cricut Cake By Real Users
By now, thousands of people have bought and used the Cricut Cake Personal Electronic Cutter for cake decorating. What do they think about it? A survey of online reviews by Cricut purchasers reveals some clear cut trends. Here’s an summary of what reviewers are saying:
- The Cricut Cake is a powerful, flexible tool for a home baker who wants to create professional-looking cake decorations at home.
- Cricut Cake reviews on Amazon.com averaged four stars (out of a possible five).
- But it’s definitely not for everyone.
“A Fabulous Machine… ” but “Not as Easy as It Looks”
Most purchasers agree that the Cricut Cake is only worth purchasing if you are very committed to cake decorating. The Cricut Cake is too big, too expensive, and too much machine for an occasional cake decorator. There are several reasons why this is true:
- Cost. The Cricut Cake alone is quite a big expense. The cost of buying edible supplies, design cartridges, and accessories bumps the total much higher.
- Difficulty of mastering the machine. For most people, learning to use the Cricut Cake took a fair amount of time and experimentation. Once they mastered the machine, they found its speed, precision, and flexibility really worth the effort. But expecting to just make perfect cake decorations without a learning curve isn’t realistic.
- Power and flexibility. The Cricut Cake can be a useful design resource and a real time-saver for serious cake decorators. “As a cake decorator, I love the new choices I have with this,” said one Amazon reviewer. “There are so many shapes, letters, etc. that you can get from this machine,” says another purchaser.
Conquering the Learning Curve
Most of the purchasers who posted online reviews agreed that it is unlikely that the Cricut Cake will work perfectly the first time.
They also agreed that it pays to view the demonstration videos provided by the manufacturer, Provo Crafts, and read the user manual before cutting the first sheet of fondant or gum paste.
Nearly everyone experienced a learning period that required them to try various experiments before getting the Cricut Cake to cut perfectly:
- Cutting a variety of different materials (fondant vs. gum paste or frosting sheets, for instance.). This helped users see which ones worked best for them.
- Rolling fondant or gum paste onto the cutting mat at different thicknesses.
- Freezing the fondant or letting it sit out for several hours to keep the cutting blade from tearing the edible sheet.
- Creating a better bond between the edible sheet and the cutting mat by wetting the mat or applying a thin layer of white shortening.
- Adjusting the machine’s speed and cut pressure settings.
If you have the patience and commitment to go through this trial-and-error period, reviewers suggest that you are likely to love the power and flexibility of your new cutting machine.
Not everyone got to that point, though. A small but significant percentage of purchasers gave up without ever managing to cut a perfect cake decoration.
Cutting Designs on Paper with the Cricut Cake
Some people do report using the Cricut Cake to cut designs on paper in addition to edibles. Jennifer Atwood of Cutting Edge Cake Art.com tried cutting an intricate paper cupcake wrapper on the Cricut Cake and produced perfect results. Those who use Cricut Cake for paper recomend using the Deep Cut blade housing when you cut paper.
Provo Crafts recommends that you don’t use the Cricut Expression or other paper cutting machines from Cricut for edibles. The blades, lubricating oils, and materials inside the Cricut Expression or other machines made for paper cutting are not food safe. It’s also possible that food particles could get caught in the machine. The Cricut Expression or other non-edible cutters are not certified as food safe. Cricut Cake is.
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