Angle spatula medium with plastic handle

Angle spatula mini thin with plastic handle

In our courses, a very special tool is indispensable! Angled palette knife, pastry knife or spreading spatula. What the cooking spoon is for the chef, the angled spatula is for the pastry chef. This kitchen utensil is not only suitable for professionals. The angled spatula should not be missing in your kitchen either. It is ideal for smoothing masses, flattening cakes, lifting patisserie or even turning meat. The spatula is available flat or angled, thin, thick, rounded or angular. It all depends on what you intend to do with the spatula. This stainless steel spatula is angled, 28 cm long and has a firm plastic handle.

What makes an angle spatula?

The angled spatula replaces many other utensils in the kitchen, which is why you absolutely need an angled spatula in your kitchen as well. Thus, the angled spatula replaces a cake or pie server or a knife for spreading cakes, cupcakes and other dishes. In the pastry shop you need the angled palette for cakes, but also for small patisserie and for chocolate production. 

The spatula or palette is always constructed in the same way. The spatula consists of a long handle and a flat steel blade with a rounded tip. The palette can also be slightly angled close to the handle. This gives again a better freedom of movement. The angled spatula is available in different sizes. So you can perfectly lift small patisserie, up to large cakes. 

What are the differences in spatulas?

On the one hand, there are thin, long angled palettes. These are perfect for smoothing cakes. So you can make a royal icing cake that has a perfect surface thanks to the angle spatula. On the other hand, there is the medium to small angle palette. For this, this shorter angle spatula is wider. The wider angle spatula is perfect for lifting cakes or patisserie. The wide steel blade ensures that you can also turn meat, for example, in an uncoated pan. Roughly speaking, there are these two distinctions, but the range is huge. These different uses is not a rule, but helpful for buying. Depending on what you need your spatula for, you will need a wide or thin, long or short spatula. There are both types, angled or completely straight. The different angle can make it easier to get under the cupcakes when lifting them. An angled spatula can also be used when removing and distributing masses. The angle ensures that you can hold the handle better while spreading something on a tabletop. Angle spatulas come in a wide variety of sizes. There is the mini angle palette, but also huge, over 30 cm long angle spatula. You can't really lift cakes with the mini angled spatula. The small versions are mainly used for decorations. You can use small angled spatulas to either make small leaves with tempered chocolate coating, or to brush patterns into buttercream with the tip. Depending on the occasion, you can also use a small angled spatula to lift pieces of cake from the etagere or cake plate and deliver them directly to the guests' plates. 

When using the long, thinner spatula, make sure that you are dealing with moist consistencies, such as buttercream, Swiss Merengue or ganache. A rolled out fondant and marzipan you should best with the Fondant smoother drag over the cake and smooth. The spatula could cause unsightly wrinkles. The spatula could also stick to the fondant or marzipan and thus tear the top if you can no longer detach the spatula nicely from the rolled fondant. In chocolate production, the angled spatula is often used because it is easier to spread on the marble slab when tabling, for example.   

What material to choose for a quality spatula

Steel is often used for spatulas. Preferably stainless steel is very high quality and is therefore particularly popular for the blade. Stainless steel is rustproof and therefore looks well maintained even after repeated use. Furthermore, stainless steel can also be shaped, thus creating the rounded tip and edges. Thus, there is no risk of injury and the use is still not affected. The blade must be very strong at best, but still thin. These properties make the stainless steel perfect for the spatula. For the handles there are several options, on the one hand, there is the wooden handle, which is very natural and also feels nice in the hand. Plastic is also a popular choice. Through the plastic, you can also put the spatula in the dishwasher. This is not so popular with wood, if it is not sealed with a plastic cover. 

Varied courses at miniSchoggi

In our courses, the spatula is indispensable and is therefore almost always used. You want to learn how to use different utensils perfectly? Then you absolutely have to go to our Course offer take a look. We will show you not only how to make super delicious desserts, but also how to use professional utensils correctly.