Journal · Great Wall Kitchen
Notes from the kitchen supply house
Piping, smoothing and setting up to decorate, written on Kneeland Street.
Jul 2026Cleaning and storing decorating equipmentButtercream sets hard, grease clings to fabric, and a dented tip is finished. A short routine that keeps a kit usable for years.Read →
Jun 2026Getting a sharp edge on buttercreamThe chill-and-scrape method that produces a square top edge, why temperature does most of the work, and the three things that cause a wavy side.Read →
May 2026What is actually in a 158-piece decorating kitBig numbers on decorating kits are mostly disposable bags. Here is how the count breaks down, which parts matter, and how to compare two kits honestly.Read →
Apr 2026Why a turntable changes everythingThe single piece of equipment that most improves a home-decorated cake, what to look for in one, and the technique it makes possible.Read →
Apr 2026Disposable or reusable piping bags?Three kinds of bag, what each is genuinely better at, why the anti-burst claim matters, and how to fill one without covering the kitchen.Read →
Mar 2026Piping tip numbers explainedWhat the numbers on a piping tip mean, which handful of tips do ninety per cent of the work, and why a numbered set is worth more than an unnumbered…Read →