Customer reviews for Amish Cake Tester Broom
Amish Cake Tester Broom
Amish Cake Tester Broom : Handmade by Amish artisans in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, these authentic corn-husk straws are used to test the readiness of a cake. Hang the straws near the oven, break one off and insert it into the center of your cake. If it comes out clean, your cake is done. Straws are disposable. Poem included. Made in the USA. 2"L x 2"W x 5 .5"H.
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15 out of 16(94%)customers recommend this product.
Customer reviews for Amish Cake Tester Broom
Review 1 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
Grizzled
fromKingsport, TN, USA
Gender:Male
My Cooking Level:Advanced
When I'm in the Kitchen, I become: Cooking Enthusiast
Prompt shipment. The testers I used worked like a charm. Much better than a metal one.
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Review 2 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
mljga
fromGA
Gender:Female
My Cooking Level:Advanced
I have often done as my grandmother did and pull a piece from a broom, washed it and used it for a cake tester. This is perfect as the "testers" are clean, available, and the perfect length. I bought several to give as gifts but will ask folks to say what they think this is to make it more fun! great product!
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Review 3 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
Aznangelgurl
fromSeattle, WA, USA
Gender:Female
My Cooking Level:Intermediate
When I'm in the Kitchen, I become: Cooking Enthusiast
I have played with toothpicks and metal skewers and other crazy goods and I always needed one of these! The best part is now I got one!
I was a little disappointed when I received it. There's really only about 3 - 5 layers of the "sticks" (cornhusks). The picture does really allow you to see that it is hollow looking on the middle. That isn't to say that there aren't a lot to use (because there are), I just didn't think they would use a 1inch wide round wood chunk to gather it, I thought it was going to be full like a small broom.
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Review 4 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
PleasanthouseCook
fromwestern pa
I had never seen one of these before chef's catalog but I immediately realized that this was exactly what I had been seeking for years. I decided to add it to my order and have nothing but praise for it. Fits perfectly in a cubby of my "stuff drawer". I will give it as a stocking stuffer, or a little "house gift". It's just fun and very very useful.
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Review 5 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
grizzlysn8ke
fromNew Ellenton, SC
I purchased one of these "brooms" for every baker in my family and one for myself, of course. It's so much easier that fooling with toothpicks or taking the chance that your baked goods are not quite done in the center. It's also a really great conversation piece for anyone that sees it. Overall, a great product, additon to any baker's kitchen, and a wonderful gift to the bakers in your life.
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Review 6 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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cake tester removes easy
PostedDecember 20, 2011
lee4
fromArleta, Ca.
Gender:Female
My Cooking Level:Intermediate
When I'm in the Kitchen, I become: Microwave Magician
This was a great deal for the price. WilliamsSonoma has one also but THEIRS COST $14.00. I don't need a fancy wood handle if I need to pay more. I just want a reed that I can use to test donness in my baked goods and Chefs has one that works for a LOWER PRICE.
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Review 7 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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I Love It, I Love It, I Love It !!
PostedOctober 31, 2011
Anonymous
fromBells, Texas
This is the neatest thing since sliced bread ! I have always been fasinated by the Amish, I have several Amish cookbooks, quilts, etc. So when I saw this Amish cake tester I knew I had to have it !! My husband wanted to know why I purchased that little broom !!
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Review 8 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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sashakitty
PostedJune 20, 2011
Straws are to short for thick cakes - I will continue to use uncooked spaghetti to test cakes.
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Review 9 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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Tried and true method for testing cake doneness
PostedApril 14, 2010
Bardahl
fromNorthen California
Great to have a tried and true method of testing cake doneness. Growing up I remember my mom using a clean broomstick straw to test cakes for doneness. I keep my amish cake tester hung next to my oven for convenience.
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Review 10 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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Why aren't we eating Cake?
PostedJanuary 29, 2010
TheBaker
fromMatthews, NC
I use this each and every time I bake cakes and it's a life saver. No more searching for toothpicks that don't quite make it down to the bottom of the pan. It's also quite the conversation starter!
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Review 11 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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Cool Tool
PostedJanuary 8, 2009
Tweetkater
fromFillmore, CA
I was brought up with this type of cake tester but hadn't seen one in a long time. My new husband had never heard of such a thing when I showed it to him in Chefs catalog. Needless to say, I had to buy one for him. He is the baker of the cakes and other fattening delicacies in our house. Well, he loves it. The straws stay put until you want one, they are sturdy enough for even the most dense cakes. And it really does start some conversations. It is a keeper!!
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Review 12 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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Brings back memories
PostedDecember 8, 2008
Chatrboxr
fromFreeport IL
I'd forgotten that my mother used to pull a straw out of her full-sized broom to test her cakes for doneness. A friend of mine remembered the same thing. I bought us each one and hung mine on a hook next to the stove as a functional decoration. This seems like a more sanitary method. I love this little broom!
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Review 13 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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Too cute
PostedJanuary 25, 2008
It's actually half the size of a regular whisk broom, which is just prefect to hang near your stove or it's small enough to keep in the drawer, but who would want to, it's so cute. The straw length is almost 2- inches longer than a toothpick, so you can check a deep cake more easily than using a toothpick. I told my husband this is not a broom to sweep with, however it is a kitchen tool, he is still guessing ;-)
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Review 14 for Amish Cake Tester Broom
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Tester
PostedJanuary 7, 2008
shopper
fromMaryland
I bought one of these and love it. The only problem is that I wish the straws were a little longer because it's too short for testing cakes in bundt or angel food cake pans.
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