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Silicone Mats

Silicone mats help to maintain the shape of the piped batter. SILPATS is the only mat brands I use for baking macarons. I trust that it conducts heat evenly for my macarons to ensure full and fluffy shells. I also appreciate that they are made of fiberglass and food grade silicone. Silpat® products are completely food safe, are FDA, NSF® and Kosher certified.

11 5/8 X 16 1/2 is the size I use in all the videos showing one single mat on a pan.

SILPATS are is the only mat brand I use for baking macarons. This mat has no preprinted templates on it so it’s great for using over my free macaron art templates.

Toaster oven sized mats are perfect for counter top ovens. I sometimes place two of these on one tray to bake two different sized macarons shells at once. You can easily take out one mat earlier once it’s done, leaving the other mat to bake longer. SILPATS is the only mat brand I use for baking macarons.

Heavy Duty Rimless Baking Sheet

This is the cookie sheet I use. It’s constructed of aluminized steel, the material of choice for commercial bakeries. It is also heavy duty so it won’t buckle while baking . It is also rimless allowing even air flow to the macarons.

Digital Scale

Accurate measurements by weight are crucial for making macarons successfully. Electronic scales are a MUST. This is the one I use in my kitchen. It’s compact and the top is tempered glass.

Egg White Separator

This is the egg white separtor I use to separate the egg whites and yolks for aging egg whites. It helps to prevent the yolk from breaking and leaking into the whites. Meringue does not whip properly if there is presence of yolk.

Food Processor

This is the same brand and similar model to the processor you see in my videos for grinding your own almond flour. A good processor will allow you to finely grind down almonds so you can quickly sift the flour and have less leftover bits that can’t be sifted. It is made for Canadian/USA Voltage.

Piping Tool

You’ll sometimes see me use this to pipe macarons. It helps nice round shapes and it’s environmentally friendly AND goes into the dishwasher! Yay! no more cleaning piping bags.

I personally use recyclable multi-use ones since I find its quite easy to wash because meringue don’t contain any oil. A quick rinse is all that is needed. But if you find you are already juggling a lot while baking macarons, use disposable piping bags until you’re ready to take on a little more in the kitchen. I really like and use this brand. It’s very strong and works absolute wonders for firmer fillings like caramels. A weak piping bag can burst open while you’re applying pressure and the mess is not fun to clean up!

Macaron Kit

A fun little macaron kit which would make a great gift for a beginner.

Gel Food Colouring

Always use Gel coloring to make macarons instead of liquid. I prefer Americolor, you get a bright vibrant color with just a few drops. It also resists fading during baking. Great little starter kit to blend your own colors.

Edible Pens

Edible pens allow you to put some additional colors onto your macaron art without having to create a new batter in a different color. I usually use it for the eyes on my cute animal faces.

This is one of my favourite edible pens to work with. It has both a super fine tip and medium tip. The super fine tip is wonderful for drawing in very intricate details. Absolute fave!

Edible Pens – Coloured

Edible food writers allows you to put some additional colors onto your macaron art without having to create a new batter in a different color. I usually use it for the eyes on my cute animal faces.

Brushes

The brushes I use for painting on details like metallic dust and metallic paint.

Edible Metallic Accents

These edible products will add gorgeous gold and silver accents to your baking projects.

Fondant and Gumpaste Accents

Having ready to use fondant around is so convenient when you need it for adding details onto your macaron art.

Macaron Books

If you want to know a little bit more what’s inside this Laduree Macarons book, read my review before buying. Overall, I would recommend it!

Stand Mixers

I use two KitchenAid mixers in my ktichen. Having a mixer will save you tons of time by allowing you to clean up or work on other tasks as your mixer does all the work. No more sore wrists as well! This is the Professional 600 mixer with a big 6 qt. bowl. It also has a high powered 575 watt motor. Besides using it for beating meringue, it can handle more heavy duty mixing like bread dough and chocolate chips. It also has a bowl-lift design which is common with the higher end models of KitchenAid mixers which allows it to stay completely stable while mixing denser ingredients.

This is the lower powered Artisan mixer with a 5 qt. bowl. It has a 325 watt motor. Use it for beating meringue, bread dough and chocolate chips. It features a tilt-head design (instead of the bowl-lift of the higher powered models) and comes in over 20 colors.

This is the smallest model in the Kitchenaid lineup. It’s called the Mini and it’s meant for condo living or smaller kitchens at 20% lighter and 20% smaller. It features a tilt-head design with a 250 watt motor. It’s a little workhorse for those who value space over power. Comes in over 10 colors.