Reddit reviews CK Products Meringue Powder 1 Pound (16 Ounces)
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16ozShelf Life: 18 monthsKeep in a cool, dry placeCertified KosherIngredients: Corn Starch, Egg Whites, Sugar, Gum Arabic, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Citric Acid, Cream of Tartar and Vanillin
Make sure you have several bowls for mixing icing colors. You can also use tupperware for this.
Spatulas. The more the better. I got a bunch of tiny ones from Walmart for $1 each that I use to mix icing colors, and bigger ones to scrape down the sides of the mixer. They're super useful.
Sifter. Useful for both powdered sugar and flour. Lumpy icing sucks.
Rolling pin. Standard size. I have a fondant rolling pin, which doesn't have handles, it's just a long plastic cylinder, but I prefer to roll out smaller batches at a time to minimize dough sticking to the rolling surface, so a regular rolling pin works just fine.
The rest is stuff you'll probably need to go to a craft store to get. Or online. I use Amazon a lot.
Parchment paper.
Pastry Bags.
Cellophane Bags. For packaging cookies individually, if you want to do that. You can use different sizes, but these are good for most average cookies.
Rolling Pin Spacers. These suckers are awesome. I use the yellow ones, they're about 1/4" and perfect for rolling out cookies to an even thickness every time.
Needle Tool. This thing is a lifesaver for popping air bubbles and smoothing out icing, but toothpicks work just as well.
As for ingredients, I prefer to get my Meringue Powder online as well.
Americolor gel is the shit. But you can use the Wilton stuff that craft stores sell just as easily. No big deal.
I buy my flour and powdered sugar in bulk at Costco and store it in big plastic tubs. Always get more powdered sugar than you think you'll need; it keeps well, and nothing sucks quite as much as ruining a batch of icing, or running out, and having to stop everything and go to the store for more powdered sugar.
I'm making a batch right now, so if I think of anything else I'll come back and edit this comment. All this stuff was all collected over a period of many months, so don't feel like you have to have all of it now. Just get what you need for the project you're doing, improvise as you can, and catalogue what you think will really help you with the next batch.
Hope that helps! :)
Edit: Was reminded during my decorating this evening: you're gonna need paper towels. So many paper towels.