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21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Everything a beginner needs Jul 26, 2010
By Macha
This is a great item for a beginner to purchase that has everything you need to take the new Wilton Method classes. There is lots of items included in this kit for a variety of decorating methods, including icing, gum paste and fondant. There is not much extra room for additional items and you have to strategically pack everything. It's great for bringing to the classes because it makes all your items portable and some what easy to find. The case itself seems to be pretty durable but the drawers are flimsy. I wish they had made it a little larger but then it would probably be too heavy.
A definite purchase for a beginner.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Why pay for the class kits seperately? Aug 24, 2010
By Lauae Cox
"lulu"
With an almost 1 year old and a toddler, I was really intersted in learning to decorate cakes to make cute ones for birthdays and cupcakes for pre-school. I researched Milton accessories and classes, and read a lot of great reviews. I went and signed up for the local craft store "milton" classes, and found that the individual class supply kits cost $34.00. They have only a handful of items each, and nothing to organize them. I spoke with the instructor, and they told me that this would include every item needed for all of the four classes, plus some. The case, by itself, sells for 60 dollars even here on Amazon. If your going to take the classes, splurge and buy this set - dont pay the same amount for the small sets that dont even give you a way to keep them all straight/organized. Plus, when you get to class with your professional kit, everyone else is envious of the sharp looking set next to their piddly little over-priced kits!!
23 of 26 found the following review helpful:
Very nice kit, but needs a book explaining what to do with all the pieces Mar 09, 2011
By Book Lover
"Peace Please"
I decided to teach myself how to decorate cakes and ordered this Wilton Ultimate Decorating Set. The only thing I don't like about it is the fact there is no book/instructions on what each item is used for and how to use them. I suppose that is so you will feel obliged to take their courses to find out. Why else would a cake decorating kit NOT come with a parts list/instruction book? There's absolutely nothing in the kit that tells you how to use it, so if you don't have the Wilton Lesson Plan books ("Decorating Basics", "Gum Paste and Fondant" and "Flowers and Cake Design"...sold here on Amazon.com) or are going to take their classes, you'll be lost as a beginner. I do have the books, so I'll be able to figure out the various parts as I go along, but that's beside the point. The kit should have a book with it. I can't remember ever purchasing something and not having a parts list and instructions on how to use it. That's my only gripe with this item.
On to the kit:
It's huge. It's pretty much everything you would need to decorate a cake, minus the foodstuff... It includes, various pastry bag tips, couplers, disposable pastry bags, featherweight pastry bags (to be washed and reused), parts to design flowers, spatulas, small rolling pin, stamens for flowers (I was thrilled to get these), silicone covers for the tips (yay!), curved shapers for flowers, leaves, etc. to create movement, a smoother for the fondant, some small tools for intricate work and much much more.
There's some plastic trays in the kit (small and large)...I have NO CLUE what they're for because they don't bother to tell you and something that "may" be used for holding filled pastry bags (it has holes in it and looks like it could be a pastry bag holder...I have NO CLUE since they don't bother to tell you). I guess I'll find out what those are for in one of my Wilton Lesson Plan books.
All in all this is a great kit for a beginner cake decorator. I took one star off for the fact they don't give a parts list, a parts description and don't bother to tell you what each item is used for. Nothing, Nada, Zip, Zilch. They do tell you how to wash them.
If you're thinking of buying the kit as a newbie cake decorator, just know you'll either have to take the Wilton classes or buy their Cake Decorating books before you can use the kit.
Again, here are the Wilton books you'll need to decipher what each item in the kit is used for: "Decorating Basics", "Gum Paste and Fondant" and "Flowers and Cake Design".
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Don't throw away the box! Dec 27, 2011
By Melanie
I purchased this set as a Christmas gift for my daughter who is teaching herself how to decorate cakes. When she opened the case up, there were no instructions included. Not only were there no instructions, there was no list identifying what the pieces were or what they were used for. I called Wilton only to find out the set was designed to be used in conjunction with their decorating classes and the only information about the set is what is printed on the box! Of course, the box was thrown out with the Christmas wrappings and was long gone! So if you are not planning on taking their classes, this may not be the set for you.....it certainly was not the one for us. Nothing on the original packaging indicated that this was only intended for use with their classes.
For the price, I expect, at a minimum, a list of the contents that would indicate the purpose of each piece. Wilton customer service was of no help and only stated that they would pass my comments up the line.
Very disappointed!!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
4.5 Stars Great buy for Decorating classes Oct 28, 2011
By M. Nguyen
Like the other reviewers, I'm deducting 1/2 star because there's NO INSTRUCTIONS or a list with pictures to help identify the pieces. I didn't expect it to show you how to use each tool (incentive to take courses?), but a list to let you know the names of each piece would have been helpful.
That said, this is a great buy if you plan on taking the Decorating Course 1-3. Plus there are lots of extra stuff as well. Love how organized and portable I can be. Organizer holds about 40 tips and good size drawers, multiple sizes. Seems durable and well thought out. With it being plastic, it's easy to clean. Yeah! Don't expect to store shape cutters, though. This is big, but not big enough to store all the different shapes for all the different occasions I plan on decorating for.
TIP: even though Amazon has a great price, I actually bought mine from Michael's. Michael's exclusively carries the purple color for $200, but with my 50% off coupon, I was able to get it for $100. $50 cheaper than Amazon, plus in my favorite color!
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