Hi everybody. Do you have a cookie press recommendation?

crim son

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Thu Dec-03-09 11:41 AM
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Hi everybody. Do you have a cookie press recommendation?

My old one died a few years ago and I haven't been able to find a good one since. I've only ever used a manual press but would use an automated one if it works v. well. Ideas? Thank you!

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kentauros

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Thu Dec-03-09 12:46 PM
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1. Here's a review site I found:

http://www.wiltoncookiepress.com/cookie-press-reviews

I can't recommend one because I don't use one. If I need anything piped onto a cookie sheet, I just get out the pastry bag :)

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Warpy

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Thu Dec-03-09 02:16 PM
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2. Same here, or a plastic bag with a corner cut out and a tip jammed in

so I don't have to wash the sucker.

However, if I ever got motivated to do cheese straws again, I'd get an electric press. My hands can barely handle a pastry bag as it is when the filling is relatively loose.

The Deni looks good, battery operated so you're not tethered to a cord that's always too short, rated highly by users.

http://www.amazon.com/Deni-4650-Battery-Operated-Cookie/dp/B001AQBGTM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1259867629&sr=1-2

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kentauros

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Thu Dec-03-09 02:37 PM
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3. I think the "cheese straws" y'all are mentioning are counter to what I know.

I've always known them to made from strips of puff pastry where you make a layer of cheese and seasonings on a single layer of dough, and then layering puff pastry onto that. Cut into strips, roll by hand with each hand going in opposite directions to twist the dough, bake and voil�! Cheese Straws! :D

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Warpy

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Thu Dec-03-09 02:44 PM
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4. The dough my mother used in the 50s

was leaden and loaded with plenty of fat so that the straws were light as a feather after baking. It was closer to pie crust dough than anything else and made the manual cookie press (and my mother) groan with exertion.

Puff pastry was well beyond her capability since she despised cooking and let everybody know she resented the job.

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kentauros

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Thu Dec-03-09 03:05 PM
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5. Okay, that makes more sense.

I still haven't heard of it, but I understand now ;)

I posted a link to a quick puff pastry recipe in the cheese straw thread if you want to try it. I have and was amazed at how well it came out :D

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japple

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Thu Dec-03-09 06:07 PM
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6. The recipe I use and the one my mother used is an old Southern

classic. I posted it it here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=236x71780

The dough is dense as hell, hence my frustration at trying to get it through my cookie press. The straws are very short, similar in texture to shortbread. I think my mother must have used a sharp cheese that had more moisture than what I used yesterday--Cabot's Seriously Sharp white Cheddar. I think I'm going to try again, but using a different cheese, adding a bit of cream cheese, and then using the new cookie press I bought today. It's made by Wilton, so it probably won't last forever, but it looks a lot sturdier than the one I bought 10 years ago.

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crim son

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Thu Dec-03-09 08:19 PM
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8. That does look good.

I haven't tried the pastry bag approach though I have the bags and tips. Thanks for the suggestions.

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surrealAmerican

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Thu Dec-03-09 07:58 PM
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7. The one I use is older than I am.

It appears to be from the 50s, has a long screw to turn at the top. It's very durable, and all parts can go in the dishwasher.

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TreasonousBastard

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Sun Dec-06-09 03:03 PM
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9. Today's paper had an flyer for Bed, Bath, & Beyond that was...

selling a Cuisinart electric cookie gun for 30 bucks.

Includes a dozen cookie disks and 8 pastry tips-- should be just the thing.

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