Easy-to-Use Poly Dowels
I have been using these poly dowels in my last few cakes and they are so much easier to cut. They hold an unbelievable amount of weight even though they are made of plastic - up to 70 lbs., believe it or not. Now I see they are catching on. Check them out at Sugar Teachers Blogspot.
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Permalink Reply by Deah on
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I saw that this morning. I'm assuming they are made from a thicker material than straws.
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Permalink Reply by Theresa Happe on
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Yes, they are very sturdy. You can do up to 3 tiers with them and if you go higher, you should put a wood dowel in the middle. But, it's much faster and easier than cutting wood dowels.
Deah said:I saw that this morning. I'm assuming they are made from a thicker material than straws.
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Permalink Reply by Tazkera nur on
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Can I find this in Michacle's ?
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Permalink Reply by Karen Marie on
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Thanks Theresa! They look good and sturdy.
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Not that I'm aware of. They are a relatively new product.
Tazkera nur said:Can I find this in Michacle's ?
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Permalink Reply by Kay Edenfield on
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I've actually benn using these for more than a year now. I get mine from TenTea.com. They sell them as bubble tea straws.
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Permalink Reply by T. Myers on
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I have yet to try these. I heard about the over a year ago. I guess I will try them now that you guys like them. I will give them a whirl. Thanks Kay, for the website. They have the best price yet that I have seen. I will be place my order tonight :-) thanks theresa for the post.
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Permalink Reply by jeri c on
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These look smaller than the Wilton plastic dowels. I hate the Wilton ones because of how much cake you lose with them. Do you know the diameter of them? I hate cutting wood dowels too!
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Permalink Reply by ♥Cat♥ on
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I use bubble tea straws. I'm thinking these are very similar? I get mine on ebay.
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Permalink Reply by Alexander Molnar on
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The plastic that these are made from has been specially enginered for these to hold weight. The bubble tea straws are the same plastic as drinking straws but thicker. The Poly-Dowels as you see from the picture are not just thicker but have internal ridges for even more support. Another company did try to copy these using a thicker straw plastic but they could not take the weight & the cakes were collapsing.
They have undergone some serious testing including for food safety and they passed everything easily. The Poly-Dowels have been on the market for less than 6 months and are available from only a few companies that were selected by the manufacturer.
I stacked a 5 tier cake using them and a couple long dowels through the center of the piercing all the way to the base. Driving in stop & go Fl traffic It did not shift & the tiers did not have any compression or bulging.
Right now they are testing a larger version and when that comes out it will be available at A & H Cake Design.
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Alexander, can you tell me the diameter of these? Do you lose much cake with them and what is recommended to cut them with? I like the idea better than the dowels if you don't lose so much cake.
Alexander Molnar said:The plastic that these are made from has been specially enginered for these to hold weight. The bubble tea straws are the same plastic as drinking straws but thicker. The Poly-Dowels as you see from the picture are not just thicker but have internal ridges for even more support. Another company did try to copy these using a thicker straw plastic but they could not take the weight & the cakes were collapsing.
They have undergone some serious testing including for food safety and they passed everything easily. The Poly-Dowels have been on the market for less than 6 months and are available from only a few companies that were selected by the manufacturer.
I stacked a 5 tier cake using them and a couple long dowels through the center of the piercing all the way to the base. Driving in stop & go Fl traffic It did not shift & the tiers did not have any compression or bulging.
Right now they are testing a larger version and when that comes out it will be available at A & H Cake Design.
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Hi Jeri,
They are the same diameter as the wooden dowels 1/4" and the cut easily with scissors. Take a look at the Demo from Jacque, it shows how little cake they eat up. Also with the colors they can be seen by whomever is cutting the cake at the event while the Green & White are great as flower pics to not stick the wires right into a cake.
jeri c said:Alexander, can you tell me the diameter of these? Do you lose much cake with them and what is recommended to cut them with? I like the idea better than the dowels if you don't lose so much cake.
Alexander Molnar said:The plastic that these are made from has been specially enginered for these to hold weight. The bubble tea straws are the same plastic as drinking straws but thicker. The Poly-Dowels as you see from the picture are not just thicker but have internal ridges for even more support. Another company did try to copy these using a thicker straw plastic but they could not take the weight & the cakes were collapsing.
They have undergone some serious testing including for food safety and they passed everything easily. The Poly-Dowels have been on the market for less than 6 months and are available from only a few companies that were selected by the manufacturer.
I stacked a 5 tier cake using them and a couple long dowels through the center of the piercing all the way to the base. Driving in stop & go Fl traffic It did not shift & the tiers did not have any compression or bulging.
Right now they are testing a larger version and when that comes out it will be available at A & H Cake Design.
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