Cutting Tray bakes

honey28

can anyone give me any tips on how to cut traybakes - eg caramel squares - without the chocolate on top cracking?

prettypennies

score when still warm and cut through when cooled

chika

The culinary god that runs the local cafe bar swears by using a warm knife. Just leave it in water for a few mins. The scoring also helps. I know people who put patterns in the still melted chocolate which makes cracking less noticable.

rach_smarties

Thank you prettypennies and chika, have been wondering for ages how to cut it without it cracking, will try that next time!

funkymonkey849

I use a large pizza cutter! Works a treat

snoozer

In the same vein, I have terrible trouble getting evenly sized pieces. I've even tried using a ruler without success. Does anyone have a foolproof solution.

babyshoes

snoozer wrote: »

In the same vein, I have terrible trouble getting evenly sized pieces. I've even tried using a ruler without success. Does anyone have a foolproof solution.

My Mom measured her tin, did the maths, and scored little marks on the edges of the tray. Metal ruler from mark to mark and voila - even pieces. :T

celyn90

babyshoes wrote: »

My Mom measured her tin, did the maths, and scored little marks on the edges of the tray. Metal ruler from mark to mark and voila - even pieces. :T

I do this - works wonders - all my round tins have the diameters scratched on the bottom too

angeltreats

chika wrote: »

The culinary god that runs the local cafe bar swears by using a warm knife. Just leave it in water for a few mins. The scoring also helps. I know people who put patterns in the still melted chocolate which makes cracking less noticable.

This is what I do too And it also works a treat for slicing soft, gooey cheese without making a mess!

janb5

I did see dental floss being used to cut cakes once- thought it a good idea.

Justamum

janb5 wrote: »

I did see dental floss being used to cut cakes once- thought it a good idea.

That sounds like a brilliant idea. :T It would probably have to be the unwaxed, unminted one though