3 July 2010

CSN Stores review

I mentioned in a previous post that I'd be reviewing a product or two from CSN stores (they do everything from lights to cookware to furniture) and this is it.

I ordered some baking goodies:
Mermaid hard anodised 20cm square cake tin
Faringdon Baker's Pride 10cm non-stick mini springform pan x 2
Kaiser Bakeware Patisserie icing bag
Kaiser Bakeware Patisserie 3 piece broad nozzle set
Rushbrookes icing coupler

The site was easy to navigate (and I spent long enough on there deciding what to order!) The items were dispatched as separate parcels, arriving as 3 separate deliveries. This is good in that you get your items as soon as they are available and don't have to wait until they are all ready; it's bad if you're not usually at home for deliveries.

The items were all as specified on the website and they were well packaged.

Here's how the products have performed:

Mermaid hard anodised 20cm square cake tin
I've yet to use this but it looks amazing. The quality is fantastic. It has a lift-out bottom and a circular cutout in the base of the tin to press the lift-out bottom through (does that make sense?) I can't wait to use it.

Faringdon Baker's Pride 10cm non-stick mini springform pan x 2
Can I just say how adorable these tins are? They are so cute! I used them to bake 2 layers of vanilla cake when I was making cupcakes on Wednesday. The cakes cake straight out of the pans beautifully, not a crumb left behind (I had oiled and floured them). They came together to make an adorable mini cake, so cute. I had plans to decorate it with fondant but I ran out of fondant so the layer covering the cake wasn't thick enough and it was a hot mess - but the cake tasted fine and the boys are enjoying it (it makes 6 little slices).

Kaiser Bakeware Patisserie icing bag
This is a fabulous sturdy bag (I bought hte 12 inch one). It has a small hole at the tip and because I bought large nozzles I had to cut the hole bigger ... and of course because I was excited to use it I rushed it and cut the hole a little too big, aaargh!! Let me tell you, I was MAD at myself (still am). But I still managed to use the bag, I just put the nozzle in and folded the bag a little and put a strong rubber band around it and it worked fine. Barring my own stupidity, this bag is fabulous - very sturdy and cleans easily.

Kaiser Bakeware Patisserie 3 piece broad nozzle set
I've only used one nozzle and it was great for swirly icing.

Rushbrookes icing coupler
Not used these yet as they are for smaller nozzles.

So, that's my review! Overall I would definitely recommend CSN stores and their products. I was determined to do an honest review, even if I didn't like something about the site, service or products, but I honestly have nothing bad to say about them.

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