Ateco 1374 Spiral Dipping Tool, Large, Stainless Steel

This dipping tool is great for dipping home made truffles

Makes dipping peanut butter balls a whole lot easier and quicker!! I used to use toothpicks to dip each ball into the candy coating. It was time consuming and each candy was left with a “toothpick” hole, unless you drizzled some coating over the hole. By using the dipping tool, I can dip a ball, let the excess drip back into my double-boiler -then move the dipped candy to the wax paper or parchment paper. You flip or rotate the dipping tool to let the coated candy drop onto the paper. I still use a toothpick to gently push in the middle of the spiral of the tool when it is flipped for the candy to drop. I seem to have more control of where the candy lands on the paper by doing that. And, the coating just runs back into the area once the candy is on the paper to harden the coating. Has made this holiday tradition some much easier and quicker! This year I purchased a second one. Sometimes, after several “dips”, the tool becomes coated itself and needs washed. A wet tool isn’t useful. So while it is drying, I can keep dipping the candies with the second one. I have pictures both beside a ruler so you can see the size and length. I generally hand wash the tools for clean-up. The quality is very good, but could easily be bent if you misuse it or store it improperly in your utensil drawer. Money well spent! I have been making peanut butter balls for over 40 years for the holidays. Wish I had purchased something like this decades ago!

Works very good! It requires a little bit of finessing at times depending on what you are dipping into to get a nice rounded ball however I will not complain. So much berry than using a spoon!

I'm not sure how I stumbled upon this, but it is amazing!!! One of my holiday traditions is Oreo Truffles. It's my go to items to take. Dipping the balls into chocolate has always been a struggle. My first few ones looks fine, but as I continue working the quality does look as great. This dipping tool is perfection. So easy to use and my truffles looks like they were store bought and not homemade. Such a value, so easy to use, clean up is a breeze. Like other reviews mine did arrive bent, it was like the packaging was too small. It straightened easily and will be used for many years to come.

This little tool worked perfectly and I was SO surprised that it made that much difference. My mom and I make truffles and that kind of thing every Christmas and we've always used a spoon or a fork for dipping. We've always, I say ALWAYS had average results. Many times the truffle or ball of goodness would melt too much in the warm chocolate before we could successfully get them out. With this tool we actually had GOOD success for the first time in years! I was shocked that it could make such a difference. it holds and cushions the ball as you dip it and allows you not to lose it in the chocolate. Great little tool. I'l never assume that something simple that's made for a job wouldn't be useful again. Learned THAT lesson, lol. Specialty tools are a great idea and actually help give you more professional results.