FMM Lower Case Block Alphabet Tappit Cutters Set

These are difficult to use if you don't know what you're doing! Go to YouTube and search for videos on how to use Tappit Cutters before using them or you will be frustrated.If you don't want to search for a video, this is how I used them without my letters breaking or stretching:You will want to grease the cutters with vegetable shortening when using them!1. Roll your fondant quite thin and cut in strips wide enough for the letters. You will know what I mean when you get your cutters in the mail.2. Let your fondant dry out! Forget everything you know about not letting the fondant dry when using these cutters! It MUST be dry or they won't work!3. When your fondant is dry but still soft enough to cut through with your cutters, press the cutters into your fondant and swirl the cutter around on your work surface without picking it up. This will ensure you get clean cuts and no jagged edges hanging off the letters.4. Literally TAP the letters out of the cutter onto your work surface. You may have to give it a hard tap but not so hard as to break your cutter!5. Let the letters completely dry after they come out of the cutter!!! Another 20-30 minutes.6. Pick up using a small pallet knife or spatula. Don't squeeze them!7. Apply to the cake with piping gel, water, or vodka brushed on the back of the letters with a paint brush.It is a good idea to make more letters than you need just in case you end up breaking them when handling.

I decorate cakes professionally and I needed letter cutters that were simple and not scroll/italic. I have used these multiple times since I received them. I do not have a problem with them and find them easy to use. If you haven not used Tappit style letters, then here are a few tips that you have to know before using them:1. The fondant/gum paste has to be VERY thin. So think that you should be able to see the words of a printed page through the fondant when the fondant is placed on top of the page. Trust me, I was skeptical, but this is very important.2. The letter cutters are connected on a plastic strip. To use, cut strips of fondant approximately the width of the letters. The fondant strip should be placed vertically and the letter cutter will be perpendicular to the fondant. Press down on the cutter. I slide the cutter back and forth to be sure I have a good cut.3. Tap the end of the cutter on the table to release the letter from the cutter. This really works.4. Let the letters dry for a few minutes before trying to place them on the cake. They will be easier to handle and you won't have to worry about the letters changing shapes.These are a great size and I have no problems working with them!

These letters are beautiful. It is a bit hard to work with them at first, and i couldn't do it according to the instructions, but i figured out a different way that worked for me and after a bit of practice it works quite nicely. I am very pleased. I also have the little Wilton cutters which are horrible to work with and not nearly as attractive as these. if you work with fondant or gum paste i highly recommend these letters.The reason I gave only 4 stars and not 5 is that it is somewhat difficult to use - but as I said before, I am very happy to have them.

i ordered this product along with the uppercase BLOCK letters. apparently, this item is not the lower case BLOCK letters but lowercase SCRIPT letters. i normally don't write reviews regarding shipping errors, as i've always had satisfatory resolutions. however, this time around it's just bizarre that amazon suddenly cannot categorize their products correctly. i received said script letters the first time i ordered this and promptly requested an exchange. the exchange came quickly, however, it was again, the script letters. so i once again, requested an exchange and even tried letting them know the tag colors on the uppercase block letters i received, on the off chance that the lower case letters would match. however, i received the following response regarding my exchange: "I'm so sorry the information about FMM Lower Case Block Alphabet Tappit Cutters Set was misleading when you placed your order. We don't offer an exchange program, but you're welcome to return the item." misleading? i'm not complaining about color or size, i simply want the correct item. anyway, i'm not sure what's going on but i hope amazon corrects this listing or removes it, seeing as how this isn't for the product they have profiled. the one star is solely based on this being the wrong product and not on the product itself.

Look at this you Tube video. It will give you a foolproof method for using these letters. So helpful.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=PbXDDgazJOgAlso, this video from Global Sugar Art is super great. Remember, these are called Tappit because you tap the 'stick' of images on the counter to get the image to come out of the form. /www.youtube.com/watch?v=hERhCed6dWoUse lots of cornstarch. The first video puts fondant on the letter and then goes over it with a rolling pin to make sure it goes all the way through. The GSA video just puts the plastic down on the fondant and rubs it around the counter, pressing down to make sure it goes through. In any case, you are tapping the plastic on the counter afterward to get the letter, etc. out. If you use enough cornstarch, you will be successful.

After watching several tutorials, flattening my fondant paper thin, I still had problems with certain letters on the tappit. Some letters came out amazing, others not so much, and it took forever especially the "e" (which I needed 150 of). I think mine was irregular or something because I had to use a knife to fix every one of my "e". I think I'm going to purchase other fonts and see what happens because I do like it and like I said some letters were perfect. I'm not giving up on this product just yet...