What's the Best Airbrush to Get?

Many of these machines (Pegasus, Duff, and #ABCS) look identical except for the color of the stripe across the top. I suspect they're all made by the same company and re-branded for distribution. Though I'm not sure.

If the shape of the compressor body is the same, and the gun is the same, then yes, that very likely is the case.  "The Sugar Art" is the company that manufactures the Pegasus Airbrush, but that's just their default branding.  If you call them up and tell them to rebrand them, and you order enough, they'll do it.

Ahh, that explains a lot of the visual (and functional) similarity, Mike! Thanks!

I'm new to airbrushing, can you help me get the right one. I want to use it for cookies and cakes of course and I think there are 2 kinds of triggers. Would it be best to get just the pull back trigger or the full motion trigger. I'm thinking I might have more diversity with the full motion trigger but it might be harder to learn in the beginning. What do you think.....

Hi, I believe many of the airbrushes commonly used by cookiers (Duff, Pegasus,  ABCS) are in fact the same machine, just branded differently (see Mike's comment above; he knows a lot about airbrushes). People's overall experience with these machines (at least according to the poll above) has been very good. So they may be a good place to start. I can't comment much on the trigger question, but I feel I have a lot of control with the one on my ABCS machine.

I have a Kroma Jet 2.  Absolutely love it.

I have the Pegasus and it works just fine

I got the Vogue Air, very inexpensive. Bought from Amazon about $50, the guys from Swank Designs in NC use this type for their classes

Chris, How do you like the Vogue Air?

I have been looking at the MASTER Cake decorating airbrush kit and was wondering about it.  Anyone else use it?  I first discovered it when it was featured as a giveaway on FB.  It is reasonably priced considering all the stuff it comes with.

Julia, I love my Vogue Air plus you can spray pearl sheen through it without clogging

 

Chris, could you send us the link where are  the Vogue Air?

I have the Master Airbrush and was disappointed in the gun itself.  Even with the trigger all the way forward, it doesn't always cut off the color flow.  Am very new to airbrushing and knew there would be a learning curve but didn't expect to deal with an inconsistent tool in addition to the new skills.

I have a Badger Model 200 series air brush, which I have owned for many years now and has air brushed many a cake and many many marzipan fruits too! as yet I have not used it on cookies.... time to have a try I feel xx

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I just bought my very first airbrush (Cassie Brown), I haven't had the time to give it a try (had to finish 130 cookies for today), but I have plenty of ideas going on in my mind. 

Any reviews about this brand? 

 

Greetings from Qatar,

Raquel x

I have the dinky doodle designs by dawn butler one. I understand you can't  get it or her airbrush colours in the us not sure why as they are both awesome! Love mine!

       

Hi Belle, may I ask you if you like your DinkyDoodle airbrush? Is the compressor noisy? I found a website here in Italy who sells it at a reasonable price and I'd like to buy it... I like it because the compressor seems very small! Other Italian brands have a larger compressor... Is it easy to use? It would be my very first airbrush (can't wait... I kinda obsessing over airbrushing)!! Thanks!
Bye Jenny

I have the Wimzy Creations Airbrush Pro System, and it is wonderful! I have been recommending it to all of my cake decorating friends. It's a really good beginners kit, and easy enough for experienced users. I let one of my friends (she owns a cake business) use it and she loved it so much she got herself one. I got it from Cake Supplies 4 U. 

UPDATE TO MY REMARKS: I recently bought a Pegasus without moisture trap (and with only one speed/pressure setting) and found it pretty useless compared to my ABCS with moisture trap and three pressure settings. I had the latter for years, and NEVER experienced any plugging/clogging, but I couldn't get metallic colors I had once easily gotten through the ABCS through the Pegasus. They just sat in the cup and never moved! I'm going to scrap my Pegasus and try to find another ABCS or a more powerful commercial airbrush. (P.S. The mechanical trigger on my ABCS broke after four or more years, which is why I went in search of a new one.)