Filament Style: What We've Tried, What We Prefer

April 25, 2025

We've tried different filament styles, we prefer one the most. Although, cookie cutters truly look great in all of the styles we have used, we prefer one style over the others. Find out below which filament we prefer and why!

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Below is a list of the filament type, color, and brands we used in the preview photos. Along with each one, we've included the link to either the filament or to the brand itself. We always use 1.75mm PLA filament.

Standard Filament

Color Used: Black

Brand: PRILINE

Cutters: Police Kids : Badge + Dog

Silk Filament

Color Used: Silk Jade

Brand: CC3D

Cutters: Cinco De Mayo Fiesta : Taco + Margarita

Wood Filament

Color Used: Light Wood

Brand: NovaMaker

Cutters: Puppy Dog: Bone + Paw Print

Marble Filament

Color Used: Marble

Brand: AMOLEN 3D

Cutters: Grad Kids : Cap + Cap & Diploma

Glow Filament

Color Used: Green

Brand: AMOLEN 3D

Cutters: Gamer Kids : Joystick + X-Controller

Ombre Filament

Color Used: Multi-Color Rainbow

Brand: MIKA 3D

Cutters: Water Play Fun: Squirt Gun Blaster + Squirt Gun Squiggles

Translucent Filament

Color Used: Translucent Purple

Brand: Ziro

Cutters: Tool Set : Drill + Hammer

Our #1

We prefer translucent filament! It doesn't have to be the exact one we used for the preview photo. We actually like most translucent filaments for cookie cutters. We've noticed that with translucent filaments "flaws" are less noticeable. Not every cookie cutter will be perfect and sometimes small "flaws" will show, but with the translucent filaments they are just less noticeable.

Glow in the dark filament also tends to hide the "flaws" and is pretty cool, but you really don't need glowing cookie cutters. Plus, glow in the dark filaments normally cost a bit more than translucent filaments.

If we are unable to use translucent filament, we also really like the marble filament. It also hides the "flaws" that may be more visible with other filaments. The downfall with the marble filament is that it seems to clog a bit more than the other filaments.

Least Favorite

Our least favorite is definitely wood filament. We never use wood filament for cookie cutters. The gritty texture probably isn't a good idea for coming into contact with cookie dough.

Tip: Use filament cleaners!

We love them, we noticed a difference after we started using them, our filament doesn't clog as much. Filament cleaners are small devices you slip over your filament before feeding it into the 3d printer and it cleans away debris that may be on it (dust, pet hair, etc...).