How To Properly Put A Tip On A Piping Bag

You typically want to keep the bag perpendicular to the surface.

How to properly put a tip on a piping bag. Give the bag a twist for the most control. Whether you lost your pastry bag o. 04 of 09 Attach the Pastry Tip Attaching the tip.

Ideally youll stretch the plastic a bit so its tight over the couplers threads. Leaking is not good. The high pressure of the water should loosen the now soft icing forcing it through the nozzle and out into your sink.

A decorating bag is used to pipe semi-solid foods by pressing them through a narrow opening at one end for many purposes including cake decoration. Once you have taped your piping bag cut a small hole using your scissors. Convert an ordinary zip-lock bag into a pastry bag.

Place the coupler ring over the decorating piping or pastry tip. You shouldnt grab it from the middle since that will just cause frosting to fall out of the back of the bag. You should be able to push a small part of the coupler out of the opening of the decorating bag.

If Youre Using More Than One Tip Use a Coupler. If youre using a new piping bag snip off the tip of the piping bag and wiggle the tip into place. Be careful not to cut so much that the tip slips through.

The first part the base is inserted into the bag before you fill it with icing. I find this leads to leaking bags. Continue to 4 of 9 below.