There are three varieties of pastry bags, reusable, disposable and parchment cones. They are available in a variety of dimensions and can be made of various materials. Pastry bags can be found in gourmet shops, some supermarkets, the kitchenware section of department stores and cake decorating stores. Parchment cones are manufactured from parchment paper or arrive precut, are in addition widely available.

Reusable Pastry bags: Our best sellers are the Ateco and Bakery Crafts polyurethane bags. They are made from washable polyester that’s specially layered to prevent icing leaks. Also they are available in nylon, plastic-lined cotton, canvas, or plastic. These pastry bags can be used again and again and still stay flexible. They can be used with a coupler (described beneath) to help you change the tubes without changing the bags.

Keep quite a few on hand in case you are using multiple fillings or ones with different colors. Pastry bags come in numerous sizes: For all-purpose use a 12 or 14-inch polyurethane bag; any larger, and the bag becomes unwieldy. Unless you have got large quantities, use a bag which is 14 to 16-inches in length. For smaller amounts, use one which is 10 to 12-inches long, however is subject to frequent reloading. Some bakers prefer to use a large 30″ bag!

Disposable Pastry Bags are created out of clear plastic. They are good for one time only use, these pastry bags are simply thrown away once the decorating is completed. They might be found at at Oasis cake decorating stores. They’re commonly sold per hundred and are available in a roll or flat. Many Supermarket Bakers believe that these bags are more hygienic then the reusable bags.

Parchment Cones, are disposable pastry bags that you make yourself from parchment paper triangles. They can be constructed both large and small, optionally fitted which includes a decorating tube and packed the same as a pastry bag with a bit of icing, like a tablespoon. The small ones are perfect when piping complicated designs or if you need a bag or multiple ones each full of a differently colored icing. It holds about a teaspoon of icing.

The coupler comes in two components: the base and the screw ring. Divide the coupler (ring and base) and let fall the cone formed base, narrow end down, into the pastry bag, forcing it as far as it will eventually go. Make use of a marker to mark a line on the surface of the bag half way between the narrow end coupler and the very first thread of the coupler. Remove the coupler from your bag after which make your cut along at the score.

Drive the cone-shaped base, narrow end first, back into the open end of this bag and down in the direction of the pointed end so far as it’s going to go. Push it until its tip and one or two threads are viewed through the cut hole. You will observe the remainder of the threads through the pastry bag. You may require to trim a little. Screw on the coupler ring so that the tip is straight and secure and the bag is airtight along at the end.

For additional help please pay a visit to our oasis online cake supply store.

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