How To Use Piping Tips With Plastic Bag

You can cut the tip in your desired shape using scissors.

How to use piping tips with plastic bag. Use your hands to work the tip all the way down to the very top of the bag as far down as it will go. Take care not to soak the metal tips for a long time because they tend to rust. Repeat this process for all of the colors and types of icing you have.

Slip the tip into the bag and place it snugly in the bottom of the bag. If youll be switching back and forth between piping tips try using a coupler. If youre using a tip with no coupler I use this method when Im using a larger tip for frosting cupcakes just push the tip into the bag and trim the piping bag so that about half of the tip sticks out.

Take one side of the plastic wrap and fold it over to the next side matching up the edge your frosting will now be enclosed on the side of the plastic. Then you can simply remove the plastic wrap when changing colors and wash out the coupler and tip. Simply fold the lowerbottom corner of the bag up to the opposite corner of the top of the bag and secure the line with duct tape.

Just snip the end of the bag. Cut off its bottom and then cut it into a rectangle around 2 inches wide. If you dont plan on changing tips you do not need to use a coupler.

With a spatula take a bit of frosting and place it in the center 1 away from the edge. Push the coupler base back into the bag and cut at the mark. Click to mark this step as completed.

Open up your piping bag and put the piping tip that you wish to use in the bag. Prepping the piping bag. It is easier to grab the end of the coupler than a tip that is snug in the pastry bag.