How To Use Piping Tips Without Coupler

Just use a knife scissors to cut them out when youre done.

How to use piping tips without coupler. To change tip just remove the outer bag change the nozzle put it back again and you are ready to pipe again. Pipe all the way around in a circular motion and finish the rosette at the highest point or at 12 oclock if using a clock as a reference point. But since you are using plastic bags like everyone said just cut a smaller opening and make sure you squeeze the tip in and nothing will shoot out the sides.

Once the bag is halfway filled pick it up and give it a solid shake to help further settle the frosting in the bag. To do this prepare a large piping bag with your Russian tip. Posted by Zurynee at 1251 AM.

Next place the icing tip over the bag and onto the coupler. Grab the ring and screw it back onto the coupler securing the decorating tip in place. It is easier to grab the end of the coupler than a tip that is snug in the pastry bag.

You can also use a coupler if you want to give your tip a little more stability. Open your piping bag and put it one hand and then using your other hand scoop the icing into the piping bag and then gently squeeze the icing down the piping bag until it just begins to come through the nozzle and then you can start piping. One of the pieces goes inside the bag before you fill it and the other piece twists on the outside to hold the tip in place.

Step 12 Switch piping tips by removing the coupler ring then remove the piping tip and replace with a different tip. 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. Click To Mark Complete.

On that note if you like the frosting mixture in your bag but want to change tips and you dont have a large coupler heres what you can do. Just place the tip directly into the bag. However couplers are needed if youre planning to use more than one tip with your piping bag.