Best Piping Bag to Use

What is the best piping bag to use?

The best piping bag to use is the DayMark PipingPal Disposable Pastry Bag.

• Heavy duty – will not split, even with thick mixtures
• Surface prevents slipping and folding over. Maintains its upright shape
• Fits both tips and couplers
• Dispenser for easy access
• 45 degree angle – ideal for piping decorations
• Sizes = 12’’, 18’’, 21’’
• Disposable bags, no risk of contamination with washing reusable bags

How do you choose the size of a piping bag?

Select your piping bag based on how large your recipe is. There are 12″-21″ piping bag sizes.

Usually for icing a dozen cupcakes you can go with the 12″ bags.

For macarons, you should be using a 21″ sized piping bag. This gives lots of room for twisting the bag and control with your fingers to pipe the macarons effectively.

How do you fill a piping bag without making a mess?

1. Get a tall, wide glass and set it out with plenty of room around it.
2. Place the piping tip into the bag.
3. Twist the end of the tip and a few inches of bag and tuck it into the glass. This is to make sure the mixture does not go to the end of the tip yet.
4. Fold the edges of the bag over the glass.
5. Fill the piping bag.
6. Twist the piping bag to seal it closed.
7. Take the piping bag out of the glass and hold it sideways.
8. Cut the piping bag roughly in the middle of the metal tip so that the tips edges have no bag around it.
9. Pipe the first bit of batter out to get any air out.
10. Pipe your mixture.

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Should frosting be cold before piping?

Frosting should be room temperature when piping. This will make it more malleable and able to be manipulated easier than if it was cold.

How do you get air bubbles out of a piping bag?

• run your fingers up the sides of the bag where the air bubbles are
• twist the bag until almost closed
• run your fingers up the sides again to remove the air bubbles
• pipe the first couple centimetres of your mixture onto a plate to make sure all the air bubbles have been removed

How do you seal a piping bag?

Twist the top of the piping bag to seal the piping bag.

Can you use a piping bag with store bought frosting

Yes. You can use a piping bag with store bought frosting. Store bought frosting is usually quite dense and thick, so pick a piping bag that is strong and durable enough that won’t break.

Are reusable silicone piping bags good to use?

• no risk of breaking or bursting
• rough exterior for easy gripping and piping – no-slip material
• smooth inner surface for icing to glide out of
• environmentally friendly
• use warm or cold mixtures in them

They are not dishwasher safe. You have to clean them by hand, which can be quite time consuming.

What can you use instead of a piping bag

Instead of a piping bag, you can use a resealable plastic bag for piping. Cut the tip of the bag small-large hole depending on how thick you want your icing to come out. Sometimes resealable bags are more difficult to keep closed and the icing can spill out the top of them.

How do you use a piping bag with a ziplock bag

1. Place ziplock bag at an angle in a glass.
2. Fold the edges of the bag over the glass
3. Fill the ziplock bag with your mixture to pipe.
4. Close the ziplock bag, make sure to try to get all of the air out of it.
5. Take the bag out of the glass and hold it horizontally.
6. Cut the tip small – large depending on how thick you want the icing to come out.
7. Pipe.

Do you need a piping bag for macarons

Ideally yes. It makes the macarons easier to pipe uniform circles with less jagged edges from a cut bag.

How to Pipe Macarons Without a Tip

Cut the bag to give it a 1/2” large hole. Best to cut smaller hole than a larger hole as you can always cut a larger hole if needed.

How Long can Macaron Batter Sit Before Piping

You can let macaron batter sit for 30 min – 1 hour before piping the batter. Keep the batter at room temperature before piping out.

What is the Best Piping Bag for Macarons

The best piping bag for macarons is the DayMark 21” PipingPal Disposable Pastry Bag. You want the largest, strongest piping bag you can get for macarons.

The batter is very thick, and there is a ton of batter. You don’t want to over-mix the batter when you are placing it into the bag.

Placing the macaron batter into the bag only once will give it the best chance of turning out. You don’t want to be refilling the bag as this may cause the macarons not to turn out from over-mixing.

How to Pipe Macarons

1. Get a tall, wide glass and set it out with plenty of room around it.
2. Place a 1/2″ piping tip into the bag.
3. Twist the end of the tip and a few inches of bag and tuck it into the glass. This is to make sure the mixture does not go to the end of the tip yet.
4. Fold the edges of the bag over the glass.
5. Fill the piping bag with macaron batter.
6. Twist the piping bag to seal it closed.
7. Take the piping bag out of the glass and hold it sideways.
8. Cut the piping bag roughly in the middle of the metal tip so that the tips edges have no bag around it.
9. Pipe the first bit of batter out to get any air out.
10. Pipe the macarons onto a 1.5″ template. Pipe the macarons by holding the top of the bag and squeezing the batter with your fingers that are holding the seal at the top of the bag. Pipe holding the bag straight up. When you’re wanting to move on to the next macaron, make a U to smear the tip on the top of the macaron. This will create less peaks and valleys for you to bang out later. Leave a few inches before piping the next macaron. Add any sprinkles or cookie crumbs. Then, let them sit for 30 min before baking.