{"id":3021,"date":"2013-03-29T19:44:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T19:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2013-05-01T04:28:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T04:28:36","slug":"piping-bags-101-how-to-make-a-piping-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3021","title":{"rendered":"Piping Bags 101 &#038; How to Make a Piping Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this video we&#8217;ll review the different types of piping bags including reusable piping bags, disposable piping bags and parchment paper piping bags. We&#8217;ll also review how piping bag couplers work and show you how to make a parchment paper piping bag.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LPw8NqiamGA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Using a piping bag is one of the most awkward beginning steps to basic cake decorating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How do I HOLD this thing?\u00a0 How to I FILL this thing?\u00a0 What does this thing DO?<\/p>\n<p>Once you have gotten used to the idea that this is something you are going to have to use when you are cake decorating, you definitely get a feel for what you like, and what you don&#8217;t like.\u00a0 I know that I like my bags to be &#8220;soft&#8221; and I also only like using 12&#8243; piping bags.\u00a0 I find this size the most economical and to be readily available.\u00a0 I use the Wilton ones, and they are not too stiff (if they are stiff or &#8220;hard&#8221; bags, I find it makes it too hard to pipe . . . as **disclosure** I have tendinitis)\u00a0 I buy them by the 100 pack.\u00a0 If you are worried about environmental harm, or reducing your cost, try a re-usable piping bag.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get right down to the roots of baking, try using a paper parchment bag!\u00a0 That&#8217;s always fun for a challenge!\u00a0 I find using the paper parchment bags best for decorating with chocolate as you can make a tiny hole at the end, and control the flow of the chocolate best this way.<\/p>\n<p>If you are going to be doing a lot of decorating, or piping, you will also want to get yourself some couplers.\u00a0 Couplers are the pieces on the bottom of the piping bag that allow you to switch out tips if you need different looks with the same colour.\u00a0 They come in multiple packs, and they aren&#8217;t very expensive.<\/p>\n<p>All of these products can be bought at many online cake supply stores, or on discount sites like ebay and Amazon. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002D47RWK\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002D47RWK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=fungusfun-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon has a nice starter set here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy baking!<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3021\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3021\" data-text=\"Piping Bags 101 &#038; How to Make a Piping Bag\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3021\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D3021&amp;linkname=Piping%20Bags%20101%20%26%20How%20to%20Make%20a%20Piping%20Bag\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video we&#8217;ll review the different types of piping bags including reusable piping bags, disposable piping bags and parchment paper piping bags. 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