How To Properly Put A Tip On A Piping Bag

You dont want it to protrude out of the hole since the idea is to pinch the bag between the base and the collar.

How to properly put a tip on a piping bag. You shouldnt grab it from the middle since that will just cause frosting to fall out of the back of the bag. Using only one hand to squeeze the bag will give you even pressure. Only put about 12 to 34 cups of frosting in the bag.

Plastic Bag - If you do not have a pastry bag an airtight sealable bag can be used for drizzling piping or writing on the cake. First slide the large part of the coupler into the piping bag. If the bag is too full you can even twist the bag in the middle and hold at the twisted section.

Cut the bag just past the end of the coupler. Simply drop your tip into the decorating bag and use scissors or a pen to mark a line about 12 way up the tip. Cut Your Piping Bag.

Be careful not to cut so much that the tip slips through. Once you have taped your piping bag cut a small hole using your scissors. Ideally youll stretch the plastic a bit so its tight over the couplers threads.

Give the bag a twist for the most control. Some piping bag instructions will tell you to cut the bag at the threads. I find this leads to leaking bags.

Next place the icing tip over the bag and onto the coupler. Flip the bag and tap the other side of the corner. No more than half of the tip should be coming out of the bag.