How To Assemble A Plastic Piping Bag

With a spatula take a bit of frosting and place it in the center 1 away from the edge.

How to assemble a plastic piping bag. Filling a piping bag without the aid of a cup. If using a coupler place the coupler in the icing bag as you normally do. Take a piece of plastic wrap about 8-10 long.

Using only one hand to squeeze the bag will give you even pressure. 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. Pull the twisted end of the plastic wrap through the open end of the bag and snip it off so the icing can pass and then attach a tip to your coupler.

Be careful you might need a different bag for each coupler since the openings may vary in size. Use a pair of scissors to mark a spot on the bag about inch before the first thread on the narrow end of the coupler. Heres how to fill it.

Prepping the piping bag. Lay a sheet of plastic wrap about the size of a legal-size piece of paper on your countertop. You dont want it to protrude out of the hole since the idea is to pinch the bag between the base and the collar.

Ideally youll stretch the plastic a bit so its tight over the couplers threads. Fold the plastic wrap over the icing. Use a pencil to mark a line on the outside of the bag half way between the narrow end coupler and the first thread of the coupler.

You need a gallon-size Ziploc bag duct tape and scissors. You can use this method for plastic or disposable bags. Fill the bag in just 23 to 34S.