How To Use Coupling In Piping Bag

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.

How to use coupling in piping bag. Fold the edges of the piping bag over the glass. 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. Next using a marker pen draw a small line as a cutting guide.

Drop the coupler base narrow end first into the bag and push it down as far as you can. You can then fill the bag with frosting. Remove the piping tip from the bag.

Depending on purpose and consistency of the filling choose the adequate tip and insert it into the top part of the coupler. If youre not using a. Once the coupler or piping tip is secure hold it steady in one hand and give the bag a twist.

Push the piping tip down into the bag so that the opening of the tip protrudes through the hole in the bag. For this video I used a large Wilton coupler. Using scissors trim off the tip of the pastry bag along the line you marked.

Part 1 of the Piping Tips 101 series will help you get started by introducing you to the most common tip families including. The two parts of the coupler are the base and the ring. Its generally recommended to trim your piping bag so that the first thread of the coupler pops out.

Step 3 Place the piping tip on top of the coupler base so that the piping bag sits between the coupler base and the piping tip. Screw the tip into the coupler tightly. 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.