The pastry bag, and its attachable nozzle, allows you to Fill, Garnish and Decorate. It's ideal for thick preparations such as creams, whipped cream, mousses and choux pastries, etc. It's also used in cooking for dressing plates.
The nozzle complements the pastry bag. Today, there are a multitude of nozzles, which when used with certain techniques, multiply the effects and creations. In general, there are two great classics used in kitchens: the plain nozzle, ideal for filling hollow pieces or tart bases, and the fluted nozzle for decorating pastries with cream.
Pastry nozzles
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Pastry bags
REUSABLE BAGS
The cotton bag is reinforced and extremely sturdy. It's ideal for choux pastry, hot preparations and can be used for any other type of filling. It's sold individually or as a set.
The polyurethane bag is both strong and flexible. Its smooth interior allows preparations to flow, and the exterior is slightly textured for a better grip. It's sold individually or as a set.
The nylon bag is extra flexible, sturdy, extremely comfortable to use and easy to handle and wash. It's sold individually.
DISPOSABLE BAGS
The transparent polyethylene bag is sturdy, hygienic and disposable. It's sold as a roll of detachable bags.
How to install a nozzle onto a bag ?
Cut the end off the bag.
Slide the tip all the way to the bottom of the bag.
Insert the end of the bag in the decorating tip before filling it to prevent the contents from running out of the hole.
Fold the top 2/3 of the bag down Hold the bag under the fold. Your hand is protected by the folded bag. Fill the bag using a bowl scraper or a spatula (no more than 2/3 full). The contents of the bag should not go above the fold.
Unfold the bag and straighten it to the top. Close it by pinching it between your thumb and index finger and twist the bag with the other hand until it is tight.
Discover the various nozzles styles, each with its own shape.
There are a wide variety of ways to use decorating tips. Here are a few tricks you will adopt in no time to add flair to your presentations and decorations.
HOW TO USE THEM?
Adapters enable to change nozzles on the same pastry bag, without emptying it. The same preparation can be used with different nozzles without having to fill a second bag. The base of the adapter is inserted into the pastry bag and the chosen nozzle is attached to the pastry bag from the outside of the bag.
