Disposable bags are great. They aren't cheap though, and if your hands get greasy it's difficult to hold the bag. I've also seen bags popping, but a little duct tape will fix it.
I like the comfort and cost of the cloth bags. 12" is a good size for me.
There is also parchment too.
So I use them all, depending on the application.
I use greaseproof paper bags. They're quick and easy to make, they're cheap and I find I get the best control when piping with these
I use disposable if I know I will have to change the tip. If not, then I use parchment bags. Especially if it is just a small section, I cut the parchment triangle into two triangles and make small bags. Works great!
I love the feel of my featherweight bags, but hate the cleaning!
TTFN
i like the disposables, though the wiltons do tend to burst along rather sorry-looking-seams, for cleanliness, ease of clean-up, and definitely are a requirement if doing a cake for anyone with food allergies.
but i prefer parchment cones for royal icing on cookies, and cloth for everything else -- due to the texture, cloth, unlike the featherweight bag plastic material, is even handable when wet, which is essential in a professional bakery situation if your co-workers are unprofessional and you come in one day to find that no one cleaned up from the night before, and you have to wash everything before you start. but i digress...
i like featherweight- I put them in the dishwasher to wash them (i try and keep the buttercream ones seperate from Royal) it washes away all the buttercream. I dont like to do it too oftern I am afraid of the glue breaking down!
I too use all bags for different purposes. Parchment is my favorite. It feels good in my hand and is disposable.
ElleC did you know you can use a coupler with the parchment bag.
Rose
Disposable bags are my all-time favorite because they are clear and you can see exactly what color you are using. They are also washable and reusable. I have never had one split at the seam as somebody mentioned in a previous reply.
Linda
I use the featherweight, disposable and just recently fell in love with the parchment.
I love the parchment bags. When I get extra time, I like to make up several bags ahead of time so they are waiting for me when I need them.
Featherweights for icing with large quantities of a color (white) parchment for smaller quantities, my 24 inch grout bag (plastic inside, canvas out) for my icer tip, holds a ton of icing.
Disposable ones or the other ones? What's the difference?
Mary
I buy the ones the featherweight that you can use over and over again... I buy them at Michaels with the discount coupons...
I have the real big ones that fit the icer tip and some of the smaller ones for different jobs...
I use parchment paper to make parchment trianges for tiny things like icing eyes, mouth, fingers, stuff like that....
I prefer the disposable, although until recently I used the featherweight one I had since I took Domestic Science back at school in England. It died on me (not surprising since it was 40 years old!). I have tried the featherweight here in the US, but just use them for certain things.
I haven't used a featherwaight bag yet, but I don't mind disposables or parchment. I use the pastry bags by Ateco for BIG cakes, otherwise it's just what I happen to have handy.
Debbi
I prefer the disposable, although until recently I used the featherweight one I had since I took Domestic Science back at school in England. It died on me (not surprising since it was 40 years old!). I have tried the featherweight here in the US, but just use them for certain things.
I like the throw away plastic ones. I've never tried parchment ones I may give them a shot as I know they are more cost effective than the plastic ones.
I use greeseproof paper icing bags which I make myself depending on the amount I am going to ice... But I must state that I have never piped useing buttercream ... Iv only used iceing as in royal iceing..
Grem x
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