Disposable ones or the other ones? What's the difference?

Mary

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 also use the Wilton featherweight bags. I've never tried disposable ones.



Daniela

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.

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.

Heather, where did you get the 24 inch grout bag? I want one!

Home Depot or Lowes, I think they are 4 or 5$$ a bag.

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