pastry bag

Decorator's conical tool

A pastry bag is a cone-shaped bag with an open tip, used to pipe icing, cream, or soft doughs onto surfaces with precision.

Squeezing the bag forces contents through decorative tips to create patterns, borders, or shaped portions: She filled the pastry bag with buttercream frosting.

Also called a piping bag.

contents

buttercream

Whipped sugar-fat frosting

meringue · glaze · frosting · icing · whipped cream · cream cheese · chocolate · mashed potato · chantilly · Swiss meringue

decorating

piping

Tubes for fluid transport

leaves · stars · borders · writing · shells · beads · ruffles · basketweave · lattice · dots

filling

cream

Rich milk fat

jam · buttercream · whipped cream · dulce de leche · lemon curd · praline · choux · éclair · profiterole · cannoli

equipment

nozzle

Flow-directing pipe fitting

canvas · plastic · disposable · reusable · polyester · cone · seam · opening · cut · twist tie

technique

pressure

Force upon contact

precision · dexterity · steady hand · angle · distance · flow · consistency · twist · release · dispensing

Categories
Opposites
application method

pastry bagspreader

Tool for distribution

palette knife · icing spatula · butter knife · bench scraper · trowel

control and precision

pastry bagladle

Deep spoon for serving

pouring · drizzling · dumping · splattering · squeeze bottle

precision vs. coverage

pastry bagdough scraper

Flat blade for portioning

rolling pin

Family

bag, paste, baggage, pastry, pasty, bagel, pastries, patisserie, pastry bags

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G