piping bag

Icing delivery tool

A piping bag is a cone-shaped bag used to squeeze out frosting, cream, or soft dough in controlled lines or decorative patterns.

The bag is fitted with a shaped tip that determines the pattern—stars, rosettes, shells, or plain rounds.

Also called a pastry bag: She filled the piping bag with buttercream.

decorating

nozzle

Flow-directing pipe fitting

royal icing · fondant · swirls · rosettes · borders · writing · leaf tip · basketweave · shells · ruffles

pastry

choux

Twice-cooked pastry dough

meringue · croquembouche · cream puff · pastry cream · ganache · filling · custard · petit four · tartlet · batter

equipment

disposable

Made for one use

plastic · coupler · adapter · filling · cleaning brush · stand · rack · scissors

technique

control

Authority to direct

pressure · squeeze · grip · consistency · guiding · maneuvering · practice · skill · craftsmanship · detail work

Categories
Opposites
application precision

piping bagspatula

Flat-bladed kitchen tool

palette knife · butter knife · spoon · bare hands · ladle

application method

piping bagspatula

Flat-bladed kitchen tool

spreader · scraper · bench scraper · spoon · trowel

Family

bag, pipe, baggage, pipes, piping, pipeline, piped, piper, pipette

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G