How To Use Piping Bag Coupler

This is shown in the video tutorial.

How to use piping bag coupler. Couplers come in different sizes depending on the nozzles you use. If you have only one pastry tip and no coupler improvise using the tools you have. If you dont have a piping bag click here to learn how to use a regular plastic ziploc bag for piping.

Stability the coupler adds a little more structure to the piping bag which gives you more control when decorating. We use a coupler the white ring holding the piping tip on the bag when piping yellow macaron polka dot batter in our Raspberry Lemonade Macaron Recipe Tutorial. Assemble the coupler by placing the piping tip on the plastic end of the piping bag.

The coupler is in two pieces and is threaded like a nut and bolt. More information. Various tips create exceptional designs but to use those tips you need to first know how to use a coupler.

For this video I used a large Wilton coupler. Click to mark this step as completed. Simply cut the pastry bag right along the coupler to remove.

Place the narrow end of the coupler down inside the decorating bag. All that without changing the piping bag. Once youre ready to frost simply untwist.

This creates a barrier to prevent any filling from leaking through. Icing couplers are basically used for all kinds of piped decorations that use piping tips. You dont need to use a coupler for every projectif youre planning on using a different tip for every color you probably wont need to bother with a coupler.