I just need it for piping dough (baked donuts). Is the bag alone sufficient or do I need tips & couplers? (I have no idea what I'm doing here)
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You can pipe directly from the bag. You don't have to have a tip. Tips can give you different designs or change the size of the openings for different design making. Couplers allow you to change tips without emptying the bag and/or adapt the tips to fit the bag as some tips are very small.
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I never made donuts using a decorating bag, but I think it would work ok without the tips. The bag is very durable. 8)
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I would use tips/couplers for more consistent and better looking products. Keep in mind, this bag may be way too stiff if you are piping cake donuts, and 12 in bag would be a more manageable size. Although you may have to fill it more often. Good luck.
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The bag is not designed to be used alone, but with a tip. When I don't want to bother with using a tip (for a quick application) I would simply use a plastic bag and make a small snip into the corner. Works great. With regards to a coupler, it is convenient when you want to switch tips (for what ever reason) without having to mess with the bag. If you are simply piping donuts (same size, flavor, etc.) there is no need for a coupler.
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Hi. Should be just fine. You can cut it to any width you need.. I love this bag. I don't use a coupler just a large icing tip.
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I've never made donuts before but I would suspect the bag alone should be sufficient. It comes with a narrow enough opening for a standard piping tip that you can cut to desired opening.
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I have never tried using the bags for that purpose and don't know if the dough would come through the 1/2 opening. I think the dough would probably be to thick. But you could also cut the bag opening larger to make it work.
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I don't know if the wonder bag would work but I raise my dough in the oven. I don't turn it on. I put a 9x13 pan on the bottom rack and fill it half to 3/4ths full of boiling water, then I set my dough on the top rack. The oven stays around 80 degrees and it is nice moist heat.
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Nope no couplers needed. Just snip the bottom of the bag and secure the tip
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I haven't used it for dough yet, however I think it is powerful enough for that purpose. I do not have dough hooks with mine.
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Make an "Okay" sign with your thumb and finger, with the other 3 fingers pointing up into the air. The circle you just made, is about the size of the largest tip. Now look at the image of tips, the smaller one being your typical detail size tip, but not pro-detail, which can be crazy small. The small tip, will fall through the biggest tip in the image, size-wise. So standard bag + couplers (med + large) and your good to go. If say your piping potatoes all day, get a big, strong bag to fit the larger tips. But if cake deco- your fine. (OKAY!)..:)
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If you will use the same tip for decorating with that whole bag of frosting, then you don't need a coupler. Just snip off the end of the bag and slip your tip into it then voila! Couplers are only really needed when you will be using various tips with that same bag.
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Any, this bags are great. I have used the 18" ones with the speed icer, and with couplers and regular tips as well as bigger tips by themselves with excellent results.
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Hi Nicole - I think it may be cutting it a bit close. My guess is that you would have very little room, if any, to close the bag at the top with the size baguette you referenced. If you are purchasing for other reasons, it is worth a try for the baguette. It is a great bag.
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These are for piping and decorating cakes and have the logo. You should look up "cone treat bags" or "cone goody bags." You'll find some even as an add-on item for cheaper and more quantity than these piping bags.
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You don't have to have a coupler with it. I just slip mine into a disposable bag, snip off the end so the tip will only slide about halfway out, fill it with frosting and you're good to go! Extra large couplers also work with these tips.
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I really couldn't tell you. I haven't used it yet. If you are just doing one layer of icing, I'd say it's enough. If you are mixing colors to pipe designs on, then you may want to purchase another bag for back-up.
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I really think any good brand of pastry bag would work - the thin plastic disposable bags would probably tear when you screw on the coupler so stick with the heavy plastic or fabric type bag. You just put the tip into the bottom of the bag....it may take a little coaxing to get it through the hole, especially if it is a professional type cloth bag; once through the hole you just put the tip through the coupler and screw the coupler onto the tip (the cloth bag will be sandwiched between the tip and the coupler but the coupler should still screw on).
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I wouldn't recommend using the bags with only 1 piece of bread. You could put spread on one piece and put it in the bag for toasting but I don't have any experience as to how it may turn out.
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This is a great question. Well you right the coupler will not work.. So put it aside for small tips. Now this if you are using disposable piping bags cut it so about 1/4 will be exposed push the tip from the inside of the bag thru hole the you cut and you will be ready to go. I have found that my non disposable bags are cut to the right diameter. I hope this helps happy piping the large tips are great for adding batter to various silicon or tin cupcakes, lady fingers and small molds
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Yes. Attach the coupler to bag with the tip you want to use and squeeze into the shell. Works great. And depending on the tip used, you'll have an attractive design on the filling.
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Definitely. Use for all items that do not require whisk beaters or a dough hook.