Best Bag Size For Icer Tip?

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Cake_Geek Posted 27 Dec 2005 , 5:14pm
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My mom got me an icer tip for Christmas and a 16" bag. I cut the bag so the tip would fit in it and it seems like it should work. I don't have any cakes to do until beginning of January so nothing to do right now!!

What size bag do you use or suggest? Do you prefer to use this with a big cloth piping bag or the smaller vinyl decorator bags?

Dia

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blittle6 Posted 27 Dec 2005 , 5:15pm
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I use an 18 inch disposable bag and it works great!

Berta

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cake77 Posted 27 Dec 2005 , 7:10pm
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I use mine with a 16" featherweight bag, but to be honest, I feel that a larger bag would be better.

Berta,
Where do you find the 18" disposable bags? I have never seen disposables this size, but I would like to try one.

Wilma

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blittle6 Posted 27 Dec 2005 , 7:24pm
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I buy them directly from CKProducts because I have a business account, but you can get them at their retail site for $25.50 for 100:
http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/product.aspx?T=1&productId=625014

I love them because they work great with the larger tips and I don't have to keep refilling it!

Berta

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aliciaL_77 Posted 27 Dec 2005 , 7:36pm
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I use the 18 inch feather weight bag but read somewhere on here that they use a gallon ziploc type bag too.. I may try that

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kaecakes Posted 27 Dec 2005 , 7:52pm
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Wilton says the 16", but they are dealing with new decorators and a little bigger should help the refilling. I only use the 16" but that is what I teach with so that is all I have.

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stephanie214 Posted 27 Dec 2005 , 11:46pm
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I use the Ateco 21" bag and it has a plastic lining inside.

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cake77 Posted 27 Dec 2005 , 11:50pm
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I bet that 21" bag holds alot of icing, I may have to try one that size.

Wilma

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VACakelady Posted 28 Dec 2005 , 5:02am
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I use the 18" disposable KeeSeal bags. I tried the 21", but it was just too much to handle at once. I have used the 16" featherweight bags in the past, but just hated to clean them and they always smelled musty.

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stephanie214 Posted 28 Dec 2005 , 11:41am
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Wilma,

Yes, it holds alot of icing, but you don't have to put alot in there.

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cake77 Posted 28 Dec 2005 , 11:47am
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Stephanie,

That is what I was thinking, that and about the wedding cake that I made for my son's wedding last August. It served about 300, and it seemed like I was constantly filling the 16" bag.

Wilma

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Cake_Geek Posted 28 Dec 2005 , 12:24pm
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Thanks for the posts. I hate cleaning the featherweight bags too (no dishwasher in my house!). I'll have to see if I can find any of the disposable larger bags before ordering them.

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kaecakes Posted 28 Dec 2005 , 1:57pm
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On cleaning the Featherweight bags the new Dawn foam works wonders, I have always used Dawn but the foam cleans them so they are almost new feeling. No the color still stains and doesn't come out.

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