Help I Have Hot Hands!! Any Advice ? Helpful Tips

Decorating By kirahhh Updated 30 May 2006 , 3:06am by DeniseMarlaine

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kirahhh Posted 26 May 2006 , 1:50am
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I keep forgetting to post about my HOT HANDS...In class w/my clown cake I had this problem, and at home too! Could be hormonal, but either way Ive always been hot sided.

So You know when Im trying to make my frosting and the stiff consistency, like the Wilton that you can buy the Ready made, In class I had to make a bit of colored and I added a bit of water, well I mixed and tinted well, but when it came down to me putting the icing in bag((I used the disposable kind) and by the time Ive pushed it down and twisted the bag to get ready to decorate, my icing is getting to like pudding smoooth and runny.

I know I can always come here and get the Best advice allround, so If anyone has problems like this... HOW DO YOU DEAL?

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jo_ann Posted 26 May 2006 , 2:43am
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The only advice I was given for warm hands was to hold a baggie of ice cubes or those ice packs to cool my hands down. Unfortunately that only works for a very short time and I had to keep repeating it.

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butterflyjuju Posted 26 May 2006 , 4:24am
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Refrigerate your icing or keep an ice pack nearby to put your icing on. Make two bags of it. One to keep on the ice pack at all times. There are two things I've read that were posted here on CC.

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MessiET Posted 26 May 2006 , 3:20pm
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You might try using the parchment paper bags. They might not transfer the heat from your hands as fast as the plastic ones do.

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Eren Posted 26 May 2006 , 3:25pm
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I have the same problem. I usually try to use shortening instead of butter which seems to have a lower melting point. When I do use butter, I leave it in the fridge a little bit, and if I notice that my bag is getting too soft, I put it back it.

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cakecre8tor Posted 26 May 2006 , 3:25pm
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Yeah I think you should probaly stay away from the disposable bags. Get the ones that are made of fabric but lined to be leakproof. Those are the ones my instructor told me to use cause my hands get hot too - Does much better for me!

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MAK Posted 29 May 2006 , 10:36pm
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I have hot hands too. It was suggested that maybe even cotton gloves might help. I haven't tried it yet. I've been using an ice pack to lay the piping bag.

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DeniseMarlaine Posted 30 May 2006 , 3:06am
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I have this problem with the plastic disposable bags too. I've had better luck with featherweight bags, but I've never gotten the hang of parchment though. Some of the other ideas here sound like they would really help.

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