Hi all,
I have a few tips that got 'lost' at the bottom of a bowl of water in my sink and now have rust spots in them. Is there any hope of getting them icing-worthy again or do I need to throw them out?
Thanks for your help.
-allison
ps--I always have difficulty finding topics using the 'search' feature. I can't imagine this is the first post about rusty tips, but nothing related comes up when I do a search for it. How do you all find the right information in a search on these forums?
I've wondered this too. Last time it happened, i threw them out.
I've wondered the same thing... I wonder if you could soak them in CLR cleaner. (Calcium,Lime,Rust)
Never tried it though... been to afraid
The inspector made us toss 'em. We were not using them...we, like you didn't know if they could be saved.
Ateco tips are cheap, but unless you plan on washing, rinsing and drying them all in the same time frame and not allow icing to sit in them, I would go with either Wilton, PME, those plastic ones or some made of a non-rusting material. I now toss on average 2 a week of the Ateco tips.( no offense to Ateco...it just happens to be the brand of tip that I've been using that has been rusting...I like the Ateco tips...they're inexpensive and get the job done...they just rust is all)
You can coat the tips in vegetable oil (or soak them in a small bowl of it) and then the next day the rust should scrub off! One of my chef instructors gave me that tip and I was shocked how easily it worked!
all4cake - i noticed it was the Ateco i was tossing too - thanks for clarifying that! 
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ps--I always have difficulty finding topics using the 'search' feature. I can't imagine this is the first post about rusty tips, but nothing related comes up when I do a search for it. How do you all find the right information in a search on these forums?
Hi Allison,
Are you using the search box on the top right corner of the forums page? If so this will be your problem. If you want to search the forum for info what you need to do is this:
1) Make sure you are in the forums tab
2) Click on the Search heading under the title Cake Decorating Forum listed beside the "Buddy List, Ignore List, Watched Topics
etc..)
3) Once your on the search page you have several options ie:
a) you can search by keywords
b) you can search by author
c) search particular forum
d) topic title only
e) message only
and so on
HTH!
I have the same problem, Im real bad about decorating, and then setting my tips to the side, until Im completely done, then I rinse them and toss them into a HOT HOT...container of water, and leave them.
What I did once and it worked for me, dont know if it luck...I got a container and poured coke into it, threw my tips in, and let them sit for a few hrs and then washed, they came clean.
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