Disposable bags are great. They aren't cheap though, and if your hands get greasy it's difficult to hold the bag. I've also seen bags popping, but a little duct tape will fix it.
I like the comfort and cost of the cloth bags. 12" is a good size for me.
There is also parchment too.
So I use them all, depending on the application.
I use greaseproof paper bags. They're quick and easy to make, they're cheap and I find I get the best control when piping with these
I use disposable if I know I will have to change the tip. If not, then I use parchment bags. Especially if it is just a small section, I cut the parchment triangle into two triangles and make small bags. Works great!
I love the feel of my featherweight bags, but hate the cleaning!
TTFN
i like the disposables, though the wiltons do tend to burst along rather sorry-looking-seams, for cleanliness, ease of clean-up, and definitely are a requirement if doing a cake for anyone with food allergies.
but i prefer parchment cones for royal icing on cookies, and cloth for everything else -- due to the texture, cloth, unlike the featherweight bag plastic material, is even handable when wet, which is essential in a professional bakery situation if your co-workers are unprofessional and you come in one day to find that no one cleaned up from the night before, and you have to wash everything before you start. 
but i digress...
Disposable bags are my all-time favorite because they are clear and you can see exactly what color you are using. They are also washable and reusable. I have never had one split at the seam as somebody mentioned in a previous reply.
Linda
I use the featherweight, disposable and just recently fell in love with the parchment.
Disposable ones or the other ones? What's the difference?
Mary
I buy the ones the featherweight that you can use over and over again... I buy them at Michaels with the discount coupons...
I have the real big ones that fit the icer tip and some of the smaller ones for different jobs...
I use parchment paper to make parchment trianges for tiny things like icing eyes, mouth, fingers, stuff like that....
I prefer the disposable, although until recently I used the featherweight one I had since I took Domestic Science back at school in England. It died on me (not surprising since it was 40 years old!). I have tried the featherweight here in the US, but just use them for certain things.
I prefer the disposable, although until recently I used the featherweight one I had since I took Domestic Science back at school in England. It died on me (not surprising since it was 40 years old!). I have tried the featherweight here in the US, but just use them for certain things.
Heather, where did you get the 24 inch grout bag? I want one!
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