Russian Piping Tips - Opinions?
Decorating By theresaf Updated 11 Feb 2017 , 4:51am by 4theloveofcookies
All this hub bub about the Russian piping tips. There's big ones and small ones and 7 piece sets and 15 piece sets. Long shipping delays or overnight on Amazon. Anyone using them and what do you like? I'd like to experiment and hoping for your input! I'm thinking maybe on cupcakes or borders on the bottom edge of cakes? idk!
Thank you!!
T
I haven't used them, but it seems to me that you'd have to have the icing consistency exactly right, and use them in a very specific manner to get a good result. I predict a lot of sad-looking lumps of icing on cakes coming soon if everyone's getting them.
It sure looks like the opportunity for a blobby mess.
Kinda like when I fight with the cookie gun - no matter how many times I try or no matter how many times I buy a new one - the cookie gun and I are not friends! Grrr - I've stopped trying! My solution - different kinds of cookies !
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I have them. I am going to use them tomorrow for the first time. I do know it does have to be stiff icing. And also I have two sets of them . One my hubby bought for me on ebay and one set I bought for myself on Amazon. The ones from amazon are way bigger than the eBay ones. I had to go and but the ateco large tip holder to fit them which is why I have waited to use them even though I had them for over a week. I did try the eBay ones a little. They fit on the wilton large coupler. Didn't work very well. Hopefully will have better results from the set on Amazon.
Based on the lack of cakes I've seen with the squirt flowers on them, I think they must be more difficult to use than they're letting on. ;) If they were super easy people would be posting photos left and right, but I haven't seen that many.
the flowers look best on cuppies, and @theresaf when you try pressed cookies again look at this
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002T4Z8W/?tag=cakecentral-20
expensive yes, and worth every penny. you can choose the thickness for your cookies and thick works best.
I was curious about these too. Found this from Cake Style doing her own test.
I bought an inexpensive set off eBay. They shipped from China, so I expected a long wait. However, they arrived within a week of my placing the order. They are quite large, but I used them without couplers. I got the hang of using them very quickly and used the same buttercream that I use to frost cakes. I learned that for the rose tips, the buttercream needed to be stiffer, but for the remainder of the flowers it worked great.
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@jselle WOW! That's a stunning cake! I think I'm going to order myself those tips now.
The tips are quite large, even bigger than Wilton jumbo tips. I'm not sure how they compare in size to tips purchased on Amazon. The flat bottom of the tip (where the holes are cut) is probably about the size of a nickel, if that helps at all. I know some people don't care for them, but I think they are great.
Those cakes are really nice - thanks for sharing them! I finally gave in and ordered them myself yesterday. tap tap waiting... Anyway I tried to post this 2 days ago and mentioned where I was getting them from (others have said it above) but somehow my post was held for moderation...
Anyway, thank you all for contributing to my question!
xo
T
I figured out one thing, at least. Some of the ebay tips are not one piece. You can see that the disk is spot-welded to the cone. Not good.
I looked at the Tangchu on Amazon, and they are clearly one piece. But I don't want the giant ones, the flowers look gloppy. Another common brand is Delidge. Big, or small?
Maybe our hive brain can figure out the best deals.
Bought mine on Ebay and they came 2 weeks ago :) I quickly tried them out on some cupcakes and I love them! The tips were great quality as well, very sturdy.
@jselle I love the way you used them as a border on the cake!
For those wondering about the size of the Russian tips, here's a photo. The tip on the left is a Wilton #15. The tip on the right is a Wilton 2D. The Russian tip in the center measures just shy of one inch across on the flat end where the cutouts are.
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I think they're prettiest when two colors are loaded in the bag. Add the green leaves and gorgeous!
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My son got me a set from eBay not very expensive at all with quick delivery too for mothers day I just tried the rose one yesterday on mini cupcakes and I love them I thought it was going to be hard to get use to but not at all and I love the look
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