The pastry nozzle is an essential tool for pastry chefs. This little cone, which seems insignificant, is nevertheless very useful in professional kitchens, but also in our homes! It is an inseparable element of the famous piping bag. Put your preparations such as butter cream, whipped cream, meringue, and other delicacies into the piping bag, add the pastry nozzle to decorate cakes such as choux or éclairs. But its usefulness goes far beyond, it is mainly used to shape your preparations at your fancy. Let your imagination run wild and practice the art of pastry decoration. Pastry is an art, don't be afraid of words! And the nozzle, like the conductor's wand, sets the tone: a rosette here, a cream ruff there. There are as many sockets as there are decorations, that is to say. Let's take a closer look at it ...
We must already distinguish between stainless steel nozzles and polycarbonate or copolyester tips. Tin nozzles should be avoided as they rust easily and therefore require more rigorous maintenance. Prefer polycarbonate or copolyester, which are transparent, and unbreakable food-grade plastics. The clear advantage of these tips is transparency! In fact you can see when the preparation is about to flow, but also check for the presence of air bubbles.
Plain tips
In addition to their size differences, nozzles have different shapes. We already know the for piping dough such as choux pastry, for making sponge finger biscuits or macaron shells, and so many other tasty preparations. In terms of decoration, these plain sockets can form dots, beads, lines and letters.
Fluted piping nozzles
Nozzles for Petit Four, as its name suggests, is perfect for making your petits fours. It can also be used to decorate pastries. have essentially an aesthetic function. They help decorate your cakes make decorations such as rosettes. They are also used to make borders, curls of whipped cream or icing on cupcakes.
Special nozzles
Among the wide range of nozzles, we have nozzles of more specific shapes, such as the specially designed for the realization of the famous Saint-Honoré, and ideal for cream or meringue decorations. There is also the yule log nozzle which decorates the traditional Christmas log imitating the wood bark. The nest tip or vermicelli tip is perfect for designing Easter decorations, and shapes of vermicelli, spaghetti or angel hair. Without forgetting the verrine nozzle which allows the filling of your verrines without soiling the walls of the glass, as well as the filling of your pastries such as choux or éclairs.
Interchangeable nozzles
Nothing more practical than the ! Allows you to swap nozzles, even when the piping bag is filled! Designed to be fitted on the appropriate coupler which is placed at the bottom of the piping bag. The interchangeable nozzles are adaptable to all types of piping bags. You will be able to make different patterns with the same filling and without changing the piping bag!
Decorative nozzles
Different categories of decorative pastry nozzles to create a multitude of original decorations on your cakes. Decorative nozzles to create flowers and petals, stars, leaves or waves.
Accessories for pastry nozzles
All the nozzles that we carry are perfectly adaptable to any piping bag, whether disposable or reusable. Now it's up to you to make your choice, depending on the mood of the day! Do not forget the nozzle brush with conical head for perfect hygiene of your nozzle. And after cleaning, nothing better than the nozzle holder or the nozzle cabinet, for a tidy kitchen... everything in its place!