PALOTOP Russian Piping Tips 18 Pcs/SET - 7 Russian Tips +10 Disposable Pastry Bags+1 Tri-color Coupler - 304 Stainless Steel Large Size Icing Tips Set with Online Video Instructions

Worked as should

This is a great decorating set at a great price! I made cupcakes today so that I could try out the piping tips, I only used one of the tips and it worked surprisingly well. I could have used a stiffer buttercream and the flowers would have turned out better, but it worked really well with my average buttercream frosting that I whipped up. This set comes with 7 tips which is more than enough to decorate mounds of cupcakes or a very large cake with all sorts of pretty flowers. It's a bonus that it also comes with 10 disposable pastry bags, because you can never have too many and the disposable ones are so much easier than reusable ones. The coupler will work well I assume, although I didn't use it for my first batch because I didn't color my icing. These tips are perfect for someone who wants to make their baked goods look more professional, they require little effort and work very well. I will definitely be trying my hand at some multi-colored flowers next time. I am very happy with this purchase overall and as a novice baker I am so excited to use these more! I received a small discount on this set in exchange for my honest review, but have no doubts that these tips are extremely high quality stainless steel, easy to use and easy to clean!Side note- I'm not sure what they mean about video instructions because I didn't see any website links about it with the product, but Youtube has tons of tutorials on piping if anyone needs a little help learning how to use them.

I just do not understand, the video made it look so easy that I had to buy these. I was thinking "Praise Jesus" now I can make me some good looking cupcakes! My first mistake was thinking I had enough motivation to actually make cupcakes, I mean I know I am lazy, I do not really want to spend time away from Netflix. Amazon just wanted my money though, the glorious video made it look like I would frost cupcakes like a pro! Then I realized I actually had to make frosting, because I am a wholesome person dammit and refuse to buy prepackaged chemical cocktails (I said cock hehehe). Apparently not only do I suck at making cupcakes, but I suck at making frosting. It was a runny mess, so I though well it should firm up after I put it in the fridge...yeah I have no patience either. Five minutes later I am shoving my runny frosting into the bag thinking "Jesus must be laughing along with me right now because this is the dumbest idea I ever had".I was correct in that line of thinking. Purple frosting immediately oozed out of the tips, it didn't look like a flower. It looked like a bad LSD trip with a river of purple frosting on red velvet cupcakes, that were not even really that red, more like poop colored. OK I am thinking it was user error, and that could be. However this product was made just mislead the average homemaker like myself they could make no fuss, artsy cupcakes that would make the Stepford Wives jealous, when really its just a great big lie. A lie that I believed in, a lie that said "Yes, Amazon, please take more of my money!"

I have used a couple of the Russian Tips in my set and loved them, they are very simple to use. I am looking forward to trying more of them out as I can since I am a amatuer cake decorator and only bake and decorate for the family. But I would recommend these tips to anyone that has an interest in them. I watched a lot of YOuTube on how to use them and I followed their recommendations on using a stiff buttercream icing and it worked fine. I also recommend of wiping the tip off after a couple of flowers. It just gives you a better flower and less misshaps. The quality of the tips are excellent. They send you extra bags which are great, I have used a couple of them and liked them. There is also a triple coupler, which I haven't used yet, but I will when the time comes. I think the triple icing color will be an exciting visual effect. Great product, plus the seller does care about it. They emailed me shortly after purchase to make sure I would have directions on how to use the tips. Can't beat that service!..and I do believe it came with a smile.. :)

I haven't tried these yet (busy with classes, and just got them on Saturday), but I received them the very next day after ordering them (WOW!), and they are really made of quality material! I love that it comes with a coupler, and disposable frosting bags. I watched quite a few videos on how these are used before I decided to invest in a set of my own. I'm super excited to give them a shot for my Dad's 64th Birthday at the end of this month! They'll also be fun to use for church bake sales!UPDATE: Okay, I have since tried these out and I must say; the results were hit or miss. I think that the consistency of the frosting needs to me much thicker than my frosting was. As I piped it out of the rose tip, some would come out as beautiful rose buds, while the one right next to it would come out looking like a giant blob. I used a whipped buttercream frosting, but will never use whipped for these tips again. I will say, however, that the roses it DID make were really pretty! I'm still happy with the tips, but learning the best type of frosting to use with them is a trial & error kind of process.

What a fun way to decorate cakes and cupcakes! They were easy to use and did include some disposable decorating bags and a coupler. The coupler did not work with the tips, however, which was very disappointing. They sent me a link to a tutorial, which I thought was very nice. There are also plenty of other ones you can find on YouTube. Definitely practice on waxpaper before you get to your cupcakes as the exact pressure, squeeze, and twist are needed to get the flowers to look their best. Also, correct frosting consistency is important for these to work properly. People were very impressed when we brought our cupcakes to a big party!