Confectionery is no longer just a type of cooking, but real art, which is considered one of the most difficult. The pastry chefs are not ordinary cooks, but specialists who have reached the highest peaks in culinary business.
Today, no confectionery does not do any event. On every birthday, a birthday cake is a necessary attribute, and such a gorgeous dessert is also required at a wedding.
There are many different devices and devices for decorating and creating confectionery products, thanks to which you can create real masterpieces - beautiful and unusual. One of those is a pastry syringe. Included with it are commercially available and other devices among which the most popular is considered the nozzle "Tulip" for cream. It is about her and talk in our article.
Features
Confectionery nozzle is one of the most important tools for every pastry chef. It decorates cakes, pastries, muffins, cupcakes, children's desserts.
The big advantage of the Tulip attachment is that it is very easy to use for both the student and the professional. The quality of this device is very high, and there are no analogues.
This nozzle can be applied absolutely any cream of different consistency. The name of the attachment is connected with the fact that the inventory itself is made in the likeness of a tulip and looks exactly like this. The device consists of three large petals, six stamens and a large pistil. In addition, this device makes it possible to create a flower bud on the dessert with just one easy movement.
Types and sizes
The range and selection of tips "Tulip" in the confectionery market is quite large and diverse. One of the most commonly used confectioners is the Russian Tulip model.
This kind of inventory can be made of the following materials.
- Plastic or polyester. This is one of the most popular materials to date. Of them produce many different culinary forms, devices. For plastic nozzles there are special pastry bags;
- Metal. It is the most reliable, high-quality and durable material, its products are characterized by a long service life. The metal tip will last for many years, and throughout the time of use it will delight with an excellent result. Of course, this statement is valid only with proper care and use of the device.
Nozzle "Tulip" is large and small in size. The most popular are diameter 1.8; 2.2; 2.4; 2.5; 3.8 cm
Buying a set, you can buy immediately nozzles of all diameters. Most often in the set presents several different diameter nozzles. You can buy 1 nozzle, but exactly the diameter that is needed. As for the height of the tool, it also varies. In most cases, the manufacturer offers the consumer a nozzle height of 4.0; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 5,3 cm. Also the product for a confectionery bag "Tulip" can be closed or open type, in classical or sophisticated option.
How to choose
When buying a cream nozzle, as well as when choosing any other product or tool, you need to know and take into account various factors. When choosing a confectionery inventory should be based on the following criteria.
- The size. You can determine the size of the garden with letters and numbers, which must be indicated on it. The number indicates the diameter of the hole. As for the designation in the form of letters, then you need to know the alphabet and to orient in the order of the letters in it. For example, the letter “A” denotes the smallest diameter, the letter “B” a little more, and so on. You can often see a number near the letter on the tip. In this case, the letter is the identifying mark of the style in which the nozzle is made, and the figure is the size.
- The material of manufacture. Earlier it was said that the nozzle can be metal and plastic. Choosing its material for manufacturing, of course, it is better to give preference to a metal product. The plastic device does not have a long service life, it is more fragile, and the relief of the outlet opening is inexpressive.
- Manufacturer. Those in the market quite a lot. You need to choose the most famous and well-proven brand. Naturally, a better-known product may cost more, but it is more qualitative, it complies with the norms and rules of production and use.
Experts recommend buying nozzles not in a set, but individually, choosing the one that fits. Practice shows that very often the kit includes elements that are not used at all when making desserts.
How to use
After all the above noted, it remains to understand only how to use the “Tulip” attachment for the cream. For professionals in their field, it is not difficult at all, but a newcomer may get confused by making the decoration of the dessert with the help of such a device.
Correctly do the decoration of the confectionery will help the following instructions for use.
- At first you just need to carefully read the instructions.
- Before using a new instrument, be sure to boil it (if it is metallic) or carefully pour it in boiled water in the case of plastic.
- Take a pastry bag and prepare it for use by cutting its tip with scissors (but do not need to cut a lot).
- Next, the nozzle is inserted into the pastry bag so that it does not completely close the fixture - part of it must be open.
- Next you need to fill the bag with a creamy mass.
- The tip is applied to a dessert, cake or cake. The cream should be squeezed out smoothly and slowly, lifting the nozzle.
- If you need to decorate the flower composition with other elements or make another decor, you need to stop squeezing the cream, carefully remove the previous nozzle and put on a new one. Further manipulations are performed in the same way.
As already mentioned, the nozzle is suitable for creams of different types, but the best for decorating is one that is characterized by good density and firmness.
In this video you will learn how to decorate a cake with tulip nozzles.