Ateco 870 - 10 Piece French Star Tube Set, Stainless Steel Pastry Tips, Sizes 0 - 9

perfect sized, thats all you need for piping on the cake.

PERFECT! The best french star tips you will find!

I bought these to round out my piping tip set. Thomas Keller calls for them in his book BOUCHON BAKERY to make eclairs, amongst other items. I find having the full set gives me a range of options as a pastry chef for sizes and applications. These are sturdy and sharp enough to actually cut you and draw blood, so please use caution when prying them out of the end of a piping bag. Ateco tips are made of stainless steel and always cut with precision. Note that in the identifying numbers stamped on each tip that the 8 refers to the fact that it is a large pastry tip. This means it wont fit a standard small Wilton or Ateco coupler. The second number refers to the shape the tip is cut into. in this case, the 6 means its a fine-toothed star, aka French Star. The third number is 0-9, referring to its position in the graduated sizes, 0 being smallest, and 9 being largest, in that series of tip. NOTE AGAIN- THESE WILL NOT FIT A STANDARD WILTON OR ATECO SMALL COUPLER. Also, if you arent using a disposable plastic or parchment made bag, and youre using a canvas or multi-use plastic bag, youll need one dedicated to this general size of tip. Ive owned sets of the stainless Ateco tips for over 10 years. Keep them clean, dry, and safe after each use, and theyll last you a lifetime. Youre more likely to lose them in the garbage disposal, by accident, by theft, or accidentally knocking them into a trash can, long before you ever lose them to wearing out.

Great product