Pastry bags and tips are useful for filling molds or delicate candies with small openings. Often, candies can be filled using a spoon, but this tends to create a bit of a mess, especially if the candy opening is small or the filling is sticky. Pastry bags eliminate much of the mess and speed up the filling process. Bags and tips are also good for adding decorative touches to candies using icing, chocolate, or other confections.


