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Nozzle
Also known as piping tubes these are plastic or metal shaped tubes to fit in the end of a piping bag. Nozzles are available in a range of sizes from tiny plain nozzles that are used to pipe fine writing to large star nozzles for piping mashed potato or whipped cream.
A variety of different shaped tubes can be bought to produce different effects including stars, scrolls, ribbons and petals.