Disposable Pastry Bag?

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Merry Christmas!
I am making Potatoes Lorette ( deep fried mashed potatoes and eclair paste) for Christmas dinner today. I want to use a disposable pastry bag but I don't have any. I am unfamiliar with them. Are they stronger than Ziploc type bags? Potatoes are heavier than icing so I need a strong bag. I had a Ziploc fail in the past while piping ricotta gnocchi. If you can link a good bag sold on Amazon, that would be much appreciated.

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These are extra thick and there are 100 of them; you could even double them.

https://www.amazon.com/Samll-Tree-Pastry-Bag-Disposable/dp/B06XFQ2Y41/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1545758828&sr=8-13&keywords=disposable+pastry+bag


Or silicone

https://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Pastry-Weetiee-Reusable-Decorating/dp/B0722Q7SHD/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1545758929&sr=8-16&keywords=disposable+pastry+bag

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I use these: http://a.co/d/hNcJnEk 

I'm a pastry chef, so buying by the hundred makes sense. They are fairly sturdy, but if you overfill and squeeze too hard, the occasional seam blow-out can happen. If the potato mix is hot, the bag may stretch or weaken. Don't over-fill, especially with thick, heavy pastes - the thing might technically hold 6+ cups, but it'll be easier to deal with 2 or 3 cups at a time.

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I was able to successfully use a one gallon freezer bag with a star tube. It bent but did not break.
I still want to buy some tough disposable bags so any tips would be appreciated. I wouldn't use 100 pieces in ten lifetimes so I would want to buy a much smaller quantity like a dozen, thanks!

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You might go to eBay and search "disposable pastry bag" because a lot of the Chinese vendors sell there and I have seen disposable pastry bags (a lot, plus all kinds of tips, at very low prices) on their websites. 1) Google Online China Shopping (or some such phrase) to get a list of about twenty such sites like Bang Good and Light In the Box. 2) VOVA is not on that list, I think maybe because it seems not to be one company but an aggregate of independent vendors, but VOVA prices are dirt-cheap-low and service is about 95% OK---I have used them a lot---they have a big variety of kitchen stuff. As far as I know all the Chinese websites except alibaba take PayPal so you don't have to expose your credit card. And delivery usually comes slowly but the item does eventually arrive. And, yes, pastry bags and tips are all over the place there. At the very least you will have fun browsing.

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I did buy these 16" pastry bags from Amazon. Seems like good quality and very reasonably priced but if I had it to do dver again I'd look for 18". Thanks to all for their input!
https://www.amazon.com/Pastry-Pack-16-Inch-Cupcake-Decorating-Bags-Disposable/dp/B01HQ9T4H2/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1546095602&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=disposable+pastry+bags+16+inch&psc=1

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