The pin needs frequent dusting with flour, but we suspect this is because it's new and has yet to build up a patina. A little bit of unevenness and imperfection is part of the charm of a homemade treat, but it can also cause things to burn or not cook evenly, which is not charming. With five sets of removable rings that attach to the ends, this handy tool allows you to create the exact pastry thickness you require. In testing, we liked it for cookies, but even more so for pie dough, where the handle-free design and tapered ends made it easy to change directions to get a circular dough to fit a pie pan.

A quick handwash and occasional oiling of the wooden pin is recommended to keep it super-smooth and prevent it from drying out. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Even better, this solid-beech pin helps you roll your dough to a precise thickness, so your cookies with bake evenly. The principle of the GEFU Exact Rolling Pin is that you can choose the desired thickness of your dough/pastry. Since there are no moving parts and no seams or nooks that can collect flour or dough, it's easier to clean.

When we were less concerned about precise thickness, we removed the rings and used it as a straight dowel or Shaker-style rolling pin, which is similar to the French-style, but without the tapered ends. The DAS professional adjustable rolling pin has three special pairs of rings to increase the diameter 2. This makes it hard to get hardened dough cleaned out of the nooks and crannies of traditional rolling pin handles. We sent popular rolling pins to the home of one of our product testers, where she used each one to roll out both pie crust and cookie dough. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Since it had no handles to worry about, it was also quite handy for thwacking a super-cold pie dough to get it ready for rolling. It was great for rolling out larger doughs, since it covered more area, and it handled a dense pie dough with ease, thanks to the weight.They're very popular for holidays like Christmas, Easter and Halloween, and great for children to use. Excellent for easily rolling out yeast dough, cake dough and potato dough, marzipan and fondants into any desired thickness. She scrutinized all of them on everything from how comfortable the handles were to how easy they were to clean, to find the best rolling pins for you. Pies are one of her favorite desserts to make, and she prefers a French-style rolling pin for most projects.

First, unlike wood, a marble pin can be chilled in the fridge or freezer, which is ideal for working with temperature-sensitive laminated doughs like puff pastry or pie crust.

The adjustable depths are ideal for using on all modelling clay projects with the smooth and even thickness of the clay. Each was given a careful rating for design, performance, durability, ease of cleaning, and overall value. This is fine for those occasional uses, but the super-stiff handles mean I wouldn't be reaching for this as my everyday pin. The Tupperware brand name, the names of the products, most of the product photos and all the vintage images are the copyright and intellectual property of Tupperware Brands Inc. A staple in many restaurant kitchens and in the home kitchens of professional chefs, the French-style rolling pin made from a single dowel with tapered ends and no handles is gaining popularity among cooks of all types.

The biggest surprise of this pretty pastel pin is its weight: it's so light, you could roll out pastry with one hand. Whatever the required level of thickness, our adjustable rolling pin will help you roll out perfectly sized pastry every time. Perhaps most importantly, wooden versions should be free of cracks or splinters, and they should be smooth. WE ARE A FAMILY BRAND: With cooking at the heart of our home: Our award-winning kitchenware reflects this: Oliver's Kitchen adds the spice of fun to your family meals (and some might say, with British cooking you need all the spice possible!The dense wood is hand-polished three times, and finished with food-safe mineral oil to protect the pin from additional moisture and sticking to dough.