Try A French Rolling Pin

dgscribe | Sep 12, 2010 |

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There are a few essential items required for the kitchen, some that just about every home has while others have not been picked up by the majority of home cooks. One of the implements that many people would overlooked until they have actually had the pleasure of using it is a French rolling pin.

The majority of kitchens would contain a more traditional rolling pin, a heavy wooden implement with handles at either end to grip and roll out the pastry. A French rolling pin differs from these others in a couple of distinctive ways.

The first is that a French rolling pin is significantly longer. You can expect the length of an average rolling pin with handles to measure around 10 inches. A French rolling pin normally measures something in the vicinity of 20 inches.

Next you will find that the French rolling pin is quite thin compared to the other types. There is a narrow sleekness about them and they feel light and comfortable in the hands. The thin nature of this type of rolling pin makes them quite easy to move around the dough.

This brings us to the last feature of the French rolling pin that sets them apart from the others and that is the fact that they don't contain handles. Instead the French rolling pin simply tapers from the center out to the edges in a gentle camber. This makes the rolling pin quite easy to rotate when working the dough.

It is designed to be rolled with the palms of the hands from the center of the dough out to the edges. This makes rolling out a pastry or bread dough a much quicker operation than with the shorter, heavier rolling pins. Due to the length of the rolling pin you are able to continuously work the dough no matter how large it becomes without having to stop and reposition. The taper of the rolling pin means that it can simply be rotated as you work without having to pick it up all the time and change the direction it is pointing.

Those who have used a French rolling pin have quickly found that they prefer to use it over the versions with handles. They are light which is an added bonus over the more cumbersome types and this makes them more appealing to use.

Those who have used a French rolling pin will let you know that you have the feeling that you are more in control of the way the pastry is turned out. They are not expensive to buy so there is little to lose by replacing your old rolling pin with a new French rolling pin.