Rolling pins, anyone?

[Blackbird]

It also doubles for many things such as nut cracking, etc.

I can't tell you how many times Stevie has threatened me with a rolling pin!

I just seen about four wooden rolling pins at Goodwill today!

My mom has two, both wooden, one with red handles. I personally like the kind that has the handles connected together with the rod so the pin rolls; lot less cracked knuckles.

I like your kraut pounding idea, Free!

 

[big brown horse]

or a head wacker

from wisegeek.com:

The French rolling pin is a useful tool in the kitchen for bakers, especially those who like to concoct pastries, roll out sugar cookies, or make shaped breads and rolls. The standard pin is usually 2 inches (5.08 cm) in circumference, and can come in varying lengths; 18 inches (45.72 cm) tends to be the most popular length. What makes it different from other rolling pins is that it has no handles, and is tapered to a smaller circumference at each end. Its essentially a round, usually wooden, stick of a certain thickness.


Many people who bake regularly say they prefer the French rolling pin to other types because you get a feel for the dough better with one. The weight you place on the pin is not changed by the fact that youre touching rollers or handles. This can correspond to greater precision in rolling out pastry or other types of dough.

I never had an issue with the taper. I like it b/c it is really long and you can do wide swaths of dough.

 

[Blackbird]

I seen in a video, an old pariah of sorts, poverty and dirt poor, I suppose. She was making noodles for her husband. In the mountains of China.
She has about a two foot long dowel and she rolled the dough so it completely covered the rolling pin, then she slide the dowel out of the dough leaving a large tube of, then she chopped it up so that the dough was in rings, then she boiled them in broth and they ate.

I thought it was interesting anyway. I think it was a video for school years ago, and that is all I remember about China.