In article >,
notbob > wrote:
> My baking education is coming along swimingly. I haven't really needed
> a rolling pin yet, but see one in my future. I'd like to try my own
> pie crusts. In Julia's 2nd Art/French book, she discussed rolling
> pins, prefering the basic French style or the huge US ball bearing
> version. On this website:
>
> http://www.fantes.com/rolling-pins.html
>
> ....I see more variations than I ever imagined. SS, marble, silpat,
> etc. All those different materials make me think about a rolling
> surface, too. I have a basic Formica-type counter, now. Should I be
> considering something else? Matching silpat, chillable marble, etc,
> pin/surface pair? So many choices.
>
> What say the baking brethren? 
>
> nb
What, no sistren? Well, I nevah!
My rolling pin has ball bearings. It works just fine for my needs.
Your needs might be different.
I used to sneer at those who rolled their cookie doughs and their pie
crusts on a canvas with a stockinette-covered rolling pin. My way with
plenty of flour on my breadboard worked just fine, thank you.
Then I tried the canvas and stockinette. Haven't looked back. My
canvas-covered board is a round pressed-wood (or something) board with
little feets; it's meant for rolling lefse (a Norwidgian tortilla).
http://www.lefsestore.com/product/0-24312-00570-6 -- I'm pretty sure --
damned sure -- I didn't pay $50, though. I bought the board and canvas
with the stockinette. I rarely wash the canvas, just whisking it and
scraping it after everything that was on it dries up.
Free tip: Find an orthopedic nurse to get you some stockinette from the
office supply for covering plaster casts. Works a treat.
Here you go; I probably got mine at Ingebretsen's several years ago.
Kitchen shops often carry replacement canvas and stockinettes.
http://www.ingebretsens.com/details.php?prodID=769
Or just get a piece of canvas and figure out how to secure it from
moving around.
You're welcome. No problem. Any time.
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-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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