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Default Pastry Cutter, or ?


aem wrote:
> Okay, those of you who are good pie crust (and biscuits) makers, what
> do you think about pastry cutters for blending the butter into the
> flour? Do you use them? Do you get better results from them? If
> not, do you use: two knives, a fork, your fingers, or what? -aem


I've used a pastry cutter, regular stand mixer, and food processor to
make pie crust. I am hard pressed to detect a major difference between
any of those methods. I use very cold butter and tried to work as fast
as possible when doing it by hand. I've not made biscuits, only pie
crust.

June