I was recently given a 'French Rolling Pin' as a gift. To me, it just looks like a fancy dowel-rod. What exactly is it, and what is it useful for?
Baking – a French Rolling Pin
bakingequipment
Related Topic
- This teapot and where can I buy it
- The best type of wood for a French rolling pin
- French Rolling Pin Care and Maintenance
- Baking – Using hardware store dowel as rolling pin
- Baking – Wood versus marble rolling pin ‘performance’
- Baking – Shaping baguettes using three folds vs. rolling it up
- Baking – Brand new KitchenAid Professional 6500 makes clicking/ticking noise when under load
- Baking – How to reconstruct the Grandmother’s recipe from just ingredients
Best Answer
A French rolling pin is a real thing. It is also a very convenient thing. I find that I have much better control over my rolling using one rather than the foolish little pins with the handles that get filthy and hurt my knuckles.
As for the 'French' part of the name. I don't know, having never lived in France, whether they actually refer to that style of rolling pin as French. However, I find it extremely unlikely. Probably some English speaker coined the phrase to differentiate that style of pin as one commonly used in France. Hopefully there is a French speaker who can provide more insight. (If you didn't insult them with your question.)