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Encyclopedia > Rolling pin
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A rolling pin is a food preparation utensil consisting of a cylinder with a handle at each end, used to flatten dough. They are frequently employed in cartoons as an instrument for inflicting cranial injury. This is a list of food preparation utensils, also known as kitchenware. ... Dough is a paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops by grinding with small amount of water. ...


Rolling pins come in a variety of sizes, shapes and materials including wood, marble, and plastic. Some are hollow and are able to be filled with cold or warm water to better roll a desired food. Marble rolling pins are often cooled in a refrigerator so dough will not as easily stick. This article describes the wood that comprises trees and boards. ... Marble This page is about the metamorphic rock. ... The term plastics covers a range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic condensation or polymerization products that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or fibers. ... The inside of a fridge Domestic refrigerators (usually shortened to fridge) are amongst the most common electric applicances in the world, for instance being present in 99. ...


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Rolling pin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (305 words)
A rolling pin is a cylindrical food preparation utensil used to shape and flatten dough.
Rolling pins come in a variety of sizes, shapes and materials including wood, stainless steel, marble, and plastic.
Rolling pins are the stereotypical weapon of angry housewives and are frequently employed in cartoons as an instrument for inflicting cranial injury.
Rolling Pin: How Products are Made (2143 words)
Late in the nineteenth century, J. Reed invented the rolling pin with handles connected to a center rod; this is similar to the tool we know today, and it prevents cooks from putting their hands on the rolling surface while shaping pastry.
Rolling pins turn on stainless steel center rods and ball bearings; these are held in place with nylon bushings.
Rolling pin manufacture generates byproducts when a length of dowel is not suitable for a rolling pin.
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