| Average Customer Rating: |  5.0 |
| Brand: | Helen Chen's Asian Kitchen |
| Model: | 97031 |
| Dimensions: | 1.15 inches x 18.25 inches x 1.15 inches
[Width x Length x Height] |
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Helen's Asian Kitchen 18" Bamboo Rolling Pin is a French-style rolling pin, meaning it's tapered from the middle to each end to permit easy rotation around dough for rolling out perfect circles. Made of natural, caramelized bamboo (oven baked to achieve a dark, caramelized color). Bamboo is less absorbent than wood and therefore easier to keep clean and sanitary. It is also a sustainable resource. Dishwasher safe. Dimensions: 18"
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Created by Helen's Asian Kitchen in collaboration with Chinese food expert Helen Chen, this lovely and durable rolling pin matches French design with Eastern materials. A tube with tapered ends, the pin is crafted from bamboo, a renewable resource that is harder than maple. Smooth in action and gentle on the hands because it requires no grip, the pin measures 18 inches in length. Heat-triggered caramelization of the bamboo gives it an appealing honey color. Ideal for piecrusts, pastries, and cookie dough, it should be washed by hand to maintain its structural integrity. --Emily Bedard
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FeaturesRolling pin created in collaboration with Chinese food expert Helen ChenCrafted from renewable-source bamboo for durable constructionHandle-free French design for comfortable, versatile useIdeal for piecrusts, pastries, doughs, and moreWash by hand for best results; measures 18 inches long
Customer reviews
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Elegant Bamboo Rolling Pin Proves Excellent, Sturdy Baker's Tool
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I completely agree with Jennifer, another Reviewer for this product. The heavier weight of this rolling pin proves a better baker's tool than the usual French pastry rolling pin made of maple. The naturally tighter and more dense grain of bamboo wood makes the surface of this rolling pin, which is sanded silky smooth and, as Jennifer says, is not prone to splintering, almost impermeable, nonporous. Whether one's pastry recipe calls for butter, shortening, or oil, rolling it out simultaneously lubricates the pin to an elegant sheen, protecting the bamboo and preventing sticking of the dough as it is worked. Rolling pastry is easier with this pin's length which better suits the average shoulder-width position of the hands upon the pin as one rolls. With a larger circumference, this pin also makes short work of rolling with a few passes and use of the slightly tapered ends. In all, this is an excellent, sturdy, durable, and essential kitchen tool. With bamboo's growing popularity as an easily renewable and sustainable resource, I recommend it over pins that spin on an axle and certainly over the French tapered pins made of maple. Enjoy!
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-09-18
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Quality and Style
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I lost my Vic Firth french rolling pin in a move, and bought this one to replace it. While it is slightly thicker and not quite as tapered as the Vic, I found it worked just fine for rolling pie dough out in a regular, even circle. The weight of it was helpful, actually, and the more uniform barrel might make it more versatile for other pastries.
Initially I was concerned that it might stick or catch, but the bamboo is as seamless and smooth as the maple was. I have bamboo cutting boards which I use daily, and I have had no issues with splitting. I oil all my bamboo pieces (knife block, fruit bowl, etc) about once a month, and they have a lovely sheen. It makes for a pretty and unique kitchen, and I feel better about harvesting bamboo than I do cutting down maple trees.
All in all, I would recommend this rolling pin.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-04-05
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