This rolling pin did not come from your grandma's kitchen! Helen's Asian Kitchen brings a touch of class to baking with her bamboo 18 French style rolling pin. The bamboo in this rolling pin has been caramelized, meaning the bamboo has been pressure heated to the point that natural sugars release giving the pin its beautiful honey color. Not only is it pretty to have in your kitchen, but you can also create flaky pastry and pie crusts with this beautiful pin.
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Product Length:
18.25 inches
Product Width:
1.15 inches
Product Height:
1.15 inches
Product Weight:
0.0 pounds
Package Length:
18.2 inches
Package Width:
2.0 inches
Package Height:
2.0 inches
Package Weight:
0.75 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 14 reviews
Features
Rolling pin created in collaboration with Chinese food expert Helen Chen
Crafted from renewable-source bamboo for durable construction
Handle-free French design for comfortable, versatile use
Ideal for piecrusts, pastries, doughs, and more
Wash by hand for best results; measures 18 inches long
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review: ( 14 customer reviews )
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18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Quality and Style Apr 05, 2008
By Jennifer 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.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Elegant Bamboo Rolling Pin Proves Excellent, Sturdy Baker's Tool Sep 18, 2008
By txbibliophile
"txbibliophile"
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!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Love it. Feb 02, 2010
By NWArkGirl
"Mickey"
Awesome, doesn't stick, wipes off easily. I was looking at many rollers some for a lot more money, but I "settled" on this one, thinking I'll try it and if don't like it.... Well, I love it. And while I am an intermediate baker, I had a very experienced baker come to visit and she made cinnamon rolls, biscuits and pizza dough with it and she said it was fantastic.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
handy rolling pin Jun 18, 2011
By Colorado Runner I've used this style of rolling pin before and prefer it over the conventional rolling pins that have 2 handles. The tapered rolling pin makes it easier to roll a truely round tortilla or pie crust. The only negative is that a small area of my rolling pin had wood filler rather than bamboo. This doesn't affect the functionality, but isn't as beautiful.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
First impressions Aug 11, 2009
By Tom Leeds I just got it and took it out of the box. I don't know what is up with Amazon and there seemingly need to over boxing, everything I get seems to be in a box 4 times bigger than it needs to be. That said, onto the product. It seems smaller than I expected, I guess I was thinking it would be 18" up to the taper to give room for hands rather than the over all size, the flat portion is only about 9". Other than that it is a great looking tool and appears to be very good quality.
based on 14 reviews
Quality and Style Apr 05, 2008
By Jennifer
handy rolling pin Jun 18, 2011
By Colorado Runner
