| Vic Firth Maple Rolling Pins | 
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| Brand: Vic Firth
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $10.00 - $36.00
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Rating:  84 reviews
Country: UNITED STATES
MPN: BAKRP12
ASIN: B001GKW3OE
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Product Description
The perfect tools for both the home baker and professional chef, these versatile pins are fitted with stainless-steel ball bearings for a lifetime of effortless rolling. Handcrafted from solid rock maple with maple handles. Each pin is designed for a specific purpose: The traditional pin is ideal for rolling out pastry dough; the lightweight cylinder-style bakery pin is great for small jobs like rolling out individual pastry squares or cookie dough; the French pin is the tool chefs prefer when rolling out thin piecrust.
Product Features
• Solid rock maple construction
• Stainless-steel ball bearings for a lifetime of rolling ease
• Crack- and warp-resistant
• 3 pins: traditional, bakery and French
• Lifetime guarantee
• Made in the USA
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 84
 Getting Back to the Basics December 7, 2005
Vyshtia (CA, USA)
48 out of 49 found this review helpful
Sometime you just have to get back to the basics. Sometimes, it's the simplest design that works the best. Sometimes, all those fancy, additional features offered are just not worth it.
I think that this is the perfect example. This rolling pin is so simple, so basic - yet so perfect. The price is perfect too. It does the job. Period. It's light, beautiful, easy to clean, easy to store, not big and bulky. I think that it is absolutely perfect and I cannot find any faults to it. There are a lot of options when it comes to rolling pins and now they even make silicone ones that won't stick to the dough. I think those are excellent products as well. But I'm a little more traditional and here is a very beautiful and simple wood one...and in this case, I prefer the wood to the silicone. Maybe because making bread items is so basic and so traditional...so the wood in this case just "fits" into the whole feel better. If I were to splurge though, I'd have both in my kitchen...even though I see no need for two pins - I did say "splurge".
Not just for pie crust! November 18, 2005
LordMord
44 out of 46 found this review helpful
The other reviewers are quite right that this pin will get your pie dough smooth and round without all the fuss you are accustomed to. However, you will truly feel tears of joy and gratitude welling up in your eye sockets the first time you roll out a batch of tortilla dough with this handsome little devil. Hallelujah!!! Nothing is more embarrassing than presenting your guests with unshapely flatbreads (burnt because you toiled so long on each that the previous one was neglected on the griddle). This beauty gets it done with speed, dignity, and a touch of sass.
Easy to use July 26, 2000
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
Much easier to use than traditional rolling pin because instead of gripping the handles, your handles glide over the top making rolling much less effort. The tapered thin rolling pin enables me to have more control over the thickness of the dough. I can press down hard or use a light hand.
Bakery pin: perfect for everyone October 13, 2008
Melissa M. Bondi (Arlington, VA USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
On the current Amazon page, three Vic Firth rolling pin models are listed together -- this review is for the bakery pin, which is about 20" long and of uniform width, without separate handles.
I wanted to mention one thing explicitly that I hadn't seen in other reviews -- this is a great rolling pin for all hand sizes and strengths. If you have arthritis or a hard time gripping handles, this rolls nicely under the palm & fingers with plenty of room for your 12" dough in between. If you have large hands, the wide ends are much more comfortable to hold than the narrow, tapered ends of a French pin. Kids can get leverage on it, since there's no spinning handle axle or specialized technique required. Everyone in my family can use this rolling pin and get excellent results. That, to me, is a terrific feature.
And yes, like everyone else has said, it provides great control, is effortless to maneuver, and really attractive. It's easy to clean, and needs no more attention than your butcher block; just condition with a little oil occasionally, and don't soak it in water for long periods of time.
Elegantly Simple February 21, 2006
Nikki Fay (Ashland, OR)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I agree that this is a great rolling pin.
I have had many different types over the years including marble and ones with gears inside. I purchased this because it was "easier on the earth" with less manufactuing involved. AND, there was nothing to break. I am happy to say that I really do love it and it works better than my previous rolling pins. The only downside is that it is much longer than rolling pins with handles so finding a spot for storage might be a problem. Other than that it is perfect -- nicely made and very smooth.
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