On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:39:46 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> Seems I recall someone extolling the virtues of the French style tapered
> rolling pin on some cooking show, probably Baking with Julia. But, I
> remember it being cylindrically flat, for a working distance, across the
> center, then tapered at the ends. When I look on the net for tapered
> rolling pins, I see only one's that are tapered from the center. IOW,
> no central flat area. Is my recollection faulty are there are not really any
> flattened/tapered rolling pins, or have I jes not look long enough?
>
You haven't looked enough. I have one that looks like a closet rod
with just the edges rounded on each end and one that's exactly what
you're looking for. I rarely use the tapered one. I prefer the one
that's the same size from end to end.

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