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?
>
>nb
This is the tapered rolling pin I use. Don't know if it's French style
or not but it works for me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/koko181/5150312572/
koko
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