On 26/06/2012 6:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>>
>> I had no problems with the old straight sided one. For some reason, my
>> wife got me a tapered on a few years ago. I gave it a try and I was
>> impressed. We got rid of the old one.
>
> You use your palms as well as your fingers with the tapered pins. It's a
> more tactile experience and I find it more satisfying to use than funky
> little handles. OTOH, I've used my bare hands to form a crust and it
> comes out fine.

My old straight sided one had belonged to my mother in law. One of the
handles had broken off before I got it, so I never used the handles. I
am thinking that maybe the taper pushes the dough out sideways as well
as forward.