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?

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