The home cook’s arsenal is full of tools from simple to complex, manual to automated. Few rival the elegant simplicity of the rolling pin. Then again, there’s enough variety among the options for this ...

Q. I’m never sure which type of rolling pin to use. What kind do you recommend? A. There are two main categories of rolling pins: roller-style and rod-style. Which type you will use will depend on the ...

Walking into someone's kitchen and spotting a rolling pin isn't necessarily impressive, but what if that rolling pin is over 100 years old? Some vintage rolling pins have stood the test of time and ...

Before rolling, make sure to shape your dough into the rough size you'll need: a disk for pies, rectangle for cinnamon buns, and so on. You'll want the shape to be somewhat flat (no more than an inch ...

Dear Heloise: In reference to Nita H., in Westbrook, Maine, who asked about cleaning wooden rolling pins, here is another take on the subject. The inside mechanism is a well-oiled machine, so I was ...