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http://www.croppingcooks.com/rolling_pins.htm A rolling pin is a cylindrical Food Preparation Utensil used to shape and flatten Dough . Two styles of rolling pins are found; roller and rods. Roller types consists of a thick cylindrical roller with small handles at each end; rod type rolling pins are usually thin tapered batons. Rolling pins of different styles and materials offer advantages over another, as they are used for different tasks in cooking and baking. TYPES OF ROLLING PINS
In Maker'' (or Tortilla maker) combines the function of ''chakla'', ''belan'' and '' Tava ''. MATERIAL Rolling pins come in a variety of sizes, shapes and materials including Glass , Wood , Stainless Steel , Marble , and Plastic . Some are hollow and are able to be filled with cold or warm water to better roll a desired food. Marble rolling pins are often cooled in a Refrigerator for maintaining a cold dough while making Puff Pastry . Heloise's ''Kitchen Hints by Heloise'',Prentice-Hall,1963 IN POPULAR CULTURE Rolling pins are the stereotypical weapon of angry housewives and are frequently employed in cartoons as an instrument for inflicting cranial injury. According to some cookbooks, heavy wooden roller type rolling pins are best used on kitchen helpers when frustrated, and not on dough.Peg Bracken's ''I Hate to Cook Book'' and ''Appendix to the I Hate to Cook Book'' Chachi Bini, the wife of famous Indian comic character, Chacha Chaudhary , always has a rolling pin (''belan'') in her hand. She often uses it as a weapon against thieves and robbers. SEE ALSO
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