Who could have guessed there were so many different types of rolling pins? Frankly, anything can be used as a rolling pin in a pinch. Bakers have found themselves reaching for wine bottles and water ...

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 ...

I'm pretty good in the kitchen, especially when it comes to baking. Christmas cookies, pies, cakes from scratch — you name it, I can bake it. But when it comes to rolling out dough for cookies and ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Few kitchen tools define the craft of baking quite like the rolling pin. This unassuming workhorse performs many essential tasks in the kitchen — from stretching a pizza to flattening cookie dough.

As a professional product tester, I’ve tried my fair share of kitchen tools and gadgets. Many have fallen into the donation pile or been passed along to other staff members over the years. But a few ...