Product Review: Chef's Delight 18-Inch Solid Aluminum French Rolling Pin

You don't have to be a pastry chef to enjoy or need a good rolling pin. Even simple recipes using ready made pizza dough or cookie dough or piecrust require a rolling pin. Wood rolling pins are heavy and bulky and often stick to dough. Additionally, they must be carefully washed and dried so that the wood doesn't deteriorate over time. Wood is also known to harbor moisture and bacteria, so it is not as hygienic as aluminum.

The Chef's Delight 18-Inch Solid Aluminum French Rolling Pin is compact and slender and solid. It comes in your choice of red, white, blue, silver or black, which should compliment most kitchen colors. It is priced between $30 and $35, depending where you buy it; it is well worth the money because of the quality product it is. This rolling is superior to the standard wooden rolling pin for a number of reasons. It is long, which means you can roll out a larger surface area of dough. The aluminum construction allows for balance and easier shaping and rolling of dough. Because there are no moving parts, there is no opportunity to collect dirt and bacterial particles in crevices. It is lightweight and slender which makes for easier storage. Additionally, the Chef's Delight Aluminum French Rolling Pin is designed to be chilled before rolling, which makes dough roll out smoothly and quickly and evenly. Since it is aluminum and not wood, the chilled surface of the rolling pin keeps the dough from cracking and breaking apart and sticking. This rolling pin cleans up easily and wipes easily.

It works great with every kind of dough, from flaky and delicate crust and pastry to sugar cookies to cannoli shells. Old fashion cooking can be fun, but the ease of modern convenience of a modern rolling pin makes it more fun.