Customer Reviews

Norpro Deluxe Pastry & Pizza Roller

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

If you make your own pizza dough this is the roller for you. I actually buy mine from "Fresh and Easy" but it's still the same. I use to use a regular rolling pin but that didn't work out my mom got me this and I've been in love with it ever since. What's so great about it is it's small enough to roll the dough in the pizza pan. With the small rounded end it's easy to get in the corners of the pan and get a ridge on the edges without any effort with the bigger roller it's easy to spread the dough out from the center of the pan. The only thing that you have to watch out for is not to soak it or keep it in water for long, it tends to start discoloring the wood and then start splitting after a while. I season mine with oil every now and then.

I've tried the marble version but the handle was cramped and the wire roller holders were twisted (I twisted them back though). The marble version does have some advantages; it's heavier which makes it easier to roll the dough out, its easier to clean, you can put it in the dishwasher and you can let it soak. If you have smaller hands you might like it more.

The funny thing is is that Amazon keeps changing pictures of this roller from the shorter wooden roller to the longer version I'm reviewing. Get the longer one.

I like making homemade pizzas, I have all the gear and am perfecting recipes ... Though with some limited counter space, and the inability to manipulate the pizza dough as I want with a standard rolling pin, this Pastry/Pizza roller is perfect. Even if you HAVE a lot of counter space, it has the advantage to have more control over the dough when you roll it out.

Most of you that are looking to order this, already know why you may want or need it, but to comment on what I mean about `control' ... When rolling dough, and having a recipe (or desire) to make a nicely edged crust, a larger rolling pin can only flatten out the entire ball of dough.

With this, you can roll out the dough, but put more effort into the center, leaving an outer ring of un-rolled dough, which will rise more and create a `breadier' crust (should you want one). And, if your dough is not so circular, then it's even better when rolling smaller personal pizzas, square or uniquely shaped dough.

Happy Rolling :)

i was very happy with this roller, but it only lasted about a month. i used it for pizza and tortillas about 3 times a week. the metal does not go all the way through but is instead plugs with spades to prevent it from turning. mine actually broke off at one of the metal plugs (just like the other reviewer). i always hand washed and never soaked and probably never even got the handle wet since i would scrub off the roller. if it wouldn't have broken at the handle these plugs would have worked their way loose i'm guessing after about a year (there is already some play on the small side). if the metal was a little higher quality and went all the way through the wood this would last a lifetime, but instead lasts for about 15 uses. i'm guessing all of the other reviewers either use it very occasionally or have not owned it for long.

It's a nice addition to my rolling pin for making crusts and pizza pie. The small size makes it easy to finish off dough that doesn't fit just right in the pan. Before I used to pull and stretch dough, now I just roll out the edges. The wood in the roller is untreated so coating it lightly with vegetable or olive oil to season it is a good idea. It will close the wood pores and keep moisture from cracking the wood eventually.

The wood used for the roller is very soft, unfinished, and has splinters coming off all over it. I would never roll pastry or dough with something that would leave splinters. I am trying to sand it down but I don't think I'm going to be able to stop it happening some more. Shame, it's a stylish product and has potential to be very useful.

I bought this so we could roll out smaller pastries and pizza dough. It did the job well enough, but after ONE wash the wood was splintering on both ends and the handle. The wood was obviously untreated in any form to make it appropriate for a rolling pin. or else it wouldn't have splintered at all. We tried to sand it back down and treat it properly but it just continued to splinter no mater what. So my wife finaly just threw it away and is now shopping for a better one.

If the dough is hard, it needs to be flattened a bit to use this roller. This roller makes uniform flat dough easily and it is the best roller I have used. Not much effort to use this roller except a bit more pressure if you want the dough to be elongated. Great for chappatis.

I thought this looked like an interesting kitchen tool; so I put it on my Christmas list. WOW! I love it! Works so much better than your fingers when working with dough! Definitely a great buy!!

This type of roller is handy for rolling out pizza dough or flattening cookie crust in a pan. It's a very versatile and handy kitchen gadget.. no kitchen should be without one. And if you have kids, they can use it to help mom, while mom uses the big rolling pin.

this is the greatest little roller for rolling pizza dough out. Every time it rolls it even and smooth