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French-Style Rolling Pins

A French-Style Rolling Pin basically looks like a long piece of dowelling, or a chunk sawed out of the middle of a broomstick, with the ends sanded down.

They will be much longer than rolling pins common in the English-speaking world, anywhere from 18 to 20 inches (45 to 50 cm) long, but narrower as well, only 1 1/2 to 2 inches (4 to 5 cm) in diameter.

They usually have no handles at the ends, though some will be a bit more tapered at the ends than others. Occasionally, one might have knobbed handles at the end, but it will still be all one piece of wood.

They are often made of beech or boxwood. Maple is a popular wood for ones made in North America.

To operate, you just press on it with the palms of your hands, moving it back and forth. They are easy to swivel and pivot.

Literature & Lore

Julia Child preferred French rolling pins to the standard North American ones.

See also:

Rolling Pins

French-Style Rolling Pins; Hard Tack Rolling Pins; Lefse Rolling Pins; Palotes; Pastry Frame; Rolling Pin Cover; Rolling Pins



Oulton, Randal. "French-Style Rolling Pins." CooksInfo.com. Published 29 May 2005; revised 18 February 2007. Web. Accessed 12/18/2017. <http://www.cooksinfo.com/french-style-rolling-pins>.


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