Dough Roller - Simplifying Baking

Rolling out dough by hand can be a back breaking task. A dough roller helps things along nicely without having to put your back into it. This can be a great device that originally was made for commercial use but has made its way into the family kitchen over time.

There are actually ordinarily two options for a dough roller. There's an electric option that works virtually on its own and there's a hand crank option that works with a bit of human power.

The electric dough roller is found in almost all bakeries and other food processing places. The concept is very simple. There are actually normally 2 rollers where the dough is fed into these rollers are mounted within centimeters of each and every other. One roller is on top and one is on the bottom. The height is generally adjustable. The rollers move in unison and flatten out the dough. The height adjustment controls the thickness of the dough.

These models simply require a flip of a switch to work the dough and needless to say a electric source. On the larger more elaborate models a conveyor belt is also in place so that multiple amounts of dough can be rolled out one after the other without requiring anyone to feed the dough through the machine.

Before electricity the only kind of dough roller there was, was the hand cranked type. The rollers were attached to a crank which was turned by hand. This was still easier than hand rolling out the dough, but less easily than using the electric models.

There are still many hand cranked models in n use today, primarily in the home. Most commercial establishments do not have the time or the man power for hand cranked machines, but they're ideal for the home.

The system is exactly the same as it is for the electrical models except there is no longer any electricity required. A bit elbow grease is what powers these machines.

A dough roller can also be a simple hand held rolling pin. This however is the most labor intensive way to roll out dough. You really have to put your back into rolling dough with a rolling pin. They are usually made from wood, but there are some models that are made from stone. A rolling pin is a single roller with handles on either side to grip so that the roller may be rolled across the dough to flatten it out.

A dough roller is necessary if you are going to create any recipes that need dough.