What is this thing?

Raider Bill · December 23, 2012, 12:16:46 PM

Came out of my Dad's kitchen stuff. Something to do with making dough maybe?

sawguy21 · December 23, 2012, 12:23:57 PM

Karen says it is a pastry cutter. It is used to to cut butter into pastry mix.

drobertson · December 23, 2012, 12:27:10 PM

We have one like it, antique it is, used for cutting shorting or butter into dry mixes of flour, it's a keeper!

Raider Bill · December 23, 2012, 12:39:00 PM

It swivels on the handle sort of hard to use like that.

thecfarm · December 23, 2012, 02:31:03 PM

My wife uses one. Her does not swivel,but maybe some one re-did it that way.

Magicman · December 23, 2012, 02:52:59 PM

It should not swivel on the handle, but ladies that baked "from scratch" regularly used that kitchen utensil.

Raider Bill · December 23, 2012, 03:33:23 PM

Quote from: Magicman on December 23, 2012, 02:52:59 PM
It should not swivel on the handle, but ladies that baked "from scratch" regularly used that kitchen utensil.

Guess this one is wore out as it spins pretty freely.

Girlfriend is making scratch apple pies. Rolling out the dough now!

drobertson · December 23, 2012, 05:59:13 PM

I just looked at ours, it will move with some force, if possible, and needs to be done, try and tighten the little square nut on the shaft. If that won't work, and it is a problem, you might put a small screw to one sid of the threaded rod, that still bites into the handle, Must have been some mighty fine pies coming off that one! :christmas:

Don_Papenburg · December 23, 2012, 11:15:43 PM

Drive a 16d nail in the handle with the wires that should make things more solid.

Just looked a little closer ,tighten the nut

Mooseherder · December 23, 2012, 11:22:28 PM

Bill, your nuts are loose. ;D

LeeB · December 23, 2012, 11:29:18 PM

Age will do that.

wildbill · December 24, 2012, 12:33:31 AM

emily said its a whisk

beenthere · December 24, 2012, 12:48:53 AM

Sorry Emily, but don't think it is a whisk. They are used for whipping egg whites, etc.
Google whisk and see.

Sawguy has it closest, IMO. Used one often in Mom's kitchen following her instructions. slices and dices butter, lard, shortening or other semi-solid ingrediants to mix with sugar, flour, and other dry things.
Google "wire food cutter mixing lard" and go to "Images". Scroll down and there is one shown. Leave the name of it up in the air tho.

SwampDonkey · December 24, 2012, 06:26:06 AM

One nearly like it on Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastry_blender

I must say though it's not as stiff as the ones we use.

Dan_Shade · December 24, 2012, 08:23:21 AM

that's because it's colder up there, SD. it makes the butter harder!

Raider Bill · December 24, 2012, 09:05:28 AM

2 fresh from the oven apple pies!

drobertson · December 24, 2012, 10:10:44 AM

Outstanding! Looks like that gizmo has a few more pies left!

SwampDonkey · December 24, 2012, 10:24:53 AM

Pies look good. All I have left is one slice of squash pie. :snowfight1:

Yeah, the cold up here tends to stiff'n things up a bit. ;D

Norm · December 24, 2012, 10:42:10 AM

Those pies look great!

Raider Bill · December 24, 2012, 10:50:55 AM

Yep the Little Lady [ :D] likes to cook. She also made pineapple upside cake, brown sugar short bread, potato chip cookies, and chocolate dipped strawberry's and pretzels.

Today is Pecan pie with Dannys nuts. :D

This was last night while sitting outside around a fire. Fresh apple pie, vanilla ice cream, sharp chedder cheese and coffee out of a forestry forum cup. DELISH!!