Read it and shudder...

or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make a gift and I have to make lots of them I don't use biscuit cutters but a pastry wheel. And since they had to be really neat, I wanted the edges straight. You might be able to guess where this leads: I used my 60 cm-Omnigrid to give them the perfect size. I hated to do that, but since I don't have any other washable ruler and don't know if there is something similar in the kitchen department, I swallowed that pill. Afterwards, I washed it in lukewarm water with a little washing-up liquid and it came out fine.

Just had to share, and since I wanted to contribute to the group but have no patchwork going on these days (apart from the brilliant schemes in my head) I had hopes that this might do, and perhaps bring a little smile on your faces.

U.

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Ursula Schrader
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Since I will shortly be starting on my Christmas mince pies, this did make me smile! I only have little circles (and stars) to cut, so I don't have the same problem. I will remember your solution, if I ever do, though >g<

Pat on the green

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Liz Megerle

I think you may have started a trend! The tools we use in sewing and quilting can come from so many sources, it makes sense to use quilting toold and cross-craft with them ;)

G> or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make a

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Ginger in CA

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Oh yes, it is. I hope your wallpaper got the neatest cut ever? ;-)

U.

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Ursula Schrader

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Thank you for not stoning me. ;-) I wish there was something like a wheel or so with 'pinked' edges that cuts out crackers. And pierces them (as I have to pierce them all by hand as to prevent them from bubbling up on the cookie sheet).

U.

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Ursula Schrader

Ursula-

Rotary cutters are available with various blades- scalloped, wavy, etc. Yo u can make your own 'piercer'. You'd need a flat surface- I'm thinking a h eavy, dense cardboard to size- large enough to pierce an entire batch or f or individual crackers. Since cardboard can't be cleaned, I'd suggest cov ering it with plastic kitchen wrap. Get some small nails (called 'brads' over here) that have small flat heads and are about 1/2-3/4 in. long. I'd clean them by boiling in (soapy???) water for 10 min. and allow to dry. Pi erce the cardboard with the nails in whatever pattern and spacing then glue a second piece of cardboard over the nail heads to hold them in place. As I write this I think cardboard is less than ideal, and certainly disposa ble after one use, but maybe you can take my idea and run with it???

Leslie & The Furbabies > or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make

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BTW You can use your big rotary ruler to draw a grid on the cardboard for evenly spaced placement of the nails.

Leslie

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If you can't find the wavy edge blades for your fabric rotary tool, you might try the scrapbooking section. I have a few rotary tools meant to be used on paper that have a variety of edges. They aren't as sharp as the ones for fabric, but they would surely cut through dough.

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Ramona Walker

Piercing crackers and pastries and things are the only reason I actually own a seafood fork. At least I think that is what it is. Looks like a little trident, the prongs are notably farther apart than on a regular fork, though it is smaller than a regular fork? I found it in a box of silver plate in a thrift shop and thought it would be good for poking things, (it is).

Well washed nails set into a bit of wood is a very good idea. I did the same thing to make a wool comb. I highly recommend a bit of epoxy on the nail heads to keep them from going wiggly. You do want the nails well washed though, since at least here they often have a thin coat of some oil you probably don't want to eat to keep them from rusting. Brushing on a bit of edible oil will do the same trick, and keep the wood nice as well.

NightMist hoping the posting problem is resolved

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Would this do it for you. I have got one. I use mine for tartlet cases

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Since so many of you gave such useful hints, I thought that this must be a problem professionals face every day. So I googled for pro suppliers and found actually what I wanted. Then I went to Aunt Google again and gave the name of what I wanted and found it actually on EBay. The cutting wheels are here:

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. It's simply called dough cutting device. The price is a bit steep but I think if I go for that instead of the 19.99-version, I might get something that works.

As for piercing the dough: This device is called in German a 'Stipprolle' or 'Igelrolle' or 'Brotigel' (translated 'dipping roll', 'hedgehog roll' or 'bread hedgehog'), to be obtained in many varieties at EBay, too. (

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Should Santa slip a little extra penny under the tree (don't need a sable, nor a convertible), I'll sit down to the 'puter and buy them this coming January. In case he doesn't, I'll buy them as soon as the household account has recovered from the holiday bleeding. ;-)

Thank you all for your creative input, without it I'd never have gotten the idea of looking for the stuff.

U.

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Ursula Schrader

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I have had one of those for years. Used for marking out tray bakes and cutting fudge. I did wonder if it would be any good for marking strips on fabric but never tried it. Shirley

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Howdy! I think our quilter's rotary cutter came from the old pastry wheel

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pizza cutter
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and pattern wheel
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I prefer the older tools for cutting food, less likely to cut myself. But: whatever works for you! ;-P

Ragm>

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