Tried & True Holiday Product Review - RSVP Marble Pastry Board

[mbinla]

As a baker, I had been wanting a Marble Pastry Board for several years. After a couple frustrating pastry rolling experiences this past spring, I finally purchased one in June.

I have used the board several times this summer - for a pastry dough I use for a trio of savory tarts I frequently bake for parties, as well as for an animal cracker cookie dough I make with my niece. In both instances, the chilled dough remained cool during rolling and shaping - despite the summer heat in the kitchen. Best of all, the animal cracker dough remained cool allowing my niece Audrey the time to carefully select the animal cutter of her choice. The delicate, well-defined animal cut-outs very easily lifted away from the marble and remained intact to the cookie sheet - quite the opposite from our first attempt when the dough seemed to melt.

I have limited cabinet/storage space in my kitchen, so I leave my marble board out on my counter under my food processor. The white marble with its gray veins looks great against my polished gray granite counter tops!

I'm looking forward to using my marble board a lot this holiday for pies and cookies.

Possible recipes to try with this board: Pumpkin pies!
http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-M...px?ty=a&id=930


I highly recommend this pastry board!

mbinla

[ChefJune]

I wouldn't think it a very good idea to store the marble slab UNDER anything as heavy as your food processor. Unless you never move the food processor to use it -- and even then, I would think the odds of damaging the marble would be GREAT.

I appreciate having limited storage space in the kitchen (mine is just 7 x 14), but I'd recommend finding another place for that gorgeous marble slab.

Just a thought.

[jyam]

Originally Posted by ChefJune

I wouldn't think it a very good idea to store the marble slab UNDER anything as heavy as your food processor. Unless you never move the food processor to use it -- and even then, I would think the odds of damaging the marble would be GREAT.

I appreciate having limited storage space in the kitchen (mine is just 7 x 14), but I'd recommend finding another place for that gorgeous marble slab.

Just a thought.

Guess I've been lucky. I keep mine under my FP and blender, & have done so for about 3 years now. My marble slab is heavier than the appliances, though--wonder if that has anything to do with it. Watch it go and break on me now!