Vic Firth Marble Rolling Pin

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$29.95
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Product Details
- Made of marble and maple wood
- Made in Maine, USA
- Made with inure ball bearings
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Product Description
Customer Reviews
overpower rolling pin i've owned
I occupied to push and pull with my old wooden rolling pin, but
with this, it is heavy and practically rolls the dough out
by itself. It's very easy to use once you understand you
don't have to hit the road and pull anymore. Rolling out pie dough
is a breeze.
2010-04-25
(Kentucky) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Rolling pin
I relish this rolling pin. Wanted one for awhile and so happy I finally got it..
2010-02-22
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
I liking this rolling pin...
I beloved cooking gadgets. I have several rolling pins: an old handmade one that was my mother's, a french style, a long solid one with no handles, a few springerle rolling pins, and now, (thanks to a exalted friend and my birthday) this one. I used it today to make three different items. I was surprised when I rolled out cinnamon inventory dough - it glided over the dough without sticking. I think the weight made such a difference -- I didn't have to exchange blows with with the dough to get it to spread out, it rolled out very easily. I also rolled out three pie crusts -- it was a dream. I loved the small sound of the ball bearings, the handles are comfortable (in red to match my kitchen) and the marble is pretty. All I stress now is a pin display rack to show it off.
2010-01-11
| Jane (arizona) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Unless you want crushed marble, don't command this item. It arrived broken!
I don't be acquainted with how this item is as a rolling pin. I only know that it arrived poorly packaged, in a box too big for it, with barely any padding (just some crumpled post) and it was cracked in half with marble "sand" in the package. It is only a 10" barrel as others have mentioned. Although Amazon makes the offer relatively easy, it's still a hassle to deal with it and I still don't have a marble rolling pin. I won't be ordering another one of these for fear that I will run into the same problem.
2009-12-10
| Courtney (Livingston, NJ) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 1
Chipped, tumultuous, and shorter than stated
I wanted a marble rolling pin with handles and a longer-than-10" rolling-pin. This one had good reviews (here and elsewhere), Amazon's listing says it's 20" long, it's listed elsewhere as having a 12" integument and a review here called it 12", and I didn't care that it doesn't come with a base/stand. Unfortunately, what I received is only 18" large with a 10" marble roller that has some small chips and divots. And yes, it has metal ball bearings, but I can't imagine they're reputed to rattle noisily every time the rolling pin is moved at all.
I called Amazon to see whether this was some sort of replaceable fluke or I should virtuous get a refund. A very helpful customer-service person told me this pin's in their system as refund-only, no replacements, because they're pulling it to substantiation its description -- apparently because they've been getting a lot of returns. She promptly and cheerfully refunded not only the purchase figure but also shipping costs, even though I told her I got free shipping on the order; she said they'd add that amount anyhow to apologize for the trouble. Prodigious!
However, when I asked whether I could be notified if they find or get the advertised longer pins (reviews were positive enough that despite this one's specific problems, I'd be zealous to try again with the correct length), she said they can't notify me but that I could check the site again in a month to see if the pin was available again. I explained that it's *currently* at, labeled "In Stock" and apparently orderable, and she simply suggested I could try ordering it again in a month or so to see what arrives. So, acclamation to Amazon for their lovely return/refund policy and the nice customer-service person I reached, but boos to them for still listing and selling this point even while investigating it after many returns.
This is supposed to be a review of the pin, though, not of Amazon's policies. It's 18" instead of the listing's stated 20", and it arrived with a damaged rolling surface and really noisy bearings. I'm giving it a second star because it does roll very smoothly and has acceptable handles. It'd probably do a fine (albeit loud) job, though not on smooth things like fondant with those chips.
2009-11-06
(Champaign, IL USA) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 2