Baking utensil - name?!

sweetserendipity

My hands really ache when I'm rubbing butter/flour together to use in recipes (scones, rock cakes etc). My mum used to have a baking utensil that did the job but I don't know what it was?! It was D shaped - the handle was the straight bit & it was either wood or plastic, and the curved bit was 3 or 4 metal strips? I've looked on t'internet & the only thing that looks similar is a dough/pastry blender?
Does anyone recognise my vague description?! Is it a d/p blender? I would really like to buy one if anyone knows what they are called & where I can get one.
Any other ideas/suggestions would be welcome too!

Ephemera

I think it's called a pastry blender; I'm looking for one on the Lakeland website for you!

positivelymummy

i have no idea what it is, but i hate rubbing butter into flour...eurgh i sooo hate the feeling of it, makes my toes curl!!! so i do it all in the food processor..i use the sharp tool thingy for mixing the butter and flour, then i replace with the plastic one (looks just like the metal one but plastic) then when you add the liquid it just forms a dough and i have clean hands.

Ephemera

Couldn't find one on the Lakeland site, but I have seen them for sale there. Try here:

http://www.cookability.biz/kitchen-craft-pastry-blender/b_643.htm?SRC=GB1

lizzyb1812

This what you mean?

http://www.shop-com.co.uk/Pastry_Blender-64579791-p!.shtml?sourceid=363

I saw one in a charity shop yesterday when I was looking for tongs so you could try looking there as well

Lizzyb1812

sweetserendipity

Thanks Ephemera, got a Lakeland catalogue yesterday & have looked through already but can't see what I'm looking for.
So if it is a pastry blender can I still use it to rub in flour/butter for scones? Sorry, I don't make pastry so don't know if it's a similar procedure?!

Ephemera

Never used one, Sweet, but I would think you could use it for scones and the like. They are designed for getting the fat rubbed into the flour, so should be OK for this. Will do a little digging....

sweetserendipity

Ephemera wrote: »

Couldn't find one on the Lakeland site, but I have seen them for sale there. Try here:

http://www.cookability.biz/kitchen-craft-pastry-blender/b_643.htm?SRC=GB1

Yes, that's definitely it! Thank you! :T
I was surprised they didn't have them in the Lakeland catalogue - that was one of the reasons I requested one! (that & to look at the famous Remoskas!)

Ephemera

http://housewares.about.com/od/foodpreptools/qt/pastryblenders.htm

You can use the pastry blender for loads of other things, too, like chopping eggs for egg mayonnaise. Good luck with it!

Ephemera

Hee hee, no problems. I was thinking about getting a Remoska, but settled on a Bravoska instead. Still getting used to using it but we've made steak and kidney pie filling, baked potatoes, baked mackerel, chips, chilli con carne, ready meals, etc in mine. I like the fact you can adjust the temperature and do anything from fry to defrost in it!

sweetserendipity

lizzyb1812 wrote: »

This what you mean?

http://www.shop-com.co.uk/Pastry_Blender-64579791-p!.shtml?sourceid=363

I saw one in a charity shop yesterday when I was looking for tongs so you could try looking there as well

Lizzyb1812

Yep, that's definitely it too! Thank you!
Would never have thought it was a pastry blender because my Mum never used it for pastry?!
Will have a look in local charity shop & if no luck will look at Amazon as I noticed they were mentioned on that website.:T