David Chang Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 my wife keeps complaining that i never make croissant breads. well, it's a pain in the ass thats why.. in case you didn't know, a dough sheeter expedites the laminating process when making croissant dough. to laminate croissant dough, you need to roll a flat sheet of cold butter on dough and fold it several times so you get that flakey texture you get with viennoiserie once it bakes. but i think its a real pain to do this by hand and i prefer to just go to a bakery.. so this machine is on the way and i can't wait to make pain au chocolate and pain au raisins.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 (edited) Can I use this to roll pasta dough thin enough for dumpling wrappers? For example a honeycomb pattern using a circle cutter? It's a bit pricey, but I'm also thinking layered flat breads such as paratha or roti. Ramen noodles involve kansui and less water than one might think. The dough gets very stiff. Too much for a standard pasta maker to easily handle. Will I break this machine? Explore the design space, this tool's reach will exceed tradition, so one's ambitions should also exceed tradition. When I bought my first food processor forty years ago, I played with it. If you blend eggs for five minutes before making an omelette, you get an omelette that looks like it belongs in a Sci Fi movie. Edited April 28 by Syzygies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chang Posted April 28 Author Report Share Posted April 28 (edited) @Syzygies i made a screen grab of the step adjustments to the roller. looks like 1mm is the thinnest you can go. but this is a manual crank, so i'm not sure how much effort it will be to push dough through the smallest setting. what does an omelette look like after blending eggs for 5 min? edit: the larger sheeter model can adjust by 0.5mm from 0 to 27mm Edited April 28 by David Chang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chang Posted May 1 Author Report Share Posted May 1 it's here! but i don't think micro mm rolls will be reliable.. it's a simple but solid machine. good level of fit and finish. not cheap feeling, and extremely lightweight and compact. just need to wait for sheet butter to arrive.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeite Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 I'm going to have to look into one of these sheeters. I got into a Croissant kick last fall and made a good.. 15 batches (and got pretty good at it if I do say so myself) but a sheeter would make things SO much easier! Taking a quick look at the website.. it looks like order these is not exactly the easiest thing in the world. How did you find the process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chang Posted May 3 Author Report Share Posted May 3 2 minutes ago, Jadeite said: I'm going to have to look into one of these sheeters. I got into a Croissant kick last fall and made a good.. 15 batches (and got pretty good at it if I do say so myself) but a sheeter would make things SO much easier! Taking a quick look at the website.. it looks like order these is not exactly the easiest thing in the world. How did you find the process? they are in japan but i had no trouble communicating with them. you basically go to the website to select the model you want and they will email you a quote with the shipping to your location. if you are agreeable, they will send you a payment form. few days later i received the product via UPS. they have a larger model if you think you will make more than 8 pieces at a time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeite Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 3 minutes ago, David Chang said: they are in japan but i had no trouble communicating with them. you basically go to the website to select the model you want and they will email you a quote with the shipping to your location. if you are agreeable, they will send you a payment form. few days later i received the product via UPS. they have a larger model if you think you will make more than 8 pieces at a time.. Yeah I am looking at the website now (watching videos) and I actually think I'd go for the larger one for a BIG reason.. I love how the larger one folds into a little metal briefcase for easier storage. I wish I had this back in the fall! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Tee hee. Good to see the KK shopping channel is working as well as ever! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chang Posted May 6 Author Report Share Posted May 6 @Jadeite this machine is excellent... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C6Bill Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 I bet those are gonna be real good !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeite Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 6 hours ago, David Chang said: @Jadeite this machine is excellent... The results look REALLY even too! Did you do any rests between folds or could you manage all of the folds/turns in one round because you have the sheeter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chang Posted May 7 Author Report Share Posted May 7 @Jadeite i rested it twice for 20 minutes when laminating the butter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeite Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 @David ChangI'll have to watch that one. I've done a LOT of different variations in making mine and am always looking for different tricks and ways others do them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 I had never heard of a dough sheeter before @David Chang started this thread. Today we were walking round the back streets of Chioggia in Italy and I saw a dough sheeter in action. The boys were happy to oblige with a photograph. 🤪 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 (edited) Every time I see dough sheeter I think of a sick female deer. But I'd still like to have one. Edited May 14 by Poochie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 12 hours ago, Poochie said: Every time I see dough sheeter I think of a sick baby deer. But I'd still like to have one. My husband usually laughs at your terrible jokes @Poochie. He did not laugh at this one though. He was distracted by the need to explain to me that a baby deer is a fawn and not a doe. Oh well, you can’t win ‘em all. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 You've got a smart husband. I see an edit in my future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 @tekobo, I completely understand @Sharky’s distraction. Good edit, @Poochie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
