Ateco 13955 Adjustable 5-Wheel Pastry Cutter

Cutting dough into even strips with a ruler and knife is slow, and the strips are never quite identical. This cutter sets five wheels on an expanding arm, so one pass makes four strips of exactly the same width.

How It Is Used

Bakers use it to cut lattice strips, cracker sheets and squares for Danish or puff pastry. Rolling it lengthwise and then across divides a sheet into a grid. It also scores croissant dough before cutting triangles, and portions bars and brownies in the pan.

Adjusting It

The wheels can be set anywhere from about 1/2 inch to 5 inches apart, then locked with the wingnut at the center of the arm. Collapsed, the cutter is under 9 inches long and fits in a drawer.

For wider sheets of dough, the Ateco 13957 has seven wheels on the same type of arm.