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pastry blender

American  

noun

  1. a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.


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I was like, "What is a pastry blender?"

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023

Cut in chilled butter with your fingers or a pastry blender until no pieces are larger than a pea.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

“While the fork method surely satisfies the requirement of smashing canned tuna, I admit that I prefer the pastry blender method, because it reminds me of my now departed moms,” he wrote.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022

If you don’t have a food processor, you can make the cheddar-Parmesan pie dough in a large bowl, using a pastry blender to cut the butter and cheese into the dry ingredients.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022

With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in 6 tablespoons butter and lard until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue

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