Pie Baking Equipment

What special equipment do you need to make a pie crust?

Thankfully you do not need a lot of special equipment to make a good pie crust. You’ll probably already have most everything that you need.

Basic Pie Making Equipment:

1. a rolling pin – I have a very light-weight plastic rolling pin, but most any basic pin would work. Here are a lot of different rolling pins from which you can choose.

2. a pie plate – I use a deep dish Pyrex pie pan, but I’ve also made good pies in the disposable pie tins you can buy at most any grocery. I tend to favor thicker, glass or ceramic pie plates though.

‘It Would Be Nice To Have’ Pie Making Equipment

1. a pastry mat with measurements – A pastry mat is actually on my personal Amazon wish list, but I did see one for about half this price at Walmart yesterday. If you’ve not made pie crusts before this mat is useful because you can easily see when you’ve rolled out the pie crust to the correct size for your pan. You’ll also be able to tell how well you’re doing at rolling out a circle, rather than a square. And to top it off, having a silicone mat should make it much easier to get the top crust off the counter and on to the pie without tearing.

2. rolling pin rings – Rolling pin ringsfit onto the ends of your rolling pin and help you to roll out your dough evenly so that it’s the same thickness at every point. While not an essential tool, I would very much like a set so that even my youngest helpers can roll out the dough.

‘If I Were Really Serious’ Pie Making Equipment

1. pie crust shields – Making decorative edges on your crusts if fun, but those crust edges tend to burn easily. Pie Crust Shields keep that from happening.

2. pie weights – Prebaking a pie crust helps keeps the bottom from getting soggy. However, when you pre-bake the pie crust with nothing in it, it tends to bubble up. The solution is pie crust weights You can use dried beans, but actual pie weights may be a bit more fun.