Roll your way into summer with our wooden rolling pins!

May 17, 2013

Rolling pins are an iconic kitchen tool and almost everyone — even infrequent bakers — have one stashed in a drawer or at the back of a cupboard. Some people love their rolling pins because they help them to create flaky pastry and others find them a reassuring part of their home security kit. While any kind of pin will work as a weapon, choosing the right pin is more important when making pastry.

Rolling pins can be made from wood, stone, plastic, stainless steel or even glass, but many bakers and bloggers seem to agree that wood is the preferred material. That being said we did a little research including some well known food blogs and came up with some info that might help you choose your next rolling pin!

In terms of shape, there are two kinds of pins to ...

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Show your support for the Cincinnati Reds with our mini baseball bats!

May 6, 2013

In case you missed it, the Reds were in Chicago last weekend where they played and swept the Cubs in a series of three games. In the throws of baseball season (no pun intended) nothing is more exciting than showing your support for sports teams of the Queen City with friends and family.

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Tips and tricks when choosing drumsticks

April 24, 2013

Did you know that Midwest Dowel sells hickory drumsticks? Well, if you pop on over to our website and peruse our products then that is something that you’ll quickly find out! We’ve been manufacturing drumsticks for years so we wanted to dive in...

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Organize your life with wooden dowels

April 16, 2013

Dowels can be used in all kinds of DIY/craft projects, but they can also help keep you organized! You may typically think of them as just another material for such projects, but they can actually be used to keep all of your other supplies in check.

Below we’ve listed three ...

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Customer wins 'Next Great Toymaker' contest 2012

April 6, 2013

The Meijer Next Great Toymaker Contest chooses the best undiscovered American-made toys for your children, and in 2012, customer Gary Murphy of CircaToys won with his Wagon of Blocks (pictured to the left) for the ages 6 months + cat...

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