We went to a community-centre yard sale on the weekend and I bought a set of Chef's Secret Pocket Pastry makers for 50 cents. There are three in different sizes; they look somewhat like plastic mouths with zigzaggy teeth (or dental impressions). Crayons was playing beach with her dolls last night and asked if she could borrow one for a shark.
The tiny booklet that came in the box is almost no help at all; it gives a pastry recipe and some fillings, but doesn't really show how to use the dough-squishers properly, or tell how to use other kinds of dough. I tried making some beef turnovers in one of them last night (using the Empanadas dough recipe from The More-with-Less Cookbook), and had only medium success, even when I lined the squisher with a plastic bag. It was hard to figure the right amount of dough and then get the sealed turnover out of the jaws-of-death. (The turnovers did turn out pretty well, but I ended up shaping most of them by hand.)
I didn't mind risking the fifty cents on the set, but I would like to give them a fair shot before I give up. (Obviously somebody thought they'd be a good idea!) Has anybody out there had more experience with these turnover-makers, or can you point me to a place with information?
[Update: I did find this site--hoping it will help out some.]
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