A bench scraper is good for handling particularly sticky doughs, for portioning them out, or for cleaning up excess dough and flour from your countertop after you are finishing working with the dough. There is a good article about them in the related links below.

A dough scraper is a tool used by bakers to manipulate dough and to clean surfaces on which dough has been worked. It is generally a small sheet of stainless steel (approximately 3"x5" or 8 cm x 13 cm) with a handle of wood, plastic, or simply a roll in the steel blade along one of the long sides.

Bakers and pastry chefs use this tool to help pick up, turn, and portion dough. When finished, the dough scraper can be used to scrape up the little bits of dough that have dried onto the kneading surface during the forming process. It can also be used in a more generic kitchen role to transfer sliced or diced foods from cutting board to pan.

This tool is known by a variety of names, including dough scraper, dough cutter, dough knife, pastry cutter, bench scraper, board scraper, and bench knife.

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A bench knife is the tool used. It is also called a bench scraper or dough knife. Some even call them a dough cutter. It looks more like wide piece of metal with a handle than a knife.

A bench knife is the tool used. It is also called a bench scraper or dough knife. Some even call them a dough cutter. It looks more like wide piece of metal with a handle than a knife.