Absolutely love this rolling pin! It is of course much heavier than wood or plastic rolling pins so never having used anything else, the weight of it takes a little getting used to. It works beautifully though, and is beautiful in appearance. Perhaps not a worthy investment for the casual baker, but if you do a significant amount of baking you'll want to add a high quality rolling pin to your collection of tools and this one definitely fits the bill! I've used it for pizza dough, various cookie doughs, and pie crusts so far and it works wonderfully for all of them.