Thanks, Khandi! Love the name of it!!

Lots of neat stuff on that site too.... Wonder how much more it costs to ship to the US....

Rita

Hunky Bills has a small pierogi maker too and it makes 24 pierogis!

Michelle

Here is a link that might be useful: Hunky Bills Little Perogie Maker

A friend gave me both sizes. I prefer the large ones so I got rid of the small maker a long time ago. I found them to be too small for what I wanted my peirogies to be... but that's just me!

I recall a number of years ago there being a little tempest in a teapot about the Hunky Bills company name where some Ukranians found it derogatory being a contraction of bohunk. That's all for today class LOL

My MIL's pierogi tend to be wider (longer?) and flatter than the "homemade" ones I've seen being sold, so I don't know that a pierogi maker will be of much help to me :-(

When you want things to taste "just like you remember them," size, shape, texture, thickness, are just as important as flavor. It would be nice to try a time-saving device though!

cat_mom, that's why I like the large maker. They're longer and you can fill them more! I used to use a round container to cut my dough circles, fill by hand, and seal them by hand. The large maker resembles them more than the small maker. IMO, the small maker resembles the bought peirogies... which I don't like! Too doughy cuz they're so small.

As much as I love gadgets, pierogies are so easy to make by hand that this isn't a gadget that I would want. But I can see why it would be a popular.

Ann

That is great, much better than my little six pierogi maker. I might need to get one. Has anyone ordered from that site?

(bookmarking for the next swap....)

(bookmarking for the next swap....)

I was thinking the same thing!

Michelle

I like using the maker cuz when I make peirogies, I make 100+. It saves me time and energy since I have rheumatoid arthritis. It was hard to make them by hand and it took 2 days for me to make 120+ peirogies. But, I have a confession to make... I had the maker in my cupboard for a couple years and I still made them by hand cuz I was used to making them by hand and didn't like how the maker worked.

HOWEVER, when making them this Christmas, I used my Polish aunt's recipe and it worked beautifully with the maker. When I tried it with my usual dough (from my other aunt's recipe with the sour cream), I didn't like it with the maker. I will be using the maker with my Polish aunt's recipe from now on. The dough spreads and cuts beautifully! and, I will be making them more often.

Forgot to mention...

I think the reason I didn't like the maker with the sour cream dough might be because the egg and sour cream was cold. It made the rolling a little tough for me.. but then it could be because I don't have much strength in my hands. Not sure! Because I don't remember the dough being that way at all. I remember it spreading nicely! Oh well... memory is going!

With the Polish dough, the hot water really does something to it to make it so tender and spreadable!

khandi, what is it made of?? I like the name... Hunky Bill's, oh yeah you betcha (said in a Fargo accent).

LOL...memory going...uh, yeah... what is this thread about??!?!? I know the feeling hon. >;-P Maureen

OK, I just ordered the large size maker from the site you linked to. I showed it to my husband online and he said to order it if I will make pierogi more often. I usually make 5 or 6 dozen at a time and freeze them in meal size portions, that way I only have to make them a few times a year. I can't wait to get it and try it out! While I was there I also picked up a spaetzle maker for $7, great deal. Thank you for posting this Khandi!
Joanne

It's made out of hard plastic

Your welcome!