Additionally, the scraper is also used by pastry chefs to give sharp and smooth edges to the cakes while decorating them. 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.

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.

Look for bench scrapers with metal blades. Stainless steel is easy to clean, naturally durable, and sharp enough to cut through dough. Although plastic dough scrapers are also useful, we prefer them for use in a mixing bowl. They're not as sturdy or sharp as true bench scrapers.