Let me tell you how I used to try to crumble butter into flour with forks or my bare hands. The agony. Not only did it do a poor job of combining ingredients but it would often take so much more strength on my part and in the lengthy process even melt my butter - which is a huge boo boo for baking. This pastry cutter was a welcome relief. Your future includes fluffier biscuits, pie crusts, scones, pastries, and more!