Toastess Sandwich Grill, Stainless Steel

Awesome
This sandwich maker is awesome, I haven't used it much since I bought it but its there in case it is ever needed, cooks a grilled cheese in like 2 minutes easy, I'm thinking about making one right now.

piece of junk
worth ten dollars in a dollar store. overpriced piece of junk, burns everything. I would not recommend this to my worst enemy. avoid avoid.

Works great, no griddle lines
We've been using ours on and off for four years. Works perfectly. Easy to clean. I like that it doesn't have the ridged surface which makes griddle lines. It was hard to find a smooth surface. This one is great.

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Chef?s Choice 835-SE PizzellePro Express Bake Pizzelle Maker

Easy and good pizelle maker
This Pizelle Maker is great for a quick and easy cookie dessert. I had read many reviews of all the different types and brands. This one I like, as you can store it easy, there is no long handle which takes space away.
Although used to the swiss pizelle iron which is a great material quality (and they cost here in the US around $300.00), this iron is just as good for once in a while pizelle baking. I used a swiss pizelle recipe which makes a thicker dough, you roll little balls and then just bake. I had abit a hard time with the timing, when exactly the cookies were done, so I just lifted the lid and checked. All in all I am happy with this pizelle maker. I am baking this year Valentines pizelles, Vanilla, Chocolate and Pink!

Love it
Just the right size for my Christmas goodie plates. Love the little spoon it comes with to make sure you get the right amount of dough for each one.

Adequate
It worked okay. With the 3 maker unit, it was difficult to achieve nicely shaped pizzelles. I do prefer a two pizzelle maker better. The recipe I used calls for a large amount of butter and it would spit out around the edges. Not sure if the recipe was the cause or if the product couldn't contain it well. Will try another recipe in the future and see what happens.

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B&D 4 Slice Toaster Oven

B&D Space Saver Toaster Oven
I purchased this product to replace a broken B&D Space Saver Toaster Oven. The original lasted many years and it was used almost daily. So I have no real complaints with the original. The new one I purchased I do like so far. I didn't give it a perfect review because of a couple reasons. Pro: Looks Great, works well, digital display and timer is electronic. Con: No baking tray, metal used to make product is of a lighter gauge from prior products(A little flimsy), mounting(May be difficult for the less mechanically inclined which may mean extra cost to purchaser)

I would like to add as a Pro: packaging arrived clean and product was packed with care. Product also arrived faster than indicated when ordered.

Great for under cabinet mounting Toaster Oven
unit installation is fairly easy. Had to go to Home Depot to get longer screws due to depth of faceframe. If you need to use the plastic spacers and need more than one (I had to use almost all of them), stack them and then run a strip of tape (Scotch, electrical, etc.) around the stack. Much easier to get over the screws when you are mounting. Placed the rear screws first, left them loose and then placed the spacers over the front screws and then tightened down.
Unit arrived well packaged and works as advertised. One of the few remaining units that will actually mount under a cabinet. Wife doesn't want anything sitting on the counter top. If she is happy, I am happy.

Cabinet Lip Too Deep to Install
The installation hardware provided with this Toaster allows it to be installed on Cabinets with a front lip of less than 1" deep. If you call B&D, they can send you screws for cabinets with a 1.5" deep lip. Our cabinets were 1-7/8" - which does a great job of hiding undercabinet lighting.

The 10-32 mounting screws they use are not available in steel longer than 3". I had to order Stainless Steel 3-1/2" screws from McMaster Carr for $10 delivered. Had B&D changed the design a bit they wouldn't need such long and unavaialable screws or they could have simply used 10-24 screws, any good hardware store would have up to 6" long: 4 for $1. I don't mind having to go to the hardware store to make something work. I do mind when I need to special order something that should be readily available, because of bad design. Undercabinet lighting and the deeper cabinet fronts that hide it have been popular for about 20 years. B&D obviously did not consider this need carefully...

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New MTN kitchenwareTM Heavy Duty Commercial 3HP High Power Blender Mixer

Could not be happier
Like another reviewer here I was concerned about buying a product where it was hard to find info on the company. (From my research it looks like this is essentially a private label brand handled exclusively by a SoCal based trading company.) Anyway, with glowing reviews from a friend who has owned it for several months of at least once-daily use -- and who stuck with it after testing and returning several "high end" super blender brands -- I took the plunge... Two months later, I have absolutely no regrets.

WHAT I LOVE
- I am such a stickler for quality and good design, and I've loved this blender from the moment I opened the box. The quality and care that went into the packaging, along with an above-average user manual, already made me feel better about my purchase.
- This thing is powerful. I use it for daily juicing of whole fruits and vegetables and it blends/liquefies everything flawlessly. Even rosemary sprigs and blackberry seeds. I barely cut apples in...

one of the best
I have this blender for a month and I make juice and smoothies every day. I was going to buy Vitamix blender but too expensive. I searched on the internet and this blender did not have a review but it said that is a commercial blender.
I love this blender that I can make cold or hot drinks with any kind of vegetables. I can use ice and carrots to make a paste like drink. I have a kitchenaid blender that does not know do anything like that in special with the spinach. I had to chew the spinach in my drink because kitchenaid blender would not blend spinach to a smooth drink.
What I like about this blender is the price for the quality I received. My husband does not like the color that comes only red and everything I have in my kitchen is white except this blender.
The blender did not come with a recipe book but had the manual.
Very satisfied.

MTN 3HP BLENDER
My experience with this blender is not as happy as the ones above. I spent days researching for a powerfull blender at a reasonable cost. I've owned most of the homeowners "bar blenders" over time and wanted THE blender for making frozen drinks. It is an impressive looking blender, large footprint, sturdy, good blades. Now I like thick frozen fruit drinks and with the advertised 3HP this should be a snap. The first use the protection breaker triped in 5 seconds and there was a electrical smell. The breaker self resets in 20 seconds or so, but always the same result. 5 seconds of use then reset untill the drink is made. I have used this daily for 1 month now and have found by setting the speed to full power and using short pulses and adding the ingreedients in specific order it is tolerable. The results are a good smooth blend. I did contact MTN about an exchange feeling this one may be faulty, but as I live outside the US it just was not worth the return postage. So warrenty be damd,...

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Foodsaver Portion Pouch 11" Perforated Heat-seal Roll (Makes 2 Bags At a Time) 11in X 16 Ft

Foodsaver Portion Pouch - roll
Wow! I just read the other reviewer's comments and couldn't disagree more. I find these bags to be extremely convenient. I needed something that would allow for single portion storage so I could just grab something from the freezer and take it to work. These definitely fit the bill! In my experience, they made superb single serving packs and they vacuumed, sealed, and stored quite nicely. Nothing all "wonky" or "twisty" about them at all. You do need to handle them a little differently than you would the larger bags, but I find that to be true with all the bags. Depending on what you are sealing, you need to pay attention and help guide them or you'll get a less than perfect result.

Not at all what I expected and not at all reliable.
I've been using Foodsavers for about 15 years now. I get a great deal of use out of it on a very regular basis. So, my need for bags and bag material is great.

Since you cannot find the 6" rolls anymore I thought I would try these. The rolls were so much more practical than buying the cut bags because there is a lot of waste with pre-cut bags. I have no complaint with the size. Each side would have easily accommodated the things that I used to use the 6" bags for so what would have been perfectly fine. I thought 'ok, great, I can vacuum twice as much stuff at a time so what's not to like about that'.

When you put items in each pouch and proceed to vacuum seal it, it gets all weird and twisted up. That kind of killed the whole 'neatness factor' that would allow me to stack them in the freezer neatly and where they would come flying out when you open the door. I couldn't stand them up next to each other in a vertical fashion either. Furthermore, the 'seal'...

Portion Pouch
I find the foodsaver really is as advertised. When I freeze my food, it defrosts to really good tasting food, no freezer burn. Saves a great deal of money.

I find these perforated rolls are really nice for freezing individual portions. I live alone so I like the idea of just being able to take out one portion for myself or if I have company taking just the amount O need.

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Timber Rattler Deluxe Knife Sharpener

sharp knife
We like it okay. Didn't have any directions so he doesn't really know how to use it properly.
Maybe you can find some and send to us.

It's the best sharper that I have ever used !!
" The item was much better then I had expected. And it came very quickly in the mail. It's the best sharper that I have ever used; and with it's snake skin decor it's the most attractive knife sharper I've ever seen; it's a real eye catcher, . I plan to display it on my desk so my customers can sharper their knives while their waiting in my office. " :)



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Butterfly Desire 3J Mixer Grinder, 110-volt

works well for Indian cooking
I had the older version of the same mixer, lasted me 15 years. I got the new one a month back. The motor is quite powerful. I make smoothies with frozen fruit and it blends very well. Also good for grinding for chutneys and dosa and idli. I was able to use the containers of the previous one which is added bonus. Have not tried the juicer feature. The part of the mixie that sticks out takes up a lot of space. The only issue is the guarantee form which requires that it be sent to India?? I have not sent it, keeping my fingers crossed that it will last a long time.

This product met our expectations
We were looking for a heavy duty Indian mixer Grinder and we preferred this to Preethi and other Indian brands.

Could be better
I would actually rate it as 3.5.
the look of the product is great. But the juicer is already leaking at the bottom and body of the mixer jars is not very sturdy.
Apart from this, the product is good.

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