Chef's Planet Innovative Black Nutcracker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chef's Planet Innovative Black Nutcracker
Customer Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
Works great. Just hold your hand over the top as you squeeze so nothing comes flying out. Takes hardly any pressure to crack walnuts. When you're done simply shake it over the pail to dump any small pieces of shell. Or, pop it in the dishwasher. We'll probably be buying a few of these next Christmas as gifts. A must have if you eat a lot of shelled nuts of any type. I had no problem at all with small nuts as the first reviewer said.Customer Review: works great on walnuts and other large nuts
Summary: 5 Stars
This gadget works great on walnuts, cracks them so you can get the meat out, without shattering the shell and making a mess. You still will need a nut-pick (which doesn't come with this nutcracker). This costs more than the standard pliers-type nutcracker, but is worth it.Customer Review: Great for Arthritis
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this last year for my mom who loves to eat pecans but due to arthritis had a hard time using a nut crackers. She loves it so she will not let anyone else use it. It is definitely worth the money.Customer Review: Good for some, Not for all.
Summary: 4 Stars
This unit is very comfortable to use and seems to be working fine. I recently recieved it and have cracked probally 5 dozen pecans, 2 dozen brazil nuts, and countless filberts/hazelnuts. Also works well with acorns and some hickories. I was not impressed with it on smaller nuts, pistachioes and small almonds. They tend to shift away or become partially cracked. I would use restraint when tackling nuts as it is all plastic in construction. But given that, if used with slow deliberate intent, whole brazil nuts and filberts are easily achieved on a constant basis. I usually take time to crack several nuts and collect their meats. This way I do not have to always grab the cracker. Overall I was very pleased with the function and feel of this.
I will offer this word as well. NOT for use with Black/American Walnuts. I have found nothing short of a hammer or vise works with these tough lil' nuts.
Customer Review: Worth the price.
Summary: 4 Stars
This product was recommended by Fine Cooking Magazine. They usually know what they are talking about. After years of pinched fingers and uncrackable nuts I was ready to pay $14.00 for a nut cracker. Well it works, even on Brazil nuts. But it often doesn't crack almonds if they are small. And it's kid friendly! I don't have to stop what I'm doing every other nut and crack it for them.