Carpathen Campfire Roasting Sticks Marshmallow Reviews Summary

Design and Functionality

Pros:

• "Like the way the sticks telescope in and out for easier storage and then for easy reach to the campfire."
• "They turn with very little effort."
• "Telescoping handle much easier for storage and comes with a sturdy storage pouch."
• "Great design: double prong, swivels and extends to avoid burning hands and color-coded for multiple users."
• "Each roaster has telescopic ability and a creative effortless turning system built into each individual handle."
• "The extension provided is perfect, keeps the little ones away from the hot fire!"
• "The telescopic feature is nice for the small kiddos so no popping embers equal dropped sticks in the fire."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, the quality and durability is questionable. One of the poles broke almost immediately during the first use."
• "The prongs on the end of the sticks are too close together which makes it hard to roast more than one marshmallow at a time."
• "Really sharp tines which don't feel safe for young kids."
• "But only on the second use one of the handles completely separated from the metal rod....not sure how long the rest will last."
• "The telescoping pieces don't lock in place and the top was spinning around when we put hot dogs on them."
• "One of the sticks broke within a few minutes of using them and the marshmallows dont stay on very well. Not worth the money"
• "When the stick is extended its supposed to lock in place. When I went to put a marshmallow on the prongs of mine the stick starts collapsing."

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "Nice to know there are still some companies who stand behind their products!"
• "These sticks are the melding of the good parts of both - heavy duty and retractable."
• "Pretty sturdy and seem like they will be durable."
• "These forks are high quality."
• "They appear well made and easy to clean."
• "They seem to be pretty sturdy. I was able to hold 3 hot dogs on it with no problems."
• "Very well made and sturdy."

Cons:

• "I did take one star away because I am not fond of the fact that the wooden handle is loose from the metal."
• "Very sharp points that look like someone made with a wire cutter. Cheap sticks that we would not ever use."
• "The tines seem a little short, and they seem a little flimsy if you have anything heavy."
• "Overall, they felt flimsier than expected. I couldn’t tell if the wooden ends were actually a lightweight wood or a plastic."
• "Second and my biggest complaint is that they are flimsy."
• "Definitely not 'heavy duty' as advertised. Three of them came apart as soon as we telescoped them to open them up."
• "These are nice at first but some broke after about 10 uses."

Cleaning and Maintenance

Pros:

• "Cleaned up easily... even the stickiness from the marshmallows."
• "The ends washed up easily after a quick soak in soapy water."
• "Even the blackened hardened marshmallow washed off easily and no sticky handle residue."
• "After roasting marshmallows they were a sticky mess. I soaked them in water, washed with a mild soap and they came super clean!"
• "They clean very easily with an sos pad... they still look 100% new!"
• "Love that these are easy to clean."
• "They’re very easy to use. I loved that you could turn them with your finger."

Cons:

• "I didn't like cleaning them but no roasting stick is fun to clean."
• "Two of them are showing difficulty with getting clean and seem to have some sort of staining on them... Hoping a steel wool pad can assist with that otherwise I might need to reevaluate this rating."
• "The wooden handle doesn't hold up all that well in the dishwasher, so I'd recommend hand washing them."
• "Also, these are extremely difficult to clean."
• "Whenever someone took their marshmallow off the fire to inspect the color of the marshmallow the poker end would slide down."
• "These are not stainless steel as stated in the description. The coating is flaking off on the two we used."
• "The item feels lightweight and I worry about their longevity."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "I would absolutely order from this awesome little company again! Super customer service and a truly wonderful Product at a great price!"
• "Great customer service hands down."
• "The customer service is absolutely phenomenal!!"
• "Seriously great customer service! Amazon told me they wouldn’t arrive by Christmas, when originally they were supposed to. But they got here on Christmas Eve and the seller emailed me to check that the product was good."
• "the seller is super helpful and shipping is fast."
• "Good quality storage bag, great customer service, easy to clean."
• "Def recommend to others for purchase."

Cons:

• "It took 3 shipments before I got a product that wasn't damaged but they was a shipping issue."
• "First time we used these and one of the sticks broke in half."
• "Got these for roasting marshmallows. Had several teenage kids around a fire, and one of the stick had the telescoping end pop off."
• "The part that allows these to extend wore out pretty fast."
• "One of the sticks did end up snapping at the handle after attempting to put on two hot dogs."
• "The carrying case is a little thin and seems cheap."
• "Returned them - ugh"