Spring Chef Professional Stainless Black Medium Reviews Summary

Sturdiness and Quality

Pros:

• "Product is excellent in terms of sturdiness, cleaning, etc."
• "The stainless steel blades are sturdy and efficient, cutting through even the toughest dough with ease."
• "This dough blender is really good quality and good price - I am very happy and pleased with it."
• "It feels sturdy in your hand when cutting the butter and the padded handle was really helpful not to lose my grip."
• "This blender is very sturdy and the blades are sharp. Well made."
• "Extremely sturdy and well-made of thick stainless steel with a solid bolt through the comfortable handle."
• "Very sturdy. Very well made, but handle is not wide enough for a person with large hands."

Cons:

• "The first one arrived Damaged with the blades bent, I returned and get a replacement which arrived undamaged."
• "The blade end bent with my second use."
• "First time using this, the blades bent. I had to unbend the blades multiple times while mixing."
• "Not large, no larger than others that I have, but most importantly the metal 'blades' are just butter soft and bent quickly."
• "But it arrived with razor sharp edges! The manufacturing process left a burr on one edge of each blade and a sharp edge on the other side."
• "The dough blender was strong and a nice (small) size. But the cutting edges were extremely rough, appearing not to have been properly finished."
• "I was able to easily bend it back into shape after taking the picture which means I can keep using it but also illustrates how weak the metal is."

Handle Comfort and Size

Pros:

• "The handle is comfortable to use, I really like it for creaming butter and sugar to make banana nut bread."
• "The handle grip is soft and the blender is sturdy and sharp."
• "I love my Spring Chef dough blender. I purchased the larger handle size even though my hands aren’t large and find it quite comfortable to use."
• "The handle is a nice ergonomic fit."
• "I love the grip on this pastry cutter because it’s soft and easy to hold which is a big deal with arthritic hands."
• "This is the perfect size for a smaller hand. The larger dough blenders are so wide, that they are uncomfortable for smaller hands."
• "The handle is perfect size for my hand (elderly baker)."

Cons:

• "Also, it is too small for a man’s hand. In use, the blade edge rubs my hand in a painful way."
• "This beautifully build, blender is a great example. Imagine my disappointment when I opened the package to find that it's size is more for a much smaller hand that mine (an adult male)."
• "I have small hands so I ordered the medium. It is smaller than even my small hand and so the metal edges cut into my hand every time I use it."
• "Like many have said, the biggest drawback to this product is that the handle is way too small/short."
• "I imagine that people with large hands might feel uncomfortable using this tool."
• "The handle may be a little narrow for big-handed folks."
• "The only complaint we have is the handle size, it really should be labeled as 'small' not medium."

Cleaning and Maintenance

Pros:

• "Cleans up really well also!"
• "Held up fine in the dishwasher."
• "Cleanup is a breeze too; the dough doesn't stick to the blades, and it's dishwasher safe for added convenience."
• "No special cleaning is needed just hot soapy water."
• "It’s easy to clean but use caution cleaning the blades - I use a dish brush to clean mine."
• "Clean up is also crazy easy. I usually rinse it and toss it in the dishwasher."
• "Clean up was surprisingly easy, even after working with gooey scone batter."

Cons:

• "It's a little hard to clean by hand, I don't have a dishwasher. But that's not the fault of the product."
• "It is a little difficult to clean off dough that sits long."
• "Then it kept wanting to spin while in use. Be careful. The dough will stick and you will need to keep cleaning it too."
• "Only down side is the cleaning part, but that’s the downside for all cooking and baking projects."
• "Using this product as shipped would cut my hands when I cleaned it."
• "I was so disappointed with this pastry cutter. It was recommended as a best buy on another site but the plastic handle pivots around so it’s impossible to control the cutter when you push down."
• "The dough doesn't stick in the blades, The curve on the bottom and the bars curling around the edge means it gets to everything."

Design and Appearance

Pros:

• "The mint handle is soft and pretty."
• "I really like how this item is made - it's a good sturdy utensil, the metal goes all the way up so you don't have the plastic 'dog ears'."
• "Its strong and appropriate gauge steel. It is a punch stamped item."
• "It is made of a heavy gauge stainless with a sort of soft feeling black plastic handle."
• "I’ve needed one for ever! This was such a cute color but was very affordable so I didn’t expect much."
• "Also, I love the color pink that I ordered, I have a few things in my kitchen that are pink, and that puts a smile on my face."
• "I was pleasantly surprised to find it arrived nicely packaged in its own box, was sturdy and well made with a rubber grip colored handle."

Cons:

• "I hate it when products arrive and they are tiny in comparison to what you expect."
• "Wish it wasn't made in china, but description gave no clue."
• "An issue that keeps cropping up with Amazon products, is that it is often difficult to get an idea of the size of items."
• "Strong metallic odor and taste comes off the blades. Wonder if it is really “stainless steel” as advertised."
• "The black handle is about 1/2 inch shorter than the old one was."
• "But unless you have Trump hands, be sure to order the LARGE SIZE."
• "SIZE, I ordered this without paying close attention to size... GET THE LARGE."