Tough to just chop....one speed control doesnt help either
591097
I got the black and decker ergo 3 cup here and before i opened it i saw this ninja at target for twentytwo dollars and bought this also as it looked more promising than ergo. I wanted to compare both side by side. I was instantly impressed when i saw this as it has 2 pairs of blades in the place of ergos 1 pair. The pros of this are
1. They have added a cap on top of chopping cup so that the underside of motor doesn't get dirty like black and decker.
The cons are:
1. It is tough to just chop which was the primary reason i wanted this for. It grinds too finely to like a tabouleh consistency.
2. The one speed on button doesn't help either...unless u pay careful attention veggies gets too finely chopped . The ergo on the other hand has 2 speeds which helps when u need chunkier cuts
I kept the black and decker and this is going back. It will work very well to make sauces or mince garlic and stuff but chopping is tough for this.
1581024
Ever since I was... well, old enough to proclaim I wanted a motorcycle I wanted to get a remote controlled motorcycle.  Twenty years later I attained my motorcycle license and bought a real bike, however, I still had a childhood desire to drive an R/C motorcycle across my living room floor and harass the dog with it.  I thought this Tyco R/C racer would do the trick... I was dead wrong.

The first issue I had was with the controls and starting the bike.  The controller is shaped like the handlebars on an actual bike.  The controls operate almost identically as you have to engage the throttle to get the bike going or press the "turbo," button.  I discovered the turbo button was probably designed for people not having their parents present to give the bike a gentle push to get it going.  You cannot simply place the bike upright, engage the throttle and watch it go.  It took me three minutes to figure that out (RTFM mate?).

The problem with the control in this regard is that you either just use the turbo button or you need to have someone present to push the bike.  This was a poor move on Tyco's part.

The next control issue, and probably the most pertinant, is the steering.  A ball bearing inside the controls determines pitch in order to steer in accordance with the direction the controller is steered.  In other words, if you lean left it is supposed to go left.  Either I got a defective one or the other reviewers know something I do not as when I lean left the bike steers right and vice versa.  Sounds fun right?  Well, if it worked right it would be.

At first I thought I was holding the controls upside down but one glance at the decal 'gauges' on the controller told me I was holding it correctly.  A standard, although mundane, controller should have been used since it does not have more varibales for Mr. Murphy's Law to come in and screw around.  And even when I finally got the controls figured out, steering the bike is exceptionally difficult.  The bike literally turns like an 18-wheeler only it's speed makes it impossible for even the most modest of turns.  This R/C is a glorified sprinter.

So this bike does have speed.  I'll admit I was super excited at first when I got it to go only it went so fast out of my hands that it sprinted across the kitchen floor, out the doggy door and right into my roommate on the other side of the door and scared her to death.  I still laugh when I remember seeing the bike go through the doggy door and then hearing a crash and a scream on the other side... *sigh* good times.

The incredible speed was confirmed again when I took the R/C into the garage and let it loose to test the range.  It went right out the garage door in a flash... and right into my brother's car (sorry Chris!).  However, this also suggests the bike has considerable durability since it cracked the bumper on my brother's car, but the bike got right back up and went for another round!

However, I then noticed a serious problem.  Even as a sprinter, the bike would not accept a signal from the controller after 15-20 feet.  Sprint cars require a long distance to be of any real value.  On top of that, the bike does not get up on it's own and requires to be set up and pushed whenever it tips, which is frequently.  This means you're walking over and setting it up every five seconds.  That loses the novelty fast.  Not to mention it ruins the 'stunts' as you have time for maybe one manuever if you can hit the flip button fast enough.

If the range were better, this bike would be just good enough to keep but one cannot expect a toy owner to run alongside with it since the range is so limited so it lost its value with me quickly.

All in all, this Tyco R/C is just not worth as much money as it is.  If it had better range or four wheels it would be.  I have more fun with those cheap R/C helicopters that are a fraction of the cost anyway.  They're a much better investment and they hold their own better.
977933
Something needs to be done because it requires even greater effort to transport those delicate slices over to my bowl or plate.  Slicer creates a very slippery cut and cannot be handled quite easily as I had thought.  Great product but needs a minature crane like device with a spatula like device with grip on which slices can be placed temporarily during transport.  Oh, and it has to have turbo power to speed up this process due to browning that occurs if not consumed quickly.
1402049
Unfortunately, the chopper simply did not chop.  It could not cut through the skin of onions or red peppers.  It took more effort and force than what was demonstrated on the videos for this product.
3305114
I bought these after watching an advertisement, I was looking for something like this to use for cutting coupons and opening hard plastic packages. I watched the demonstration video multiple times to make sure I was using it right but to no avail. The Slice cutter definitely is a safety cutter, you can touch it and it doesn't feel sharp but it does cut paper. My problem is that it doesn't cut very well. I stacked up 2 newspaper pages and attempted multiple times to cut out certain squares for practice. 1 out of 10 times the paper was cut through. Every other time the bottom pieceof paper was left partially uncut, not convenient or efficient at all. It's faster to just use scissors. I have tried many different methods, angling my hand etc but am still getting the same results. I don't feel that this slicer is all it's cracked up to be, unless I just received a faulty one.
I do like how small it is and the shape is great, holding onto it and maneuvering it is easy. I was really hoping to rave about it!
93189
Tee product is good for items such as tomatoes but not for anything even mildly hard.  My wife could cut tomatoes if she cut them to 1/4th the size with the chopper but it was very difficult to chop onions.  She had to cut them to 1/8th to 1/16th the size to be able to chop them.  The blades on the chopper are as sharp as a very cheap knife.  I can glide my fingers accross them without worrying about my finger being cut.  This would make a great product if the blades were as sharp as a decent knife.  Definitely worth $19.99 if the blades were sharper or if you are really strong.  I would not pay more than $7 plus tax for it as it is right now.
3847978
Is there any other way to chop ice?  Well, I suppose so - but none of the others are half as easy or fast!
329696
I received this as a gift last Christmas. It was more convenient than using a blender as it's smaller and easier to clean but the locking lid is a pain. Very difficult to line up as it can lock 2 different ways but only one way will allow the safety lock to disengage. When it tried to use it the last time the tab broke off, rendering this chopper useles. Performance wise, it choopped dry foods better and more evenly than wet. Wet food got stuck on the sides and didn't chop good at all.
3231540
meh. I got this for grinding an herb mixture (it comes in a little plastic bottle with a grinder that can be a pain). I would not recommend this one. Get one of the ones that runs automatically when inverted.

The problem is two-fold.
1. There's no "on" setting, so you have to push and hold (and the button's not that easy to keep depressed). Not a big deal except for...

2. The grind speed is SLOW. Like, a slow snail climbing up a metal slide on a cold day kinda slow. As it slowly churns out my freshly ground seasoning, I can't help but hear each rotation of the gears as moments of my life slipping away.
3703518
Good tool would be great only if the variable speed feature was built into the trigger. It is not, its a separate control feature at the back of the handle. So when you are scrolling through wood and you need a different speed for going across the grain from when you were going along with the grain, well you know this tool becomes a problem. When cutting wood there is no one speed from beginning of cut to end of cut. There will always be knots in your way. My old crapsman that this replaces does this just fine.
3338089
I was so excited to try this salad chopper, because I make salad on a regular basis. I  have always used a regular kitchen scissors and other times, I use another brand salad chopper with dual blades.
Pro: It cuts your salad
Cons: Bulkiness slows you down from cutting faster
It's easier to use a regular kitchen scissors
Because it only has one blade it  you have to chop twice as much as a dual blade salad chopper
Did not feel comfortable in my hand while chopping.
Made getting into the salad bowl awkward because the design needs to be tweaked.

Overall, while it does cut your salad, you don't need this because it doesn't do a better or faster
job then a kitchen scissors. If you are looking for speed, buy a dual blade salad chopper. This
item for me failed to make it useful enough to want to keep the gadget in my kitchen. I like OXO
products, but this product needs to go back to the drawing board.
1549139
Okay, this does blend pretty well but it has one major, annoying feature.  For some reason, maybe a government-required safety feature, there is a button on the top of the stick that you have to push in while simultaneously pressing the low or high speed button to start the stick.  If you let go of the speed button you have to start the process all over again.  What possible purpose does this serve?  You really can't cut your fingers off with this thing.  I have seen other Cuisinart blending sticks that don't have this thing.  What gives?  I hope it wears out fast so I can buy one that doesn't have the button on top.
730409
I received this can opener for Christmas.  Having been born with one hand, can openers have always been my enemy. I've never found a good electric can opener that I don't want to throw across the room. Usually I just get a standard $2 can opener and jam the handle up under my rib cage which, obviously, is uncomfortable but gets the job done.  I had high hopes when I asked for this.  The reviews are great.  I thought that the locking feature would make things much easier. Nope.  The geared wheel that grips on to the lip of the can and rotates seems to have a very difficult time gripping the lip without slipping off. Ultimately it's been one of the worst can openers I've used.
3822284
The chopper does an OK job.  Tends to beat up the tomatoes better than it chops them.  Harder vegetables do chop better.  All in all I was able to make some decent salsa with it but I definitely get better results out of a food processor.  Good for the convenience but not a replacement for more advanced kitchen machines.
1474968
I used to have a Cuisinart blender for YEARS! I made hundreds of smoothies using it. I use bananas, frozen strawberries, and milk. With my old blender, you just press the button down for a few seconds and it would pull all the ingredients down and mix them into a delicious smoothie. Completely blended. This blender, however, does not have a strong enough motor. The process for making the same smoothie with this blender involves pressing the button to mix for 3 seconds then having to manually stir the mixture with a spoon and repeating several times. Very time consuming (for a smoothie) and it just didn't result in as good of smoothies.

Also, You need to clean the cup out IMMEDIATELY because the blades are IN the bottom of the cup and are not removable. I didn't know this before I bought the blender but it is a very big pain to clean blades that are at the bottom of a cup!

I would suggest buying another blender if you plan on making smoothies. This one couldn't even handle a mudslide. Alcohol and ice were too much for it to handle. I'm going to go buy one of the small ninjas. Don't waste your time on this one. Yes, its cheap but its not a good value.
3386798
While I like this for chopping up some veggies very small, I particularly wanted it to chop up kale very finely for salads and it does not work well with leafy greens.  It basically just spins them around in the container.  If you want to chop something light, try a food processor.  But if you don't have much space, are willing to work for it (it takes a lot of pulls sometimes to get things chopped finely), and are chopping more bulky things, this should work well.
3650204
I tried two of these.  Both dies on me within a 60 days.  Very frustrating.

The motor is underpowered.  You can hear the motor slow and strain when cutting roast beef, turkey, salami, and cheese..

The slicing controls are good.  And, it was easy to clean and maintain.

But, I do not recommend purchasing this product. (Note: I rarely write negative reviews.