Poorly designed gimmick - get real kitchen tools instead
593962
I cannot understand how this has so many positive reviews. Yes, it's cute. Yes, it's not terribly expensive. But it's essentially unusable as a cutting board. First, it won't stay flat when unfolded, so you end up cutting on a rocking surface. Second, folding it up while it's full of chopped food is cumbersome at best. Do yourself a favor and buy a good quality cutting board and separate strainer and stay away from this gimmick.
739448
I am not sure who the engineer is that thought adding a UNLOCK button to a one handed kitchen appliance, but they did not get their degree from MIT or ever use the device one they built it.  This project is the WORST kitchen tool I have ever owned.  I have 2 Cuisinart Stick Mixers that I purchased over 15 years ago.  I wanted another one to take traveling in order to mix my protein shakes on the road.  Since this one weights the most, I use it at home.  This mixer takes two hands to operate leaving the bowl or cup to move and spill.  When mixing my fruit, the mixer often turns off so then I must unlock it, turn it on and hold the cup.  Every poor design.
1709842
The whisk attachment works fine but the blender attachment is such a bad fit that it seems like it's the wrong one completely. Keeping it attached to the handle requires I hold it on so hard that my arm gets tired, which is saying a lot because I'm pretty strong. The rotation is so weak that it can even make bubbles in soapy water. Either mine is defective or it's just a piece of crap. I bought it to make mayo in a jar, but then ended up having to put it in a regular blender because after 10 minutes of blending with this device I still had streaks of loose oil that weren't even mixed in. I could have made better mayo blending with a fork.
1702539
If you are planning to use it occasionally don't get it, this is more like a souvenir and tend only to look good on your granite countertop. It won't help to prevent cross contamination (bread board is right between meat and fish board) So don't get excited that each knife and cutting board is used for different types of food. Design is useless if it's not practical, this product is a waste of money.

+1 Design.
-1 Cheap plastic.
-1 Knives not comfortable, sharpless and the grip is beyond bad, asking for injury.
-1 "Cutting" boards will slide around, not safe. There are nothing on bottom as shown in promotional video and they are small.
-1 Not durable.
3259703
I bought this as a replacement for my horizontal spiralizer that got broken in a move (the one you have to push sideways). A vertical press seemed to make more sense, so I ordered this. However, the designer didn't think being a spiralizer was enough, so they tried to make this a mandoline slicer/julienne cutter TOO. Unfortunately, this makes for an odd and ineffective product. I couldn't figure out how it worked, at first, but once you figure out how to place the blades, you see that the food comes down at JUST THE EDGE of the blade. Huh? sometimes it made a spiral, but most times it didn't. Going back!
4859339
Really great idea poorly done plus a ridiculous size.  At most you'd get 3 shallow slices per side (the divider is very big and the pan is not very deep). I'll never use it - returned the item. Someone should make a true 1/2 pie pan (solid, I can't imagine the removable bottom would work well either)
2802306
The steal is good but the design is lacking.  It's too short to use a rocking motion with the curved blade and the blade is too curved to use a triditional chopping motion. It's essentially only good for decoration, it's just not functional.
2907417
I really wanted to like this one. I bought it, along with another that I returned without even using (because it was so badly designed). This one looked so much more promising, and I was excited to give it a try.

I soon found out, however, that if you use the actual mold to cut your dough, as you are supposed to, things start to get dicey.

First, no matter how much I floured the darn thing, I could not get it to release the little bits that came away in the lattice design cutter. Annoying, sure, but it also slows down production considerably.

Second, when you cut with the cutters, you end up with a piece of dough that is exactly the size of the outer rim of the press. The problem with this is that, when the dough is placed, it needs to be slightly bigger so that it can dip into the cavity, allowing it to be filled. I ended up taking each piece I had cut and using my rolling pin to make it just a little bigger, so it would work.

Another issue is that the dough is hard to align properly so that it goes together along the edge when it's even close to the size of the cutter, and if you roll it out to get it big enough, you end up having to cut away the excess along the edge, anyway.

So, the cutter is nearly useless with the press and sticks on the lattice side, and the press is fiddly to the point of aggravation. I promptly returned the whole thing. So why did I give it two stars, instead of one?

Well, The design is sort of pretty, and you could use the cutter to cut your pieces (slowly, because of the sticking), and then fill them on a board and press them carefully with a fork, and it would make pretty pies. But, then, you could do that all by hand with a drinking glass as your cutter, and make a true lattice by hand, and it wouldn't take really any more time. So you decide!

I would recommend the turnover/calzone style of press. I own this one - http://amzn.com/B005EW5Z1I - and it truly works well. It makes a bigger pie, but it is very easy to use and the end product is delicious. There are smaller versions, like to make Chinese dumplings, but I haven't tried any yet, and cannot make a suggestion in that category.
4935237
I bought one of these for my cousin's wedding. She requested something like the "Slap Chop." I happened upon this at Target and thought since it was KitchenAid brand, which makes amazing mixers (mine works like new and is older than I am!), that this would be great, too. It's not. Not at all. I thought that I would test it out while prepping my crock pot freezer meals. I was expecting it to be so amazing that I'd keep this one for myself (since it's used) and then buy another for my cousin. This just sucked. I had to press really hard to get it to go through anything and then the presser-thing would be jammed in the down position, so I had to yank it back up. I tried it on several different vegetables and had the same problem with all of them.
4193270
This was a silly purchase on my part.  The handles make these tools take up way too much room.  They aren't easily kept in a drawer or in a crock.  Perhaps one removable handle like this for the whole set that fit over a standard, slim handle would make this idea more practical.
174474
As someone who has spent a good deal of my life in a professional kitchen, I often buy new gadgets just to see what I think.  I should have read what others on Amazon think before purchasing this.  Complete waste of time and money.  They don't seal well, so egg leaked out of them into the pot.  Unless you are using extra-jumbo eggs, they will not fill the container, so you get a dome shaped egg with a flat bottom.  Useless for deviled eggs.  They are very diffcult to clean.  Any oil or Pam you use will affect the taste of the egg.  It took longer to unscrew the top and remove the egg than it would to peel a hardboiled egg.  By the way, the fast way to do that is to plunge them into very cold water.  Makes peeling much easier, even with very fresh eggs.
1139411
I'm in total agreement with the 'lack of power' comments here. We got this to supplement our kitchen gadgetry when a quick mix was needed. This mixer is OK for liquids but if you put it into anything stiffer than cake batter - forget it. You might as well breakout the whisk and elbow grease.

This is a sad representation of a fairly reputable company. I am impressed that so many people gave this thing high reviews. It makes me wonder if they are using it for cooking or decoration...
2065288
Get a kitchen aid and don't waste your dollars on this.  It does not mix well and you will end up doing it by hand.
4615288
A gadget for this and gadget for that.  Sorry but I don't want a kitchen over stuffed with gadgets.  All you need is a good knife and you can do most things.  Ridiculous that people will spend money on anything these days.
850116
Good idea -- poor execution.  First, the Tongs don't open wide enough.  It really doesn't do as good of a job of chopping salad mix as just ordinary kitchen shears.  Second, it is super bulky and takes up a lot of room.  Third, it is difficult to clean.  Fourth, it is not that sharp and requires a lot of effort.  Overall, I should have sent it back, but I'm hoping I'll find some use for it.  Darn -- I really wanted to like it.
1591097
Looked like a great idea.... JAFG: Just Another Gadget.  Hard to store in a reasonable counter drawer,  and I am so used to draining with a lid that it has been used once.  I'm sure that it is a great timesaver for anyone who can't sharpen two knives together, but its really a crutch.  Learn to cook and it gathers dust.
2926003
This spice rack is better looking than it actually performs.  The actual rack turns well and is nice, but the jars are cheap plastic and the tops don't screw on as easily as they should.  Measuring out spices is a hassle - the auto-measure function works well half of the time (for spices that are rarely used), but if you need more than a couple clicks, the spice hasn't had time to settle into the compartment and you end up beating it on the counter to get it to settle down into the slots.  When that becomes too aggravating, you decide to just pour it out of the top into a measuring spoon.  FAIL.  The pull-cap top is poorly designed as well.  One side has 1 pour slot, which works okay most of the time.  The other side has 3 smaller slots, which either creates a huge mess, as each slot is specially designed to make the contents miss the spoon, or ruins your soup as your gentle "sprinkle" taps cause the spice to gush out unexpectedly.  I suggest sticking to the tried-and-true, no gimmicks regular, old-fashioned spice jars (which you can use these as if you don't mind taking the time to unscrew each ill-threaded cheap cap).