Norpro 370 Bread Slicerand Guide with Crumb Catcher
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Norpro 370 Bread Slicerand Guide with Crumb Catcher
Customer Review: The best thing since unsliced bread!
Summary: 5 Stars
This product definitely increases my enjoyment of having a bread machine. When used properly, you get nice even slices that can be evenly toasted, or hearty sandwiches, or made into French toast.
This is a very simple tool but the craftsmanship is fine. You do need a long knife to make the best use; I have a 10 inch bread knife that I recommend.
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The only way you can adjust the width of the slices is by moving the bread in the guide and even then, getting two slices a uniform width will take some talent. The set width is just fine for my needs.
Customer Review: In effective Bread Slicer
Summary: 1 Stars
The product looks good and is built well, but it is not long enough to accomadate the whole loaf of bread, you have to slice some of the loaf then remove those slices so you can finish the loaf. Besides the slicer not being long enough it is also not high enough which makes it harder to start slicing each slice of bread, one would think you could put the loaf in and the slicer would be higher than the loaf of bread allowing you to put the knife in the slicer to slice the bread. With this slicer you have to start slicing before you get to the slicer deviders, of course that makes for uneven slices.
I would not purchase this product again, it is not worth the money they are asking for it due to the above reasons.
Customer Review: No more torn up bread!
Summary: 4 Stars
Purchased so that my 9 year old daughter could cut bread to make her own sandwiches. I grind my own wheat and make our bread, so the kids have to cut it if they are going to really be independent making sandwiches and toast. It was difficult for her to cut even slices and she often made a mess of my "labor of love!" This slicer has helped alot. She no longer has to stop me from whatever I'm doing to have me cut the bread for her. The only "con" is it's size. I managed to make a space under the counter for it, but it's a bit larger than I'd like. The crumb-cathcer is a nice feature as well. I have her use a non skid piece of fabric under to keep it from sliding when she's cutting. All in all it is a great product!Customer Review: Poorly Designed Slicer
Summary: 1 Stars
My husband purchased this slicer for me as a gift. I was really looking forward to being able to slice my loaves of homemade bread evenly. No such luck. The sides of this slicer are WAY TOO FAR APART! I don't know who designed this but they obviously didn't test it with a standard size loaf of bread. The bread knife won't stay in the far slot as you slice unless you go so slow that you can barely slice through the bread. And, the guides aren't even as long as a standard loaf of bread so you can only slice about half a loaf at a time. I was very disappointed in this slicer and would have returned it but I had already thrown the box away :-( My mistake. I wouldn't recommend this slicer to anyone.Customer Review: If only NO stars was a rating option....
Summary: 1 Stars
The concept is excellent; the quality is weak. I should have listened to those reviewers who warned about this bread slicer guide being flimsy, but no, I had to see for myself. I assembled it properly and was delighted when my first few slices, fresh from the Zojirushi (also purchase here) came out lovely, even, with the perfect thickness. I used a very thin 10" brand new bread knife that was perfect for the thin slicing slots. Then my husband gave it a try, and I heard a snap. One side had broken off, cracked at the bottom, screw popped out, the other end hanging there with no hope of being repaired. Needless to say, it is going back to Amazon right away. Very disappointing.