Zelco Mangia Portable 3-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 1, Red
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: ZelcoBrand: Zelco
Model: 16503
Color: Red
Product features:
- Individual knife, fork, and spoon set, with plastic cover
- Utensils made of 18/8 stainless steel
- Unique design nests the spoon and fork inside the knife handle
- Ideal for the office, travel, camping, picnics, and informal buffets
- Approximately 7 inches in length; dishwasher-safe
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Zelco Mangia Portable 3-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 1, Red
Customer Review: Great for a lunch box
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this set to bring to work with lunch and I'm quite happy with it. The knife is the main unit, it has a hollow rectangular tube for a handle, and the knife blade is set kitty corner in the tube leaving a triangular slot on either side of the blade you slide the spoon and fork handles into for storage, you then have a plastic clamshell cover that you fit over the heads of the utensils so you don't get any leftover lunch smeg on whatever you are storing the unit in, and the cover has a couple of plastic snaps to secure the cover over the utensils.
It is a decent solid set of utensils that won't bend or break under normal use. The size of the fork and spoon are a little smaller than a normal sized salad fork and teaspoon, but they are big enough so you don't really notice the size difference. The one design flaw I've found with this and is what lowers it to four stars instead of five is the clamshell cover.
It's made out of a brittle plastic that I've already managed to crack after only two weeks of it bouncing around in my backpack. A strip of duck tape fixed it easily enough, but it also has 3 thin plastic hinges on it that will eventually break. The two clamshell halves are held together at the top by a plastic hinge, and once you insert the utensils in the cover and close it, there are two more plastic tabs with hinges that snap into the other half of the clamshell to hold it closed on the other end. I'm figuring I'll get about a year of daily use out of it before the cover is all duck tape and held closed by rubber bands.
Description of Zelco Mangia Portable 3-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 1, Red
Mangia! A compact flatware set in 18/8 stainless steel, with a protective cover. The knife is the base of the set with the spoon and fork fitting snuggly. Easy to wash, dishwasher safe. This flatware set is perfect for your own personal set in the officeCreatively-designed, this three-utensil set makes a great gift for the office worker who likes to eat at his or her desk, or for the itinerate traveler, camper, or picnicker. Named Mangia!, Italian for ?eat!?, the set exudes a certain playfulness. Unsnap the plastic protective cover, and the three utensils are found nestled together. The triangular stems of the fork and spoon insert into the sides of the hollow square knife handle. Simple, but clever.
Each utensil is made of 18/8 stainless steel and measures about seven inches in length. The serrated blade of the knife is actually quite sharp, and will cut through meat with ease. Sets of six are available, as well as sets with different colored plastic tops. Pop into the dishwasher after use. --Ann Bieri
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