Customer Reviews

Kitchen Aid 6-Piece Gadget Set, Red

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I'm a big guy and I like big and heavy duty kitchen gadgets. These didn't disappoint in that regard.

The can opener appears well built. However, the drive wheel has very shallow teeth that slip on the can even though the sharp cutting wheel requires little drive effort to penetrate the metal can top. Squeezing the handles with a very firm grip mostly overcomes this problem with only a little residual slippage, but that eliminates the expected advantage of a large can opener with a lot of leverage. The opened can lid seems much sharper than those produced from my inexpensive and functional Swing-Away can opener. On the very first can I opened, I brushed a finger tip against the edge of the lid and received a very deep cut. The Swing-Away can opener I had been using apparently produces more of a cut & rolled edge that seems much less dangerous.

The whisk handle is comfortable and it works well. I think I prefer a lighter whisk with a hollow handle and I definitely prefer a completely smooth surface that's easier to clean. The Kitchenaid logo has molded and recessed features that require a little extra cleaning effort.

The peeler works well. The large handle is easy to grip (I have large hands), but it does take up a lot of space in the gadget drawer. The clip on plastic blade cover is a nice touch to keep the blade from banging into other gadgets and nicking them or dulling, but I wonder how many minutes it'll be before I lose the plastic cover.

The spatula is well designed and well built. The silicone rubber is slightly harder than a Rubbermaid commercial spatula I had, but it oozed silicone oil and was discarded. This spatula is soft enough to flex as needed, but probably not so soft that it'll ooze silicone. Again, I'd like a smooth handle that was as easy to clean as possible. Decent marks here, but the molded Kitchenaid logo again requires a little extra effort to clean.

The grater is nice and heavy duty. No complaints.

The ice cream scoop is solid and well built. The surface polish is mirror smooth. However, with hard ice cream, the ice cream spade (sold separately) works better with much less effort. Even with the spade, scooping frozen ice cream is a bit awkward and requires a lot of force. This scoop will require hard ice cream to be microwaved to soften it before it can be scooped. I have an old commercial Hamilton Beach ice cream scoop with the completely hemispherical thin walled stainless scoop and a ratcheting thumb mechanism that drives a band inside the scoop to release the ice cream. It scoops hard ice cream more easily and releases it more easily than the pretty new Kitchenaid ice cream scoop.

Overall, these are large and heavy duty tools that are certainly well made. I don't think durability will be an issue. Some of the tools could have been designed a bit better. A+ for materials and workmanship. A- to C- for the various pieces for ergonomics and functional design. This set is good, but for the price it should be very good. It wasn't quite up to the very high standards I have come to expect from Kitchenaid.

I'd probably be more charitable, but the half inch gash on the end of my left middle finger makes typing this review a bit painful. At least it finally stopped bleeding whenever I flexed my finger. I'll be more careful with the Kitchenaid can opener.

I have to say I disagree with the other reviewer-sorry! I didn't buy this exact set as it appears here, I wish I had seen this before I bought all of the pieces individually! These are really nice, heavy, substantial pieces, and are so nice to use. I can't comment on the grater, I do not own it, but the rest are easy to use and clean, and are very comfortable in the hand to use. I am a believer that this set is worth every penny!!!

I bought this set and was very pleased until the grater just snapped at the handle. This implies that there is a support problem with the manufacturers design.

Had this set for three years now. Spatula, peeler, whisk are great. Scoop is average. Grater doesn't get used because the Microplane ones are so much more effective. Can opener is the worst I've had - keeps slipping off the can. The $2 no name model is 10 times better. All hold up real well, which is good for the first four and not for the last two ;) I'd buy the good ones separately if you can get them on sale.

everything seems to work fine, although we do have another similar kitchen aid can opener that slips a little bit, but is still functional. All of the pieces are attractive and feel good in your hand; decent price for the set.

This gadget set is heavy duty and very useful. I enjoy using all the pieces in the set, especially the ice cream scoop. I also like the peeler.

Purchased this as a Christmas gift. As far as I know, the utensils worked well, I haven't heard anything negative at least!!

I'm still waiting for my KITCHEN AID 6-PIECE GADGET SET,RED
so I do not know yet how to rate it.
All the other items I ordered I'll give them a 5 star rating
but your shipping I'll give it a 1
Nothing personal my frinds,I'll wait patiently.
Hope you send it soon.

Thanks and have a great day.