Customer Reviews

Norpro 3286 7-Piece Cast-Aluminum Rosette/Timbale Set

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

These are wonderful. I was scared at first, there was so maney reviews that they would stick. I had no trouble at all. .jean Good

Made a double batch of rosettes last night, and it went fairly smoothly. There is more of a problem with the batter falling off the irons than I've had using my in-laws' [perhaps twenty years old] Norpro irons, but I managed. It's true these are cast aluminum instead of iron, but I had more luck with batter sticking when they weren't as hot, so I think the problem has more to do with surface finish than material choice.

I do think I'll make replacement handles for them with a piece of word and some lag bolts from the hardware store. The double iron thing is kind of a pain for dipping, and I've got some blistered knuckles where I got too close to the pan as the handle's a little on the short side. Additionally, a little notch in the wood would be awesome for perching the handle on the side of the pan while you're dipping the next one...

I bought these because the description says they are cast iron. They are NOT cast iron. They are aluminum. I even had my materials scientist husband look at them and he confirmed they were not cast iron. The reason why it is better to have cast iron is because the iron holds the heat better when you are heating the irons in the oil and when you dip them in the batter the batter will cook onto the iron because it is so hot. Because these were aluminum when dipping the iron into the batter, the batter didn't stick as well because it was not as hot. Hence, very thin pretzels.

I tried these anyway. They were ok, but cast iron ones are better.

This is my first bad review ever, this item is just horrible. You cannot use two molds at once since the prongs are too close together and they are impossible to fit. Since frying one at a time is very time conshming, i thought this gadget would be great......well NOT. I ended up using it just with one rosette mold. Bad construction... and no, you can just separate the arm to make room for both molds to be in place, husband also tried and it just will not work....

Even though I was looking for cast iron, this set worked perfectly fine. I didn't like the double handle. Single handle I had was much easier. My Grandmother would be happy with results. Brought back happy memories.

I love making Rosettes and the other things. I just wish I had noticed it was a double and not a single iron. I would have preferred the single, but this is good.

I love the Rosette irons. All the irons came in handy for the bake sale we had at our apartment complex, and our Halloween party. Everyone loved them.

Delivery was prompt, packaging was secure and Product is AMAZING! I had not one problem with this Rosette Iron. You must separate the prongs to 3" or more when you first get it because it is compact in the box and it even tells you to do so in the instructions. Rosettes came off the iron without a problem. The design irons screw on easy to the base and STAY without loosening up. PERFECT Cookies and a great childhood memory brought back to me. I highly recommend them!

This set of rosette irons was exactly like the ones my mother and her mother used when I was a child in Iowa. I used an electric frying pan to heat the vegetable oil and that worked very well as it kept the oil at the right temperature and at the right depth. You might want to use a deeper pan for making the pastry shells, though. The set has two tines on the handle so you can cook two of the rosettes at the same time. I used the recipe that came with the set, but there are hundreds of recipes on the internet that would work just as well. Bottom line...this is a great product that works well.

My mom and I have been making these cookies since I was a little girl, and we lost our iron a few years ago. We decided to go with this product due to the price, but regret it every second. We got 6 cookies out of our recipe because the batter would not stick to the iron! I don't know if it's too hot, or not hot enough, but all I know is we tried EVERYTHING and were unable to get any more from this iron. Like I said, we've made these for about 25 years and never had a problem, so it's not like we don't know how to use it properly. Go with the more expensive one!