Customer Reviews

Norpro Stainless Steel Recipe Cocktail Shaker

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

 

 

This item USED to be sold at Pottery Barn stores but they discontinued it after it became the #1 returned item. I had one and returned it myself. After using it, it's really difficult to get the top back off. Seriously, I only got it off once myself, by banging it on a table. And I'm a pretty strong guy. The second time I used it and couldn't get the top off, I just went and returned it to PB. Stay away! Unless, of course the company redesigned it. However Norpro should be boycotted for producing a product with this flaw anyway!

This shaker makes a great gift and unlike other users the top is not hard to remove. A little twist while lifting and bam off comes the top and you are ready to crank out another round. I think some of the recipices could use a little tweaking but the good definetly outweighs the bad.

Decent for the money. The finish is a high polish chrome so it marks up easily. The top is much easier to get off than the Oggi Dial-a-drink shaker, but not as sollid of construction. The biggest downfall of this shaker is that the drink recipies are all mainly old school drinks and not very useful. The Oggi are much more updated and useful. It's a fine piece as a shaker though.

Got this (actually bought 2 on sale for $10 each) about a month ago and have used almost every night so far. No problems and the lid is very easy to get off. Well worth the price paid. Would have given full 5 stars if dishwasher recommended.

We received the Pottery Barn Cocktail Shaker as a gift, and if this is the same model (it certainly LOOKS just like it)as another reviewer said, but sold under a different brand, it should be BANNED! It is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to open it to clean it. The small round top cap can be coaxed off...grrrr...but opening the container requires a MAN, A KNIFE, AND A LOT OF ATTITUDE.
We still have this cocktail shaker, although I should have returned it as soon as we had used it once.
I constantly debate whether to just THROW IT OUT. Better to skip the martinis than to battle with this incredibly poorly made product. A jelly jar would be better than this. Be warned!