Customer Reviews

Swissmar Hand-Held Muddler

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it does it's job.
You can't make a Mojito without one.
I love it but found it to be a bit too short for my shaker ( my fat fingers keep hitting the top of the shaker )so I ordered a longer one too, that should not take anything any from this well made muddler.
It is comfortable and makes mashing the mint easy.
PS... don't forget the splash of bitters in your mojito's ... it's really makes a difference.

This is just great.

It looks like a work of art, with the brushed stainless and matte black plastic tip.

Very functional, too!

The black tip is plastic to keep it from scratching up the glass (or shaker), and has bumps to catch and hold the items to crush.

The stainless handle is hollow, which you could probably guess, but has no seams, weld marks or other imperfections. It basically looks like it was carved out of a solid block of stainless (only the lighter weight gives it away).

Very high quality, and inexpensive too. If you've been using wooden spoon handles, you'll love this.

Highly recommended.

Sean P. Logue, 2007

Purchased this strictly for making Old Fashioned's. I was a little concerned with not getting a wooden one since all the bars I go to use wooden ones. This muddler works great. The spikes on the bottom completely crush the sugar cubes and the muddler works great. Looks good too.

While it's excellent in all other aspects, it is just too short for a usual boston style glass tumbler, or a collins glass, or a pint glass for that matter. It's good for a rocks glass but I don't do much muddling in that kind of glass.

The macerating end does its job well when it can reach what you want, and I have found a use for this in crushing tomatos for bruschetta. (Saves cleanup from a food processor or blender.)

If you make Mojitos you MUST have a muddler. There's no other way around it.

I started with a wooden muddler, but it started stinking after a few uses. Sure, it only smelled like rum & lime, but was bacteria living in the wood as well?

This Swissmar muddler is well made and balanced correctly for hand use. It makes quick work of the cane sugar and mint leaves. It cleans well in the dishwasher, and is small enough to take on road trips.

Mojitos Rule!

It does the job as it is supposed to. The end in sturdy enough to nicely crush mint leaves (for Mojito :)) but soft enough not to damage the glass.

It's very light, but not in a way that would give you the feeling that you will deform it with your hand.

The item is beautiful and helpful. The smasher doesn't let the lemons slide, squeezing them greatly.

It seems to work sufficiently well to add some mint juice into my mojitos. Still, I'm not sure if it brings results one would expect from a perfect muddler. It fits my 'boot-rise' glasses just fine, but for taller glasses it is short (>5" I believe). Also the handle is not perfect - but you can't find a better one on Amazon.

Pretty simple: solid build (not that heavy, it's hollow inside), good looks, and capable of muddling. If you're like me, you might be wondering if it actually looks nice in person and whether it'll feel super cheap. Go for it. It'll be fine.

I like the fact that it's made of metal - it's strong & very easy to clean. It does a great job of muddling.