Norpro 370 Bread Slicerand Guide with Crumb Catcher
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: NorproBrand: Norpro
Model: 370
Product features:
- Crumbs fall neatly into a removable catcher
- Generous slicing surface accommodates any size loaf
- Handsome hardwood crumb catcher steadies the unit and protects counters and tabletops
- Acrylic slicing guides ensure uniform slices
- Easy cleanup, simply dump the crumbs the from crumb catcher and wipe down the crumb catcher and slicing guide
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Norpro 370 Bread Slicerand Guide with Crumb Catcher
Customer Review: perfect little kitchen aid
Summary: 5 Stars
It's amazing that a simple, practical little product like this could generate such controversy! I almost didn't buy it because of all the negative reviews, but was convinced by the balance of the good reviews, and I'm very happy that I did. I've only recently started baking bread after about 25 years. Used to roll and knead and let rise, etc., because my dearly departed grandmother (Bessie May) made white bread so good, it melted in your mouth, and I wanted that memory, and her recipe, to live forever. Eventually I stopped, because I was never going to keep it up too long for all the work it took. A week ago, though, I ordered a $60 Sunbeam bread machine from Amazon (I'm on a budget), found the Bushman honey wheat recipe from Outback on the Internet, and I've been living in heaven ever since. Something this delicious, this healthy, with so little effort or expense is just too good to be true. And to top it all off -- I now have a nifty little bread slicer that makes the job that much easier!
First, let me address some of the more common criticisms on this site: This tool is exactly as described: acrylic screwed into pine. You cannot manhandle, bang it around or otherwise mistreat it, or it will probably break. Second, the slice size is not adjustable, but you do get, in a matter of maybe 60 seconds, an entire loaf neatly divided into slices neither too thick nor too thin, ready to eat, freeze, or plan lunches a week ahead. As far as the platform being too wide, I presently have only a 9-inch serrated knife -- that is to say, not long -- and the board still accommodates it quite easily -- though, again, I'm careful about what I'm doing. I intend to order a longer bread knife just because I want one, not because I have to have one with this slicer.
Finally: extremely easy to assemble, cute (love the "Our Daily Bread" touch), handy, stress- and worry- and work-saving -- inexpensive. Amazon has come through again, pretty much as always. Thanks Amazon, and Norpro, for such a convenient and serviceable little product for the average time-pressed, budget-conscious American housekeeper.
*****One day after writing the above review, I really feel I should follow up with my experience with my second loaf of bread. My first use of the slicer was so easy, I was totally mystified at the 50 percent of reviews that were negative, but my second loaf was quite an effort to get through. It was not hot, but it was moist -- freshly baked and placed in a ziplock bag for a little while. I had exactly the same experience as the negative reviewers -- I had to struggle to get the knife through the bread without banging the point of my knife against the somewhat fragile acrylic. So this pretty much bears out the caveats in other (positive) reviews: make sure the bread is cool (and I would add, dry), and make sure you have a knife at least 10 inches long. These precautions should result in a really great experience with this slicer.
Description of Norpro 370 Bread Slicerand Guide with Crumb Catcher
Slice bread without the mess. The crumb catcher eliminates the mess. Achieve uniform slices using the acrylic slicing guide. The bread slicer is easy to assembly, clean and maintain.This is an adequate no-frills manual bread slicer, and adequate is the operative word. The crumb catcher eliminates messes, making this slicer a much cleaner option than slicing bread on a cutting board. Also, you can achieve uniform 1/2-inch slices; the only caveat is that you can't adjust the slicer to cut any thicker or thinner. Use your longest serrated knife when cutting, because a knife that just barely spans the width of the slicing tray will keep slipping out of the acrylic slicing guides. The guides have no top support and tend to wobble a bit as you slice. They also have inexplicably high sides; you'd have to use triple the leavening to make bread that reaches the top of them. Despite its design limitations, the Norpro deluxe bread slicer is easy to assemble and maintain and has an attractive overall look. --Carol Gnojewski
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