Tool Set Reviews

OK this item is as advertised and does attached to the Mr. Nozzle (red) hose. Both attachments are for uncarpeted floors as implied but not specially stated (ie not for carpets). However the straight solid extensions will not accept the two attachments shipped with the Mr. Nozzle hose set. Still no way to use those two items with solid extensions.

I was very excited to find and purchase these knives. I work in a very busy kitchen and am trying to work my way up from Dishwasher. I bought these knives at the beginning of this year, It's may and they're rusted. They were the perfect weight and were very comfortable to use. They were ok with holding their edges. I am very disappointed.

This set is perfect for starting a new kitchen. Some would say that there are better, but for the price, it can't be beat. When we moved into our new apartment, we did not have time or money to buy one gourmet knife at a time, much less one utensil at a time. So this was great. The knives are sharp and the measuring tools are accurate and the plastic utensils don't scrape or scratch non-stick pots and pans. It is perfect for everyday use.

The knife set comes with a sharpener, so you can sharpen the flat blade knives. I would recommend hand washing and drying the knives since one of ours has rust spots from when water sat on the blade overnight.

The plastic utensils come with every type you can imagine one would need. I only had to buy a wooden spoon.

We had a chef friend cook for us and he thought the knives were fine!

After reading all the reviews on this item, I was afraid to buy them. However, I said I won't be losing much by spending $20 (that was the price at the time, now they've seem to gone up) for this entire set. I just got them in and I'm not one bit disappointed. I thought the wood block was gonna be some cheap wood however it turned out to be very nice. The knives are all heavy and sharp. The utensils are a good variety and will serve their purposes and so will the measuring cups and spoons.

I also consulted with my friend who is a chef to get his advice and the 2 things that he said are most important are that they are high carbon steel and full tang (which means the metal goes all the way thru the handle). He also ordered a set and is now happy he did.

All in all, I got a great deal and don't understand what the other reviews are complaining about. I would recommend them (especially if they go back to $20). I give it 5 stars out of 5 because they've simply exceeded my expectations.

I'm not a huge fan of Sabatier kitchen tools, mostly because of this set. It makes a good set for someone just starting out who has no cookware, and needs a bunch of inexpensive stuff right away. This isn't a set that lasts for a long time.

The pots and pans are nicely sized and they are anodized aluminum with a nonstick coating, which is helpful. Makes cooking and cleaning up afterwards quick and easy. The handles are nice and stay pretty cool - good for me, since I tend to burn myself a lot in the kitchen! Just make sure you only use nonstick or nylon utensils with this set, the pans scrape and scratch VERY easily.

Another thing to be careful of with the pans - while the pans can go in the oven at over 700 degrees, the lids can't go in over 480 degrees!

While I think this is a decent set, there are many other sets out there with higher quality items in the same price range. If this one is on sale, it might be worth purchasing - but definitely shop around before committing!

I purchased these for the name and for the price. I thought, for 30 BUCKS, I can't go wrong, can I? Happily I have not. They worked VERY well, I purchased another set for my parents for Christmas and may also get a set for my sister and another for a friend for this holiday season. My only complaint the pans can go in the oven up to 700 degrees F put not the glass covers (only up to 400 degrees F. Otherwise, I simply love my set.

I have had this set for a couple of weeks and so far so good. Nothing has stuck to them and they are a breeze to clean. I just have to remind myself not to use metal with them.

Have some othe vacu vin products and decided to buy these beer coolers ....

The packaging and the hype were soooooooo cool that I thought that I would be able to down my favorite bubbly a ferw degrees cooler than the fridge. If there is actually any temp decrease using these things I sure didn't notice it ....

Better to leave these plastic chillers in the freezer and put the beer in for 5 minutes instead ..... then I notice a difference in the temp of the beer .....

Save you money .....

I wanted to test how well these things worked so I used 3 bottles of Coca-Cola. Each held 16.9 oz. or 500mL (the plastic bottles sold in grocery stores). They were started at room temperature - 71.8 degress F. I put the first in the Vacu Vin sleeve which had been in the freezer at 0 degrees Farenheit for 10 hours. The second I buried in cube ice. The third I put in a 35 degree F refrigerator. I started a timer for 10 minutes which is twice as long as the box said it should take for the Vacu Vin things to "chill" something. After ten minutes the Vacu Vin soda "chilled" to 60.0 degrees. The ice chilled to 61.8. The refrigerator chilled to 68.5.

I guess 12 degrees in 10 minutes is a "chill", but it hardly gets the beverage down to the 34-40 degrees which I look for in my frosty beverages. Also, I can buy ice for $.99 per bag and chill more than one soda while knowing the ice will frost the drink in about a half hour. The Vacu Vin didn't chill my soda any cooler than 60.0, even after fifteen minutes.

Having said that, I suspect that these would work well as insulators for already cold beverages since they are frozen as opposed to a room temperature foam rubber sleeve. However, they don't "chill" anything, unless 60 degrees falls within your definition of "cold".

I have got these drinks chillers and I find them absolutely terrific at keeping your drink ice cold. Rather than using them to chill the can/bottle I find them most effective for keeping them ice cold for as long as I need, or as long as the drink lasts!! They're also great for picnics and on the go.

I'm sure the product is great if you can get them to send you one that isn't broken! I had to return the item 3 times and everytime i got a broken one back. If you looking for reliability or a nice gift for someone this vendor is not the one to go to

this item is a must have for any serious bartender plus it is a nice gadget to have in any bodies personal bar. makes you seem more sophisticated and is a great conversation piece. dont miss out on it

I thought this was a great idea at first. And it did work for a while. But then the teflon coating wore away very fast and the pancakes began sticking and burning.
The only good thing I got out of it was the little pancake pour spout. It does make perfect pancakes. If they don't stick, that is.
The only thing my perfect pancake is good for now is scrambled eggs. If you want good pancakes that don't stick and burn, get a small farberwear frying pan. Costs less and NOTHING sticks to it.
The commercial for this goes *You flip, but they flop.* Sorry guys. But perfect pancake is a flop. :(

The top-side is naturally cooler than the bottom side that's on the heat. When you flip this thing over, you flip the pancake onto the cool(er) side which leads to irregular cooking. This thing seems like a clever solution for the flip-impaired but really, the more you think about it, it's not very valuable.

Since I'm flip-impaired myself, I'll share my two tricks (free of charge!): 1) make smaller pancakes, or 2) carefully slide the half-cooked mega-pancake onto a plate and then 'cover' the plate with the upside-down pan and quickly flip the whole thing back upright, remove plate, viola! lovely pancakes. (Works for omlettes too!)

I was skeptical about this product, however I decided to purchase it anyway. My kids love it!!!! It makes a great Saturday morning activity. A little messy, but worth it!

I purchased these knives several years ago, and immediately noticed rust spots on the blades after a few runs in the dishwasher. The plastic utensils worked wonderfully until a week ago, when i accidently left one of the spoons in a pot of boiling water. technically, it's still a spoon, but it's tough to tell by looking at it.
i also found out the hard way that those rust spots aren't just on the surface, they eat through the blade, as i had one snap in half on me while slicing a potato two nights ago...not the handle, but the actual blade. had any of my fingers been in different positions, i wouldn't be able to type this review.

This set claims to be completely dishwasher safe, but the knives started showing rust spots the first time I washed them. The large spoons melted and warped stirring boiling water and the stand's straight up slots make a great place for dust to gather thats impossible to clean.

The plastic spoon melted when I washed it in the dishwasher. I would suggest washing these by hand because they are very light and tend to "fly around" in the dishwasher.

The knives are a great item for the price.

The carousel is very convient to keep all the knives and utensils in one place.

Like so many other would-be pizza makers with the Sassafras, my pizza making dreams are now broken--into two duplicate pieces. The stone is beautiful when you get it, gets even nicer after a dozen or so uses as it slowly tans and seasons. . .until you hear it break right down the middle with a hot, half-baked pizza sitting on top of it. The next cracking sound is your poor little heart, because you ain't got no more pizza stone, Brother! And, might I add, the pizza cutter included with the package is so cheap it borders on dangerous, wobbling through the crust like a broken wagon wheel. Pizza stones are inherently wonderful things; they make a lovely golden crust. But if you're lookin' for a stone that lasts, don't you be gettin' no Sassafras!

This makes the best pizza on earth. I had my first stone for 5 years before it broke - and it only broke after I put a frozen pizza on the preheated stone - Don't use the stone with frozen foods. My second one broke after 2 years for the exact same reason, I just forgot. Sometimes I will just cook a frozen pizza for 5 minutes on an aluminum pan and then switch it to the preheated stone (that I preheated before I started the frozen pizza). That prevents the stone from breaking and gives the best crispiest crust.

I also reduce the heat on the oven by 25 degrees when cooking with the stone and cook it a little longer than my recipes call for - the crust turns out delicious every time! Also, the lip catches any spills of food or grease off the pizza - the only way to go. This is Sassafras stone #3 - I'll never give up on it!

This pizza stone is wonderfull. Cookies come out perfect with a nicely browned bottom and chewy. Nothing seems to overcook on here.my foods also do not stick. It changes colors after time and developes it own look. The rack is a great bonus. I had a pizza stone before that did not come with a rack and its a pain. You can either put the stone AND rack into the oven for easy retreaval or keep the rack out and put the hot stone onto it so you can carry and handle it. I also cook everything on this pizza, fishsticks, fries, cookies and so on. This a MUST HAVE for every kitchen

I am so dissapointed with this piece. If you cook meat, it is very easily get stick. I think the stick layer is too thin so that it does not work very well.
DO NOT BUY IT.

I can offer a real rating when the supplier decides to ship my merchandise. I ordered it for someone's birthday and then had to go out to the store to buy a different present because mine failed to ship in time. If someone else has had this problem, please speak out now

It's a very cheap piece of cookware, and it is kind of non-stick. I used it one time with a bamboo steamer, meaning that I had to place water in the bottom to boil, and afterwards I noticed that the bottom of the pan was a bit rusted. The metal screw on the lid also rusted.

I figured it would be fine if I just used it to steam things then, and the second time I steamed something the entire bottom of the pan rusted, and my food and bamboo steamer came out smelling very funny.

If you are very careful with it, or don't cook much at all, it might be worth it, but otherwise I would invest in something a little less flimsy.

This set is for the birds! I have done away with using the pots and pans within the first 2 months of buying this! This sounded like a good deal, but the saying is true - 'if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is'

DO NOT BUY. The pots in this set are extremely inferior. I've only had the set for a couple of months and I've already thrown the pots out. The non stick surface started to bubble and stripped off. It even came off in my food, I had to throw it out. I'm so sorry i bought this. The knives are pretty sturdy, the cooking utensils don't really stand up to heat well. Not a very good choice.

If you want something that lasts, look elsewhere, you won't find it here -- the non-stick coating doesn't last long, the paint chips off, bottoms of the pots turn black, and so on. In other words, if you're looking for quality products, you have to be prepared to spend more than this and spend more time finding what you want.

However, this is a good set to get if you're on a tight budget, and an absolutely ideal set for first apartments. My husband and I bought this for our first apartment and it's gotten us through the past two years. Now we're moving and most of what's left of the set isn't worth taking with us, so we'll be tossing it. Which is okay by us - less to pack!

This time, though, we will buy things that are more likely to last. Again - not a bad deal for those just starting out and/or those on a tight budget. But you do get what you pay for.