Features:

  • Fast & neat way to make authentic spaetzle (German dumplings).
  • Quickly creates perfectly uniform spaetzle by moving batter box back and forth.
  • Premium 18/10 grade stainless steel plane. Easy to use and grip.
  • 4.25 inches wide by 12.5 inches long.
  • Dishwasher safe.
Makes the cooking process for spaetzle so much easier. ...

Makes the cooking process for spaetzle so much easier. Takes up a lot of kitchen space, but worth it for the convenience if you make a lot of spaetzle.

Easy to clean

Works well. Easy to clean. Watch some youtube videos on how to use it. I thought I was doing something wrong and it turns out I was. I was trying to add pressure to the dough as I was moving it back and forth. It turns out my dough was too stiff and sticky. My next batch worked much better.

... I haven't loaded review twice but this is a great one-tasker kitchen item

New to amazon reviews - hope I haven't loaded review twice but this is a great one-tasker kitchen item. Well made, all metal including the handle that is solidly attached to perforated base. Hopper slides smoothly and easily and does great job pushing dough through appropriately sized hole into pot of boiling/simmering water. No problem with handle getting to hot to hold, it does have a rubberized overlay on the metal. Had some doubts about ordering this but very glad I did as it speeds up spaetzle making. Clean up was very easy as hopper completely slides out of base so there are two separate pieces that cleaned up without hassle by hand with soapy water. Have made spaetzle a few times before using two different colanders and a perforated spoon that were on hand with varying degrees of mess and success and for me (and my equipment) this was much easier and quicker.

Awesome!

Works like a charm. Definitely helpful to spray PAM or another non-stick spray on the maker before adding the dough. Does exactly what it is supposed to do. Seems very well made as well.

Works great, fast & easy

Got this for my wife so she wouldn't have to do the laborious method of pushing dough through a colander. Works great, fast & easy! The mix needs to be more like a rather thick batter than a dough. Great for whole wheat spaetzle, makes uniform pea-size. Very well constructed & cleanup is a breeze.

Better than a cheese grater!

Overall, way easier to use than a cheese grater when it comes to making spaetzle. You simply mix the batter and then spoon it into the reservoir holder while the spaetzle maker is seated over the pot of boiling water. Run the holder cup up and down the blades and the little dumplings drop straight into the water. Two minutes later, you have spaetzle. Some tips: spray the holder and blades with cooking spray to help make clean up easier. Do no make the spaetzle ahead and then try to scoop into the water--you will have to redo them. Make sure you do not overfill the reservoir.

Why did I wait so long to get one?

I feel like a fool for trying to stick it out making spaetzle with a colander or grater. What was I thinking? Oh sure, I'll do it the old-fashioned way, I told myself. Don't buy any unitaskers, I scolded at myself. Pfah! I should not have listened to myself. There are two types of spaetzle makers that I've seen: this one and the round flat one. I chose this one at the flip of a coin. I chose this over the plastic one because this one doesn't have a removable handle and I felt it was more secure. I'm tempted to buy the flat round spaetzle maker and see which I like better. But no matter what, this thing has changed my life. There are a few issues with this one. The batter can get under the slidey thing and wants to push out the end in large lumps, but that tended to happen only near the end of the bowl. It can also still be a bit messy. The smaller surface area means being more careful about how much you put on there at a time. It takes a little finagling to find the right procedure. You should also hose it off immediately after you're done using it so the batter doesn't get into teensy tiny crevices and turn into glue. Otherwise, it's easy to clean both by hand and in the dishwasher. Despite that, it has completely changed my spaetzle game. Before, I had to press the batter into a colander or grater with a spoon and periodically put it down to scoop out the cooked spaetzle. I had to have a place near the stove I could set everything down, then wash off my hands (because they always got messy), then scoop out the cooked spaetzle, then go back to pressing the batter, which has dribbled all over the stove. It could take up to 20 minutes and the longer it took, the more impatient I got, and the more dribbles went everywhere. On top of that, the holes in the colander or grater weren't the right size, so I would often wind up with what looked like porridge. With this spaetzle maker, it took five minutes or less and all the spaetzle was done at the same time. Just pour, zip, pour, zip until you're done. Makes perfect-sized spaetzle every time, except that one time when I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing and made the batter way too thin, but even that was better than if I had done it on a colander. Seriously, if you're still using the spoon-and-colander approach, stop and get a spaetzle maker. Doesn't have to be this one, just get one.

Easy to use

Easy to use, and it was quick and fun.... For gluten free people it makes great gluten free pasta, cheap and easy.

Where have you been all my marriage?!

If you've tried making spaetzle by pressing your dough through a colander or using a ricer you know it's messy and a pain in the butt. I bought this figuring I'd end up returning it when it turned out to be a pain in the butt too but O. M. G. this thing works amazing! The dough pressed easily through the grater part and there was no muss no fuss. Hubby will be thrilled to be getting homemade spaetzle much more often now that I've got this bad boy!

Best spartzle I've ever made, this is the one you need.

So easy to use and the spaetzle was just fantastic. My wife and my colleagues at work loved the spaetzle I made for Christmas lunch at work. This is the one you need.

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