92 of 94 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
It Works!, April 14 2006
By Eric Eskin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: OXO Good Grips Mango Splitter (Kitchen)
Always avoided buying Mangos because of the hassle cutting them. Noticed this tool on Amazon and decided to give it a try (although I did not expect it to work). The design is quite ingenious. The cutting blade is flexible enough to "hug" the pit and cut the fruit away. I would highly recommend.
129 of 139 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A long time coming, Aug 11 2005
By Justin M. Park - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: OXO Good Grips Mango Splitter (Kitchen)
This little invention I just bought cuts out a lot of mango and a lot of BS. I pay about $1.50 per mango, so losing flesh in cutting the things up is like a punch in the throat. Mangoes are well connected to their skin and seed, making it hard not to waste or at least end up with a million little hacked off pieces and cut up hands.
I didn't give it 5 stars simply because there is still a small bit of waste, but given the stubborn nature of the mango, that's inevitable. Someday someone will breed a mango that just pops away from the seed like a peach.
There's a slight learning curve on the tool, but I got it on my first try. I doesn't look like it should work but it does. Amazing and rewarding the first time you use it and have two robust shoulders taken off the seed.
50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works quite well for medium to somewhat large mangoes, Dec 16 2005
By Pimpernel Sandybanks "Jeff" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: OXO Good Grips Mango Splitter (Kitchen)
I agree with the earlier poster that this device allows you to make mango salsa much faster. Yes there is still a little cutting to get meat off the seed, but most of the work is done instantly and painlessly.
Pros:
Makes seeding a mango almost instant
Cons:
I don't know what I'll do when this device eventually dulls (sharpening it will be difficult)
It doesn't handle the largest sizes of mangoes