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LOBSTER CRACKER

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Customer Reviews of LOBSTER CRACKER

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Summary: cute idea in theory, but not necessarily in practice
Comment: I don't own these (for reasons outlined below), but I have used them on several occasions.

Pros:
1) These make a cute addition to your table when having a "seafood night" (presumably why I have seen them a lot in seafood restaurants)
2) Smooth, durable enamel coating seems to take the beating that sharp-edged broken shells can dish out

Cons:
1) The handles are not grip-friendly when trying to wrestle with the task of cracking shells
2) the tightness of the pivot joint does not seem to stand up to repeated use and in every single case where I have used these crackers (*primarily in restaurants, where these have taken an understandably high amount of "abuse"), it was loose enough where the arms moved horizontally, not just toward and away from each other... not exactly condusive to maintaining good control when cracking shells
3) Kind of expensive for a hinged pair of metal arms with one sole purpose (and one that they don't seem to do WELL, I might add).

When you aren't going to get frequent use from a purchase, you might as well take functionality over appearance.

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Editorial Review

Claw-styled cracker is just the right size to crunch through shells. Opens lobster and crab legs and claws.Set of two. Enameled metal, 5 1/2 x 2".

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