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Mine was so dull that it made a mushy mess out of the mango. Save your money. This is the worst Oxo product. Much faster to use a knife and yields much more fruit. Save your drawer space for tools that actually work.
This mango splitter saves your fingers and hands from touching all the fruit. The grip is comfortable and the blade is sharp enough to go through the skin. It cuts right around the seed neatly. There is considerably more fruit to enjoy. This tool will be used frequently. We are looking for more mango recipes thanks to the ease of use.
You just have to line up the mango and the splitter works very well. I was dubious at first but it eliminates alot of the mess associated with eating mangoes. ONly problem is that I eat the whole mango in one sitting now.
This is something that you need but wow it is hard to line-up the location of the pit. Useful.
Put the center part where you think the pit will be. I know. If you haven't dissected many mangoes it might not seem natural but try it a couple times and you'll get the hang of it. Why buy such an obviously single use item when most kitchens are full to the brim with gadgets and gizmos. You can use this on an unripe mango but I don't recommend that for the first try. A better reason: you won't cut yourself. That's fine and all but if you have to have a special gadget it may as well cut the mango along with holding the pit in place.So back to this mango splitter.
If you've ever tried to cut a really ripe mango you know how they can slip and slide away the moment the skin is pierced because the juice gets all over the place. The money you'll save in what would otherwise be wasted precious mango flesh is reason enough alone. There is another mango gadget out there. Slice the bits off and eat.
Ok, I know. Here's how you use it. First make sure you have a ripe mango. Hold the mango upright with the blossom end down. It's a scary looking item that is not child friendly, but it does work. That's all there is to it.Once the mango is split you can cut lines in the flesh and turn the skin kind of inside out and you'll get a hedgehog looking result. If you plan to eat more than one mango in your life, I promise you that this baby is worth the investment. The mango pit will offer resistance so if you feel that then pull back and try to reset the splitter so that it gets around the pit.
It's called a mango fork. You spear the fork into the mango at the base and you get the middle tine into the pit and that holds it in place so you can cut the mango. Push down. Really you can spoon ripe flesh right off the skin but if you want to be more civilized (usually I can't restrain myself but I try) then I recommend trying to make it look pretty.
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