Drosselmeyer Nutcracker - Black

Bought this just before Christmas after reading lots of reviews on Amazon and other sites. This was the best rated nutcracker by far, and it lives up to that expectation. Not cheap but SO much better than the old-fashioned ones where the uncracked nut flies out at an angle and smashes something or someone. This nutcracker is so easy to use, has a fabulously modern design, and is very heavyweight in that it has the strength to crack the hardest nuts. Only one drawback ... some larger walnuts don't quite fit but I can happily overlook this because it cracks every other nut with ease and without mess. Highly recommend, well worth the money.

For a nut cracker it's expensive... BUT don't let that get in the way. I've had two other crackers on amazon at the £10 mark and both broke, one broke 1st go. So I took the plunge.Update 20th Dec 2022... so far I've gone through almost 2 nets of nuts and this cracker hasn't skipped a beat. Almonds, Hazel, walnuts and Brazil nuts. It cracks them all with ease and zero mess.Pros, light to hold, all metal, easy to crack nuts including almonds, doesn't crush the nut, keeps the mess in and easy to operate.Cons, the price... at £35 its a premium cracker. Other than that I'm struggling to find any drawbacks.Don't just take my word for it, have a Google! It also came out on top as a Which? Best buy in their tests too.

If you want to crack a few nuts at home then spend around £25 on this and you will not be disappointed. Easy to use, very well made from high quality materials and looks good. Worked very well for me with hazelnuts (excellent), almonds (ok), brazilnuts (good), pecans (excellent), walnuts (good as long as they are not very large nuts which will not fit in the cup). Occasionally you might get a very hard individual nut such as an almond and common sense should tell you that if it does not crack with a reasonable amount of force after repositioning the nut in the cup a few times then give up. The nutcracker is made of metal and is a robust item, but if you use excessive force then you will risk fracturing the arm.I would say this item is for normal domestic use. If you grow nuts in your garden and plan on shelling hundreds of nuts at a time then you should probably buy a worktop mounted device designed specifically for your type of nuts. If you plan to use a hand held device to try and do that job then it is you that are nuts (just saying!).

This nutcracker is certainly different. It looks good and has a designer feel.We found it a little bit messier than a conventional nutcracker .With walnuts it either smashed the shell into lots of little pieces or just in half, in both cases it made removal of the nut difficult if not a little frustrating. Also we found that larger walnuts did not fit in it at all. Perhaps it takes practice to perfect it's use.On a good note , it cracks Hazelnuts perfectly ! We have not tried Brazil nuts yet ,so don't know if they will pose a problem or not.I will persevere to perfect my nut cracking with this nutcracker.However i do like it, it looks good, it's too big for me to lose and it's made really well .

If you're anything like me, the only time you ever really have nuts still in their shells is around Christmas time and if you're like me, you've had enough of cheap (at least in the short term), poorly made nutcrackers that bend, or worse yet, break after only one Christmas' worth of cracking.I'm of the belief that if a product is well designed, well made and there's a good chance it'll last several years if not decades, then it's worth paying what might seem like a large sum if you get what you pay for. Which brings us to the question at hand... If you only use the Drosselmeyer at Christmas, is it still worth the money?Having used it this Christmas, my answer would be YES!The build quality is excellent as far as I can tell. The metal is well finished, there are no sharp enges, burrs or casting marks and it has a reassuring weight... it doesn't feel lighter than it should be to do it's job. The design is ingenious, not only due to the remarkable ease of cracking Hazelnuts, Almonds, Pecans and Walnuts but also the fact that short of sticking your finger into the cone, no matter how you place your palm over the opening of the Drosselmeyer, you cannot pinch your hand in the mechanism. Aside from some unseen fault in the metal, I really can't see any reason why it shouldn't last long enough to justify the price and well beyond that.It's not absolutely perfect though. So let me really nitpick. I have two issues with the Drosselmeyer. First of all, the coloured coating on the interior of the cone of my Drosselmeyer is already scratched. There are a few small scratches from the shells of this Christmas' nuts and a few larger scratches from the spring (that provides a counter force for the handle) rubbing against where it rests inside the body. As long as these scratches don't cause any corrosion of the metal underneath, they aren't an issue for me personally. The second issue that I have is that small fragments of what ever has just been crushed can slip between and even out of the small gap that's created between the cone and the crushing part of the handle when the handle is squeezed. This can result in dropped crumbs and a jammed handle. If the part of the handle that resides in the cone body were thicker and protruded from the cone slightly, there would be no gap and this wouldn't be an issue. It would improve the function but at the cost of form.In all, two very minor issues that make the Drosselmeyer just that tiny bit short of perfect in my eyes. Assuming that it stands the test of time, I'd have no hesitation in recommending the Drosselmeyer (for ~£30) to even occasional crackers like me.[EDIT] It's now the sixth Christmas for my Drosselmeyer and it's still a pleasure to use... not least because the design is so perfect. It's worked out as £5 a Christmas so far and it's still going strong and showing only the most minimal signs of wear and tear inside the cone. If I were to buy it again, I'd get the stainless steel one but I honestly don't think I'll ever need to buy another nut cracker... At least, not for myself.

Very easy to use, just put the nut in the push the lever. Very little effort needed. Seems sturdy - happy with my purchase

I've just been showing this cracker to my folks, as they don't have one.I bought this in 2015 - now 2023. Absolutely made to last - as perfect as the day we bought it. Its currently working its way through a 3kg sack of organic almonds. So far about 1 in 25 almonds are damaged, as opposed to almost all crushed with the old fashioned ones (maybe I'm just clumsy!), and zero hand strain - which is a biggie for me as I have tiny paws :)Expensive, but absolutely worth every penny.

The media could not be loaded. Absolutely fantastic nutcracker, cracks everything and zero mess.

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Molto comodo da usare. Finalmente si possono schiacciare noci, nocciole etc senza sforzo. E in più èbello anche esteticamente e molto robusto. Ottimo acquisto.

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Das Wirkprinzip ist das gleiche wie beim Fingernagelknipser. Einfach genial. Perfekt durchdacht und solide hergestellt aus Zinkpräzisionsguß von sehr guter Qualität. Man braucht natürlich in der Anwendung des Nussknackers mehr Geschick als bei einem Knipser. Die Rezensionen bestätigen dies. Es gibt in der Regel unterschiedliche "Talente". Die Einen versuchen es mit Kraft, die Anderen mit Köpfchen. Hier von mir einige Tipps zur optimalen Handhabung fürs Walnuss knacken, bequem im Sessel sitzend und sogar mit hochgelegten Füßen und nebenbei gute Musik hörend, oder auf der Terrasse im steilen Liegestuhl sitzend mit einem guten Getränk dazu. Arbeit muß halt Spaß machen. Und mit diesem Nußknacker kann man echt die Arbeit genießen. Dazu muß ich sagen, anfangs hatte ich auch so meine Probleme bis ich die Optimierung raus hatte.-Eine Schüssel ca. 30 bis 40 cm im Durchmesser, die halb gefüllt ist mit Nüssen und die auch den Abfall aufnimmt, platziere ich auf den Schoß. Neben mir auf dem Tisch kommt die Dose für die Nusskerne. Den Nussknacker nehme ich in die ungeschickte Hand, da ich Rechtshänder bin. also in die Linke. Zwar so das ich mit dem Daumen das Gehäuse umfasse und mit den Fingern den Hebel gefühlvoll drücken kann. Nuss rein, die rechte Handfläche überdeckt die Öffnung. Und dann gefühlvoll Druck ausüben bis man das Knäckern hört. Die Nuss in die rechte Handfläche auskippen und nochmals, wenn erforderlich, die Nuss etwas drehen und alles gefühlvoll und mit Gehör wiederholen. Ziel ist es, soviel wie mögliche Risse in der Schale zu haben, desto leichter und unzerquetschter ist der Kern zu entfernen.Fazit:Mit gefühlvollen Krafteinsatz, Gehör und Geschick arbeiten und nicht mit roher Gewalt. Falls mal eine " harte Nuss" dabei ist, aussortieren und ganz einfach mit einem flachen Hammer knacken. Also nicht mit Gewalt versuchen den Nussknacker zu überfordern.Ich habe mir zwar nach dem gleichen genialen Wirkprinzip einen Zweiten gebaut auch für größere und harte Nüsse. Es geht aber zu weit dies hier zu erläutern denn dazu sind feinwerktechnische Kenntnisse erforderlich.Ich hoffe das meine Tipps Ihre Kaufentscheidung positiv beeinflussen wird und bin mir sicher das triviales Nüsse knacken mit diesem hochwertigem Produkt auch Ihnen Spaß bereitet.Ergänzung nach 2 jährigem Gebrauch und ca. 150 kg Walnüsse und ca. 40 kg Haselnüsse knacken: Es gibt keine Abnutzungserscheinungen außer Gebrauchsspuren und vielen Bewunderern dieser genialen und auch gut funktionierenden Technik. Übergroße Walnüsse ca.3% sortiere ich aus und knacke sie mit dem Hammer. Ergänzung nach 6jährigem Gebrauch und monatlich 5 kg Nüsse knacken: Am untersten, äußeren Ende des Riffelhebels war an der Stelle der größten Belastung der Arretierungsnoppen durch Materialermüdung abgebrochen.Da ich angewiesen bin auf dieses perfekte Werkzeug, bestellte ich gleich einen neuen Nußknacker. Und siehe da, die Konstrukteure haben im Zug der Weiterentwicklung genau diese kritische Stelle verstärkt. Ich bin mir sicher das jetzt diese Schwachstelle beseitigt wurde. Dafür würde ich nochmals 5 Sterne vergeben. Fazit: Meine doppelte Weiterempfehlung.

The Drosselmeyer Nutcracker is a bit of a gem. It has a strange effect on people where they get excited about cracking nuts because its so easy to do. Even after the allure of, 'will it crack a [fill in the blank] nut' - and it does - I and family members still crack fresh nuts obsessively, enjoying the spoils. A highly recommended tool for your kitchen arsenal.