OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Dough Blender and Cutter

Making pie crust is a popular topic of conversation for many bakers. I have used the store bought piecrust, and that is full of chemicals. I learned to make my own pie crust from Martha Stewart's Pate Brisee recipe. It is flour, salt, butter, a tsp of sugar and ice cold water. You want everything to be very cold, so I cut the butter into pats and then put in the freezer. I use ice cubes in the water.I first learned to make this by hand,cutting the butter into the flour with my fingers. It is time consuming, but you get the feel of how the flour feels when it is at its best. I, then, started to make this in my food processor. That works wonderfully well, but the butter is over processed. Then, someone told me that for her best pie crust, she uses a dough blender, and she recommended the OXO. Most of my kitchen tools are by OXO, so I knew this would be quality.This dough blender is perfect, the blades are well made, and sturdy. I proceeded with my recipe, it was very easy to cut the butter into the flour with this blender. The dough felt good, and the apple pie I made had the best crust I have made since I started making pie crust. It is not time consuming, you use few ingredients, and it is good to have the feel of the pie crust. Lots of compliments on the apple pie. Now, it is time for Thanksgiving, and I am thinking if the pies I will make.Recommended. prisrob 11-10-14

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I use this nifty little tool for so many things. Chopping up fruits and veggies, using it for dough, and mashing avocados for guacamole. I honestly think my husband and daughter use it more than I do. Very well made and easily cleaned. Highly recommend.

This is the best style of pastry blender for chopping whole hard-boiled eggs for egg salad or just the yolks for deviled eggs. It also works well for chopping soft foods for baby food. I bought one like it years ago in Belgium and raising my children and grandchildren, used it until I wore it out. This year I am a new great-grandma, twice over, and I am happy to have found this one, even better designed than the other. Maybe it will become a family heirloom, along with my cast iron, some of it from my mother. Built to last. Five stars.

Solid and well-made. Perfect size. We use it far more for making guacamole than for dough and it works great.

The best pastry blender I have owned. It is sturdy and sharp enough to cut even cold butter which produces the flakiest crusts and biscuits. The only problem I ever have is cleaning it because it is so sturdy and will not bend (which is GOOD) so I find it easiest to run hot water over it to get as much dough off and then soak it for a bitimmediately after using it and then putting it in the dishwasher straight up and down so the water sprays up through the vents between the blades. It then comes out perfectly clean every time. I expect this could be the last pasty blender that I ever have to purchase. Even with the plastic handle, which I was concerned could be the weakness of this gadget, after using it I have no concerns about it breaking. It also fits perfectly in my hand so it comfortable to use and fits well in any of the bowls I would ever use to make dough or biscuits even though it is a bit larger than many comparable items.

Big plus: Size and comfort of the grip. I've got large-ish hands, and blenders with tiny, hard plastic handles don't work for me. The stainless steel quality is also really good, with a brushed finish.Overall the blender is perhaps 10% bigger than others, but it still fits in any quart-sized mixing bowl. The larger size (and slightly thicker metal) should increase its durability.

Works perfectly to cut in the cold butter into flour when making biscuits.

Sturdy and easy to use