Hoan 5087464 The Original Bagel Guillotine Universal Slicer, Silver, 9.25-Inch

These things are never perfect because they all manage to squish down the bagel a bit during cutting; however, this one has such an evil blade that it works best.

This works well and should be considered an essential safety device in the kitchen - if you use only a knife the chances are good that you will eventually cut yourself. If you buy bagels in large amounts - such as shipped in from Montreal - it makes packing and freezing them very easy. However, after 6 months' use one of the bottom nut/bolt assemblies fell out. This can be easily re-assembled but to tighten it, and the others, you will need a Philips head screwdriver of the right size and a small flat head screwdriver slid into the small space on one of the nut's flat edges to prevent the nut from moving as you tighten the bolt.

I bought this fine piece of kitchenware as a present to my boyfriends two little sisters. We bonded while he was at work by watching season after season of The O.C., and I saw how they drooled over the genius that is the bagel slicer. I did a lot of research, because I am 7 out of 10 poor, and this seemed to be not only cheap, but have good reviews from various websites. It arrived promptly in a nice box, ready for me to wrap up for Christmas! Appearance: pretty scary. I worry I might be held responsible if someone loses a finger, but actually it has a huge perspex-looking screen that covers the blade so don't worry about trapping any body part (eek) in there! Slick looking on the kitchen top! Doesn't look either cheap or pretentious, very nice design. Bagel slicing: If the bagel is slightly too thin it slops to the side and gives you an uneven cut. It does always (pretty much) leave a nice clean cut, but not always on target. PRECISE but not ACCURATE (if there's anyone out there with a GCSE in biology, they'll know the difference) Does make you feel like you're in the O.C. Cleaning: I don't think it's ever been cleaned to be quite honest. But the crumbs can just be tipped into the bin. Pros: No harassment of trying to cut bagels with a knife! Very quick and easy. Makes you feel like you're on the O.C. Feels safe - though don't necessarily give this as a Christening present... Cons: You're not really on the O.C. The perspex screen automatically strikes this off as a torture device - sorry ladies, he may have cheated on you, but his 'littleman' won't fit into this. Doesn't always cut accurately I would recommend this to anyone. I have given it five stars because due to the differing size of today's bagels, I can't see how it would be possible to have any bagel slicer that does fit all bagels enough that they won't slide around and be cut unevenly, sometimes. Hope you found this review helpful!

This bagel slicer works exactly as it should, we use it for bagels, sandwich buns and whatever else will fit in it! It is not easy but not impossible to cut yourself if you try to. My 10 year old loves it and feels so independent being able to prepare his own food!! Excellent purchase!

After nicking my finger despite taking extreme care in cutting a bagel myself, not to mention getting fed up with the crumbs left by manually cutting a bagel, I thought I'm going to finally invest in a bagel slicer and I'm so glad I did. Not only is this super easy to use, but it doesn't squash your bagel like cutting with a knife can, and it makes really clean cuts so it doesn't leave loads of crumbs on your countertop and leads to a more even toasting of your bagel. It does what it's designed to do and it does it well!

Works perfectly, being disabled as I have no feeling in my left side of my body this is perfect for me as I love my bagels. Thank you so much!