Banana Slicer: Love It or Hate It?

November 3, 2007

I think bananas are the most relaxing of fruits and I like to eat one everyday of every season. As much as I love bananas, I don't understand the point of this banana slicer. Unless one plans on making a massive amount of banana splits, why on earth would you need a banana slicer? I see the benefits of using it to add banana to your morning bowl of cereal, but is the amount of time saved really more than the amount of time it will take to wash the slicer by hand? I doubt it. What do you think?

54 Comments

2 years 39 weeks

I make a GREAT banana pudding. I am requested to bring it to every pot luck that I attend. For the pudding, I have to slice 6-8 bananas. This works GREAT for that, and cuts the preparation time in half. It is WELL worth the price and drawer space. It even fits UNDER the silverware holder. PLease don't condemn a product just because you can't visualize a use for it.

aimeeb 5 years 24 weeks

id love to try this but not buy it...

mamaseacat 5 years 27 weeks

For real? How hard is it to slice bananas?

michichan 5 years 27 weeks

I dunno, I like junk for the sake of being junk. I'd love to find this in a garage sale.

vanessa_j 5 years 28 weeks

it great if you have kids..

yes jess 5 years 28 weeks

I only slice bananas for my cereal...and I use the spoon I'm going to eat the cereal with. No need to wash a knife or that thing.

aSLAMMINhottie 5 years 28 weeks

That's HILARIOUS-for my kindergarden "invention" project, I made the exact same thing using plywood, screws, hinges and guitar strings (innovative little thing, wasn't I?), and even then I was thinking "This is really lazy..." HA! And yes-amen to the multitaskers!

sugarfan 5 years 28 weeks

I use Alton Brown's rule about kitchen gadgets - if it only serves one purpose, don't buy it. This banana slicer is a complete waste of money and kitchen space.

nikodarling 5 years 28 weeks

Are people really this lazy?

Lovely_1 5 years 28 weeks

I think it's a nice way to cut up your banana's quick!

candi_s 5 years 28 weeks

uh.. i like to peel by bananas in sections by hand thank you. using a slicer would just take the fun outta mashing the fruit up in my hands!

Ginger 5 years 28 weeks

There is a smaller all plastic one available that's more convenient. If you're making something with a lot of banana slices, it can be handy. And some people have hand or wrist problems that makes cutting difficult.

jennjennnbubba 5 years 28 weeks

no way. this is pointless.

jennjennnbubba 5 years 28 weeks

no way. this is pointless.

cokerad 5 years 28 weeks

YES. I've been looking for the most useless kitchen item ever. Thank s for finding this!!

Esix 5 years 28 weeks

a worthless piece of crap

Esix 5 years 28 weeks

a worthless piece of crap

mominator 5 years 28 weeks

I kind of like it. An easy way to get the perfect and same sliced bananas for my banana pudding. Like others have said though they are easy to slice so either way. I do not think it would be messy though because I do not like a soft banana. I like the green ones.

kiddylnd 5 years 28 weeks

L-A-Z-Y! No way would I use this.

tmariej 5 years 28 weeks

seems like it would be way too messy

paintsquared 5 years 28 weeks

I think it would be more trouble than it's worth ... just peel & use a knife. :-)

Vampyre 5 years 28 weeks

People use avocado slicers and egg slicers and apple corers all the time. I don't really see how this is any different. Some people would use it, some wouldn't. For me it would probably just sit in the drawer taking up space.