Barbara Sixt
2025-02-26 16:22:07
A little flimsy but functional. This is being used as a flat barrier between my stove & counter because of its thin construction. It's perfect for that. I bought a larger, thicker one for going around large pans to minimize grease cleanup. Needed a thinner one to fit in the gap between the stove & counter so grease doesn't splatter on everything next to the stove.
Customer
2025-02-07 14:58:13
Amazon says three stars means "It's okay." That's exactly how I feel about this product, ambivalent. My advice would be to keep looking. I wish I had.My current residence is temporary, tiny and kitchenless, which I overcame with a makeshift kitchen in a stainless steel mail cart. I stuffed it with a small microwave, a countertop convection oven and an induction burner. It allows me to wheel the appliances out of the way when not in use, and to bring them out for meal preparation. Unfortunately, as neither the walls nor floor of my place are ideal for a kitchen, grease splatter was an issue.In an attempt to solve the problem, I purchased the Norpro splatter guard to enclose three sides of the induction burner. It works well enough, but not in a way that inspires me to recommend it to anyone else. It feels flimsy, and I do not expect it to last.The size is a bit small, which is, I suppose, my fault rather than the product's. Normally, I cook with pans that are at least 10" in diameter at the brim. The splatter guard's panels are just a bit smaller than what they need to be to enclose the pans effectively. The sides splay out to accommodate the pans, meaning they don't truly enclose three sides. A significant portion of both the left and right sides of my pans are left open, belching grease spittle as before. I was aware of the dimensions when I ordered. I knew it would be a bit short. I resolved to make do. I cannot blame the product for being what was described, but it is worth noting that unless your pans are quite small, the splatter guard is unlikely to wall off three sides. In short, the design seems a bit daft.Nevertheless, my substantive complaints have more to do with materials, sturdiness and apparent durability. Bottom line, the aluminum is shockingly thin. I expected the panels to be slightly thinner than a cookie sheet. Nope, they are no more than several times the thickness of commercial foil, probably very close to the thickness of the walls of a soda can. The splatter guard possesses the rigidity to stand only because the edges are rolled into thin tubes. On the bright side, the same thinness that makes the aluminum susceptible to warping, bending and denting also makes it easy to repair, but I anticipate it will eventually result in terminal hinge failure. Although I have not yet had problems, I can foresee that the hinges where the panels join will eventually fail with repeated opening and closing because of the malleability of the thin metal, rendering the entire splatter guard useless.This is not a complicated product. It is only three non-stick coated squares of aluminum joined by two hinges. There are no miraculous feats of engineering to perform, and yet Norpro has managed to make a product that feels weak and poorly made. The solution was simple: Use slightly thicker aluminum. The guard does reduce the amount of grease splatter that escapes my cooking cart, but it is not of the quality or durability that I would expect for such a simple product. The best I can say about the product is, "It's okay."
AM
2024-12-23 18:51:22
I've only used it once so far, but it certainly helped with spatters on my stove top. It's a little unhandy to turn and stir things because of the proximity to the skillet. I used a 12" skillet and it fit around it, may be too small for a really large diameter pan. Overall, happy with my purchase.