AnwenkNut Cracker Black Walnut Cracker Stainless Steel Pecan Cracker Nutcracker Tool Heavy Duty for All Nuts,Black Walnut, Macadamia Nuts, Hazelnut, Almonds,Pecan,Walnuts

Love the design on this nutcracker and how it functions. Very simple and to the point.Overall, a great design. Functions smoothly and effectively.Very modern and industrial design.The welds are top notch.Functions better than expected. You just line up the nut on the bottom nut, and crank the t handle bold down. Nuts crack effortlessly.Definitely a 2 hand job. I thought about mounting it to a base, but holding it in 2 hands gives you better control.Very simple to use and keep clean.I liked it so much, i bought another one.I use it to break very hard nuts and it works with ease.Well worth the money.Sometimes simple is better, and this simple cracker is the best cracker I've ever had.

This is a cool gadget, and I have cracked open walnuts, macadamia and pecans with it.The nut in the bottom helps hold nuts in place but the smooth top allows the nuts to slip so you have to hold them as best you can while cracking down on them.That is the reason for the less stars.Need to get something on the smooth surface to hold the nuts in place.Otherwise it works well and the pick that comes with was very handy for prying the nuts open where the crack was not all the way throughFix the faulty smooth top and then it will really be a great small gadget you could even take camping with you!Love thst it comes in a nice case too

My daughter brought me back fresh macadamia nuts in the shells from Hawaii and this works way better than a hammer and a meat tenderizer. I started out with a meat tenderizer, which worked great for about 5 nuts. Then the handle busted apart from the top. We went on to use a hammer (wrapped the nuts in a kitchen towel), but the shells smashed in to the nuts. So then we had to pick the shells out of the meat. I was not willing to do that for all of them so I purchased this nut cracker and I’m super glad that I did. It busted right through the shells and left me with whole nuts instead of smashed parts of them. Way better! It can get a little tedious doing it so many times one at a time, but for fresh macadamia nuts, it was worth it! It shipped out fast, too, which was a huge bonus since I was waiting to eat my treats!

This is such a simple yet effective design. It could use a larger base to place the nuts on and it is more likely designed for large nuts. I'm cracking hickory nuts exclusively and their size seems to be smaller than what this particular nut cracker was designed for. It does crack them once you are able to carefully hold the nut in the exact position necessary so that it doesn't fall out as pressure is applied. The torque is top notch and there is no strain on the hands in general but do it over a bowl or have a towel wrapped around it other wise nut fragments will end up everywhere. You can control that using a very slow pressure build but again, with the hickory nuts, they simply get smushed into the bottom nut holder.

I used to use the convention two-handled nutcracker with connected pivots. It's a great design, but nowadays they all seem to be made out of cheap alloys instead of steel. The handles crack at the part where they contact the nut. So I tried several others after reading lots of reviews.Anwenk Nut Cracker: You can get a lot of power with this design, which is why I tried it. But it is very difficult to keep the nut in position. It tends to pop out. Even when it worked for a simple English Walnut, it usually took several minutes to get the nut to stay in position. The bottom needs to be cupped. That might help. Not recommended.

We have a Hall's Hardy Almond tree with extremely thick hard shells. I've tried every nutcracker (kinetic - two different types, drosselmeyer (sometimes could crack the shell), large heavy duty contraptions), this one works wonderfully! Cracks every nut, yes you may have to hold the nut in place as you turn the vice, but so what?! Buy it, it works.

It's a poor design, mostly because the bolt end is flat and spins, so the nut moves around while you're trying to crack it. As a result you have to hold it with your palm, so the nut doesn't just slip out. It's unpleasant to use, and slow. This might be good for really hard nuts, but I tried it on a brazil nut and immediately decided I needed to go find something better.This would work well if the bolt head was hollowed out to form a cup, to hold the nut, or if it spun rather than spinning the nut.On the plus side it's very simple and solidly made

I am very impressed with the simplicity and sturdiness of this tool. It is very simple to use, very effective and compact to store away. Others have noted it was difficult to turn with a hard nut, but I am of average strength and have no problem at all cracking hard black walnuts.