PROfreshionals Deluxe Multipurpose Avocado Slicer Tool; pit, slice, scoop, cube or dice Avocados, Green

I like the concept and overall design of the green PROfreshionals, 72066, deluxe multipurpose avocado slicer tool. When the rubber hits the road however, this kitchen implement falls short of its potential. The compact, snap-together design looks cool on the product card and fits neatly in my catch-all drawer, but it is ultimately unnecessary.I live in South FL and prepping avocado is nearly a weekly task. Our family eats them every which way -- from sliced, mashed (for guac), and even grilled. Locally, there is a variety known as a Florida Avocado (or SlimCado because it contains roughly 35% less calories and half of the fat of a regular avocado). It is also quite a bit larger than the more widely distributed Haas avocado from California. While nearly perfect for Haas, The PROfreshionals 72066 is not designed to work with big fruit such as the SlimCado (photos). The loop gripper is too small to secure pit and the slicer ring is too narrow to properly separate the flesh from the skin. The dicing tool will cut the flesh into strips and cubes, but the softer 'meat' of a SlimCado crush more easily. While it works much better when prepping the smaller Haas avocado with firmer insides, it is difficult to get just the everything just right. It is too easy to cut into the skin when using the loop tool to separate the flesh, or if you aren't aggressive enough, you'll leave some on the skin. At least the "blades" and scoop aren't sharp, so you probably won't hurt yourself using it.The bottom line is that it is a tool that you likely won't need. For me it is more drawer clutter than anything else. I can do everything I need to prepare an avocado with sharp chef's knife (you'll need one anyway to split it), a soup spoon, and a fork. I suppose someone who occasional prepares avocados might find it an handy all-in-one, or something to bring with you while traveling, but if you're a seasoned guacamole maker, basic kitchen implements do the job just fine -- and more easily.~ Kort

I am on my 2nd OXO avocado slicer - the first one broke while attempting to slice a not quite ripe enough avocado (my bad). The OXO is made of hard molded plastic. So when I got the opportunity to try this one I figured a metal version would be far superior. It is better in some ways, but not so much in others.First of all the OXO has a feature that allows you to cut the avocado in half before you start working on the innards. This one you need to use a knife to slice the avocado in half first. Where this PROfreshionals slicer wins is with flexible scoop. With the you can squeeze it down to just the right size to extract the pit/seed as well as the scooping out the fruit from the skin.You can easily slice and extract the fruit from the skin all at once, like with the OXO tool. But you can also use just the forked part to dice up the avocado in the skin first then scoop it out. Or even use the forked part after scooping out the fruit to slice/dice.One thing that I have trouble with now and then is when scooping the fruit out of the skin, the scoop cuts through the skin causing more work to get the skin off. This problem makes me not dig down too far as I scoop, which leaves fruit on the skin that I then have to scrape off again to get it all. Perhaps after more use I'll get a better feel for scooping it out cleanly the first time without cutting through the skin. But then again, some avocados do have a thinner skin so that could continue to be a problem.The bottom line is that I like it, it's decent and does the job, it's just not quite 5-star perfect.

This is a very well made tool. It feels strong and like it will last for years and years.I loved it the first time I used it. I've used it several times and my love for it has faded with each use. It's just an okay tool.Here's what I don't like -I'm finding that the avocado needs to be the 'perfect' size for this to work best; not too big and not to small. The teeth/blades don't cut down far enough if the avocado is a large one.The scooping part doesn't fit the larger/smaller avocados. Again, it has to be an exact size. I need a knife to be able to slice open the avocado anyway, so it's just easier to use the same knife to slice the avocado and cut it into cubes.I wash everything by hand so washing three items (the slicer, scooper and a knife) instead of just the one knife doesn't make things easier for me.It *does* work pretty well to safely remove the pit. Sometimes using the knife to do that is scary.

We go through a few avocados each day, generally using a paring knife to halve them and to remove the pit, then using a spoon to scoop out the flesh, and finally going back to the knife to slice it up. With this slicer tool, you still need the knife the halve the avocado, and then since the knife is already in your hand, you may as well just use that to remove the pit. The slicer tool works quite well at removing all of the fruit without getting any skin and without leaving much behind. This is where the tool does better than a spoon. As for slicing, I found that I could get cleaner and easier cuts with a knife than with the slicer tool. Perhaps with additional practice, I'd get better, but overall, I suspect the knife and spoon method is going to be more practical for most kitchen applications. Only if you're going through a few dozen avocados a day, perhaps working in a smoothie store, would this really come in handy, and then largely as a scooper.