Winco 5-Blade Stainless Steel Pastry Blender - Professional Dough Cutter for Baking Pies, Cookies & Pastries - Perfect for Home Bakers & Commercial Kitchens

Awesome.I read some of the reviews trying to figure out what kind of pastry blender i wanted and opted in for a blade instead of wire. I am not new to baking in the kitchen but i had never bought a pastry blender (or used one) before. SO, i chose this one simply because i did not want to buy one that was rather expensive (nothing is worse than paying top money for a new kitchen gadget, using it, then thinking "eh, i guess it was okay but i will just store it in the very back of my kitchen cabinet." once the gadget is there it will forever be out-of-sight-out-of-mind.)I had a recipe to use for it when it came in so that i could put it right to work. I am so ashamed that i have been using a fork as a pastry blender because this gadget is so much quicker. This was a great buy and i could see where a blender with blades would be better than wire. It seemed sturdy and i simply hand washed it with hot water and soap.As a person that had never had or used a pastry blender i would definitely recommend this one.