Side by Side Comparison of: Allure*Love vs BigKitchen

Had trouble having consistent amount of noodles made. This helped. It is hard to get all the noodles to fit into the round hole though. I use to have one that laid flat on the counter and you just filled it. I do like the stainless steel and now not having way too many noodles or not enough, though.I gave it 5 stars since it does what it is supposed to. Just not the easiest to fit the noodles into it, as I indicated.

After 40 years of thinking I really didn't need this kind of kitchen gadget, I succumbed and bought one. You get what you ordered! Shiney stainless steel, accurate measures for portions, flat and smooth! Stores easily in a utensil drawer or countertop holder, it takes up zero space. Perfect little gift to toss in a gift basket for anyone going off on their own or starting out. I will be buying this again and again as a gift tag or stocking stuffer... great little kitchen tool!

I bought this as a gift for the wife as she has been asking for one. She loves it! It is a lot easier for her to measure out how much we need for us. It is nice and heavy duty and I am sure it will last us a long time. It took a little while to come in which was expected, but it came well packaged in an padded envelope.

I love this pasta measuring gadget to show me exactly what a portion of pasta consists of. Just eyeing portions is deceiving and this for me is very helpful in reminding me just how much pasta I was consuming by just estimating it myself. Its really a great kitchen gadget to add to your collection.

Why does it seem so hard to figure out how much spaghetti to make when you're taking it out of the box? I have no idea but I never seem to gauge my spaghetti portion correctly. This tool makes it easy to make sure you are choosing the right portion size so you dont make too much or too little. After my sisters found out I had this they said they always have the same problem too so I got one of them!! If you want to make sure you're portion sizes are accurate and not overeat or make too little even, this is the perfect solution to the spaghetti cooking problem!

I'm never good at guessing pasta portion sizes with dry pasta so I ordered this gadget to help me out. I used it to measure spaghetti for one to test it. The portion side was perfect for pasta as the main dish but twice as much as I would want as a side dish. It's high quality stainless and should last for years. As with stainless lined dishwashers, I would never use dishwasher soap that contains lemon. It will discolor stainless over time.

Nicer than I expected. It's sturdy, well-polished, with no scratches or sharp edges. Even better, there aren't misspellings, as there so often are on low-cost imported goods. It looks like it'll be indestructible (barring harsh dishwasher detergent) and will likely outlast us all.That said, the holes are sized for 4-oz. portions, not the 2-oz. portions that the FDA currently recommends. (Italian cookbooks publicized before the obesity epidemic routinely gave 4 oz. as the standard portion size.) If you're eating pasta as a side dish, along a with portion of chicken, fish, or other protein, 2 oz. is about right. If the pasta is the main course, most people will find 2 oz. a little scanty. This measure should be seen as just a rough guide for spatially-changed cooks to be more consistent in measuring portions from meal to meal, rather than as a tool for cooking the nutritionally "correct" amount of pasta, and users will need to adjust for the serving sizes they want. If you're following a diet, you'd be better off using a scale, which would work well for all types of pasta, not just spaghetti. Also, bear in mind that most of the calories from pasta dishes are from the sauce rather than from the pasta itself, and that Americans generally serve pasta with far more sauce than Italians do (the same is true for pizza toppings).

Now my dog won't get fat from all the extra pasta I mistakenly cook. I've been looking for this for a while and it's definitely worth the drawer space...and the money.

My wife ordered these because every time we make spaghetti, we have to hold a spaghetti banquet dinner to get rid of the leftovers. Now we are able to make enough just for the two of us, and not a family of 12!

My husband is Italian so we eat a lot of pasta. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it would be great if someone could find a way to make it where it fits over a box of spaghetti and it goes right through easily instead of my having to get out the amount I think will fit in the hole and add or subtract by eyeballing it.

This seems to do the job; if you know how many grams of pasta equal your typical serving size (I suggest trial and error) then it works just fine. The writing on the packaging is in Asian characters, not English, but the engraved serving information on the device itself is in English, in portions of 100-400 grams. I bought it as a gift for someone and the packaging was folded to fit into the envelope so it's not as presentable as I'd hoped, and the recipient won't be able to read it. I don't imagine they'll be keeping the packaging or needing instructions for use though.

In no way should this be used to gauge recommended nutritional dietary portions...its more of a ball park figure of how much pasta you should cook depending on how many people you have for the meal. I say this because it's slightly larger than the recommended dietary portion...no biggie, but for calorie conscious people this is not for you. The measurer was a lot larger than what i though it would be (length & width wise)...it's roughly the size and width of an office stapler...it seemed smaller judging from the picture. But it is very solid and sturdy and well constructed. Overall, it serves its purpose for a good guesstimate of how much pasta to cook and despite it being slightly larger than expected, it will still fit in your storage drawer...but BUYER BEWARE for diet conscious types...this is NOT the item you want for measuring proper portion size.

works fine.. i don't have to guess how much to fix anymore

I'm confused because the serving size holes don't match up with the ones on the back of the pasta box

is flat so easy to store

The serving sizes seem to be too large. For my husband and I, the 2 serving slot is too big if I were to fill it completely. I don't really love this item but I still use it as a general guide. I am still usually making a bit too much and occasionally too little pasta because it is not accurate.

Quality made; a little difficult to use for measuring pasta, but it works.

Would be better if it gave measurements by oz rather than serving size. I can't tell whose definition of serving size they're using.

It's made from pretty flimsy metal. It would bend very easily and is so thin, you could probably cut yourself from it (although that's not high risk). It works fine and as described, I was just expecting something of a high quality material.

Came scratched in the mail. Serves its purpose to measure noodles- just didn't like that it didn't look brand new

DON'T waste your money. The holes are too large and DO NOT represent standard serving sizes of spaghetti. A standard serving size of dry spaghetti is 2 oz but the serving hole marked 1 holds more than 4 oz. PLUS seller will NOT refund money.

It was covered in scratches like it had been used. Also, "measure" was spelled "measere" on its face. Kind of silly, but for a few bucks, it does its job as a pasta measure.

It was just what I wanted and was very pleased.

Size much larger than a true serving

The size of this thing is completely ridiculous. A box of Barilla spaghetti is 8 servings, but half a box fits through the smallest hole. That's *four* servings in the *one* serving hole. Nope! This useless hunk of metal is going in the recycle bin.