Decodyne Knife Sharpener with Suction Pad - 2 Stage Knife Sharpening System - Sharpens Every Straight Knife to a Razor Sharp Edge (Orange) 

This is probably one of the safest knife sharpeners I've ever bought. I actually purchased this for my best friend. She recently had a child and is moving into her first apartment. Because her fiance is a cook, they want to make sure to keep their knives sharp but taking them out to a professional is cost prohibitive, especially with a new baby. I wanted something that would be safe for all of them with virtually no risk for injury. This knife sharpener has given me that feeling of safety!

I have owned more that one knife sharpener but they all seemed to have handles that you had to hold onto in order to sharpen the knife. That just leaves way too much margin for error and injury. One slip and suddenly your hand is right in the way of the blade. Because this knife sharpener connects to the table or counter with a suction cup, you don't have to have your hand anywhere near the sharpener when you're actually sharpening your knives. That makes it so much safer!

This knife sharpener does come with instructions. They're pretty much the same as most other knife sharpeners. For a really dull blade, use the coarse side first than the other. For a blade that you're just touching up, only use the fine side. Just make sure that you only pull the knife through in one direction! If you move it back and forth, you can chew up the blade and destroy it! Also, do not use this one serrated knives! It's for knives with straight edges. All you'll end up doing is turning your serrated knife into a straight edge knife.

As long as you follow those directions, you're sure to come out uninjured with sharp, easy to use knives! I highly recommend this knife sharpener to anyone struggling with dull knives! I received this product either complimentary or at a discount for product testing purposes and my honest and unbiased review. All thoughts expressed are my own and in no way swayed or falsified.

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Decodyne Shot Flask - 8oz Flask with a Built-in Collapsible Shot Glass - Stainless Steel - Premium Leather Wrapping

A flask, hmm? How old am I, do you ask? Well, that's just a question you don't ask a woman! How rude! Kidding, kidding, you all know I'm kidding! I actually purchased this shot flask for my dad. He doesn't drink but he LOVES neat stuff like this. So, he decided he was going to fill it with apple juice and wait until someone stopped him to berate him on drinking in public and ask them if they wanted some. Yes, he's is sometimes the real life version of a troll but it's funny! Anyway, onto the actual product.

This shot flask is really an ingenious idea! Having a flask with a shot glass actually attached to it?! Yeah, it's awesome! And I really want you all to remember I said that because it IS awesome. It just has some... issues. The first issue you will notice is that it's nigh on impossible to actually get the shot glass off the flask without some serious prying. I had to use a butter knife to get it off the first time! I was actually worried they'd welded it on for a bit there! But, once it came off, it worked exactly as it was supposed too! And, it was much, much easier to put back on than pull off! My second issue was that there was some uneven stitching on my flask. I don't know if it's like that with all of them but I'm a perfectionist and I noticed.

BUT! I want to reiterate! Just because this product has a couple issues doesn't make it a bad product! It is well made and does exactly what it's supposed too! I'm sure if you pull this out in public or have it on display at your house, you will get looks and questions! It's interesting and, because of that, it's very much worth it! I plan to get another one as soon as I can for myself and I suggest that you buy one too! I'm sure that it's not something your friends will have too!

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Squirrel Tea Infuser by Decodyne

Gather round and you will all learn something about me. I love tea. I mean, I'm kind of addicted to tea. Ok, not kind of. I'm addicted. It's horrible. An obsession. A love. A NEED! Ok, ok, let's go beyond that. Being addicted to tea infusers kind of comes with being addicted to tea. You don't want to use the same infuser every time, after all, right?! So, when I was offered this tea infuser, I just had to have it! It was even better that i was getting it for free!

This tea infuser is absolutely adorable! It just sits  right there on the edge of your cup and keeps you company while you're waiting for your tea to steep. I'm working on an animal collection, well, now I am, so this is perfect. Your squirrel buddy here actually has a lot of room in it's tail for tea. Some tea infusers are too small to use in bigger cups but this one works for almost any type of cup! I just want to warn you about a few things! Ok, first, when I was washing this infuser before using it I kind of... pulled off its tail. Don't worry if you do that! It can be put back on! It rotates so it's not firmly connected. Just push it back on and you're set to go!

Now, for the problem that actually made me knock a star off of this product, which I REALLY didn't want to do! If you look at the picture, you see that the tail has two separate pieces so you can put your tea in. Most infusers, these parts will twist apart then twist back on. With this infuser, you pull them apart then push them back together. It was the pushing them back together that was the issue. You see, they're hard to get back together! I actually spilled my tea once trying to do it. But, that doesn't make this a bad product, no! It's an awesome product! It just take a little time to get used to using! I'm sure it would fit in with your tea infuser collection perfectly!

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