November 29, 2006

Review: Zevro Indispensable™ SmartSpace™ Countertop Dispenser

We received a Zevro Indispensable™ SmartSpace™ Countertop Dispenser to review. The SmartSpace Countertop Dispenser is a smaller version of the Zevro Indispensable Dispenser, designed for people with less space. There is also a wall-mounted version if you have more wall space than counter space. We have more counter space, so we were excited to try out the countertop dispenser.

The dispenser looks nice. It is very sleek, and the stand is very sturdy. I love the fact that the dispenser comes with a measuring cup, so you can monitor how much you are dispensing.

The product is pretty tough. Before I got a chance to use it the way it was meant to be used, my daughter decided it was a plaything and put several of her toys through the dispenser. It was able to accommodate several lego pieces as well as a small doll. After wrestling it back from her, I tried it out on regular food.

Overall, it was great, but It did not work well for everything. I tried a few different kinds of cereals, some nuts, and some oatmeal. The nuts worked the best. They dispensed easily and there was very little splatter on the floor. The Grape Nut O's were too big and too light to fit through easily. They tended to break going through and shot out all over the floor. The other cereal, Cheerios and Clifford cereal, went through easily and without breaking. The oatmeal dispensed ok, but it was so fine, to avoid having oatmeal all over the countertop, it was necessary to keep the bottom on the dispenser when I wasn't dispensing.

The dispenser is a handy way to store frequently used items and to manage portion control at the same time. Be warned, however, that it does not work equally well for everything. Heavier items seem to work better.

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