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All-in-one tool peels, splits, and slices bananas

By Dave Parrack
November 14, 2012
All-in-one tool peels, splits, and slices bananas
The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool has a series of plastic edges allow you to slice the banana neatly into up to 20 pieces
The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool has a series of plastic edges allow you to slice the banana neatly into up to 20 pieces
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The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool from Amco Houseworks features all you'll need to enjoy a banana
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The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool from Amco Houseworks features all you'll need to enjoy a banana
A serrated edge allows you to peel away the skin of the banana
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A serrated edge allows you to peel away the skin of the banana
A wire edge allows you to split the banana lengthwise
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A wire edge allows you to split the banana lengthwise
A series of plastic edges allow you to slice the banana neatly into up to 20 pieces
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A series of plastic edges allow you to slice the banana neatly into up to 20 pieces
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The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool could help liven up the most boring breakfast
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The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool could help liven up the most boring breakfast
The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool has a series of plastic edges allow you to slice the banana neatly into up to 20 pieces
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The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool has a series of plastic edges allow you to slice the banana neatly into up to 20 pieces
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Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the world. They're easy to carry, come with their own convenient natural packaging, and are ready to eat right out of said packaging. However, they can be a little messy, especially if they're being eaten in any way other than simply peeled and chewed. The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool from Amco Houseworks is a cheap and cheerful addition to the arsenal of any finicky fruit fan.

The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool is a simple idea that claims to be effective in removing the mess and fuss associated with eating a banana. It's made from bright yellow plastic and shaped like a banana. Which is great unless you're unlucky enough to come across a straight one.

It features a serrated edge at one end designed to help you peel back the skin of the banana from the stem. At the opposite end is a wire edge designed to help split the banana in two. Along the length of the Banana Split Tool are spines designed to help you slice the fruit into up to 20 even slices.

The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool could help liven up the most boring breakfast
The 3-in-1 Banana Split Tool could help liven up the most boring breakfast

This product is available from Amco Houseworks priced at US$7.99, and while it's certainly not an essential household item, it could save you precious seconds in the morning as you prepare breakfast, and try to persuade the kids to give this healthy snack a try.

Source: Amco Houseworks via NOTCOT

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Dave Parrack
Dave is a technology journalist with a ravenous appetite for gadgets, gizmos, and gubbins. He's based in the UK, and from his center of operations writes about all facets of modern and future technology. He has learned more in his five years writing for the Web than he did in 11 years at school, and with none of the boring subjects thrown in to the mix.

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Ct
Use a knife!
fatalflaw
'Mess and fuss' eating a banana, we're kidding here, right? Just stick a straw through the skin and suck it's guts out!
Nitrozzy Seven
@ Ct "Use a knife!" Hey, if that's so simple then why are there so many slicing tools like this?
Travis Lundy
I can see the infomercial for this now: The screen fades to a dimmed, fuzzy picture of a person struggling against all odds to peel a banana who could be shown how to do it by a person with late stage Lou Gehrig's disease. Wipe to a bright room with a loving, enthusiastic housewife with 4 potassium deficient kids (2 her own and 2 neighbor kids), all wanting banana snacks, as she dutifully and skillfully processes through 3 bunches of bananas delivering in nearly the time it would have taken her to slice said bananas but without the paid smile. Hurry, if you call in the next 2 minutes, we will throw 6 more of these "solution-looking-for-a-problem" miracle devices for free because they will all break the second the come within sight of a dishwasher!
No really, you still have to peel the things and that is easy and what if you get a banana that doesn't fit the arc shape of this device? Then you are just screwed.
KMH
This is why I kept my Bass-O-Matic..... Stem, peel, all of it at one time. Whirrrrrr! All of the fiber, none of the hassle.
Natano
Here's a tip look around us and see how the rest of the primates eat bananas. They hold the stem and peel the easy to open end which is the bottom. Try it. If you are not completely delighted with it you can go blow ur money on that Banana Bobbit.
Paul Anthony
"However, they can be a little messy, especially if they're being eaten in any way other than simply peeled and chewed."
Exactly, it is so simple. What a waste of plastic.
JAT
What's wrong with using a knife?
Bob Fately
But wait! There's more! Order in the next 30 minutes and we'll send you the complete works of Bananarama!
wle
dumb 50 times as big as a knife and 50 times as hard to clean no!
wle
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