I ordered this cracker over a year ago and have been totally satisfied with it. The meats come out in halves most of the time. This year we had a bumper pecan crop (over 500 pounds) and this little machine cracked them all. There is no way I could have cracked them by hand. It just works and works and never quits. Customer support on this machine is excellent! The owner answers the phone and answers any questions you may have. Haven't had that kind of help in a long time. If you have pecan trees in your yard, you need this cracker. Like one of the other reviews said, it takes a little bit of time (5 minutes) to get the rhythm down and not be afraid of it, but once you get it down it is a great tool.

Submitted by Farmer at heart on 05/23/2016 11:29:07 PM.

I ordered the cracker and patiently waited for it to arrive then the fun started. I had 6 six gallon buckets of pecans waiting for the cracker. I had been patient, but no more I was ready to go, once I started I did not want to quit, it is addictive. I am down to 1 6 gallon bucket of pecans left to crack this machine is amazing and I will recommend it to anyone for work or amusement.

Submitted by Jody on 05/07/2016 05:41:26 AM.

If you crack pecans do not hesitate to purchase one of these machines. I purchased one for my father in the 80's. He passed away and I continued to use the cracker. We used the machine so much I had to send it back to the factory to get it refurbished, back in the 90's. Parts are still available and easily obtained, you want need to replace many parts. Well build machine, Joseph

Submitted by joseph stallone jr on 08/02/2015 09:20:46 PM.

This machine works exceptionally well. Bought a second one for a friend in Africa.

Submitted by Umlungu on 01/24/2015 07:30:58 PM.

I want to thank Kerry for information on the pecan cracker. I spoke with him over the phone while he was on way to peanut festival. I appreciate his interest in my receiving what I was looking for and gave me a time to call back and then explained about shipping and that I could order online. I appreciate Kerry, he did a great job today. His knowledge of products, customer service, and going out of his way- sold the product. Looking forward to receiving my cracker!

Submitted by Robin on 08/10/2014 10:59:40 PM.

Pros: Quickest, best way to get whole pecans.

Cons: Wish user had a little control over the speed. It's a process and you get in a rhythm, but just having a tiny bit of control over the speed it rotates woudl be great!

50 lbs of pecans later: I'm impressed. My old hand cracker gave me a "whole pecan" rate of about 15-20%. The rest were pieces. This electric cracker is the exact opposite. 75-80% easily come out of their shells as "whole". It's cracks all the way through usually, but no damage to nut. Quite remarkable. Every once in a while, you end up with one that is still hard to shell afterwards, and I just run it back through machine the next go around. It's not nearly as loud as I had imagined or saw on video. You still have to use your hands and finger to remove meat from shell, but this machine takes the headache out of cracking pecans. I'm hooked ! I also was upsold the nut wizard rolling collector. I didn't want it. Guy on the phone was nice, so I agreed. I was wrong. That works extremely well and now realize how much I was punishing my back for no reason.

Submitted by Bnaboy on 05/23/2014 05:23:40 AM.

Really great but not as good as the inertia cracker.

Submitted by Tanna on 04/02/2014 04:02:50 PM.

I got this for my 76 year-old dad, he LOVES it! Guess what? He's wants another for his 77th birthday so he can have one on the back porch and one in the garage. He spends hours and hours cracking the neighbors pecans. Thank you, thank you.

Submitted by Texas Jim on 03/16/2014 08:38:46 AM.