$ometimes More is Less... Adcraft vs. Winco.
. Adcraft vs. Winco. And the winner is..? Bought the Adcraft product at $7.19. Liked it. Went back to buy more and the price was increased significantly to $8.55 (currently $10.97 w/free shipping). Double checked alternatives and found Winco at $6.19 (currently $9.31 Prime) (These price increases are obnoxious and make the products too expensive. Consider waiting for them to fluctuate down. When they do, we'll buy more of the less expensive of the two.) Liked Winco's better price, but was not sure of the quality. Bought both (see side-by-side pictures, Adcraft on left & bottom). These are both quality, commercial grade products and very similar in design. Differences are detailed below. WINCO ---------- Ever so slightly shorter and more tapered. Holes are bigger and spaced better, both on the sides and the bottom. Total holes on the side = 60, bottom = 21. Better finish, no burrs on the inside of the holes. Weight = 4.2 ounces Inside diameter at rim = 3.9" Inside depth at rim = 5.0" Outside height at rim = 5.2" Adcraft ---------- Total holes on the side = 72, bottom = 21. Weight = 5.1 ounces Overall good finish, but small visible burrs on the top side of the holes inside the cylinder. Inside diameter at rim = 3.9" Inside depth at rim = 5.1" Outside height at rim = 5.4" Both products are performing as expected and we are finding them useful for washing, drying and storing flatware and small-mid-sized utensils (large, heavy utensils will knock them over, say large, commercial size stainless spoons). We'll update this review if the products perform materially differently over time. For now, though, we'd feel good recommending both products and suggest you buy on price and speed of delivery as these two products are pretty comparable. If you found this review helpful, please vote for it to keep it available to others on the front page. Thanks. 1/14/15 UPDATE: ================= Both products are still working well and we hardly notice the difference between Adcraft and Winco in use. However a question by Ian Lin highlights a difference which may be important to some buyers. QUESTION: by Ian Lin: How big are the holes at the bottom? Will chopsticks fall through? ANSWER: We've reviewed both the Winco cylinders and the Adcraft CYL-SS Stainless Steel Silverware Cylinder. Both are good products, but the holes are significantly bigger on the Winco product and we'd be concerned about chopsticks slipping through, or more likely, getting stuck. The holes on the Adcraft cylinders are much smaller and should work well with chopsticks so that's what we'd recommend even though Adcraft is more expensive at the moment. Hope that helps. Good luck. . Read more