OMG! I have on of those meatballers! The little gizmo that looks like a pair of scissors or something with a half circle "thingie" on each end. You're supposed to scoop the meat and it shapes it - YEAH RIGHT!!!! Takes more time to dig the meat out of the two halves and you have to shape them anyway after you put the halves together!

Anyone else stupid enough to have one of those????

Hmmm, maybe that wasn't such a great idea after all.

I have never tried the meatballer gadget, but it certainly seems like it's more trouble than it's worth. Maybe I will pass that one by.

I would suggest that someone talk to a potter. I think I remember seeing a potter using something like a pharmacists piller to shape clay balls.

I had one of those meatballers years ago. Probably the only kitchen gadget I ever tossed as worthless.

I use an appropriately sized disher for meatballs. Dishers are great for portion control, as well as shaping anything that has to be round or patty-shaped. For meatballs the one I use is about 2 tbls capacity.

For something like meatballs, where I'm making a lot of them, I start by scooping the meat and dropping it on a sheetpan. Once all the meat is used up I go back and round the balls with a quick roll between my palms. Then continue from there.

I've tried the pre-frozen balls. To me it seems as though the meat was overworked, and the balls are tough. Once down that road was enough.