Gyro Bowl Review

Reporter Lauren Keith brings the Gyro Bowl to a local childcare center and has a group of toddlers put it to the test. When the children jump or drop the Gyro Bowl, the snacks spill all over the place. Lauren also notices that some snacks get trapped in between the rotating bowls, and when she tests the Gyro Bowl's indestructibility claim by tossing it down some stairs, it breaks. The Gyro Bowl earns a grade of D in this test.

Reporter Tommy Noel brings the Gyro Bowl to a classroom of 3-year-olds for testing. The bowl works fine when the children walk carefully with it, but when they swing, shake or drop it the contents spill all over. The classroom teacher gives the Gyro Bowl a grade of C-plus, saying that it really doesn't do what it's advertised to do.

Chad Garneau tests the Gyro Bowl with a viewer and her 3-year-old daughter. When the bowl is held and twirled gently the contents stay inside, but when it is knocked onto the floor everything spills out. The testers find that the Gyro Bowl makes just as big a mess as a regular bowl, and deem it a "dud."

Lisa Kaplan Gordon puts the Gyro Bowl to the test with three children ranging in age from 18 months to 4 years. When the bowl is handled gently it works fine, but when it's shaken and dropped by the older children everything inside of it spills. It also doesn't take long for one of the plastic tabs holding the rotating bowls together to break off. Gordon says that the Gyro Bowl isn't nearly as kid-proof as it claims to be.

Close to 140 owners review the Gyro Bowl on Amazon.com; most are disappointed with the product. The most common complaints are that the contents of the bowl spill easily, the rotating bowls get stuck and the bowl breaks easily when dropped. The few somewhat satisfied customers say that the Gyro Bowl does reduce the risk of spillage, though it is not spill-proof.