We had for a long time a very thin, cheap flexible stainless pie server. It has disappeared and maybe we'll find it when we move. Trying to serve pie without a pie server was messy and frustrating. I saw the Test Kitchen recommended this one and I like OXO, so I went for it. It works very well. It does have the advantage of serrated edges, so you don't need a knife to cut the pie like with our old one. I would like it to be a little more flexible to slide under the pie like our old one, but it does work very well and it does have the serrated edge so it's a good trade-off.