The pad diameter is well above what I expected. That said, my main criticism lies in the fragility of the handle into a fashion with two small metal spikes the size of a large staple: the handle is separated from the buffer to the first use (contact glue solved this problem!). Aside from that, the "small" are nice shortbread with the logo "homemade". Last remark, the consistency of the dough has some impact on the ease or not to detach the buffer.