DUMAO 12 in 1 Vegetable Chopper, Multifunctional Mandoline Slicer Dicer Household Kitchen Manual Julienne Grater Cutter for Onion, Garlic, Carrot, Potato, Tomato, Fruit, Salad

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Electric choppers use an engine to spin the blades. They tend to be more versatile, giving users the chance to chop vegetables as well as to make purees and dips, like guacamole. If this is what you’re after then look for a model that can chop, mince, and blend ingredients. How do you clean a food chopper? The whole thing is really easy to clean too, with the bowl, lid, chopper blade, and mixer attachment all being dishwasher safe. Pros It comes with three blades so it’s really efficient at chopping vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs. It also has a mixer attachment that you can use for mixing and blending liquid ingredients together.

Variable settings - Some choppers have different settings that let you control the speed of the blades. This is really useful if you want to use it for more than just cutting up your veg. Think about how much control you need to have over the process and choose a model that gives you what you need. Obviously, the blade is the main part of any vegetable chopper and when the chopper is supplied the blade will be extremely sharp. Over time the edge will dull and you will find the vegetables are less well chopped than they originally were. They should last a relatively long time but if you notice the blade isn’t as sharp as it should be, it’s probably time to replace it. Many companies offer replacement parts. It might work out financially better to replace a part rather than buy a whole new appliance. Capacity A lot of the more versatile electric choppers can be used in pretty much the same way as a food processor, just on a smaller scale. As you can now successfully chop vegetables into the correct size for many recipes, you will find that you need to use less vegetables to achieve that desired shape and size. Which means your vegetables will go further. Saving you money in the process. As well as cutting up your veg, you can use the Ninja Professional Chopper to chop up herbs and spices and blend up sauces, dips, and dressings.

Types of food chopper

It has four blades and two speed settings so you can chop, dice, blend, and purée everything you need in no time. There are limits to this chopper though - it can’t handle hard ingredients like ice cubes, coffee beans, or hard spices. But it’s still incredibly versatile and can be used to chop up vegetables, herbs, and meats as well as to mix up sauces and mayonnaise easily thanks to the oil drip lid. Pros Although many vegetable choppers have the appearance of a food processor, some have far more limited functions compared to actual food processors.

Manual choppers use one of two main functions: push or pull. Push choppers use a plunging mechanism or a hinge to push a blade onto vegetables to sever them. Pull choppers use a string to rotate blades within the bowl to slice and cut.

This depends on what you want to use the food chopper for, but these are the key things to look out for: This is a manual food chopper that is a bit of a multitasker, so it’s brilliant for families to take on camping trips when you still want to cook but don’t want to be loaded down with kit. Don’t want to add another bit of plastic to your kitchen? Then take a look at this Russell Hobbs chopper with its beautiful glass bowl. There are also various food choppers that sit somewhere in between. So, however much help you need in the kitchen, there will be one to suit your culinary needs. With the simplest models you can chop most fruits and vegetables either into uniform cubes or into different sized pieces depending on how long you run the machine for.

I've got this which is brilliant… I also have a food processor with three different sized bowls but tend to use the manual ones for chopping onions and carrots as it is so much easier.” (Tried and tested by Mumsnet user EmmaGrundyForPM)

Extra features - If you want your food chopper to do more than just chop your vegetables up then you might want to choose one that has dripper holes in the top for pouring oil in to make sauces, or one that comes with pots and lids to store your food once it’s prepped. They really take the hassle out of preparing fresh, home-cooked meals for your family; chopping all your vegetables for you in seconds. So you can have a bolognese bubbling on the hob in no time. More advanced food choppers let you chop your fruit and veg but can also blend up sauces and purées and even grind up nuts and coffee beans. Types of food chopper Electric food choppers