This is culinary heresy. I'm aware of that.
But I'm tired of chopping and want to avoid it if possible. I'm not that
fast, but I've gotten decent at it. But if there's a way to get cooking
more efficient, I'm all for.
A friend said she liked her food chopper, one of those plastic boxes
with the blade built into the lid, and you bring a hinged, um, plate
down to force the food thru the blades. If it really truly works like
advertised on tv (skeptic shield raised to full power), and my friend
says it does, I want to give this a try.
What I thot I'd do is throw it out there and see what others thot of it.

Do you have a veg chopper, does it work, and do you like it?
(meaning brands such as vidalia and norpro. you can find them on
amazon.)

"Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
...
> This is culinary heresy. I'm aware of that.
> But I'm tired of chopping and want to avoid it if possible. I'm not that
> fast, but I've gotten decent at it. But if there's a way to get cooking
> more efficient, I'm all for.
> A friend said she liked her food chopper, one of those plastic boxes
> with the blade built into the lid, and you bring a hinged, um, plate
> down to force the food thru the blades. If it really truly works like
> advertised on tv (skeptic shield raised to full power), and my friend
> says it does, I want to give this a try.
> What I thot I'd do is throw it out there and see what others thot of it.
>
> Do you have a veg chopper, does it work, and do you like it?
> (meaning brands such as vidalia and norpro. you can find them on
> amazon.)
'
If you refer to the Slap Chop, I have one and like it. Some little part did
break on it right off the bat but it is still usable. Much easier to clean
than other, similar looking ones. But... It's really only good to do stuff
like the guy in the commercial does. Chops up stuff for an egg salad
sandwich. You want to chop a little bit of mixed things? Great! Otherwise
it's just as time consuming as with a knife and you'll get more even pieces
with a knife.

If you are not concerned about getting precise pieces, you can chop with a
food processor. I no longer have one but I used to have a Big Mouth one.
It was fine until it got mold inside. The design is such (unless they have
changed it) that water can get into tiny parts when you clean it and you
can't get it to fully dry out.

What I do not recommend? A Magic Bullet. I was gifted with one and it will
not chop like they claim. You'll wind up with mush.

I used to have something that I loved. An Ulu. Here is one:

http://www.amazon.com/Alaskan-Ulu-Le...r&keywords=ulu

Unfortunately, mine didn't have a good handle on it. It was just plain,
stained wood and it didn't hold up well in washing. So if you want to get
one, look for a handle of sealed wood or plastic. You just rock it back and
forth to chop.

And for salads I recommend these:

http://www.amazon.com/Trudeau-Toss-C...salad+scissors

You just throw everything in your bowl and attack it with the scissors.

On Sat, 17 May 2014 01:12:49 -0500, Pringles CheezUms
> wrote:

> This is culinary heresy. I'm aware of that.
> But I'm tired of chopping and want to avoid it if possible. I'm not that
> fast, but I've gotten decent at it. But if there's a way to get cooking
> more efficient, I'm all for.
> A friend said she liked her food chopper, one of those plastic boxes
> with the blade built into the lid, and you bring a hinged, um, plate
> down to force the food thru the blades. If it really truly works like
> advertised on tv (skeptic shield raised to full power), and my friend
> says it does, I want to give this a try.
> What I thot I'd do is throw it out there and see what others thot of it.
>
> Do you have a veg chopper, does it work, and do you like it?
> (meaning brands such as vidalia and norpro. you can find them on
> amazon.)

My grandmother used the original version of what seems to be the
modern Slap Chop and she loved it, but I have sharp knives and I don't
chop huge amounts for any one meal - so I can deal. If I need to chop
more volume than I want to do with a knife, I have two sizes of food
processor that I can use.


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Good Memories.

On 5/17/2014 2:20 AM, sf wrote:

> My grandmother used the original version of what seems to be the
> modern Slap Chop and she loved it, but I have sharp knives and I don't
> chop huge amounts for any one meal - so I can deal. If I need to chop
> more volume than I want to do with a knife, I have two sizes of food
> processor that I can use.
>
>

Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
had.

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We own some kind of slapshot gizmo that does not work worth a caca. We discovered the Kroger brand frozen 3 pepper and onion blend a few years ago. Works like a charm and no chopping needed. Can't recommend it high enough.

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On Sat, 17 May 2014 08:53:36 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> On 5/17/2014 2:20 AM, sf wrote:
>
> > My grandmother used the original version of what seems to be the
> > modern Slap Chop and she loved it, but I have sharp knives and I don't
> > chop huge amounts for any one meal - so I can deal. If I need to chop
> > more volume than I want to do with a knife, I have two sizes of food
> > processor that I can use.
> >
> >
>
> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
> had.

I think it did have a jar. I've seen so many Slap Chop commercials
over the years that the two styles have become one in my memory.


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Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
> had.

I bought one of those once. It worked good but by the time you
chopped onions into small enough chunks to use in the jar, you could
have chopped them with your knife quicker than using the jar and then
have to clean it.

G.

On 5/17/2014 11:40 AM, Gary wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
>> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
>> had.
>
> I bought one of those once. It worked good but by the time you
> chopped onions into small enough chunks to use in the jar, you could
> have chopped them with your knife quicker than using the jar and then
> have to clean it.
>
> G.
>
I agree.

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On 5/17/2014 12:52 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 5/17/2014 11:40 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
>>> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
>>> had.
>>
>> I bought one of those once. It worked good but by the time you
>> chopped onions into small enough chunks to use in the jar, you could
>> have chopped them with your knife quicker than using the jar and then
>> have to clean it.
>

For several years, I used a device (whose name escapes me) for chopping
onions. There were two pieces hinged together one of which had a grid
composed of sharp metal strands. It worked well for a couple of years
but the grid lost its sharpness and the plastic piece holding it broke
because of the needed pressure. Perhaps, I can't complain since it did
work well for quite a while.

I'm now trying an OXO chopper that sounds more like your grandma's
device, which can be be used with and without a jar. I may not have got
the hang of using it yet and it is not as easy to clean as the hinge.


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On Sat, 17 May 2014 11:52:02 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> On 5/17/2014 11:40 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Janet Wilder wrote:
> >>
> >> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
> >> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
> >> had.
> >
> > I bought one of those once. It worked good but by the time you
> > chopped onions into small enough chunks to use in the jar, you could
> > have chopped them with your knife quicker than using the jar and then
> > have to clean it.
> >
> > G.
> >
> I agree.

Honestly, I don't know why she had it. I'm pretty sure nobody
sharpened knives after my great grandfather died, so that could be one
reason... but I do know that was the gadget she allowed us to chop
onions with when we helped her make dinner.


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Good Memories.

>A friend said she liked her food chopper, one of those plastic boxes
>with the blade built into the lid, and you bring a hinged, um, plate
>down to force the food thru the blades...

I'm referring to one with the hinged lid that forced food thru the
blades. My mother got a 'slap chap' in the 60's or 70's, whatever it was
called back then. It's not good for much. Maybe tuna salad like someone
said.
Someone did speak ontopic: Is the only problem that it worlks fine but
lasts only a couple years before the blades dull too far?

On 2014-05-17 12:40 PM, Gary wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
>> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
>> had.
>
> I bought one of those once. It worked good but by the time you
> chopped onions into small enough chunks to use in the jar, you could
> have chopped them with your knife quicker than using the jar and then
> have to clean it.
>
>

That is my view on food processors. When you take into account the time
it takes to get it out and assemble it and then the clean up you have
probably taken more time than you would have to use a knife. I do
sometime use the FP for meatloaf because I like to have the onion pretty
well mushed, and I like to have finely chopped carrot in there. I can
put things in bit my bit and even mix the meat in it, so there is enough
to make it worth while

Then there is mayonnaise and a FP does a great job of that. Start with
the the lemon juice, salt, pepper, eggs, crank her up and start
drizzling the oil into it. When you here it make that wop wop wop noise
it is done. It takes longer to clean out the FP than it did to take the
mayo, and it is worth the effort.

"bigwheel" > wrote in message
...
>
> 'Janet Wilder[_4_ Wrote:
>> ;1931571']On 5/17/2014 2:20 AM, sf wrote:
>> -
>> My grandmother used the original version of what seems to be the
>> modern Slap Chop and she loved it, but I have sharp knives and I don't
>> chop huge amounts for any one meal - so I can deal. If I need to chop
>> more volume than I want to do with a knife, I have two sizes of food
>> processor that I can use.
>>
>> -
>>
>> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
>> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
>>
>> had.
>>
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> We own some kind of slapshot gizmo that does not work worth a caca. We
> discovered the Kroger brand frozen 3 pepper and onion blend a few years
> ago. Works like a charm and no chopping needed. Can't recommend it high
> enough.
>
I tried some of that stuff but not sure what brand. It cooked down to mush
the instant it hit the pan. Not for me.

On 5/17/2014 8:53 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 5/17/2014 2:20 AM, sf wrote:
>
>> My grandmother used the original version of what seems to be the
>> modern Slap Chop and she loved it, but I have sharp knives and I don't
>> chop huge amounts for any one meal - so I can deal. If I need to chop
>> more volume than I want to do with a knife, I have two sizes of food
>> processor that I can use.

> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
> had.

My mother used one of those. IIRC it had a little round piece of wood,
slightly smaller than the circumference of the jar bottom. To this day
I have no clue what that little piece of wood was supposed to do. Maybe
it was supposed to take the brunt of the force needed to chop some
things. I do remember that Mom used to use that chopper a lot!

I've got the Pampered Chef chopper that works wonderfully! Easy to
clean, too. Very highly recommended by me.
http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_prod...ategoryCode=CE

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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...

> Then there is mayonnaise and a FP does a great job of that. Start with the
> the lemon juice, salt, pepper, eggs, crank her up and start drizzling the
> oil into it. When you here it make that wop wop wop noise it is done. It
> takes longer to clean out the FP than it did to take the mayo, and it is
> worth the effort.

I love the technical term 'wop wop wop' <g>


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On 5/18/2014 4:55 AM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 5/17/2014 8:53 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 5/17/2014 2:20 AM, sf wrote:
>>
>>> My grandmother used the original version of what seems to be the
>>> modern Slap Chop and she loved it, but I have sharp knives and I don't
>>> chop huge amounts for any one meal - so I can deal. If I need to chop
>>> more volume than I want to do with a knife, I have two sizes of food
>>> processor that I can use.
>
>> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
>> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my mother
>> had.
>
> My mother used one of those. IIRC it had a little round piece of wood,
> slightly smaller than the circumference of the jar bottom. To this day
> I have no clue what that little piece of wood was supposed to do. Maybe
> it was supposed to take the brunt of the force needed to chop some
> things. I do remember that Mom used to use that chopper a lot!

Yes. Her's did have that little circle of wood at the bottom. I
believe it was to help keep the blades sharp as banging against glass
could dull them.
>
> I've got the Pampered Chef chopper that works wonderfully! Easy to
> clean, too. Very highly recommended by me.
> http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_prod...ategoryCode=CE
>
>


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On 2014-05-18 6:12 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Then there is mayonnaise and a FP does a great job of that. Start with
>> the the lemon juice, salt, pepper, eggs, crank her up and start
>> drizzling the oil into it. When you here it make that wop wop wop
>> noise it is done. It takes longer to clean out the FP than it did to
>> take the mayo, and it is worth the effort.
>
> I love the technical term 'wop wop wop' <g>
>


;-) Try making mayo in a FP that is what it sounds like when it is done.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-05-18 6:12 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Then there is mayonnaise and a FP does a great job of that. Start with
>>> the the lemon juice, salt, pepper, eggs, crank her up and start
>>> drizzling the oil into it. When you here it make that wop wop wop
>>> noise it is done. It takes longer to clean out the FP than it did to
>>> take the mayo, and it is worth the effort.
>>
>> I love the technical term 'wop wop wop' <g>
>>
>
>
> ;-) Try making mayo in a FP that is what it sounds like when it is done.

Hey, Why would I doubt you ? ))))


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On 5/17/2014 1:12 AM, Pringles CheezUms wrote:
> This is culinary heresy. I'm aware of that.
> But I'm tired of chopping and want to avoid it if possible. I'm not that
> fast, but I've gotten decent at it. But if there's a way to get cooking
> more efficient, I'm all for.
> A friend said she liked her food chopper, one of those plastic boxes
> with the blade built into the lid, and you bring a hinged, um, plate
> down to force the food thru the blades. If it really truly works like
> advertised on tv (skeptic shield raised to full power), and my friend
> says it does, I want to give this a try.
> What I thot I'd do is throw it out there and see what others thot of it.
>
> Do you have a veg chopper, does it work, and do you like it?
> (meaning brands such as vidalia and norpro. you can find them on
> amazon.)
>

I own three, because I love them so much. I cook with diced vegetables
a lot, and I'm fussy about the appearance of the pieces. I don't like
the jar-style choppers, including food processors, because they don't
produce uniform pieces.

I have one that is designed for potatoes, but works for onions, too.
It cuts long slices for french fries, but can also cut into cubes.

I've got a large, spring-loaded cutter that has a variety of cutting
grids. Large or medium slices or cubes, or wedges. Insert the desired
grid, lay the vegetable on it, then press the top down quickly with
both hands, and the sliced/diced vegetables end up in the storage bin.
It works so fast, my brother bought several for his mass salsa production.

Finally, I bought a hand-held model that cuts into small and tiny dice.

Food prep is so much faster with these, especially when cooking in
quantity.

On Mon, 19 May 2014 08:13:27 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
wrote:

> I've got a large, spring-loaded cutter that has a variety of cutting
> grids. Large or medium slices or cubes, or wedges. Insert the desired
> grid, lay the vegetable on it, then press the top down quickly with
> both hands

Oh, is that what they meant by "spring loaded"? I had no idea because
the choppers in the OP are also spring loaded. I have one, but it
takes too much work. I'd rather use a knife - but I'm not the type
that chops a week's worth of vegetables at one time.

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On 5/19/2014 10:15 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 19 May 2014 08:13:27 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
> wrote:
>
>> I've got a large, spring-loaded cutter that has a variety of cutting
>> grids. Large or medium slices or cubes, or wedges. Insert the desired
>> grid, lay the vegetable on it, then press the top down quickly with
>> both hands
>
> Oh, is that what they meant by "spring loaded"? I had no idea because
> the choppers in the OP are also spring loaded. I have one, but it
> takes too much work. I'd rather use a knife - but I'm not the type
> that chops a week's worth of vegetables at one time.
>

I often cook for crowds, so anything that enables me to produce mounds
of chopped vegetables quickly is worth the expense.

On Mon, 19 May 2014 12:35:14 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
wrote:

> On 5/19/2014 10:15 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 19 May 2014 08:13:27 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I've got a large, spring-loaded cutter that has a variety of cutting
> >> grids. Large or medium slices or cubes, or wedges. Insert the desired
> >> grid, lay the vegetable on it, then press the top down quickly with
> >> both hands
> >
> > Oh, is that what they meant by "spring loaded"? I had no idea because
> > the choppers in the OP are also spring loaded. I have one, but it
> > takes too much work. I'd rather use a knife - but I'm not the type
> > that chops a week's worth of vegetables at one time.
> >
>
> I often cook for crowds, so anything that enables me to produce mounds
> of chopped vegetables quickly is worth the expense.

You need to improve your knife skills if you really do cook for
crowds.

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On 5/19/2014 3:04 PM, sf wrote:

>> I often cook for crowds, so anything that enables me to produce mounds
>> of chopped vegetables quickly is worth the expense.
>
> You need to improve your knife skills if you really do cook for
> crowds.

Why? If the chopper works why would he need to improve his knife
skills? It seems to me that cooking for crowds would make a chopper
that much more desirable.

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On Mon, 19 May 2014 17:53:23 -0500, DreadfulBitch
> wrote:

> On 5/19/2014 3:04 PM, sf wrote:
>
> >> I often cook for crowds, so anything that enables me to produce mounds
> >> of chopped vegetables quickly is worth the expense.
> >
> > You need to improve your knife skills if you really do cook for
> > crowds.
>
> Why? If the chopper works why would he need to improve his knife
> skills? It seems to me that cooking for crowds would make a chopper
> that much more desirable.

Not if he wants uniformity.

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On 2014-05-17 06:12:49 +0000, Pringles CheezUms said:

> This is culinary heresy. I'm aware of that.
> But I'm tired of chopping and want to avoid it if possible. I'm not that
> fast, but I've gotten decent at it. But if there's a way to get cooking
> more efficient, I'm all for.
> A friend said she liked her food chopper, one of those plastic boxes
> with the blade built into the lid, and you bring a hinged, um, plate
> down to force the food thru the blades. If it really truly works like
> advertised on tv (skeptic shield raised to full power), and my friend
> says it does, I want to give this a try.
> What I thot I'd do is throw it out there and see what others thot of it.
>
> Do you have a veg chopper, does it work, and do you like it?
> (meaning brands such as vidalia and norpro. you can find them on
> amazon.)

My wife sometimes uses our Cuisanart food processor to chop vegetables.
I don't like it, it feels like cheating.

>> Do you have a veg chopper, does it work, and do you like it?
>> (meaning brands such as vidalia and norpro. you can find them on
>> amazon.)
>
>I own three...
>
>I have one that is designed for potatoes, but works for onions, too.
>It cuts long slices for french fries, but can also cut into cubes.
>
>I've got a large, spring-loaded cutter that has a variety of cutting
>grids. Large or medium slices or cubes, or wedges. Insert the desired
>grid, lay the vegetable on it, then press the top down quickly with
>both hands, and the sliced/diced vegetables end up in the storage bin.
>It works so fast, my brother bought several for his mass salsa production.
>
>Finally, I bought a hand-held model that cuts into small and tiny dice.
>
>Food prep is so much faster with these, especially when cooking in
>quantity.

These sound great!
What brands are they? Could you post a link to amazon for them (or other
preferred site)?

On 5/20/2014 4:38 PM, Christine Dabney wrote:

> This is why I have the food processor out on my counter top and ready
> to go. There is no getting it out and setting it up-it is ready to go
> when I am.
>
> There are a lot of folks that complain about the food processor taking
> more time than it is worth. I find out that often they have it
> stored outa sight...and on a shelf somewhere. Yes, then it does take
> a lot more effort. I find it comes to mind more often, and is easier
> to use if it is ready to go.
>
+1

On Tue, 20 May 2014 14:38:53 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

> There are a lot of folks that complain about the food processor taking
> more time than it is worth. I find out that often they have it
> stored outa sight...and on a shelf somewhere. Yes, then it does take
> a lot more effort. I find it comes to mind more often, and is easier
> to use if it is ready to go.

Absolutely!

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On 5/20/2014 4:52 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 5/20/2014 4:38 PM, Christine Dabney wrote:
>
>> This is why I have the food processor out on my counter top and ready
>> to go. There is no getting it out and setting it up-it is ready to go
>> when I am.
>>
>> There are a lot of folks that complain about the food processor taking
>> more time than it is worth. I find out that often they have it
>> stored outa sight...and on a shelf somewhere. Yes, then it does take
>> a lot more effort. I find it comes to mind more often, and is easier
>> to use if it is ready to go.
>>
> +1
>
+1 and +2

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"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 17 May 2014 17:58:27 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>On 2014-05-17 12:40 PM, Gary wrote:
>>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Was your grandmother's chopper a jar with a screw on top that had a
>>>> spring-loaded plunger attached to a 4 bladed end? That's what my
>>>> mother
>>>> had.
>>>
>>> I bought one of those once. It worked good but by the time you
>>> chopped onions into small enough chunks to use in the jar, you could
>>> have chopped them with your knife quicker than using the jar and then
>>> have to clean it.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>That is my view on food processors. When you take into account the time
>>it takes to get it out and assemble it and then the clean up you have
>>probably taken more time than you would have to use a knife. I do
>>sometime use the FP for meatloaf because I like to have the onion pretty
>>well mushed, and I like to have finely chopped carrot in there. I can
>>put things in bit my bit and even mix the meat in it, so there is enough
>>to make it worth while
>>
>>Then there is mayonnaise and a FP does a great job of that. Start with
>>the the lemon juice, salt, pepper, eggs, crank her up and start
>>drizzling the oil into it. When you here it make that wop wop wop noise
>>it is done. It takes longer to clean out the FP than it did to take the
>>mayo, and it is worth the effort.
>
> This is why I have the food processor out on my counter top and ready
> to go. There is no getting it out and setting it up-it is ready to go
> when I am.
>
> There are a lot of folks that complain about the food processor taking
> more time than it is worth. I find out that often they have it
> stored outa sight...and on a shelf somewhere. Yes, then it does take
> a lot more effort. I find it comes to mind more often, and is easier
> to use if it is ready to go.
>
The first one I had was horrible. I returned it after two uses. Poor
design. It managed to throw a minute piece of food deep inside to
something...not sure what but something that made it work. I managed to
clean the food out the first time, only by taking screws out and opening it
up. But when it did the same exact thing the second time and then quit
working, I returned it.

The next one was the Big Mouth one. Particularly after I'd had it a while,
the top got finicky. It would go on, not quite right and then get stuck.
This meant one of two things. Either it wouldn't work at all because of it
not being right, or it would work but.,.. Either way, I would play hell
getting it off again. So that in and of itself took far longer than it
should have.

And while I didn't necessarily find it hard to clean, it allowed water to
get into some little crevices that I couldn't really get into and mold
formed. That didn't look too appetizing to me so I tossed it out.

On 5/19/2014 11:08 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 19 May 2014 17:53:23 -0500, DreadfulBitch
> > wrote:
>
>> On 5/19/2014 3:04 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>> I often cook for crowds, so anything that enables me to produce mounds
>>>> of chopped vegetables quickly is worth the expense.
>>>
>>> You need to improve your knife skills if you really do cook for
>>> crowds.
>>
>> Why? If the chopper works why would he need to improve his knife
>> skills? It seems to me that cooking for crowds would make a chopper
>> that much more desirable.
>
> Not if he wants uniformity.
>
I thought that was the main reason he liked the chopper - uniformity of
the pieces.

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DreadfulBitch

I'm a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I'm perfect.

On 5/21/2014 5:35 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 5/19/2014 11:08 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 May 2014 17:53:23 -0500, DreadfulBitch
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/19/2014 3:04 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I often cook for crowds, so anything that enables me to produce mounds
>>>>> of chopped vegetables quickly is worth the expense.
>>>>
>>>> You need to improve your knife skills if you really do cook for
>>>> crowds.
>>>
>>> Why? If the chopper works why would he need to improve his knife
>>> skills? It seems to me that cooking for crowds would make a chopper
>>> that much more desirable.
>>
>> Not if he wants uniformity.
>>
> I thought that was the main reason he liked the chopper - uniformity of
> the pieces.
>
When my hinge chopper was new and sharp it did well but you had to
remember to halve the onions lengthwise not across and remove any tough
skin.


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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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