On Wed 15 Mar 2006 02:34:19a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Judith
Umbria?

>>> It's like a very small handheld grinder: turning
> a crank turns a little spiky wheel that forces *something* down into
> some little parallel blades and then out.
>
> Where I live it is a parsley chopper, but then we use a lot of parsley.
> I expect it would work for any leafy herb, like celery leaves?
> "Trittaprezzemolo."

Depends on the size. Larger versions of this design are for chopping nuts.
The smaller versions, as you said, are parsley choppers. I swear by the nut
chopper. My mom had one when I was growing up, and I have one now.
Depending on the direction you turn the handle, it chops fine or coarse. I
once owned a parsley chopper, but it never produced anything but mush. I
kept it around for years, then finally sold it at a garage sale. A knife
works much better for me.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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