Many recipes require the food to be chopped and a food chopper serves this purpose very well. Whether the food chopper is electric chopper or hand held, they are an easy way to chop food quickly. Below you can read a few tips for getting the best results from your food choppers.
The first thing to consider is choosing the appropriate type of food processor. There are basically two types of food. Your first option is the least expensive manual choppers. As the name suggests, you have to manually press down on the top part of the cylindrically shaped appliance to chop the food. The quantity of food that these kinds of choppers can chop is quite less. Rectangular shaped manual choppers are also available but they have functionality similar to their cylindrical counterparts. The second option in food choppers are the electric choppers. These kinds of choppers basically give the look of a food processor but are much smaller in size. These choppers can chop food in larger quantities as compared to the manual choppers.
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Food choppers are most handy while making recipes that have fruits or vegetables as their ingredient. Chopping food items like garlic and onions can be pretty easy with the use of choppers. Other food items like celery, tomatoes and apples can also be chopped using choppers. Few hard food items like nuts can also be severed into smaller pieces. If you are planning to chop vegetables or fruits in your food chopper, it is advised to first wash them properly. It is also necessary that they are cut into sizes that fit into the chopper.
Chopping the foods with an electric chopper is handier when the quantity of food that has to be chopped is larger. But having an electric chopper does not mean that you will be able to chop the entire quantity at one time. Sometimes you might be able to chop only a portion of the total ingredients. When you compare this with a hand chopper, you can chop only a handful quantity of the ingredients. The placement of the of the food items also makes a lot of difference on how the items are being chopped in the case of manual choppers.
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Black & Decker HC306 1-1/2-Cup One-Touch Electric Chopper Feature
- 70-watt food chopper for chopping, mincing, dicing, and more
- Stay-sharp bi-level curved blade ensures precision cutting
- Durable 1-1/2-cup bowl; large one-touch button with pulse control
- Safety-lock lid for secure operation; dishwasher-safe bowl, blade, and lid
- Measures 12-1/4 by 9 by 9-3/5 inches
Black & Decker HC306 1-1/2-Cup One-Touch Electric Chopper Overview
You'll use this handy 1-1/2 cup, 70 watt chopper to quickly chop onions without shedding a tear, as well as for chopping many other recipe ingredients. With one speed and pulse and a safety lock, the bi-level stainless steel blade makes quick work of each task. The parts are dishwasher safe for easy clean-up.Available In Stock. |
