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OLD FASHIONED HAND HELD FOOD CHOPPER HOW TO
OLD FASHIONED HAND HELD FOOD CHOPPER MANUAL
OLD FASHIONED HAND HELD FOOD CHOPPER PORTABLE

“Cast steel” is stamped on many antique tools to indicate a higher quality product. Until then the quality of steel varied greatly. The cast steel process was developed over decades in 17th century Britain and allowed for much improved quality control of the final product. It’s rather a two step process of melting previously made steel into a mold and then forging the steel. “Cast Steel” or “Warranted cast steel ” blades are not cast the way cast iron is. Food choppers should have a more obtuse angle than knives because a traditional 22 degree knife angle will soon be damaged when using a chopper. We have thoroughly cleaned them, oiled the wood (do not varnish or polyurethane the handle for the same reason you never varnish a canoe paddle handle) and sharpened the steel.

You may hang them on the wall as I did my collection in the 1970s but these are ready to USE if you choose to do so. We purchased a food chopper collection from an antique collector who had many wonderful objects, some of which will appear later. A thinner blade than the older hand forged choppers, these choppers work well as slicers as well as chopping.

Ease of washing: easy-to-clean parts with not too many nooks and crannies.Late 19th century or early 20th century food chopper.

Capacity of the bowl: as with speed, we wanted a good balance, we didn’t want the capacity to be too small that we couldn’t even fit an onion in it, equally not too large that it was verging into food processor territory.

Functions: easy to use buttons, dials and knobs that make using the mini chopper a breezer were preferred.

Design and aesthetic: logical design and good-looking pieces of kit were scored highly.

We didn’t want to see any tearing of the parsley leaves, and curry pastes should be smooth Breadcrumbs needed to be consistently cut.

Finished results: we were looking for fine and even results whatever we chopped.

Loudness: quiet mini choppers are preferred.

Small, compact designs are what we wanted to see, not something that could be mistaken for a food processor

Kitchen footprint and storage: mini by name, mini by nature.

Safety: the blades should not spin if the lid is not secured.

Speed of processing: the blades shouldn’t spin too quickly or too slowly.

Ease of use: we wanted to see mini choppers that were easy to assemble, with an unfussy control panel.

We tested the mini choppers against the following criteria: We also made BBC Good Food’s Thai green curry paste, not only to check that the blades could cut through fibrous ingredients, but to also ensure the bowl could house the quantity of ingredients required. For consistency, the onion was pre-chopped into 2cm pieces, which tends to be the standard requirement for mini choppers. We tested a range of mini choppers, using each one to blitz bread to breadcrumbs, as well as onions and parsley. Mini choppers typically come in one of two key designs either a smaller version of a food processor, with a button-controlled base, or a small device with a large bowl on the bottom and a pushable button on top.

OLD FASHIONED HAND HELD FOOD CHOPPER HOW TO

How to choose the best mini chopper What is a mini chopper?Īlthough some models look similar, a mini chopper should not be confused with a food processor.

OLD FASHIONED HAND HELD FOOD CHOPPER MANUAL

Best manual mini chopper: Tefal Jamie Oliver Chop & Shaker, £21.49.

OLD FASHIONED HAND HELD FOOD CHOPPER PORTABLE

Best portable mini chopper: KitchenAid Cordless Electric Chopper, £91.94.

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