Kenwood CH 180 > Reviews > This mini chopper is a little gem

Author's product rating:   

Performance	Good
Ease of use	Easy
Durability	Satisfactory
Cleaning & Maintenance	Easy
Value for money	Excellent

Advantages:	good for small quantities, small to store, cheap
Disadvantages:	none so far

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This is a mini chopper which is really useful if you just want to make a small quantity of something like pesto or houmous, or just chop an onion.

It is inexpensive (I paid £19.99 for mine) and doesn't take up too much space in the kitchen. Its maximum capacity is 350ml or 150g.

It has two speeds, though I must admit I don't use the lower speed much. It's not that powerful - it has a 300w motor, but it chops things like carrots really evenly, without a slush at the bottom.

It has a nice design with a cute curvy bit where the motor is and the bowl bit is one of those rounded ones. It is a bit of a faff getting the bowl back in after you've taken it out, which is a bit annoying. The blade is stainless steel and you can put the bowl in the dishwasher.

I've got a one year old and when he was weaning it was brilliantly useful for whizzing stuff up; it also chops herbs in seconds and, though I don't think you could use it instead of a proper processor if you do a lot of grown up cooking, it is a really useful wee extra to do the odd thing, which saves washing up the big processor. If you were a single person this might just be all you need, perhaps with a stick blender for soups.

They are out of stock everywhere at the moment for some reason, but are obviously going to be available again by the end of the month, so if you want one you'll just have to be a little bit patient. I bought mine from ebay, but even they don't have any just now.

It's a good one though, so worth the wait.