When I bought the ultimate chopper I thought to myself 'great, no more spending 15 minutes prep-ping my vegetables before cooking' but I was wrong.
It only saves me about 5 minutes chopping time.
I couldn't fit a large amount into the chopper and you have to chop the veg first before then ... Read review
Advantages: Good if your cooking for one. Disadvantages: Cleaning is difficult and you can only fit small amounts into the chopper.
When I bought the ultimate chopper I thought to myself 'great, no more spending 15 minutes prep-ping my vegetables before cooking' but I was wrong. It only saves me about 5 minutes chopping time. I couldn't fit a large amount into the chopper and you have to chop the veg first before then putting them into the ultimate chopper - which I feel defeats the point really. Also it was a bit frustrating that certain bits of the vegetables ... ...back and do it myself. I also felt cleaning was quite difficult also - especially cleaning around and under the blade. In my opinion if your just cooking for 1 then this product is good and will save you a lot of chopping time - but if you have a big family then its better to get out the good old fashion chopping board and knife. ... more
When I bought the ultimate chopper I thought to myself 'great, no more spending 15 minutes prep-ping my vegetables before cooking' but I was wrong. It only saves me about 5 minutes chopping time. I couldn't fit a large amount into the chopper and you have to chop the veg first before then putting them into the ultimate chopper - which I feel defeats the point really. Also it was a bit frustrating that certain bits of the vegetables still were not chopped properly and I had to go back and do it myself. I also felt cleaning was quite difficult also - especially cleaning around and under the blade. In my opinion if your just cooking for 1 then this product is good and will save you a lot of chopping time - but if you have a big family then its better to get out the good old fashion chopping board and knife.
Advantages: chops onions very tiny and mashes ice Disadvantages: can over mush things and burn out
I love the ultimate chopper although I have to admit that I did burn two out. Whether this was because we lived in a pub and used it to make cheese and onion sandwichesd every week i don't know - it did take a hammering, but the time I had was good. If you have seen the Tv ads, then this does do as it says. An onion is chopped tiny, it does crumble cheese, biscuits, nuts etc. You do have to be careful not to over chop things - lettuce can turn to ... ...you can risk is overflowing through the seams so to speak. It does really depend what you want it for as to how you can rate its suitability. Although I loved using it, I have found that the attachment on my handblender can do the same job so it isn't unique. It is a gadget that some will love and some will hate. i would, after having two and now having a multi blender, not really say it is worth paying over £10 for if you could get a mutli use blender ...
spartans21 11.06.2008
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