Slicing up ingredients is an essential component for a ton of recipes — and who can argue against chopping vegetables for salads and other healthy meals? However, not everybody can chop it up like a Michelin chef. Speaking as someone who is just as likely to slice up his fingers as cut a cucumber into thin, appetizing slices, a vegetable chopper can remove the work (and pain) that goes into cutting up vegetables, fruits and other foods.
To that end, my go-to chopper has been the Fullstar Vegetable Chopper, which is currently available for a 50% discount during Black Friday Week on Amazon. Let’s get into what makes this chopper so good, and why you should add it to your kitchen toolkit.
The first and foremost reason why the Fullstar rocks is its blades — 420 of them to be exact. Arranged in a grid, they’re easy to use: Just place the item that needs slicing, push down on the top, and the chopper does the rest. You can switch out between a smaller and larger blade grid, depending on how fine you want to slice your food.
The chopper is constructed for stability when you use it; its soft-grip handle gives you good control, while its non-skid rubberized bottom keeps it steady on any surface, dry or wet. The stainless steel blades are easy to clean using the included cleaning brush and scraper tools, and I also like the chopper’s safety lock and finger guard, both of which protect against accidents. The 1.2-liter catch tray is large enough to accommodate cuts for most recipes while keeping the chopper to a compact size so it can be stored on just about any shelf.
Even better, the Fullstar Vegetable Chopper isn’t just a chopper; it also comes with spiral and ribbon cutters if you want to get fancy with julienne cuts. This requires a bit more effort to use (you’ll have to push down on your food with the included tool while twisting) but it’s a lot easier than doing it manually. Plus, you can’t argue with the results: clean, even slices, ribbons and spirals. The chopper’s convenience also extends to cleaning, as every single part is machine washable.
The Fullstar is a manual chopper, but I have no problems with the effort involved in using it, and its value compared to electric choppers is clear when you look at its price tag. Amazon reviewers also appreciate how the chopper makes meal prep something even reluctant husbands can get into, and how it cuts down on vegetable cutting time by half.
So, if the thought of chopping up food gives you visions of Band-Aids on fingers, or you want to take your cooking skills to the next level with a tool that will reduce the time spent on cutting and dicing, I recommend the Fullstar Vegetable Chopper. Grab it while it’s on sale for Black Friday!
