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| Brand: KitchenAid
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $39.99
You Save: $10.00 (20%)
Rating:  132 reviews
Color: red
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 8 x 6.4
MPN: KFC3100ER
Model: KFC3100ER
UPC: 050946845432
EAN: 0050946845432
ASIN: B00005LA9H
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 5 weeks
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 10
compact, powerful, attractive and useful September 26, 2008
lettylynton
I purchased the KitchenAid chef series mini chopper in onyx black and it's proven to be one of the most useful small appliances I've gotten for my kitchen in ages. It's the perfect size because 3 cups can hold a lot (much more than you may think) but it's not big and bulky like one of those outdated food processors (that are a monster to try to get inside the dishwasher).
I got this mainly for 2 tasks that are otherwise time consuming, chopping onions and making fresh bread crumbs and it does the jobs to the letter. I cannot believe how quick and powerful it minces the onions because within a blink of a eye it pulverizes them and before you know it you're done. I can't begin to tell you how much time this has saved me. I've also used the mini chopper for parsley, peppercorns and garlic and it also chops all of these ingredients precisely and evenly (and there's never any big or uneven chunks).
Before I got this I made the awful mistake of buying a very expensive and incredibly useless chopper from Bamburger's. I barely got 1 use out of it before it just conked out. That is not the case with the KitchenAid. You will have it for years and years because it is incredibly powerful and made of high quality parts that know how to take a beating.
As I mentioned, I really like this chopper because it dices and chops everything so evenly. That is because it has 2 blades of altering sizes that grabs the ingredients from all directions and angles inside the bowl. And, this truly is a kitchen appliance that will save you time because you'll get the job done and you won't have to worry about cleanup nor will you have to worry about any residual mess from the actual task, either.
The chef series chopper includes the power base, the clear bowl, the lid, the blade, a detailed instructioanl booklet and even a rubber spatula (that's useful for other tasks as well). And everything (besides the base, of course) is dishwasher safe. Don't you hate it when those dimwits say in commercials, "but it's so easy to wash by hand..." Yeah, and so is a Donna Karen sweater. This is not 1885, I'll be damned if I'm gonna wash anything by hand.
This item is also incredibly easy to use. I've had many choppers and food processors that are a huge pain to line up and close. This has little indentations on the base, on the lid and on the bowl to let you know where to line everything up and it all clicks into place easily with a slight locking sound.
I purchased mine in onyx black (for some reason this review is defaulting to the chrome colored item, that is not the one that I got). Onyx black is actually a color that some distributors came up with, it is not a color that KithenAid uses. The true color is black. It is a shiny metallic black that will look great in any kitchen.
Keep in mind not to ever fill up the entire bowl because it could cause the unit to stop (remember this is not a blender or a mixer). If you have a large batch, simply fill it up to the blades and pour into a separate bowl when finished. At times the blades will lock (or shut down) this is a safety mechanism which happens when the unit is overused or overloaded. When this happens generally you're going to need to empty everything out of the mixing bowl, wash all parts and give it some time to rest (at least 10 minutes) and it should be fine again. (I took off 1 star because of this.)
If you're interested in getting this I strongly recommend getting it from Amazon. You can find it for a few bucks less (on QVC) however with the shipping and sales tax you'll pay more. Also I do not know of any other e-commerce site that is as quick or accommodating as far as returns are concerned besides Amazon (although QVC is pretty close). (BTW, speaking of QVC, don't you just love that KitchenAid lady that comes on every couple of weeks for on-air demonstrations? She's so cute, she reminds me of my granny.) Also if the Amazon Web site states that it's out-of-stock, don't worry because they're constantly updating their inventory so I'd still order from them.
It's no coincidence that this mini chopper is a top-rated America's Test Kitchen pick. If you're familiar with ATK then I don't need to tell you how picky and quality-conscience they are. So for this item to be among the small selection of other kitchen appliances that they use is very reassuring for a little at-home cook like me.
I LOVE IT September 20, 2008
Jason Highsmith
I love this!! it is very fast and easy to use! The clean up takes me seconds. I am impressed by it is power, i have chopped ice, made my protein shake fresh fruit 3 times a day, The only thing is that they should make the lid more leak proof.
 Perfect September 18, 2008
Sahar (Illinois)
I needed a new chopper for a long time and couldn't turn this down when I saw it in the Gold Box Deal. I love it. Makes cooking so much faster when I have a lot of chopping to do. I saw on some of the reviews that it quit working because the locks wouldn't lock in, so it wouldn't start. For that reason, I've been hand washing just to be extra careful. I find it easy to keep clean, tho, and have had no trouble with it at all.
Love it! September 18, 2008
T. Terrick (Pittsburgh, Pa, USA)
I'm so glad I decided to pick up this product when I saw it on sale for $25 on Amazon. It speeds my cooking time exponentially, every time.
Review on chopper September 17, 2008
Granny (Illinois)
This Kitchen Aid chopper is the greatest. I have one and bought this as a gift and had it shipped to a relative in Nebraska. She loves it as well. It chops things very uniformly, and I would be at a loss without it.
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