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KitchenAid Chef Series Food Chopper | 
 enlarge | Brand: KitchenAid
Buy: $34.99 - $54.17
Temporarily Out of Stock...
But Amazon Should Have It
Rating:  131 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.1 x 6.4
MPN: 320556
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| Features:
| • | 3 cup workbowl | | • | Ingredients can be added without removing domed lid | | • | Reverse spiral action stainless steel cutting blade | | • | Heavy duty base for stability during use | | • | Pulse control for precise chopping and mixing |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Make short work of small kitchen tasks with simple controls and effortless style. A simple pulse button is all it takes to control the stainless steel multipurpose blade for precise chopping, mincing, blending, emulsifying and more. Model KFC3100.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Short - Too High? October 5, 2008
Tedd Stockham
The MAJOR problem with this processor is the fact that the blade (that does all the work) is completely useless, as it "spins" nearly a full inch above the bottom of the cup! Small batches cannot be blended.
 Excellent! October 4, 2008
Sherrie (Colorado)
Chops perfectly every time. Holds a lot more than the small Black & Decker that I had been using. Looks nice on the kitchen counter.
Love it September 30, 2008
M. Zhi
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is specially good for making chinese food such as dumpling, wanton and Baozi. Save me a lot of time cutting.
Great Little Chopper September 29, 2008
Sam (KY)
KitchenAid KFC3100OB Chef Series 3- Cup Food Chopper, Onyx Black
I had used this product for nuts, apples, onion, peppers ect and was very pleased. I did not want to get the large food processor out, so decided to try the little one for 5 gallon of tomatoes. WOW Very good, fast and easy to clean. For salads, I think the veggies chop to small, just my opinion. I would buy this again and recommend it to others.
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perfect size because 3 cups can hold a lot (much more than you may think) but it's not big and bulky like one of those outdated food processors (that are a monster to try to get inside the dishwasher).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.
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