Which mini chopper

If you're not yet a member, join Which? Sign up to reveal. This food processor is brilliant at chopping, slicing and blending. It blasts through nuts, chops herbs finely and reduces onions to a uniform size.

Plus, it comes with a two-in-one tool for kneading dough and emulsifying, so you can use it to prepare sweet treats and vinaigrettes, too. This food processor chops and grates well, but really comes into its own when slicing, mixing and kneading.

And it's not just your stand mixer that you can do away with if you buy this model; it's also brilliant at blending soup and making smoothies — if you're looking for a single appliance that does it all, look no further. This food processor is another excellent all-rounder — in fact, its ratings never dropped below four stars in our tests. It comes with a reversible grating disk for fine and coarse grating, and you have a choice of two speed options per power setting giving you a total of six settings to choose from.

It's also as quiet as we've come across, so you won't disturb anyone in bed or working from home. It's small and lightweight — at 24cm tall with a 0. It also has a whipping function, but we wouldn't recommend buying this model for this feature; the cream we whipped came out much stodgier than we'd have liked.

This model makes light work of small chopping tasks. It ground down a handful of herbs in less than 30 seconds, with no rogue pieces stuck to the sides of the bowl — and because you can pop it in the dishwasher, it wouldn't be a disaster if there were. However, you can only use it in second bursts before it has to cool down for another minute, so it's not the best option if you have a large family or you're catering for a crowd.

Add a touch of style to your kitchen. Kenwood electric two and four-slice toasters come in a range of sizes, colours and finishes. Compact, quick and convenient, a Kenwood Hand Blender can do the work of many kitchen utensils. A stylish and versatile hand blender with one handed operation. Powerful and compact, this white mini chopper with two-speed, g chopping capacity is great for a small kitchen.

A beautifully designed Chopper with a full brushed die-cast body, perfect for the quick preparation of herbs, nuts, dips, ice-crushing Not all products shown on the Kenwoodworld International website are available in all markets.

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Chef and Major Attachments Do more with your kitchen machine with our range of attachments. Prospero The perfect kitchen machine for beginners, the Prospero is simple but intelligent. Overview Key Features Specifications Support. Mini Food Choppers Many recipes call for small quantities of finely chopped herbs, spices, nuts and other dry ingredients. Overview Specifications Support. Breakfast Add a touch of style to your kitchen with Kenwood's range of breakfast appliances.

They can also blend fine pastes or sauces like this smoky romesco sauce or vegan kale pesto. Although some models look similar, a mini chopper should not be confused with a food processor. Mini choppers typically come in one of two key designs; either a smaller version of a food processor, with a button-controlled base, or a small device with a large bowl on the bottom and a pushable button on top. The ultra sharp blades will also render ingredients down to a wet paste, making them ideal for creating recipes like pesto.

The strength of this small appliance means it can also work through hard veg, to create dishes like cauliflower rice , and even roasted nuts to pulverise them into a tasty homemade nut butter.

Not all mini choppers are made the same, so there are a number of things to consider before buying one: Bowl capacity: Some mini choppers are very small, offering just enough space for an onion and a few extra ingredients. Others have larger capacities for bigger dips, sauces or pastes. Bowls up to ml are ideal for small chopping tasks. Anything above ml will process small and large pre-chopped ingredients. Speed settings: Most mini choppers will come with just one speed setting, but some come with two.

The lower speed is usually reserved for chopping things like homemade breadcrumbs , nuts to garnish an easy carrot cake or dried fruit to use in this fruity tabbouleh with feta. The fastest speed is used for pureeing, so ideal for guacamole , marinades like this chicken marinade or to whip up a Thai green curry paste. Additional features: Not content with just chopping, some manufacturers have added extra features to the design of their mini choppers to make their use go further.

Ones to look out for include:. Pros: comes in a range of colours, small funnel for liquids, pouring lip, simple to use pulse button, dishwasher safe Cons: not the cheapest. Chopped ingredients were fine and evenly cut and our Thai green curry paste was silky smooth. This is one of the more expensive models on the market, but the quality of the results makes it a worthwhile investment.

Read our full KitchenAid Mini Chopper review. Pros: nifty chopper, looks the part, quiet, lots of accessories Cons: sometimes tricky to lock into place. Read our full Magimix Le Micro review. Pros: powerful, easy to operate, large capacity bowl, useful storage lid Cons: heavier than some models.

One of the biggest benefits of this sleek model is its one-touch operation. We loved the handy additional lid, which means the bowl doubles as storage for your food. The base unit is large, and comfortable to hold and press, and the button is easy to operate — meaning you can whizz up large batches of ingredients, or use it for a lengthy amount of time, with ease. We took note of how quickly each model performed these tasks and how much food was left unprocessed.

How easy are the blades and lid to assemble? How intuitive and easy are the controls? What range of settings are included? How easy is it to clean? Those that came out on top made our list of the best mini food processors. Our r ecommendations include tried-and-true favorites as well as new models that have unique features like glass bowls for storing, whipping accessories, or cordless power. Though we haven't tested them all formally in the Lab, they come from Lab-trusted brands and years of experience testing kitchen appliances:.

Cuisinart ranked at the top of our GHI test , and it did not let us down this year. The 3-cup bowl is a comfortable size for prepping many ingredients, and the option to chop or grind provides versatility.

You can pulse or run in both chop and grind modes; use chop ingredients like herbs, onions, meat and purees, and grind for spices — the blunt side of the blade is more gentle and won't muddy up the oils that release. The lid has two holes and a long well so you can add liquid when making dressings or mayonnaise, allow for air flow, and reduces clogging. This affordable 2-cup mini food processor has a 2-in-1 lid that functions as a splatter guard and a storage lid.

Flip the hinged center point open to add the motor; flip it closed to seal the lid on the work bowl. The control is one single large button on top that makes the unit very intuitive to use. In our tests, this mini food processor chopped parsley, garlic, and onion quickly and evenly, and it made some of the smoothest, creamiest hummus we've ever tested.

We were especially impressed with the whipping disc, which whipped egg whites and cream in seconds, perfect for quick desserts. It comes in three different colors: Chili pictured here , earl grey, and blueberry, and takes up minimal space on your counter. It has high and low speeds, plus a pulse feature, and operates with the turn of a knob.

It's backed by the Good Housekeeping Seal , so if it proves defective within two years, we will refund you in full!