To wonder what I can use the KitchenAid mini chopper for…

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Hear me out! I know this sounds like a really stupid question, I’ve recently reactivated my HelloFresh account, and at the moment they are running this promotion thing where if you have three boxes in a row you get a KitchenAid mini chopper. I already have a neutral mini thing, which is really small, good for a small cup of soup, a very small smoothie, or blending things like dips. I’ve been looking at the KitchenAid mini chopper online, and it seems to mainly just do the same thing but in a bigger version!! What do you use yours for? I’m dreaming of something I can use to do things like chopped onion, but is that something it can do? Or does it just blend everything? Any advice about its actual use would be good. I watched their little online video, but it mainly shows how convenient it is to wash allegedly.

That should say nutro bullet! It won’t let me edit unfortunately.

Also, I have form for thinking my whole life will change due to a kitchen gadget, and then being so disappointed.

I have one but I don't use it much as if it's just a couple of onions or herbs, I can do it quickly by hand. I think it's very good for dressings such as Caesar salad, which require chopping/blending of the solids with the liquid. If I need to chop a large amount of veg I would use the full size food processor.
My Mum used it a lot as she had arthritic fingers and found it hard to chop. Parsley, onions etc.

They are handy. We use them all the time at work (food tech classroom) for mincing and finely chopping garlic, onions, herbs etc, or things like a chunky hummus. It's a small processor, rather than a blender so will do a different job than your nutribullet. I wouldn't spend lots of money you otherwise wouldn't just to get one though, my £10 ASDA one does the same job.

I use mine all the time for pesto, hummus, onions etc. I have a full size blender but I think the kitchen aid mini is absolutely brilliant. I’d replace it tomorrow if it broke

Biscuit crumbs (banoffee pie), nuts, ginger.

Thank you!

Just want to add, if you use it for ginger to freeze then don’t do what I did which was cram it all into a large plastic container. If I want ginger now I have to hack at the solid lump with a knife. Just freeze portions in an ice cube tray that you then tip (frozen) into the larger container like a normal person 😁.

And if you’re chopping chocolate digestives, chill them first so the chocolate doesn’t gloop up on the blades.

I have the Lidl’s version, I use it mainly for making small amounts of pastry which it does remarkably well.

I have a slightly larger model. I love it. It is great for breadcrumbs, for pureeing fruit, for chopping up ingredients for marinades/rubs/crusts. My two favourites are pesto and mayo. I am a big fan of Kitchenaid, the machines seem to come apart and wash more simply and easily than some other makes.

I don’t know about KitchenAid, but I used the Kenwood Mini Chopper for years to chop onions and garlic. It works great (even after 12 years) but eventually I got quicker at chopping onions by hand.