As Ideal Home As a kitchen appliances editor, I have quite the collection of kitchen gadgets. From coffee makers to air fryers, I’m picky about what I put on my countertop. As you might guess from my job, I love to cook, so I’m always on the lookout for things that make chopping onions, peppers, and garlic just that little bit easier.
In pursuit of that, I’ve spent the last few years trying out lots of the best mini choppers and food processors at all price points to see which ones fit our guide best. We recently tested (and gave 5 stars to) the Sage Paradise 16, priced at an eye-watering £579.00.
And yet, despite all the fantastic expensive gadgets I’ve tried, I keep reaching for one of the most affordable mini choppers I’ve seen. Yes, it’s the one I use again and again: the Salter Press Chopper, which you can buy on Amazon for £14.99. Here’s why sometimes you don’t need to spend a fortune to find a genuinely useful addition to your kitchen.
This manual mini chopper is the perfect size to keep in your kitchen because it requires no cords, plugs or charging. It’s affordable yet sturdy, making it an efficient time-saver for weekday meals.
Why the Salter Mini Chopper is a must-have in your kitchen
I consider a food processor an essential in the kitchen. I use it a lot to make hummus and sauces, but sometimes taking it out of storage and turning it on feels like it takes longer than the actual chopping task at hand.
That’s where the Salter chopper comes in handy. It’s small enough to store in a cupboard under your workbench, and the multiple blades inside make it easy to chop onions and other veggies. I’ve tried others of this type before, like this one with a pull cord, but I found the press mechanism on the Salter to be more fiddly and less likely to break. Just pop your ingredients in, pull the button, and chop to your heart’s content.
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This gadget saves you the painful experience of chopping onions by hand while fighting back tears, and it also makes quickly chopping other vegetables and herbs incredibly easy.
The latest trend in cordless appliances isn’t going away anytime soon, but in a world of chargers, batteries and drawers full of disjointed cords (at least in my apartment), I enjoy this simple little tool. Sure, it’s on the small side, perfect for cutting one thing at a time, but it works perfectly, and at under £15, it really doesn’t get any better than this.