Fullstar Original Pro Vegetable Chopper

Angie's honest notes

I've had this chopper for about three years, and I use it almost every time I cook. It isn't a gadget that ended up in the back of a drawer. It sits out, ready.

What I chop with it. Onion, bell pepper, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes. Everything comes out uniform, every piece the same size, and it looks beautiful on the plate.

The blade I leave on it. It comes with several, but I keep the smallest dice blade in place and rarely change it. That tiny dice is what I need for my sofrito, for rice, and for carne guisada, so it stays. It is my favorite because the cuts come out smaller and more even, so my plates and salads look pretty, and getting there is fast and easy. It is the blade I mainly use, and the one you will see in my photos. On the Amazon page you can see everything the chopper comes with.

Cleaning it. Never use your finger to pull out a bit of vegetable, the blades cut. Use the brush it comes with. It is dishwasher safe, and after three years it still comes out perfect.

How I actually use it. I wash the vegetables and cut them into rounds or lengthwise slices first. Then a full round of onion goes in with that small blade, and in seconds the dice comes out perfect. Not close to even. Perfect.

The one nobody tells you about. Boiled egg. For ensalada rusa I slice the egg into rounds, run it through, and it comes out beautifully. Same with the boiled potato and the carrot. Potato, carrot and egg for a whole salad, all of it done in about five minutes depending on how much you're making.

That's really what I love about it: it makes chopping easy. For a meal for one, in about five minutes every vegetable I'm going to use is already cut.

Skip it if you rarely chop anything, or you're tight on drawer and counter space. It earns its place when you cook often. If you only reach for a knife a couple of times a month, it will sit there unused.