Proctor Silex Food Chopper
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Proctor-SilexBrand: Proctor Silex
Model: 294357
Product features:
- 1-1/2-cup capacity--ideal for a 1 to 2 person household
- Pulse feature for just the right amount of control
- Stainless steel processing blade
- Compact and easy-to-clean; great for every-day use
- Measures 8 by 5 by 4 inches
- Hamilton Beach #58131N 8SPC 375W Black Blender
- Hamilton Beach 59770 Turbo-Twister 2-Speed Hand Blender
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Proctor Silex Food Chopper
Customer Review: NO POWER BUTTON, not great for baby food.
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this in the hopes of using it to prepare food for my baby--I wanted something between my Vita-Mix Blender or Cuisinart 7-Cup Food Processor and manually mashing food with a fork. Unfortunately, this tiny chopper doesn't quite hit the mark.
The first thing I noticed was that there is no power button! The way you turn it on? By turning the lid! That is very odd to me, and I don't really like it. That said, the unit is so small and doesn't hold enough food that you will need to worry about holding the lid (keeping the power on) for very long.
The first food I attempted chopping was cooked apples and pears. I added some water, and while the chopper did chop the pieces, it certainly wasn't anything that resembled baby food texture (i.e. smooth). My baby, who will eat just about anything except things with strange textures, wouldn't eat the apple/pear mixture. I also tried a vegetarian burrito and that didn't work AT ALL. Stuff stuck to the sides like crazy and I had to keep pushing it down.
I know I shouldn't expect miracles from a $12 chopper, but I could get pretty much the same results from my hand chopper (like this Oxo Good Grips Mini Chopper), albeit with a tad more personal exertion. For things like chopping veggies, I can generally use my knife much quicker than cutting things into tiny pieces (small enough to fit in the unit), chopping them in the chopper, pushing down the sides, chopping some more, then having to empty and clean the unit.
I will keep this around to try again as my baby gets older and starts eating other textures, but in the meantime, this will probably just sit on the back shelf.
Description of Proctor Silex Food Chopper
1.5 Cup Capacity, Food Chopper, Single Speed Pulse Control, Stainless Steel Processing BladeKitchen & Housewares
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