KitchenAid 3.5 Cup Food Chopper - KFC3516

I bought this last year during Black Friday sales. It's been a great little chopper, puree-er. I use it mostly for making fast work of chopping vegetables for soups, rice or the freezer. I also tried pulverizing dried ginger to a powder, that was just okay. The machine isn't really made for that. It is small but I like that, as my kitchen is also small with limited storage space. While it is small and perfect for me, I don't think it would be adequate for large freezer batches, or for food prep for a family. I think others have had issue with getting the container on right and pushing the lever to run the blade. I did initially, too but once you figure it out, it's actually easy. Get the lid on right then lock it and the entire unit in place. When you hear the click, it's ready for you to start chopping. Easy peazy. Just depress the 'on' button at the top of the handle and you're chopping. I don't have a dishwasher, so I can't comment on how it holds up in that regard but it washes up by hand just fine. I always rinse the parts once I'm done using them, so nothing is crusted on when I'm ready to do dishes in the sink. Something that I've been intending to try but haven't yet, is chopping things like peppers, onions, etc. to lay out in my dehydrator. It would make the prep soooo much easier. Just one other thing: I have not yet had occasion to use the little pour spout/hole in the lid. It looks impossibly small for letting anything through, so once when I was washing it, I tried running water to see if it could actually get past that tiny opening. It does, no problem. All in all, I'm pretty happy with this purchase. It makes my life a little easier at times.

Easy to use. Chops well. Easy to clean. Took a minute to learn to twist lid on all the way the very first time.

Great little chopper. It is not a full food processor, but for chopping veggies for like pico in the summer and salads and stuff, it works fantastic. I just did not have the time to chop things without this little guy helping me. The chopping and food prep is fine, I know how to do it, but it takes a while when you get off work. I wasn't sure how to use it at first, but then I found out you push that top part over the handle down and off it goes. I like the color. For what it costs, it's pretty good. It is easy to clean and can be run through the dishwasher. It isn't too loud. I just really like this little guy, but I might get a full food processor another time because this can only chop your veggies or pulse as it is not a full processor. Oh, and the brand is a good one, so I have no worries of this guy breaking, plus I just moved with it... and no changes on how it works.

I wish I purchased this sooner. It has saved me an incredible amount of time when it comes to chopping things. Easy to clean and hardly takes up any space in my cupboard.

Excellent product, but always lock the base from left to right (firmly). Same direction with lid. Undo opposite direction. Finally figured it out.🤭👍