Black & Decker Ergo EHC650

Reviewers and owners agree the Black & Decker Ergo EHC650 does as good a job as other mini choppers and costs half as much. In one review, it outperforms the other choppers at pureeing, but falls short at chopping nuts in another. Its unique design houses the motor and blade in the lid, which some reviewers feel is a drawback. The Black & Decker Ergo has a 3-cup capacity like most mini choppers, but it also features two speeds. Experts and owners like the non-slip base and say it's easy to hold and use. By comparison, the KitchenAid Chef's Chopper KFC3100 (*Est. $40) costs considerably more and receives a lower ranking in some reviews for being noisy and underperforming at pureeing.

We found professional testing of mini choppers at both ConsumerReports.org and Cook's Illustrated, where editors test eight models with the same jobs: chopping, pureeing and dicing. ConsumerGuide.com gives the Black & Decker Ergo EHC650 perfect scores and identifies it as a best buy. Nearly 300 owner reviews at Amazon.com give more insight into the pros and cons of this Black & Decker mini chopper.