KitchenAid Chef's Chopper KFC3100

I was looking for a chopper to make salsa from fresh ingredients. I found this one at Target and thought I'd give it a try due to the reviews. Normally I chop everything by hand and it takes quite a bit of… time. This chopper does a good job on the onions, peppers and cilantro but the tomatoes turn to mush with some large pieces. It did make me think though, I have a little Cuisinart mini prep chooper/grinder which does the same job, so I'm returning the Kitchenaid and will just use my Cuisinart for everything but the tomatoes. I guess everyone who said it did a good job on salsa must be using canned tomatoes. I could see that working but we prefer fresh.

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After having a KitchenAid mini chopper for years, using it mainly for making pesto, chopping onions, and grinding nuts, the little locking tabs broke. I bought a different brand, because it was much… cheaper. The first time I used it, I knew I had made a mistake. The blades just spun around, leaving the basil leaves unchopped, the pouring hole was too small, and oil spilled all over the counter. I returned the piece of junk (which had been "sponsored by Food Network)and went back to this tried and true, reliable piece of equipment. It is called a "chopper" and KitchenAid has a full size processor if that's what you need - but this is perfect for the smaller jobs, and makes an incredible homemade pesto in particular.

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