KitchenAid 3.5 Cup Food Chopper - KFC3516

Stylish, cool colour, perfect size (you don't need a big, honking blender) power wire rolls around the bottom, operates perfectly and cleans up easy. We highly recommended this product.

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.

I mainly use it to mince garlic and to make tomato purée, and it handles both well. It’s also dishwasher-safe, which makes cleaning easy. The design is simple and intuitive, super easy to use. The capacity is a bit small, so I wouldn’t recommend it for larger families or prepping big batches.

I'm writing this review because I noticed a couple of people indicated they had trouble getting the lid on and off. This actually made me think about not getting this food processor. But, it's actually really simple. Both the base and lid twist on and off and you can see the marks inside the food processor where they lock. I actually like this better than a different food processor I bought, which I had to get rid of because the plastic hinges around the lid broke from normal use. It's pretty, light, top rack dishwasher safe (I haven't tried the blades because I don't want to dull them) and easy to store because of the cord wrap at the base. I'm glad I decided to make this purchase.

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