Black & Decker HC306 1-1/2-Cup One-Touch Electric Chopper

Any single guy or girl who cooks at home must have this cute little gadget! The Black & Decker HC306 may be small – it only has 1.5 cup capacity – but it is not a flimsy toy. This electric chopper can save you a lot of fuss when cooking for one.

Fast, Easy and Light
The Black & Decker HC306 is so easy to use that it is practically foolproof. It has only one, big, round button that is hard to miss. Just pop that onion you want to chop into the bowl, lock it into position, and press the button once, twice…and you’re done. Yes, the blades are sharp enough to chop an onion in two pulses, so don’t press for too long unless you want to puree something like tomatoes.

Clean up is just as easy. The parts of this chopper that needs cleaning are dishwasher safe but to retain the sharpness of the blades for a longer time, hand washing is recommended. Rinsing the bowl and blades under the tap after use is no trouble at all.

Not for Everything, But Good Enough
This little fellow can handle green pepper, garlic, breadcrumbs, hard cheese, nuts, and even meat. But it doesn’t handle leafy veggies well, and the little motor will get hot if you run it for too many times in a row. Let it cool for a few minutes and it’ll be ready to chop again.

It also doesn’t have a rubber tight seal between the lid and the bowl, so there will be a little leakage when you puree or process stuff that is wet. The puree doesn’t really come out very fine either, but then, this is a chopper not a mill, after all.

I would say those are very minor drawbacks that shouldn’t stop anyone from getting this chopper. I would recommend the Black & Decker HC306 to anyone who wants to get little chopping tasks done without bringing out the monster of a food processor. For a little more than $10, this chopper certainly gives a lot of value!