To me, this seems like the perfect "Show & Tell" as we happily slip in to strawberry season. Yesterday I gave it a workout on two batches of jam and it gave me the most perfect, slightly chunky strawberries–which is how I love my jam.
And I should probably thank Courtney as well, who turned me on to this nifty little kitchen gadget when we were having a discussion about crying over chopped onions.
Today's Show & Tell is called the Chef'n VeggiChop. It is a small kitchen chopper that requires no electricity and quickly chops, dices with the pull of a cord. It's like starting a lawn mower (but easier) or working out on a rowing machine (but much more fun).
I got my VeggiChop
just over a week ago, and I've found tons of uses for it. I've made fresh salsa by throwing all the ingredients right into the chopping bowl, chopped nuts and veggies for a salad and used it to make strawberry jam. It is simple and fun to use. Simple (and safe) enough, that I'm completely comfortable with Emma and Mary using it–as long as they remember to keep their hands on the lid, so it doesn't send puree'd veggies everywhere.
I've always been the kind of person to shy away from extra gadgets in the kitchen–I don't like them cluttering up my limited counter space and it's hard to find a convenient place to store them where I'll actually get them out and use them.
But I've hardly put away this little gadget–it goes from use, to the dishwasher and back to my counter as part of lunch or dinner prep.
And with all these great summer fruits and veggies just weeks away from emerging from our gardens, I imagine it will be getting even more use. I'm seeing lots of batches of pesto in my future….
Check out this quick demo to see exactly how the chopper works.
And guess what?? Thanks to the generous folks at Chef'n I have TWO VeggiChops to giveaway. You know the drill–leave a comment on this post to be entered in the giveaway. I'll choose and announce two random winners on Sunday.
Love it! I never get my mini chopper out because of the hassle, but this looks spectacular! What a clever idea.
What a handy little gadget. I love that it’s so easy to clean!
Of course I would love this! How perfect for a pastry chef! 🙂
looks like fun!
This is super cool! I’m always using my food processor attachment for the blender, but this sounds like a much easier (and lighter) option.
kate you NEED one of these!
xo.
What a useful gadget, and cute too!
looks useful and fun. i just made a list of things to make with it!
wow, do want one of these!!
This looks like a great way to get the kids into the kitchen. Not that they really need enticing. I’ve got one in the kitchen right now making a sandwich. Two just left after peeling their carrots. Does it show them how to clean up after themselves?
That is handy.
More importantly, though, I’m jealous that you have berries. We have to wait probably another week here. Sad!! I’m itching to try my hand at jam again this year. I guess I’ll have to be patient in the meantime.
oooh! how fun. pick me, please? =)
Oh boy. I’m pretty new to the kitchen, so everything is a little daunting (but still fun!) and it seems to me that this is an incredibly handy tool! With plans in my near future (probably every weekend during the season) to make strawberry jam, this sounds perfect! Thanks for giving us the chance 🙂
Oh, also, I just found your blog a few days ago. I can’t remember who linked me over here (sorry!), but you were immediately added to my reader! Though I am not yet a mother, you offer really great insight into all areas of domestic life, which I have been very much entranced by. So, in short, thank you!
wow, brittany. thank you so much!
It looks like so much fun to use, my kids would love it! Thanks for the chance. You’re awesome, by the way.
My husband says he needs this! 😉
This looks great and alot of fun too!
Oooohhh– I have a salad spinner that works the same pull-cord way, the the boys form a little line to help with it.
I would love to put one of these to use!
You had me at “strawberry jam.”
Looks like a great tool for kids to use! I have two mini chefs who would love it.
I love that it requires no electricity– count me in!
Glad you liked it Molly! And their little peeler thingies are great too. Both the hard and soft peel varieties, I got mine at Whole Foods.
Perfect for summer guacamole! I’d love to try it!
looks handy dandy. throw my name in the pot por favor.
Fun choppie thingies are the best! My tiny kitchen helper would love to cut stuff in a safe way too.Awesome.
Looks wonderful! Would love to have this handy gadget.
Ooh, just in time for home made salsa season. Bring on the tomatoes!
oh i want one. going to the website now.
How eco-groovy! I love that it requires no electricity.
I’d rather mess up and wash the food processor than chop an onion. This seems like a MUCH better solution.
Oooo…I love a good gadget. Sign me up.
pretty please with a strawberry on top?!?!
This looks awesome!! I’m making strawberry jam this weekend, and seriously can HARDLY wait for peach season for peach jam!
Oh, I do need this! My food processor is just too bulky to drag out all the time.
That thing sounds awesome! We don’t have anything but our own muscle to chop up stuff, so this would be great!
wow, I know this would see a lot of use in my kitchen! Thanks!
Yes please! I am tired of crying while dicing.
you made me want one in a big way!
I just love your blog! Always such fun and useful information! Thanks for being so generous!
Looks great! I purged my food processor a few years ago because it was so big and bulky. This looks like a much better gadget.
ooh – a sweet kitchen gadget!count me in too, please 🙂
Sounds nifty and really useful. I want one!
I love the idea of not having to plug it in and being able to totally submerse it for washing up.
so fun…i’ve not seen that chopper before. Thanks Molly!
Oh, I would love to win one of these. I’ve thought about getting something like this for a while and just never have gotten around to it. I really dig that green color, too. Thanks for the chance to win!
would love to win this! I would probably use this nearly every meal.
Awesome! Love kitchen gadgets that do all the work for you! I’m in!
looks really neato!
This looks like something I have to have. I love that it doesn’t need to be plugged in!
Wow, that’s super! No fossil fuels, just a little muscle. Ah, the three-year-old helper will LOVE this. And my tearing eyes will certainly appreciate chopping onions with a VeggiChop
I’d love this! I could get rid of a few mediocre gadgets if I had this to replace them.
We won’t have berries for a few more weeks and then I’ll be making jam. Wish I could find a freezer jam that is more berry and less sugar.
wow. this looks super fun!my little ones would love this. my daughter (almost 2) is always asking to cook. anything to make them more apart of the process would be fantastic!
Wow… it really works? looks almost to simple… but I love the no electricity thing.
I’ve come close to buying this chopper a couple of times; only thrift has kept it from my kitchen. I’d love one!
Hook a sister up then! 🙂 🙂
I’m a little skeptical, but I have to admit that my food processor is hard to clean.
Put my name in the hat please!
I would love to give this little beauty a try. Thanks for the giveaway!
The gaget sounds neat. I just finished making my strawberry jam yesterday. First time making it so we will see how it turns out. Not sure you can mess it up. Seems pretty straight forward. The gaget would have come in handy. As I was slicing and mashing by hand I knew there had to be an easier way! Thanks for the tip.
If you say this gadget is as magic as you describe, please count me in… I think the kids would get a kick out of it too! ~Heather
Salsa & strawberry jam sound fantastic to me. Looks like quite a handy tool.
That looks great!
Those look so neat, I thought I had tried every chopping gadget around but I have never seen that one!
Chop chop! I need another kitchen gadget! This one seems like a winner.
I know how you feel about extra gadgets…put me in the draw.
What a wonderful tool! I would love one for my kitchen!
What a cool little gadget – like a sharp salad spinner :o) I’m going to try strawberry freezer jam this year so it would be perfect.
I have something similar from tupperware, but it requires cranking. The pull cord sounds like a great idea!
Nice! Great to see a new “gadget” that does its thing without any electricity! Looks like it’d be great to take camping too!
Fun! My daughter would love to use this when she helps – please enter me.
I just love stuff like this. And I really love stuff that’s functional. Awsome giveaway!
Oh my, I need this. I can not dice onions without crying. If this would take care of that pesky problem for me then I will be in heaven!!!!
This is fantastic! I let my children use little choppers (the kind that make crinkle-cut fries), and I think that they would love this! Of course, any opportunity to get them to help out is the real prize 🙂
Fingers crossed!
xo, amanda @ kiddio.org
I am so in the market for one of these. We’ve been researching food processors this week, I think I will add this to our search. I love that you don’t have to plug it in, or use up too much counter space.
looks like fun! count me in too!
Just watched the video on your link and it looks awesome! Pick me!!
i’d like to try it, too! thanks for the giveaway!
oooh! Looks awesome! I love that it’s not electric.
I have been wanting a chopper like this for ages!
I think it would be sitting on my counter as well!
Kid friendly and strawberry jam made easy…yipee! My four year old and I would be delighted 🙂
Cool. My kids love the salad spinner, I’m sure they’d love this too 🙂
That’s cool. Looks like it would work much better than my mini food processor.
this looks like it’s the perfect size! I love my chopper, but it doesn’t hold very much and I always have to find a place to plug it in. I like that this one is ‘person powered’ – my arms could always use a work out! 🙂
Sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway!
so fantastic! I want one!
i also love the no electricity part… and it looks like a decent sized bowl, unlike my immersion blender/mini chopper thingy. cool Molly!
Mmmmm….Strawberry jam, pesto, homemade salsa oh yum yum yummy! And a pull string so my almost 3 year old can say he made stuff all by himself, sounds great!
I’d definitely get a use out of this. Thanks for another great giveaway!
i saw these and wondered how well they worked! thanks for letting us in on the excitement!
Awesome. Like a judo salad spinner.
I like that it’s so easy to use and safe for the kids! Looks kind of cute too and the fact that it doesn’t turn the strawberries to mush is awesome!!!
This looks like a nifty gadget. An electricity free food processor! Fun.
Looks great! Pick me! 🙂
OH! UH!Nice looking chopperPerfect for camping, don’t you think?
ooh, no electricity, no bulky food processor, i could make some space on the shelf for that!
i’m not a gadget fan either, but this might change my mind!
We’re heading out to pick strawberries next week!
Woot! That looks very handy…thank you!
I’d love this!! Strawberry season hasn’t hit where I live yet so I still have lots and lots of jam to make!!
I would love one of these. It would come in so handy when I am making my jams and also my daughter’s baby food. I don’t buy her food at the store. I make it all. Where can we buy one if we don’t get chosen?
I love that! That would make it so much easier for my son to help in the kitchen!
How fun! My big, clunky food processer (which I hardly ever pull out because I am lazy that way!) is dying, so this would be awesome!
I love chunky jam as well! I would love one of these.
What a fun little machine! We have strawberries coming out of our ears! (dh planted a ton last year) we’ve made 2 double batches of jam & have dehydrated a bunch as well. This looks like it’d be great for jam!
No more crying when I chop onions? Count me in!
What a great offer. I’d love an alternative to my mini food processor and my 3-year old would love it, too. What a nice cross between toy and tool.
Oh wow! I think I need one of those. 🙂
Someone in my class used something similar for a speech on making salsa. So cool!
That looks really cool! I have one where you pump the top, but it doesn’t work very well. I might have to give this one a try.
Would love this- sounds amazing. The kids would love to be involved with this equipment!
If they make an immersion blender too, I’ll be all set.
I’ve been putting something like this on my Christmas list of years.
That looks great. Thanks for the chance.
SO neat!! I AM definitely making strawberry jam this season!!!
Just like our favorite salad spinner. Sign the Heisers up.
I just had baby #2, with this I might be able to make more than mac & cheese for dinner!
That looks pretty cool!
Hmmm, I was just looking for a way to lose some of that baby fat, as my 2 year old lovingingly calls the soft skin of my belly where the baby USED to be. Can we make a 25 minutes workout with of this handy machine? I’ll do it and post it on Youtube. Hehehe. Or maybe it can be the latest dance craze. We 90’s teens were doing the “lawn mower” and “sprinkler” at all the parties, now us 30 somethings can do the “veggie chop” at our mommy and me play dates. But seriously, this little machine will make making my own baby food so easy and I can do it during nap time and not worry about waking up the baby with loud blender sounds. So….if it’s not too much to ask, I am asking!
ooh. id love a veggie chop.
Oh my gosh I TOTALLY need one of these, and I’m buying one if I don’t win. But I REALLY want to win, pretty please! 🙂
This is perfect for my kids who want to help cook more often!Thanks for the giveaway and recommendation!
pretty please! pretty please!
oooh I’d love one! How fabulous…
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oooh– looks delightful! i want to break it in with some chunky guacamole!
Am I too late to get in on the fabulous give away?!
As an ex-professional cook, this sounds awesome! I would love to have it in my kitchen.
love this!! what a clever idea.