17 Best Vegetable Choppers [Tested and Reviewed]

Chef'n's Hand-Powered Food Chopper is a pull-cord type product where the blades rotate when the handle is pulled. It comes with a lid for storage, allowing you to store the minced ingredients in the chopper itself.

Due to its pull-cord type design, this product made mincing easy. The handle is also large, providing a comfortable grip, and can be rotated with minimal effort.

Testers rated it highly for its ability to finely chop a variety of ingredients. Whether it's onions or tomatoes, it chopped with finesse. We noticed a slight size difference in carrots, but it's not significant enough to be a concern. It gives a clean finish regardless of the size or hardness of the ingredients.

Maintenance is easy as you can disassemble the chopper for cleaning and even put it in the dishwasher. We chose this model as our number one since it cuts down prep time without sacrificing quality and is a breeze to cleanup.

Zyliss' Easy Pull Chopper claims to achieve uniform mincing with just a pull of the handle. It comes with a transparent body that makes it easy to check its contents.

This product comes with a large, easy-to-grip handle, making it easy to pull the cord and mince ingredients effortlessly. However, one of its major drawbacks was that the body and lid couldn't be securely locked, meaning it is necessary to firmly hold the lid while pulling the cord.

Testers were highly satisfied with the mincing results. Onions and carrots were finely and uniformly minced, and tomatoes were chopped thoroughly, including the skin. Thanks to the sharpness of the blades, this chopper is suitable for a variety of ingredients.

With only three parts and a simple structure, it was easy to clean with just a light rinse of water. It is also dishwasher-friendly. While there are some slightly inconvenient aspects, this product is perfect for saving time during food preparation.

Mueller's 2 Speed Pull Chopper is capable of mincing fruits, vegetables, boiled eggs, nuts, and more. It comes with a switch that allows you to change the chopping speed. When set to low speed, it provides coarse chopping, while high speed results in fine chopping.

It is overall easy to use with a large handle that makes pulling the cord effortless. Additionally, the large capacity allows for mincing one whole onion at once, greatly reducing cooking time.

The finished mincing result was impressive for carrots and tomatoes, both being thoroughly minced in just 10 pulls. However, it can be said that the mincing result varies depending on the ingredient, as with onions, it resulted in a mixture of large pieces and flat chunks.

It is dishwasher-friendly and only has three parts that need to be washed, making maintenance a breeze. While the outcome for onions was a bit lacking, it can be considered a product that combines ease of chopping and ease of maintenance.

KUHN RIKON's Pull Chop Chopper is a pull-cord type product where the blades rotate when the handle is pulled. It has a capacity of about 2 cups.

Even when mincing hard carrots, it required very little force, and the handle's indentation lends to an easy grip.

In terms of the finished mincing result, carrots and onions were both finely minced without leaving large chunks. On the other hand, with tomatoes, some large pieces of skin remained, giving the impression that precision decreases when cutting through soft ingredients.

It is easy to clean with only the main body, lid, and blades to wash, with the main body and blades being dishwasher-safe.

Brieftons' Express Manual Food Chopper is a product that claims to easily mince ingredients with a few presses of a button. It has a capacity of 6.8 cups, making it suitable for family use.

Although there was some size variation, onions were overall finely chopped. However, when mincing one onion, it's important to note that the blades may not rotate smoothly unless the onion is split into at least halves first.

Due to the need for some force when chopping carrots, there were occasional bite-sized chunks left. Additionally, the tomatoes couldn't be chopped down to the skin, leaving large chunks in the result.

In terms of maintenance, it received high praise for having only three parts to clean: the container, lid, and blades, which are dishwasher-friendly. Its simple structure also makes it easy to assemble, adding to its ease of maintenance.

OXO's Good Grips One Stop Chop Manual Food Processor works by using a rotating handle that spins the blades. The base of the main body is equipped with a suction cup, allowing it to be secured to the countertop.

In terms of ease of mincing, it may initially require some force and be difficult to turn the handle, but once the ingredients are finely chopped, it spins smoothly. It should also be noted that the chopper cannot chop a whole onion at once, so be sure to divide it into two portions first.

Both onions and carrots were finely chopped. However, for tomatoes, many large chunks were left behind, giving the impression that the blades have difficulty cutting through soft ingredients.

It was rated highly for its ease of maintenance, with having only three parts to clean and being dishwasher-friendly.

Geedel's Food Chopper is characterized by its use of 430 stainless steel blades to mince ingredients with a simple push of a button.

Testers gave it positive feedback from having a groove on the side of the main body, making it easy to support. However, the container has a small capacity, limiting the amount of onions that can be minced at once to about 2-3 1-inch square pieces. To mince one whole onion, you would need to divide it into 5-6 portions, so it is not suitable for mincing a large amount of ingredients at once.

The finished mincing results for all ingredients was good, regardless of its hardness—although there was a slight size variation. However, to achieve a finer chop, it is necessary to chop multiple times, making it come off as a time-consuming product.

There are four parts to clean, and all of them can be washed in the dishwasher, but due to the unique shape of the blades, it is recommended that they be handwashed. Since the surrounding cover comes off, there is less likelihood of ingredients getting stuck in the gaps between the blades compared to other push-type models.

The Zick-Zick Classic Food Chopper is a product from the Swiss kitchen tool manufacturer Zyliss. As it comes with a lid, the chopper also acts as a storage container, allowing you to refrigerate the minced ingredients in the main body.

The container is small, and you can only mince about 2-3 1-inch square fragments of onions at once, so it's not suitable for mincing a large quantity in one go.

The finished mincing result also received a low rating. While carrots were uniformly chopped, onions and tomatoes had large chunks remaining. In particular, there were pieces of onions about 0.8 inches in size left, giving the impression that the blades lacked sharpness for cutting through soft ingredients.

Although there are five parts to clean, they are dishwasher-safe and can easily be washed. However, due to the complex shape of the blades, food particles stuck in the gaps between the blades may be challenging to remove without handwashing.

The Good Grips Chopper is a product from OXO, a company that focuses on the concept of Universal Design and developing products that make everyday life easier. Its major appeal is that it can be locked in a compact state by pressing a button.

When it comes to mincing, it was necessary to press the button forcefully to chop, which would be tiring when done repeatedly. Additionally, since the amount of minced ingredients that can be made at once is about half of the container capacity, mincing a large quantity of ingredients would require some time.

Carrots achieved a uniformly fine mince, making it suitable for mincing hard ingredients. However, onions stuck to the bottom of the container were not finely minced, resulting in uneven sizes. Tomatoes also seemed to be crushed, resulting in a watery texture.

There are five parts to clean, which is more than most other choppers, but since it is dishwasher-friendly, it will be less of a hassle if you have a dishwasher. However, the blades tend to trap small bits of ingredients in the gaps, so thorough handwashing is necessary.

The CTG-00-SCHP Chopper is a product from Cuisinart and is designed to chop ingredients with just a push of a button.

The bottom of the container easily comes off, which makes it easy to insert and remove ingredients. Additionally, carrots were chopped uniformly, but the overall mincing was coarse.

However, when mincing onions and tomatoes, the two kept sticking to the sides of the container, resulting in various sizes. Since it couldn't thoroughly mince through the entire vegetable, several large chunks remained. To dislodge stuck pieces, it was necessary to shake the main body multiple times during the process.

There are four parts to clean, and all of them are dishwasher-safe. However, since dirt tends to accumulate in the gaps between the blades, be sure to handwash the blades.

Mueller Austria's Heavy Duty Vegetable Slicer comes with four blades of different sizes that allows you to mince ingredients simply by pushing the lid down.

It has a handle on the lid, making it easy to open and close. However, as the blade area is somewhat small, it is necessary to cut the ingredients to match the width of the blade. Additionally, some force is required to press down from above.

Carrots and tomatoes were cut into uniform, neat cubes. Although there were some onions with elongated shapes, they were not noticeable, overall earning high marks for its finish. The blade also has protrusions on the side, which makes it difficult for the vegetables to move around when sandwiched between the lid.

There are only three parts, and all of them are compatible with dishwashers. However, since food scraps and peels tend to remain on the back of the lid and the blade, the back of the cover should be washed by hand.

The Pro-Series 10-in-1 by Mueller Austria comes with a total of 8 blades that can slice and julienne your vegetables.

It was rated highly by our testers for its great minced results. All ingredients were diced uniformly, and tomatoes were not watery, highlighting its sharp blades.

A prominent feature is the grooves around the blade that make it difficult for the ingredients to move when sandwiched. From our testing, about half an onion can be chopped at once. However, you would need to put your weight on top to push down the lid.

In terms of maintenance, there are only three parts to wash: the container, lid, and blade. However, since food scraps tend to remain on the back of the lid and the blade. It is recommended to remove the food scraps with the included cleaning brush before washing. All parts can be washed using a dishwasher.

LHS' Vegetable Chopper is a product that finely chops ingredients by pushing them down onto a grid of blades. It comes with 5 types of blades, a safety cover, and a cleaning pick.

In our tests, all ingredients were chopped uniformly, especially carrots, resulting in a clean, dice-like finish.

However, considerable force was required to push down the ingredients. Even for small cuts, the chopper did not chop smoothly, and it was necessary to push down using one's body weight. There were also concerns about the blades coming off easily and the container being prone to warping.

In terms of maintenance, testers liked that it only had three parts to wash (container, lid, and blades) and was compatible with a dishwasher. However, it is recommended to use the included cleaning pick to remove onion or tomato peels that may easily remain in the indentations on the lid or the blades before washing.