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I love this mini chopper! It's my second one, the first one lasted 6 years, being used about 2-3 x per week. It's quick to assemble, easy to clean (dishwasher safe) and makes blending things easy. The blade stayed sharp, it was the plastic safety mechanism that finally broke. The only drawback is that sometimes (only 10% of the time for me) it's too small. There are some recipes that I need a standard-sized food processor for, so I just make do by processing in batches. I kind of wish it came in a silver or stainless color choice, since I couldn't find one, I just keep it in a drawer. Overall, great product!

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I've gone through 2 cheapo different food choppers that were LOUD and poor in performance. I decided to spend a little extra, and went ahead with this device. I must say this is one of very few things I was actually glad I paid more money for.

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3. Low maintenance

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I wouldn't call this a great food processor, but it works well and does what it's advertised to do. Quality seems good -solid, strong motor, quality stainless blade, etc. For these reasons, I would have given it 4 stars.

The reason it gets docked one star is that I think it's over-engineered. The part I'm talking about is the buttons on the lid of the bowl. Instead of having the motor actuated by a simple, direct switch or button right on the base, they came up with some weird, convoluted way by which pushing buttons on the lid, then pushes spring-loaded rods in the bowl, which finally push these tiny buttons on the base. This seems to work okay, but what's the benefit? The convenience of pushing big buttons on the lid, instead of smaller buttons waaaay down there at least 4 whole inches away on the base like on typical food processors?!

So what's the big deal -I mean it works, right? Well, the problem is that both the lid and bowl cannot be submerged in water without water flowing into these fairly large compartments that are part of this button actuating mechanism. Even holding the parts under a running faucet allows water into these compartments. These compartments each hold a couple teaspoons of water, and are slow to drain. Instead of taking probably only an hour to air dry on a dish rack, they take *several hours* to dry due to this trapped water. Also, if you happen to have some small food particles in your dishwater, and these particles get into these compartments, it requires disassembly of the lid or bowl to get them out. Yeah, *disassembly*. That alone should make one wonder, right? I mean since when do a bowl or lid need *disassembly*? Shouldn't each just be a single, simple, injection-molded piece? A simpler design would have lowered the price, too...

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Good looking, efficient, easy cleanup. BUTwhy does it leak all over the place? Be prepared to clean up the counter after use.

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I been looking for this product online since it came out and of course Amazon.com is where I found it! Wonderful, small, neat and useful....Use it daily for everything from chopping WHOLE onions, peppers, garlic to mixing a tuna mixture for a sandwich! Dishwasher save as well...Must have addition to your kitchen.