Whether you are picking fresh vegetables from your home garden or stocking up at the local farmers market, summertime’s abundant produce makes warm-weather dinner duty a breeze. Except for the prep.
A simple chunky salsa, big salad, or stir-fry might be packed with flavor and easy to assemble, but chopping every single ingredient can be a killer. Chef Adrianne Calvo, a Miami restaurateur and the host of Searching for Maximum Flavor, wanted a solution that would speed up the time it takes to slice, dice, and chop produce at home. A quick search on Amazon uncovered an affordable tool she’s so thrilled about, she even ordered a second one for her mom.
Fullstar’s All-in-One Vegetable Chopper
“During the summer, I want to reduce the time spent in my kitchen at home so I can be outdoors,” says Calvo. “One of my favorite things is a chopped salad, but it takes so much effort to peel and chop everything. I can do it all with this tool and I can do it fast. I am guessing it cuts down my time and effort by 75%.”
Large table-mounted dicers ease manual labor in professional kitchens, but they don’t make sense for a home kitchen. Calvo, whose restaurant is outfitted with an industrial dicer, figured there had to be something like it for her kitchen at home.
Doing a quick search, she found Fullstar’s All-in-One Vegetable Chopper and ordered it immediately. Fullstar’s multi-tool functions much like a mandoline, with changeable blades designed for different types of cuts. Options include a slicer (with three thickness settings), a grater, a blade that juliennes, and two blades that dice — one small and one large. Select the blade you want to use and fit it onto the top of the clear BPA-free box designed to catch the produce as you process it. This extra-large catch tray makes clean-up a breeze. A standing organizer stores the blades when they aren’t in use, protecting hands from sharp edges.
“I’m not really one for gadgets,” says Calvo, “but this is such a timesaver. It’s so sharp it doesn’t pulverize the produce. I’ve had mine for over a year, and it hasn’t dulled a bit — I use it to cube everything from raw potatoes to fresh, juicy tomatoes.” And Calvo’s mom, a hairdresser with arthritis, loves it too. “Once I found the Fullstar All-in-One Vegetable Chopper, I knew it would alleviate her pain. She can still enjoy cooking for us, and we can still enjoy her food!”
The tool’s many pieces include a finger guard, which is a plastic handheld guide that keeps your fingers away from the blade. It also comes with a protective glove. A separate but useful tool, a 3-in-1 spiralizer, is also included.
Calvo has a very organized kitchen and stores all the pieces for the all-in-one in a single drawer, but if you can’t dedicate a whole drawer to it, a plastic storage box allows you to tuck all the tools pieces into a cupboard safely while keeping them together.
Grab one today for just $40 on Amazon. It’s chef-approved after all.
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At the time of publishing the price was $40.
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