OXO Good Grips Chopper, White/Black, L

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Simple ideas are often the best. And for kitchens, bathrooms and everywhere else throughout your home, you can bet there will be a tried and tested 'good grips' solution from those clever people at OXO. OXO Good Grips began when its founder Sam Farber was cooking with his wife Betsy. Sam noticed how Betsy was struggling to use a peeler with her mildly arthritic fingers. He had a moment of inspiration.

OXO aims to question the status quo, designing products which make everyday tasks that little bit easier, irrespective of age, gender, or whether you’re right or left handed. Today OXO offers over 1000 products which have a tangible impact on the ease of everyday life. First of all, the vegetable chopper is part of the OXO Good Grips range, which focuses on making everyday products easier to use — they offer products ranging from laptop cleaner, to toilet brushes, to lint removers. The easy push-down motion lets you effortlessly chop fruit and veg in one simple motion, dropping it into the transparent base. The Easy-Pour opening means you don’t even have to take the lid off to access your food.Take the stress out of chopping apples, onions, and other fruit and veg with OXO Good Grips’ Vegetable Chopper. To be frank, there is little we don’t like about this accessory. For the price, it performed decently with all the vegetables we tested. However, there are a couple of caveats. To make our test fair, we decided to choose a recipe that everyone can follow to make what for many of us is a typical evening meal. But it’s one that also involves chopping up ingredients with different textures (carrots, mushrooms, celery and onions). Yes, we opted for that family favourite — spaghetti bolognese. For the soffritto, which is the basis of a bolognese and many other sauces, it’s important that the vegetables are chopped to be both small and evenly sized. That’s something that can be really difficult to achieve with just a knife. OXO products don’t just offer a helping hand in the kitchen. In our collection of OXO utensils and household tools, you’ll find OXO Good Grip squeegees to make cleaning your shower a doddle, plus a range of high-performance OXO cleaning brushes to use around the home. If you browse our full range, we’re sure you’ll find the OXO product you’re looking for to help out in your home.

The OXO Good Grips Vegetable Chopper is a manual chopper, meaning that there is no electrical component, so you still have to do some of the work. However, it’s remarkably easy to use, and the minimal work you do have to put into it still makes chopping vegetables far easier than using a knife. And voila! In one swift movement you have precise, evenly chopped vegetables. Reviewing the OXO Good Grips Vegetable Chopper's performance The Good Grips range was started when OXO founder Sam Harber saw that his arthritic wife was struggling to use a vegetable peeler, and became inspired to make one that was easy to grip and use for everyone. And it’s since transformed into a full range of helpful, everyday products. To summarise, we recommend this tool. There are many things we love about this vegetable chopper. It’s easy to use, easy to clean — what more could you really want?When crafting Good Grips tools, OXO focus on the turning, twisting, pushing, pulling and pouring actions they’re put to, and come up with the ingenious, reliable, soft-grip handles that put you in control even when your hands are wet. You really have to get your hands on an OXO Good Grips utensil to appreciate how wonderfully designed they are. OXO Good Grips kitchen utensils Now, onto the onions. If you’re anything like us and have particularly sensitive eyes, cutting onions can be an absolute nightmare. One second, you’re happily chopping away, and the next you’re trying to blink through the tears forming in your eyes. If you do have this problem, then it can actually become unsafe to continue preparing the veg, as you need to be fully aware when using knives. The Vegetable Chopper also has a non-slip base for extra stability when chopping, and easily comes apart for cleaning. You can even put it in the dishwasher. OXO Good Grips have long had a widespread appeal and anyone who likes to make life that little bit easier will love these inspirational products. So why not join the OXO Good Grips fan club and see why they’re relied upon to lend a hand in kitchens all over the UK.