Whether you cook a meal all yourself every day or you have a help to assist you in the kitchen, you would know that cooking is a time-consuming task, and it requires a lot of effort. And believe it or not, one of the kitchen tasks, that consumes the maximum amount of time is chopping and preparing the vegetables for the meal. This is where the technological advancements in the kitchen appliances comes handy.
Today, you can easily cut, chop, dice your vegetable within minutes, using an electric vegetable chopper or electric chopper. An electric chopper, as the term itself says, is a commonly used electrical kitchen appliance. It is specifically designed to help you save your valuable time and energy in cutting and chopping vegetables and fasten the cooking time.
Benefits of using an electric vegetable chopper
Over the last decade or so, the vegetable chopper electric machine has gained immense popularity in India, and many families nowadays use it every day as it offers several benefits, including –
Reduces cooking time
One of the most obvious and prominent benefits of using vegetable choppers at home is that they help you reduce the amount of time you spend cooking food in the kitchen. With a chopper, you can cut, chop and dice vegetables in a fraction of the time compared to cutting the traditional way using a knife and chopping board.
Also, not everyone has the skill to chop or cut the vegetables with precision; when you chop vegetables, you may notice that the veggies are cut inconsistently with regards to size, shape and thickness.
This is where an electric vegetable chopper comes handy. Not only does it help you cut vegetables and fruits faster but also with utmost precision. This in turn enhances your meal experience.
Safe to use
When you use a knife to chop and cut vegetables or fruits, you get directly exposed to sharp blades. Even a single moment of lapse in concentration can cause serious cut/injury. Many people tend to get hurt by chopping vegetables and fruits the traditional way. Although most of the times, the injury may not be very serious, it can still cause a lot of pain and discomfort.
But by using vegetable choppers at home, you can be assured of complete safety. This is because with the vegetable chopper, you put the vegetable or fruit you want to chop is enclosed in a jar that has blades. So you don't get exposed to the blade.
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Multi-purpose appliance
If you purchase a premium quality electric chopper like the Vesta Electric Chopper 300-Watt DC Motor offered by Wipro Appliances, you can have a versatile appliance that can serve several purposes, apart from cutting and chopping vegetables. You can use this chopper for other purposes like chopping, whisking, pureeing and mincing.
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Easy to clean
Most of the electric chopper models you find in the market, like the Vesta Electric Chopper 300-Watt DC Motor are quite easy to clean. All you have to do is wash the blade and the cup with regular dishwashing soap or liquid and running tap water after every use. Also, make sure that you let the cup and the blade to get dry completely before you store them.
The science behind electric vegetable chopper
Now that you know what an electric chopper is and what its benefits are, you would also like to know about the science behind the perfect chop, right? Well, the key to getting the perfectly chopped vegetables and fruits lies in the right usage of the appliance.
If you have recently bought a new electric vegetable chopper and have no prior experience using it, you must understand how it works. Make sure that you refer to the user manual that you get with your model, and get to know about the right way to use the appliance correctly.
In general, here are some of the basic tips you must remember while using an electric chopper to get the perfect chopping results.
Step 1
When you unbox or unpack the vegetable chopper, make sure that you wash it thoroughly before you start using it. Make sure to wash the lid, the blade, and cup in hot and soapy water. Allow the appliance to dry completely.
Step 2
Assemble/re-assemble all the parts correctly and then attach the work bowl to the base correctly. Secure the blade in place. Now, plug the wire into the socket and turn it on to check if the appliance is working.
Step 3
If the vegetable chopper electric is functioning perfectly, gather all the ingredients you want to chop, blend, or whisk. If you are making a salad or want to cut/dice the vegetables/fruits, you can cut the big-sized ingredients into halves, before putting them into the chopper, and get perfectly chopped pieces.
Make sure that you remove the seeds or the peel as you like before putting them into the blender.
Step 4
Once you put in the ingredients you want to be chopped, place the lid on top and secure it firmly. Ensure that you don’t overfill the bowl, leave enough space so that the blade can rotate freely. Most of the chopper models have a maximum fill line, try not to put in more ingredients than the indicated limit.
Step 5
Choose the right setting on the chopper. Based on your requirement, you can adjust the setting to puree, mince, whisk, chop, and the turn on the appliance.
Step 6
Watch the chopper machine work its magic and finish the task within a few seconds. Keep an eye of the ingredients, and stop the machine to ensure that you get the puree, or whisking done as per your desired consistency.
Step 7
Transfer the chopped, pureed, whisked ingredients to a serving or separate bowl. Clean the chopper cup and then wash it thoroughly with water and soap.
Step 8
Let all the parts dry completely, and then re-assemble them before you store the chopper away in a safe place.
Final Word
Today, many kitchen and home appliance brands in India offer a variety of electric chopper models at competitive prices. As a buyer, do your research well about the features and price of the different models and choose the one that perfect aligns with your needs and budget.
If you are looking for the best electric vegetable chopper that does not burn a deep hole in your pocket, you can consider buying the Vesta Electric Chopper 300-watt DC Motor. It has a powerful and highly durable motor and blade that allows you to chop even the tough ingredients quickly, easily and with utmost precision. It also comes with a whipper attachment that lets you make whipped cream for all your baked goodies. Finally, even with its amazing features, it is priced at just Rs. 1,499. So, bring home this electric vegetable chopper and make your home cooking fun and quick.
